Ep 53 Part 1: Arguing, with Ben Burgis

Giving the Mic to the Wrong Person

Ben Burgis(Rutgers prof, Zero Books author, Ben Shapiro debunker/mocker) joins us(Candy, Jacob, and Jeremy) to talk about his new book from Zero Books, _Give Them an Argument: Logic for the Left_. Why do you actually need an argument versus just wanting to snark and dunk on or morally shame somebody? Listen and find out! Check out Part 2 here: https://soundcloud.com/givingthemic/ep-53-part-2-arguing-with-ben-burgis Also covered: hockey as the One True Sport, Aaron Sorkin and why stirring speeches can't do much, university faculty organizing, and even a bit about the Xfiles. - Also, the only episode we've ever recorded to feature the phrase "universal basic bitcoin." - Check out Ben's book here: https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/give-them-an-argument Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenBurgis - Ben's is on the Michael Brooks Show every Tuesday for a weekly Debunk! https://michaelbrooksshow.libsyn.com/ - This is the first part of a two-parter. The whole conversation is available now at our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/givingthemic - Follow Jacob on Twitch! http://www.twitch.tv/jacobmercy - @jacobmercy @givingthemic - Questions/comments/suggestions for great local Korean food: [e-mail] - http://facebook.com/givingthemic/ - - Main theme by The Mysterious Breakfast'r Cereal on SoundCloud @chiptheme - - All items trademarked and copyright their respective owners. Please don't sue. Please don't sue. Please don't sue.