Jay Flaunts His Ignorance. The podcast.
61 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHi. My name is Jay Hannah. I’m a computer nerd with too many hobbies currently living in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. I’ve been listening to podcasts since before iTunes knew what they were. Big fan.
I’ve had lots of interesting conversations with people about their jobs, projects, hobbies, politics, religion, and other topics that may or may not be safe for polite company.
In January 2015 I bought a cool microphone. Let’s see if anybody will go “on the record” with me. And if anyone wants to listen. :)
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Episodes
44 Enforced Homelessness w/ Chris Hoover
March 04, 2024 00:20 - 39 minutes - 16.7 MBOn February 25 2024, Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire at the gate of the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC “as an act of protest against the ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.” Aaron wrote “I view enforced homelessness as a societal failing and a crime against humanity.” Chris asked “we enforce homelessness?” Jay tries to convince Chris that we do. 044.mp3 (39m 17MB) If you’d like to call into the show, you can leave a voicemail at +1-402-577-0117. Consider giving us $1 a month ...
43 Mass Shootings vs. Individual Rights w/ Chris Hoover
October 15, 2023 00:20 - 1 hour - 23.9 MBSick of listening to Chris and Jay talk about guns yet? No? Great! Here’s another swing at it. Chris and Jay were going back and forth via text, Jay drug Chris back onto the podcast to try to talk through their differences. Too long won’t listen: Jay thinks the level of societal gun violence should drive gun policies, including removing millions of guns from society. Chris thinks he has an individual right to his guns, irrespective of societal mayhem (or not). 043.mp3 (1h 1m 25MB) If you’...
42 Nebraska Permitless Carry w/ Melody Vaccaro
August 30, 2023 00:20 - 1 hour - 30 MBMelody Vaccaro, executive director of Nebraskans Against Gun Violence and Jay talk about Nebraska LB77: “Provide for carrying of concealed handguns without a permit, change provisions relating to concealed weapons, and prohibit certain regulation of weapons by cities, villages, and counties.” 042.mp3 (1h 15m 31MB) If you’d like to call into the show, you can leave a voicemail at +1-402-577-0117. If you like the show, consider giving us $1 a month on Patreon so we can waste your money ins...
41 The Troubles w/ Jim + Sharon Hannah
June 09, 2023 00:20 - 58 minutes - 24.8 MBWe went to Scotland and Ireland! American tourists talking religion and politics. 041.mp3 (58m 26MB) If you’d like to call into the show, you can leave a voicemail at +1-402-577-0117. If you like the show, consider giving us $1 a month on Patreon so we can waste your money instead of our own. :) 0m: Musical intro by Skytrekg! Click to follow him on Twitch! An amazing traditional (oil, guache, etc) artist, guitarist, and singer. 1m: Clan Hannay Society reunion and full trip itinerary 10m...
40 Train Derailments w/ Chris Hoover
March 14, 2023 00:20 - 55 minutes - 23.1 MBOn February 3, 2023, about 8:54 p.m. local time, eastbound Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) general merchandise freight train 32N derailed 38 railcars on main track 1 of the NS Fort Wayne Line of the Keystone Division in East Palestine, Ohio. Jay and Chris talk about safety in the rail industry. 040.mp3 (56m 24MB) Special note: Our friend Frank Tabor, from episode 13, passed away in the last month. We miss him. We find comfort in listening to his voice as recorded back in 2015. If you’d lik...
Backyard 6: Stop Cop City
January 27, 2023 21:20 - 23 minutes - 10.8 MBChris, Jay, and 4 dogs in the back yard with 2 lapel mics talking about Jay trying to make sense of Stop Cop City and the death of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán near Atlanta; while simultaneously 5 police are now arrested in Memphis for the death of Tyre Nichols and that bodycam footage was just released. backyard6.mp3 (23m 11MB) If you like this episode please retweet us on Twitter and consider giving us $1 a month on Patreon so we can waste your money instead of our own. :) Musical intro b...
Snippets 3: Partisan ethics w/ Sharon Hannah
December 26, 2022 20:20 - 36 minutes - 15.6 MBJay and Mom talk about what ethical systems may lay common ground for healthy collaboration across party lines in city politics in America. Or at least, that’s what Mom was hoping for. Jay probably didn’t help. :) The Hopkins family arrives to crash the party, visiting for Christmas. snippets3.mp3 (36m 16MB) If you like this episode please retweet us on Twitter and consider giving us $1 a month on Patreon so we can waste your money instead of our own. :) Musical intro by Skytrekg! Click ...
Snippets 2: ADHD and megachurches w/ Stephanie Hardesty
December 25, 2022 20:20 - 54 minutes - 23 MBJay and Steph talk about religious upbringings, ADHD / depression diagnoses, and experiences with megachurches. Jay gets bit by Alfie the cat, who apparently loves him. snippets2.mp3 (54m 24MB) If you like this episode please retweet us on Twitter and consider giving us $1 a month on Patreon so we can waste your money instead of our own. :) Musical intro by Skytrekg! Click to follow him on Twitch! An amazing traditional (oil, guache, etc) artist, guitarist, and singer.
Snippets 1: Oceanic feeling w/ Sharon + Jim Hannah
December 25, 2022 18:20 - 33 minutes - 14.2 MBJay, Mom, and Dad talk about oneness / belonging / oceanic feeling / non-dualism while they were up visiting for Christmas. Oh, and Huey, the constant work-in-progress 100 pound dog. snippets1.mp3 (33m 14MB) If you like this episode please retweet us on Twitter and consider giving us $1 a month on Patreon so we can waste your money instead of our own. :) Musical intro by Skytrekg! Click to follow him on Twitch! An amazing traditional (oil, guache, etc) artist, guitarist, and singer. 1m: ...
Backyard 5: U.S. Veteran suicide
December 19, 2022 18:20 - 33 minutes - 15.2 MBChris (U.S. Army Veteran), Jay, and 4 dogs in the back yard with 2 lapel mics talking about this insanely disturbing TikTok graph of U.S. Military Deaths with shocking suicide counts. backyard5.mp3 (34m 16MB) If you like this episode please retweet us on Twitter and consider giving us $1 a month on Patreon so we can waste your money instead of our own. :) Musical intro by Skytrekg! Click to follow him on Twitch! An amazing traditional (oil, guache, etc) artist, guitarist, and singer. Q: ...
Backyard 4: Is climate change a crisis?
November 27, 2022 18:20 - 53 minutes - 23.9 MBChris and Jay and 4 dogs in the back yard with 2 lapel mics talking about how scared we should / shouldn’t be about climate change. backyard4.mp3 (53m 25MB) 18m: During the past 25,000 years, the Earth system has undergone a series of dramatic transitions. The most recent glacial period peaked 21,500 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum, or LGM. At that time, the northern third of North America was covered… 20m: Human Activity in China and India Dominates the Greening of Earth, NASA ...
Backyard 3: Federalism and believing accusers
November 04, 2022 18:20 - 1 hour - 27.8 MBChris and Jay and 4 dogs in the back yard with 2 lapel mics talking about these episodes of a much better podcast called Strict Scrutiny: Pigs, Prince, and Proven Innocence Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers backyard3.mp3 (1h 5m 29MB) If you like this episode please retweet us on Twitter and consider giving us $1 a month on Patreon so we can waste your money instead of our own. :) Musical intro by Skytrekg! Click to follow him on Twitch! An amazing traditional (oil, gua...
Backyard 2: Diversity and inclusion, homeless vs. houseless
November 02, 2022 18:20 - 37 minutes - 16.9 MBChris and Jay and 4 dogs in the back yard with 2 lapel mics. Chris talks about his Diversity and Inclusion training from work. backyard2.mp3 (37m 18MB) If you like this episode please retweet us on Twitter and consider giving us $1 a month on Patreon so we can waste your money instead of our own. :) Musical intro by Skytrekg! Click to follow him on Twitch! An amazing traditional (oil, guache, etc) artist, guitarist, and singer. Q: Is it back yard or backyard? A: If you barbecue in your b...
Backyard 1: Large number skepticism
November 01, 2022 18:20 - 52 minutes - 24.8 MBChris and Jay experiment with a new format: 2 lapel mics in the backyard while running 4 dogs around. Jay asks a question from the excellent 80,000 hours podcast: Andreas Mogensen on whether effective altruism is just for consequentialists. (That link jumps to time mark 1h 21m in that podcast episode.) When is it better to “let” one person die than to inconvenience thousands, millions, billions, trillions of people? backyard1.mp3 (52m 26MB) If you like this episode please retweet us on Tw...
39 Dad was a cop, I joined the Army after 9/11 w/ Chris Hoover
July 24, 2022 18:20 - 1 hour - 30.9 MBChris and Jay talk about growing up with your dad as a small town police officer and how Chris joined the Army in response to 9/11. Chris talks about his years in Afghanistan, how he saw the US Army as mostly a pacifist organization. The good they tried to do in country and why our efforts, apparently, largely failed. 039.mp3 (1h 7m 32MB) If you like this episode please retweet us on Twitter and consider giving us $1 a month on Patreon so we can waste your money instead of our own. :) 0m:...
38 Gun Control w/ Chris Hoover
June 04, 2022 18:20 - 1 hour - 35.4 MBChris and Jay discuss this episode of The Daily podcast: Lessons in Gun Control From California “As a proportion of its population, California has one of the lowest rates of gun deaths in the United States — 8.5 per 100,000 people, compared with 13.7 nationally. How did the state get that way?”
37 Generational Wealth w/ Chris Hoover
April 23, 2022 18:20 - 1 hour - 30.5 MBChris and Jay discuss the Death Tax / Inheritance Tax / Generational Wealth. Jay completely fails to understand the gap between their perspectives and gets pretty energized about his failure to find common ground.
36 Affirmative Action w/ Chris Hoover
April 10, 2022 18:20 - 1 hour - 29.5 MBChris and Jay start a company and then things went wrong? And we need to address some inequities? How?
35 Decentralization w/ Chris Hoover
April 02, 2022 18:20 - 1 hour - 42 MBChris and Jay discuss a podcast episode: Your Undivided Attention: The Dark Side of Decentralization.
34 Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) w/ Chris Hoover
March 12, 2022 18:20 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBChris and Jay discuss Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), reacting to a couple of podcasts (links below) that are far better than this podcast. Maybe just listen to those instead? ;)
33 Living in China when covid broke out w/ Justin Hopkins
March 06, 2022 18:20 - 1 hour - 31.3 MBJustin Hopkins returns to the podcast and tells us what it was like living in China when covid-19 broke out. Jay drags the conversation into wealth disparities and social safety nets. Again. Apologies to listeners who are sick of Jay yapping about this and nothing else over the last 4 episodes. :)
32 Wealth Disparities round 3 w/ Chris Hoover
March 05, 2022 18:20 - 1 hour - 29.5 MBJay takes a 3rd swing at the ethics of American wealth disparities and probably fails to make any intelligent point again. :)
31 Lunar ethics, affirmative action w/ Chris Hoover
February 26, 2022 18:20 - 1 hour - 37.1 MBThe first hour Chris and Jay revisit the ethics of wealth disparities. Jay tries to find common ground, and finally does, with a “100 people on the moon” hypothetical. We probably need to revisit again. :)
30 Left vs. Right w/ Chris Hoover
February 20, 2022 18:20 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBThe first half hour, Chris and Jay talk about our high level “left vs. right” politics, and if those labels actually mean anything when reasonable people actually talk to each other. We touch on various charity experiences we’ve had, and the personal responsibilities people need to take on themselves.
29 Crypto: Cardano SundaeSwap launch w/ Alex, NASEC staking pool
January 24, 2022 18:20 - 41 minutes - 17.6 MBIf you’re not familiar with Bitcoin and Cardano, listen to episode 28 first.
28 Crypto currencies w/ Alex, ADA NASEC staking pool
February 18, 2021 07:20 - 1 hour - 27 MBJay and Alex talk about crypto currencies, ADA specifically, proof of stake vs. proof of work, the NASEC staking pool that Alex runs from England, how crypto can and should work to help people in developing countries, etc.
27 Happiness is a Cult w/ Nick Diaz
April 10, 2020 07:20 - 3 hours - 83.9 MBJay and Nick Diaz wax philosophic for 3 hours about a range of regrettable topics, most of which we don’t remember very well and will probably regret when you listen.
Dungeon World 3 - Zombie King
February 16, 2019 07:20 - 3 hours - 124 MBDungeon World, episode 3. 5 friends sitting around a table. 1 microphone. Our imaginations. Epic adventures.
Dungeon World 2 - Mountainous changes!
January 21, 2019 13:20 - 2 hours - 90.6 MBDungeon World, episode 2. 4 friends sitting around a table. 1 microphone. Our imaginations. Epic adventures.
Dungeon World 1
January 08, 2019 10:30 - 3 hours - 103 MBAnd now for something completely different.
26 Justin Hopkins interviews Jay
December 29, 2018 07:30 - 2 hours - 72.4 MBJustin Hopkins is one of Jay’s oldest and dearest friends. He lives in China. But not this week. Because he flew back to Americatown and announced that we were going to record a podcast episode. About what? About Jay. dum dum DA DUUUUUM!!!!
25 Food Not Bombs: Omaha
November 13, 2018 22:30 - 8 minutes - 9.22 MBFood Not Bombs (Omaha) cooks and distributes free food every weekend in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. In this (very short) episode Jay asks some of the volunteers why they volunteer. In a very noisy kitchen. Without the best microphone for the task. :) 025.mp3 (8m 10MB) Links: Food Not Bombs: Omaha Food Not Bombs: International WOW There are FNB chapters all over the world!
24 twitch.tv w/ catdog3000
July 31, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 60 MBtwitch.tv is a live video streaming service dominated by video games, but also hosting hundreds of traditional and digital artists and creative people of all stripes creating all sorts of amazing work.
23 Omaha Bug Symposium w/ Dave Crane and Andy Matz
July 16, 2018 02:00 - 1 hour - 84.5 MBYou need more irreverant entymology in your life!
Total Rickall 1
November 28, 2017 13:00 - 1 hour - 27.9 MBIn this very silly and pointless episode four of us play the Total Rickall Card Game. We enthusiastically recommend that game and Rick and Morty S2E4, from which it came.
22 Alaska on a Motorcycle w/ Don Herfert
July 14, 2017 13:00 - 56 minutes - 26.1 MBDon Herfert tells us about riding his motorcycle from California to Alaska and back in 2015. Also, years ago, he left his home in Arizona on his bike and “got lost.” For 17 months.
21 The Shack w/ Sharon + Jim Hannah
April 01, 2017 13:00 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBYay lots of religion and politics! Jay and his mom and dad talk about the book and movie “The Shack” after Jay rants about a frustrating conversation he had with a gentlemen recently. We also discuss a talk we attended in downtown Kansas City by Mark Gerzon, author of The Reunited States of America: How We Can Bridge the Partisan Divide.
20 Biomedical Technician w/ Brad Hannah
March 20, 2017 20:27 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBJay’s brother Brad Hannah just started a new job as a Biomedical Technician. Fascinated, Jay asks Brad lots of silly questions about how his new job works and how it compares to his old job repairing instrument landing, weather, and other systems at airports in Colorado and other states.
19 Civic Hacking, Women's March w/ Rebecca Stavick
March 18, 2017 20:27 - 1 hour - 34 MBRebecca Stavick, private citizen, tells the genesis story of the civic hacking organization Open/Nebraska. We also discuss public libraries: their mission, potential, and budget concerns given the Trump administration 2018 budget blueprint. Later Rebecca tells her story about flying out to Washington DC with her mother for the Women’s March on Washington.
earl8 Earl C. Humphrey's 'stopoo! stopoo!' WWII POW story
January 28, 2017 22:27 - 1 hour - 33.5 MBJay’s grandfather, Earl C. Humphrey, served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was serving aboard the USS Houston CA-30, out to sea, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In this special edition episode, Earl recounts his time as a prisoner of war (POW) working the Burma-Thai ‘Death’ Railway, and stories from the homestead in southeast Iowa.
earl4 Earl C. Humphrey, WWII POW on the Burma-Thai 'Death' Railway
January 28, 2017 21:27 - 48 minutes - 22 MBJay’s grandfather, Earl C. Humphrey, served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was serving aboard the USS Houston CA-30, out to sea, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In this special edition episode, Earl recounts his time as a prisoner of war (POW) working the Burma-Thai ‘Death’ Railway.
earl3 Earl C. Humphrey recounts the sinking of the USS Houston CA-30
January 28, 2017 20:27 - 48 minutes - 22.1 MBJay’s grandfather, Earl C. Humphrey, served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was serving aboard the USS Houston CA-30, out to sea, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In this special edition episode, Earl recounts the sinking of the USS Houston CA-30.
18 Minimum Wage w/ David Hawley
December 17, 2016 20:27 - 48 minutes - 22 MBJay and Dave talk about minimum wage and the future of work. As jobs like drivers and cashiers (and eventually programmers and network engineers) are eliminated, what does the future of work look like? Do we need a social safety net? What form should that take? Univeral Basic Income, Living Wage and other terms are used, probably incorrectly.
17 The Farnam Prophet w/ Phil Brown
December 09, 2016 20:27 - 48 minutes - 22.3 MBPhil Brown writes The Farnam Prophet, a blog covering the Omaha metro and nearby news and politics.
16 Pokèmon Go w/ Gabriel Fitzgarrald
July 15, 2016 20:27 - 42 minutes - 19.3 MBPokèmon Go didn’t exist a week ago, and is suddenly the #1 app in the world. Jay talks with Gabriel Fitzgarrald, a lifetime Pokèmon super fan about its Ingress heritage, its amazing impact on millions of people young and old suddenly getting tons of exercise, and game and social dynamics.
15 Old Threshers Reunion w/ Terry McWilliams
May 05, 2016 13:27 - 26 minutes - 12.3 MBJay’s first week living in an RV full time, camping at the Old Threshers Reunion campground. This year’s reunion is September 1st - 5th in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. With over 2,000 exhibits & attractions you should not miss it. 30-35 thousand visitors attended in 2015. It’s an amazing event.
14 Alex P. Gates is running for Omaha Public School Board
April 07, 2016 13:27 - 1 hour - 34.3 MBThe OPS Board is 9 publically elected volunteers who oversee the $848M annual OPS budget serving 51,000 students. If you live in Distict 3, Alex would appreciate your vote this November. We talk about his motivations to run, how OPS works, and how to improve it. Also how PTAs/PTOs work, last October’s sex ed public meeting that turned ugly, and student population forecasting frustrations.
13 Adventure Touring w/ Frank Tabor
December 06, 2015 13:27 - 1 hour - 44 MBEver ridden your motorcycle from Nebraska to the northern tip of Alaska and the southern tip of South America? Frank Tabor has. Listen in amazement to a few of his stories of thousands of miles on two wheels.
12 Prohibition hate mail w/ Dave Kerber and Alec Larsen
September 29, 2015 13:27 - 2 hours - 61.1 MBIn response to episode 11, Dave Kerber (of episode 9) and Alec Larsen (of episode 0) join Jay to talk prohibition again, mostly focusing on guns. Is governmental prohibition of anything ever a good thing?
11 Prohibition w/ Hasani Hunter
September 23, 2015 13:27 - 1 hour - 34.9 MBJay and Hasani Hunter chat about all types of Prohibition: drugs, alcohol, guns, tobacco, gambling, prostitution. Does prohibition work? When is it a good / bad idea? Is Jay a massive hypocrite when it comes to drugs vs. guns?