Press
Kit, sample audio, visual assets, and direct contact. The Agora launches Thursday, September 17, 2026.
In brief
A twice-weekly AI-generated political roundtable. A moderator and four commentators — progressive to conservative — debate three issues and two lightning rounds, with The Herald’s news interlude between them, in roughly thirty minutes. Every episode is grounded in verified facts before the panel speaks and fact-checked again after. The full approach is on the How It Works page.
Built by Josh Morton, a real estate attorney in Houston, Texas. An independent project — not a startup, not venture-backed.
Trailer & sample episode
- Trailer 90-second introduction to the show and the cast. Published September 3, 2026. Listen / download →
- Sample episode A complete, representative episode. Coming soon
Visual assets
Heritage political-poster illustration. Muted red, navy, and cream. Available for editorial use, attribution requested.
- Cover artFive-character composition, with wordmark. High-resolution PNG. Download →
- Character portraitsAll six cast members, plus cover and wordmark. ZIP. Download →
- Show wordmark"THE AGORA," navy serif. PNG. Download →
At a glance
Arthur Kline — Moderator. Commanding, theatrical, dry. Clipped New England diction.
Eli Navarro — Progressive. Quick, morally engaged. Brooklyn inflection.
Nora Kessler — Center-left. Coalition-minded, policy-focused, allergic to performance. Bay Area intonation.
Grant Mercer — Center-right. Plain-spoken institutionalist. Great Plains flatness.
Sloane Barrett — Conservative. Disciplined, dry, rigorous — never reactionary. Texas drawl.
Simone Hargrove — The Herald. Solo news interlude; never debates. Composed, editorially neutral. Chicago cadence.
Contact
Available for interviews and technical walkthroughs. Replies typically within 24 hours during the U.S. workday.