#1247 The Fight for the Four Freedoms (FDR vs. Libertarianism)
#1567 How to Sell an Immoral Economic System to the Masses
Air Date: 6–20-2023
Today, we take a look at the story of how neoliberalism was born, how corporations were organized to help push it into the mainstream, and how the courts were reshaped to permanently tilt the rules in favor of corporate power.
Read more#1482 The New Hotness in Scam Culture (Crypto Currency and NFTs) (Repost)
Original Air Date: 4–13-2022
Today we take a look at the mainstreaming of crypto and NFTs by celebrity endorsements, why they're terrible by nearly any metric and why they are emblematic of our broken culture.
Read more#1333 An Examination of Fear, Anger, Forgiveness and Grace (and Mr. Rogers) (Throwback)
Original Air Date: 2–2-2020
Today we take a look at the relationship between fear, anger and how to deal with the structural forces of harm in our society. To help us, we examine two of the greatest thinkers of the past 65 years, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mister Rogers, and go beyond the nonviolence of King and interrogate Mr. Roger's insistence on liking everyone just the way they are.
Read more#1566 Wrestling with Ethical Consumption Under Capitalism
Air Date: 6–13-2023
Today, we take a look at the struggle to act ethically, at least by our own measure if there's not a universally-agreed standard to compare with, relating to the purchase of both the necessities of life we all need as well as the more luxury items that get added on top.
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