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IN THE CLEAR is a weekly podcast from the CPR Network best described as 21st Century cultural commentary. [in the] Clear your schedule, swallow some of that Alice In Wonderland shrinking juice, and join hosts Joe Leonard and Graham Jenkins as they descend down the rabbit hole. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cpr-network2/support

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Until Next Time from 2021-08-15T21:49:17

This is ITC saying it was real, it was fun, but it wasn't real fun. Thanks for sticking with us, until next time guys.

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America's failures reveals it's future | in the clear episode 195 from 2021-08-15T21:13:37

Buckle up, the next 20 years are going to be bananas.

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Modern Colonization of Indigenous Americans | in the clear episode 194 from 2021-07-11T22:54:42

Dawn Neptune Adams joins us to discuss modern colonizer activities against native populations.

Dawn Neptune Adams is a member of the Penobscot Nation and a Filmmaker and Journalist with S...

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Facebook says you might have been exposed to extremist content!!! 😳 | in the clear episode 193 from 2021-07-04T22:14:54

Facebook says you might have been exposed to extremist content... so who gets to decide what extremist content is? 

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Hosts: Graham Jenkins and Joe Leonard.

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Bo Burnham: Inside Review | in the clear episode 192 from 2021-06-20T21:33:31

MASTAH-PEACE(#inthemiddleast) #boburham #inside

Hosts: Graham Jenkins and Joe Leonard.

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Why are people turning down jobs? | in the clear episode 191 from 2021-06-13T21:55:03

Jobs are back, but people ain't taking them. The answer why might surprise you.   

Marketwatch: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/if-its-not-enhanced-unemployment-benefits-why-a...

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UAPs Part 3: Why won't they communicate with us? | in the clear episode 190 from 2021-05-25T11:00

It's a simple question, why do the UFOs remain at arm's length? Why won't they speak to us?

Hosts: Graham Jenkins and Joe Leonard

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UAPs Part 2: I Want to Believe | in the clear episode 189 from 2021-05-24T11:00

Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.  

Hosts: Graham Jenkins and Joe Leonard

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UAPs Part 1: Just the Facts | in the clear episode 188 from 2021-05-23T21:55:12

US airspace is routinely violated by unidentified objects that the Pentagon says do not conform to the norms of aerospace engineering.

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Military Propaganda For Minors | in the clear episode 187 from 2021-05-19T12:00

Have you ever wanted to see a Disney ripoff targeted at minors to get them to want to join the military? Now you have.

Also, the terminator is a thing now. #literalautomatedkillingmachine...

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Israel and Palestine: The Big Picture | in the clear episode 186 from 2021-05-17T00:28:02

Israel and Palestine, a sobering conversation about the Israeli and Palestinian apartheid state. 

Hosts: Graham Jenkins and Joe Leonard.

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2024, You won't believe what's coming next | in the clear episode 185 from 2021-05-10T00:00

Exponential growth man, it catches up on you.

Hosts: Graham Jenkins and Joe Leonard

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High-Speed Trains Coming to Maine??? | in the clear episode 184 from 2021-05-02T21:37:09

President Biden:"  We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to position Amtrak — and rail in general — to play a central role in our transportation and economic future. To make the invest...

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Turns out the establishment agenda was correct, my bad | in the clear episode 183 from 2021-04-25T22:10:15

There isn't a single problem the establishment hasn't declared that they have a plan to fix. Is this true? Or are we being pacified? Also, we're on the glide path to feudalism. Buckle up! It's g...

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Politics: The New American Religion | in the clear episode 182 from 2021-04-18T22:46:59

According to a Gallup poll, for the first time in American history,  fewer than 50% of Americans belong to a house of worship of any religion. So where do people go for their sense of moral...

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How Not to Play AI Dungeon | in the clear episode 181 from 2021-04-11T22:43:14

We played a space fantasy on the GPT-3 powered AI dungeon and immediately staged a failed coup, committed acts of terrorism, and flew our terrorist armada into the sun.

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When Humanity Outgrows Government | in the clear episode 180 from 2021-04-04T22:03:17

Hosts: Graham Jenkins and Joe Leonard.

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Suez Canal: Local Man Bankrupts Egypt | in the clear episode 179 from 2021-03-28T22:45:43

Fat guy in a little coat.

Hosts: Graham Jenkins and Joe Leonard.

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Neo-liberalism: Where Does It Go From Here? | in the clear episode 178 from 2021-03-14T22:54:50

In this episode, we talk about Neo-Liberalism.... and where it goes from here.

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What Exactly is Happening with Cancel Culture? | in the clear episode 177 from 2021-03-08T00:07:55

In this episode, we talk about cancel culture, the 1619 project, and the shifting landscape of America's cultural values.

Hosts: Graham Jenkins and Joe Leonard.

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Bracing for the Technological Singularity | in the clear #176 from 2021-02-28T23:54:04

In this episode, we talk idolatry at CPAC 2021, the technological singularity, and the abolition of money. 

Hosts: Graham Jenkins and Joe Leonard.

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America's Uncles Say, "Climate Change Isn't Real Because I Said So!" | in the clear #175 from 2021-02-19T10:00

As sure as night yields to day, extreme cold weather across the united states has sparked an all to familiar refrain...

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Political Violence is On the Rise In America | in the clear #174 from 2021-02-18T10:00

4/10 Republicans believe violence may be necessary in order to protect this country from other political groups within the country itself despite the fact the overwhelming majority of political ...

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"Six Days In Fallujah," Trendy War Propaganda for the KIDS! | in the clear #173 from 2021-02-17T10:00

Ever wonder what your kids are playing for video games and what they experience through them that will shape their intellectual and emotional growth for the rest of their lives? Mine sure didn't...

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Youtube: A Completely Balanced and Fair Company | in the clear #172 from 2021-02-16T10:00

Our overlords here on Youtube wish for us to convey unto you that they are totally cool and not hypocritical with their actions. They are swell. Totally! No need to rush a bill to break up socia...

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Gina Carano, "This Is the Way" Out the Door | in the clear #171 from 2021-02-15T10:00

Like Kaepernick with the NFL, Carano has made public statements that has made her employer, Disney, feel forced into firing her from the acclaimed Disney+ series The Mandalorian. Is free speech ...

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Gen Z Hating On Millenials!? | in the clear #170 from 2021-02-12T10:00

We go through a list of triggering statements made by our Gen Z allies  to rip our Millennial hearts apart. Here we find out where Joe's  loyalties truly lie: with the upstart Zoo...

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Nevada Creating Corporate Governments!? | in the clear #169 from 2021-02-11T10:00

Almost like this is out of a retold science fiction dystopia novel,  Nevada, wanting to capitalize off of the big tech move, is allowing tech  companies the ability to form their own g...

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D.C. Statehood: A Long Time Coming | in the clear #168 from 2021-02-10T10:00

Three million people live in the capitol but have no state  representation to speak of; simultaneously, there are states that have  less than one million in population numbers yet have...

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Google Guts A.I. Ethics Research | in the clear #167 from 2021-02-09T10:00

Many years after Google decided to remove their "do not be evil"  clause from their mission statement, Google believes it is OK to develop  new A.I. research without any form of techno...

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Fox News SUED for $2.7 Billion | in the clear #166 from 2021-02-08T10:00

The lies regarding election fraud have gotten completely out of control  to the point corporations are being affected by these lies. Now voting  machine companies are eying to get...

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WOAH! GM Has Electric Cars! . . . In 2035 . . . No Promises . . . #lol | in the clear #165 from 2021-02-05T10:00

General Motors has made the ambitious claim to go carbon neutral by the time the U.S. Government plans to go carbon neutral. Slow down there GM,  that's way too ambitious!

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1,600 COVID-19 Vaccines Given Out Randomly | in the clear #164 from 2021-02-04T10:00

It's the heartwarming story of a tale of overworked nurses, fighting a  horrifying pandemic, who have priceless vaccines about to expire and how they desperately try to find anyone who want...

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Gamestonk: 99% of People Are Laughing | in the clear #163 from 2021-02-03T10:00

It is a sad day to know that 46% of Americans do not believe mainstream news outlets. That being said, I cannot blame them when we have witnessed a week of bootlicking trying to defend the billi...

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Gamestonk: Robin Hood Patch 1.1 | in the clear #162 from 2021-02-02T10:00

If you ever played a glitchy video game, you may have encountered a  patch to make said game less glitchy. That is typically a good thing.  recently Robin Hood (own by Citadel who also...

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Gamestonk: Real-life Cheatcode | in the clear #161 from 2021-02-01T10:00

Have you ever wanted to just burn money for the sake of doing so Joker  style? Well, not only can you do just that (legallY0, it is very much  happening right now! Join in on the fun a...

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Should Ted Cruz Be Fired? | in the clear #160 from 2021-01-29T10:00

What has this guy ever done that is good? Seriously. I'm seriously  trying to think of one thing this guy has done that has made a positive  impact on this country for the majority of ...

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The Problem with Pete as Transportation Secretary | in the clear #159 from 2021-01-28T10:00

The prodigal child of the neoliberal Democratic Party returns to be  showered with eventual praise as years of neglect on America's  infrastructure will, almost certainly, be addressed...

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Fracking: Good or Bad? | in the clear #158 from 2021-01-27T10:00

Does mining for resources deep in the earth whilst contaminating water  supplies and the soil spell doom or are we just alarmists? Here we have a  clean-cut down the middle conversatio...

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Connor McGregor Gets Destroyed By the Internet | in the clear #157 from 2021-01-26T10:00

What we learned from yesterday is that the internet is a loving but  unforgiving creature. Any sign of weakness in front of its eyes will  spell certain societal doom for anyone. ...

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Bernie's Mittens Take Over the Internet | in the clear #156 from 2021-01-25T10:00

The democratic socialist from Vermont, once again, takes the internet by  storm. What did he do to accomplish this? he wore recycled plastic-made  mittens and looked grumpy during Bide...

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The Establishment Attacks Yang for His Stance On . . . Circumcision. Why? | in the clear #155 from 2021-01-22T12:00

The establishment is already coming after outsiders seeking major  offices. Andrew Yang is likely to cast a mayoral bid for New York City,  which is a large enough municipality to appl...

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Biden: A President We Didn't Deserve (Or Want), But We'll Take Him! | in the clear #154 from 2021-01-21T12:00

Fascism lost! WOOOOOO! Now we can go back to standardized Neoliberal  leadership! YAY! In all seriousness, while this upcoming administration  will have its multitude of issues that we...

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Fascism Is Going Mainstream! | in the clear #153 from 2021-01-20T11:00

What happens when a large portion of government employees feel proud to share their fascist allegiances or ideologies amongst their coworkers?  The same that happens to all fascist gro...

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Inauguration Pregame Show! | in the clear #152 from 2021-01-19T11:00

America, on the eve of Biden's inauguration, eerily awaits what is to come. So much insanity has accumulated in the matter of one week, it is seemingly impossible to convey the entirety of ...

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Left vs. Right: Why is it so hard to reach across the aisle? | in the clear #151 from 2021-01-18T11:00

America is finally coming to an understanding that the polarization of the two major political-ideological divides are so out of sync with one another that people are no genuinely debating what ...

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Maine State Senator Joe Baldacci on Reconciling With Trumpism | in the clear #150 from 2021-01-15T10:00

Maine State Senator Joe Baldacci joins us to talk about reconciling with Trumpism in local, state, and national politics. Hosts: Graham Jenkins and Joe Leonard. 

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147 Republicans Still Support The Fascist Coup | in the clear #149 from 2021-01-14T10:00

With Trump impeached a second time for insurrection charges we cannot forget that 147 Republicans are still in favor of subverting the will of the people to elect Joe Biden and are in favor of t...

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Civil War is Coming to the United States | in the clear #148 from 2021-01-13T10:00

The far-right has decided that they want civil war and are actively drafting and executing plans to make it happen. If this comes to fruition it will be completely unprecedented in modern times....

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Parler Was Being Used To Organize Terrorism and Insurrection | in the clear #147 from 2021-01-12T11:00

Everyone needs to understand why Parler was banned from the app stores and why Trump's Twitter account was permanently suspended. This is NOT a first amendment issue. In conjunction with each ot...

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Trump's Coup Is Not Over | in the clear #146 from 2021-01-11T11:00

Just six days into 2021 and we have a potential civil war on our hands, at least that's what the fascists want. January 6th will go down in history as a permanent stain on our democracy. Ho...

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Happy Holidays! Let's Talk About Trickle-Down Economics | in the clear #145 from 2020-12-25T11:00

Happy Holidays everyone! In this final episode of the year, we look back at how trickle-down economics helped us get where we are and where it is taking us. Hosts: Graham Jenkins and Jo Leonhard...

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Proud Boys Say,"Six-Million Wasn't Enough," In Reference To the Holocaust | in the clear #144 from 2020-12-24T11:00

The Proud Boys are now openly wearing shirts that say "6MWE" meaning, "six-million wasn't enough" in reference to those who died in the Holocaust alongside explicit historic fascist symbols. Hos...

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The Alt-Right, Radicalization By Algorithm | in the clear #143 from 2020-12-23T11:00

Social media algorithms are still radicalizing people to alt-right/fascist ideologies. Hosts: Graham Jenkins and Jo Leonhardt.

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Dan Crenshaw's Fascist Propaganda | in the clear #142 from 2020-12-22T11:00

So.... alt-right friendly republicans are now releasing glorified war propaganda featuring themselves. When in history have we seen this? Hosts: Graham Jenkins and Jo Leonhardt.

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Cyberpunk2077 Is Off To a Rough Start | in the clear #141 from 2020-12-21T11:00

Cyberpunk 2077 is off to a rough start.... Hosts: Graham Jenkins and Jo Leonhardt.

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Parler Is Now a Pornography Website | in the clear #140 from 2020-12-18T11:00

As it turns out, if you host a domain whose core values include free speech and a total lack of moderation of content, then the logical end state is pornography. Parler, the crown jewel of alt-r...

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Legal Review Blames Iowa Caucus Problems On Democratic National Committee | in the clear #139 from 2020-12-17T11:00

Remember the Iowa caucus? Ah, it seems so long ago in the before times. As it turns out, there may have been some nefarious activities that lead to delays. Hosts: Graham Jenkins and Jo Leonhardt...

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COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories Are Killing People | in the clear #138 from 2020-12-16T11:00

We all have friends who we see sharing misinformation about COVID-19. In doing this, they are directly killing people. As the vaccine rolls out and becomes more widely available, it is everyone'...

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As Americans Suffer, Washington Doesn't Seem Interested In Passing Stimulus | in the clear #137 from 2020-12-15T11:00

Americans are being evicted in mass. The pandemic shows no signs of slowing. Food lines stretch for miles. Yet in all of this lawmakers are poised to go home fat and happy with no stimulus passe...

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Fascists Chant "1776 Again" As Supreme Court Closes All Legal Options For Trump | in the clear #136 from 2020-12-14T11:00

Gen Michael Flynn (Ret.) drums up nationalism while Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio attends a private meeting at the White House. All this while all legal options have been closed for the Trump...

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Internet as a Human Right | in the clear #135 from 2020-12-11T12:00

We shop, socialize, get an education, work, and participate in 21st Century Culture on the internet. So has access to the new digital highways become a human right? 

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Why Obama Denounced "Defund the Police" | in the clear #134 from 2020-12-10T12:00

Mr. "Yes We Can" has publically stated that snappy phrases like "Defund the Police" don't work, or is this condemnation of the movement? Also a whole bunch of other stuff. Special Guest: Otis Ed...

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Biden's Cabinet Shortlist | in the clear #133 from 2020-12-09T12:00

Progressives got Biden in office, yet he has named nothing but neo-liberal corporatist sympathizers on his cabinet shortlist and has shown no sign of paying his dues to those who handed him the ...

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A Quarter Billion Protest in India Explained | in the clear #132 from 2020-12-08T12:00

250,000,000 protest in India. In the face of so many, the government is powerless. Special Guest: Sean O'Mara. 

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The American Coup Comes to a Close | in the clear #131 from 2020-12-07T12:00

We all knew it couldn't last forever. Short of the militias getting involved, there is a 0% chance Trump will overturn the election results, all thanks to a longtime friend of the show, AG Willi...

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Rethinking Capitalism | in the clear #130 from 2020-12-04T12:00

Far too often the conversation about Capitalism turns into a rebuke of Socialism. But are these really the only options we have? Is there some gray in between? Perhaps something new entirely? &n...

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Evictions and Food Insecurity in the US | in the clear #129 from 2020-12-03T12:00

Evictions and food insecurity plague millions of Americans this holiday season just as we enter the deadliest phase of the pandemic yet. As proven by the fact that other developed nations have f...

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Should Facebook Be the Arbiter of Truth? | in the clear #128 from 2020-12-02T12:00

This is a hot button issue that has seen no lack of opinions. When Facebook allows extremists to spread hate speech and commit acts of violence they are called out for not doing enough. When the...

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We Got Censored By Parler | in the clear #127 from 2020-12-01T12:00

In a daring experiment to test the limits of the supreme free speech platform that is Parler, CPRN's very own Joe Leonard was banned from the site.

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The Trump Coup Sinks To a New Low | in the clear #126 from 2020-11-30T12:00

Will Donald Trump seek get the military involved despite losing or withdrawing from literally every legal challenge? The recent changes to senior Pentagon staff suggests he will.  

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COVID-19 and the Holidays | in the clear #125 from 2020-11-27T12:00

Many Americans gathered around crowded Thanksgiving tables yesterday with families who did not exercise appropriate precautions. As a result, many of them will not live to see each other again t...

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Biden Has Already Failed Climate Change (Part 2) | in the clear #124 from 2020-11-26T12:00

Biden's cabinet shortlist is stacked with former Oil personalities such as Ernest Moniz and Cedric Richmond. We will not make meaningful progress on climate change if we continue to allow these ...

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Biden Has Already Failed Climate Change (Part 1) | in the clear #123 from 2020-11-25T12:00

Biden's cabinet shortlist is stacked with former Oil personalities such as  Ernest Moniz and Cedric Richmond. We will not make meaningful progress on climate change if we continue to allow ...

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Information Ecosystems | in the clear #122 from 2020-11-24T12:00

We no longer live in an age where we can debate opinions. Thanks to runaway information ecosystems, we now argue about objective reality. 

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Update on the American Coup | in the clear #121 from 2020-11-23T12:00

Trump's attempted coup continues despite legal setbacks. Sean O'Mara joins us to discuss possible outcomes, legal options, and ramifications if the court of public opinion decides to take action...

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Big John Fetterman is the Answer for the Democratic Party | in the clear #120 from 2020-11-20T12:00

The Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania is an alpha male Bernie-professing progressive? This is what the Democratic party needs.

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"Parler" a Safe Space for Neo-Nazis | in the clear #119 from 2020-11-19T12:00

Parler is a new social media app that has attracted a suspiciously large number of shall we say, Neo-Nazis. They have decided that they didn't like it when Facebook and Twitter called them racis...

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The Proud Boys Schism | in the clear #118 from 2020-11-18T12:00

All good things must end. The most extreme faction in the Proud Boys has decided that the "center-right" faction isn't fascist enough so they have decided to break away and protect the United St...

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The Truth Behind The Million MAGA March | in the clear #117 from 2020-11-17T12:00

Trumpism was put on full display last Saturday. Militias, white supremacists, prominent conspiracy peddlers, and misinformed Americans descended on Washington DC to protest democracy. When Trump...

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The Slow Motion Coup of Donald Trump | in the clear #116 from 2020-11-16T12:00

We all knew Trump's coup would happen.... we just didn't know it would be this agonizingly slow and ineffective. I really hope it ends with him being physically removed by some serious alpha mal...

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The Progressive Path Forward (Part Two) | in the clear #115 from 2020-11-13T12:00

The  White House is blue again but the fight is far from over. The establishment Democrats are pulling farther from their base and have made no sign that they will seek to produce progressi...

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The Progressive Path Forward (Part One) | in the clear #114 from 2020-11-12T12:00

The White House is blue again but the fight is far from over. The establishment Democrats are pulling farther from their base and have made no sign that they will seek to produce progressive pol...

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The Future for Donald Trump | in the clear #113 from 2020-11-11T12:00

As soon as Trump becomes a civilian again he will be faced with a near-insurmountable amount of debt and personal lawsuits that he has been sheltered from for the last four years by virtue of hi...

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The Future of the Republican Party | in the clear #112 from 2020-11-10T12:00

For four years the republican party has been the party of Trump. Now with the power vacuum and a clear national mandate against authoritarianism in America, will the republicans rebrand themselv...

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Trump's Election Defence Task Force? | in the clear #111 from 2020-11-09T12:00

Donald Trump has established what he calls his "Election Defence Task Force". Basically a grass roots campaign to get his supporters to pay the legal fees for his protest against democracy. But ...

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Autonomous Cars: Unforeseen Consequences | in the clear #110 from 2020-11-06T12:00

Whenever they decide to finally hit the market, autonomous cars will fundamentally change the way we engage in transportation. We have a chance to decide what this future will look like, will it...

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BONUS: Ascending and Descending, live 2014 from 2020-11-06T05:19:52

Ascending + Descending, TOOL live 2014

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Deepfakes and Digital Misinformation | in the clear #109 from 2020-11-05T12:00

The age of post-truth is already upon us, but with the dawn of deepfakes it's about to get way, way weirder. How will our global civilization learn to trust anything when everything can be faked...

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Glenn Greenwald Refuses To Propagate Biased Media | in the clear #108 from 2020-11-04T12:00

The Intercept says... Glenn Greenwald's decision to resign stems from a fundamental disagreement over the role of editors in the production of journalism and the nature of censorship. Translatio...

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The Leftists of Europe Make Bernie Sanders Look Like a Moderate | in the clear #107 from 2020-11-03T12:00

Many of the policies that the US considers to be radical left are mainstream in Europe. Let's talk about why this is and how it makes the US look to the rest of the world. 

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Election Week: Dawn of the Final Day | in the clear #106 from 2020-11-02T12:00

This is it, election week. Record-breaking early ballots have been cast, tensions are high, and this could (most definitely will) be a week for the history books. Everyone remember, we likely wo...

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Is Mitch McConnell Dying? | in the clear #105 from 2020-10-31T11:00

At 78 years young Mitch McConnell has been displaying several indicators that he is suffering from severe calcium deficiency, or he just drank from the wrong grail. Regardless, he hasn't disclos...

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Doom Scrolling | in the clear #104 from 2020-10-30T11:00

In terms of the big picture, Humanity is experiencing a golden age. When compared to the human experience from the dawn of civilization child mortality is down, deaths in wars are down, overall ...

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OSIRIS-REx and the Future of Asteroid Mining | in the clear #103 from 2020-10-29T11:00

Last week the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected samples from an asteroid and will be bringing them back to Earth for further study. This has never happened before and the implications of what the ...

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Solving Homelessness In Maine | in the clear #102 from 2020-10-28T11:00

Joe Leonard is running for Bangor city council in the great state of Maine and has made tackling the worsening homeless problem central to his platform. Joe outlines his strategy and talks about...

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Rudy Giuliani Busted! | in the clear #101 from 2020-10-27T11:00

Rudy Giuliani made sexual advances to who he perceived to be a minor. Now, she was actually 25 (still gross), but does this change anything? If the exact same scenario were to go down as a polic...

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Will Bernie Sanders Be The Next Secretary of Labor? | in the clear #100 from 2020-10-26T11:00

The rumor mill is turning! Now, let's not get ahead of ourselves here, but could this actually happen? Politico last week says yes. In the event of a Biden victory next week, Bernie Sanders coul...

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CRISPR: Khaaaaan! | in the clear #99 from 2020-10-23T11:00

Sci-Fi grade gene editing is right around the corner, are we ready for it? Or is it going to bring about some next level Star Trek eugenic war nightmares? 

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What Even Is Money? | in the clear #98 from 2020-10-21T11:00

Money. It makes the world go round right? But what even is it? And what will we turn to when all the money we have ceases to hold its agreed upon value? 

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The Lincoln Project: Rats Jumping A Sinking Ship | in the clear #97 from 2020-10-20T11:00

The Lincoln Project, it conjures mixed feelings from everyone. I'm going to say that the rats (Republican elected officials) jumping the sinking ship (Trump) and not really swimming to a safe ha...

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Trump says, "Lock them all up!" | in the clear #96 from 2020-10-19T11:00

Trump's favorite 2016 slogan, "lock her up" makes a comeback, this time directed at Democratic governor Gretchen Whitmer. It was soon after followed by an interesting, "lock them all up." Sounds...

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Predicting of Things Tomorrow | in the clear #95 from 2020-10-17T11:00

We discuss the far future (shout out to Marcel Proust!).

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Is Internet Free Speech Dead? | in the clear #94 from 2020-10-16T11:00

What happens when a story gets produced but it becomes blacklisted because of political pressure? Will this just be a one time issue or is Pandora's Box open forever now?

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Pelosi Actually Said Something of Substance . . . WHAT!? | in the clear #93 from 2020-10-15T22:22:44

This is one of the few times we'll be giving credit to Pelosi in regards to her interview on CNN.

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Who Said Aliens Have To Be Carbon Based? | in the clear #92 from 2020-10-14T11:00

Life, as we know it on Earth, is reliant on carbon. But with the discovery of phosphine gas in the upper atmosphere of Venus it prompts the question: does all life have to be carbon-based?

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American Climate Refugees | in the clear #91 from 2020-10-13T11:00

We have seen how the United States ignores the needs of climate refugees around the world in recent years, but what happens when America has climate refugees of their own?

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Domestic Terrorism In America | in the clear #90 from 2020-10-12T11:00

Militia groups all over the country are arming themselves and preparing for what they consider to be the imminent civil war. With the recent plot to kidnap the Democrat governor of Michigan Gret...

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The Neoliberal Agenda | in the clear #89 from 2020-10-09T11:00

This is a more off the cuff episode on how Neoliberalism is so entrenched into our government and how it maintains its power. After we defeat American Neofascism, We will be talking more in-dept...

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This Is Trump's Brain On Drugs | in the clear #88 from 2020-10-08T17:15:21

So . . . Trump is having a meltdown. I'm sure someone will be able to balance him out, right?

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Wim Hof, Expanding The Human Potential | in the clear #87 from 2020-10-07T11:00

Wim Hof, also known as The Iceman, is a Dutch extreme athlete noted for his ability to withstand freezing temperatures. He has set Guinness world records for swimming under ice and prolonged ful...

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Joe Leonard for Bangor, ME City Council 2020 | in the clear #86 from 2020-10-06T11:00

Joe Leonard talks about his top three issues that he will be making central to his Bangor Maine city council campaign: Expanding broadband access to all city residents, LBGTQ+ protections, and a...

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What Trump's COVID-19 Diagnosis Means For America | in the clear #85 from 2020-10-05T11:00

Trump himself could not outrun COVID-19. Between the upcoming election just four weeks away and the pending supreme court hearings, what is the actual impact of Trump's Diagnosis?  

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Further Advancements In A.I. | in the clear #84 from 2020-10-03T11:00

Will robots take over a weakened human race, or will they help us ascend into a state of being unlike we have conceptualized before. Regardless of the answers, we're going to be reading a lot of...

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Casual Friday Talks #1 | in the clear #83 from 2020-10-02T17:32:20

So, in light of recent events, we thought it would be a good time to talk about that part of life no one feels comfortable talking about: Death. Come along for a, surprisingly, fun adventure. Listen

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The Debate: Elections Have Consequences | in the clear #82 from 2020-10-01T15:07:58

For our listeners, do not even bother watching this thing. It was absolutely intellectually disgusting.

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Dirty Money Pours Into The World's Most Powerful Banks | in the clear #81 from 2020-09-30T11:00

The rich and powerful are at it again. Just who are we accusing, and what are we accusing them of?

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Civil War Two Electric Boogaloo? | in the clear #80 from 2020-09-29T11:00

Let's get real here, is a second civil war actually possible?

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Amy Coney Barrett and the Presidential Debate | in the clear #79 from 2020-09-28T11:00

So much coming up this week. Saturday afternoon the Fascist nominated his supreme cour pick, the ultra-conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett. This will most certainly be a point of contention at ...

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Traditional Democracy No Longer Works | in the clear #78 from 2020-09-26T11:00

With the sharp increase in technological breakthroughs, it is imperative that we incorporate these tools to help us govern better. There is no reason to reinvent the wheel here, but our Democrac...

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American Freedom of Choice Is an Illusion | in the clear #77 from 2020-09-25T15:45:14

How much control do you really have over your life? And, better yet, is what you do not control dictated by a person who is voted to represent you or by a billionaire capitalist?

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No Justice for Breonna Taylor as Fascism Rises | in the clear #76 from 2020-09-24T16:43:20

Not a fun episode. We learn there is no justice for the powerful in this country. This is a clear sign of how strong our fascist society is and how much it needs to be purged from our governing ...

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Trump v. TikTok | in the clear #75 from 2020-09-23T11:00

Oh man, this is really starting to get out of hand. With everything going on, why is this still a thing? Well we'll tell you. 

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Massive Early Voter Turnout | in the clear #74 from 2020-09-22T11:00

Early voting is proving to be very popular in the three states that have  opened polls and Biden supporters have formed long lines claiming,  "they wont leave until it's done."

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RBG: The Immediate Aftermath | in the clear #73 from 2020-09-21T11:00

Ruth Bader Ginsberg's death has created massive problems at the highest levels of government. The events that will unfold this week will be historic. 

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Ruth Bader Ginsberg's Death Creates Massive Problems | in the clear #72 from 2020-09-19T08:43:30

Will Trump fill his third Supreme Court Justice seat? Will he be able to put in someone who may look the other way as he prepares to rig the election? The gap is widening for our democracy to be...

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Hellfire In the Sky Not Enough for Climate Deniers | in the clear #71 from 2020-09-18T15:15:25

There was a literal fire-tornado engulfing houses. There are five hurricanes about to hit the southeast USA. The science has been constant for over three decades. Climate Denial should be consid...

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A Joe Rogan Presidential Debate . . . What!? | in the clear #70 from 2020-09-17T15:48:10

This is what American politics is evolving toward. Our institutions are so misguided and full of distrust that America would rather have a UFC-commenting pot-smoking comedian moderate a Presiden...

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Ranked-Choice Voting: The Key To Ousting The Two Party System | in the clear #69 from 2020-09-16T11:00

This popular electoral system allows voters to rank candidates by preference, meaning they can submit ballots that list not only their first-choice candidate for a position but also their second...

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California Wildfires: Climate Change Is Here Folks | in the clear #68 from 2020-09-15T11:00

California governor Gavin Newsom has publicly stated that the current wildfires on the west coast are a direct result of climate change. Climate change is here folks. Also the golfers don't care...

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Trump is a Fascist, Says Yale Professor and CNN | in the clear #67 from 2020-09-14T11:00

Is America turning fascist? Strictly speaking, yes. Yes it is. And it could get very strange very quick. CNN invites Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley to explain why he claims President Do...

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"Rage" by Bob Woodward, Do These Books Even Matter? | in the clear #66 from 2020-09-12T11:00

We discuss the possibilities of "Rage" and its overall impact while also considering how very close we are to becoming a truly fascist state.

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Qanon: When Conspiracy Theories Leave The Internet And Manifest In Violence | in the clear #65 from 2020-09-11T11:00

Qanon: When a large portion of society rejects knowledge that is agreed upon by professionals in their particular fields, what is left for these people to refer to and to believe? We live in a t...

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Our President Is Nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize Despite Being a Fascist | in the clear #64 from 2020-09-10T16:00:44

Trump continues to impress us by how far he is able to lower the bar while also getting nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. In this episode, we ask the question "Does anything matter anymore?" Th...

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The "K-Shaped" Economic Recovery | in the clear #63 from 2020-09-09T11:00

This idea of a “K-shaped” recovery essentially means that the COVID-19  economy is showing that a rising tide does not raise all boats equally. The investor class, well they're doing alrigh...

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The Red Mirage | in the clear #62 from 2020-09-08T11:00

Just what is The Red Mirage? In short, the term describes an election outcome in which early results appear to  favor President Trump, but then tip toward a decisive victory for Joe  B...

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Suckers And Losers | in the clear #61 from 2020-09-07T11:00

The president referred to KIA veterans as "suckers" and "losers". We all know how this narrative ends. The Left calls it outrageous. The Right calls it a partisan smear. And actual veterans? Wel...

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How TOOL Has Mastered Projecting Emotion Using Math | in the clear #60 from 2020-09-04T19:43:58

If you haven't yet, listen to some of TOOL's music if you want to get a better understanding of how they combine sacred geometry and other mathematics to allow the listener to relate to their ar...

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The Meaning of Words w/ Cultural Enthusiast Mr. McCoy | in the clear #59 from 2020-09-03T17:24:46

Jo and Kyle take a deep dive into the English language to understand why we get so triggered over certain words.

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eSports Insider Explains Fortnite v. Apple & Loot Box Litigation | in the clear #58 from 2020-09-02T11:00

They're still at it folks! Dropping in with us today is our resident eSports insider Will Miller to talk specifics about the ongoing legal battle between Apple and Epic Games and to provide some...

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The Military Industrial Complex IN SPACE | in the clear #57 from 2020-09-01T11:00

Spaceforce, Space X, Blue Origin, asteroid mining, hyper-drive, military industrial complex, its all here, right here, right now.

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Militias Wage War On BLM | in the clear #56 from 2020-08-31T11:00

Protestors arming themselves, far right militias mobilizing, we all knew this was going to happen. 

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The RNC: Pure Unadulterated Nationalism | in the clear #55 from 2020-08-30T20:32:29

It is just as crazy as it is scary.

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Who Watches Ben Shapiro? | in the clear #54 from 2020-08-28T11:00

We take a deep dive into who Ben attracts into his little cult and how he walks this fine line of maintaining his flock. Also, we talk about his musical skills.

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The Jacob Blake Protests | in the clear #53 from 2020-08-27T17:54:15

It is only going to get worse.

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All Dogs Go to heaven . . . In North Korea? | in the clear #52 from 2020-08-26T11:00

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has ordered all of the dogs in the country to be sent somewhere... likely to turn them into food. Definitely turning them into food.   

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Ed Markey says, "It's time to start asking what your country can do for you" | in the clear #51 from 2020-08-25T11:00

Ed Markey's new ad says, "It's time to start asking what your country  can do for you," this ain't sitting well with anyone, except for voters.

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A Completely Critical Critique of the Democratic National Convention | in the clear #50 from 2020-08-24T11:00

The Democratic National Convention came and went. Last week we had three  days of shall we say.... less than inspiring platitudes?

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S2E34 USPS Attacks Have Stopped, but . . . from 2020-08-21T11:00

The damage has been done, and there is no recovery plan for the USPS to be implemented in time for the general election. This crime scene against our democracy is still fresh, yet it will still ...

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S2E33 Biden, What Are You Doing!? from 2020-08-20T11:00

Seriously, Trump is catching up in the polls now, and the Democratic Party is heavily divided at the moment. Not a great look.

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S2E32 Fortnite v. Apple from 2020-08-19T11:00

What happens when two tech giants with near bottomless bank accounts and absolutely zero shame decide to get themselves in a legal battle? Today on on the show: Apple v. Epic Games. Just what 20...

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S2E31 60 Seconds For AOC from 2020-08-18T11:00

AOC is finally allowed to speak at the upcoming Democratic National Convention.... Sort of. She has been allowed a 60 second prerecorded message. Is the DNC actually actively trying to lose prog...

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S2E30 The USPS Is Under Attack! from 2020-08-17T11:00

Voters are actively being disenfranchised as the USPS is intentionally crippled by the President and acting Postmaster General. This is all in an attempt to suppress the vote in blue states to g...

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S2E29 Underwhelming Democratic Convention Speakers from 2020-08-14T11:00

Who's going to be speaking at this thing? Will these people fill you with hope for the future or will they only heighten your fears Trump will be re-elected? If you are as smart as we think you ...

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S2E28 VP Kamala: A True American Joke from 2020-08-14T01:28:48

Calling Kamala Harris a progressive is like calling John Kasich a Democrat. There were definitely worse picks, but this only divides progressives from the establishment further.

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S2E27 Authoritarian Brazil vs. COVID 19 from 2020-08-12T11:00

Brazil is getting slammed by COVID 19 passing 100,000 deaths last week. The people of Brazil initially accepted the virus as an inevitability and as a result did not take any mitigation measures...

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S2E26 Just Who Is Marquita Bradshaw? from 2020-08-11T11:00

We don't know either! But she's making progressive waves and upsets in Tennessee. Progressives can win EVERYWHERE!

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S2E25 The USPS Is Being Sabotaged, And With It The 2020 Election from 2020-08-10T11:00

Over the weekend the USPS underwent some drastic changes that is setting the president up to manipulate the results of the election. For real, this is going down. 

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S2E24 Chaos Control to Jonathan Swan from 2020-08-07T17:22:33

The Emperor has no clothes!

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S2E23 Progressives Can Win Everywhere! from 2020-08-06T11:00

The Democratic Party is in BIG trouble. They are vulnerable to Progressives everywhere. Gone are the theories that you need to run more conservative Democrats in purple and red districts; a Blac...

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S2E22 The Future of Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence from 2020-08-05T11:00

Artificial Intelligence permeates almost every level of society today. It serves us our Netflix streams, sequences genomes and synthesizes medicines, customizes our playlists, and among other th...

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S2E21 Could the President Really Delay the Election? from 2020-08-04T11:00

After months of attaching the legitimacy of mail in ballots the President tweeted last week that he could possibly delay the election. While this drew ridicule and condemnation from all sides th...

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S2E20 The Apocalyptic 2020 Housing Crisis from 2020-08-03T11:00

More than a third of Americans missed paying rent or mortgages last month. Now in August, CARES act federal moratoriums on evictions have expired and the "tsunami of evictions" has started to cr...

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S2E19 Fusion Power and the Future of Humanity from 2020-07-31T11:00

Have you ever watched a science-fiction movie and thought "Why don't we have flying cars, spaceships, warp drive, laser guns, etc.?" Well, it all has to do with power, or, as Chancellor Palpatin...

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S2E18 Vote for Biden (He's Easier to Fight) from 2020-07-30T11:00

Picture yourself in a fight to the death scenario, but you are allowed to pick your opponent. Your two options are a professional MMA fighter or an amateur MMA fighter. Who do you think is going...

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S2E17 The Dangers of Convincing Conspiracy Theories from 2020-07-29T11:00

We've all heard them, but what happens when we cross that threshold and enough of the population believes in them? Or worse..... the media adopts them as true? 

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S2E16 The Border Wall (Metal Slats) Has Been Blown Over. Literally. LOL. from 2020-07-28T11:00

The great campaign promise of 2016 has been blown over by some moderate winds. Blown over.... just like T Dog said the carnivorous would. Also LOCK HER UP!!! 

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S2E15 Trump's Secret Police from 2020-07-27T11:00

Who are these men "quelling" the protests in Portland? They're not Police and they're not military. The fact of the matter is that ICE has been repurposed as Trump's personal paramilitary force....

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S2E14 Trump Forgot to Study for His Test from 2020-07-20T22:54:36

How can someone be this factually and morally wrong?

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S2E13 Fox News Alert! Racist Goes Fishing & Joe Biden Fails to Understand Progressives from 2020-07-18T16:34:22

Also, 32% of the country has not paid their rent . . . other than that the economy is GREAT!

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S2E12 Pain Into Punchlines, an Interview With Karen Mills from 2020-07-15T11:00

Karen Mills has been a nationally touring comedian for twenty-five years. She can be heard daily on the Sirius / XM comedy channels. Karen has made numerous appearances at the Grand Ole Opry and...

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S2E11 Trump's Awesome Mask Doesn't Cover His Stupid Nose from 2020-07-13T11:00

Trump did it, he finally wore a mask, even if he wore it wrong. Also in this episode... are we prepared to open up school's this fall? And finally, will China own the 21st century? All this and ...

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S2E10 UBI, Mount Rushmore, Biden's VP, and Libertarians from 2020-07-06T12:00

We go way waaaaaaay wide with this one man. But rest assured, Mount Rushmore is coming down next. 

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S2E9 Problematic Far-Right Entertainment from 2020-07-01T17:30:44

In this episode, we go over "Copaganda" films, Sacha Baron Cohen shows us how bigotry is embedded in right-wing entertainment, and how Republican philosophy is exactly similar to Corporate Democ...

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S2E8 The Science and Art of Public Speaking, an Interview With Brenden Kumarasamy from 2020-06-30T12:00

Public speaking is both a science and an art. With us today is Brenden Kumarasamy. Brenden is the creator and host of MasterTalk, a Youtube channel he started to help the world master the art of...

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S2E7 Trump Allows Putin to Place Bounties On U.S. Troops In Afghanistan from 2020-06-29T12:00

President Trump is informed in late march that Putin has placed bounties on U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The Taliban have indeed collected these bounties in the form of cash payments. It is now a...

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S2E6 Progressives > Corporate Democrats from 2020-06-28T20:50:05

Progressives had some amazing victories last Tuesday showing once that  the democratic constituents are tired of focus group corporate backed  candidates who care more about the corpor...

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S2E5 Trumpled: Trump's Fight with the Press and the Rise of Media Control, an Interview With Dr. Robert Gutsche from 2020-06-26T17:58:08

Dr. Robert Gutsche is an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer at Lancaster University in the UK. He earned his PhD at the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication where ...

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S2E4 Honest Politicians vs Corrupt Politicians from 2020-06-23T17:23:40

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have an honest politician represent you and talk with you on a regular basis and not large campaign contributors? Well, try voting for people like...

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S2E3 Trump's Teeny Tiny TikTok Rally from 2020-06-22T13:41:12

Trump bragged that over 1,000,000 tickets were reserved. His supporters waited in line for up to five days to get a seat. The venue's capacity was 19,000. How many showed up? Well according to t...

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S2E2 The 24/7 Entertaining News Cycle from 2020-06-18T21:48:24

Tell your grandparents to cancel their cable. Below is the Jon Stewart Interview:

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S2E1 The American Caste System from 2020-06-16T04:19:01

Let's face it, there is a very real caste system in America today. At the top of the food chain we find the billionaires and politicians, and at the bottom we find the oppressed class. While thi...

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BONUS: Add Pride to the Fight! from 2020-06-13T16:33:09

Do not fight multiple battles against Trump. Force him to fight all of us in one place. We have the advantage; do not let him divide us like he always does.

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BONUS: Netflix Movie Algorithms from 2020-06-10T22:25:53

What revolutionary* film will you watch tonight?

adjective

1. involving or causing a complete or dramatic change.

"a revolutionary new drug"

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BONUS: The Growing Turmoil In America from 2020-06-09T22:34:51

Here we'll go over the most heinous things this week: Racism, Protests, Fascism, and, the evilest of all, Harley Davidson motorcycles.

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BONUS: How Do We Cure US? from 2020-06-05T11:00

Kind of got into some social commentary here. Turns out no one knows whats going on, least of all our leaders. Hopefully, we can stand together and create something new and wonderful if we can s...

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S1E16 Why Is Being Black a Crime? from 2020-05-30T11:00

America is in an incredibly volatile state. Coronavirus spreads faster every day, the economy is tanking while the rich get richer while more and more Americans lose their jobs, and the racial i...

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S1E15 The Burning of America from 2020-05-29T16:07:05

This has been a long time coming. For decades we have seen unarmed African Americans murdered in the streets by police using excessive force. When does it end? What did we think was going to hap...

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S1E14 The President v. The First Amendment from 2020-05-28T18:50:49

On May 26th the President tweeted, "There is NO WAY (ZERO!) that Mail-In Ballots will be anything less than  substantially fraudulent. Mail boxes will be robbed, ballots will be  forge...

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S1E13 The World's First Trillionaire and the 553,000 Homeless from 2020-05-27T23:16:09

Jeff Bezos is on track to be worth more than one trillion dollars by the year 2026. That's one trillion. With a capital "T". Meanwhile, the United States' homeless population hits 553,000. The t...

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S1E12 Memorial Day: Remembering the 100,000 Dead from 2020-05-27T00:27

May 26, 2020

Is a day that will be forever be stained by the blood of the neglected, the blood of the innocent, and the greed of monsters. How did we get to this point? Why did our gove...

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S1E11 Hong Kong: The Dictatorial Adventures of Xi Jin-Pooh from 2020-05-25T18:59:29

In this episode, we discuss the alarming upward trend of authoritarian dictatorships around the world and the future of democracy in Hong Kong. Despite the pandemic, Hong Kong citizens gather in...

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S1E10 An Evening With Marianne Williamson from 2020-05-25T02:18:26

Promises made, promises kept. The long awaited return of Marianne Williamson to IN THE CLEAR. In this episode we will also cover the crisis of film  in the era of COVID-19 as well as an uns...

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S1E9 Interview With A Militia Legal Advisor from 2020-05-23T12:00

This is it. Armed protesters storming state buildings. We are just one trigger happy militia man away from the 2020 edition of the Boston Massacre. But will this be how the alt-right militias se...

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S1E8 If Everyone Needs a Haircut, Then No One Needs a Haircut from 2020-05-21T22:45:41

Ted Cruz says he needs to get his hair did, and he ain't waiting. Also the Pixar classic "The Incredibles" is just Watchmen but for kids. Prove me wrong. 

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S1E7 Is Trump a Fat F@%$? from 2020-05-19T22:00

You: Is Trump morbidly obese?

Us: What is "morbidly obese?" How do you define "morbidly obese?" If you're talking about what you can eat, what you can smell, what you c...

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S1E6 It's pronounced MAGAaaaaaahhhhgh not MAGA from 2020-05-15T11:00

Got to fan the flames of hate like there's no tomorrow! Just don't do it in front of the children please. Okay you can do it in front of the kids just let them know why it's wrong after. Okay yo...

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S1E5 Obamagate!?!? from 2020-05-14T20:00

Here we are, the ultimate who done it. T Dawg will help us get to the bottom of this one for sure. He could sniff out a rat in a rat factory. Also we fix the US tax code in this episode. Listen ...

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S1E4 5G + Harry Potter = SpaceX from 2020-05-13T02:27:07

Things get turnt this time as we discover: Does 5G cause COVID-19? How exactly does one pronounce X Æ A-12? Which of the internal organs does bleach clean best? You have questions, we have answe...

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S1E3 My Life, for the Economy! from 2020-05-09T18:05:32

Things get awfully wonky in this one, man!

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S1E2 Big Ol' Problem from 2020-04-24T11:00

Query: What happens to society when the world's leading energy source goes bankrupt overnight?  

Answer: Watch an episode of Pinky and the Brain.

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S1E1 The 90's Conspiracy Theory from 2020-04-22T16:58:36

You won't believe what the corporate media is trying to do to the 2020's!!! 

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