Shows - The Branch https://thebranchmedia.org/show/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:50:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://thebranchmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/thebranch_fav-150x150.png Shows - The Branch https://thebranchmedia.org/show/ 32 32 An Optimist’s Guide to Investing https://thebranchmedia.org/show/lost-debate/an-optimists-guide-to-investing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-optimists-guide-to-investing Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:49:58 +0000 https://thebranchmedia.org/?post_type=show&p=8736 Ravi sits down with financial writer and Animal Spirits co-host Ben Carlson to discuss investing, inflation, market psychology, and why long-term optimism still wins. From stock market crashes and recessions to AI, passive investing, retirement, and wealth building, Ben explains why trying to time the market often backfires—and what investors should do instead. They also […]

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]]> Ravi sits down with financial writer and Animal Spirits co-host Ben Carlson to discuss investing, inflation, market psychology, and why long-term optimism still wins. From stock market crashes and recessions to AI, passive investing, retirement, and wealth building, Ben explains why trying to time the market often backfires—and what investors should do instead. They also explore today’s biggest economic risks, from government debt and tariffs to tech concentration and speculative investing. If you’re wondering how to build wealth in an uncertain world, this conversation offers a practical framework for staying invested and thinking long term.

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]]> Will Platner Cost the Dems the Senate? https://thebranchmedia.org/show/lost-debate/will-platner-cost-the-dems-the-senate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=will-platner-cost-the-dems-the-senate Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:28:56 +0000 https://thebranchmedia.org/?post_type=show&p=8733 Ravi Gupta examines the growing scandals surrounding Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, from newly revealed sexting allegations to controversial past comments and mounting questions about his character and judgment. He explores whether Platner’s supporters—and the Democratic influencers and leaders who helped elevate him—are overlooking serious warning signs. With control of the Senate potentially on the […]

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]]> Ravi Gupta examines the growing scandals surrounding Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, from newly revealed sexting allegations to controversial past comments and mounting questions about his character and judgment. He explores whether Platner’s supporters—and the Democratic influencers and leaders who helped elevate him—are overlooking serious warning signs. With control of the Senate potentially on the line, Ravi asks whether Platner has become a political liability and what his rise says about the future of the Democratic Party.

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]]> The Case Against Dating Apps https://thebranchmedia.org/show/lost-debate/the-case-against-dating-apps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-case-against-dating-apps Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:10:37 +0000 https://thebranchmedia.org/?post_type=show&p=8731 Dating apps promised to make finding love easier. Instead, many people feel more disconnected, discouraged, and lonely than ever. Ravi sits down with relationship coach, matchmaker, and founder of the feels, Allie Hoffman, to explore why dating apps may be failing us, what we’ve lost by outsourcing connection to technology, and how real-world community can […]

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]]> Dating apps promised to make finding love easier. Instead, many people feel more disconnected, discouraged, and lonely than ever. Ravi sits down with relationship coach, matchmaker, and founder of the feels, Allie Hoffman, to explore why dating apps may be failing us, what we’ve lost by outsourcing connection to technology, and how real-world community can help us find our way back. Together, they unpack modern loneliness, the hidden costs of swipe culture, and the case for getting off the apps and into real life.

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]]> Eight Years in the Making https://thebranchmedia.org/show/lost-debate/eight-years-in-the-making/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eight-years-in-the-making Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:24:15 +0000 https://thebranchmedia.org/?post_type=show&p=8728 What did you used to want to learn, make, or finish? Guitar. Spanish. Salsa. The novel you’ve been starting for a decade.We all carry an invisible list: the skills we wish we’d learned, the talents we wish we’d developed, and the dreams we meant to pursue. Most of us file that list away, telling ourselves […]

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]]> What did you used to want to learn, make, or finish? Guitar. Spanish. Salsa. The novel you’ve been starting for a decade.
We all carry an invisible list: the skills we wish we’d learned, the talents we wish we’d developed, and the dreams we meant to pursue. Most of us file that list away, telling ourselves we’ll get back to it someday. Most of us never do. In this episode, Ravi Gupta shares the framework behind his new book, The Invisible List, why he believes it’s never too late to start, and how you can pre-order the book and begin reclaiming the dreams you’ve deferred.

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]]> The $40 Billion Money Pit https://thebranchmedia.org/show/lost-debate/the-40billion-money/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-40billion-money Wed, 27 May 2026 22:36:04 +0000 https://thebranchmedia.org/?post_type=show&p=8725 New York City spends over $40,000 per student — more than almost anywhere in America — yet its schools deliver painfully average results while enrollment continues to collapse. Ravi sits down with journalist Marc Novicoff to unpack the exploding costs, shrinking classrooms, special education loopholes, and political dysfunction driving the crisis. They explore how billion-dollar […]

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]]> New York City spends over $40,000 per student — more than almost anywhere in America — yet its schools deliver painfully average results while enrollment continues to collapse. Ravi sits down with journalist Marc Novicoff to unpack the exploding costs, shrinking classrooms, special education loopholes, and political dysfunction driving the crisis. They explore how billion-dollar programs, empty school buildings, and untouchable bureaucracy are reshaping public education in America’s largest city — and why almost nobody in power seems willing to confront it.

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]]> Surprising Truths about Sex and Relationships https://thebranchmedia.org/show/lost-debate/surprising-truths-about-sex-and-relations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=surprising-truths-about-sex-and-relations Wed, 20 May 2026 20:46:07 +0000 https://thebranchmedia.org/?post_type=show&p=8722 Everything we think we know about dating, sex, love, and marriage may only be half true. In this episode, Dr. Justin Garcia, director of the Kinsey Institute and author of The Intimate Animal, joins Ravi to unpack the hidden forces shaping modern relationships — from dating apps and Gen Z’s “sex recession” to infidelity, pornography, […]

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]]> Everything we think we know about dating, sex, love, and marriage may only be half true. In this episode, Dr. Justin Garcia, director of the Kinsey Institute and author of The Intimate Animal, joins Ravi to unpack the hidden forces shaping modern relationships — from dating apps and Gen Z’s “sex recession” to infidelity, pornography, monogamy, and why so many Americans are single. Drawing on decades of research, they explore the gap between what people say they want and how relationships actually work. It’s a fascinating, surprising conversation about intimacy, trust, desire, and what it really means to find connection today.

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