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Welcome back to the ModState Podcast, and welcome to the 100th episode!
John and Nate are pleased and excited to have made it to 100 episodes. As always the strategy doesn't change and discussions are needed.
John and Nate reflect upon the last 7+ months and 100 episodes. What has changed? Have we become more or less divided as a nation? What will the breaking point be, and what do we need and not need to do to move forward?
Questioning someones patriotism, love and loyalty to this country or projecting your moral superiority never moved a conversation to deeper philosophical and ideological exploration. More often than not it backs people into corners making them more defensive. This must stop and discussion should be re-invented. Please tune in and see what John and Nate have to say, and as always thank you for being part of the first 100 episodes!

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. On this episode John and Nate discuss various topics surrounding voting.The main topic is about gerrymandering and how it effects elections.

Gerrymandering will be taken up this spring by the Supreme Court so you may hear this in the news. Words you may hear. Packing, Cracking, Hijacking, and Kidnapping.

John also has an interesting take on exit polling. So in the end...does your vote count? Tune in and find out. Thanks for listening!

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast! On this episode of the Weekend Beat John and Nate discuss the movie Spy Game featuring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt.

The question remains...Would you be able to use someone to your advantage knowing that they could be put in harms way? Or would your conscience and guilt be an obstacle in your way?

Tune in and find out what John and Nate have to say about it!

Welcome to the 97th episode of the ModState Podcast.

Again, we are confronted with a evil reality in the United States. With 1 school shooting happening every 63 hours since the first of 2018 gun violence is slowly become a greater reality and is infecting some of the safest spaces we know today.

What is our breaking point? What are the conflicting view points regarding gun regulation? As always John and Nate have different opinions on the end but sometimes disagree on the means to that end. This conversation is no different and an be tricky at times. Gun regulation vs no gun regulation. Tune in and find out where there may be a slippery slope of government intrusion or if it needs to be done for public safety! Thanks for tuning in.

Show Notes

1) 60 Hours

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/school-shootings-2018_us_5a84a68ee4b0058d55659ae9

Welcome back to the 96th episode of the ModState Podcast. Welcome back to the Mid Week Rap where John and Nate discuss a wide range of topics.

Tonight the discussion starts with President Donald Trump's infrastructure proposal. Needless to say Nate was a bit surprised at the monetary figure allocated to the overall budget. It may be a moot-point if it can't even get out of sub-committee but more to be seen. Please tune in for a breakdown and analysis of this proposal.

Next Nate digs into John regarding the allegations of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Bribery, corruption, allegations "Oh-My."

Lastly, John and Nate discuss the emerging story out of the White House. Rob Porter had issues with his security clearance related to alleged domestic abuse issues with 100% of his wives...or ex wives. Tune in and find out why Nate still believes wording means a lot to the American people.

Thanks for tuning in!

Show Notes

1) Infrastructure and Budget Proposals.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/02/12/trumps-2019-budget-proposal-includes-funding-border-wall-infrastructure-and-opioids/327994002/

2)Spending Less on Infrastructure.

https://www.thenation.com/article/trumps-infrastructure-plan-is-to-spend-less-on-infrastructure/

3)Infrastructure Explained.

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/12/17003840/trumps-infrastructure-plan

4) Israeli PM

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/police-recommend-israeli-pm-benjamin-netanyahu-be-indicted-corruption-bribery-n847616

5) Rob Porter

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/13/politics/rob-porter-john-kelly-timeline-white-house/index.html

Welcome back to the 95th episode of the ModState Podcast. On this episode John and Nate finally dive into the National Debt topic. Obviously, this is a broad topic but the conversation discusses the un-sustainability, and apocalyptic situation it would cause given defaulting or a financial crisis.

Okay! Doom and gloom. John and Nate both propose some solutions both at a government level and a cultural level that may help us find some relief. Thanks for tuning in!

Welcome back to the 94th episode of the ModState Podcast. This special Weekend Beat episode strays away from the typical breakdown of a book or movie and continues on the Rust Belt Theme. A good friend of Nate, Zac Calamante, joins the podcast to discuss a millennial's life growing up in the rust belt. Really this is two friends catching up and diving back into what they do best together...talking!

Thanks for tuning in and listening!

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. This episode certainly takes several turns from Nate's personal account of a celebrity interaction, and John's lament of our generation, it overwhelmingly stays on point discussing the Rust Belt.

The Rust Belt, as it became, was originally the major hub of manufacturing and the epicenter of the United States for the auto-industry and steel production. It's glory was stripped towards the end of the 20th century and it has struggled to find its identity since. How does this play in the mid-term elections? Who will have the better message? Why did this area decline and what does it have in store? Tune in and find out! Thanks for listening.

Show Notes:

1) Rust Belt Wiki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_Belt

2)Rust Belt Encyclopedia http://www.encyclopedia.com/places/united-states-and-canada/miscellaneous-us-geography/rust-belt

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. It's the Mid-Week Rap! This podcast is a time to talk about several topics!

On this episode John and Nate dive into the special election that democrats took back from the republicans in Missouri. Again, the ModState team asks for caution in regards to the wave of momentum that democrats seem to have leading up to the 2018 mid-term election.

Second, President Trump may be the biggest troller on twitter today. Even Nate got riled up at the tweet calling democrats treasonous for not standing and clapping during the SOTU. Well maybe John is right..."he's just trolling you man." Point taken.

Lastly, the plan was to jump into gerrymandering and Supreme Court rulings but that will be saved until another episode. In lieu of gerrymandering John and Nate dive into an article hypothesizing that Jurgen Klinsmann would have taken us to the World Cup in Russia...well lets get some analysis for you Soccer (futbol) fans out there.

Show Notes

1) Jurgen Klinsmann Article

http://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states/story/3367158/jurgen-klinsmann-wouldve-taken-united-states-to-world-cup-geoff-cameron

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. On this episode John and Nate do a follow-up on the Nunes Memo and contributor Gabe Cocker's article outlining the players in the Russia investigation.

The meat of this episode is about the Federal Reserve System. You probably hear a lot about interest rates, inflation and treasury bonds. Well this episode's goal is break down the system and how it works. Tune in and learn a bit on this episode!

Show Notes:

1) Federal Reserve https://www.federalreserve.gov

2)About the Fed

https://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed.htm

3) Federal Reserve Wiki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve_System