In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss the most recent decisions released by the U.S. Supreme Court in early June 2024.

Research/Resources:

• Supreme Court of the United State Calendars and Lists (https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/calendarsandlists.aspx)
• Supreme Court of the United States Opinions of the Court – 2023 (https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/23)
• SCOTUSblog (https://www.scotusblog.com/)
• “Announcement of opinions for Friday, June 14” by SCOTUSblog. Published in SCOTUSblog website June 14, 2024 and available on https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/06/announcement-of-opinions-for-friday-june-14/

Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.

Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!

Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In this episode, Kate and Ben discuss the 2024 Summer Olympics. The discussion includes recent controversies surrounding the Games, what countries will not be included and how the International Olympic Committees determines what causes a country to not be included.

Research/Resources:

• Olympics Paris 2024 (https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024)
• French protesters to poo in the Siene amid Paris 2024 Olympics controversy by Charlie Sawyer. Published in Screenshot website June 6, 2024 and available on https://screenshot-media.com/gen-z-news/french-protestors-plan-poo-seine-summer-olympics/
• “Caitlin Clark left off Team USA’s roster in 2024 Paric Olympics snub” by Zach Braziller. Published in New York Post June 8, 2024 and available on https://nypost.com/2024/06/08/sports/caitlin-clark-expected-to-be-left-off-team-usas-roster/
• “Paris 2024: How is France preparing for the Olympics and “Paralympics?” Published in BBC website June 13, 2024 and available on https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68018536
• “Scorching Olympians toting air conditioners stymie Paris’ clean to greenest Games” by Ivana Saric. Published in Axios website June 6, 2024 and available on https://www.axios.com/2024/06/06/olympic-games-paris-sustainable-carbon-footprint

Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.

Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!

Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss federal immigration policy and laws in the United States and any impacts on the upcoming 2024 election.

Research/Resources:
“Immigration.” Department of Homeland Security Statistics, February 7, 2024, https://www.dhs.gov/ohss/topics/immigration

“How Texas is challenging the Biden administration on border policy” by Arelis R. Hernández, Nick Miroff, Maria Sacchetti and Ann E. Marimow. Published in The Washington Post website March 12, 2024 and available on https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/03/12/texas-border-battles-immigration-migrants-biden/

“U.S. Border Patrol Encounters at the Southwest Border: Fact Sheet.” Prepared by Members and Committees of Congress. Published in Congressional Research Service website and available on https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47556#:~:text=The%20definition%20includes%20persons%20both,present%20in%20the%20United%20States.&text=Border%20Protection%20(CBP).,%2Fstats%2Fnationwide%2Dencounters.

“CBP Releases January 2024 Monthly Update.” U.S. Customs and Border Protection, February 13, 2024, https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/cbp-releases-january-2024-monthly-update

Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.

Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!

Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In this episode, Kate and Ben discuss the recent legislation by Congress regarding the TikTok social media app and company.

Research/Resources:
“TikTok sued the U.S. government to block a ban. Here’s what happens now” by Ashley Capoot. Published in CNBC website May 8, 2024 and available on https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/08/tiktok-sued-the-us-government-to-block-a-ban-heres-what-happens-now.html

“These are the countries where TikTok is already banned” by Kelvin Chan. Published in AP News website April 26, 2024 and available on https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-bytedance-ban-china-india-376f32d78861e14e65ec4bc78e808a0d

“TikTok ban measure signed by Biden. Here's what could happen next.” by Aimee Picchi and edited by Alain Sherter. Published in CBS News website April 24, 2024 and available on https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tiktok-ban-bill-why-is-tiktok-getting-banned-senate/

“TikTok faces bans in a number of countries over security fears. Here’s a list” by Zen Soo Associated Press. Published in LA Times March 1, 2024 and available on https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-03-01/tiktok-bans-list-countries-us-canada-europe

Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.

Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!

Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss state laws and proposed changes to state laws and how the abortion legislation/conversation may or may not effect the 2024 election.

Research/Resources:
“Where State Abortion Laws Stand Without Roe” by Julia Haines. Published in U.S. News website May 20, 2024 and available on https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/a-guide-to-abortion-laws-by-state

“Reagan-era emergency health care law is the next abortion flashpoint at the Supreme Court” by Tierney Sneed. Published in CNN Politics website April 24, 2024 and available on https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/20/politics/abortion-supreme-court-idaho-emergency-care/index.html

“Supreme Court considers EMTALA preemption of state abortion bans” by Alicia Macklin and Rachel Zacharias. Published in Reuters April 18, 2024 and available on https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/supreme-court-considers-emtala-preemption-state-abortion-bans-2024-04-18/

“Here’s where the 2024 presidential candidates stand on abortion” by Nadine El-Bawab. Published in ABS News October 4, 2023 and available on https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/2024-presidential-candidates-stand-abortion/story?id=103312983

“Supreme Court appears likely to allow abortion drug to remain available” by Amy Howe. Published on Scotusblog website March 26, 2024 and available on https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/03/supreme-court-appears-likely-to-allow-abortion-drug-to-remain-available/

“Interactive Map: US Abortion Policies and Access After Roe.” Published in Guttmacher website May 15, 2025 and available on https://states.guttmacher.org/policies/arizona/abortion-policies

“What to know about abortion in Arizona under the near-total 1864 ban” by Jacques Billeaud and Morgan Lee. Published in AP News website April 10, 2024 and available on https://apnews.com/article/arizona-abortion-ban-what-to-know-797a4bbbc738497fe2284d6870c5be24

“Abortion and the 2024 election: There is no easy way out for Republicans” by Elaine Kamarck. Published in Brookings website April 17, 2024 and available on https://www.brookings.edu/articles/abortion-and-the-2024-election-there-is-no-easy-way-out-for-republicans/

Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.

Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!

Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In this episode, Kate and Ben discuss how private companies are changing space and ocean explorations, what regulations and jurisdictions' role in each of these areas and what questions or uncertainty arises from these new endeavors.

Research/Resources:

• “Which Is More Dangerous: Outer Space or the Deep Sea?” by Syris Valentine. Published in the Scientific American website July 31, 2023 and available on https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/which-is-more-dangerous-outer-space-or-the-deep-sea/
• “OceanGate Was Warned of Potential for ‘Catastrophic’ Problems With Titanic Mission” by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Jenny Gross, and Anna Betts. Published in the New York Times website June 20, 2023 and available on https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/us/oceangate-titanic-missing-submersible.html
• “Ocean Exploration Companies List” by Technote. Published in the Technote website and available on https://technote.ai/technology/ocean-exploration-companies
• “SpaceX to the FAA: The industry needs you to move faster” by Christian Davenport. Published in the Washington Post website Oct 17, 2023 and available on https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/10/17/spacex-congress-licenses-faa-starship/
• “A second Titanic tragedy: The failure of OceanGate’s Titan” by David Pogue. Published in the CBS website June 25, 2023 and available on https://www.cbsnews.com/news/titanic-tragedy-the-failure-of-oceangate-submersible-titan/
• “OceanGate: Navigating Regulations in Relatively New Spaces” by Mihir Kavishwar. Published in LinkedIn website July 3, 2023 and available on https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/oceangate-navigating-regulation-relatively-new-spaces-mihir-kavishwar/
• “Role of Technology in Ocean Exploration” by Marcia McNutt. Published in NOAA website and available on https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/02davidson/background/technology/technology.html
• “White House lays out possible rules for private space stations and more” by Mike Wall. Published in Space.com website Nov 15, 2023 and available on https://www.space.com/white-house-private-space-stations-regulations
• OceanX (https://oceanx.org/)
• NASA (https://www.nasa.gov/)
• United Nations (https://www.un.org)

Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.

Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!

Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss the status of the 2024 election after the Super Tuesday primary/caucus results.

Research/Resources:

• “A brief history of the Super Tuesday primaries” by NCC staff. Published on the National Constitution Center website February 29, 2016 and available on https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/a-brief-history-of-the-super-tuesday-primaries
• “Presidential election, 2024”. Published on Ballotpedia and available on https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_election,_2024
• “2024 presidential primary season was one of the shortest in the modern political era” by Drew Desilver. Published on Pew Research Center website March 7 2024 and available eon https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/03/07/2024-presidential-primary-season-was-one-of-the-shortest-in-the-modern-political-era/
• “State of the Union 2024: Where Americans stand on the economy, immigration, and other key issues” by Anna Jackson. Published on Pew Research Center March 7, 2024 and available on https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/03/07/state-of-the-union-2024-where-americans-stand-on-the-economy-immigration-and-other-key-issues/
• “Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term” by Zeke Miller and Seung Min Kim. Published on AP News website March 8, 2024 and available on https://apnews.com/article/state-of-union-biden-gaza-ukraine-israel-1a42ff9d4ef3e0f2753e43ac8d39fc18
• “Niki Haley suspends her campaign and leaves Donald Trump as the last major Republican candidate” by Steve Peoples and Meg Kinnard. Published in AP News website March 6, 2024 and available on https://apnews.com/article/nikki-haley-republican-trump-super-tuesday-losses-95ab56b68a8eefbbf04ef90f2f00ef29
• “Super Tuesday takeaways: Biden and Trump momentum can’t be slowed as Haley suspends her campaign” by Nicholas Riccardi and Brian Slodysko website March 6, 2024 and available on https://apnews.com/article/primary-biden-trump-democratic-republican-9b61e8faf14e471ca4f7ea2d004221f4
• “Super Tuesday primaries, 2024” by Ballotpedia. Published in Ballotpedia website and available on https://ballotpedia.org/Super_Tuesday_primaries,_2024

Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.

Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!

Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"

In this episode, your hosts, Ben and Kate, discuss the latest Federal Reserve meeting that just happened as well as a big change in the structure used for relator commission fees from the National Association of REALTORS® .

Research/Resources:

• “March Fed Meeting: Stocks Reach Record Highs on News of Future Rate Cuts” by Wayne Duggan and reviewed by Michael Adams. Published in Forbes website March 20, 2024 and available on https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/fomc-meeting-federal-reserve/
• “5 Takeaways From the Federal Reserve Meeting” by Tim Smart. Published in U.S. News website March 21, 2024 and available on https://www.usnews.com/news/economy/articles/2024-03-21/5-takeaways-from-the-federal-reserve-meeting
• “The 6% commission on buying or selling a home is gone after Realtors association agrees to seismic settlement” by David Goldman and Anna Bahney. Published in CNN website March 15, 2024 and available on https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/15/economy/nar-realtor-commissions-settlement/index.html
• “National Association of REALTORS® Reaches Agreement to Resolve Nationwide Claims Brought by Home Seller” by Suzanne Bouhia. Published in National Associate of REALTORS® website March 15, 2024 and available on https://www.nar.realtor/newsroom/nar-reaches-agreement-to-resolve-nationwide-claims-brought-by-home-sellers

Check out our website at http://artofdiscussing.buzzsprout.com, on Facebook at Art of Discussing and on Instagram @artofdiscussing.

Got a topic that you'd like to see discussed? Interested in being a guest on our show? Just want to reach out to share an opinion, experience, or resource? Leave us a comment below or contact us at info@artofdiscussing.com!! We'd love to hear from you! Keep Discussing!

Music found on Pixabay. Song name: "Clear Your Mind" by Caffeine Creek Band"