In the 46th episode of Life In General we discuss the op-ed in the NY Times this week supposedly authored by an anonymous person within the Trump administration. It stated that there is a secret resistance inside the administration trying to keep the President in check. We also talk about Chuck Todd's article in The Atlantic criticizing the media and calling for reporters to push back against criticism from Washington and return to being a trusted voice to the American people. Music provided by DJ F.A.M.E. and bensound.com.

 

Link to the anonymous op-ed in the NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/06/opinion/letters/anonymous-trump-resistance.html 

Link to Chuck Todd's article in the Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/09/its-time-for-the-press-to-stop-complainingand-to-start-fighting-back/569224/

In the 45th episode of Life In General we discuss whether the First Amendment (Freedom of Speech in particular) is dead in the U.S. after being chipped away slowly over the last 40-50 years. We also get sidetracked talking about some other news of the week. Music provided by DJ F.A.M.E. and bensound.com.

In the 44th episode of Life In General we discuss the recent Michigan gubernatorial primary that happened this past week, and what might happen come this November. We also discuss the 2013 book by Mark Levin called The Liberty Amendments that seems to be the basis for a push by the GOP for a constitutional convention, and a rewriting of the U.S. Constitution. Music provided by DJ F.A.M.E. and bensound.com.

In the 43rd episode of Life In General we are live once again on Facebook, this time to discuss whether or not rock and roll is dead or if it has simply been overtaken in popularity by other genres. We appreciate everyone coming out and joining the conversation on a Friday night. Hopefully we can make these Facebook Live events more of a regular thing. Music provided by DJ F.A.M.E.

In the 42nd episode of Life In General we came in wanting to talk about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, but get side tracked for most of the show talking about whether the U.S. sould be broken up into 3 different countries, and an argument that Nick had in his psychology class on whether violent media can create violence in children. **At the end of the show we also announce the details of our next Facebook live event on Friday July 27th at 8:00pm Eastern**. Music provided by DJ F.A.M.E. and bensoud.com.

In the 41st episode of Life In General we discuss whether or not the U.S. is suffering from some form of PTSD stemming from the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and if this plays a role in some of the issues our society is currently suffering from. Music provided by DJ F.A.M.E. and bensoud.com.

In the 40th episode of Life In General we have no real main topic (it's all Ian's fault) to discuss, so we have a general conversation about a bunch of random things. We discuss the 2018 World Cup,  upcoming movies we are interested in seeing this year, the "umbrella man" at the JFK assasination, 80's cartoons, among some other things. Music provided by DJ F.A.M.E. and bensound.com.

In the 39th episode of Life In General we discuss the vinyl revival that has happened in the U.S. since 2007. As children of the 80's we witnessed first hand the decline of vinyl records as CDs took over the market, and are happy to see their resurgence the last few years. Music provided by DJ F.A.M.E. and bensound.com.

In the 38th episode of Life In General we discuss some of the creepier unsolved mysteries we have come across on the internet. Some of them include a family being killed with a pick axe by a stranger hiding in their attic, a woman found dead in a hotel's roof water tank, a picture found at a Florida gas station of bound and gagged children, and a bridge in Scotland that dogs commit suicide from. Come check out all of our previous episodes on our website lifeingeneralpodcast.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Music provided by DJ F.A.M.E. and bensound.com.