
The Argument is a podcast dedicated to honest, unflinching debate about the biggest questions facing democracy, culture, and our future. Host Jerusalem Demsas will bring together voices across the political spectrum to argue, challenge, and persuade. Each episode is a space where disagreements aren’t hidden or shouted down but confronted directly, with clarity and conviction. www.theargumentmag.co... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 10 | Founded | 2 months ago |
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Not sure Demsas would see this as a compliment, but I see a lot of similarities between what she’d doing at The Argument and what Bari Weiss accomplished at TFP. Both are renewal projects for the American journalistic landscape, and both have me very excited about the future of American media. Recently, Bari Weiss identified the need for a loud, charismatic voice to represent American centrists like myself. Then this podcast appeared shortly thereafter! It’s left leaning, but fair-minded about c... more
I’m very excited about this whole project. It’s time for a revitalization of liberalism and reasonable disagreement. Glad to see Demsas at the helm.
I just subscribed to the pod but have been following along with what these guys are putting out and I’m stoked about this whole project.
Basically everything about American politics is depressing right now but these guys are joyfully doing more than decrying a literal straw man who happens to be occupying the White House right now - they’re making reasoned, positive arguments and aren’t kowtowing to faddish “liberal” taboos that are in some part responsible for Trump’s victory.
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I’m a big fan of Jerusalem Demsas’ writing about housing and was curious to check out The Argument. I really like that she’s decided to create a podcast where she’s encouraging rigorous intellectual debates. I’m learning new things and feeling challenged to go deeper in my own perspectives.
So excited to hear more from The Arg!









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