Smart Guy, Dumb Guy

In this episode Christian and Jonny reflect on the recent Derek Chauvin trial, Biden's new climate plan, and anti-racism language.

Articles:

https://unherd.com/2021/03/antiracism-is-too-middle-class/

https://www.vox.com/22397364/earth-day-us-climate-change-summit-biden-john-kerry-commitment-2030-zero-emissions

**Trigger warning. In this episode we talk about gun violence and mass shootings**

In this episode Christian and Jonny talk about Biden's recent announcement to remove troops from Afghanistan and changing gun laws in the U.S. 

Articles:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/04/exit-strategy/618590/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/01/mass-shootings-georgia-colorado-expose-lax-gun-laws-amid-cries-reform/7061512002/

Articles:

Georgia Election Law

Woke Capital

Jonny And Christian discuss Biden administration's nomination of Merrick Garland as well as some recent drama in a California school district. 

Articles

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/02/what-justice-department/618112/

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/20/us/oakley-school-board-hot-mic.html

Link for False State - PLEASE PUT IN NOTES OF SHOW!

https://linktr.ee/traylerswift

Articles:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/02/freezing-cold-and-burning-mad-texas/618048/

https://unherd.com/2021/02/will-chinas-millennials-ever-rebel/

In this episode Christian and Jonny talk about Covid-19 and the impact it is having on kids as well America's response to the coup in Myanmar.

Articles From The Episode

https://unherd.com/2021/02/how-we-turned-teens-into-lab-rats/

https://www.npr.org/2021/02/11/966923582/what-myanmars-coup-means-for-the-rohingya 

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/02/11/myanmar-coup-washington-biden-sanctions-aung-san-suu-kyi/

Christian and Jonny talk about the potential recall for Gavin Newsom and the GOP response to Marjorie Taylor Greene and ask how we should politically handle leaders we deeply disagree with.

Articles:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/us/gavin-newsom-recall.html

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/02/marjorie-taylor-greene-expelled-congress/617911/

Jonny and Christian talk about the filibuster and GameStop.

Articles:

 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/23/style/the-vaccinated-class.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/business/gamestop-wall-street-bets.html

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/01/democrats-biggest-decision-nuking-filibuster/617854/

Christian confesses the truth about his past beliefs. Then Jonny and Christian talk about how a person changes their beliefs and what can be done about the merger of Trumpism and Christianity.

Articles from the Show:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/opinion/trump-evangelicals.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/us/how-white-evangelical-christians-fused-with-trump-extremism.html?fbclid=IwAR2JYuH8TRb3tMdNoMLwUI3_mw6VCLDQaxoTFCYGw_Wafw5OV2uaYIcHy8k

A bonus pod responding to the inauguration of president Joseph R. Biden and vice president Kamala Harris.