Remember that group debate episode we posted a couple of days ago? Well, no group effort isn’t complete without everything going wrong. Here’s our highlight reel! Special Thanks to Kevin MacLeod for providing the Creative Commons licensed music used in this podcast. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License ....
Well, the CA Supreme Court has ruled, and for this episode we’ve put together a small panel to discuss the ruling and its results. Joining us this week are Chris from San Antonio, Matt from Houston, Meredith from Woodlands, Texas, and Jacob from Austin. This episode ended up having a lot of technical difficulties while recording, so the sound quality in places might be a bit lower than usual. Check the feed in a few days for the blooper reel! Special Thanks to Kevin MacLeod for providing the Cre...
Hey there. You’ve probably noticed that it’s been quite a while since the last episode of Equal Measure was released, and I’ve recorded this message to touch base and to explain what’s been going on. Assembling the material and recording this podcast is a time consuming task, and while it’s rewarding work, there have been a number of things that have been keeping me from being able to write and produce episodes, not the least of which is the fact that I’ve been caught up in the final stages of c...
News, commentary, the next installment of our breakdown of Focus on the Family’s arguments against gay marriage, and we also take a close look at the implications of eightmaps.com, an interesting and potentially dangerous intersection of technology and gay politics. Here are the works that were mentioned or used for the making of this episode: Allen, Peter. “French heterosexual couples having ‘gay civil partnerships’.” 16 Feb 2009. Daily Telegraph. Malvern, Jack. “Geraldine Bedell’s novel banned...
The allergies are starting to clear and here’s your next installment of news and commentary, including the next question from our running analysis of Focus on the Family’s arguments against gay marriage. Here are the works that were mentioned or used for the making of this episode: Williams, Carol. “Rulings on gay couples’ benefits question Defense of Marriage Act.” Los Angeles Times. 6 Feb 2009. Santoscoy, Carlos. “Wyoming Gay Marriage Ban Bill Dies.” On Top Magazine. 7 Feb 2009. “Smith says NY...
It’s time to catch up on some of the random news that’s come out recently. Also, we’re introducing a new segment that handles debating the issues of same sex marriage with people who are using the talking points provided by a certain instructional DVD that was circulated. Here are the works that were mentioned or used for the making of this episode: “Tom Hanks Apologizes for Calling Mormon Supporters of Proposition 8 ‘Un-American.’” 23 Jan 2009. Fox News. “Samuel L. Jackson Says Mormon Supporter...
The Republicans are out, and the Democrats are in power, with a majority of both the house and senate, as well as one of the most progressive presidents this country has seen. We’ve all heard about the Rick Warren debacle, but invocations aside, what plans does Obama have for gay rights? Here are the works that were mentioned or used for the making of this episode: Scheer, Peter. “Brown’s Prop. 8 Challenge May Backfire.” Editorial. 23 Jan 2009. Sacramento Bee. “Agenda – Civil Rights.” 20 Jan 200...
Proposition 8 ads featured children and education pretty heavily. Was it just to put a layer of cute innocence onto everything, or is there something deeper at work here? As promised in this episode, click here to watch The Times of Harvey Milk for free on Hulu. Here are the works that were mentioned or used for the making of this episode: “Dominionism.” Wikipedia. D. M. Taylor. “The Straw Man Argument.” University of Michigan. “Where do babies come from?” Youtube. “Essentialism.” Wikipedia. “I ...
What is the liklihood that Prop 8 will be thrown out? Exactly what is the supreme court going to consider? These questions answered and more. Here are the works that were mentioned or used for the making of this episode: Supreme Ct. of California. “In Re Marriage Cases.” 15 May 2008. Supreme Ct. of California. “California Supreme Court Takes Action on Proposition 8.” Press Release. 19 Nov 2008. “Article XVIII.” California State Constitution. “Tyrrany of the Majority.” Wikipedia. “Prop 8 Protesto...
