Introducing new segment: Troll of the day! What is fear? Is it good? What does it do to the brain? Nate has a stand-off with Bears, Matt slaps his daughters hand to save her life, and guest Ryan Lipscomb, a refugee counselor, shares his experience as a Christian who protests anti-Muslim rallies.

For the science minded:

http://neuroscience.uth.tmc.edu/s4/chapter06.html

http://www.brainleadersandlearners.com/amygdala/tame-your-amygdala/

More about our guest:

Ryan Lipscomb, MS, LPC, is the Clinic Manager for the Saint Alphonsus Center for Global Health & Healing and is the Program Administrator for the Program for Survivors of Torture.

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Nate buys some tickets, Matt reads troll mail, Comedian Patrick Hastie calls in to talk about selling lottery tickets at a gas station in Iowa. Is the lottery moral? Is getting rich quick a good thing? Listen in and argue with us.

Follow Patrick Hastie on Twitter @PatrickHastie

Lottery statistics from:

http://brandongaille.com/22-lottery-winners-bankrupt-statistics/

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Matt & Nate debate the evidence and draw their own conclusions on the topic of Netflix docu-series, "Making a Murderer."

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Matt & Nate discuss "us vs. them" mentality, the echo chamber, the pull of polarization, how to keep an open mind, and play a game where they defend viewpoints they oppose, including the greatness of the band Creed.

Article Referenced: https://medium.com/@SeanBlanda/the-other-side-is-not-dumb-2670c1294063#.8q19zna8e

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