Bridge Club

Join Mallory Mahoney, Lindsay Flood, and Jenna Thomas for season 2 of Bridge Club. We still don't agree but we are good with it. This season we are bringing you our takes on influencers in the wilds, imposter syndrome, things you put in your hoohaa, and much more. This isn’t your Grandma’s Bridge Club.

On today's episode we discuss all things with the Summer 2020, I mean the 2021 Olympics. Should we be having the Olympics in the middle of a pandemic? Is the Olympics just a money grab? Does the IOC and their archaic rules need to go? Let's dive in. 

Why is the funeral business making billionaires of dollars off our deaths? Is it ethical for the death business to be racking in the cash as we go six feet under? Today we discuss the death industry and why even you're dead you still leave a large tab.

Do you believe in the concept of soulmates? What about becoming someone’s soulmate over time? Today we’re getting romantic on main. And maybe just a tiny bit cynical.

Articles referenced in today’s episode:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-joint-adventures-well-educated-couples/201207/soul-mates-do-exist-just-not-in-the-way-we

https://www.bustle.com/articles/133430-is-there-scientific-proof-that-soulmates-exist

Can a “deep” personality be learned, or are some people just shallow by nature? Today we’re talking all about depth, how it impacts our friendships and how we relate to each other. What do you think?

Are unions still relevant to workers right and for shrinking inequality gaps? Or will they lead to more automation and less jobs? We are not labor experts but we discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of unions across multiple industries.

Is the British Royal Family more dysfunctional than the Kardashians? Maybe. In today's episode, we chat about Queen Elizabeth, Charles, and whether the whole institution is going down in flames. We may not be experts, but we have plenty of opinions (as usual).

Articles discussed in this episode:

We've all heard of Playboy, but how much do you really know? It can be argued that Hef's contributions to society outweigh the darkness that seemed to follow Playboy's operations. How do you remember a person, and what determines a legacy?

Some additional reading: Hef's NY Times obituary https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/27/obituaries/hugh-hefner-dead.html?_r=0

Podcast: Call Her Daddy #116 (Holly Madison)

The mansion: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-playboy-mansion-hugh-hefner-20170927-htmlstory.html

As Bernie Sanders once said "billionaires shouldn't exist"—or should they?! We've got some spicy takes on that very question in this episode. Would *you* want to be a billionaire, or would you be happy with a paltry $100 million? Is it possible to be an ethical person and a billionaire at the same time? Are all billionaires evil? We don't have the answers, but we definitely have opinions.

P.S. The guy whose name Lindsay couldn't remember is Anand Giridharadas, author of Winners Take All. You can learn much more about the debate over billionaires in this video, where Giridharadas explains some of the ethics behind the opinion "billionaires shouldn't exist."

P.P.S. It's well worth learning more about MacKenzie Scott's philanthropic efforts over the last year. 

What's the point of a minimum wage that doesn't come close to reaching the poverty line? Good question. Today we dive into our thoughts on the $15 minimum wage, government aid, and universal basic income (plus its weird cousin, the negative income tax). You might learn something from this episode—we did!

Some of the articles referenced in this episode: