The Sunday Podcast: The First Tangle Congressional Draft

Jun 9, 2024

Haviv Gur, guest of the show, is interviewed with positive feedback. Topics include creating dream team Congress, Biden's performance, undecided voters, and foreign policies impact on voting decisions. The podcast features a unique draft to form a new Congress, discussions on decision-making tactics, drafting Susan Collins, analyzing John Tester, importance of ideological diversity, strategic draft choices, and selecting highly educated representatives.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

Drafting a New Congress

02:26 • 4min

Rock, Paper, Scissors Decision Making and Gender Tendencies

06:45 • 2min

Drafting Susan Collins for Congress

08:40 • 25min

Analysis of John Tester, Democrat Senator from Montana

33:42 • 3min

The Importance of Ideological Diversity in Congress

37:06 • 25min

Former Navy Reservist from Michigan and Congressional Representation

01:01:59 • 2min

Strategic Draft and Controversial Choices

01:04:03 • 17min

Selecting Highly Educated and Bipartisan Representatives for Congress

01:20:52 • 23min

Congressional Newsletter, Selection Process, Google Docs Changes, Frustrations with Google Ads

01:44:05 • 14min

Reflections on Congressional Draft Analysis

01:58:34 • 2min

On today's episode, Isaac and Ari hold the inaugural Tangle Congressional Draft. Each of them take turns selecting sitting members of Congress to make their own dream team Congress. discussing their reasoning behind each pick. And as always, they finish strong with the Airing of Grievances.

YouTube comments are usually a place to find complaints, anger, and division. But on our latest video — my interview with Haviv Gur — I’ve been humbled to find overwhelmingly positive feedback. If you haven’t gotten the chance to watch, click the link and see what everyone is talking about, and leave some of your thoughts too.

Catch up on episode 3 of our podcast series, The Undecideds, where our focus shifts from Donald Trump toward President Joe Biden. Much has been made in the media about his age and memory and whether he’s cognitively capable of handling another term. But an unanticipated performance at the State of the Union reignited his base and left many questioning that narrative. And while Donald Trump faces a jury of his peers in court, the court of public opinion continues to weigh in on the effectiveness of Biden’s foreign policies, with an eye to the conflicts between Israel and Palestine, Ukraine and Russia, and our own protracted clash at our southern border. Our undecided voters share their observations on the current commander in chief and how his decisions on the world stage affect their decision in the voting booth. You can listen to Episode 3 ⁠⁠here.⁠⁠ A brand new episode is coming this week.

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