That's BS

That's BS

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  • #88 - Taking the Political Compass Test

    In this episode, Brian, Giffin, and I take the political compass test in preparation for a policy discussion for the 2020 election.

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    1 hr 24 min
  • #87 - Andrew Yang, Elon Musk, President Trump

    In this episode, Brian, Giffin, and I discuss an Andrew Yang Interview I heard this week, William F Buckley Debates, Trump's press rhetoric on Obamagate, reopening (Tesla/Elon Musk), and letting areas of the economy fail (airlines?)

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    That's BS is produced by a non-profit organization centered around public education on high-minded topics, Muckraker Media, which I co-founded. You can find out more by visiting muckrakermedia.org

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    1 hr 8 min
  • #86 - How Much Democracy is too Much Democracy?

    In this episode, Giffin, Brian, and I have an impromptu chat about the current state of democracy and its core tenets: voting, education, and political action.

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    Contact me

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    That's BS is produced by a non-profit organization centered around public education on high-minded topics, Muckraker Media, which I co-founded. You can find out more by visiting muckrakermedia.org

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    1 hr 16 min
  • #85 - 05/01/2020

    In this episode, Giffin, Brian, and I discuss what we would be like as a university president with respect to diversity of thought; Charles Murray, Richard Spencer, etc. We also discuss the rhetoric around COVID-19 and if it's possible to be racist towards white people.

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    1 hr 33 min
  • #84 - COVID Update [Part 2]: Trump's Response, U.S. Containment, Economic Downturns

    In this episode, we finish a part 2 discussion of the U.S. response to the COVID pandemic, what we should do or could have done better, Trump's rhetoric on COVID, and how this may effect the economy going forward.

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    Share our conversation with a friend (or enemy) and help us get our name out. We record these conversation because we can't think of a more important way to expose bad ideas and promote good ones. Plus we're bored a lot and don't have that many friends. Help us keep doing what we're doing.
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    That's BS is produced by a non-profit organization centered around public education on high-minded topics, Muckraker Media, which I co-founded. You can find out more by visiting muckrakermedia.org

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    1 hr 38 min
  • #83 - COVID Update [Part 1]: Global Timeline and Transmission

    In this episode, Teddy gives us an update on the timeline and scientific details of the corona virus. Part 1 of a 2 part series!

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    Share our conversation with a friend (or enemy) and help us get our name out. We record these conversation because we can't think of a more important way to expose bad ideas and promote good ones. Plus we're bored a lot and don't have that many friends. Help us keep doing what we're doing.
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    That's BS is produced by a non-profit organization centered around public education on high-minded topics, Muckraker Media, which I co-founded. You can find out more by visiting muckrakermedia.org

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    1 hr 12 min
  • #82 - Joker: Movie Analysis and Deconstruction

    In this episode, Brian, Giffin, and Jordan discuss the movie Joker, which created a lot of spark and flame and rhetoric around its release. We discuss how analogous the character is to our lives and if the movie can tell us anything interesting or not.

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    Share our conversation with a friend (or enemy) and help us get our name out. We record these conversation because we can't think of a more important way to expose bad ideas and promote good ones. Plus we're bored a lot and don't have that many friends. Help us keep doing what we're doing.
    Contact me --- [email protected]

    That's BS is produced by a non-profit organization centered around public education on high-minded topics, Muckraker Media, which I co-founded. You can find out more by visiting muckrakermedia.org

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    45 min
  • #81 - (ft.) Benjamin A. Boyce: The Evergreen State Meltdown

    In this episode, Brian and I speak with Benjamin Boyce about his experiences being a student at Evergreen State during the meltdown of 2017 in which Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying lost their jobs. We discuss not only what went wrong, but why, and what we can do to fix things.

    Find out more here:

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm13xHVNFVwzHzK3QHSaZ3Q
    http://bit.ly/31mddXS

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    Visit the Website: https://thatsbs.fireside.fm/
    Share our conversation with a friend (or enemy) and help us get our name out. We record these conversation because we can't think of a more important way to expose bad ideas and promote good ones. Plus we're bored a lot and don't have that many friends. Help us keep doing what we're doing.
    Contact me --- [email protected]

    That's BS is produced by a non-profit organization centered around public education on high-minded topics, Muckraker Media, which I co-founded. You can find out more by visiting muckrakermedia.org

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    Special Guest: Benjamin A. Boyce.

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    1 hr 12 min
  • #80 - Blue Ruin: Is Revenge Worth It? (Movie Analysis)

    In this episode, Brian, Giffin, and I discuss the movie Blue Ruin (on Netflix now) and how it paints revenge in a very realistic light. We mull over the ethics, complications, and legitimacy of revenge in the modern world.

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    Visit the Website: https://thatsbs.fireside.fm/
    Share our conversation with a friend (or enemy) and help us get our name out. We record these conversation because we can't think of a more important way to expose bad ideas and promote good ones. Plus we're bored a lot and don't have that many friends. Help us keep doing what we're doing.
    Contact me --- [email protected]

    That's BS is produced by a non-profit organization centered around public education on high-minded topics, Muckraker Media, which I co-founded. You can find out more by visiting muckrakermedia.org

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    1 hr 5 min
  • #79 - Trump is a Child at the Wheel (COVID-19 Update)

    In this episode, we discuss the COVID-19 situation in the US and how we see the 2020 election unfolding.

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    Visit the Website: https://thatsbs.fireside.fm/
    Share our conversation with a friend (or enemy) and help us get our name out. We record these conversation because we can't think of a more important way to expose bad ideas and promote good ones. Plus we're bored a lot and don't have that many friends. Help us keep doing what we're doing.
    Contact me --- [email protected]

    That's BS is produced by a non-profit organization centered around public education on high-minded topics, Muckraker Media, which I co-founded. You can find out more by visiting muckrakermedia.org

    Above all,

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    1 hr 24 min

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That's BS is a long-form discussion podcast where I (and usually a few friends) cover topics in culture, society, politics, and political philosophy. Many episodes will review and discuss a topical…