Bandied Basics

By Brett and Brad

Every Wednesday Brett and Brad discuss the latest in science, tech, politics, sports, and Cleveland. Edited from the air signal of WRUW-FM 91.1 Cleveland which broadcasts from their studios on the cam... more

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April 02, 2025 Live with Donna Schuele on Deportations and a Trump 3rd Term
Brett and Brad are joined live in the studio by friend of the show Donna Schuele to talk about the Trump administration deportations and Trump's comments on running for a 3rd term despite what the Constitution may say about that. After the break, Brad attempts (eventually successfully) to put on a caller on the air.

Listen to Donna's previous appearances in Season 3, Episode 5 & Season 2, Episode 29
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March 26, 2025 Wine Bottling, Art Festivals, and Sharing War Plans with Journalists
Brett and Brad discuss Brett's wine making adventure coming to a conclusion, Brad's journey to the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, and Jeffery Goldberg accidentally(?) being added to a probably illegal group text detailing an upcoming US military operation. Plus we end with a Cleveland Sports update on the Cavs and the Guardians.
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56min
March 19, 2025 Interview with Kate Goldman & the Construction Landscape in NYC
Brett and Brad talk with Kate Goldman, friend of the show, CWRU alumna, and Construction Project Manager in NYC for Consigli Construction. We talk the construction landscape in NYC and what makes it unique, specifically around the medical industry; how large towers get built; and advice for those interested in civil engineering, especially around the ACE Mentor Program: www.acementor.org
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52min
March 12, 2025 Lunar Eclipse (tonight!), Daylight Saving's time, Family vlogging & The Penny
At some point Brad mentions the lunar eclipse and mistakenly says it's Friday night/Saturday morning, but it's not! It's Thursday night/Friday morning! Apologies if you miss the eclipse! The times are still correct, just the night is wrong. Brett & Brad complain about Daylight Saving's Time and discuss "Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke", a documentary and other movie and TV recommendations. After the break, a deep dive into the Penny and a bit on how currency works.
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56min
March 05, 2025 Firefly Lands on the Moon, San Francisco v. EPA Supreme Court Case, and Trump's Address
Brett is out this week so Brad runs a short show covering Trump's address to a joint session of Congress on his first few weeks in office, the first successful landing on the Moon by a private company, the recently concluded City of San Francisco v. EPA Supreme Court case, and we start with an Oscars recap.
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32min
February 26, 2025 WHO and Alcohol , Microsoft's Majorana Quantum Processor, and DOGE updates
Brett and Brad lead off with a discussion on new guidance from the World Health Organization recommending alcohol have cancer warnings, followed by a dive into Microsoft's latest news of a topological quantum processor called the Majorana 1. We touch on JOANN Fabrics closing all stores and give an update on the asteroid from S3E7. After the break, it's a dive into what Trump's been up to, and what maybe Elon Musk has been up to? legally it's not clear.
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56min
February 19, 2025 Interview with Tom Burke on The Oscars 2025
Brett and Brad talk with Tom Burke, producer and screenwriter focused on independent films about the 2025 Academy Awards and what the general state of the entertainment industry is right now. See Tom's latest film Old Guy, streaming February 21st.
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55min
February 12, 2025 Guantanamo Bay, Bribery, NIH Funding, and an Asteroid!
Brett and Brad run through another week of Trump's presidency in the 1st half of the show including an examination of the Migrant Operations Center at Guantanamo Bay, some actions Trump took this week related to bribery charges, the shuttering of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Elon's latest press conference. After the break Brad gives an update on an Asteroid that may? probably not, but may hit earth in 8 years, and provides some updates on CLE building projects.
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55min
February 05, 2025 Trump Update, How Ozempic Works, and Punxsutawney Phil
Brett and Brad do an as-rapid-as-possible-fire review of the last 2 weeks of Trump's presidency including the recent announcement of a desire to "take over" Gaza, what Elon Musk has been up to, a Sovereign Wealth Fund for the US, and Trump's anti-DEIA executive order. After the break Brett walks us through how Ozempic works and gives an update on the whether a native ground rodent saw his shadow. We end with Sports.
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57min
January 29, 2025 Donna Schuele on Trump's Birthright Citizenship EO and What's Next?
Brett and Brad talk with Donna Schuele, a CWRU alum, previous clerk to the 9th circuit federal court, PhD graduate of UC Berkeley, adjunct professor with University of California and California State, and friend of the show. Donna breaks down what Trump's Executive Order targeting birthright citizenship really means, what the role of the courts are in it with a historical lens, and makes predictions for what could happen as this EO makes its way through the courts.

Listen to Donna's first appearance with us in Season 2, Episode 29, July 17th, 2024.
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56min

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