You Might Be Right

Bill Haslam, Phil Bredesen

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Booking Overview

A policy-focused government and public-service talk show led by two former U.S. governors, featuring high-level experts who debate tough issues like crime, media, gun violence, education disparities, and related governance questions. For PR pros, it’s a strong platform for credible thought leaders who can frame arguments in a civil, public-policy context.

Metrics

Episodes: 57

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 77 subscribers

Instagram: 927 followers

Contact Information

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Host

Bill Haslam - Former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam co-hosts the show. The podcast covers topics such as crime, the media, gun violence, and education disparities with expert guests.

Phil Bredesen - Former Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen co-hosts the show. The podcast covers topics such as crime, the media, gun violence, and education disparities with expert guests.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Well-known public-policy, economics, regulation, security/technology, and government finance experts (e.g., university professors, major think-tank leadership, former senior government officials, and senior policy-center executives).
Required Achievements:  
Senior leadership roles at prominent think tanks or policy centers, Academic professorships in economics/management or related fields, Authorship of widely known books and/or security/technology expertise, Former high-level government appointments (e.g., governorship, OMB leadership)

Recent Guest Discussions

Aldo Musacchio - Whether Taxpayers Should Pay For Federal R&d; Innovation Financing And Incentives

Jeffrey Miron - Whether Taxpayers Should Pay For Federal R&d; The Role Of Government Vs Private Capital In Innovation

Bruce Schneier - AI Regulation Approach; Security/technology Perspective On Governing AI

Kristian Stout - Who Should Regulate Ai; Roles For Market, States, And The Federal Government

Elena Patel - Federal-state Spending Tradeoffs; Implications For Taxpayers

Recent Topics

Public Policy, Governance, Education, Criminal Justice, Mental Health

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
You Might Be Right
:

Should Taxpayers Pay for R&D? – with Jeffrey Miron and Aldo Musacchio

May 21, 2026

From the internet and GPS to vaccines and artificial intelligence, federal research funding has helped shape modern life, but should government still play such a large role in innovation? Jeffrey Miron, VP for Research at the Cato Institute and Economics Lecturer at Harvard, and Aldo Musacchio, Professor of Management and Economics at Brandeis, join Governors Haslam and Bredesen to debate whether taxpayer-funded research still makes sense in a world increasingly driven by private capital. 

Who Should Regulate AI? – with Kristian Stout and Bruce Schneier

May 07, 2026

AI is already reshaping everyday life, but the rules governing it are still up for debate. Kristian Stout, Director of Innovation Policy at the International Center for Law & Economics, and Bruce Schneier, security technologist and author, join Governors Haslam and Bredesen to explore whether AI regulation should come from the market, the states, or the federal government.

Should Federal Dollars Come with Strings Attached? – with Mitch Daniels & Elena Patel

April 23, 2026

As billions of federal dollars flow through state budgets, who should decide how that money gets spent? Former IN Governor & OMB Director Mitch Daniels and Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center co-director Elena Patel join Governors Bredesen and Haslam to unpack the balance between federal priorities and state flexibility, and what it means for taxpayers.

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