Virginia: Today we’re going to talk about gender roles, but first we’re going to talk about… Leland, I like the way you said it. Leland: I don’t remember how I said it. Nick: I don’t either. Leland: In New York, a judge ruled that it was legal for women to be topless in public, provided they aren’t engaged in illegal activities. Nick: I thought it was just a memo given Read More...
Virginia: Tonight we’re going to talk about retirement. Nick: Give us all of your little subtopics. Virginia: Ok! So, we talked about this earlier. What I want to talk about is a) should you have the right to retire, b) if there is, how long should you be able to spend in retirement, c) who should be able to make decisions regarding your retirement. Andrew: Who would like to go Read More...
Nick: What’s everyone’s favorite candy? Virginia: The one that I’m eating. Andrew: Which is? Virginia: Well, technically I have a potpourri of candy. I’m eating Sour Patch Kids right now. I was eating Butterfinger before that. And I’m drinking a Shiner. Nick: We can’t advocate for any brand. Andrew: They could pay us. Virginia: We could tweet them. Andrew: My favorite candy is Peach Rings. Nick: Ugh. Old lady candy. Read More...
Andrew: I’m confused as to exactly what we’re talking about. Marriage is kind of a broad concept. Virginia: The actual topic is: Why are men boycotting marriage? Andrew: I didn’t get the memo on this. Virginia: My husband and Katie’s husband didn’t get the memo either. There appears to only be one person here boycotting. Nick: Yes. Andrew: To me, a boycott has to be an active thing. I don’t Read More...
Virginia: So the post in question is, “27 Delightful Obsolete Words It’s High Time We Revived.” Nick: Each one has a picture of an owl with it. It’s really cute. Leland: Someone hit me with a word. Virginia: Gorgonize. Leland: What does that mean? Nick: Organizing like an gorgonizer. Virginia: To have a paralyzing or mesmerizing effect on someone. Nick: Oh! Gorgonize. Is that really how it’s pronounced? Leland: A Read More...
Andrew: So we’re talking about private prisons? Virginia: I have some general comments on the subject. Andrew: Maybe we should define it so that people who aren’t in the know will be able to follow our podcast. Almost everyone knows what a prison is. If you’re convicted of a crime, you go to prison. You’re locked away with other people who have also committed crimes. Traditionally those places are government-run. Read More...
Andrew: Gerontocracy means old people ruling? Virginia: Yes. So let me back up and tell you the rest of the story. Jared Diamond has a new book out. Andrew: Is he old? Virginia: Yes, very old. Andrew: Seems self serving. Virginia: It’s a comparative culture book about how different cultures (hunter-gather societies and privative farming societies) live compared to us. There’s a chapter on age, and it basically goes something Read More...
Nick: It was a random story that made it on the Reddit chains. I popped on and thought it was interesting. There was a story about a woman who shot her ex husband. Andrew: He was a real winner. Nick: The guy had been picked up by the police for narcotics. He was drunk, has weapons on him, and he had an order of protection against him by this woman. Read More...
Virginia: Is Google evil? Yes. Case closed. End of podcast. Nick: I think once companies get to a certain size in an area, they get the biggest gains by cutting bottom-line things. Andrew: I think it’s more an issue of an organization getting too large for one group of people to control the entire group. Even if the top-level people don’t want to be evil, there are still so many Read More...
Nick: I hate this. Virginia: You brought it up. Andrew: I want to start with the case of Justin Carter. Virginia: How old is he? Andrew: 18. He said something stupid on the internet, which happens every day. Most of the time, no one thinks twice. This guy gets thrown in jail. Leland: He wrote, “I’m fucked in the head all right. I think Ima shoot up a kindergarten / Read More...