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This week on the podcast, the FDA is looking to move forward with a menthol cigarettes ban and Cory has some thoughts on the whole thing. After that, we talk about the ransomware attack on a US oil pipeline, the Ramadan attack, Liz Cheney out with the GOP, and our thoughts on dogecoin and cryptocurrency investing. We close out the show with the latest in Covid, including rethinking mask mandates, Pfizer being approved for teens, and how deaths in the United States have been underreported.  

OTA Podcast Episode 370: That fresh Nanny state flavor  

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This week on the podcast, what's $4 trillion amongst friends as we discuss the American Jobs Act and on the other side we tackle the disarray in the GOP. In the latest COVID news, the CDC releases new guidelines that loosen restrictions and outdoor mask mandates at the same time that health experts worry we might not reach herd immunity in the United States. All in the shadow of rising cases and deaths in places like South America and India. We finish off talking about the Ravens and the NFL draft in Sportsball.  

OTA Podcast Episode 369:  $4 trillion amongst friends 

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This week on the podcast, we start by reacting to the end of the Derek Chauvin trial before discussing the case of Andrew Brown Jr. and what qualified immunity means to a path to justice in the future. We also get to a second amendment case coming to the Supreme Court, and the Recall Election for Gavin Newsom is on, with people like Caitlyn Jenner throwing their hat in the ring. Next, we discuss the trouble the international community is having vaccinating people and talk about the Oscars from the weekend. We finish with Sportsball where the Super League blows up spectacularly, the Ravens trade Orlando Brown Jr, and why it is lunacy to trade Lamar Jackson.  

OTA Podcast Episode 368: A Union Station Academy Awards  

Timecodes and topics  

00:00:00 Intro 

00:02:08 Derek Chauvin trial and Andrew Brown Jr 

00:21:57 SCOTUS and second amendment 

00:29:12 California Recall 

00:44:46 COVID internationally 

01:04:15 Oscars at Union Station 

01:18:00 Sportsball 

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This week on the podcast, closing arguments are over in the Derek Chauvin trial and we speculate on what could happen in the jury room. After that, we talk about Joe Biden announcing troops being pulled out of Afghanistan at the end of a generational war, and the return of mass shootings with incidents every day for the last week. Finally, we discuss the latest in the covid-19 pandemic with the pulling of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and the latest on the numbers of vaccinated Americans.  

OTA Podcast Episode 367: A Trying Week 

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This week on the podcast, Cory visits San Francisco and Rob is going to get his shot this week. Our focus then shifts like the rest of the nation to Minnesota, as the police killing of Daunte Wright has raised tensions at the same time the Derek Chauvin trial is taking place just ten miles away. We break them both down, also the repeal of the Law Enforcement Officers bill of rights in Maryland.  We also talk about Matt Gaetz's Venmo, McConnell telling corporations to stay out of politics, and the latest with the pandemic and vaccine rollout.  

OTA Podcast Episode 366: All Eyes on Minnesota 

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This week on the podcast, we start by recapping the HBO documentary Q: Into the Storm and discuss what we think the film could have used more of. In the news, we break down the first week of the Derek Chauvin trial, we set a new travel record during the age of Covid, Matt Gaetz is in some serious trouble, and we discuss the idea of social media being a common carrier. Then in Sportsball, we talk about Atlanta losing the All-Star Game, the Orioles sweeping the Red Sox, and the pettiness of Francisco Lindor making $1 million more than Fernando Tatis Jr.  OTA Podcast Episode 365: All-Star Ditch otheanthem.com/365.html    

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This week on the podcast, we start off with the blocking of the Suez Canal before coming back into Los Angeles to discuss the situation with homelessness taking place in Echo Park for the past week. After that we talk about the start of the Derek Chauvin trial in the killing of George Floyd and what our thoughts are on the case going forward. We also discuss voting suppression bills, the filibuster, and the controversy over Lil Nas X and Nike. Next, we go over the latest in covid news including fears of impending doom and Deborah Birx saying everything over 100,000 deaths was avoidable. We finish by giving a quick preview of the Orioles with opening day this Thursday.  

Topics and Timecode    

0:00:00 Intro  

0:02:49 Suez Canal  

00:14:40 Homeless in Echo Park  

00:30:27 Derek Chauvin trial begins  

00:51:10 Voting Rights 

01:09:23 Lil Nas X Nike shoes 

01:20:27 Covid news 

01:33:32 Orioles Opening Day  

OTA Podcast Episode 364: Derek Chauvin Trial 

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This week on the podcast, we start in Atlanta where a gunman killed eight people: six of them Asian women. We break down the state of hate crime and gun rights legislation before talking about Joe Biden acting a little like Gerald Ford and a little like Barack Obama this week. We also talk about Kylie Jenner and the responsibility of the absurdly wealthy. In covid news, the Brazilian variant is hitting Florida harder than the thousands of Spring Breakers pouring into Miami, all while Europe is going through its third wave. We finish on the Baltimore Corner, where the house of Mosby seems to be in a lot of hot water.  

Topics and Timecode    

0:00:00 Intro  

0:05:10 Atlanta shootings  

00:26:23 Joe Biden 

00:51:51 Kylie Jenner and the role of billionaires  

01:01:22 Spring Break in Miami 

01:13:21 The House of Mosby  

OTA Podcast Episode 363: Pandemic Spring Break 

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This week on the podcast, Cory has an appointment to get his vaccine and the South Park Vaccination Special is speaking truth to Rob. In the news, Biden has a prime-time address announcing more eligibility for vaccines starting May 1st. In addition, Gavin Newsom gives the state of the state address and we discuss the state of the recall, and will Trump be indicted this week? We get into it. We close by talking about the Academy Award nominations and wishing Nick Markakis a happy retirement.  

Topics and Timecode    

0:00:00 Intro  

0:01:57 Cory is getting his vaccine   

00:19:16 Biden's prime-time address 

00:43:42 Gavin Newsom   

01:04:56 Academy Award nominations  

OTA Podcast Episode 362: Vaccines and Stimmy's 

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This week on the podcast, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan passes, but the shine fades quick because the $15 minimum wage bill is hijacked by Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema. In the meantime, all the right leaning media can talk about is Dr. Suess. Oprah sits down for an interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry that has us asking why the crown is necessary anymore. We finish by discussing the latest news in climate change, and the state of the pandemic in the wake of Texas and Mississippi's decision to fully reopen and drop mask mandates.  

Topics and Timecode    

0:00:00 Intro  

0:06:26 American Rescue Plan   

00:35:47 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle interview with Oprah 

00:52:51 Climate change 

01:01:28 Texas lifts mask mandate  

OTA Podcast Episode 361: Here and Across the Pond 

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