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September 21, 2020Episode 11: S01E11 A moral decision
Recorded on 9/9/2020: Nick considers the moral implications of casting a ballot
In the space of the next sixty-ish days, Americans with voting rights will get to decide who will be our president for the next four years. Does your vote cary a moral weight? Is it fair to hold those who would vote for one thing accountable for all the other things that the candidate they voted for does? Are feelings real?
Is casting your vote a moral decision or an amoral decision?
Mini-Topics:
Nkenge: Waiting for the worms to come, the spice must flow.
Gabe: (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻
Links:
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Doctor Who - Series 10 Unreleased Music Soundtrack - YouTube
— A compilation of the best tracks from series 10 !
Hope this will get release one day...
The Singing Towers · Murray Gold
Dune (novel) - Wikipedia
— Dune is a 1965 science fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert, originally published as two separate serials in Analog magazine. It tied with Roger Zelazny's This Immortal for the Hugo Award in 1966,[2] and it won the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel.[3]
walk without rhythm - Google Search
— Walk without rhythm, it won't attract the worm
Dune (2020 film) - Wikipedia
— Dune is an upcoming epic science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve with a screenplay by Jon Spaihts, Villeneuve, and Eric Roth.
40 min
September 14, 2020Episode 10: S01E10: Positivity isn't the problem.
Recorded on Sept. 1, 2020
Wait, wait, wait... Positivity can be toxic? What in the seven secret herbs and spices does that mean? Join our panel of genius, buffoon, and storyteller as they unravel the ideas that drive the positivity that poisons.
Also: Mini Topics
Nick enjoys McDonald's breakfast. So do half of his children. Maybe.
Nkenge cannot unsubscribe from audible. Literally.
Links:
Google just made it easier to get around a paywall with Chrome
— Even Google admits that Incognito Mode is “one of the several tactics people use to manage their cookies and thereby ‘reset’ the meter count,” allowing them to keep reading an infinite number of articles for free that they’re supposed to be paying for.
Toxic positivity is 'counterproductive and harmful' to mental health, experts say - The Washington Post
— “While cultivating a positive mind-set is a powerful coping mechanism, toxic positivity stems from the idea that the best or only way to cope with a bad situation is to put a positive spin on it and not dwell on the negative,” said Natalie Dattilo, a clinical health psychologist with Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
Brené Brown on Empathy vs. Sympathy | Psychology Today
— Despite your best intentions, you may be suffering from a lack of empathy. The following cartoon short from University of Houston researcher and Daring Greatly (2012) author Brené Brown's RSA talk in 2013 explains the difference:
'Toxic Positivity' Is Real — and It's a Problem During the Pandemic
— “Toxic positivity is the assumption, either by one’s self or others, that despite a person’s emotional pain or difficult situation, they should only have a positive mindset or — my pet peeve term — ‘positive vibes,’” explains Dr. Jaime Zuckerman, a clinical psychologist in Pennsylvania who specializes in, among other things, anxiety disorders and self-esteem.
God will never give you more than you can handle
— ‘God will never give you more than you can handle’
Amazon.com Help: Cancel Your Membership
— When you sign up for Audible, your membership is set to automatically renew at the end of your chosen membership period. You can cancel your membership at any time, including during your free-trial period.
Hotcakes with Real Butter | McDonald's
— 590 Cal.
Three golden brown, melt-in-your-mouth hotcakes with a side of real butter and the sweet flavor of maple.
40 min
September 07, 2020 Episode 9: S01E09 Black Lives Matter
This episode was recorded on June 2, 2020 and on September 1, 2020.
Just after Memorial Day, we were watching people all over the world standing up in response to the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police Department by declaring, once again, for everyone to hear: Black. Lives. Matter.
We didn't know if we could do a show on that topic. We didn't know if we could have a conversation about something so incredibly fraught with potential to alienate, hurt, and put a potential wedge between the genouis, the storyteller and the baffoon whose conversations drive this podcast.
So we agreed, to just talk. Record some thoughts.
And then, as people started to forget, and the protests, although they continued, were loosing media coverage and helping all the streights to forget that the United States is awash in systemic white supremicy and racist policies, a kenosha police officer fired seven shots into the back of Jacob Blake.
And so we thought it would make sense to release our formative thoughts on the topic, recorded back when we were a baby podcast, just getting our feet wet and trying to feel our way out.
32 min
August 31, 2020Episode 8: S01E08: Death and All His Friends
Update on 8/31/2020
Things changed since this recording. If you care to know, Gabe's back at school with students starting Sept. 3.
Recorded on 08/18/2020
A storyteller, a genius, and a buffoon consider the one thing everybody who has ever lived or will ever live will face one day: Death
Nkenge organizes a frank and thoughtful discussion on the nature of grief, grieving, and death. Gabe and Nick talk about their experiences with grief and loss; there is a surprising amount of levity for such a topic. Don't skip this one, folks. It's magic.
Mini-Topics:
Nick: Which email Nick gives you says a lot about your relationship with him.
Gabe: Jefferson County is full of Rat Lickers.
Nkenge: What to do then about the scourge of spam texts? What do they want from us?
Links:
COVID-19 Dashboard
COVID-19 Testing: Understanding the “Percent Positive” - COVID-19 - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
— The percent positive is exactly what it sounds like: the percentage of all coronavirus tests performed that are actually positive, or: (positive tests)/(total tests) x 100%. The percent positive (sometimes called the “percent positive rate” or “positivity rate”) helps public health officials answer questions such as:
Coping with Grief: The Ball & The Box
— Imagine your life is a box and the grief you feel is a ball inside of the box. Also inside the box is a pain button:
John Lennon - God (Rare version) [Lyrics] - YouTube
— I found it on some bootlegs.
Minecraft Java Edition | Minecraft
— The original version of Minecraft! Java Edition has cross-platform play between Windows, Linux and macOS, and also supports user-created skins and mods. Includes a decade’s worth of updates, with much more to come!
Lucky Number Slevin - Wikipedia
— Lucky Number Slevin (released as The Wrong Man in Australia) is a 2006 crime thriller film directed by Paul McGuigan, written by Jason Smilovic, and starring Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu, Stanley Tucci, Morgan Freeman, and Ben Kingsley
Grief Symptoms: Get Facts on the Seven Stages of Grief
— The seven emotional stages of grief are usually understood to be shock or disbelief, denial, bargaining, guilt, anger, depression, and acceptance/hope.
Symptoms of grief can be emotional, physical, social, or religious in nature.
Kayleigh McEnany is the camera-perfect embodiment of Trump’s message: Everything is fine - The Washington Post
— https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/08/14/kayleigh-mcenany-fashion-dress-press-secretary-white-house/
51 min
August 24, 2020Episode 7: S01E07 Socialed Out
Recorded on 08/11/2020
Trigger warning: his episode of “It Will Probably Be OK” contains the expression of ideas that are contrary to the recommendations of the American Dental Association.
Today, on It Will Probably Be OK, We consider social media … the good, the bad, and the ugly. Nick has been hating on Social Media since Nkenge was sneaking into chatrooms back in the day, and Gabe plays his Old Man Card (tm) quickly and new and inscrutable ways. Finally, we take a look at all the ways your favorite new media has become the same old old media, and why we still play in Facebook's walled garden.
But first:** Mini Topics**
Nkenge experiences a jacked jack.
Gabe explains how Loud Pipes fight cavities.
Links:
How Covid-19 Signals the End of the American Era - Rolling Stone
The Beautiful Poetry of Donald Trump by Rob Sears
— What if there's a hidden dimension to Donald Trump; a sensitive, poetic side? Driven by this question, Rob Sears began combing Trump's words for signs of poetry.
The Circle by Dave Eggers
— When Mae Holland is hired to work for the Circle, the world's most powerful internet company, she feels she's been given the opportunity of a lifetime. The Circle, run out of a sprawling California campus, links users' personal emails, social media, banking, and purchasing with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of civility
Humanity Forward
— WE ARE BUILDING THE MOVEMENT TO REWRITE THE RULES TO WORK FOR US, THE PEOPLE. IT'S TIME FOR A HUMAN-CENTERED AMERICA.
Heygabe - YPPedia
— HeyGabe remains with the Radical Dreamers, the first crew he ever joined. He washed up on the shores of Winter Solstice on the Midnight Ocean. He eventually took over as the Radical Dreamers' fifth captain. He plays a largely manegerial role in this position, attempting to establish the Radical Dreamers as a friendly crew that honors its long history with the Midnight Ocean and avoids unnessessary drama.
Gabe Wollenburg on Untappd
LiveJournal: Discover global communities of friends who share your unique passions and interests.
— LiveJournal is a unique place where people share their life stories, give advice and exchange ideas
Would you like to sign in?
— Serving AAA Members and residents of Wisconsin.
84 arrests, 226 citations and 18 crashes reported in 24 hours at massive motorcycle rally in South Dakota - CBS News
— South Dakota authorities on Sunday reported the first haul of crashes, arrests and citations from the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in the western part of the state. The annual rally started on Friday, drawing thousands of maskless riders to the streets and bars of Sturgis.
Ironton 1-Ton Steel Manual Scissor Jack | Northern Tool
— Durable frame is constructed of high-grade steel and built to exacting standards for quality and durability
Twain | HeyGabe WW | Flickr
Gabe is drinking a Pipe Welder Porter by The Knuckle Brewing Company on Untappd
— Smokey. Best beer here. But even in the off season, Stergis is a shithole.
56 min
August 17, 2020Episode 6: S01E06 Truth and Trust
*Recorded on Aug.3, 2020 *
Gabe goes on a very long walk to make to some pretty simple connections between the nature of truth and the trust we have in it. But, boy-houdy, it's not the destination that matters, it's how you get there. Join us as we learn about the celocanth, the half-life of truth, and non-neutonian states of being. There is also some dentist-bashing.
Mini Topics
Nick wants you to stop and apreciate the humble O'possom, bald-tailed, snarl-toothed eater of ticks.
Nkenge needs some help clearing out her inbox. Gabe suggests bankrupsy.
Gabe sent a letter to the local health department.
Links:
The Half-life of Facts
— The Half-life of Facts is a good read that help puts what we think we understand about the world into perspective.
Truth Survival in Clinical Research: An Evidence-Based Requiem? | Annals of Internal Medicine
— In 2000, 285 of 474 conclusions (60%) were still considered to be true, 91 (19%) were considered to be obsolete, and 98 (21%) were considered to be false. The half-life of truth was 45 years.
YANSS 099 – The Half Life of Facts – You Are Not So Smart
— In medical school, they tell you half of what you are about to learn won’t be true when you graduate — they just don’t know which half.
In every field of knowledge, half of what is true today will one day be updated with better information, and it turns out that we actually know when that day will come for many academic pursuits.
(1) VW Commercial - Jetta - Spare Tire - YouTube
— VW Commercial - Jetta - Spare Tire
Coelacanths | National Geographic
— The primitive-looking coelacanth (pronounced SEEL-uh-kanth) was thought to have gone extinct with the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. But its discovery in 1938 by a South African museum curator on a local fishing trawler fascinated the world and ignited a debate about how this bizarre lobe-finned fish fits into the evolution of land animals.
NOVA | Ancient Creature of the Deep | Moment of Discovery | PBS
— Three days before Christmas, 1938, in the South African coastal town of East London, Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, the young, black-eyed curator of the local natural history museum, got a phone call that would turn her world upside down and ultimately make her name known internationally. The events that followed that call sparked a series of urgent letters between Courtenay-Latimer and J.L.B. Smith, a chemistry professor and amateur ichthyologist at Rhodes University in the nearby town of Grahamstown. The letters chronicle the discovery she made, and he confirmed, of a creature thought extinct for at least 66 million years.
Empiricism - Wikipedia
— In philosophy, empiricism is a theory that states that knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience.[1] It is one of several views of epistemology, along with rationalism and skepticism. Empiricism emphasizes the role of empirical evidence in the formation of ideas, rather than innate ideas or traditions.[2]
Rethinking Trust
— For the past two decades, trust has been touted as the all-powerful lubricant that keeps the economic wheels turning and greases the right connections—all to our collective benefit.
Declare Email Bankruptcy and Get a Fresh Start
— ave you ever felt so overwhelmed by email that you wanted to just delete your email account and start over? If so, you are not alone.
Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction: Tetlock, Philip E., Gardner, Dan: 9780804136716: Amazon.com: Books
— argues that success is all about the approach: foresight is not a gift but rather a product of a particular way of thinking
48 min
August 10, 2020Episode 5: S01E05 Secrets of Adulthood
This episode was recorded on July 28, 2020.
Nkenge leads us in a conversation about the the things you wish you'd have known as you made your way into adulthood. And about the idea that Adulthood always seems so far away. What is adulthood anyway? And what does it have to do with work? And why was being a teenager so rad?
Meanwhile:
Nick thinks you should consider the parasitic nature of your relationship with Amazon.
Gabe wants you to know that there is such a thing as a magic racoon that has shapeshifting powers centered in its giant balls
Nkenge is tricked into buying a $9 can of beer, and Gabe and Nick pretend that they've never spent as much, but admit they have, and probably more.
All this, and more.
Links:
Tanuki - Japanese Trickster & Spook, Originally Evil, Now Icon of Generosity & Prosperity.
— The magical shape-shifting Tanuki is clearly a composite creature. The original evil parts come from old China and its fox lore (introduced to Japan between the 4th-7th centuries CE). The newer tamer parts, such as the big belly, belly drumming, giant scrotum, and sake bottle can be traced to late Edo-era Japan (18th-19th centuries), while the commercialized benevolent parts (promissory note, straw hat) emerged in Japanese artwork around the beginning of the 20th century.
List of The Hardy Boys characters - Wikipedia
— Fenton Hardy is a private investigator in the popular Hardy Boys novels.
Father of Frank and Joe, Mr. Hardy is married to Laura Hardy, and brother to Aunt Gertrude.
Encyclopedia Brown
— Everyone’s favorite boy detective!
Guy Gardner (New Earth) | DC Database | Fandom
— Guy Gardner is a top member of the Green Lantern Corps, and the second one to be chosen from Earth.
(1) Shakespears Sister - Stay With Me - YouTube
Tanuki the Tipsy Trickster: Why a Well-Endowed Raccoon Dog Is Big in Japan - Atlas Obscura
Tanooki Suit - Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia
— First found in World 4-5, the suit transforms Mario or Luigi into Tanooki Mario or Tanooki Luigi, respectively. The suit grants the same abilities as the Super Leaf, with the added ability of turning into a statue when the player holds and presses at the same time.
Gypsy Outpost - Coconut, Vanilla Beans, Cocoa Nibs and Cinnamon - Humble Forager Brewery - Untappd
47 min
August 03, 2020Episode 4: S01E04: Workshaming
Recorded on July 21, 2020
In this episode, we dive into the world of work, and all the dumb things we did when we first got there. It's embarrassing job stories from all three hosts all the way down.
Mini Topics
Nkenge calls shenanigans on Portland Moms, reminding us that Black moms have always been part of the BLM movement.
Gabe promotes Cory Doctorow's "Little Brother" as a prediction and a survival tool for the current political landscape.
Links:
Download Little Brother For Free | Cory Doctorow's craphound.com
— DOWNLOAD LITTLE BROTHER FOR FREE
Blue Beetle - Wikipedia
Did Photographs Show a Naked Woman Protesting in Portland?
— A naked woman protested on the streets of Portland in July 2020.
Little Brother (Doctorow novel) - Wikipedia
— Little Brother takes place in the "near future rather than decades or centuries away."[19] Little Brother also makes use of "obvious parallels to Orwellian warnings and post 9/11 policies."[20]
Nickelodeon Universe® | Mall of America®
— Nickelodeon Universe®, the nation's largest indoor theme park, is home to seven acres of unique attractions, entertainment and dining options. Meet the Nick characters, experience spine-tingling rides, visit unique retail shops and much more!
45 min
July 27, 2020Episode 3: S01E03: In Defense of Karen
In this episode of “It Will Probably Be OK,” we stand slack-jawed as one of our hosts attempts to defend the indefensible, and halt the Karen uprising in its tracks.
What can we learn from Karen? What does she have to teach us? How do we exorcise the Karenonic demon? When is a Karen not a Karen? And why does Karen Karen?
Mini Topics
Nick is not going to his 20 year high school reunion and he has no other way to find out what his old highschool buddies are doing with their lives!
Nkenge reminds us that there is no path from student to citizen for immigrants, so making them take college from their home countries is so much pointless bullying.
Show Notes:
This is a pretty good look at the internet history of the use of the name Karen as an insult: https://www.vox.com/2020/2/5/21079162/karen-name-insult-meme-manager
A clip from “Mean Girls.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXovJSCc6M0
This is, pretty much the Karen epicenter. https://www.reddit.com/r/FuckYouKaren/
This is a great article about how artists hate the bourgeoisie. https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/25/books/class-lessons-who-s-calling-whom-tacky-petite-charm-bourgeoisie-artists-view.html
#### Personality Disorders
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/borderline-personality-disorder/index.shtml'
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/personality-disorders/symptoms-causes/syc-20354463
Not a Karen
Here be a small smattering of easy to Google stories about Amy Cooper, the racist who famously called the police on a Central Park birdwatcher and then choked her dog.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/statement-from-amy-cooper-on-central-park-incident-301065492.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/07/06/amy-cooper-charged-with-misdemeanor-for-calling-police-on-black-bird-watcher/#1babddfc2828
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/nyregion/amy-cooper-christian-central-park-video.html
51 min
July 21, 2020Episode 2: S01E02 Defund vs. Abolish
In this Episode of It Will Probably Be OK, Nkenge talks through the ideas of defunding and abolishing the police. Additionally, Nick wistfully remembers making those cool S’s, and Gabe derails the whole conversation with so he can talk about the movie “Elf.”
Mini Topics:
Nick enjoys the television program “Dave” on the FX Network.
Gabe wants someone to paint his gold house.
Cover art courtesy of Taymazavalley on Flickr, who published this photo on Flickr using a Creative Commons liscence. Cool!
Links:
Abolish Policing – Critical Resistance
— Policing is a social relationship made up of a set of practices that are empowered by the state to enforce law and social control through the use of force.
Abolish the police: What does it really mean? - Vox
— “I’m sorry that the fight for justice and inequality could not be more convenient for political timetables, but it isn’t.”
Download CR's Abolitionist Tooklit
— Abolition Now! Ten Years of Strategy and Struggle Against the Prison Industrial Complex; edited by the CR10 Publishing Collective, 2008.
56 min

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