It's All Over the Place feat. Nick Glesmann - Episode 37
Nick Glesmann joins us again to discuss Trump, hate crimes, and why we all wish we were chickens living in a virtual reality simulation.
Nick Glesmann joins us again to discuss Trump, hate crimes, and why we all wish we were chickens living in a virtual reality simulation.
Bonus audio for all our loyal Flannel Nation listeners: the extended cut of our discussion with {MYSTERY GUEST WHO TOTALLY WASN'T ON THE FULL EPISODE} about the Bundy occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
Alexis Biddle @alexishotsauce tells us about our new robot transportation overlords, and we try to keep up with the latest #Trump news.
Darkness falls across the land The Obamacare repeal is close at hand Republicans crawl in search of blood To uninsure your neighborhood
Special guest Apollonia Goeckner helps us welcome Chuck back from the Climate March in DC, where the sweltering heat gave us a preview of the environmental and political climate on its way.
The whole crew, plus friend Pat Ross, march for science. Guest audio from Marching Scientists. Plus some Bowie in there.
Trump supporters are racist, leftists are terrorists. Plus some high notes.
Team Flannel is subjected to Obama's small-podcast-killing regulations; Syria is subjected to a noninterventionist intervention; the podcast's high note subject is the subjects of other podcasts.
Topics Discussed: - Left-wing infighting & the "Alt-Left" - The Senate "Nuclear Option" puts Gorsuch on the Supreme Court - The future of the investigation into Trump's Russia ties High Note: Reddit's April Fools Experiment - Social Art Project https://www.reddit.com/r/place/
Jared Kushner has a lot on his plate, the GOP is doing a lot of damage, online hate communities have a lot to answer for, and one heroic man has donated a lot of blood.
Chuck and Matthew discuss the murder of Timothy Caughman, and what it means for American politics and mass media bias.
All eyes are on healthcare policy this week as we discuss the continuing opioid epidemic which is already at crisis levels while tea party republicans want to cut addiction coverage and more from Obamacare. Its not all dark though as Chuck channels his inner Bob Ross to care for local squirrels in the High Note.
Chuck returns from South Dakota, Iowa Republican Steve King can't stop making racist statements, Trumpcare vs Ryancare vs Republicare? No one likes the GOP health care bill, Final Thoughts on the film "Get Out"
After the last episode we just couldn't stay off the mics so Brendan and Matt and recorded an in depth conversation about politics and religion.
Topics Discussed: Brendan faceplants on a sidewalk, “Get Out” movie review (MAJOR INTENSE SPOILERS!!!), Beauty and the Beast gay panic, Glesman working 12 hour days, Living in rural areas. High Note: Antenna broadcast TV Channels
Topics Discussed: Daryl Davis Documentary (http://accidentalcourtesy.com/), Milo Controversies (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2017/02/21/the-96-hours-that-brought-down-milo-yiannopoulos/), Trump rants and raves at insane press conference (http://www.npr.org/2017/02/16/515608127/transcript-and-analysis-trump-press-conference-on-labor-secretary-russia) High Note: Trump Parody Twitter Accounts https://twitter.com/presvillain & https://twitter.com/donaeldunready Song Credits: ...
Topics Discussed: Matthew got a real Microphone! Accidental Nazi Anthem at tennis tourney in Hawaii http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nazi-version-of-anthem-played-at-tennis-tournament-sparking-outrage/ Trump team endorsing or attacking brands on twitter and influencing stock prices https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/08/business/ivanka-trump-nordstrom-tj-maxx.html Trumps plummeting approval ratings http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/president-donald-trump-historically-low-approval-rating-gallup-p...
Topics Discussed: Protesting Betsy DeVos and the purpose of protesting, Neil Gorsuch Supreme Court nomination and Democrat resistance game theory, Trump twitter beef with Judge James Robart halting the Muslim ban, Politicization of the Superbowl, The Muslim ban impacting soccer players, International Sports as diplomacy, Trump inspiring other rich celebrities into politics, Winter vs Summer protesting, Trump and Staff Rethink Tactics After Stumbles - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/05/us/politic...
Topics Discussed: Trump’s hair, Matt re-reading Dirk Gently, Chuck reading Ernie Chambers biography, 80s jam Sun city, setting goals to read more books (1984 weekly book club segment?), Dystopian fiction novels: This Perfect Day, Riders of the Purple Wage; AI generated songs (Daddy's Car: AI song in the style of the Beatles), Should Democrats start Tea Party style Obstructionism? Resisting the Trump Agenda (indivisibleguide.com) HIGH NOTE: Boy Scouts allowing transgender boys / Camp Quest
Returning guest Danielle O'Farrell joins us to share her experience from the Women's March on Washington
In the final days of the Obama administration we take a look back at some of his accomplishments in the world of Science, Technology, the Environment, and Education. Special Guest: Patrick Ross, Ph.D. Professor of Biology & Department Chair of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at Southwestern College
In Obama's final weeks we take a look back on some of the biggest accomplishments of his administration and how high he set the bar for the next guy.
Holiday Break Moana Special! Actress and voice artist Danielle O'Farrell joins us to lavish praise on the lastest animated Disney film Moana and how it compares to the animated classics of our childhoods.
We close out 2016 with a huge range of thoughts on some of our favorite Shows (Westworld, Game of Thrones) Movies (Arrival, Race, Kubo and the two Strings) and Podcasts (NPR One App, Reply All, Edge of Sports) of the year. We also run down a huge list of those we lost this year from the worlds of entertainment and politics.
A shorter show this week before the holidays. We discuss our high school show choir experiences, emboldened white nationalists, the North Carolina partisan power grab, and the simple joy of The Great British Bake Off.
Documenting our further decent to the world of Idiocracy, the CEO of Carl's Jr. is set to be Trump's secretary of labor. As if that wasn't bad enough, Russia's BFF, the CEO of Exxon, will be secretary of state. And just in time for the holidays Matt brings us the greatest christmas gift we never expected.
Boy Scouts, Facebook arguments with your relatives, conspiracy theories, and of course more Trump tweets. This episode has it all!
Chuck, Brendan, and Matt talk thanksgiving board games and the growing issue of automation and blue collar jobs. In the second half we dive into the sharp divide in urban vs rural America and how political rhetoric is often at odds with reality which is exacerbated by fake news and conspiracy theories like "Pizzagate"
Chuck and Brendan welcome Matthew Hodges to discuss upping our twitter game, the MensLib Reddit community that Matt started, and ways to combat racism emboldened by the Trump victory. Someday we hope to have an episode where we don't even say the word "Trump" stay tuned for whenever that exciting day happens!
Chuck tries his hand at mac & cheese radio ads while Brendan just can't shake his addiction to news about Trump. In other depressing news we discuss the sorry state of the US soccer team as they struggle with qualifying for the World Cup.