We Are Social Creatures

Americans seem obsessed with young talent. It seems as time goes on, people are becoming stars at younger and younger ages and no one seems to point out that there are severe repercussions to projecting such young minds into the public eye. From mental health issues to being told to act like adults, young athletes and stars are held to an impossible standard at such a young age.

With corona-virus running rampant, other breaking stories have been pushed off to the side. Let's talk about the kid who hacked Twitter and rather than ruin celebrity relationships or sell information to foreign governments; he did what all children do: run a bitcoin scam.

What is Dropshipping? Is it legit? Is it a Scam?

In this week's episode, Allison & Chris talk about the state of gyms during the pandemic? Are home gyms the way of the future? Will gyms make a comeback?

Allison and Chris are joined by Elliot Johnson (history teacher and president of the Union County Young Democrats) to speak out against systemic racism and oppression. This episode provides facts behind how racism is a systemic issue. The three confront common lies created by politicians and the media that are used to create racial divide amongst Americans.

List of Documentaries & other resources used in this podcast: Lies my Teacher Told Me (Book by James W. Loewen), Trial By Media (Netflix Docu-series), The Uncomfortable Truth (Documentary on Amazon Prime), Divided States (Hulu Docu-series), Superior: The Return of Race Science (Book by Angela Saini).

A more laid back episode where Allison and Chris discuss 90 Day Fiance, a reality tv show on TLC. We talk about how strangers, essentially, meet for the first time and rush to get engaged. Also, big shout out to the D-Train (Duncan) for starting his own podcast: "The Bounce Back".

Allison, Chris, and guest D-Train review "Crip Camp," a documentary about the fight for civil rights for people with disabilities.

Allison and Chris drink some red wine while talking about Wild Wild Country, a docu-series on Netflix about a cultish group that found themselves moving into Oregon and trying to work their way into political power. PS: They aren't Mormons.

Docu-Series: Tiger King is possibly America's favorite documentary series at the moment. But what it glosses over and fails to show are acts of animal cruelty, cults, and possible murder.

How will Netflix's "The Pharmacist" fair in today's review? Allison and Chris talk about the docu-series "The Pharmacists" while drinking "Time Waits For No One," a Spanish monastrell oak aged wine.