Three Right Turns

"How do I talk with my more conservative friends and family?" is the number one question I get asked on this show. It's also something I've thought a lot about, because I have a LOT of conservative friends and family! While my batting record is far from 1.000, I've had some successes here and there. Today I talk with a former Trump supporter and disillusioned right leaning individual from South Carolina, who has a lot of questions, like... how can I trust the democrats will do any better? Why should I care about policies for people worse off than me when I don't feel secure myself? What if helping others makes me fear that I'll be worse off? Let's see if I can build some bridges and common ground and try to get us on the same page, or at least reading from the same book!

Props to BJ for being willing to come on the show and have the conversation! Also, if you want even more 3RT, check out my recent appearance on the Hippy Dippy Roundtable! We discussed killing the filibuster, the threat of white supremacist groups, diversity training, wealth taxes, and the cancellation of Pepe Le Pew with a panel of people ranging from arch-conservatives all the way to commie! Be sure to sub to our channel at youtube.com/swizzbold if you want to keep up with the latest in live streams and videos!

We're almost to Joe Biden's 50th day as President. In this short period of time, there have been some important victories, but there's also been a fair share of disappointment. Do these setbacks mean electoral politics has failed yet again? Is it really as some fear, that the two parties in the US are the same? If so, how do we move politicians left? How can we be more politically effective? How can we keep our eyes on the long term prize and not give in to political despair, cynicism, and apathy? In this episode we talk about $2000 Covid-relief checks, the $15 minimum wage, problems on our southern border, and airstrikes in Syria.

Sources used in this podcast...

• New York Times: McDonald's Workers in Denmark Pity Us
• Washington Post: Kids in Cages
• Skeptoid Podcast: Refeeding Syndrome and Sudden Death

America has more guns than people. Our murder and suicide rates are far above our international peers. Can something be done about gun violence and death in America? And if so, what? Aiden from Socialism Done Left (youtube / twitch) joins the podcast once again to share some stats and debate what policies and priorities we should be pursuing in the goal of saving lives and protecting personal freedoms.

Podcast producer and host Jim Jones breaks his 3RT silence by joining me to try and separate math from myth when it comes to Game Stop. Game Stop (GSE) has been living the classic "rags to riches to rags to maybe riches to almost certain rags" story in the stock market and on social media this past week. What's going on? Has the financial Davids finally gotten one over on the Wall Street Goliaths? Is this kind of investing sound? How does shorting stocks work? How can you make money when a company's value falls? Is this chaos a problem, have crimes been committed, and what if anything can or should be done about it? We'll try to provide some answers, and some context.

If you agree with us that there are multiple reasons to investigate everything involved for manipulation and fraud, then you should know how to get in touch with your senators and representatives, to let them know this is an important issue. You may also consider filing an SEC complaint or join a class action against certain app developers or firms if you have been impacted in all this. Invest responsibly, and like consult the opinions of experts before engaging in any long term investment strategy!

We're just over two weeks into 2021, and it doesn't seem that we're fated to reduce our collective anxiety levels any time soon. What happened at the Capitol on January 6th? What can we do about it in the future? What should the Biden administration and congressional Democrats have as their priorities over the next two years? And how does Swizzbold and 3RT plan on covering politics in 2021 and beyond?

Can't get enough political talk? Check out my recent podcast on Moving Forward with Riopublican, "The Future of the DNC"!