The Two Commoners Podcast

In this episode Sid and Hunter talk about the recent protests in Cuba some of the largest in decades and the recent assassination of the President of Haiti. We then move towards the importance of regulating cryptocurrency. 

In this wild episode Sid and Hunter break down some of the insane logic surrounding conspiracy theories and what makes them appealing to people. After that conversation they discuss the ideas of cults and what makes a cult influential and dangerous.

In this episode Sid and Hunter spend a lot of time breaking down the new Anti-Terrorism Law and then move onto an in-depth discussion revolving around the Critical Race Theory and its meaning, uses, and if it is actually a threat to society.

Sid and Hunter spend this episode discussing the new Biden Infrastructure plan and the road to another legislative victory being complicated. Does the filibuster need to go for Biden to have successful midterm elections. After, we spend time discussing COVID lab leak developments and the pros and cons of the controversial gain of function research.

In this episode Sid and Hunter cover a variety of countries from China to the Isreal-Palestine Conflict and the geopolitics that are involved in each scenario. 

In this unique episode Sid and Hunter have an in-depth conversation about the political climate in this country, how are views have been molded by our upbringing, and also how should Americans view politics?

Sid and Hunter finally discuss their values that they feel are the most important to them. They then discuss their policy views and how their values are consistent, or inconsistent with their policy views. 

Sid and Hunter Spend the first half of the episode discussing the controversial military action taken by the Biden Administration. What does our country need to better in the Middle East and why have we been there for decades. Then we move onto the next COVID relief bill the "American Rescue Plan" where we discuss the fundamentals of the bill and when we should expect it and why it took so long.

In episode 45 Sid and Hunter discuss the devastating events in Texas and the "scandal" revolving around Senator Ted Cruz. Why do we have such low standards and expectations for our state elected officials. Does it have to do with the lack of accountability in todays politics?

In this episodes Sid discusses the fallout from the WallStreetBets fiasco and then Sid and Hunter move into a hypothetical situation of discussing whether or not a parliamentary system would be more beneficial to the US. How would it work and what would need to change to respect the constitution and a potential new system? What are our thoughts on a separate Head of Government and Head of State for the US.