In this round, Mike and Kurt weigh the implications of closing down the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Guantanamo Bay Prison Camp was opened in 2002 to hold high-value prisoners in the War on Terror. 780 were mean and boys were detained in the ensuing years. As of 2021, 40 foreign detainees remain in US custody, without criminal charge or trial. Is this justified? Who remains? What is the legacy of GITMO? And should the Biden administration finally shutter the camp for good? Join us as Mike and Kurt debate these questions - and more - on this week's episode of Right Brain Left Brain!

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Should the US Close Guantanamo?

In this round, Mike and Kurt take a deeper dive into the current scandal around Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. With the release of thousands of documents from a laptop believed to be Hunters, a new controversy emerges - explicit photos and shady emails. Do Hunter’s documents really reveal corrupt business dealings? Worse, do those dealings implicate his father? Join us as we drink cleaning fluid and debate these questions - and more - on this week’s episode of Right Brain Left Brain!

Does the New Hunter Biden Scandal Deserve Scrutiny?

In this round, Mike and Kurt weigh in on the presidential election. Who should America choose to lead the country for the next four years, Donald Trump or Joe Biden? Join us as Mike and Kurt pound everclear, make some predictions, and lay out the reasoning for their presidential picks in this special Presidential Election episode of Right Brain Left Brain!

The Final Pitch

In this round, Mike and Kurt compare two controversial Supreme Court nominations - the 2016 Obama nomination of Merrick Garland, and the 2020 Trump nomination of Amy Coney Barrett. When Justice Antonin Scalia died in an election year back in 2016, Senate Republicans argued that it was too close to the election to hold confirmation hearings for Barack Obama's nominee. Fast forward to 2020, an election year where many of the same Senate Republicans are rushing to confirm Donald Trump's nominee just weeks before the general election. Is this honest, or is it hypocrisy? Are the circumstances different enough to justify such a reversal? Is it time to change the rules? Join us as Kurt and Mike drink tequila and stout and debate these questions - and more - on this week's Right Brain Left Brain!

Supreme Court Nomination Chaos - Bug or Feature??

In this round, Mike and Kurt examine Donald Trump's recent nomination for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. In the wake of two landmark Middle East peace deals signed at the White House, Trump has been praised by some as a peacemaker. A Norwegian official thought as much, and nominated the US president for the Peace Prize. What are Trump's peacemaking accomplishments in the Middle East? Are they enough to warrant such an award? And is the Nobel Peace Prize really even worth anything? Join us as Mike and Kurt knock a few down while they debate these questions - and more - on this week's episode of Right Brain Left Brain!

Does Donald Trump Deserve the Nobel Prize?

In this round, Left Brain Mike and Right Brain Kurt dive into the heated national controversy that is mail-in voting. With less than two months before the general election, and in the middle of a pandemic, states are scrambling to adapt our national election infrastructure to the unique challenges posed by a COVID-ridden United States. Many states are transitioning to easier mail-in voting, with a few automatically sending ballots by mail to every registered voter. Should mail-in voting be made universal at the national level, or would such a measure threaten the fundamental integrity of the US election system? Join us as Kurt and Mike have a few and debate these questions - and more - on this week's episode of Right Brain Left Brain!

Should the US Enact Mail-In Voting Nationwide?

We’re back! In this round, Mike and Kurt discuss the merits and pitfalls of a US national mandate to wear protective masks. In the midst of a global pandemic and the run-up to a presidential election, opinions are divided on whether the federal government should step in and order that everyone in America wear a protective mask in public. Would such a mandate be effective? Would it create more problems than it would solve? Or is this the a necessary part of a strategy to keep the country safe against COVID-19? Join us as Kurt and Mike reunite in the studio to drink a gallon of cinnamon whiskey and debate these questions - and more - on this week’s episode of Right Brain Left Brain!

Does the US Need A National Mask Mandate?

Because we can't produce our show in person, we're launching a mini-series called "Summer Interlude." Until we can get back into the studio to record our normal show, we'll be publishing regular conversations about the ongoing coronavirus and protest issues facing our nation. In this episode, we get you caught up on where we each stand as we embark on the difficult process of trying to understand one another and find common ground during dark times.

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In this round, Kurt and Mike explore the controversy surrounding Democratic nominee Joe Biden and the credible sexual assault allegations against him. In a world where liberals have accused conservatives of moral bankruptcy for supporting Donald Trump, have the new allegations against Biden caught the Democrats' hand in the moral cookie jar? Is there a morally consistent way to believe women and still vote for an accused sex offender? Join us as Mike and Kurt pop a couple beers and debate these questions - and more - on this week's episode of Right Brain Left Brain! Full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36879710

Has Joe Biden Killed the MeToo Movement?

In this round, Mike and Kurt examine the Trump Administration's coronavirus response. In an ongoing crisis with variables that change daily, COVID-19 has posed a challenge that would be difficult for anyone to handle. Donald Trump has come under fire for his leadership during the pandemic response, but is that criticism fair? Is Trump really as incompetent as his toughest critics say, or is he doing an adequate job? Join us as Mike and Kurt meet at the virtual bar to debate these questions - and more - on this week's episode of Right Brain Left Brain!

Has Trump's Coronavirus Response Been Adequate?

We're back! In this round, there's no round at all. Mike and Kurt catch you up on where we've been, what we've been doing, and how we plan to irresponsibly spend our stimulus checks. Join us as we try to take this thing remote and laugh through the tears on this week's episode of Right Brain Left Brain!

Greetings From Midpocalypse

In this round, Mike and Kurt debate the billion-dollar question: Should billionaires exist? Is the world's wealthiest class a bug or a feature of capitalism? What harm - or good - do billionaires really do? And what should we do about billionaires as their numbers increase? Join us as Kurt and Mike knock a couple back and debate these questions - and more - on this week's Right Brain Left Brain!

Ban Billionaires?

In this round, Mike and Kurt examine the Trump Administration's decision to send a surge of tactical immigration agents into sanctuary cities. The surge is designed to assist in apprehending immigrants who commit crimes who are also suspected of being in the United States illegally, with the intention of deportations. Is this policy just? Will it help to root out particularly bad criminals from immigrant communities, or will the presence of increased federal agents do more harm to these communities than good? Join us as Mike and Kurt debate these questions - and more - over a beer, in this week's episode of Right Brain Left Brain!

Is Trump's Sanctuary City Surge Justified?

In this round, Mike and Kurt take a look at the ongoing Democratic primary season. With results in from two states, the early frontrunners of the party are apparent - Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Senator Bernie Sanders. What are the key differences between the candidates? And which of the two is better suited to challenge and ultimately defeat Donald Trump? Join us as Kurt and Mike drink spiced rum and debate these questions - and more - on this week's episode of Right Brain Left Brain!

Bernie vs. Pete - Who Can Beat Trump?

In this Patreon round, Mike and Kurt dive into the controversy surrounding the 2020 Iowa caucus. With Mayor Pete and Bernie Sanders both claiming Iowa victory, who's the real winner? Does the dubious outcome of the caucus foreshadow a presidential contest fraught with failures for the Dems? Or is the delay in Iowa results just a minor blip on an otherwise fair and reasonable primary election? Join us as Mike and Kurt drink mai tais and debate these questions - and more - on the February Patreon-only episode of Right Brain Left Brain!

Did Donald Trump Win The Iowa Democratic Caucus?

Fueled by bad beer and good cheer, Kurt, a curmudgeonly conservative, and Mike, a disruptive liberal, debate politics and philosophy through the lens of the week's events.

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