GenXtemporaneous

GenXtemporaneous

By Marc Snediker and Kristina LorussoSociety & Culture
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  • Episode 135: The War on Science: Repromote Anti Vax

    This is the second episode in our war on science series and we are looking at what's going on in the anti vax world (they prefer to be called vaccine hesitant) and it ain't good. Thanks for listening please come back and listen again.

    CDC “Birth-18 Years Immunization Schedule.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, February 3, 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/child-adolescent.html.

    Lanzarotta, Tess. “Perspective | How to Beat Anti-Vaxxers at Their Own Game.” The Washington Post. WP Company, December 9, 2019. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/12/10/how-beat-anti-vaxxers-their-own-game/.

    Mnookin, Seth. “How Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Distorted Vaccine Science.” Scientific American. Scientific American, January 11, 2017. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-robert-f-kennedy-jr-distorted-vaccine-science1/.

    Dickson, EJ. “A Guide to 17 Anti-Vaccination Celebrities.” Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone, June 14, 2019. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/celebrities-anti-vaxxers-jessica-biel-847779/.

    Lanese, Nicoletta. “'Crazymothers' Want You to Stop Calling Them 'Anti-Vaxxers'.” LiveScience. Purch, December 4, 2019. https://www.livescience.com/anti-vaxxers-try-to-change-name.html.

    Stern, Alexandra, and Howard Markel2. “The History Of Vaccines And Immunization: Familiar Patterns, New Challenges.” Health Affairs, 2005. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.24.3.611.

    Medicine, Library. “Smallpox: Variolation.” U.S. National Library of Medicine. National Institutes of Health, July 30, 2013. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/smallpox/sp_variolation.html.

    Kaufman, Martin. “THE AMERICAN ANTI-VACCINATIONISTS AND THEIR ARGUMENTS.” Bulletin of the History of Medicine 41, no. 5 (1967): 463–78.

    Giffin, Robert, Kathleen Stratton, and Rosemary Chalk. “Childhood Vaccine Finance And Safety Issues.” Health Affairs, 2004. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.23.5.98.



    49 min
  • Episode 134: The War on Science: Repromote Essential Oils and UnWell

    Episode 5 description:

    This is the next installment in our war on science series and we're looking at the first episode of the Netflix documentary (un)Well "Essential Oils".  This trend is a little too soothing for us to go too hard at the concept, but never fear!  Marc and I have plenty to say about a couple of the key figures featured in this episode.  Dr. Z, my dude, we are coming to drag you!  Listen for digressions into gangster rap, a little bit of our personal experience with western medicine and as always, Marc tells jokes.  

    Thank you for listening to us each week.  

    Monroe, Rachel, Sheila Marikar, and Judith Thurman. “How Essential Oils Became the Cure for Our Age of Anxiety.” The New Yorker, 2017. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/09/how-essential-oils-became-the-cure-for-our-age-of-anxiety.

    Integrative, PDQ, Alternative, and Complementary Therapies Editorial Board. “Aromatherapy With Essential Oils (PDQ®).” PDQ Cancer Information Summaries [Internet]. U.S. National Library of Medicine, October 24, 2005. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK65874/.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlGCc99ZXjs

    Sashin, Erica. “(Un)Well.” Netflix Official Site, August 12, 2020. https://www.netflix.com/watch/81076172?trackId=14170289.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1Km6E_0sLg


    1 hr 4 min
  • Episode 133: The War on Science: genXtemporaneous Watches The Revisionaries
    This podcast began many many episodes ago exploring the theme of the "War on Science." We have returned to it in grand style with a great conversation about the war on Science as illustrated in the 2012 documentary, "Revisionaries." The film explores the Texas State Board of Education's efforts to impose an anti-science right wing agenda on education in Texas Public schools.
    Sources
    Metni, Jawad, ed. 2012. The RevisionariesFilm. Directed by Thurman Scott. United States: Kino Lorber.
    Andrew Albanese |. n.d. “PEN America Report Documents Massive Spike in Book Bans.” PublishersWeekly.com. Accessed April 13, 2023. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/88972-pen-america-report-documents-massive-spike-in-book-bans.html.
    Andrew Albanese |. n.d. “ALA Releases Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2021.” PublishersWeekly.com. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/88932-ala-releases-top-10-most-challenged-books-of-2021.html.
    Donegan, Moira. 2023. “Schools and Universities Are Ground Zero for America’s Culture War.” The Guardian, February 5, 2023, sec. Opinion. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/05/schools-and-universities-are-ground-zero-for-americas-culture-war.
    Gold, Daniel M. 2012. “Culture Wars in the School Board.” The New York Times, October 26, 2012, sec. Movies. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/26/movies/the-revisionaries-looks-at-textbooks-in-texas.html.
    Wikipedia Contributors. 2019. “History of Education in the United States.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. August 26, 2019. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_education_in_the_United_States.
    Kober, Nancy. 2020. “History and Evolution of Public Education in the US.” Center on Education Policy. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED606970.pdf.
    NPR.org. n.d. “‘Revisionaries’ Tells Story of Texas Textbook Battle.” https://www.npr.org/2012/06/20/155440679/revisionaries-tells-story-of-texas-textbook-battle.
    1 hr 10 min
  • Episode 132: GenX Author Interview Series: Chuck Suffel, Author of Sherlock Holmes and the Wonderland Conundrum
    This week, we continue our arc of new GenX authors. This week, we are talking with the engaging Chuck Suffel about his new comic, Sherlock Holmes and the Wonderland Conundrum, a delightful mash-up of two iconic universes that, amazingly, taste great together.
    Chuck Suffel is a comic book writer first published under the pseudonym Daniel Charles in the Harvey Award Nominated 27 Club Comic Anthology from Red Stylo Media. Since then he has appeared in several anthology projects from several indie publishers, most recently penning two stories in The Rockabilly Rambler anthology. Chuck is also the technology coordinator at a small private school in NYC, a husband, and the father of two insane teenagers. Chuck is tired. Find/follow on twitter @chuck_suffel and instagram @chucksuffel
    47 min
  • Episode 131: The War on Science a Retrospective
    Join us for a fascinating discussion of the War on Science. What is the history of this war? Why are French philosophers making things more difficult for us? This is one of our favorite discussion arcs.
    Sources
    “What’s behind the U.S. War on Science?” 2021. The MIT Press Reader. June 22, 2021. https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/whats-behind-the-u-s-war-on-science/.
    De Vrieze, Jop. 2017. Review of Bruno Latour, a Veteran of the “Science Wars,” Has a New Mission. Science.org. October 10, 2017. https://www.science.org/content/article/bruno-latour-veteran-science-wars-has-new-mission.
    Otto, Shawn. n.d. “A Plan to Defend against the War on Science.” Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-plan-to-defend-against-the-war-on-science/.
    Otto, Shawn Lawrence. 2012. “America’s Science Problem.” Scientific American 307 (5): 62–71. https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican1112-62
    CBS Documentary "The War on Science" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do-3WCKhdl0&t=984s
    1 hr 4 min
  • Episode 130: Breakfast Club Anniversary Repromote Episode 87

    In this episode Marc and Kristitna welcome special guest Andrea to the discussion.  This is the first in a new segment that we will revisit from time to time, in which we discuss popular genX movies and examine the "life lessons" they try to impart.  Here we speak about some of the life lessons in the Breakfast Club (if you mess with the bull, you get the horns; don't judge a book by its cover) as well as dig into the stereotypes of each of the character and how and how they come to show us more of who they really are.

    Thanks for coming to listen to us each week!  Please join us on social media @kristinagenx and @marceatspeach on Twitter and @genxtemporaneous on facebook and instagram.

    Hughes, John. 1985. The Breakfast Club. United States: Universal Pictures.

    Gora, Susana. You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried: The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation. 2011. Crown.


    1 hr 29 min
  • Episode 129: Marc Dismisses Karma, Which is Bad Karma
    In this episode, Marc and Kristina discuss the concept of karma. What is it? Is it real? What's the difference between the colloquial use and the traditional meaning from Eastern religions? Join us for this lively discussion.
    Sources:
    Actualized.org What is Karma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2At8kzrwdNc&t=1464s
    Amber Felton: What is Karma https://www.webmd.com/balance/what-is-karma
    Jessica Estrada: There Are 12 Laws of Karma at Play in Your Life—Here’s What They Mean https://www.wellandgood.com/12-laws-of-karma/
    Paul Ratner: Karma doesn’t work how most people think it does https://bigthink.com/thinking/karma-doesnt-work-how-most-people-think/
    1 hr 2 min
  • Episode 127: GenX Author Interviews: Michael Tulli "The Girl I Never Knew: Love Beyond the Veil"
    Episode 127 is our latest interview with a first time GenX author. This narrative is about a man who falls in love with a woman he has never met. And he never really will because she's been dead for years. This is an autobiographical account of his personal spiritual and romantic journey. Join us for this fascinating discussion.
    Please find Michael's book here on Amazon:  https://a.co/d/5RQ0kFz
    37 min
  • Episode 126: Interrogating Genius in 1984's Amadeus
    This week, we were inspired by another podcast, You Are Good, and their take on the 1984 film Amadeus. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/amadeus-w-maryanna-aster/id1527948382?i=1000598679966. Marc and Kristina will focus on the portrayal of genius in this film and discuss how it applies in other areas of life. Follow us on our Twitter @Xtemporaneous2.
    47 min

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No niche for us -- we can't be contained. Kristina does the research, Marc tells the jokes, and together they discuss a variety of topics intelligently but with so many laughs. It is kind of like…