Polite Disputes is a long-form analytical podcast about how humans think, why we tend to make the choices we do, and what we could do better. It is written and produced by Allen Schyf.
Episodes run 20–60 minutes on topics across political systems, psychology, history, economics, and philosophy. The same analytical standard is applied to every side of every question. I don’t seek to “influence” in the current understanding of that word: I do hope to deliver a new way of thinking about the topics I discuss — a permanent ongoing awareness that is yours, independent of me.
Publishing schedule
Monday — Series episodes, free to all subscribers. Complete, finite series released one episode per week.
Friday — Premium episodes, for paid subscribers. Open-ended episodes on inherited assumptions, ethics, consciousness, and more. Free subscribers receive a 10-minute preview.
Where to start —
What this is
Every few years, the world produces a topic so contested that merely being the one to raise it in conversation functions as a sort of declaration of allegiance. Climate. Immigration. Religion. Gender. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict. American democracy. Novel medical therapies that raise ethical questions no one could have prepared for. The list rotate…
About Allen Schyf
A Canadian analytical writer. The work is meant to speak for itself. The goal is paradigm shift.
