Don’t defund the police - retrain them and create incentives to reduce their use of force. Something needs to be done about qualified immunity and civil asset forfeiture, too.

If you would like to know more about the history of the American police force (and where Jeremy got a lot of his info from the second half of the episode), we highly recommend the six-episode series from Behind the Bastards called “Behind the Police.”

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/

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How did the pandemic affect you? Probably shittily. We’re sorry – but cheer up! If the pandemic never happened, we would’ve never created this podcast.

Note from Joe: I didn't edit out the phone call after all. That whole minute was too awkward and stupid for me not to keep it (hehe).

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Competitiveness and aggression come in many forms, and it has various side effects. Where do you think masculinity borders on toxic? At what point are we needlessly comparing ourselves to others? How do you take the good and leave the bad, in terms of competition and ambition? Here’s a related TED Talk on the matter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU09Y9sC7JY

Note from Jeremy: Joe really knocks it out of the park with his definition of the word ‘competitive’.

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Episode takeaways: Do not brush your teeth with syrup, cows are hella cute, and yes Jeremy is brave enough to use the word 'hella' after forgetting word 'scrambled'.

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We’d love to hear your feedback, though we’re less invested in your judgment.

Note: Jeremy was wrong. Bill Gates is attempting to turn carbon dioxide into a fuel source—he is not trying to turn it into oxygen. More information: https://www.globalcitizen.org/de/content/bill-gates-carbon-emission-engineering-co2/

Note 2: Joe was likely wrong about China eating fetuses. Snopes notes that these claims are unverified, and date back to the mid-90s: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fetus-feast/

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"Skogkatt" = the Norwegian forest cat, master rock and tree climbers, and human friend extraordinaire.

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Fandoms will inevitably buckle under the weight of franchise expectations, dissatisfactions, and the internal politics that arise from message board moderators and event organizers. These are their stories.

Note: A special thanks to the writers of the r/HobbyDrama from which these stories were pulled. The content creators there do great work digging up stories through archived internet posts and citing their information to the best of their ability.

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Dear Listeners,

"WoW's Golden Age" is whenever the hell we say it is.

Love,

Us

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When do we reach adulthood? What is considered adult? These blurred lines seem to create a good deal of confusion for people in their early 20s.

Oh, and where Joe cut out for a few seconds we added some smooth elevator music. Enjoy our editing prowess.

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