Matt shares his experience with viewing and classifying child pornography in order to assess the controversial movie Cuties.  Derek attends and is grossed out.

Topics include the extent to which the controversy was warranted, the legality of the film in Canada, the difference between child pornography and exploitation, the movie plot, and what seems to be the focus of the film.

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Matt and Derek discuss the interplay of pornography and human nature.

Topics discussed include sex as a ubiquitous interest, the willingness to participate in pornography, the changing function of pornography, the confusion between fantasy and reality, the different take-aways between the sexes, addictive personality concerns, artistic considerations, the connection between personality and pornographic interests, objectification, and the misplaced demands or anticipations we may place on ourselves or others if we fail to correctly perceive pornography for what it is.

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In this bonus episode, Matt shares observations and experiences pertaining to information and the human ego that have been magnified by the pandemic, and the concerning lack of ethical perspectives pertaining to vaccine programs promoted by the government.  He shares a letter he sent to various government institutions outlining these concerns.

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In this somber episode, Matt and Derek discuss various elements pertaining to suicide and the language surrounding it.

Topics include the commonality of suicidal thoughts, the differences between "commit suicide" or "die by suicide" and their inferences, the meaningful details of the act itself, the process of suicidal ideation, and the dangers of impulsivity when it pertains to self-harm and suicide.

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In this reflective episode, Matt and Derek discuss their personal experiences with callousness, and shocking recent exchanges they've had with others that demonstrate that the tank of authentic empathy is running low in the minds of the justice-minded.

Topics include the callousness and/or obliviousness of human suffering that occurs as a byproduct of the implementation of certain types of social change, the riots that occurred as a result of the death of George Floyd, the increasing crime rates in certain cities that have adopted ideologically-motivated policing cutbacks, the proclivity to self-appoint as the spokesperson for the disenfranchised, the failure of the media and activists to put real people in front of a microphone who have genuinely lost something, the ignorance of common knowledge and historical wisdom, the transparent shift in academia from education to indoctrination, the discussion of ideas absent the natural consequences of such ideas, the religious aspect of social justice, the desire to complain without solution, and when should some people be eliminated from certain conversations?

Guest Derek Peterson.

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Matt and Derek examine the scandalous Justin Trudeau and his apparent immunity from all consequences despite obvious ethics violations and concerns with his government.

Topics include him making history as the first Prime Minister to be found guilty of breaking ethics laws, which he did multiple times, the scandals in question, his enjoyment of the pandemic, his support of Bill C-16, his disregard for the Charter despite being in the position to designed to uphold Canadian values, his perception that Canada has no national identity, his lackluster conduct during Parliamentary exchanges, his scolding of adults as if they're children, and how he capitalizes on his cuttlefish-like persona.

Guest Derek Peterson.

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Matthew dissects the implications of ad hominem approaches in conversation, logic, and social life.  Topics include why these occur, their origins in human bias, the attribution of quality, whether the intent is a conversation or a competition, the ad hominem fallacy, the concept of ad hominem affectio, and where we see these play out as normal human phenomena in music, politics, court, and relationships.

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Part 3 of 3 episodes pertaining to free speech, focusing on the topics covered in the Free Speech Mic Drop.

Matt and Derek discuss the lessons we have learned from modern and historical speech regulations, and how knowledge of humanity is the cure for any justifications on censorship.  Topics covered are the predictable result that speech regulation is always used as a tool for control and not for social harmony, the censorious instinct, the contextualization of life, the impossible task of how define truth if it is included in such discussions, the implication of progress, offense is never given, the disarming of the jester, the failure to adequately address the distinctions between rights, freedoms,  and morality, the extension of rights from your birth, the problem of truth embedded in hatred, and the desire to have hate more accessible in order to identify and combat it.

Guest Derek Peterson.

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Part 2 of 3 episodes pertaining to free speech, focusing on the topics covered in the Free Speech Mic Drop.

Matt and Derek discuss the predictable outcomes associated with regulating speech that will arise despite the well-intentioned framing and regulation of speech.  Topics covered are the tyrannical nature of regulators, the fallacy of thought control and social engineering, the deranging effect on people when censorship occurs, the creation of an illusion that must be established for it to succeed, the preoccupation with words reduces actions as secondary, the consideration for the desired audience, the absolution of responsibility to engage with hate in order to correct it, the false implication of progress, censorship encourages lying, censorship drives hate underground that will produce a far worse outcome down the road, and the argument "if you don't like it, make your own."

Guest Derek Peterson.

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