Important Old News

Cameron Smith
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Important Old News is a Podcast that discusses significant events and stories that may have been forgotten, misunderstood or ignored in today's 24 hour news cycle.

Episodes

  1. 02/09/2023

    Dissecting Propaganda: Misinformation About Unions

    Addressing inaccuracies about unions in an article written by Thomas Sowell in the New York Post.

  2. 01/05/2023

    Why Don't We Use the Word 'Drug' When We Discuss Alcohol?

    Adjust your volume accordingly for this video. New computer, dusty mic, and me whispering due to living in close proximity to my neighbor.    In this video I discuss a Facebook post about the end of Prohibition that reminded me that as a society, we never use the word "drug" when we discuss alcohol. Why is that?

  3. 06/24/2022

    Doing Less Time for a Murder than for a Non-Violent Crime

    In today's episode we discuss the cases of Renisha McBride, Walter Scott and Aaron Swartz. We discuss that the sentences imposed for the two second degree murder cases involve less time served in prison for the perpetrators than the proposed sentence for the non-violent alleged crime in the third case.

  4. 06/09/2022

    Senator Ted Cruz Plays Dumb

    In today's episode of Important Old News, we talk about Senator Ted Cruz's proposal to stop future school shootings, and why his proposals lake practicality and effectiveness.

  5. 05/05/2022

    Marine Corps General Loses Command After Reacting to a Hip Hop Song

    In the summer of 2020, a United States Marine Corps General is relieved of his command after saying the n-word while criticizing a rap song.

  6. 04/28/2022

    Non-Violent Crime Sentence Is Worse Than Violent Crime Sentence

    In this episode, I talk about the penalties for violent vs. non-violet crime and cite the controversial 55 year sentence that Weldon Angelos received for selling cannabis in the early 2000s.

  7. 04/07/2021

    And Some, I Assume, Are Good People...

    In today's episode, I correct some of the falsehoods mentioned in a popular pro-Trump video titled "I was voting for Biden but this changed my mind to Trump" that appeared on YouTube in October 2020.

  8. 12/31/2020

    Important Old News: Marcia Powell

    This is the inaugural episode of the Important Old News podcast. In this episode I talk about the incarceration and death of Marcia Powell.  This episode was recorded on 12-31-2020.

    Important Old News: Marcia Powell
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About

Important Old News is a Podcast that discusses significant events and stories that may have been forgotten, misunderstood or ignored in today's 24 hour news cycle.

Information

  • Creator
    Cameron Smith
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Cameron Smith
  • Show Website
    Important Old News