Jesse and Brittany discuss the ongoing conflict in Israel-Gaza with an email from a longtime listener and emails on luck and police culture and the ongoing chaos with House Republicans struggling to find a new Speaker of the House.
Jesse and Brittany welcome Aaron Rabinowitz, a lecturer in philosophy at Rutgers University, and the host of the Embrace the Void and Philosophers in Space podcasts. Together they discuss Aaron’s philosophical views on luck including the implications of believing everything in life is attributable to luck. Jesse and Brittany, together with Aaron, grapple with their own views of luck. Some discussion of Nazis and conspiracies ensue.
Jesse and Brittany have a conversation with @TeamIan on issues related to the alt-right and white supremacy, the climate on the internet, new atheists and progressive atheists, and the upcoming election.
Jesse and Brittany talk about Jesse’s obvious muppet-voice illness, their experience watching the Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan in concert, listener voicemails and emails related to inappropriate behavior from men and the #MeToo movement, the ongoing discussion of masculinity and femininity, and reactions to #410, including our discussion of Gavin McInnes and white supremacy movements.
Jesse and Brittany discuss Jesse’s (sometimes, mostly attempted) radical Twitter antics, listener emails related to John Kasich and John Hickenlooper’s possible run in 2020, Hurricane Harvey and how you can help those suffering in Houston, Donald Trump’s pardon of Joe Arpaio, Seb Gorka’s resignation/firing, Gary Cohn’s statement on the administration’s position on racism, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday, and James Mattis’ speech to young troops prompts the question, “Who is next?”
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Jesse and Brittany discuss Martin Shkreli to lighten the mood before diving deep into the aftermath of Charlottesville with a significant part of the show dedicated to listener responses through voicemail and email.
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Jesse and Brittany talk with Steve Shives from the YouTube. He is a prominent atheist YouTuber, but maybe not the kind of atheist YouTuber you think he would be. In this interview, Jesse, Brittany, and Steve discuss plagiarism, Steve Shives’ background and motivation for starting his YouTube channel, and problems in the atheist movement.
