In this episode, Josh interviews Jon on an upcoming project he's been working on. 

In this series, Josh and Jon discuss Democracy around the Globe. They take a look at protests in France and Hong Kong, as well as what must happen for a democracy to fail. Lastly they examine the current political crisis in the U.S. and how it seems to go from bad to worse. Join them in this weeks episode of It Might Be Interesting.

References

Freedom in the World 2019 Map

https://www.theglobalist.com/global-focus-democracy-under-threat/

Hong Kong

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-extradition-painter/hong-kong-artist-wields-a-paintbrush-at-hong-kong-mass-protests-idUSKCN1TU091

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hong-kong-protests-police-threat/hong-kong-police-threaten-to-use-live-bullets-if-rioters-use-lethal-weapons-idUSKBN1XR0MJ

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hong-kong-extradition-protests-breaki/breakingviews-hong-kong-demonstrators-risk-muddling-the-message-idUSKCN1UE0F1

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hong-kong-protests-breakingviews/breakingviews-hong-kong-protesters-strike-market-nerves-at-last-idUSKCN1UY0AJ

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hong-kong-protests-usa/pentagon-chief-urges-chinese-restraint-over-hong-kong-protests-idUSKCN1VS087

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_RdnVtfZPY

In this series, Josh and Jon discuss Democracy around the Globe. They take a look at protests in France and Hong Kong, as well as what must happen for a democracy to fail. Lastly they examine the current political crisis in the U.S. and how it seems to go from bad to worse. Join them in this weeks episode of It Might Be Interesting.

References

Freedom in the World 2019 Map

https://www.theglobalist.com/global-focus-democracy-under-threat/

Hong Kong

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-extradition-painter/hong-kong-artist-wields-a-paintbrush-at-hong-kong-mass-protests-idUSKCN1TU091

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hong-kong-protests-police-threat/hong-kong-police-threaten-to-use-live-bullets-if-rioters-use-lethal-weapons-idUSKBN1XR0MJ

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hong-kong-extradition-protests-breaki/breakingviews-hong-kong-demonstrators-risk-muddling-the-message-idUSKCN1UE0F1

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hong-kong-protests-breakingviews/breakingviews-hong-kong-protesters-strike-market-nerves-at-last-idUSKCN1UY0AJ

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hong-kong-protests-usa/pentagon-chief-urges-chinese-restraint-over-hong-kong-protests-idUSKCN1VS087

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_RdnVtfZPY

In this episode, Josh and Jon discuss the difference between Free Market Capitalism and Socialism. We dive deeper into their definitions, as well as assess their prevalence in America. Do we have Free Market Capitalism? Do we have Socialism? Do we have a blend of the two? Or do we have something else altogether?

In this episode, Josh and Jon discuss the difference between Free Market Capitalism and Socialism. We dive deeper into their definitions, as well as assess their prevalence in America. Do we have Free Market Capitalism? Do we have Socialism? Do we have a blend of the two? Or do we have something else altogether?

     The United States has long been committed to and an a part of a pact known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This alliance has been critical to ensuring peace throughout Europe and the Western World. It has been called upon to ensure safety not only in European Union states, but also acts as a deterrent for those seeking enter into trade unions and accords with members of the West. In this two part series Josh and Jon will discuss NATO and the critical role it plays and how dismantling it can and will spell disaster.

References

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/126169.htm

https://geoawesomeness.com/top-14-maps-charts-explain-nato/

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Prisoners-of-Geography/Tim-Marshall/9781501121470

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/220562/the-new-tsar-by-steven-lee-myers/

     The United States has long been committed to and an a part of a pact known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This alliance has been critical to ensuring peace throughout Europe and the Western World. It has been called upon to ensure safety not only in European Union states, but also acts as a deterrent for those seeking enter into trade unions and accords with members of the West. In this two part series Josh and Jon will discuss NATO and the critical role it plays and how dismantling it can and will spell disaster.

References

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/126169.htm

https://geoawesomeness.com/top-14-maps-charts-explain-nato/

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Prisoners-of-Geography/Tim-Marshall/9781501121470

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/220562/the-new-tsar-by-steven-lee-myers/

Sexual Repression in the U.S.

Why are we offended by sex on television and Europeans are not? Why are topless beaches in France, simply called 'the beach', but are called something teetering on pornographic in the United States? In this episode, Jon and Josh discuss puritanical views in the U.S. and contrast them to views on sex abroad. All cultures have taboos and sexual fantasies, but are they any different than what's thought of in the U.S.? Do we behave differently in bed than our neighbors or foreign nations? We'll discuss how and why we became a culture that sees sexual activity through such a narrow lens.

References

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=Alk5iwv1y_MC&oi=fnd&pg=PA193&dq=sexual+repression+effects&ots=8qo72KqI3I&sig=zCX6_ikXN88qHnG9-gnSVrEGkE0#v=onepage&q&f=false

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/000169939603900403

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/lifting-the-lid-on-irish-sexuality-1.746010

https://nyuskirball.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Foucault-Bourdieu-and-the-Field-of-Irish-Sexuality.pdf

file:///C:/Users/breto/Desktop/9780429056727_googlepreview.pdf

https://www.amazon.com/Tell-Me-What-You-Want-ebook/dp/B0776PYDNM

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1802108/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1071438/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-imprinted-brain/201003/so-you-think-youre-not-prudish-about-sex

https://techcrunch.com/2010/09/12/why-is-this-nsf-o/

https://www.alternet.org/2018/05/compared-rest-world-americans-are-prudish-delusional-and-selfish-religious-nuts-study/

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/30/opinion/sex-shame-incels-jihadists-minassian.html

https://qz.com/678186/theres-a-neurological-explanation-for-the-link-between-sex-and-violence/

https://medium.com/4th-wave-feminism/how-porn-perpetuates-rape-culture-95b83df6d704

http://sociological-eye.blogspot.com/2015/02/why-does-sexual-repression-exist.html

Evangelical Support for Donald Trump

Anyone paying attention to American politics will know that Trump enjoys a large amount of his support from the Evangelical community. It's one thing if 35% of Evangelicals call themselves Republicans, but it's entirely different if 35% of Republicans call themselves Evangelicals. In this episode we look at what it is that drives them to the poles, motivates them to vote, and why are they an increasing base of support for what is arguably the worst thing to ever happen to their brand, both in America and around the world. 

References

https://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/

https://www.people-press.org/2019/01/18/1-views-of-trump-2/

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/04/26/among-white-evangelicals-regular-churchgoers-are-the-most-supportive-of-trump/

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/could-trump-drive-young-white-evangelicals-away-from-the-gop/

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/07/books/review/who-is-an-evangelical-thomas-s-kidd.html

https://www.npr.org/2019/11/14/779465137/who-is-an-evangelical-looks-at-history-of-evangelical-christians-and-the-gop

https://www.prri.org/spotlight/religion-vote-2016/

https://www.prri.org/spotlight/religion-vote-presidential-election-2004-2016/

Health, Diet and the Food Industry

    In this series, Josh and Jon consider obesity rates around the globe, as well as here at home. They also look at the statistics on obesity related illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer and what countries are most affected. There is much to be said about the American Diet and all of its shortcomings, but is it a fight that can be waged alone, or should the hand of government be involved? What would it look like if the government were to require change within food processors marketing, delivery and ingredients? Are there example of times when they did get involved? We'll look at all of this and more in this week's episode of It Might Be Interesting's take on Health, Diet and the Food Industry.

References

https://www.who.int/gho/ncd/risk_factors/overweight_obesity/obesity_adults/en/

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000659

https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/data_statistics/fact_sheets/fs_heart_disease.htm

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.3322/caac.21492

http://globalcancermap.com/

https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/prevalence-maps.html

https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/maps/gisx/mapgallery/diagnosed_diabetes.html

https://www.cdc.gov/stroke/maps_data.htm

https://www.cdc.gov/arthritis/data_statistics/state-data-current.ht

https://www.vox.com/a/explain-food-america

https://www.ibisworld.com/global/market-research-reports/global-fast-food-restaurants-industry/

https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/data/index.htm

https://datafiniti.co/fast-food-restaurants-america/

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/how-much-sugar-per-day

https://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/dri-calculator/

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/13/493739074/50-years-ago-sugar-industry-quietly-paid-scientists-to-point-blame-at-fat