The Fifth Column Community Show

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November 08, 2021 Episode 20: The Romanians are Rising, and They Talk Really Good (About Ethnic Studies)
Aaron, Brad and Ileana discuss Ethnic Studies in K-12 education. What's the problem with Critical Ethnic Studies? Is there a way to do Ethnic Studies well? Why are we attached to liberal values?
Here is online panel hosted by the Institute for Liberal Values that we refer to in the episode:
https://youtu.be/U4M6p_Rn2z8
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1h 31min
October 27, 2021Episode 19: Does Adoption Produce Freaks? No (And Also Yes!)
Brad and Ileana talk to Mary and Lesley, who were both adopted as infants.
Two fascinating stories of adoption.

Finding your biological family as an adult.

A brief history of adoption legislation.

The emotional impact of growing up as an adoptee.

With bonus cameo from a butter-loving preschooler!
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1h 28min
October 12, 2021 Episode 18: Uncle Sam Wants You, And Your Daughters, Too: Expanding the Draft to Women
Aaron, Ben, Brad and Ileana discuss the likely expansion of Selective Service Registration to include women. Is there *anyone* who thinks this is a good idea?
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1h 20min
September 15, 2021Episode 17: Let's Talk About Abortion
A thoughtful, well-informed discussion that only occasionally strays into insane thought experiments.
The legal framework for abortion;

Moral intuitions around viability;

Ileana's abortion story;

Hypothetical no. 1: engineering a perfect artificial womb and/or an animal with developing sentience;

Who owns the (real) frozen embryos?

Hypothetical no. 2: Brad gets Mary pregnant...
...and much, much more.
Links
The Moral Case for Abortion, by Ann Furedi

The Turnaway Study

The macroeconomics of abortion: A scoping review and analysis of the costs and outcomes
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1h 44min
September 10, 2021Episode 16: Is Larry Elder Right About Logging?
Retired California forester Norm Benson (@timberati) on wildfires, environmentalism, climate change and the inherent unsettledness of science.
Norm's reading recommendations:
Kindly Inquisitors: The New Attacks on Free Thought, Jonathan Rauch

The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World, Bjorn Lomborg

The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves, Matt Ridley

False Alarm: How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet, Bjorn Lomborg

In a Dark Wood: The Fight over Forests and the Rising Tyranny of Ecology, Alston Chase

Playing God in Yellowstone: The Destruction of America's First National Park, Alston Chase

Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature, Bron Taylor
Links:
EconTalk: John Christy/Kerry Emanuel debate climate change science http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2014/03/john_christy_an.html

U.S. House Committee on Science, Space & Technology 29 Mar 2017 Testimony of John R. Christy Professor of Atmospheric Science, Alabama State Climatologist University of Alabama in Huntsville https://science.house.gov/sites/republicans.science.house.gov/files/documents/HHRG-115-SY-WState-JChristy-20170329.pdf

The Coming Firestorms, Bob Zybach PhD https://forestpolicypub.com/2021/08/27/the-coming-firestorms-guest-post-by-dr-bob-zybach/

Contact: [email protected]
Original theme and mixing by @iambradk.
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1h
August 25, 2021Army Commanders Were Never Going To Tell The Truth: Two Combat Vets On Afghanistan
Afghanistan vet @actualbenprice and Iraq vet @garrettsasse discuss the Afghan withdrawal debacle.
The brass is always going to kick the can down the road.

Afghanistan is not an actual nation.

The Taliban's own version of Sharia means women are definitely screwed.

Why did we give up Bagram?

If you want to slow the Taliban down, give them American equipment.
Send comments to [email protected]
Original theme and production by Brad K.
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59min
August 05, 2021 Episode 15: Twitter's Favorite Senator Talks About Section 230, Occupational Licensing and Butts
East Virginia's most prominent politician, Shoshana Weissman (@senatorshoshana) who is also Head of Digital Media at R Street Institute bonds with Ileana and Garrett over their shared love of Jonathan Haidt, free speech, and outrageous humor.
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43min
August 01, 2021 Episode 14: Biological Fools on Artificial Intelligence
How likely is it that humans will create a super-intelligent AI in the near future? How likely is it that the AI will destroy humanity while trying to stop spam emails? And in a universe without human consciousness, what happens if a tree falls in the forest? Ileana and Brad discuss. Listen to the end for a 4 year-old's insight into the matter.
We are the Fifth (Column) Community Show. Find us on Twitter @fifthcommunity. Email [email protected]
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1h 13min
July 16, 2021 Episode 13: Ban All The Things! The state of education and CRT
Chaya Leah, John and Sandy join Ileana to discuss the state of education post COVID, school choice, and the advisability of banning CRT. Quick correction: Ileana says at one point that "less than half" of high school graduates go on to college; according to the BLS, that figure is 59% for men and 66% for women. The 6-year graduation rate for those who enroll in college is 62%.

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1h 3min
June 09, 2021 Episode 12: Afghanistan, Unearned Valor, and the DOD to PD Pipeline (with Ben, Brian and Garrett)
Two veterans and an active duty service member discuss the impeding withdrawal from Afghanistan, the deleterious effects of warrior worship, and why local police departments should not hire combat veterans. Come for the nuanced and erudite discussion of US Middle East policy, stay for the drunken rants at the end.
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2h 4min

FAQs about The Fifth Column Community Show:

How many episodes does The Fifth Column Community Show have?

The podcast currently has 33 episodes available.