Gray Matters Radio With Michael DeVine

We have all seen the horrific numbers and images that are coming out of New York City, which has become one of the major fronts in the battle against Corona Virus. It is absolutely sobering to watch the daily news and see images coming out of NYC that you typically would see coming out of a 3rd world war torn country.

While much of the news coverage has been focused on the disease itself and the bursting at the seams hospital system, what has been missing is the psychological toll this outbreak is having on the citizens of NYC who aren't sick. What is their new reality and what is it like to watch all of this unfold right in front eyes?

We enlisted our good friend Big B, co-host of The Cave Crew Radio Show who is currently living under stay at home orders in the heart of Queens New York to give us a blunt assessment of his new reality. Imagine living in the middle of the biggest Corona Virus hot zone in the world while trying to protect your family at the same time as also being in the top risk group for Corona Virus complications. Its scary times that we are living in, but regardless of what part of the country we live in...today we are all New Yorkers.

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Is it fair to blame Trump for the supply shortages that our hospitals and healthcare workers are facing during this corona virus outbreak? To answer this question we invited our good friend Richard DeVine who is a 30 year veteran of the healthcare industry including being the SVP of Supply-Chain and Chief Resource Officer of Mount Carmel Healthcare System.

So what did we learn from our guest? For one the supply shortage is a systemic issue that goes back to the 1980's and even if we knew 1 year ago about this pandemic, it would have been impossible to ramp up production to not have the shortages that we are experiencing. That being said our guest also said the military has had the inventory the entire time and should have been activated sooner.

As always the answer is in The Gray so be sure to check out our latest podcast to make sure you understand why our doctors and nurses are in danger and based on our understanding of the real problems, are able to layout suggestions as to what needs to happen right now as well as what fixes need to be instituted systemically to prevent this from happening again.

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With the world going into lock down over #covid19, I have been asked by every one of my clients what they can do to stay sane during the quarantine as well as how they can help explain the gravity of the situation with their children without scaring them too much.

It is not just my clients either...my own daughter has been struggling to deal with her fear over the #coronavirus as well as how to deal with the fact that her mom and my wife is a nurse who is putting herself in harms way every day right now. There is no easy way to deal with any of this and if someone tells you they know exactly what to do they are full of shit.

There is no handbook on what to do here so I am putting my counselor hat on and we are going to work through this together! For this special episode we decided to broadcast it live so we can take your questions live on Facebook and Spreaker...plus what else are we doing on a Tuesday evening during a quarantine?

So write down any question you have and join America's Counselor & The Armchair QB Live tomorrow evening only on the 6one4 Radio Network.

If you go on Facebook right now you will see posts from your friends that say you should be panicking and buying mass amounts of toilet paper or that its all a Democratic hoax to bring down Donald Trump. So what is the truth? Should we be be panicking or is it all a hoax?

To get a real answer and the latest on the COVID-19 outbreak we invited our good friend infectious disease researcher & graduate student at University of Pittsburgh Dan Evans back to the show to set the record straight and to help us understand what information we should be paying attention to. What does Dan think? It begins with understanding that "we should be CONCERNED...not panicking" What does that mean...you will have to turn in to find out!

Instead of being part of the problem and spreading fake news, tune in to the one place you know isn't fake....Gray Matters Radio! As always I am joined by my co-host, the Armchair QB Bill Reed to help keep me in line and firmly in the Gray. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6One4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Find this as well as all our episodes on every major podcasting platform

Just to get this out of the way...read this post or better yet...actually watch my show before you message me on Twitter or Facebook! Don't do the Russian trolls job's for them and just read a headline and react! Now with that disclaimer out of the way...

I am still here! I thought I was going to get attacked by angry Democrats this week but I survived and lived to craft another winning message for a candidate. Super Tuesday was a game changer for the race with Mayor Pete and Amy Klobuchar getting out of the race and putting their support behind Biden. The guy whose campaign that was left for dead last week is suddenly leading the delegate totals. Crazy I know!

So what can Bernie do to win this primary? Well my first piece of advice is that maybe its time to listen to what moderates have been saying because as Super Tuesday's results clearly show now you have to win moderates to get this nomination. How does he do that? Well it begins with maybe listening to our guest who happens to be a former Bernie supporter who has changed her support for this election. If you listen to why she changed her vote you see quickly that voters coalescing around Bernie has less to do with a DNC conspiracy and more to do with moderate Dems and Independents feeling belittled and devalued by Bernie and his supporters.

But have no fear I have a plan! So if you want to know the plan...you gotta listen. And don't just listen...join the discussion and if you like the plan share with all your fellow Berners!

Instead of being part of the problem and spreading fake news, tune in to the one place you know isn't fake....Gray Matters Radio! As always I am joined by my co-host, the Armchair QB Bill Reed to help keep me in line and firmly in the Gray. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6One4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Find this as well as all our episodes on every major podcasting platform

Perhaps one of the most frustrating things about the 2020 Election isn't Donald Trump Vs The Democrats, but more The Democrats Vs. The Democrats. Just watching the debates and the various campaign events it is abundantly clear the candidates do not have a clue how to appeal to anyone who is outside of their base. Too much time is spent talking at people with little forethought as to how those comments are coming across to the very people you are trying to convert.

So we are taking it upon ourselves to do their job for them! This week's episode kicks off the first in a series of episodes aimed at laying out what each candidate needs to do to beat their opponents. What better way to do that then try to convince on the air & in real time a supporter of another candidate?

For this weeks installment we are laying out the playbook for how the Democratic Party can beat Bernie Sanders and convert his supporters. Playing the role of Bernie Sanders supporter we invited Medium writer & lead singer of Tethra David Kelly into the studio to help us understand the Bernie Sanders movement and get his honest feedback about our playbook and whether it changed anything about his support for Sanders. To keep us honest, we invited our good friend Dan Evans back on the show to give a neutral moderate take on the playbook as well.

Part 2 of this 2 part podcast focuses in on Michael taking all of the feedback he received from Bernie Sanders supporters and created hypothetical policy proposals including healthcare, tax reform, and student loan forgiveness to see if presented with viable alternative positions that address their concerns, would they support this hypothetical candidate.

Instead of being part of the problem and spreading fake news, tune in to the one place you know isn't fake....Gray Matters Radio! As always I am joined by my co-host, the Armchair QB Bill Reed to help keep me in line and firmly in the Gray. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6One4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Find this as well as all our episodes on every major podcasting platform

Perhaps one of the most frustrating things about the 2020 Election isn't Donald Trump Vs The Democrats, but more The Democrats Vs. The Democrats. Just watching the debates and the various campaign events it is abundantly clear the candidates do not have a clue how to appeal to anyone who is outside of their base. Too much time is spent talking at people with little forethought as to how those comments are coming across to the very people you are trying to convert.

So we are taking it upon ourselves to do their job for them! This week's episode kicks off the first in a series of episodes aimed at laying out what each candidate needs to do to beat their opponents. What better way to do that then try to convince on the air & in real time a supporter of another candidate?

For this weeks installment we are laying out the playbook for how the Democratic Party can beat Bernie Sanders and convert his supporters. Playing the role of Bernie Sanders supporter we invited Medium writer & lead singer of Tethra David Kelly into the studio to help us understand the Bernie Sanders movement and get his honest feedback about our playbook and whether it changed anything about his support for Sanders. To keep us honest, we invited our good friend Dan Evans back on the show to give a neutral moderate take on the playbook as well.

Part 1 of this 2 part podcast focuses on exploring the Bernie Sanders movement where our guests give rather blunt and honest feedback about the tactics that the other candidates are using and the rather opposite effect it is having on their support.

Instead of being part of the problem and spreading fake news, tune in to the one place you know isn't fake....Gray Matters Radio! As always I am joined by my co-host, the Armchair QB Bill Reed to help keep me in line and firmly in the Gray. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6One4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Find this as well as all our episodes on every major podcasting platform

This is a trick question and a psychological experiment from yours truly, America's Counselor! There is no correct answer to this question because Democrats and Republicans are both equally as hypocritical albeit it in different ways. So how did we get this way and is there any turning back?

Chances are if you only read the headline then you are part of the 60% of people who only read headlines and will message me angry tweets or Facebook posts telling me how biased I am or a shill for one party thus setting yourself up as part of the problem. Obviously not a huge part of the problem, that dubious honor goes to the political parties themselves and the psychologists they hire to hack our psychology to their gain.

But we do need to ask ourselves the question that if we know they aren't going to change and they are trying to use psychology against us...why are we making it easier on them and carrying out their plan to perfection? Divide and Conquer right? So join us as myself and co-host Bill "The Armchair QB" dissect the psychology behind why politicians are hypocritical, how they justify it, and the most egregious examples from all the players in DC.

Instead of being part of the problem and spreading fake news, tune in to the one place you know isn't fake....Gray Matters Radio! As always I am joined by my co-host, the Armchair QB Bill Reed to help keep me in line and firmly in the Gray. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6One4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Find this as well as all our episodes on every major podcasting platform

You can't denote the irony that in a political climate where gender, race, sexuality, and economic inequality are one sides biggest issues, many people who are not part of those groups feel like they can't talk about it. Because of narrow-minded and bigoted hate groups, professionals like myself find it difficult to discuss these issues out of fear of being labeled a sexist, racist, etc. I couldn't even make a comment about a female candidate on my Twitter without being told my implicit racial and gender bias disqualified me from making any opinion that mattered. While maybe not their intention, it makes you feel like your opinion doesn't matter.

Now this podcast episode is not about complaining about gender but more to draw attention to a huge problem we are seeing with men in this country. It seems to be a popular punch line among feminist groups but why is nobody talking about the causes of why men are commiting the most mass shootings, murder suicides of spouses and their own children, suicide rates, addiction, depression, and failure to launch? Why is this problem getting worse when awareness for mental illness is at its highest? Why are the rates getting much worse for men and at a lower rate for women?

The most important question...when looking at the data why is it most of these issues started getting worse at the same time toxic masculinity started becoming a big topic? Why did failure to launch overwhelmingly affect men and at the same time the self-esteem movement started in the 80s and 90s?

The truth is men are lost and have no identity. Countless middle-aged, 20 something, and teen boys in my office say time and time again they feel scared of everything, paralyzed by the fear of failure, scared of judgement, and weaker at dealing with normal life stress than ever before. Ever piece of research all says the same thing. Women, rightfully so, are more bad asses, empowered, and tough than ever before and I love it. Equality is still not where it should be and the proud father of a little girl and a strong bad ass wife I want it to be further along and none of this is about taking away women empowerment. What we are wanting to talk about it the problem that the current environment is making it tough to have discussions and out of the dynamic problems are not being addressed. Our men are not doing well and the problem is only getting worse and my fear is that while we empowered women, the same tactics to help our boys with toxic masculinity has actually stripped away some of the things that they needed to survive and be more resilient. Women are emotionally tougher then men thanks to 1000s of years of oppression and a 15% larger limbic system. I think that is where it went wrong and out of a good thing we may have helped one gender but hurt another. Then out of fear of being labeled a sexist, no men dare talk about it...but we have to.

So that's our episode folks! Please listen to the whole thing because just reading the title and making a comment helps no one...we need to have this discussion. I am not saying I am right with my hypothesis by we need to have a discussion as to what's going on with men in this country. How we can we further gender and racial equality if a large part of the population who isn't female or a person of color feels like they can talk or ask questions?

Joining us in the studio to discuss this hot button topic is our good friend author and high school teacher Matthew Bryant who is going to serve as a biopsy area per se of this issue from the perspective of a teacher and author. Matthew is the author of the World in Between Trilogy with his latest release Vessel available on Amazon and e-readers everywhere.

Instead of being part of the problem and spreading fake news, tune in to the one place you know isn't fake....Gray Matters Radio! As always I am joined by my co-host, the Armchair QB Bill Reed to help keep me in line...

I must admit, President Trump's Make America Great Again motto is perhaps one of the greatest campaign mottoes of all time. But something about the motto has been bugging me lately. I keep asking myself, how can we Make America Great Again when one half of the country hates the other and wants them to leave? How do you reform healthcare when half the country doesn't care if someone doesn't have insurance? How do you reform education when half the country feels they have no responsibility to education poor people? Hell, how do you make the economy better when half of the country thinks if you are poor its your own damn fault? The easy answer is that you can't! As of right now even if one political party came up with the most perfect healthcare solution, the other party wouldn't vote for it just out of spite and not wanting to give them a victory.

To truly Make America Great Again we have to Make America Care Again and we do that by electing candidates who realize that having a different opinion about the direction of our country doesn't mean you have to hate the other side. We need candidates that that for once listen to their constituents and make politics more local and less about divisive national issues.

Little by little we are seeing a new breed of candidates who are tired of our elected officials serving themselves and their donors and deciding that the way to invoke change is to do it themselves. That is why I was excited when I heard the news that our good friend Christopher Schulte decided enough is enough and announced his candidacy for the 4th district of North Carolina. Even more lucky is that I pulled my friend card to get his 1st interview!

So join us as we introduce Christopher Schulte to America and have the conversation that our politicians should be having, why he is running for congress, and making politics more local. You can get more information about his candidacy by visiting his website at https://www.votechristopherschulte.com/.

Instead of being part of the problem and spreading fake news, tune in to the one place you know isn't fake....Gray Matters Radio! As always I am joined by my co-host, the Armchair QB Bill Reed to help keep me in line and firmly in the Gray. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6One4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Find this as well as all our episodes on every major podcasting platform