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Rep. Marlin Stutzman of Indiana joins Lars to discuss the WNBA’s debate over transgender athletes after two former NBA players declared themselves eligible for the league by identifying as women. Will the WNBA redefine who is eligible to compete in women’s basketball?
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John-Logan Pierson, producer of The Brink of War, joins Lars to discuss the Reagan-Gorbachev summit that helped change the course of the Cold War. Could the diplomacy and trust built between two adversaries offer lessons for world leaders today?
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Dr. Henry Miller, physician, molecular biologist and founding director of the FDA’s Office of Biotechnology, joins Lars to discuss President Trump’s proposed overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule. Is it a long-overdue reset of vaccine policy, or could the changes do more harm than good?
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Anthony Rispo, a Young Voices contributor, joins Lars to discuss whether resentment toward wealth, success and authority is driving today’s socialist movement. Is helping the powerless really the goal, or is grievance becoming a path to power?
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Washington State Sen. Shelly Short joins Lars to discuss the fight over wildfire-prevention funding as devastating fires hit the Spokane area. After millions in wildfire funding were cut or delayed, did government decisions leave Eastern Washington dangerously unprepared?
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Ryan Brobst, Deputy Director of the Center on Military and Political Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins Lars to discuss the growing military cooperation between China, Russia, Iran and North Korea. As America’s adversaries increasingly share weapons, technology and intelligence, is the U.S. prepared for the possibility of simultaneous conflicts?
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Randal O’Toole, Thoreau Institute policy analyst and Cascade Policy Institute adjunct scholar, joins Lars to discuss Portland’s push to move people away from cars. Are planners overlooking the economic and everyday benefits of driving while making transportation more difficult for working people?
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Professor Peter Ward, a paleontologist and astrobiologist at the University of Washington and co-author of Rare Earth: Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe, joins Lars to discuss why decades of searching the cosmos have produced no signs of intelligent life. Are we truly alone, or is complex life simply extraordinarily rare?
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Khara Boender, Director of Government Affairs for the West at the Data Center Coalition, joins Lars to discuss Oregon lawmakers’ push for a three-year moratorium on new data centers. Would a pause address concerns over energy, water and farmland, or send a message that Oregon is closed for business?
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Deron Smallcomb, founder of Modern Law Group and author of Securing America’s Future, joins Lars to discuss the Trump administration’s revocation of more than 175,000 visas. Should the U.S. be even tougher on foreign nationals who violate visa terms, commit crimes, or abuse the immigration system?
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