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You Might Be Right

Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee

64 episodes

Former Tennessee Governors Phil Bredesen and Bill Haslam bring their perspectives to some of the country’s most challenging public policy questions, joined by expert guests with a range of viewpoints. In Season 9, they turn their attention to issues shaping the national conversation ahead of the midterm elections, including redistricting, affordability and what the polling numbers reveal about American voters. Produced by the Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at the University of Tennessee, "You Might Be Right" demonstrates that disagreement doesn’t have to mean division. Through thoughtful, civil conversations, the podcast explores complex issues, finds areas of common ground, and models a more constructive approach to public discourse.

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  1. Do we need a democracy renovation? – with Danielle Allen

    · 40 min · S2 E14

    Harvard University professor, author, Washington Post columnist, and democracy scholar Danielle Allen joins Governors Bredesen and Haslam to share her vision for shoring up democracy. Allen discusses her work on civics…

  2. Are Term Limits a Good Idea? - with Lindsay Chervinsky, Lee Drutman and Jerry Seib

    · 50 min · S2 E13

    Presidential historian Lindsay Chervinsky, New America Foundation senior fellow Lee Drutman, and fmr. WSJ Washington Editor Jerry Seib join Governors Bredesen and Haslam live at George Washington's Mount Vernon to…

  3. Do we need a new strategy to address disparities in public education? - with Robert Pondiscio and Dr. Carol Johnson-Dean

    · 55 min · S2 E12

    Robert Pondiscio, American Enterprise Institute sr. fellow, and Dr. Carol Johnson-Dean, fmr. school superintendent in Memphis, Boston, and Minneapolis, join Governors Bredesen and Haslam live at the National Civil…

  4. What are the Best Ways to Address Crime? – with Jennifer Doleac and Ja'Ron Smith

    · 44 min · S2 E11

    Economist and Arnold Ventures' incoming Exec. Vice President of Criminal Justice Policy, Jennifer Doleac, and Ja'Ron Smith, Partner with Dentons Global Advisors and fmr. Deputy Asst. to the President for Domestic…

  5. Why is it so controversial to teach American history today? – with Jon Meacham and Robert Woodson

    · 51 min · S2 E10

    Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Jon Meacham and Robert Woodson, civil rights activist and Founder and President of the Woodson Center, join Governors Bredesen and Haslam to discuss the controversy over…

  6. Am I using my morals as a weapon or a gift? - with Arthur Brooks

    · 39 min · S1 E9

    Dr. Arthur Brooks joins Governors Bredesen and Haslam to offer practical strategies for navigating disagreements in everyday life. Recorded live at the Baker Center, Brooks, a renowned author, Harvard professor, and…

  7. What is the future of global trade? - with Fred Smith and Tim Fitzgerald

    · 47 min · S1 E8

    FedEx Founder/Executive Chairman Frederick Smith and Texas Tech economics professor Tim Fitzgerald join Governors Bredesen and Haslam for a conversation about how the US can balance global trade and competing national…

  8. What is the Senate filibuster and why should we care? – with Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker

    · 49 min · S1 E7

    Former Tennessee Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker join Governors Bredesen and Haslam to discuss the filibuster for a special episode, recorded live at the Baker Center in Knoxville in September 2022. Use of the…

  9. What still ails us a decade after the Affordable Care Act? – with Nancy-Ann DeParle and Larry Van Horn

    · 50 min · S1 E6

    Senior Obama official Nancy-Ann DeParle and Vanderbilt professor Larry Van Horn join Governors Bredesen and Haslam for a lookback on the decade after the passage of the Affordable Care Act and offer perspectives on…

  10. What can be done about the affordable housing crisis? – with Laurie Goodman and Erskine Bowles

    · 50 min · S1 E5

    Erskine Bowles, former White House Chief of Staff, and Laurie Goodman, an Institute fellow and founder of the Housing Finance Policy Center at the Urban Institute, join Governors Bredesen and Haslam to discuss the…

  11. How important is it to address our national debt? – with Paul Ryan and Barry Eichengreen

    · 50 min · S1 E4

    Former US House Speaker Paul Ryan and Professor Barry Eichengreen join Governors Bredesen and Haslam for an informative conversation about our $31 Trillion national debt. Ryan, now a guest lecturer at Notre Dame and…

  12. Where do charter schools fit in public education? – with Nina Rees and Kaya Henderson

    · 50 min · S1 E3

    Nina Rees, President & CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, and Kaya Henderson, CEO of Reconstruction US, co-host of Crooked Media's "Pod Save the People", and former Chancellor of DC Public…

  13. Are we moving fast enough to address climate change? - with Al Gore and Jeff Lyash

    · 48 min · S1 E2

    Former Vice President Al Gore, Founder & Chairman of the Climate Reality Project, recounts the bipartisan history of environmental legislation including Howard Baker's decisive support for the Clean Air and Clean Water…

  14. What can we do about gun violence? - with Arne Duncan and David French

    · 48 min · S1 E1

    From red flag laws to gun idolatry and the impact of the new bipartisan gun bill, Arne Duncan, former U.S. Secretary of Education, and David French, Senior Editor of The Dispatch, join Governors Bredesen and Haslam to…

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