Brett & Brad

Brett & Brad

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Brett & Brad episodes

  • Copernicus, Population III Stars, SCOTUS Hears Tariff Arguments
    Brett and Brad discuss the impact of Nicolaus Copernicus and the heliocentric model he promoted. We then talk a recent JWST paper claiming the best evidence yet for the discovery of Population III stars that were the first stars created after the Big Bang. After the break, we review the oral arguments heard last week at the Supreme Court and take guesses on what the future ruling may hinge on.

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    51 min
  • Election Results, Property Taxes, Government Shutdown
    Brett and Brad recap some favorite Halloween costumes this year before diving into a discussion on the 2025 election results that quickly turns into an impromptu discussion of property tax reform and specifically the effort to eliminate property taxes completely in Ohio. Brett recaps Steve Hackett's concert in Akron (or A-Kron?) before the break, and we come back with yet more property tax discussion because we just can't get enough! We end with a quick rundown of the government shutdown.

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    52 min
  • Halloween Trivia & The Pit and the Pendulum
    Brett and Brad discuss some Halloween trivia fresh off Brett's win in the same contest. Then we read Edgar Allen Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum, a spooky story from 1848. Finally, we end the last few minutes with a brief recap of the X-59 test plane that had its first flight, aiming to reduce the noise of sonic booms. Happy Halloween!

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    56 min
  • The Browns, The Louvre, WCSB, and Comets

    Brett and Brad discuss a newly revealed update to The Browns/City of Cleveland stadium deal before diving into The Browns' performance and touching on the World Series. We talk movies and the burglary at The Louvre too. After the break we discuss yet more newly revealed information, now regarding WCSB and its takeover by Ideastream Public Media. We end with some comet comments, seeing as how there are 2 currently visible and there's a chance to collect some unique data from the 3rd ever interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS.

    Thanks to our caller!

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    56 min
  • Propaganda! and The Browns/Cleveland Stadium Deal
    Brett and Brad discuss propaganda, what it is, how to recognize it, and its effects through the lens of Clyde Miller, an early 20th century reporter for The Plain Dealer. Afterwards, we review the details of the new deal reached by the city of Cleveland and the Haslam Sports Group that requires everyone to play nice from now on.

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    55 min
  • Spooky Movie Reccomendations, WCSB, and Nobel Prizes
    Brett and Brad discuss Spooky Movie recommendations for October from our friend, producer & writer Tom Burke. Then, what are your opinions on real life serial killers in media? After the break, we talk the recent, abrupt takeover of WCSB. We end with an update on the 2025 Nobel Prizes.

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    56 min
  • Is America Becoming More Fascist? Pt. 2, iPhone Schematics, Go Guardians!
    Brett and Brad celebrate the start of Spooktober before finishing their conversation from 9/17/25 to help you understand the question, "Is America Becoming More Fascist?". After the break, Brad reviews One Battle After Another with a discussion on great actors, we talk the FCC leaking the iPhone 16e schematics, and finish with a discussion on The Guardians' phenomenal September.

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    56 min
  • Interview with Education Revolution Association: Fred Ode, Andrea Patt, & Brian Siftar
    Brad is joined for this pre-recorded interview by Fred Ode, entrepreneur, philanthropist, former teacher, and founder of Education Revolution Association (ERA), a group looking to improve high school curriculum in Ohio and ensure students feel prepared for the world after K-12 education. After the break, Brad talks with Andrea Patt, Director of Curriculum at Summit ESC, and Brian Siftar, Principal of Columbia High School in Columbia Station, to learn about how the ERA curriculum works in this ongoing trial with 7 school districts in the Cleveland area.

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    49 min
  • Vacations, Cross-Species Ants, Is America Becoming More Fascist? Pt. 1
    Brett and Brad review some of what happened over their vacations before discussing new paper in Nature on "xenoparous" Ants that give birth to a completely different species, the first time that has ever been observed! We end with part 1 of a discussion on whether the US is becoming more fascist, because Ants are the most fascist animal, obviously.

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    55 min
  • A New Moon Around Uranus, AI-enabled Bromine Poisoning
    Brett and Brad discuss a new moon around Uranus discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope in this pre-recorded show. Then we read a duologue from Shakespeare's Measure for Measure for reasons that will become clear that we definitely realized before recording. After the break we talk about an article in the Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases journal on Bromism, or Bromine poisoning, at least partially caused by AI influence.

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    56 min

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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…