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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Disagreement is hosted by Alex Grodd, The Disagreement. The show has published 43 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Is AI Eroding Human Intelligence?" (1 May 2026, 38 minutes), "Oz the Mentalist & The Ethics of Deception" (12 March 2026, 71 minutes), and "The Case for American Power" (29 January 2026, 60 minutes).
The Disagreement publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 56 minutes across 43 episodes.
Booking probability for The Disagreement is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Disagreement requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Disagreement's contact route on record: verified email.
Alex Grodd, The Disagreement hosts The Disagreement, a news podcast with 43 episodes published.
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Episode #42
On April 14, we recorded a live episode on the Fusion stage at the ASU/GSV education conference in San Diego. We dove into what I would argue is one of the most important questions, not just in education, but for us as...
Episode #41
This week’s disagreement is on Oz The Mentalist and the Ethics of Deception . This episode is about magic and mentalism, but, more than that, it’s about the nature of how we form beliefs, determine what is real, what is...
Episode #40
Today we’re trying something new on the show – it’s a different kind of book review, where we have a healthy disagreement around the core arguments made in a recently released book. The book is The Case for American...
Today, we’re sharing a special live recording of The Disagreement at the Harvard Graduate School of Education*. Our topic: Parents' Rights and K-12 Curriculum. This is our first live recording in a university class, and...
Today, we’re continuing our How to Disagree series with an episode called How to Disagree On Gaza and Zohran Mamdani. A reminder: these episodes feature coaching sessions and real-life disagreements. Our goal is to...
Today, we’re doing the second episode in our new series: How to Disagree. A reminder: these episodes feature coaching sessions and real-life disagreements. Our goal is to equip everyone with the skills (and some...
Today, we’re introducing the first episode in a new series: How to Disagree. As we expand our work to model and enable productive disagreement across lines of difference, we are trying something new with “How To...
Episode #35
Recently, First Lady Melania Trump convened the second White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in Education. There is simultaneously an incredible amount of excitement around AI in schools and just beneath it...
Episode #34
Today's disagreement is about US Selective Public High Schools. These schools, also known as “Exam Schools”, are elite publicly funded high schools that have historically relied on a single entrance exam to determine...
Episode #33
Today’s disagreement is about college and its worth-it-ness. Does the traditional college model still make sense in today’s economy? Should we embrace shorter-term skills-based alternatives? And how can institutions...
Episode #32
Earlier this year, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship. He has placed this issue at the forefront of his immigration agenda and it is now being taken up by the Supreme Court...
Episode #31
Today’s disagreement is about college campus detentions, due process, and free speech. We focus on the two most high-profile cases: Mahmoud Khalil: a green card holder, legal resident, and graduate student at Columbia...
Episode #30
In March, we recorded an episode live on stage at SXSW EDU in Austin, Texas. This disagreement is all about ESAs, or Education Savings Accounts. You may have heard of ESAs under a different name, like vouchers or school...
Today’s disagreement is about transgender health care for young people and the future of the trans rights movement. Gender Affirming Care is a method of treating gender dysphoria by affirming a child’s gender identity...
Today’s disagreement is on The Telepathy Tapes, Autism, and the Paranormal. If you’re not familiar, The Telepathy Tapes is a cultural phenomenon and podcast that launched in Fall 2024. By early January, it was the...
Episode #27
This episode was recorded live on stage at EDTECH WEEK in New York City. Like most edtech conferences, there were many conversations about the potential power that AI could play in student learning. Ours was a different...
Episode #26
President Trump campaigned on a pledge to dismantle the DOE and has already made sweeping cuts to its research arm, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). What role should the federal government play in U.S...
Episode #25
Gender diversity in sports has become a focal point in the culture war and point of disagreement for sports governing bodies. We recorded this episode before the recent executive orders affecting transgender people. But...
Episode #24
Destini Ann Davis is a peaceful parenting advocate and influencer with 1.5 million followers on TikTok. She's the author of Very Intentional Parenting, Awakening the Empowered Parent Within. In our Gentle Parenting...
Episode #23
In the last couple of years, sports betting has exploded across the United States. The rise of mobile, app-based sports betting is having profound impacts on the nature of sports viewership, fandom, and gambling...
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Former informal adviser to the Obama administration on Iran, The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
author of The Case for American Power, Brookings Institution
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