The Dark Side of Knowledge

This week on Ft. Coffee Sarah and Maddi discuss all things Watergate! They talk about the actions that led up to the scandal, the indictments that followed, and some of the legislative repercussions.

Welcome to Season 2 of the Dark Side of Knowledge. This season we are taking a deep dive into World War 2. To kick off the season we explore what actually caused the war, the various treaties and pacts that were enacted following WW1 and the effect these had in forming the alliances of WW2.

This week we dive into the controversial topic of physician-assisted suicide. We talk history, laws, various perspectives of PAS, and even manage to throw in some exciting economics.

This week we talk about all things airplanes. Sarah and Maddi take a deep dive into the aviation world to find out all of the details about the recent grounding of the Boeing 737 Max 8.

This week we’re talking all things mind control! Turns out its not complete science fiction. We take a deep dive into the CIA MKUltra program and discuss what actually happened, some individual stories, and the legal repercussions of the program.

This week Sarah and Maddi talk about something that’s been all over the news: the college admission scandal involving a handful of celebrities and orchestrated by one William Rick Singer. There’s just one question that is plaguing us all: How could Aunt Becky do this?

This week we talk about all the theories revolving around the JFK assassination. Who was the mysterious second shooter? The secret service or aliens? You decide.

Implifications

This week Maddi and Sarah discuss vaccines. We talk about the history of vaccines, the epidemiology, as well as the laws and court cases revolving around vaccines. We even manage to through in some pretty interesting economics too!

During this episode of Ft. Coffee, Sarah and Maddi discuss the Green New Deal. We go through the resolution’s main points, talk about the potential cost and financing options, and (of course) bring you some nerdy economics commentary.