Boratha's News Balancing Act
14 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAn unqualified citizen of the world and his cat attempt to read news articles (of the same topic) from various politically-leaning news corporations, and then they try to infer the agenda behind each news article.
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Episodes
BNBAP Episode 13: The Supreme Court
July 05, 2020 00:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBNews on the most recent Supreme Court decisions, and how to move forward.
BNBAP Episode 012: Supplemental - Buddhism and Social Justice
June 21, 2020 00:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBCase study on Buddhism, how it moves a culture, and why it is inadequate to address social justice
BNBAP Episode 011: Minneapolis PD
June 18, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBUpdates on how the City Council is proceeding with the future of the Police Department. Also, extra long Court of Opinion
BNBAP Episode 010: Protests 2020
June 02, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBLook at ABC, National Review, and... Breitbart... on their coverage of the protests due to George Floyd's death. Also, SpaceX.
BNBAP Episode 009: COVID-19 and Protests
May 17, 2020 00:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBWhat's the method of testing vaccines and medicine? Why do protesters go against stay-at-home orders?
BNBAP Episode 008: Racism Today
May 09, 2020 00:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBMy own struggles with addressing racism. Unintelligible rant incoming. Special thanks to Anthony Retka for letting me share his song "Fading in the Light". Check out his music at anthonyretka.bandcamp.com
BNBAP Episode 007: Failed Travel Edition
April 13, 2020 00:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBQuick Meditation and history on the Huron-Manistee Forest
BNBAP Episode 006: Season 2 Start
April 04, 2020 00:00 - 10 minutes - 7.53 MBLet's get started on season 2 with a short podcast episode!
BNBAP Episode 005: Special Apollo 11 50th Anniversary
July 19, 2019 00:00 - 51 minutes - 71 MBBoratha Tan the Science Man takes over the podcast this week to interview a good friend and an important engineer in the Apollo program, Tom Sanzone.
BNBAP Episode 004: Trump and Iran
June 26, 2019 00:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBWe look at CBS News and TPM for their coverage of President Trump and Iran. Boratha Tan the Science Man is packing for vacation.
BNBAP Episode 003: Hong Kong
June 18, 2019 00:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBOn the international stage, Hong Kong has undergone protests constantly. We focus on the Washington Examiner and Vox. Boratha Tan the Science Man takes us to space yet again.
BNBAP Episode 002: Detroit Housing
June 10, 2019 00:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBWe are taking a slight detour from our regular series, and we focus on one local article about Detroit/housing/homelessness. My guest, Dr. Richard Smith, and I explore (tangentially) housing scenarios in the USA. Boratha Tan the Science Man briefly takes us on a journey to Mars.
BNBAP Episode 001: Flint Water Crisis
June 06, 2019 00:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBToday we explore Common Good and the Associated Press in their coverage of the Flint Water Crisis. We touch on the inaugural Court of Opinion, and we look at health and identity.
BNBAP Episode Pilot: Healthcare and Politics
May 28, 2019 00:00 - 11 minutes - 7.94 MBToday we explore Fox News and CNN in their coverage of healthcare in the USA. We also briefly cover water on Mars.