You Might Be Right

Bill Haslam, Phil Bredesen

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Booking Overview

A policy-focused show hosted by two former Tennessee governors that brings on prominent experts to debate tough, real-world governance issues—crime, media, gun violence, and education disparities. For PR pros, it’s a credible platform for think-tank and academic leaders who can speak clearly about public policy tradeoffs and values.

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 Governor of Tennessee; later served in senior public administration roles. Typically brings executive-government perspective to debates on policy priorities, public safety, and civic outcomes.

Phil Bredesen - Former Governor of Tennessee and senior federal executive (including prior OMB leadership). Offers a governance and fiscal-policy lens to discussions with experts on public policy design and implem...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Public-policy leaders from government, major think tanks, and top universities; also prominent authors/security technologists and recognized policy specialists able to debate from differing viewpoints.
Required Achievements:  
Senior roles in major policy institutions (e.g., think tanks, government bureaus), Academic appointments at major universities, Authorship of influential books/research in policy or technology, Leadership positions in policy centers and research organizations

Recent Guest Discussions

Aldo Musacchio - Government Vs Private Capital Role In Innovation And R&d

Jeffrey Miron - Federal Research Funding And The Case For/against Taxpayer-supported R&d

Bruce Schneier - AI Governance And Security/oversight Considerations

Kristian Stout - Approaches To AI Regulation Across Market, States, And Federal Level

Elena Patel - Design Of Federal Dollars Through State Budgets; Policy Accountability Mechanisms

Recent Topics

Public Policy, Governance, Education, Crime, Media

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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