Rethinking Politics

Brad & Dan
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Rethinking Politics Podcast

“Politics” - Today it is considered a dirty word, and there are not many things more divisive or difficult than talking politics. But when you get beyond the empty rhetoric and party talking points, you find ideas that clarify instead of confuse and unify instead of divide. Join Brad and Dan as they discuss the hot political issues of the day in a refreshingly non-divisive way. They present new ways of thinking about the complexity of politics as well as practical solutions to address systemic problems. About the Hosts: Brad does manual labor and Dan reads sad poetry. Between the two of them, they solved the secrets of the universe.

  1. 08/11/2022

    107: Current News & Pandemic Amnesty?

    In this episode we hit a variety of topics: Thanks to the Fed, interest rates are going up and yet Inflation remains very high. The housing market is on the brink of collapse. The midterm elections are happening right now and the Supreme Court is back in session. Paul Pelosi was injured and there is a lot of speculation around it. Then finally we spend a lot of time discussing an Atlantic article calling for "Pandemic Amnesty".    CNN Article:   https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/11/05/politics/fact-check-biden-midterms-2022/index.html    The Atlantic Article:  https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/10/covid-response-forgiveness/671879/Music: Beauty Flow by Kevin Macleod

    1h 8m

  2. 25/10/2022

    106: Critical Theory Is Critically Flawed

    Everyone has heard about the rise of CRT or Critical Race Theory which is often vaguely defined as the "Woke" version of viewing racism. But there is much more to Critical Theory than just the race aspect. It is in fact a much broader umbrella with a surprisingly lengthy origin story and many iterations that have crept into almost every nook and cranny of the modern western world. We discuss the flaws in its methods that will help you deal with critical theory wherever you find it. Music: Beauty Flow by Kevin MacleodPhoto: GR Stocks on Unsplash

    1h 8m

  3. 09/10/2022

    105: Current News & Marijuana Law Reform

    We are back!! And we have so many current events to discuss that we didn't have time to discuss them all, but we still managed to hit big ticket items like Elon Musk's ongoing bid to buy twitter and updates on the war in Ukraine. Then we focus most of our time on President Biden's announcement on Marijuana and the ramifications of such an unexpected move.  Music: Beauty Flow by Kevin MacleodPhoto: manish panghal on Unsplash

    1h 5m

  4. 25/09/2022

    104: Immigration Revisited

    Last week Governor DeSantis sent a plane of 50 immigrants to the island of Martha's Vineyard.  This led to a myriad of media responses and political grandstanding. But while many have taken the time to throw the opposing party under the bus, too few have focused on why this happened in the first place. So we went ahead and looked at what is going on at our southern border and whether or not there really is an immigration crisis.     Music: Beauty Flow by Kevin MacleodPhoto: Greg Bulla on Unsplash   Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/20/immigration-biden-border/        https://www.rescue.org/topic/refugees-america#:~:text=The%20president%20in%20consultation%20with,and%20just%2015%2C000%20for%202021       https://news.yahoo.com/illegal-immigration-soars-under-biden-200400500.html

    56 min

  5. 18/09/2022

    103: Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, and The Era of Fact Checkers

    Who decides what's true? That's a nuanced question, but who decides what people get to share is much clearer. We talk about social media companies and the role they play in controlling information and how they go about it. We also discuss the high-profile issue where they got it horribly wrong with Covid-19. Music: Beauty Flow by Kevin MacleodPhoto: Deeksha Pahariya on Unsplash

    1h 12m

  6. 11/09/2022

    102: Biden, Trump, and the Collapse of our Economic Bubble?

    Is President Biden making a PR comeback? Will Trump face criminal charges after the FBI raid? Are we heading towards a housing and financial crisis that will make 2008 look small in comparison? Is Brad actually funny? In this episode we discuss all of this except the last one, which we already knew the answer to.  Music: Beauty Flow by Kevin MacleodPhoto: Zdeněk Macháček on Unsplash

    55 min

  7. 28/08/2022

    101: Student Loan Forgiveness

    Back in episode 30 we discussed the systemic problems with the student loan system and what could be done to fix it. In this episode, we talk about the specifics of the student loan forgiveness plan (including several parts that are more important than the 10,000-20,000 that is forgiven), and whether or not these changes will fix or make the systemic problems worse.Music: Beauty Flow by Kevin MacleodPhoto: Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash

    56 min

  8. 21/08/2022

    100: Climate Change Philosophy

    In this 100th episode of our podcast, we take a look at another eternally divisive subject: Climate Change. Of course we do this in the way everyone will expect: we focus on the philosophy and principles behind the rhetoric and the prejudice stopping us from having a real conversation about the issue.  Music: Beauty Flow by Kevin MacleodPhoto: Markus Spiske on Unsplash

    1h 33m
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“Politics” - Today it is considered a dirty word, and there are not many things more divisive or difficult than talking politics. But when you get beyond the empty rhetoric and party talking points, you find ideas that clarify instead of confuse and unify instead of divide. Join Brad and Dan as they discuss the hot political issues of the day in a refreshingly non-divisive way. They present new ways of thinking about the complexity of politics as well as practical solutions to address systemic problems. About the Hosts: Brad does manual labor and Dan reads sad poetry. Between the two of them, they solved the secrets of the universe.

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  • Creator
    Brad & Dan
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    108
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2020 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Rethinking Politics

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