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- Billionaires: They're Not Just Like Us
Resources from this episode (the show notes):
Required Reading: The Billionaire Playbook: How Sports Owners Use Their Teams to Avoid Millions in Taxes | ProPublica
American Billionaires by the Numbers | Americans for Tax Fairness
Inside the I.R.S. Files of the Ultra-Wealthy | Sway (Podcast) - The New York Times
Why Elon Musk Is Cash Poor (For A Billionaire) | Forbes
Jeff Bezos says work-life balance is a 'debilitating phrase.' He wants Amazon workers to view their career and lives as a 'circle.' | Business Insider
During COVID-19, most Americans got richer - especially the rich | Fox Business (via The Wall Street Journal)
President Biden’s Capital Gains Tax Plan | Forbes
Actually, it was Democrats who killed the 70 percent tax | Politico
Negative income tax, explained
The value-added tax brings in billions for other countries, but the U.S. doesn’t have one | CNBC
A Brief History of Taxes in the U.S. | Investopedia
About Us - The Patriotic Millionaires
Policy Basics: Where Do Our Federal Tax Dollars Go? | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Six policies to reduce economic inequality
55 min - Patriotism
Resources from this episode (the show notes):
Patriotism | Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
What Is Patriotism? Definition, Examples, Pros and Cons
A Modest Plea for Patriotic History | The Atlantic
How to Think About Patriotism | National Affairs
We're Still Not Talking About the Patriotism America Needs | S-USIH
Patriotism versus Nationalism | Dictionary
Nationalism - Crash Course: World History | YouTube
The Problem of Nationalism | The Heritage Foundation
Malcolm X Defines Black Nationalism (YouTube)
54 min - Sex, Gender, and All That Other Stuff
Resources from this episode (the show notes):
Required Watching: The Way We Think about Biological Sex is Wrong by Emily Quinn | TEDtalk
A Guide To Gender Identity Terms | NPR
What is "Gender Identity" | Medscape
The Genderbread Person graphic
Gender Terminology
Queer 101 - Do You Know The Difference Between Sex and Gender? | The Advocate
Why Kids Need to Learn about Gender and Sexuality | Lindsay Amer
Queer Kid Stuff - a Youtube series by Lindsay Amer | Youtube
Theories of Gender | Crash Course Sociology
Sex Determination is more complicated than you think | TEDed
Why the “Born This Way” argument doesn't advance LGBT equality by Dr. Lisa Diamond | TEDtalk
Sex and Gender Differences in Brain Disease by Antonella Santuccione-Chadha | TEDtalk
Dr. Debra Soh Debunks Claims of a Gender Spectrum | JRE
Samantha Lux comments on Dr. Debra Soh's Gender discussion | Youtube
Sexuality & Gender - Straight & Narrow or Round & Bouncy? by Danielle McClelland | TEDtalk
Gender Identity And How Understanding It Can Ease Loneliness
Trevor Project
1 hr 3 min - The Way Things Were vs. The New Normal
Resources from this episode (the show notes):
The Great Resignation: As The Pandemic Recedes, Millions Of Workers Are Saying 'I Quit' | NPR
Workers are quitting their jobs to put themselves first | CNBC
Indianapolis Eases Restrictions for Fully Vaccinated Persons | National Law Review
Dr. Fauci Says The Risks From The Delta Variant Underscore The Importance Of Vaccines | NPR
8 predictions for the world in 2030 | World Economic Forum
Fact check: The World Economic Forum does not have a stated goal to have people own nothing by 2030 | Reuters
How the Covid pandemic ends: Scientists look to the past to see the future | Stat
Los Angeles Is A City State
The Housing Affordability Crisis We Don't Want To Solve - Economics Explained (YouTube)
World Health Assembly to focus on ending COVID-19 pandemic and preparing for next one | WHO
BioNTech takes its first cancer vaccine into phase 2
The Four Color Personalities Test
48 min - America's Current Labor Market: Should You Get A Job?
Resources from this episode (the show notes):
Bureau of Labor Statistics | US Dept. of Labor
What is "full employment" | Investopedia
What do we mean when we say "the job market" | Investopedia
Prince shreds on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | Youtube
McDonald’s to Increase Wages as Job Market Tightens | Newswwc
McDonald's is so desperate for staff that it's giving away iPhones to new recruits if they stay for 6 months | Business Insider
How to get back into the job market | New York Times
More jobs are available, but why aren't people signing up | NBCnews
COVID-19 has left scars on the job market. Here’s why the damage may be permanent. | Chicago Tribune
Hiring Picked Up Last Month, But The Economy Still Needs More Workers | NPR
The Beige Book | The Federal Reserve
AppHarvest: plants with a purpose; producing for a better world
57 min - Drugs: Was Everything We Were Taught...A Lie?
Resources from this episode:
How scientists rank drugs from most to least dangerous — and why the rankings are flawed | Vox
Required Reading: Recreational drugs and alcohol | Mind for better mental health
The federal drug scheduling system, explained
Facts - Drug Wheel | Alcohol and Drug Foundation
President Nixon Declares Drug Abuse "Public Enemy Number One" - Richard Nixon Foundation | YouTube
Why The War on Drugs Is A Huge Failure | Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
What Science Knows About Marijuana's Health Benefits | Discover Magazine
Caffeine | Alcohol and Drug Foundation
The Science of Drug Use | DrugAbuse.gov
State Policy - Marijuana Policy Institute
Marijuana Laws: The Past, Present And Future (Infographic)
INFOGRAPHIC: What your brain looks like on LSD
What are the dangers of using drugs? | DrugWise.org
Drug Topics - National Institute on Drug Abuse
What Are Opioids? | Johns Hopkins Medicine
Opioid Overdose: Understanding the Epidemic | CDC
First Opium War - Historic UK
Could America Finally Win the War On Drugs... With Economics? | Economics Explained - YouTube
Here's why there are no 'good' or 'bad' drugs – not even heroin | The Guardian
Getting Clean: A 4-Quadrant Chart | HereToHelp
How Drugs affect your Body | BetterHealth
1 hr 10 min - What Should We Do About the Death Penalty?
Resources from this episode:
Homepage | Death Penalty Information Center
Should the Death Penalty be Allowed | ProCon.org
Top 10 Pro & Con Arguments - Death Penalty | ProCon.org
With Lethal Injections Harder To Come By, Some States Are Turning To Firing Squads | NPR
Pfizer To Stop Selling Drugs For Use In Lethal Injections
What do bromide ions do?
Ethics Guide to Capital Punishment | BBC
Capital Punishment - Eighth Amendment | Cornell Law School
50 Insane Death Row Facts Nobody Tells You | The Infographics Show (YouTube)
Facts about the Death Penalty | Death Penalty Information Center
Death penalty: How many countries still have it? | BBC
Botched Executions | Death Penalty Information Center
Lethal Injections: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - YouTube
Bucklew v. Precythe | Ballotpedia
Life Without Parole Is Replacing the Death Penalty — But the Legal Defense System Hasn’t Kept Up | The Marshall Project
Skid Row Marathon
Sentencing Alternatives | Death Penalty Information Center
1 hr 8 min - "Where Is Everybody?" Aliens, The Galaxy & The Fermi Paradox
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Thank you for listening!
Resources from this episode:
The Fermi Paradox: a fun infographic | Bluesat
Kurzgesagt: Where Are All The Aliens? | Youtube
The Great Filter | Astronomy.com
The Life of Enrico Fermi | Atomic Heritage
"Chew Bubble Gum and Kick Ass" "Momma Don't Like Tattletales" - They Live | Youtube
The Fermi Paradox | Wait but Why
But, Seriously, Where Are the Aliens? | The Atlantic
Why haven’t we found aliens yet? | Vox
A good list of reasons why | Space.com
Space aliens could have died out long ago | NBCnews
The aliens are silent because they are extinct | Astronomy.com
The Fermi Paradox | Cosmos Magazine
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition | EA
Mass Effect Trilogy trailer | Youtube
56 min - The Pros and Cons of Critical Race TheoryPlease make sure to give us a like or a subscribe. If you would like to reach out, please send us a message at [email protected]Thank you for listening!Resources from this episode:https://scholarship.law.ua.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1046andcontext=fac_working_papers (Critical Race Theory: an Introduction | University of Alabama School of Law)https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/01/us/critical-race-theory-explainer-trnd/index.html (What critical race theory is -- and isn't | CNN)https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/03/04/megyn_kelly_on_race_in_education_its_divisive_its_racist_and_has_the_opposite_effect.html (Megyn Kelly On In Education: I Pulled My Kids Out of School Because They "Went Hard Left" | RealClearPolitics)https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/some-examples-of-critical-race-theory-in-schools (Some examples of critical race theory in schools | Washington Examiner)https://www.heritage.org/civil-society/commentary/how-leftists-critical-race-theory-poisons-our-discussion-racism (How Leftists’ Critical Race Theory Poisons Our Discussion of Racism | Heritage Foundation)https://www.racialequitytools.org/resources/fundamentals/history-of-racism-and-movements/overview-and-timelines (Racial Equity Tools)Required Reading: https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rights-act/legal-events-timeline.html (A Racial Timeline of America | Library of Congress)https://nypost.com/2020/09/15/white-house-cancels-cdcs-critical-race-theory-training/ (White House cancels CDC’s ‘critical race theory’ training after Trump ban | NYPost)https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/20/magazine/1619-intro.html (Why We Published The 1619 Project | The New York Times)https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/biden-administration-cites-1619-project-as-inspiration-in-history-grant-proposal/2021/04 (Biden Administration Cites 1619 Project as Inspiration in History Grant Proposal | Education Week)https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/arts/1776-commission-claims-trump.html (The Ideas Behind Trump’s 1776 Commission Report)https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/The-Presidents-Advisory-1776-Commission-Final-Report.pdf (The 1776 Report | Trump White House)https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-does-white-supremacy-survive-an-education_b_59989344e4b033e0fbdec4ad (The Racist Iceberg)https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-day-henry-clay-refused-to-compromise-153589853/ (The Day Henry Clay Refused to Compromise)https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/158-resources-understanding-systemic-racism-america-180975029/ (158 Resources to Understand Racism in America | Smithsonian)https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/publications/human_rights_magazine_home/civil-rights-reimagining-policing/a-lesson-on-critical-race-theory/ (A Lesson on Critical Race Theory | American Bar Association)https://nypost.com/2021/05/06/what-critical-race-theory-is-really-about/ (What critical race theory is really about with Ben Carson | NYPost)https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/05/gops-critical-race-theory-fixation-explained/618828/ (The GOP’s ‘Critical Race Theory’ Obsession | The Atlantic)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dpUiFN9PWg (Marc Lamont Hill’s Explosive Interview with Rep. Vernon Jones on Critical Race Theory)1 hr 8 min
- The Moron's Guide to NFTs: Blockchain, Crypto, and Why You Can't Eat A Digital Sandwich (Yet)
Please make sure to give us a like or a subscribe. If you would like to reach out, please send us a message at [email protected]
Thank you for listening!
Resources from this episode:
Crypto questions, answered | Coinbase
NFTs, Explained | Johnny Harris (YouTube)
NBA Top Shot
What are NFTs? Non-fungible tokens explained like you’re 5 | LaptopMag
NFTs Are Fueling a Boom in Digital Art. Here’s How They Work | WSJ (YouTube)
What is Cryptocurrency | Forbes Advisor
What is an NFT | Forbes Advisor
NFTs Explained | The Verge
What is BLOCKCHAIN? The best explanation of blockchain technology
Blockchain Explained | Investopedia
Blockchain Expert Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED
What is Cryptocurrency? [Everything You Need To Know!]
How Cryptocurrency Works | NYT
Cryptography: Crash Course Computer Science (YouTube)
The History of Bitcoin – A detailed Analysis | Paybis
History of Bitcoin - A Detailed Saga of How BTC Started
Proof of Work vs Proof of Stake: Basic Mining Guide
How bad is bitcoin for the environment really? | The Independent
What Are NFTs, Anyway? One Just Sold for $69 Million | NYT
WWE NFTs
Coinbase Goes Public | NPR
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