Journalist Jane Coaston Wants to Know What You're Arguing About

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🗓️ 1 March 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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The New York Times Opinion’s weekly podcast “The Argument” -- a place for “Strongly-held opinions. Open-minded debates. Only occasional yelling” -- has a new host in politics journalist Jane Coaston. Coaston, who previously reported for Vox and has covered conservatism and the American right for years, writes “things on the program might get awkward, and that’s the whole point.” For her debut episode, Coaston and guests debate a contentious issue: whether the Senate should get rid of the filibuster. We’ll talk to Coaston about the show and the meaning of a productive argument in an era of political tribalism and widespread disinformation. We’ll also get her take on the latest politics news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:45.2	Coming up on forum, politics journalist Jane Koston is the new host of the New York Times opinion podcast, The Argument, a place for, quote, strongly held opinions, open-minded debates, only occasional yelling. We'll talk with Kostin, who has covered conservatism and the American right, about the meaning of a productive argument in an era of widespread disinformation and get her take on CPAC and the latest political news.
1:49.1	Join us.
2:19.3	Join us. This is Forum. I'm Nina Kim. When's the last time you had a productive argument with someone from another political party? Jane Kostin, in announcing her new role as host of the New York Times podcast, The Argument,
2:24.3	writes, quote,
2:25.3	The best arguments and the ones I like to have are the ones that make me think differently.
2:30.3	They help inform my opinions or challenge them, and they help me understand the people who have other points of view.
2:37.1	Kostin has reported for years on conservatism and the American right and has heard all manner of the other side is evil statements.
2:44.8	Jane Koston joins us now. Welcome.
2:47.6	Thank you so much for having me.
2:49.1	So glad to have you.
2:50.3	And clearly, the other side is evil, is not a
2:53.3	productive place to begin a debate. So what are the prerequisites to having the kind of argument
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