13 episodes
The Bailey Podcast The Bailey Podcast
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- Society & Culture
A delectable serving of the culture war
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E013: Sex & Violence
In this episode, we discuss sex & violence.
Participants: Yassine, Flashy Man, Edmund Nelson, Neophos, Peter Floetner
Links:
The Exploited - Sex and Violence (YouTube)
The vast gap between how the US and Europe think about teens and sex (Quartz)
Why Parents Worry More About Sex than Violence in the Movies (Time)
Why is violence more acceptable than sex and nudity in TV shows and movies? (SBS)
Hays Code (Wikipedia)
Toothbrush Scene (YouTube)
Animaniacs Fingerprints (YouTube)
Why Professional Wrestling is Fascinating (Super Eyepatch Wolf)
R. Budd Dwyer (Wikipedia)
List of Prohibited Games (Twitch)
Toni Erdmann (2016) Parents Guide (IMDB)
Recorded 2020-03-19 | Uploaded 2020-04-13 -
E012: Polyamory
In this episode, we discuss polyamory with special guest Aella
Participants: Yassine, McMuster, Frida, Aella
The Amory Spectrum (KnowingLess)
Polyamory Is Growing—And We Need To Get Serious About It (Quillette)
It’s Time to Legalize Polygamy (Politico)
No, Polygamy Isn’t the Next Gay Marriage (Politico)
Polyamorous Love (Life of the Law)
Polygamist, Under Scrutiny in Utah, Plans Suit to Challenge Law (NYT)
I suspected the asexuality was by far the biggest factor… (ymeskhout)
Nearly 4 years of Tinder data as a Male (Imgur)
13 months of Tinder usage [23F] (Reddit)
Mallrats - Escalator Scene (YouTube)
Recorded 2020-02-09 | Uploaded 2020-02-26 -
E011: Space Law & Order
In this episode, we discuss the ethics of space exploration and colonization.
Participants: Yassine, Geoff Greer, Master-Thief, crc32, McMuster
Space Force vs. Starfleet (Twitter)
United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel (Wikipedia)
Delta-V subway map (Imgur)
Delta V / Δv explained in KSP (YouTube)
The Tyranny of the Rocket Equation (NASA)
Rising seas give island nation a stark choice (NatGeo)
The FCC’s Approval of SpaceX’s Starlink Mega Constellation May Have Been Unlawful (Scientific American)
Astrobiologist: Elon Musk’s Starship is a “moral catastrophe” (Futurism)
Outer Space Treaty (Wikipedia)
Colonize Mars? Not until we learn some lessons here on Earth (Splinter)
Polynesian navigation (Wikipedia)
Women on Waves (Wikipedia)
Flag of convenience (Wikipedia)
Fiction Mentioned:
The Powers of Earth by Travis J.I. Corcoran
The Peace War by Vernor Vinge
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
The Expanse (Series) by James S.A. Corey
The Terror (TV series)
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Non-Fiction Books Mentioned:
The Case for Mars by Robert Zubrin
Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan
Seeing Like A State and The Art Of Not Being Governed by James C. Scott
The Machinery of Freedom by David D. Friedman
Recorded 2020-01-24 | Uploaded 2020-02-03 -
E010: Neurodiversity Case for Free Speech
In this episode, we dissect the Quillette article “The Neurodiversity Case for Free Speech”.
Participants: Yassine, NinetyThree, Geoff Greer, Master-Thief
The Neurodiversity Case for Free Speech (Quillette)
Goldwater Rule’s Origins Based on Long-Ago Controversy (APA)
Mental Health ‘Disabilities’ as Legal Superpowers (Quillette)
Node.js forks again (The Register)
So to Speak podcast with Geoffrey Miller (FIRE)
Ignorance or Bigotry? (Inside Higher Ed)
Open Code of Conduct V1.0 (Web Archive)
Recorded 2019-12-17 | Uploaded 2019-12-23 -
E009: The Gun Show
In this episode, we dogpile on Jay er... discuss how guns are cool and have absolutely no negative downsides.
Participants: Yassine, crc32, Jay, Geoff, KulakRevolt, MasterThief, McMuster
The Rifle on the Wall: A Left Argument for Gun Rights (The Polemicist)
Iceland grieves after police shoot and kill a man for the first time in its history (PRI)
Ex-cop: NYPD gun license division was a bribery machine (New York Post)
Knives are too sharp and filing them down is solution to soaring violent crime, judge says (Telegraph)
The gun control that works: no guns (The Economist)
Four countries with gun control – and what America could learn from them (The Guardian)
The Machine: Marvin Heemeyer – Muffler Shop Owner (Love+Radio)
Warren v. District of Columbia (Wikipedia)
Firearms regulation in Norway (Wikipedia)
Firearms and Violence: A Critical Review (National Academies Press)
Guns And States (SlateStarCodex)
Recorded 2019-11-14
Uploaded 2019-11-20 -
E008: The Purging of Horror Movies
In this obligatory Halloween episode, we discuss how horror movies often reflect the anxieties of the culture they’re made within.
Participants:
Yassine
Crc32
KulakRevolt
The Best Questions For A First Date (OkCupid)
1969: Montreal’s ‘night of terror’ (CBC)
Film Theory: How To WIN The Purge (YouTube)
Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse: Just Do the Math (Live Science)
Recorded 2019-10-25
Uploaded 2019-10-28