34 episodes

Recording from Tokyo, I have on guests to discuss social issues, politics, and what's happening in the world. It's not what people believe, but why they believe it that I find most interesting.

Reason Bound Ryan Michaels

    • Society & Culture
    • 5.0 • 13 Ratings

Recording from Tokyo, I have on guests to discuss social issues, politics, and what's happening in the world. It's not what people believe, but why they believe it that I find most interesting.

    #32: Race and Fiction

    #32: Race and Fiction

    Longtime friend Abraham Holloman joins Ryan to discuss the often times polarizing subject of race swapping fictional characters. They discuss reasons why some find it difficult to be at peace with an established character in one version of a story, then have a race swap take place in a subsequent story, film, etc. Abraham and Ryan discuss the backlash over the casting of Halle Bailey as Ariel in the live action Little Mermaid, as well as other fictional characters and to what extent race being consistent in every story of that character should or shouldn't ultimately matter.

    • 1 hr 5 min
    Interlude: 2 Things

    Interlude: 2 Things

    21-31

    • 5 min
    #31: State-Sponsored Execution

    #31: State-Sponsored Execution

    Award winning British journalist, Charles Thomson, returns to Reason Bound to discuss state-sponsored executions, also known as "capital punishment" or "the death penalty". As many nations across the world move toward a greater level of civility, there are still countries where the state has the authority to demonstrate murder is wrong by murdering. Charles talks with Ryan about the inherent hypocrisy of the death penalty and discusses the cases of Nathaniel Woods, Troy Davis, and George Stinney Jr., among others. The lasting question will be: What does this add to our humanity?

    • 2 hr 1 min
    #30: Animals

    #30: Animals

    Holly Wilt returns to Reason Bound to talk with Ryan about principles involving animal rights, suffering, and factory farming amongst others. In his teens Ryan went vegetarian before going vegan. In this episode he has an open and honest conversation with Holly, a former vegetarian, about the ethics of consuming animals. Also, the baby spider story is finally told in what was an epic moment in the saga of Holly and Ryan's friendship.

    • 47 min
    #29: Guns

    #29: Guns

    Cody Linklater returns to Reason Bound to have a calm, cool, and collected discussion with Ryan about their differing views on guns. When, if at all, should the 2nd Amendment be limited? Should the US look to other countries and adopt their gun control and safety policies? Other topics include encountering nazis and escalating violence, the importance of mental health, and the police.

    • 1 hr 56 min
    #28: Black Panther: MARVELous Representation

    #28: Black Panther: MARVELous Representation

    Jarvis Simmons joins Ryan for a discussion on representation in film. Specifically, they take a look back at Marvel's "Black Panther" and why that was such a pivotal moment for pop culture. Other topics include different racial interpretations of established characters, new stories featuring characters not seen as the norm, and the debate of our time: Iron Man VS Batman.

    • 50 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
13 Ratings

13 Ratings

Ralph_Avery ,

Vet in-depth interview style discussion

I heard about this podcast on a Reddit post, so I decided to check it out.

The episode I listened to was Pirates in Neverland. The interview style was entertaining and well paced. The production quality was on par with some of the most professional podcasts, and the interview was very enlightening.

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