CivilDiscourse101

About CivilDiscourse101

Welcome to Civil Discourse! Both left and right sides of the political spectrum don't know how to talk to each other anymore. We're on a mission to fix that, to bring back civility in our discourse. Come with us as we explore politics, science, and religion. We're a couple of dudes who know that by finding common ground we can move the conversation forward. Both scientists by trade, we are seekers of truth, understanding, and education. Put on those thinking caps, and get ready to have a good conversation about having a good conversation.

Publisher

CivilDiscoursePurpleState

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

27 Feb 2025

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

92 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026

   S2E42: S2E42: Ballots, Bots & Billionaires

   A protester in a 'Release the Epstein Files' shirt is punched at Trump's Youngstown rally while the president mocks her from the stage. Joe and Jesse ask what kind of strength America wants to project, from a livestreamed firing-squad execution to a judge finding the White House press ban likely broke the law. Plus Ukraine's strikes on Russian data centers, Musk's $276M midterm push, and Abdul El-Sayed on single-payer. Three weeks out: register to vote. So sit back, relax, and get ready to have a civil conversation.

2. 

   9 Oct 2026

   S2E41b: Fumble on the One-Yard Line so Bring Your Umbrella

   Part two. Four weeks from the midterms, Joe and Jesse ask who's watching the vote: the U.S. turned away international OSCE observers for the first time since 2002, Latino support for Trump is sliding, and Republicans are openly worried about losing power. Then a detour into modern fatherhood and being the breadwinner, before Joe puts on his immunologist hat for a Siberian plague scare and Pennsylvania's 900-case measles outbreak. So sit back, relax, and get ready to have a civil conversation.

3. 

   7 Oct 2026

   S2E41: The $90 Question and How Captain Planet Radicalized Us

   Part one of a two-part week. Trump tells a Nebraska rally to "let them take out Los Angeles" and the crowd cheers. Joe and Jesse unpack why a commander in chief's words matter even when they're played for applause, then turn to Pete Hegseth's Pentagon: the first U.S. military execution since 1961, a new Office of Religious Affairs, and an honest debate over justice, vengeance and who gets to take a life. Plus: what a $90 Medicare rebate buys four weeks before Election Day. So sit back, relax, and get ready to have a civil conversation

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

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Quality

52

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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