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- Tuesday Dispatch: Suckle Trutherson, Joseph Robbin' It Biden, Chris Christie's Revenge
The boys cover a lot of ground this week. There's some stuff about moose law, a wannabe James Bond's unsuccessful attempts to thwart the FBI, how children in cages increase wages, the end of the coronavirus pandemic, and another installment of Coping with Copeland.
1 hr 5 min - The Epistemology of the Coronavirus Pandemic
The guys have a conversation about the coronavirus pandemic, the discourse surrounding conflicting scientific approaches, why certain parts of the country are less inclined to support lockdown measures, and whether or not Bill Gates is actually a supervillain.
WHO News release regarding COVAX from August https://www.who.int/news/item/24-08-2020-172-countries-and-multiple-candidate-vaccines-engaged-in-covid-19-vaccine-global-access-facilityWHO website information regarding COVAX
https://www.who.int/initiatives/act-accelerator/covax WHO Says 184 Countries Have Now Joined COVAX Vaccine Program https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/who-says-184-countries-have-now-joined-covax-vaccine-program Global Justice Now Report on Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation "The [foundation's] program is not a neutral, charitable strategy for which the world should be thankful that a rich man is deciding to spend his money on good causes," reads the report's introduction. "Analysis of the foundation's programs shows that it has an agenda—it is a specific ideological strategy that promotes neo-liberal economic policies, corporate globalization [and] the technology this brings, and a long outdated view of the centrality of 'aid' in helping the 'poor.'" https://www.globaljustice.org.uk/sites/default/files/files/resources/gjn_gates_report_june_2016_web_final_version_2.pdf Article Summary of Global Justice Now Report “It’s been a quite unprecedented development, the amount that the Gates Foundation is gifting to corporations…. I find that flabbergasting, frankly,” says Linsey McGoey, a professor of sociology at the University of Essex and author of the book No Such Thing as a Free Gift. “They’ve created one of the most problematic precedents in the history of foundation giving by essentially opening the door for corporations to see themselves as deserving charity claimants at a time when corporate profits are at an all-time high.” https://www.nonprofitpro.com/article/report-slams-gates-foundation-for-self-serving-agenda-corporate-ties/ Reddit Q&A with Bill Gates from March 2020 where Gates discusses "digital certificates to show who has recovered or been tested recently or when we have a vaccine who has received it." https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fksnbf/im_bill_gates_cochair_of_the_bill_melinda_gates/fkupg49/ Study published in National Center for Biotechnology Information regarding replacing Alum Salts with Calcium phosphates as adjuvants in vaccines and links to other research regarding the efficacy of using aluminum adjuvants in vaccines. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27690701/3 Prominent Epidemiologists discuss new approach to combating virus as a society and working toward herd immunity to save more lives and issue "The Great Barrington Declaration"
Dr Sunetra Gupta is a professor at Oxford University, an epidemiologist with expertise in immunology, vaccine development, and mathematical modelling of infectious diseases
Dr Bhattacharya is a professor at Stanford University Medical School, a physician, epidemiologist, health economist, and public health policy expert focusing on infectious diseases and vulnerable populations. Dr Kulldorff is a Professor of medicine at Harvard University, a biostatistician, and epidemiologist with expertise in detecting and monitoring of infectious disease outbreaks and vaccine safety evaluations.
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1 hr 26 min - Tuesday Dispatch: Fraudulent Fraud Claims, Koch's For Bipartisanship, Biden Cabinet Rumors
The boys take another look at some election fraud claims, try to parse why covid-19 patients seem to be suffering from higher rates of mental illness, and David gets some bad news about a potential Biden cabinet member.
1 hr 4 min - Election Results Reaction: Lukewarm Brunch, Epistemology Over Easy
The boys react to election reactions and dive further into what lies ahead on the landscape of our National discourse.
1 hr 37 min - Tuesday Dispatch: QAnon Congress, Kenneth Copeland's Cackle, Kanye's Campaign Cadaver
The guys come prepared with some extremely insightful election analysis. JUST KIDDING. Instead, they bake some election fraud breadcrumbs, follow up on the QAnon congressional races, see how Kanye ended up stacking up to notable 2016 nominee Deez Nuts, check-in on friend of the pod Kenneth Copeland, and much much more.
58 min - Where Do We Go From Here?
Before the election results come in, the boys have a conversation about the relationship between the left and the right, thoughts on how the push and pull between them could actually create a healthier system, and argue that bridging the divide with a unifying theory that a critical majority can believe in could go a long way to healing the country.
1 hr 33 min - Tuesday Dispatch: Trump Trains, Girl Scout Apology, Polish Protests
David is still on a mystery mission in Florida, so Dylan and Tony hold down the perch with a conversation about some headlines: Trump Trains are just a precursor to the Mad Max universe, Trump is using The Secret to manifest a coronavirus cure, and someone really needs to check on Jaden Smith.
1 hr 3 min - Tuesday Dispatch: Mitch McConnell's Cold Dead Hands, The Cool Pope, Fun with Voter Fraud
The boys break down all the best headlines of the week, from Rudy Giuliani's Borat encounter to Mitch McConnell's no good very bad bruising, and much more.
1 hr 2 min - Let's Relitigate Some Cancel Cases
The guys take a look at some prominent examples of cancellations over the last couple of years - from R Kelly to Jessie Smollet to Louis CK, and have a conversation about the effectiveness of the cancellations in question and whether or not the crime justified the time.
1 hr 15 min - Tuesday Dispatch: The Great Barrington Debacle, Hunter Biden's Emails, Schrodinger's Vote
The boys are back to break down the news of the week, including Nancy Pelosi getting pumped up for UFC 254 by exchanging blows with Wolf Blitzer, Trump's latest twitter conspiracy spiral, and the media's predictable yet disillusioning response to The Great Barrington Declaration.
1 hr 6 min
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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…
discourse and laugh at current events. Because if you don't laugh you'll cry.