The Dark Side of Knowledge

This week we talk about HIV/AIDS. We discuss exciting things like the history of the HIV/AIDS movement in the U.S., the epidemiology, and a variety of academic papers that we found. Tune in for yet another controversial topic and some good wine.

This week Sarah and Maddi discuss all things El Chapo! We look at his early life, the testimonies from the court case, the possibility of a retrial, and answer a listener question about the viability of the U.S. seizing his assets.

In this episode Sarah and Maddi talk about CIs! We cover everything from how CIs are used, the legal issues with CIs, the tricky power dynamics, and a few stories we found while researching. Tune in if you want to hear adorable dog snores and too many White Collar references.

This week on Ft. Coffee we talk about national emergencies. If you’ve ever wondered what a national emergency is, how it’s declared and the legality of various state of emergences this is the podcast for you!

In this episode Sarah and Maddi talk about human trafficking! They talk about all of the legal definitions of human trafficking, the laws surrounding it, and some court cases involving trafficking. Like always, we get our Econ nerd on and talk about microeconomic models and some exciting econometrics.

Sarah and Maddi are talking all things State of the Union. In this episode we address some of the best memes to come out of the speech, as well as some of the things said in the speech. Hold onto your horses because your favorite econ nerds get more than a little nerdy when talking about the unemployment rate.

This week Sarah and Maddi discuss the least controversial topic yet, abortion! We go through a history of abortion laws, all of the Supreme Court cases revolving around abortion and end with the nuances of the abortion debate itself.

In the second installment of Ft. Coffee, Sarah and Maddi talk about federal elections! We cover the recent movement in Colorado to move past the electoral college as well the new bill in the House of Representatives titled “For the People Act”. Our favorite quote of the episode? “Earlier I asked Maddi what was in the book and she said ‘This is the real Constitution’.”

In this weeks episode, we talk about the mysterious disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. We cover all of the conspiracy theories surrounding the flight from assassinations, fire, aliens, and the predictions of Pitbull and Shakira. Our favorite quote of the episode? “This hand is your hand. This hand is my hand. Oh wait that’s your hand. No wait it’s my hand.”

Introducing our new addition to The Dark Side of Knowledge podcast! Ft. Coffee is a half-hour discussion of the past weeks news. Instead of drinking wine… we drink coffee. In this segment of the news we talk about the implications of the recently ended government shutdown. This episode features fun facts, bad jingles, and amazing jokes. Best quote of the episode? “Ya snooze, ya news.”