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The sociopolitical landscape of the day is a minefield of cognitive dissonance, intellectual laziness, and disingenuous actors. Listen in weekly as four dudes navigate the perilous state of national d... more
FAQs about Pause for Parrots:How many episodes does Pause for Parrots have?The podcast currently has 148 episodes available.
July 14, 2022Dispatch: Is Eugenics Bad?, U.N. World Hunger, Georgia GuidestonesTony's back. Let's get esoteric. David and Tony talk about the Georgia Guidestones, how Christians would actually react to Christ's resurrection, and how the Dutch Farmer's Strike foreshadows our bug eating future. ...more1h 11minPlay
July 03, 2022Dispatch?: Podcast Rankings, Mad Libs, EtcDavid and Perrenial guest host do a loosey-goosey dispatch. ...more1h 1minPlay
June 21, 2022The Replication Crisis (Unlocked Bonus Episode)Unlocking this episode from the Patreon feed. If you want a deep-dive episode once a week, sign up for $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/pauseforparrots A group of researchers have discovered that there's a huge reproducibility issue in science. From cancer research to social psychology, this replication crisis is calling a lot of our assumptions about the way things work into question. David walks Tony and Felipe through the problem and they discuss the implications it has on everything from culture war ideology to government policy....more1h 31minPlay
June 12, 2022Dispatch: Texas Trans Laws, Border Patrol 4th Amendment Fight, January 6th HearingsDavid and Perrenial Guest Host get into some stories from the week, including Texas being Texas, a Supreme Court decision on a far-reaching Border Patrol Zone, and an insane op-ed about gun violence and child abuse....more1h 18minPlay
June 04, 2022Dispatch: California Reparations Taskforce, Heard-Depp Case, Medicare Price HikesDavid and Tony talk about the outcome of the Johnny Depp / Amber Heard case and all of the subsequent hot takes, the new California taskforce exploring reparations for Black Americans, and what Biden's Medicare price hikes say about how America treats its elderly....more1h 11minPlay
May 28, 2022Dispatch: Uvalde Shooting, Greg Locke, Real Estate BubbleTony and David spend some time discussing the tragedy in Uvalde and some of the worst impulses of the media after a spree shooting before covering some other news from the week: including what rate increases mean for the housing market and a check-in on Pause for Parrots fan favorite Greg Locke....more1h 23minPlay
May 20, 2022Dispatch: Dystopian Real Estate, Monkeypox Outbreak, George W. Bush: War Criminal?The guys get into some stories from the week, including how Jeff Bezos is investing in a bleak real estate start-up, how the future of renting is prison style bunk bed pods, the implications of "Dark MAGA" on the recovery of American political discourse, and how David will survice the impending Monkeypox pandemic....more1h 14minPlay
May 14, 2022Dispatch: Ukraine Aid, Immigration Surveillance, Rick Scott's Plan?The guys cover some stories from the week - including Rand Paul fighting against Ukraine aid, how every federal agency seems like they have a surveillance network now, having roommates in KC might be illegal, and going through every point in Rick Scott's 11 point plan to save America to see how Republican messaging is going to look in the midterms....more1h 16minPlay
May 12, 2022Roe V. Wade Deep Dive w/ @tuneiverse (Bonus Ep)David and Titus are joined by practicing attorney and well-informed person Ash to discuss the leaked SCOTUS decision on Roe V. Wade. They talk through what Ash took away from reading the entire opinion, including the history of our assumed right to privacy and the implications of the legal framework used to come to the conclusions in the draft. Follow Ash on twitter @tuneiverse...more1hPlay
May 06, 2022Dispatch: Ministry of Disinformation, Madison Cawthorn, Roe V. WadeThe guys cover some headlines from the week, including Biden's Ministry of Disinformation, whether Madison Cawthorn is a victim of kompromat, and a brief discussion of the leaked SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe V. Wade....more1h 11minPlay
FAQs about Pause for Parrots:How many episodes does Pause for Parrots have?The podcast currently has 148 episodes available.