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Key Points, Top Takeaways, and Memorable Quotes - 

“People need to understand the difference between news and commentary.” -Wendy @ 20:07

“These are just examples from the left and the right of people learning the hard way that there are consequences.” 25:31

“False balance is giving minority opinion equal time, a platform or whatever.” 31:56

“Censorship makes everybody else think you’re pumping a conspiracy theory.” 33:50

“No one that runs a podcast is pretending to be an expert, but podcasts are important that without the podcast, no one is going to ask the question.” 36:00 

“Politically correct is knowing that the conversation requires sacrifice.” 41:11

“Be a better parent.” 58:38

“Don’t get caught up in false dichotomies.” 1:04:58

“The expert’s not gonna ask the question that they know the answer to.” 1:23:34

“Follow the math people, not the science.” 1:29:09

Guest Bio - Jason C. Dibelius is an American Beach and Indoor volleyball coach and commentator.  Dibelius served as the head and assistant coach for the men's and women's volleyball teams at New York City Technical College (1999-2001). He moved on to Baruch College to assist the men's volleyball program (2003-2005) and then later became the head men's volleyball coach at the City College of New York (2008) where his efforts earned them an invitation to the NECVA postseason tournament and runner up for coach of the year.  Jason spent the next few years coaching high school boys'

volleyball at Hunter College High School (2011-2015). He also served as the head girls' volleyball coach at the Kew Forest School during the 2014 fall season.

Dibelius moved to California where he spent five years as the Volleyball skills coach at Endless Summer Beach Volleyball Club under Daron Forbes,

Evolution indoor boy's club under Duncan Avery, and Director of Operations

at LMU for a year and a half under John Mayer. He has color commentated for BVNE (the biggest national recruiting showcase), P1440's events, home NCAA women's sand matches for Pepperdine, the Big West Championship, and the AVP next Gold Series in New Orleans. He is currently a head coach for Los Angeles Volleyball Club under the direction of Dain Blanton and Jason Olive, and hosts a popular volleyball podcast called the “Option.”  Additionally, he takes great pride in his military service and is excited for the next evolution.

Show Notes - 

0:00 - Coming Up on ‘What I Meant to Say’

0:33 - WIMTS Podcast Intro

0:55 - Welcome to Jason 

1:17 - George Santos List of Lies

9:44 - News, Cable Networks, Politics, & Independent Journalists

14:35 - The Problem with Labels

20:42 - Censorship is Real & It’s Happening

25:59 - Discussing Joe Rogan’s Unique Approach

28:37 - Guest Selection for Interviews & the Popularity Contest

34:56 - Purpose of Podcasts Bringing it Full Circle

39:58 - Difference Between Being Polite & Politically Correct

44:00 - Bullying Discussion

44:40 - Be Better Media Commercial

45:13 - How You Raise Your Kids… Bullying Continued

48:06 - Jason’s Bullying Experience

53:36 - Standing Up Against Bullying 

56:35 - Cyber Bullying & the Solution

58:52 - Turn the Channel or Turn it Off

1:02:46 - Parents, Step Up

1:06:35 - Privilege and Parenting

1:10:26 - Kids & Sex Changes

1:12:18 - Being a Role Model

1:15:43 - Revisiting the Labels Discussion

1:18:14 - Jason’s Great Podcast Moments

1:22:15 - You Don’t Have to Be an Expert to Follow the Science 

1:27:46 - Thank You

1:29:22 - WIMTS Podcast Closing

Links & Where to Find Jason - 

IG - @jdibelius 

The Option Podcast

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