Public Problems

In this episode of Public Problems, Justin says goodbye to Odd John and hello to Lo Wainwright.

February 8, 2021

Weekly Public Problems with Justin Bullock Episode #5

Script

Welcome!

Welcome back to another episode of Public Problems! I’m your host Justin Bullock

Today is Monday, Feb 8 2021 and I’m doing the weekly podcast live again on FB live.

Thanks to those of you joining us live, watching this video, and listening to this audio.

Updates

Patreon

Supporter Events for February

Live Recording on Zoom 2/15

Ask Me Anything 2/25

Two Weeks Ago Segment

Odd John Ch. 10

Plight of Humanity

Other thoughts from last week

Last Week’s Segments

AI, Discretion, & Bureaucracy

Available Here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tpn2j1UO0M2EMlfTROMZld3uPXcq29YJ/view?fbclid=IwAR3CEuOCfOzAlSRiIo2ZJ8ZuFtBw_nVxZKJRIxfqZMzZmgH1XpyKyH_mDlQ

This Week’s Segment

The Last Chapter of Odd John

Next Week’s Segments

The Value Alignment Problem (An ongoing series)

AI, Governance, Future of Humanity

Lo Wainwright: Homo Superior

February 1, 2021

Weekly Public Problems with Justin Bullock Episode #4

Script (available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I0zWELz8I_qMrZM-kv-6DcH0lNnb_9sWxbeTZFlTYmc/edit?usp=sharing)

Welcome!

Welcome back to another episode of Public Problems! I’m your host Justin Bullock. Today is Monday, Feb 1 2021 and I’m doing the weekly podcast live again on FB live. Thanks to those of you joining us live, watching this video, and listening to this audio.

Updates

Patreon

Email today!

Supporter Events for February

Live Recording on Zoom 2/15

Ask Me Anything 2/25

Microphone

AI Governance Kickoff Event success

Last Week’s Segment

Odd John Ch. 10: Plight of Humanity

Other thoughts from last week

This Week’s Segments

AI, Discretion, & Bureaucracy

Available Here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tpn2j1UO0M2EMlfTROMZld3uPXcq29YJ/view?usp=sharing

Next Week’s Segment

The Last Chapter of Odd John

Other segments

We go nearly a century into the past to watch a silent film. Although highly praised by film critics and historians, does Nosferatu have much to offer a modern audience?

January 25th, 2021

Weekly Public Problems with Justin Bullock Episode #3

Script

Welcome!

Welcome back to another episode of Public Problems! I’m your host Justin Bullock

Today is Monday, January 25th, 2021 and this is our third weekly show and our second live Monday morning recording

Thanks to those of you joining us live, watching this video, and listening to this audio.

Updates!

I have a few updates for you since last week.

We now have 10 patrons of Patreon! Thanks so much for those of you who are already supporting the podcast.

If you are not yet supporting the podcast, please consider doing so on patreon. I offer three levels of monthly support there Assistant $3/ Associate $5 Full /$7

Each of these comes with its own benefit, and 10% of all donations will go to “Giving What We Can” Top 5 charities for 2021 and once you are a patron you will also receive a free copy of my Lo Wainwright which is set to be published on July 1.

New microphone as well!

Events for Supporters

In February, Patreon supporters will begin receiving additional benefits. These include a link to virtually attend a live recording and an Ask Me Anything Hangout Session. I will be emailing you the details of these events this week!

Book Updates!

25k words

Editors hired

Illustrations and photography commissioned

More coming in the following weeks

Reading Segments for this past week

Read William Carlos Willams Danse Russe

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46483/danse-russe

Read Ch 1 of Odd John

Give background https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odd_John

Letter from Birmingham

Readings for this Week Ch 10 of Odd John, read in 5 parts and abridged

Feb 1 Next Episode

This episode of Public Problem was recorded live on Facebook Live on January 18th, 2021. Here's the link to the video: https://www.facebook.com/PublicProblemsPodcast/videos/1166301500453277

In this episode, Justin provides updates on the podcast, reflects on the reading from last week, reads Danse Russe, reads Ch.1 of Odd John, and in memory of Martin Luther King Jr reads a portion of Letter from Birmingham Jail. The links to each of the sources are below.

Also, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JustinBullock?fan_landing=true

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46483/danse-russe

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odd_John

https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html

Join us for this episode as Jared, Mia, and Justin discuss the classic The Shining. Enjoy!

In this first episode of Public Problems for 2021, Justin announced that the Public Problems Podcast will publish weekly podcast episodes on Mondays. This will be a variety show that will include academic work, poetry, fiction, and conversations with different types of guests.

Public Problems will also continue to post The Rabid Weasel Podcast and Bush School Uncorked.

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JustinBullock?fan_landing=true

Support us on Venmo: @Justin-Bullock

Thomas Roethke's The Waking available here:

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43333/the-waking-56d2220f25315

Artificial Intelligence: A Double Edged Sword available here:

https://bush.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/V11-9_AI_Takeaway.pdf

You better watch out....Krampus is coming to town! For our last podcast of 2020, we discuss this horror comedy that focused on an under appreciated piece of folklore.

Join our hosts Dr. Bullock and Dr. Gause this week as they discuss election outcomes, presidential transition, and the potential future of American elections!

For our first Christmas themed podcast, we take a look at the holiday hybrid stop-motion classic: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas!