John Donvan
speaker
2,077 appearances
13 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 18 Sep
John Donvan’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Our CEO is Liam Mathau, Michelle Debrasini is head of marketing, Andrew Lipson is head of production.
I'm John Don Van.
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and open to debate.
Okay, who wants a four-day workweek?
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A lot of people who work, I think I can safely say, people who could use some extra free time in a lot of different ways to be with their kids, to take some classes, to pursue a hobby, and maybe just to chill.
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Probably most of us would like that, and maybe our families would too.
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I'm John Donvan.
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This is Open to Debate, and get ready for an argument about the four-day workweek.
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are two debaters, Juliet Shore, an economist who has a famous TED talk out there about the four-day workweek, and Joanne Lipman, a journalist who, in her storied career, has been both a worker and a boss.
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They disagree, not on the appeal of a four-day workweek.
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In fact, both of them say
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It would be a very nice thing.
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But while one believes that we may already be moving in that direction and quite quickly, the other says it's not going to happen anytime soon, maybe ever in the United States.
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Here is our debate question.
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Is America ready for a four-day workweek?
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Juliette, Joanne, welcome to Open to Debate.
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And Juliette, you go first.
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We are ready for your opener.
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Is America ready for a four-day workweek?
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