Today we are joined by Dave Trotter, an expert in voting behavior, electoral statistics, and forecasting. He has a Masters in Political science with a focus on voting behavior. We booked this episode last minute and worked hard to release it before the election! The original plan was to have a fast conversation so our poor editor didn’t have to work too hard but there was just so much to ask and learn about from Dave that it ended up being a longer conversation anyway. 

Join us as we talk about the upcoming election, Dave make a number of predictions of outcomes, talks to us about voter behavior, and outlines to us HOW to read electoral polls. 

If you want to learn more from Dave, check him out his various links!

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Today we are joined by Steven Bridges, an ironic name for our show. A magician turned card counter from the motherland of the UK. He has blown up on YouTube for filming his antics counting cards in the U.S. and around the world. In this episode we discuss magic, how to read crowds, and the business of card counting. Get ready for a diverse conversation that touches on psychology, mathematics, and the discipline of the job. 

If you would like to check out Steven’s work you can find his YouTube here.

Consider as well looking at Steven’s free guide Why You Probably Shouldn’t Learn Count Cards. 

Finally, follow his Twitter to learn more about his behind-the-scenes and what hes up to daily.

In todays episode we are joined by JREG, the safe edge poster, meta-memer, post-irony YouTuber! To be honest, I am not sure what this conversation is about other than community at one point. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as it confused us! 

If you don’t want to find JREG, here’s his YouTube.

Definitely don’t check out his Instagram. 

Today we are chatting with Jordan Harbinger, podcaster and lawyer. We had a fascinating conversation about his trips within North Korea, being kidnapped not once, but twice as well as the process by which he thinks and engages with guests on his show.

If you enjoyed todays podcast and want to find Jordan's other conversations:

Today we are joined by Dr. Glenn Loury an esteemed economists and public pundit who has spent a career writing and speaking about conservatism. In this episode, we dig into his book, Late Admissions and his dissonant experience as being black within academics and not wanting to losing his Chicago connections. We hope you enjoy this podcast episode as much as we did. 

If you enjoyed listening to Glenn today you can check him out at: 

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YouTube

Twitter

TikTok and 

Instagram!

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Ranton is a YouTuber, Shaolin warrior monk, who is most notable for his video game reviews and Shaolin monk content. Today we chat about his time at the Shaolin temple, comedy, and Ranton’s personal passion for encouraging political engagement. The conversation is long and full of laughs so we hope you enjoy it. 

If you want to explore Ranton’s content, please check him out! 

He is on YouTube here.

And if you want to see images and photos from his life, here is his Instagram.

Today we're joined by the Dr. Flint Dibble and Milo Rossi, or as you might know him, MiniMinuteMan. In this special episode, they announce their exciting new collaboration to overwhelm online fake history with real, evidence-based content.

We dive deep into spotting fake history, unraveling the bad information and outright lies spread by pseudo-historians, and share some easy debunks of the most common fake history myths circulating online. Plus, we discuss their plans to tackle misinformation head-on and bring authentic history back into the spotlight.

If you want to follow their journey and check out their work:

You can find Flint's Twitter https://x.com/FlintDibble

You can find Flint's Youtube https://www.youtube.com/flintdibble

You can find Milo's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@miniminuteman773

If you're more of a TikToker, you can find Milo https://www.tiktok.com/@miniminuteman

On today’s episode we sit down to chat with Milo, or MiniMinuteMan, a YouTuber who focuses on archaeology, pseudoscience, and science communication. In this episode we chatted about pseudoscience and distrust of the institutions, and debunking creators who peddle in disinformation.

If you want to check out his YouTube you can find him here.

Today we are joined by the ever knowledgeable, Dr Flint Dibble, an archaeologist at Cardiff University who grew to prominence in his Joe Rogan debate with pseudo-archaeologist Graham Hancock. In this episode, we discuss with Flint common signs of pseudo-science within archaeology, disinformation v. misinformation, and lost ancient civilizations.

If you want to learn more from Flint or check out his social media:

You can find his Twitter here.

You can find his podcast here.

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Today Steven solo's the episode with Dr Huey Li, an expert in electoral system. Huey originally joined us a few episodes back at our first round table with Chuck Holton. In this episode they discuss censorship in China, 2-party v multiparty systems, and the importance of democracy.

If you would like to check out Huey Li's work:

Here you can find his TikTok account.

And if China is ever successful and he loses his TikTok, here is his Instagram.

We are sponsored! Please check out our unique code to Ground News! We reached out to partner with them as a company because of the way it shows you a story, giving you access to the bias leanings of different stories while also vetting sources to articles!

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