Wayward Weekly

Wayward Weekly Season 2 Episode 1

On this episode of Wayward Weekly, Paul and Bob tackle the second half of the California ballot. Should a couple of guys who know nothing about dialysis have a say about dialysis? Why is 24 a lose lose situation? Should the voters be able to affect the working lives of those who contract with Uber and Lyft? Finish filling in your ballots with Paul and Bob on this episode of Wayward Weekly!

Paul and Bob dive deep into the unknown; Voting. Should the good people of California pay for Stem cell research? Do they understand enough about taxes and where they go to decide about commercial real-estate property taxes? How is it that a yes vote and a no vote on 16 means you are for discrimination? Join Paul and Bob as they trudge through the first half of the the California ballot on this episode of Wayward Weekly.

After battling many tangents, surprise topics, and distractions, Paul and Bob finally confront a long awaited topic: ranked choice voting. Is being able to rank your choices for president a better system? Who would win in the end? Could you vote for anyone? Who is going to add up those confusing ranked choice ballots? Will this help Paul get one step closer to his goal of trying to take over the world? Find out on this week's episode of Wayward Weekly!

Paul and Bob encounter a glitch in the system that takes them back in time 2 months, to time when things were... exactly the same. The Beirut explosion, the Trump interview with Jonathan Swan, Joe Biden announces VP candidate Kamila Harris. All this history and more, on this episode of Wayward Weekly.

Wayward Weekly Episode 15 – Social Media Censorship

Like something out an Orwellian novel, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube are censoring media that is said to have false or partly false information. Is this the beginning of the end for America as we know it? Or has censorship in America existed long before this? Is it different because a business is doing the censoring and not the government? Should businesses be able to to censor people on their platforms? Can you take your business elsewhere? So many questions, We only hope that Paul and Bob have the answers in this week's episode of Wayward Weekly!

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Wayward Weekly Episode 13 – Justice

After a short delay, Paul and Bob are back. And with a vengeance. The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 passed in the house. What is it? What does it mean? Do we need to reform our police in the USA? Find out, on this week's episode of Wayward Weekly.

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George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020:

https://judiciary.house.gov/uploadedfiles/fact_sheet_justice_in_policing_act_of_2020.pdf (https://judiciary.house.gov/uploadedfiles/fact_sheet_justice_in_policing_act_of_2020.pdf)

Wayward Weekly Episode 14 – 3rd Party

Lobbyists, and staffers, and corporations, oh my! Wait, what do these things have to do with politics again? Paul and Bob talk about some of the intricacies of government, 3rd party candidates, ranked choice voting, and most importantly policing ourselves! Can you picture it, writing yourself a speeding ticket? Tune in, on this week's episode of Wayward Weekly.

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George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020:

https://judiciary.house.gov/uploadedfiles/fact_sheet_justice_in_policing_act_of_2020.pdf (https://judiciary.house.gov/uploadedfiles/fact_sheet_justice_in_policing_act_of_2020.pdf)

Wayward Weekly Episode 12 – Judge Not Lest Ye Begrudge

This week on Wayward Weekly, Paul and Bob discuss an article that may help us understand people who behavior differently than us. Those damn vegetarians think they are better than us!!! Or do they? Does the left think they are better than the right? do religious people think they're better than those who are not? What happens when we think, "They think they're better than us!" It's not good, thats for sure, but you'll have to read the article or listen to this week's episode of Wayward Weekly to find out. You don't want to read do you?...

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Article: Minson, J.A., and Monin, B. (2012). Do-Gooder Derogation Disparaging Morally Motivated Minorities to Defuse Anticipated Reproach.

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/1cbf/b95c072c5c36665e306678e68375f15e21b1.pdf?_ga=2.152867833.1598798553.1593746894-620006387.1593746894 (https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/1cbf/b95c072c5c36665e306678e68375f15e21b1.pdf?_ga=2.152867833.1598798553.1593746894-620006387.1593746894)

Wayward Weekly Episode 11 – Everyone's a Little Bit Racist

As things start to settle down in the good ole USofA, Paul and Bob look towards greater issues underlying our ongoing problems, and scratch the surface for solutions. While we can easily talk to those with views similar to ours, can we effectively communicate with those outside our comfort zone? Should we confront people with different views, should we ignore them? Is it possible to be color blind? Is it possible to not be racist? What does racism even mean any more? Paul and Bob will find out or die trying, on this weeks episode of Wayward Weekly!

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