Episode Summary: This episode we start out with our “Idiot of the Week” award, then move on to talk about Social Media.  The show largely focused on Facebook ultimately (and some of their recent troubles) but we also chat about the pros and cons of the technology in general.  We end the show with anotherContinue reading AWI – Episode 10 – Social Media

Episode Summary: This episode we start out with our “Idiot of the Week” award, then move on to talk about our enigmatic President Donald Trump…both the good and bad .  The war on the media, the women, the tweets, the policies, the pathological lying, his supreme court pick, his illogical economic ideas…we cover a lotContinue reading AWI – Episode 9 – Donald Trump for Better or Worse

Episode Summary: This episode we start out with our “Idiot of the Week” award, then move to talk about the lost work ethic in America.  This is both at a macro level (does social safety net incentivize people to not work?) and a micro level (did baby boomers raise soft, entitled kids?).  We end theContinue reading AWI – Episode 8 – Lost Work Ethic

Episode Summary: This episode we start out with our “Idiot of the Week” award, then move to talk about Immigration…both the history of it in the US, its importance and where we are present day…including illegal immigration, DACA, The Wall and Crime Statistic Misnomers.  Lots of good stuff. We wrap up the show with theContinue reading AWI – Episode 7 – Immigration

Episode Summary: This episode we start out with our “Idiot of the Week” award, then move to talk about Obesity in America and some of the factors that contribute to it.  We wrap up the show with another amusing edition of “When we were idiots”. Show Hosts: Mark Weaver and Rich Kroll Producer: Mark WeaverContinue reading AWI – Episode 6 – Obesity

Episode Summary: This episode we start out with our “Idiot of the Week” award, then move to providing some history on the Federal Govt and then discuss the current duopoly of our two dominant political parties and how they are doing with the responsibility they were entrusted with. (hint…not great).  We wrap up the showContinue reading AWI – Episode 5 – Federal Govt

Episode Summary: This episode we start out with our “Idiot of the Week” award, then we discuss the tendency toward Immediate Gratification and how this effects our households day to day, saving for retirement…and also our profligate leaders in Washington DC.  Mark then shares an embarrassing personal story in the “When we were Idiots” segmentContinue reading AWI – Episode 4 – Immediate Gratification Nation

Episode Summary: This episode we start out with our “Idiot of the Week” award, then we discuss the proper role of the U.S. Military and call into question our long-time policies and the status quo. Rich then shares a funny personal story in the “When we were Idiots” segment and we wrap up the showContinue reading AWI – Episode 3 – Role of the U.S. Military

Episode Summary: On this our second full episode, we start out with our “Idiot of the Week” award, then have a lively debate about Guns in America including some perspectives you do not hear on main stream media. We conclude the show with the debut of the “When we were Idiots” segment. Show Hosts: MarkContinue reading AWI – Episode 2 – Guns In America

Episode Summary: This our first full episode starts out with our “Idiot of the Week” award, then we have a lively debate about freedom a speech and its limits, then end the show with the debut of the “Kroller Wiki” segment. Show Hosts: Mark Weaver and Rich Kroll Producer: Mark Weaver