Current's The Pub

ISSUE ONE! Do debate-style public affairs shows inherently trivialize serious issues? Arguing "yes" this week on The Pub is host Adam Ragusea. Arguing "no" is Carlos Watson, CEO of OZY Media and host of Point Taken, the new PBS late-night debate show produced by WGBH. Also this week, Slate/Panoply podcast host and producer Andrea Silenzi makes the case for branding recurring segments with a catchy name, and the opening commentary segment of The Pub finally gets a name (with help from its listeners).