Inappropriate Conversations

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Inappropriate Conversations episodes

November 21, 2012 105: Press Coverage
Charges of liberal bias in the mainstream media fail to take into account the power of publishers as an authority that is likely to be more conservative than writers and editors. At the same time, the rise of politically conservative and evangelical-Christian alternatives for "the press" have led many people to turn away from large media conglomerates altogether. More and more citizens who aren't obsessed with ideology are getting their news and commentary online from blogs and podcasts, and it is making America surprisingly more like our colonial model than we would have expected.
Different Drummer: Lee Strobel
Many partisan-conservatives believe the media never ask hard questions of pro-choice candidates during debates and on the campaign trail. It isn't because those questions are difficult to answer. The second half of the show provides an off-the-cuff example.
1 hr 28 min
November 21, 2012 105: Press Coverage
Charges of liberal bias in the mainstream media fail to take into account the power of publishers as an authority that is likely to be more conservative than writers and editors. At the same time, the rise of politically conservative and evangelical-Christian alternatives for "the press" have led many people to turn away from large media conglomerates altogether. More and more citizens who aren't obsessed with ideology are getting their news and commentary online from blogs and podcasts, and it is making America surprisingly more like our colonial model than we would have expected.
Different Drummer: Lee Strobel
Many partisan-conservatives believe the media never ask hard questions of pro-choice candidates during debates and on the campaign trail. It isn't because those questions are difficult to answer. The second half of the show provides an off-the-cuff example.
1 hr 28 min
November 03, 2012 104: Whoever Says The Truth (Shall Die)
Lore of the United States' "founding fathers" is that they were brave, creative thinkers who were not afraid to discuss ideas and both learn from and break with the past to create a new vision of the future. So why are our current leaders so frightened? At election time, both Republican and Democrat candidates seem to be fearful about the future, their past, and anything resembling "truth." Above all, they are afraid of independent political thought and 3rd parties -- meaning, non-RepubliCrats.
Different Drummer: Pier Paulo Pasolini
1 hr
November 03, 2012 104: Whoever Says The Truth (Shall Die)
Lore of the United States' "founding fathers" is that they were brave, creative thinkers who were not afraid to discuss ideas and both learn from and break with the past to create a new vision of the future. So why are our current leaders so frightened? At election time, both Republican and Democrat candidates seem to be fearful about the future, their past, and anything resembling "truth." Above all, they are afraid of independent political thought and 3rd parties -- meaning, non-RepubliCrats.
Different Drummer: Pier Paulo Pasolini
1 hr
October 27, 2012 103: The Thriller Is Gone
As a genre, "thriller" is different from horror or other suspense films, but that distinction is in grave danger of being lost forever. Before the most common forms of scary cinema became slashers or demonic possession, when serial killer movies were crime-dramas rather than gorefests, the thriller was the TV equivalent of the midnight movie. Now, with Halloween approaching, you are more likely to see Friday The Umpteenth than any of the classics starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, or Vincent Price. Film fans have lost more than we realize.
Different Drummer: Jakob Rehlinger
Arachnidisc's videos including Moonwood and Babel
56 min
October 27, 2012 103: The Thriller Is Gone
As a genre, "thriller" is different from horror or other suspense films, but that distinction is in grave danger of being lost forever. Before the most common forms of scary cinema became slashers or demonic possession, when serial killer movies were crime-dramas rather than gorefests, the thriller was the TV equivalent of the midnight movie. Now, with Halloween approaching, you are more likely to see Friday The Umpteenth than any of the classics starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, or Vincent Price. Film fans have lost more than we realize.
Different Drummer: Jakob Rehlinger
Arachnidisc's videos including Moonwood and Babel
56 min
October 11, 2012 102: Pouring Me a Vacation
Alcohol is a controlled substance -- a "drug" -- and it's the only one that I use. As a rule, I won't drink when I am angry or depressed. I also tend to invest more in the flavor than the feeling. More likely than not, this is another way that I don't quite fit in with most of society. My approach also doesn't work for fundamentalists. C.S. Lewis has rightly said that Christianity is not a teetotaler religion, but too many Christian legalists have found a way of compartmentalizing this fact without bothering to present a counter-argument. It's a dishonesty that I find infuriating ... but I diligently avoid getting angry or depressed.
Different Drummer: John Osbourne
"Pour Me A Vacation" by The Great Divide
1 hr 3 min
October 11, 2012 102: Pouring Me a Vacation
Alcohol is a controlled substance -- a "drug" -- and it's the only one that I use. As a rule, I won't drink when I am angry or depressed. I also tend to invest more in the flavor than the feeling. More likely than not, this is another way that I don't quite fit in with most of society. My approach also doesn't work for fundamentalists. C.S. Lewis has rightly said that Christianity is not a teetotaler religion, but too many Christian legalists have found a way of compartmentalizing this fact without bothering to present a counter-argument. It's a dishonesty that I find infuriating ... but I diligently avoid getting angry or depressed.
Different Drummer: John Osbourne
"Pour Me A Vacation" by The Great Divide
1 hr 3 min
October 09, 2012 Promo for Inappropriate Conversations (1:22)
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2 min
October 09, 2012 Promo for Inappropriate Conversations (1:22)
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2 min

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Too often, political and/or religious ideologies stop open dialog. It’s time to speak freely and break down the barriers that keep people separated. Let’s have an inappropriate conversation about …