Schedule the event, invite the right participants, assign roles, and publish the question.
Live debates · accountable conversations · AI-assisted evidence review
Stop the Deflection. Get the Answer.
Answer the Damn Question is the live debate and podcast platform built to bring accountability, evidence, and direct answers back into the conversation.
Host structured live discussions, control the flow of the conversation, challenge unanswered questions, and use AI-assisted tools to identify claims, surface supporting sources, and highlight potential evasion.
Live Debate
Current QuestionWhat evidence supports the proposed budget change?
Speaker A88% DirectAnswered with supporting context
Speaker BEvasion DetectedBudget figures were not addressed
AI Evidence AssistantClaim identified. Relevant sources sent to the moderator for review.
Substance over soundbitesBuilt for hosts, podcasters, journalists, educators, and organizations.
Keep the question visible, require a response, and give the moderator the final say on what reaches the audience.
AI-assisted source reviewDirectness and evasion analysisModerator-controlled discussionsAudience opinion tracking
Built for conversations that demand more
More structure before the event. More accountability while it is live. More value after it ends.
Whether you are producing a weekly show, teaching students how to defend a position, organizing a debate league, or giving spectators a more active role, ATDQ provides a clear workflow before, during, and after every conversation.
Manage timers, speaking windows, required answers, audience signals, and moderator review.
Organize replays, transcripts, summaries, clips, follow-up questions, and accountability reports.
School & Team Debates
Run structured debates from one platform
Schedule one-time or recurring debates, register teams, assign roles, support moderators, manage brackets, and keep every event organized.
AI Podcast ProductionTurn each episode into more content
Use AI-assisted workflows to prepare transcripts, captions, clip ideas, show notes, titles, thumbnails, and reusable social content.
Live Spectator EngagementMake the audience part of the experience
Give spectators ways to participate through live signals, polls, questions, reactions, claim challenges, and after-event engagement.
AI Accountability ToolsKeep important claims in focus
Support moderators and creators with AI-assisted source review, claim tracking, question follow-up, scorecards, and accountability reports.
Replays, Clips & RecapsKeep the conversation working after it ends
Organize replays, captions, highlight ideas, transcripts, summaries, chapter markers, and publishing assets from one workflow.
Simple Access & Event SetupGet teams, guests, and audiences to the right place
Use role-based access, invitation links, QR codes, saved teams, recurring schedules, and clear event workflows to reduce setup confusion.