Intelligence Squared
Should Drugs Be Legalized? (#102)
With the highest incarceration rate in the world, we continue to fill our prisons with drug offenders, leaving shattered families and communities in the wake. Is it time to legalize drugs or is this a war that we're winning? [56 minutes]
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Intelligence Squared Debates | Should College...
Full Program: Listen to pundits debate whether to ban college football. 56:40
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Intelligence Squared Debates | Does Science... (#301)
Full Program: Hear experts debate whether science and religion can co-exist. 56:02
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Intelligence Squared Debates | Are Elected... (#101)
Full Program: Listen to arguments about the unsettling result of Arab democracy. 56:11
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Series Description: INTELLIGENCE SQUARED features provocative and informative debates on hot-button concerns of the day. Moderated by ABC's John Donvan, each program includes experts, specialists and passionate advocates on both sides of an issue. Taking the traditional approach of Oxford-style debate, one side proposes and the other side opposes a sharply framed motion, with two to three speakers on each side. After the formal arguments, the debate is thrown open to the floor for questions, triggering an interchange among speakers and audience. The studio audience votes on the motion before and then after hearing the arguments, providing a clear measure of how people have been swayed.
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