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Tired of politics without curiosity?
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Talk politics. Keep your friends. Make new ones.

  • Expert framing
  • Small groups
  • Full-room reflection
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A discussion forum and social club. New York City.

WHAT IS UNMUTED?

WE'RE A DISCUSSION FORUM AND SOCIAL CLUB FOR THE POLITICALLY CURIOUS.

UNMUTED is where the politically curious dig into big issues alongside people at a similar stage of life. If your conversations keep getting flattened, coded, or shut down elsewhere, this is the room where you'll leave feeling heard — even when nobody agrees.

Talk politics. Keep your friends. Make new ones.

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SPEAKERS WANTED

We're always looking for new experts (defined loosely) to discuss and debate today's issues.

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HOW A NIGHT WORKS

UNMUTED events focus on big political and cultural issues.

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    EXPERTS FRAME THE TOPIC

    Someone who knows the terrain sets up the question and the stakes.

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    SMALL GROUPS TALK IT THROUGH

    You actually get to speak, not just listen from row nine.

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    THE WHOLE ROOM REFLECTS

    Every table brings its best argument back to the floor.

Conversation into the night is not required, but expected.

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“We're for people who believe conversation matters — and who have the humility to accept that being wrong is inevitable on the path to being right.”

— WHY UNMUTED EXISTS

— THE BASICS

A discussion forum for the politically curious who want to learn about big issues with others at a similar stage of life. You belong here if you're tired of those conversations getting flattened, coded, or shut down elsewhere — and if you want a social place to hear new perspectives and still leave feeling heard when views differ.

UNMUTED exists to fill the void for the politically curious: people who believe conversation matters and have the humility to accept that being wrong is inevitable on the path to being right.

UNMUTED events focus on big political and cultural issues. Experts frame the topic, small groups talk it through, and full-room reflection brings it all together. The people who show up tend to like each other. Conversation into the night is not required, but expected.

Speaker in a tan blazer holding a microphone in a green armchair at an UNMUTED event.

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SPEAKERS WANTED

Bring a topic you can defend and a room that will push back. We're always looking for new experts — defined loosely.

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TALK POLITICS. KEEP YOUR FRIENDS. MAKE NEW ONES.

The next conversation is already on the calendar.

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