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Professor Mike Pesko's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikepesko
About Professor Pesko: https://aysps.gsu.edu/profile/michael-pesko/#
Check out my series on Tobacco Control - https://www.thestrongandfreepodcast.com/category/tobacco-control-harm-reduction/

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GUN VIOLENCE: https://www.thestrongandfreepodcast.com/category/the-gun-violence-conversation/

ABORTION: https://www.thestrongandfreepodcast.com/category/the-abortion-series/

CLIMATE CHANGE: https://www.thestrongandfreepodcast.com/category/climate-change/

BASIC INCOME: https://www.thestrongandfreepodcast.com/category/basic-income/

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I sit down with Andy West, for our second conversation on attitudes to Climate Change. Andy's research shows that attitudes are more reliably predicted based less on political leanings, and more on religiosity!

ANDY WEST'S RESEARCH: https://judithcurry.com/2020/04/17/can-religiosity-predict-cultural-climate-beliefs/

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Hi everyone! 

Happy New Year! I've uploaded a short podcast explaining where I'm taking Strong and Free next!! Can't wait to share more content with you!

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Judith Curry - https://www.thestrongandfreepodcast.com/category/climate-change/
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In January, I released my conversation with Judith Curry. To-date, it is the most downloaded and listened to Podcast I've ever produced. This is my follow-up conversation.

Message me at www.thestrongandfreepodcast.com and let me know what you think!

My first conversation with Judith Curry: https://www.thestrongandfreepodcast.com/climate-change-a-different-perspective-with-professor-judith-curry/

Judith Curry: https://judithcurry.com

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I share my perspectives on the Capital Punishment series and some learnings along the way. 

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Despite most being heavily divided on capital punishment, it is very challenging finding thoughtful voices supporting death penalty. Josh Marquis, former District Attorney of Clatsop County is a supporter of capital punishment and has written extensively on the topic.

About Joshua Marquis -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Marquis
Joshua Marquis Blog -- https://www.coastda.com/
"The Myth of Innocence" - (2005) -- https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7185&context=jclc

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I have mentioned before the importance of reading for this Podcast and life in general. In this new series, I'm going to highlight a book that I've completed that has helped shape my perspective for this and future Podcast episodes.

In my first episode, I discuss the Bhagavad Gita - an ancient story from the Mahabharata. Thousands of years later, this story is still revered:

"I have made the Bhagavad Gita as the source of inspiration and my guide for the purpose of scientific investigation and formation of my theories." - Albert Einstein

The Bhagavad Gita - https://www.amazon.ca/Bhagavad-Gita-Eknath-Easwaran/dp/1586380192/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=Bhagavad&qid=1634217842&sr=8-4

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Welcome to my new series on Capital Punishment. Lindsey Vann, Executive Director of Justice360 discusses some of the challenges in representing those convicted of capital sentences in the State of South Carolina.

Justice 360 -- https://justice360sc.org/
About Lindsey Vann -- https://justice360sc.org/all-staff/

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My conversation with John Clarke, anti-poverty activist, is on his opposition to a Basic Income system. John raises a very compelling case as to why a Basic Income system is not ideal at addressing the issues poor people are facing.

Thank you John for your willingness to discuss this issue with me! 

John Clarke - https://twitter.com/JohnOCAP?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

John Clarke's Writings on Basic Income: 
https://johnclarkeblog.com/node/51
https://www.thecanadafiles.com/articles/bi
https://socialistproject.ca/2018/04/basic-income-progressive-cloak-and-neoliberal-dagger/
https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/defending-the-left-case-against-basic-income

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Tired of watching the nightly news turn into a slugfest? 

Me too.

I'm sure you have had those moments that changed or altered your perspective on a topic. It might have been a comment, an article, a book, or a Podcast (shameless plug)! In today's media coverage, it can be challenging to understand different ideas and interpretations when the nightly news allows for only a few minutes at most of actual discussion. 

I created the Strong and Free Podcast to explore news topics by gathering multiple perspectives together and allowing people and organizations to discuss their opinions with detail. This allows for a nuanced conversation. It also means putting aside my own bias to explore these to the fullest. It means making all guests feel welcomed to share their opinions safely, without fear that the host will paint them into a corner, or make them sound incoherent. I want this place to be truly safe. I believe everyone, even those I disagree with, deserve to be treated with respect and to be on the Podcast to share their perspective. It also means having a concrete discussion on issues and determining the best way forward.

You might be asking why. And the answer is simple: I believe conversations are how we can shape our future. As long as we restore thoughtful approaches to the biggest issues of our time our conversations will have deep, valuable meaning. And, we enrich our own opinion.

In order to build our stance we must consider the best evidence against it. 

My name is Christopher Balkaran. I hope you enjoy this content.

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Is there something to be said about our existence on earth and its link with work? What if governments took care of our basic necessities? How would this factor into this purpose? And could a Basic Income system be used as justification by governments to reduce spending on social welfare programs? If the government is providing a basic income for the necessities in life, does that provide them with rationale to remove other social programs? What are the unintended actions of this?

I sit down with Geoff Crocker, Editor of the Basic Income Forum and UBI.org to discuss these. Geoff is an advocate of a Basic Income system, and has written and lectured extensively on the issue.

Links below:
UBI.org
Geoff Crocker, Basic Income and Sovereign Money - https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030367473#:~:text=Geoff%20Crocker%20edits%20Basic%20Income,in%20reducing%20effective%20aggregate%20demand.

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Tired of watching the nightly news turn into a slugfest? 

Me too.

I'm sure you have had those moments that changed or altered your perspective on a topic. It might have been a comment, an article, a book, or a Podcast (shameless plug)! In today's media coverage, it can be challenging to understand different ideas and interpretations when the nightly news allows for only a few minutes at most of actual discussion. 

I created the Strong and Free Podcast to explore news topics by gathering multiple perspectives together and allowing people and organizations to discuss their opinions with detail. This allows for a nuanced conversation. It also means putting aside my own bias to explore these to the fullest. It means making all guests feel welcomed to share their opinions safely, without fear that the host will paint them into a corner, or make them sound incoherent. I want this place to be truly safe. I believe everyone, even those I disagree with, deserve to be treated with respect and to be on the Podcast to share their perspective. It also means having a concrete discussion on issues and determining the best way forward.

You might be asking why. And the answer is simple: I believe conversations are how we can shape our future. As long as we restore thoughtful approaches to the biggest issues of our time our conversations will have deep, valuable meaning. And, we enrich our own opinion.

In order to build our stance we must consider the best evidence against it. 

My name is Christopher Balkaran. I hope you enjoy this content.

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