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In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss the status of the 2024 election after the Super Tuesday primary/caucus results. Research/Resources:“A brief history of the Super Tuesday primaries” by NCC staff. Published on the National Constitution Center website February 29, 2016 and available on https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/a-brief-history-of-the-super-tuesday-primaries “Presidential election, 2024”. Published on Ballotpedia and available on https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_election,_2024 “2024 presidential primary season was one of the shortest in the modern political era” by Drew Desilver. Published on Pew Research Center website March 7 2024 and available eon https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/03/07/2024-presidential-primary-season-was-one-of-the-shortest-in-the-modern-political-era/ “State of the Union 2024: Where Americans stand on the economy, immigration, and other key issues” by Anna Jackson. Published on Pew Research Center March 7, 2024 and available on https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/03/07/state-of-the-union-2024-where-americans-stand-on-the-economy-immigration-and-other-key-issues/ “Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term” by Zeke Miller and Seung Min Kim. Published on AP News website March 8, 2024  and available on https://apnews.com/article/state-of-union-biden-gaza-ukraine-israel-1a42ff9d4ef3e0f2753e43ac8d39fc18 “Niki Haley suspends her campaign and leaves Donald Trump as the last major Republican candidate” by Steve Peoples and Meg Kinnard. Published in AP News website March 6, 2024 and available on https://apnews.com/article/nikki-haley-republican-trump-super-tuesday-losses-95ab56b68a8eefbbf04ef90f2f00ef29 “Super Tuesday takeaways: Biden and Trump momentum can’t be slowed as Haley suspends her campaign” by Nicholas Riccardi and Brian Slodysko website March 6, 2024 and available on https://apnews.com/article/primary-biden-trump-democratic-republican-9b61e8faf14e471ca4f7ea2d004221f4“Super Tuesday primaries, 2024” by Ballotpedia. Published in Ballotpedia website and available on https://ballotpedia.org/Super_Tuesday_primaries,_2024 Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In this episode, your hosts, Ben and Kate, discuss the latest Federal Reserve meeting that just happened as well as a big change in the structure used for relator commission fees from the National Association of REALTORS® . Research/Resources: “March Fed Meeting: Stocks Reach Record Highs on News of Future Rate Cuts” by Wayne Duggan and reviewed by Michael Adams. Published in Forbes website March 20, 2024 and available on https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/fomc-meeting-federal-reserve/ “5 Takeaways From the Federal Reserve Meeting” by Tim Smart. Published in U.S. News website March 21, 2024 and available on https://www.usnews.com/news/economy/articles/2024-03-21/5-takeaways-from-the-federal-reserve-meeting“The 6% commission on buying or selling a home is gone after Realtors association agrees to seismic settlement” by David Goldman and Anna Bahney. Published in CNN  website March 15, 2024 and available on https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/15/economy/nar-realtor-commissions-settlement/index.html“National Association of REALTORS® Reaches Agreement to Resolve Nationwide Claims Brought by Home Seller” by Suzanne Bouhia. Published in National Associate of REALTORS® website March 15, 2024 and available on https://www.nar.realtor/newsroom/nar-reaches-agreement-to-resolve-nationwide-claims-brought-by-home-sellers Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In this episode, your hosts, Ben and Kate, discuss what BRICS is, the group's goal and what nations are included in BRICS.Research/Resources:“Brics: What is the group and which countries have joined?” by BBC. Published in BBC website February 1, 2024 and available on https://www.bbc.com/news/world-66525474 “BRICS: Acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa” by James Chen, reviewed by Gordon Scott, and fact checked by Ryan Eichler. Published in Investopedia December 4, 2023 and available on https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/brics.asp#:~:text=2-,The%20Bottom%20Line,counterbalance%20to%20traditional%20Western%20influence. “Dreaming of BRICS: The Path to 2050” by Dominic Wilson and Roopa Purushothaman. Published on Goldman Sachs website October 1, 2003 and available on https://www.goldmansachs.com/intelligence/archive/archive-pdfs/brics-dream.pdf “The Path to 2075 – Slower Global Growth, But Convergence Remains Intact” by Kevin Daley, and Tadas Gedminas. Published on Goldman Sachs website December 6, 2022 and available on https://www.goldmansachs.com/intelligence/pages/gs-research/the-path-to-2075-slower-global-growth-but-convergence-remains-intact/report.pdf “Ron Insana cautions against falling for the latest version of the BRICs” by Ron Insan. Published in CNBC website September 1, 2023 and available on https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/01/ron-insana-cautions-against-falling-for-the-latest-version-of-the-brics.html Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In continuing our lite byte episodes, Ben and Kate welcome past guest, Chester, back to discuss this years' Super Bowl commercials. How did the rate compared to last year's commercials? Let your hosts know your thoughts about these ads by leaving a comment or emailing them at info@artofdiscussing.com.Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In this episode, Kate and Ben discuss Celebrity in America. What makes people like Taylor Swift, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dolly Parton or Kelly Clarkson (to name a few examples) famous? Is there any difference between celebrity versus being famous? Join your hosts in this episode discussing the influence of celebrity and fame on our current society and culture.Research/Resources: Henderson, Amy E. 2008. "From Barnum to Bling: The Changing Face of Celebrity Culture." In Celebrity Culture in the United States. Fitzgerald, Terence J., editor. 5–11. New York, Dublin: The H.W. Wilson Co. Published in the Smithsonian Repository Archival website and available on https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/16810/npg_BarnumToBling.pdf?sequence=1Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In this episode, Kate and Ben discuss the cases that the Supreme Court is hearing in the first half of 2024.Research:“Supreme Court of the United States Granted and Noted List October Term 2023 Cases for Argument.” Published in the Supreme Court website Jan 22, 2024 and available on  https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/23grantednotedlist.pdf“Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo.”  Published in SCOTUSblog website and available on https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/loper-bright-enterprises-v-raimondo/“Moody v. NetChoice, LLC.”  Published in SCOTUSblog website and available on https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/moody-v-netchoice-llc/ “NetChoice, LLC v. Paxton.” Published in SCOTUSblog website and available on https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/netchoice-llc-v-paxton/“Supreme Court to hear major case on power of federal agencies” by Amy Howe. Published in the SCOTUSblog website Jan 16, 2024 and available on  https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/01/supreme-court-to-hear-major-case-on-power-of-federal-agencies/“Court schedules February argument session” by Amy Howe. Published in the SCOTUSblog website Jan 5, 2024 and available on https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/01/court-schedules-february-argument-session/“Government power, from federal agencies to counties, highlights January session” by Ellena Erskine. Published in the SCOTUSblog website Jan 8, 2024 and available on https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/01/government-power-from-federal-agencies-to-counties-highlights-january-session/“North Dakota truck stop objects to federal allowance for debit-card processing fees” by Kalvis Golde. Published in the SCOTUSblog website May 13, 2023 and available on https://www.scotusblog.com/2023/05/north-dakota-truck-stop-objects-to-federal-allowance-for-debit-card-processing-fees/“February oral argument scheduled for ‘good neighbor’ pollution rule challenges” by Amy Howe. Published in the SCOTUSblog website Dec 20, 2023 and available on https://www.scotusblog.com/2023/12/february-oral-argument-scheduled-for-stay-applications-in-good-neighbor-pollution-rule-challenges/“Trump v. Anderson.” Published in SCOTUSblog website and available on https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/trump-v-anderson/Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss the recent protests on university campuses, the three university presidents that testified in front of Congress and the future of higher education.Research/Resources:Click here for the link to our pdf with the resources sourced for this episode (the list was too long to fit everything all here on the show notes page!)Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

Happy New Year! Your hosts, Kate and Ben, discuss what they anticipate the major themes/topics will be during 2024.Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In this lite byte episode, Kate and Ben discuss the Army-Navy Game including history, past and future locations, wining statistics and predictions of who will win the 2023 game. Research/Resources: "Army vs. Navy - Gillette Stadium". Published in Gillette Stadium website and available on https://www.gillettestadium.com/army-vs-navy/"Why 2023 Army-Navy Game is Not In Philadelphia, how to watch, rivalry's history" by Tom Dougherty. Published in CBS News Philadelphia December 7, 2023 and available on https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/2023-army-navy-game-why-not-in-philadelphia/ “Army-Navy Game”. Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, December 12, 2023 and available on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army%E2%80%93Navy_Game Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In this episode, you will hear the preparation conversation that became the final episode. Kate and Ben discuss Brittney Griner's release from Russia one year ago, how many American detainees and hostages abroad, and the hostage situation in Israel/Hamas conflict.Resources/Research:Click here for the link to our pdf with the resources sourced for this episode (the list was too long to fit everything all here on the show notes page!)Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss the 2024 U.S. election including but not limited to, updates on candidates running for President, changes in the electoral college numbers per state, and primaries and caucuses.Research/Resources:“Democrats make South Carolina first presidential primary voting state” by Alex Seitz-Wald. Published in NBC News website February 4, 2023 and available on https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/democrats-make-south-carolina-first-presidential-primary-voting-state-rcna68918 “State Primary Election Types by National Conference of State Legislatures.” Published in National Conference of State Legislatures website last updated June 22, 2023 and available on https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/state-primary-election-types“State Primary Election Systems by National Conference of State Legislatures.” Published in National Conference of State Legislatures website June 2021 and available on https://documents.ncsl.org/wwwncsl/Elections/Primary-Types-Table_2021.pdf“United State Senate elections, 2024” by Ballotpedia. Published in Ballotpedia website and available on https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_elections,_2024 “United State Congress elections, 2024” by Ballotpedia. Published in Ballotpedia website and available on https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Congress_elections,_2024 “Presidential election, 2024: Electoral College” by Ballotpedia. Published in Ballotpedia website and available on https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_election,_2024#Electoral_College “Iowa Democratic Party Launches mail-in voting for 2024 caucus: Aiming for the most inclusive event in history” by Nick Weig. Published in CBS Iowa News website November 1, 2023 and available on  https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/iowa-democratic-party-launches-mail-in-voting-for-2024-caucus-aiming-for-the-most-inclusive-event-in-history  “Primaries & Caucuses – Why Do Iowa & New Hampshire Go First?” by Jodi L. Miller. Published in New Jersey State Bar Foundation website January 3, 2020 and available on https://njsbf.org/2020/01/03/primaries-caucuses-why-do-iowa-new-hampshire-go-first/ Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss the Israel vs Hamas conflict including Israel's history, what happened on October 7th and the potential future of the conflict.Research and Resources:Creation of Israel, 1948 by Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute. Published in United States Department of State and available on https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/creation-israel Gaza Strip by CIA World Factbook, Published in Library of Congress Juna 2014 and available on https://www.loc.gov/today/placesinthenews/archive/2014arch/20140708_gazastrip.html How Hamas broke through Israel’s border defenses during Oct 7th attack by Shira Rubin and Loveday Morris. Published in the Washington Post October 27, 2023 and available on https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/27/hamas-attack-israel-october-7-hostages/ Iran Helped Plot Attack on Israel Over Several Weeks by Summer Said, Benoit Faucon, and Stephen Kalin. Published in the Wall Street Journal October 8, 2023 and available on https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-israel-hamas-strike-planning-bbe07b25 Israel launches second ground incursion into Gaza, Hamas commander killed in airstrike by Chris Pandolfo, Elizabeth Pritchett, Greg Wehner, Anders Hagstrom, Brie Stimson, and Landon Mion. Publishe din Fox News website October 28, 2023 https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/october-27-israel-hamas-war  Biden is worried about wider war in the Middle East. Here’s how it could happen by Nahal Toosi, Lara Seligman and Paul McLeary. Published in Politico website Oct 25, 2023 and available on https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/25/israel-hamas-war-fallout-00123360 Israel Gaza war: History of the conflict explained. Published in BBC website  October 23, 2023 and available on https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-44124396 A Brief History of Israel by Echoes & Reflection. Published in the Echoes and Reflections website and available on 011-02-07_StudentHandout_ABriefHistoryofIsrael.pdfHow the Yom Kippur War Changed Israel by Olivia B. Waxman. Published in Tim Magazine website October 11, 2023 and available on https://time.com/6322802/yom-kippur-war-israel-history/ Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In this episode, Kate and Ben discuss October being Cybersecurity Awareness Month and ways to protect yourself and your information in the electronic and "smart" age.Research/Resources"America's Cyber Defense Agency". Published in Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency website and available on https://www.cisa.gov/ Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In this episode, Ben and Kate continues the conversation about the current presidential candidates running for the 2024 Election. This episode is part two covering the remainder of the republican candidates that are being tracked by nation-wide polling. Research/Resources: “Presidential candidates, 2024”. Published in Ballotpedia website and available on https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_candidates,_2024 “Tracking the Trump criminal cases” by Politico staff. Published in Politico website 6/13/2023 and available on https://www.politico.com/interactives/2023/trump-criminal-investigations-cases-tracker-list/ “WSJ poll: Trump leads GOP primary field by 46 points as DeSantis drops” by Andrew Zhang. Published in Politico website September 2, 2023 and available on https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/02/donald-trump-leads-gop-primary-field-by-46-points-wsj-poll-finds-00113829“Biden gets low marks on economy and major concerns about his age as he looks to Trump rematch, new poll shows” by Kevin Breuniger. Published in CNBC website September 4, 2023 and available on https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/04/biden-2024-election-poll-trump-economy-old-age-concerns-inflation.html“Joe Biden Lied At Least 16 Times About His Family’s Business Schemes”. Published in Committee on Oversight And Accountability House website August 24, 2023 and available on https://oversight.house.gov/blog/joe-biden-lied-at-least-15-times-about-his-familys-business-schemes/“Chris Christie: On the Issues” by Bridget Bowman. Published in NBC News Meet the Press Blog website June 7, 2023 and available on  https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/chris-christie-issues-rcna88149 Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss the current presidential candidates running for the 2024 Election. This episode is part one of two covering the current president and the other democratic candidates as well as the replication candidate that is ahead currently based on the polls. Research/Resources: “Presidential candidates, 2024”. Published in Ballotpedia website and available on https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_candidates,_2024 “Tracking the Trump criminal cases” by Politico staff. Published in Politico website 6/13/2023 and available on https://www.politico.com/interactives/2023/trump-criminal-investigations-cases-tracker-list/ “WSJ poll: Trump leads GOP primary field by 46 points as DeSantis drops” by Andrew Zhang. Published in Politico website September 2, 2023 and available on https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/02/donald-trump-leads-gop-primary-field-by-46-points-wsj-poll-finds-00113829“Biden gets low marks on economy and major concerns about his age as he looks to Trump rematch, new poll shows” by Kevin Breuniger. Published in CNBC website September 4, 2023 and available on https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/04/biden-2024-election-poll-trump-economy-old-age-concerns-inflation.html“Joe Biden Lied At Least 16 Times About His Family’s Business Schemes”. Published in Committee on Oversight And Accountability House website August 24, 2023 and available on https://oversight.house.gov/blog/joe-biden-lied-at-least-15-times-about-his-familys-business-schemes/Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In this episode, your hosts does a deep dive, as promised, into The Fed including the federal reserve system, federal reserve bank and the FDIC.Research/Resources:“Federal Reserve.” Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, September 9, 2023, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve“Structure of the Federal Reserve System.” Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, June 7 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure_of_the_Federal_Reserve_System"5 facts about the U.S. national debt" by Drew Desilver. Published in the Pew Research Center website February 14, 2023 and available on https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/02/14/facts-about-the-us-national-debt/"Non-Member Banks: What it is, How it Works, Examples" by Will Kenton and reviewed by Charles Potters. Published in the Investopedia website January 1, 2021 and available on https://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/non-member-banks.asp#Examples%20of%20Non-Member%20Banks"Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Your Insured Deposits". Published on the FDIC website January 1, 2020 and available on https://www.fdic.gov/resources/deposit-insurance/brochures/documents/your-insured-deposits-english.pdf"The Biggest Holders of US Government Debt" by Paul Toscano. Published in the CNBC website January 31, 2012 and available on https://www.cnbc.com/2012/01/31/The-Biggest-Holders-of-US-Government-Debt.html “Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.” Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, August 13, 2023, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Deposit_Insurance_Corporation Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In this episode, your hosts discuss the outcome and controversies from the FIFA Women's Final World Cup 2023.Research/Resources:All Roads Lead Down Under. Published in FIFA website and available on  https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/australia-new-zealand2023?intcmp=(p_fifaplus)_(c_webheader-main)_(sc_tournaments)_(ssc_fwwc-2023)_(da_04052023)_(l_en) 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup by Wikipedia. Published in Wikipedia website July 11, 2023 and available on  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_FIFA_Women%27s_World_CupCheck out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In this episode, Kate and Ben discuss the recent laws that went into effect the first half of 2023 as well as the Supreme Court decisions that were published at the end of June 2023.Research/Resources:Here are some of the major new laws that go into effect in 2023 by Ivan Pereira. Published in ABC News website Jan 1, 2023 and available on https://abcnews.go.com/US/major-new-laws-effect-2023/story?id=95089296From increases in minimum wage to recreational marijuana, these new lawas take effect in 2023 by Kaanita Kyer. Published in CNN politics website Jan 1, 2023 and available on https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/01/politics/new-laws-in-2023/index.htmlAll the New Federal and State Laws You Should Know About in 2023 by Stephen Johnson. Published in Lifehacker website Jan 4, 2023 and available on https://lifehacker.com/all-the-new-federal-and-state-laws-you-should-know-abou-1849947186Supreme Court of the United States (2023). Opinions of the Court – 2022. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/22The Lawsuit A Threat to educational opportunity for millions of young people. Published on Harvard Website and available on https://www.harvard.edu/admissionscase/lawsuit/#:~:text=In%20November%202014%2C%20an%20organization,and%20universities%20from%20using%20a Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss the Women's World Cup and the team competing in the 2023 Finals in July and August. Research/Resources: All Roads Lead Down Under. Published in FIFA website and available on  https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/australia-new-zealand2023?intcmp=(p_fifaplus)_(c_webheader-main)_(sc_tournaments)_(ssc_fwwc-2023)_(da_04052023)_(l_en) 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup by Wikipedia. Published in Wikipedia website July 11, 2023 and available on  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_FIFA_Women%27s_World_CupCheck out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In this episode, Kate and Ben discuss the impacts of the overturning of Roe v Wade in June 2022. Research/Resources:Bennet, Hickenlooper Reintroduce Bill to Codify Roe v Wade. Published in Michael Bennet U.S. Senator website March 10, 2023 and available on https://www.bennet.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/3/bennet-hickenlooper-reintroduce-bill-to-codify-roe-v-wade 5 ways the landscape has changed since the end of Roe v Wade ‘upended’ abortion access by Christine Fernando. Published in USA Today April 10, 2023 and available on https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/10/roe-v-wade-abortion-access-states/11537747002/ Map: How abortion access has shifted in 11 months since Roe v. Wade was overturned by Nadine El-Bawab. Published in Yahoo website May 26, 2023 and available on https://www.yahoo.com/gma/map-abortion-access-shifted-11-091232388.html?guccounter=1Six Months Post-Roe, 24 US States Have Banned Abortion or Are Likely to Do So: A Roundup by Elizabeth Nash and Isabel Guarnieri. Published in Guttmacher website January 2023 and available on https://www.guttmacher.org/2023/01/six-months-post-roe-24-us-states-have-banned-abortion-or-are-likely-do-so-roundup 100 Days Post-Roe: At Least 66 Clinics Across 15 US States Have Stopped Offering Abortion Care by Marielle Kirstein, Joerg Dreweke, Rachel K Jones, Jesse Philbin. Published in Guttmacher October 2022 and available on https://www.guttmacher.org/2022/10/100-days-post-roe-least-66-clinics-across-15-us-states-have-stopped-offering-abortion-care Abortions have become 6% rarer since the end of Roe v Wade. Published in The Economist website April 18, 2023 and available on https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/04/18/abortions-have-become-6-rarer-since-the-end-of-roe-v-wadeCheck out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"