Jesse Horowitz, Davis Gorman, and Mattias Gitron-Beer

Fair Point

Education EN ↓ 3 episodes

In the age of algorithms and digital echo chambers, we feel the need to outperform others in conversations, even if it comes at the expense of our friendships and relationships. To combat this, on Fair Point , we speak with educators, scholars, and leaders who think deeply about democratic values and public dialogue. We focus on the reasoning that thinkers use to arrive at their conclusions rather than the conclusions themselves. We don’t aim to indoctrinate. We aim to model what thoughtful conversation can look like because discourse is not only a civic responsibility, but a path towards mutu...

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Jesse Horowitz, Davis Gorman, and Mattias Gitron-Beer

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A Psychologist’s Perspective on Political Dialogue: Fair Point with Dr. Tania Israel 26.06.2026 23:29

Dr. Tania Israel, professor of counseling psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara and author of Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide, joins us for a conversation on dialogue across political difference. Together, we examine how polarization shapes the way we see one another, and what it takes to move from suspicion and frustration toward curiosity, empat...

A Journalist's Perspective on Nonpartisan News: Fair Point with Will Kaback 20.04.2026 33:15

In this episode of Fair Point, Will Kaback, a senior editor at Tangle, joins us to discuss nonpartisan journalism and how to navigate an increasingly polarized media landscape. Tangle is a news organization that presents left-leaning and right-leaning arguments side by side before offering its own independent take, a format built to address the bias of modern political media. Together, we examine...

An Educator’s Perspective on Free Speech: Fair Point with Dr. Jonathan Zimmerman 30.01.2026 42:20

In this episode of Fair Point, Dr. Jonathan Zimmerman, a professor and historian of education at the University of Pennsylvania, joins us to discuss the importance of free speech and how to tackle disagreement. Dr. Zimmerman studies how schools and universities handle disagreement, free speech, and democratic values. He is the author of several books on education controversies, including Free Spee...