Crossing the Aisle: Assessing American Politics and Policy from a Bipartisan Perspective

Co-Hosts

—Dr. Bob Pauly

—Derrick Dyess

Episode #4

Outline

Title for Episode

—Politics and Policy: Divisions and Symmetries at Home and Abroad.

Opening Segment

—Introduction to Monthly Podcast Focusing on Bipartisanship in American National Politics and Policy, Associated with Domestic and International Issues Alike.

—Backgrounds/Introductions from Podcast Hosts Dr. Bob Pauly and Derrick Dyess.

Specification of Organizational Structure for Podcast

Main Segment #1: Domestic Political Issues

-Issue #1 to Focus on in Depth: Federal Indictment of former President Donald J. Trump.

-Issue #2 to Focus on in Depth: Social Security Reform—Options and Potential Solutions.

Main Segment #2: International Political Issues

—Issue #1 to Focus on in Depth: Will, or should the United States and other nations continue to support the democratic government of Taiwan?

—Issue #2 to Focus on in Depth: 26th Annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Bipartisan Event, Figure, and/or Issue of the Episode

—Affirmative Action Program Support: Do Americans Support Affirmative Action?

Lightning Round: Alternating Questions/Answers from Pauly and Dyess, Respectively.

—2024 U.S. Presidential Race Updates and Projections.

—Candidate Casino Wagers

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Crossing the Aisle: Assessing American Politics and Po from a Bipartisan Perspective Episode #3

Opening Segment

—Introduction to Monthly Podcast Focusing on Bipartisanship in American National Politics and Policy, Associated with Domestic and International Issues Alike.

—Backgrounds/Introductions from Podcast Hosts Dr. Bob Pauly and Derrick Dyess.

Main Segment #1: Domestic Political Issues

—Issue #1 to Focus on in Depth: Release of Final Durham Report.

—Issue #2 to Focus on in Depth: Debt Ceiling Negotiations.

Main Segment #2: International Political Issues

—Issue #1 to Focus on in Depth: May 2023 G7 Summit Outcomes.

—Issue #2 to Focus on in Depth: Ever Increasingly Effective Chinese Diplomacy in the Middle East.

Bipartisan Event, Figure, and/or Issue of the Episode

—The 2023 Brussels Forum, Sponsored by the German Marshall Fund of the United States.

Lightning Round: Alternating Questions/Answers from Pauly and Dyess, Respectively

—Forthcoming Montana Statewide Ban of Tik Tok, Effective in January 2024.

—Aging and Increasingly Incapacitated Members of Congress, with Emphasis on Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA).

—2024 U.S. Presidential Race: Update and Projections. Note expansion of formal Republican field to nine, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott the latest challengers to the front runner, former President Donald J. Trump, and expansion of Democratic field to three, including President Joseph R. Biden.

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Crossing the Aisle: Assessing American Politics and Policy from a Bipartisan Perspective

Episode #2

Opening Segment

—Introduction to Monthly Podcast Focusing on Bipartisanship in American National Politics and Policy, Associated with Domestic and International Issues Alike.

—Backgrounds/Introductions from Podcast Hosts Dr. Bob Pauly and Derrick Dyess.

Specification of Organizational Structure for Podcast.

Main Segment #1: Domestic Political Issues

—Issue #1 to Focus on in Depth: Dueling House Investigations—Republicans Take a Turn.

—Issue #2 to Focus on in Depth: Reporting on Washington Politics—Objectivity vs. Subjectivity Across the Ideological Spectrum.

Main Segment #2: International Political Issues

—Issue #1 to Focus on in Depth: An Assessment of Implications of Russia’s War of Choice Against Ukraine at the 1-Year Mark.

—Issue #2 to Focus on in Depth: Congressional Bipartisanship and Taiwan—a Primer on What to Expect.

Bipartisan Event, Figure, and/or Issue of the Episode

—The 2023 Munich Security Conference Plays Host to Largest U.S. Congressional Delegation in History of Event, Nearly 50 Collective Representatives and Senators from the Democratic and Republican Parties.

Lightning Round: Alternating Questions/Answers from Pauly and Dyess, Respectively.

—Norfolk Southern Train Derailment and Chemical Spill in East Palestine, OH: Democrat vs. Republican Perspectives.

—Prospects for bipartisanship in responding to the escalating threats of multiple types posed by Mexican cartels to U.S. Interests, both at home and across the southern border.

—Shift from traditional Republican intellectual conservatism to Trumpism at 2023 CPAC Convention.

—2024 U.S. Presidential Race: Update and Projections. Note expansion of formal Republican field to five and addition of two challengers to President Joseph R. Biden, who himself has not yet formally declared his candidacy.

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