Open to Debate announces the launch of Generational Divides with Nick Gillespie, a bold new podcast series where three generations sit down at one table for an unfiltered, no-holds-barred debate about the cultural, political, and economic ideas that shape our times. Each episode mixes guests from different generations, from Baby Boomers to Gen Z, to explore how age and experience influence our values, politics, and sense of possibility. Hosted by Reason’s Nick Gillespie, Generational Divides takes a salon-style approach to debate-part highbrow discussion, part witty sparring match-offering a space where difference isn’t just tolerated, but encouraged. In the inaugural episode, out today on all podcast platforms, Gillespie convenes voices from three different generations to debate Intergenerational Wealth, examining how each generation views money, opportunity, and the American Dream. The panelists are:

Baby Boomer: Joe Nocera, Deputy Managing Editor at The Free Press Gen X: Stacey Vanek Smith, Journalist, Reporter, and Co-host of Everybody’s Business at Bloomberg Business Gen Z: Kyla Scanlon, Economic Commentator and Author of In This Economy?

Smart, contrarian, and funny, Generational Divides with Nick Gillespie embodies Open to Debate’s commitment to lively, nuanced discourse in an age of echo chambers. With provocative prompts, generationally diverse guests, and Gillespie’s trademark wit guiding the way, the series invites listeners to question their assumptions and join a conversation that’s as entertaining as it is enlightening. Look out for the second episode early next year. It will be an intergenerational hot take on today’s media landscape-including podcasts, TikTok, YouTube and consolidation trends in legacy media-with high profile leaders across industries. Here’s more information about this episode:

Are Grandma’s Social Security benefits imperiling Junior’s future? Is owning a home still a defining part of the American Dream, or a relic of a bygone era? When we look back on the 1950s, do we see a golden age, or are we simply indulging in nostalgia? And how large is the gap between different age groups on whether intergenerational wealth is still achievable? In the inaugural episode of a new Open to Debate series, Generational Divides, Reason’s editor-at-large Nick Gillespie brings together three debaters from three generations – Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Gen Z – to unpack how age, experience, and economics shape our ideas of prosperity, opportunity, and freedom. It’s a lively, cross-generational debate on whether the promises of the past still hold up in a rapidly changing America. Featured Debate Topics: 1. Are Grandma’s Social Security Benefits Imperiling Junior’s Future? 2. Is Homeownership Still A Defining Attribute of the American Dream? 3. What Are People Really Nostalgic for About the 1950s-and Was the Economy Actually Better Then?

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