The Salt Shaker

The Salt Shaker

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  • About Current Events: Iran and the United States

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    This is my initial take on what's currently going on between Iran and the United States. What do you think?

    Here's where I got my information from:

    -https://www.businessinsider.com/why-neither-bush-or-obama-killed-iranian-general-qassem-soleimani-2020-1
    -https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-50995792
    -https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/03/world/middleeast/iranian-general-qassem-soleimani-killed.html
    -https://twitter.com/rcallimachi/status/1213421769777909761
    -https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/03/petraeus-on-qassem-suleimani-killing-says-trump-helped-reestablish-deterrence/
    -https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-dangers-posed-by-the-killing-of-qassem-suleimani
    -https://apnews.com/d67714ab8ac344a3b3af19cca1c20192
    -https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/03/killing-suleimani-iran-tension-trump-fault/
    -https://www.vox.com/world/2019/7/8/18693297/us-iran-war-trump-nuclear-iraq
    -https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/01/what-iranian-way-war-looks-like/604438/
    -https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/iran-hoists-red-flag-on-mosque-to-avenge-killing-of-commander-qassim-suleimani/articleshow/73106490.cms
    -https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-cyber/u-s-indicts-iranians-for-hacking-dozens-of-banks-new-york-dam-idUSKCN0WQ1JF

    Music from https://filmmusic.io

    "Acid Trumpet" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Contacts:

    Twitter: @TheHonestConve1
    16 min
  • About Medicare For All

    Join Greg and me in our discussion on Medicare For All.

    Importantly, we missed some key details such as the price of Pete Buttigieg's plan, some nuance on "how to pay for it," and critiques of M4A such as longer wait times and lower pay for healthcare providers.

    Here's where we got our information from:

    -https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/12/public-option-vs-medicare-for-all-debate-biden-buttigieg-sanders-polls.html
    -https://www.factcheck.org/2018/08/the-cost-of-medicare-for-all/
    -https://www.thebalance.com/causes-of-rising-healthcare-costs-4064878
    -https://fortune.com/2019/02/21/us-health-care-costs-2/
    -https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2019/feb/19/explaining-medicare-all/
    -https://www.cbo.gov/topics/health-care

    Other reading materials:

    -https://www.vox.com/2019/11/1/20942587/elizabeth-warren-medicare-for-all-taxes-explained
    -https://peteforamerica.com/policies/health-equity/
    -https://www.thebalance.com/how-could-trump-change-health-care-in-america-4111422#repeal-the-aca-mandate

    Contacts:

    Twitter: @TheHonestConve1

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    Music:

    Music from https://filmmusic.io
    "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    34 min
  • About Brexit and U.K. Politics

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    In this episode, I sit down with a brilliant friend of mine, Toby Jaffe, to discuss our interest in British politics. We touch on the December 12th general election between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn, the history of the Labour party, and why Centrism, in our opinion, is not the answer.

    Links to Toby's content:

    -Twitter: https://twitter.com/TJAFFE3
    -Blog: https://medium.com/tobys-2020-blog

    Music from https://filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Twitter: @TheHonestConve1

    40 min
  • The Final Episode

    References:

    https://fortune.com/2019/02/21/us-health-care-costs-2/
    https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/child-hunger-facts
    https://www.globalwarmingprimer.com/
    https://neurosciencenews.com/transgender-brain-9234/
    https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/06/health/late-term-abortion-explainer/index.html
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/us/politics/ronald-reagan-richard-nixon-racist.html
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/05/21/she-was-stereotyped-welfare-queen-truth-was-more-disturbing-new-book-says/
    https://timeline.com/ronald-nancy-reagan-war-on-drugs-crack-baby-just-say-no-cia-communism-racial-injustice-fcfeadb3548d
    https://www.thebalance.com/president-ronald-reagan-s-economic-policies-3305568
    https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article224896080.html

    Twitter: @salt_podcast

    37 min
  • Impeachment: Update #2

    References:

    Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-impeachment-hearings-takeaways-what-matters-2019-11

    ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/key-takeaways-day-public-impeachment-hearings/story?id=67206813
    NPR: https://www.npr.org/2019/11/20/781259322/key-takeaways-from-gordon-sondlands-watershed-impeachment-hearing

    Twitter: @salt_podcast

    31 min
  • E10 Stephen Miller, Mega-Bigot

    References:

    https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/11/12/stephen-millers-affinity-white-nationalism-revealed-leaked-emails

    Click here to see Ben Shapiro's antisemitism and transphobia: https://www.dailywire.com/news/so-heres-giant-list-all-dumb-stuff-ive-ever-done-ben-shapiro

    Twitter: @salt_podcast

    25 min
  • E10 Economic Inequality: An Introduction

    References:

    https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jan/21/world-26-richest-people-own-as-much-as-poorest-50-per-cent-oxfam-report

    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/16/what-is-the-bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation

    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/business/tuition-free-college.html

    https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/religion/news/2013/01/02/48791/faith-in-values-resolve-to-end-homelessness-in-2013/

    https://berniesanders.com/issues/eliminating-medical-debt/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listofcountriesbymilitary_expenditures

    Twitter: @salt_podcast

    29 min
  • E8 Rebecca Parson for Congress!

    Rebecca Parson is a brilliant, up-and-coming candidate running for Congress in Washington's 6th District. She took the time with me to discuss important policy issues such as the Green New Deal, Medicare For All, and Affordable Housing.

    We also discussed democratic socialism vs. social democracy and the details of an economy that is for the people.

    View her platform at: rebeccaforwa.com

    Donate at: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/rebeccaforwa

    As always, contact: [email protected] Twitter: @salt_podcast with any feedback.

    29 min

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The Salt Shaker is a progressive podcast about issues we all need to learn more about. Frequent topics may include politics and philosophy, but this is a show dedicated to learning and growing. I myself continue to learn every single day.