Surrounded
Jubilee Media
Welcome to Surrounded, where one brave person faces twenty five. Every Sunday, dive into bold debates as a single guest takes on twenty five people with opposing views. No echo chambers, just raw, unfiltered conversations that challenge assumptions and spark connection.If you’re hungry for perspective, ready to wrestle with complexity, and believe in the power of debate, you’re in the right place. Subscribe now and join a community built on curiosity, empathy, and conversation that matters.
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Mar 29, 2026 • 31min
Top 5 Most Heated Debates | Surrounded
Candace Owens, conservative commentator known for defending traditional values, and Jordan Peterson, clinical psychologist and public intellectual, appear. They clash over motherhood, DEI, morality, science, purpose, and heated cultural confrontations. Short, sharp exchanges revisit polarizing debates and provocative confrontations from the year.
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Mar 22, 2026 • 58min
Is Body Positivity Disempowering? Follow-up (ft. Jillian Michaels) | Surrounded
Marcy Guevara, a plus-size industry entrepreneur and body‑positivity advocate, and Jillian Michaels, a fitness trainer and media personality, reunite to revisit their debate. They discuss childhood trauma, the tension between community identity and personal health, movement loyalty, and why labels can feel limiting. Short, candid conversation about identity, healing, and choices.
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Mar 15, 2026 • 1h 48min
Jillian Michaels vs 20 Body Positivity Activists
Jillian Michaels, fitness expert and TV personality turned health advocate, leads a heated debate on body positivity and public health. She raises four provocative claims about obesity risks, corporate co-optation, eating-disorder oversimplification, and disempowerment. The conversation pivots between medical evidence, lived experience, industry tactics, and rights-based approaches.
Mar 8, 2026 • 48min
Why It Always Comes Back to Butt Stuff | We Followed Up With Zander Moricz
Zander Moricz, organizer and founder of SEE Alliance focused on youth-centered LGBTQ+ advocacy and local school-board strategy. He revisits his Surrounded debate, tackling trans youth and gender-affirming care, confronting misinformation and grooming claims, and discussing strategies for persuasion, community unity, and the role of parents, clinicians, and evidence in heated culture wars.
Mar 1, 2026 • 1h 31min
1 LGBTQ+ Activist vs 25 Conservatives (ft. Zander Moricz)
Zander Moricz, an LGBTQ+ activist and executive director of SEE Alliance who fights for transgender and queer youth rights, takes on heated debate topics. They discuss claims about grooming, defend gender-affirming care, tackle book bans and drag story hours, and explore how visibility, medical oversight, and school policies affect young people.
Feb 22, 2026 • 57min
Can Talarico Turn Texas Blue? | James Talarico vs 20 Undecided Voters Surrounded Follow-Up
A follow-up conversation revisits a big-city candidate’s promise to change Texas politics and whether sincere leaders can survive the system. Listeners hear debates about whether wealth or ideology drives polarization, ideas to reform voting and party incentives, and personal stories shaping views on gun safety and faith-based crossover appeal.
Feb 15, 2026 • 50min
Has the FBI Always Been Corrupt? | 1 Ex-Mafia Boss vs 20 Cops Surrounded Follow-Up
Tom, a retired FBI special agent with 23 years in the Los Angeles field office, reflects on FBI culture and oversight. He discusses why public trust has eroded, how media shapes juror expectations, and how investigative practices have changed since the 1980s. The conversation also covers conflict-of-interest handling and the tension between fear, empathy, and accountability in modern policing.
Feb 8, 2026 • 54min
Are Conservatives the Snowflakes Now? | Isaiah Martin Surrounded Follow-Up
Isaiah Martin, former congressional candidate and political commentator: a quick mini bio—he ran for Congress and debates across deep divides. He revisits his heated Surrounded debate, tackling immigration myths, real-time misinformation and fact-checking, Trump's economic record and tariffs, corporate tax history, the Doge craze, and what Democrats should prioritize next.
Feb 1, 2026 • 1h 49min
Isaiah Martin vs 20 MAGA Republicans
Isaiah Martin, a former congressional candidate and Democratic organizer, takes on immigration, economic fairness, and government spending. He challenges mass deportations, critiques tax and energy promises, and questions administration fiscal moves like DOGE. Quick, combative debates cover tariffs, housing, and partisan values.
Jan 25, 2026 • 1h 20min
Has the Healthcare Industry Betrayed Us? | Doctor Mike Surrounded Follow-Up
Ace (Anastasia/Ace), a young self-improvement advocate focused on bodily autonomy, challenges water fluoridation and corporate control of food and medicine. They recount why distrust of institutions grew from COVID and additives. Short, direct takes on fluoride, personal freedom, psychedelics, and why people are skeptical of medical authorities.
