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Subject To Change episodes
- Post-Election Show
Ben and Nigel discuss the outcome of the 2020 US Presidential Election and the implications for the next 4 years.
1 hr 9 min - Pre-Election Anxiety Bonanza
Ben and Nigel are back with a special pre-election episode to discuss anything and everything to do with the unwieldy beast that is the 2020 Presidential Election.
1 hr 26 min - Ep. #9.1 | Should Political Advertising Be Banned On Social Media?
Ben and Nigel are back after months of COVID quarantine to bring you some more hot political nonsense.
1 hr 16 min - Ep. #8.3 | What Is The "Fairest" Voting System?
THIS WEEK:
- Ben and Nigel wrap up their series on voting systems
- Mixed Member Proportional voting for the win!
Big Boy News Segment:
- Not really news anymore, but we feel as though it has aged like a fine wine
- American drone strike on Soleimani, tensions with Iran
- Iowa and the total disaster that is the Caucus system
44 min - Ep. #8.2 | What Is The "Fairest" Voting System?
Ben and Nigel continue to chip away at their ill-defined question about voting systems:
- Dissecting the major systems from plurality to majoritarian to proportional and mixed systems
- Even more reasons we hate first-past-the-post
- Some wacky voting systems like parallel voting, majority bonus, and more
- Single Transferable vote or Mixed Member Proportional? YOU DECIDE
1 hr 12 min - Ep. #8.1 | What Is The "Fairest" Voting System?
Ben and Nigel are back from their absolutely undeserved 3-month hiatus to insult your intelligence once again with more of their patented big boy political commentary. This time we're talking voting systems:
- What's the most "democratic" system?
- The most "fair"?
- The most "representative"?
Do we have an answer to any of these dubious framed questions? Let's hope so!
55 min - Ep. #7.3 | Private vs. Public Education
THIS WEEK:
- Ben and Nigel wrap up the great education debate, sharing their final thoughts and concerns about how to measure outcomes, how to equalize the gaps, and the limits of what the research can actually tell us
BIG BOY NEWS SEGMENT:
- Democratic Primary update
- Backtracking on Alberta slightly
- Halloween nonsense
- Leader of ISIS killed
- What's the deal with the Kurds?
1 hr 30 min - Ep. #7.2 | Public vs. Private Education
This Week:
- Ben and Nigel get to the meat of the education debate
- Which country scores the highest in math, science, and reading?
- Insights from the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
57 min - Ep. #7.1 | Public vs. Private Education
THIS WEEK:
- Ben and Nigel start their first conversation about which funding model for education is superior: private or public?
- Education as a tool for social cohesion, which system produces better outcomes, which is better able to suit the changing needs of students
BIG BOY NEWS SEGMENT:
- Thoughts on the Canadian election results
- Spineless corporate reactions to China (NBA, Blizzard)
- Ben's New Rule -- No more impeachment talk until something happens
56 min - Ep. #6.3 | Are Fears About Automation Overblown?
THIS WEEK: - Ben and Nigel wrap up their thoughts about automation and deliver their very messy verdict on whether the fears are justified
BIG BOY NEWS SEGMENT:
- Yes, it's very late, yes Nigel is lazy, yes we are stretching the definition of "new"s at this point -- and I don't care
- Greta Thunberg's UN speech and the cancerous ad hominem responses
- Trump impeachment -- what the hell is going on?
- Justin Trudeau and his face of many colours
1 hr 15 min
About Subject To Change
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On Subject To Change, Regular Guys™ Nigel and Ben discuss, research, and unpack interesting and controversial political questions over the course of 3 conversations.