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ModState Podcast Episode 82 Re-Released: "Bonus Friday Episode" The Next Hundred Years Review: Last Weekend's Weekend Beat
January 26, 2018 00:00 - 31 minutes - 58.7 MBIt has come to our attention that this episode did not upload correctly and in the haste of life it did not get noticed. With that...a bonus treat for Friday and into the weekend! Welcome back to the 82nd episode of the ModState Podcast. On this Weekend Beat episode John and Nate dive into a brief review of the book that they have spent countless hours talking about. The Next 100 Years, by George Friedman, is a prediction of the next century decade by decade. It also helps one formu...
ModState Podcast Episode 85-What's going on in the South/Gulf-Coast?? American Geographic Journey Part 1
January 26, 2018 00:00 - 59 minutes - 113 MBWelcome to the ModState Podcast. This is the first episode in the Geographical Journey mini-series! We start in the South specifically the Southern coast and the gulf-coast. These states are NC, SC, GA, AL, MS, and LA. We have excluded Florida and Texas because of their vast political and economic implications to the broader US of A, and warrant their own episode. In this episode we discuss some history, economy, voting preferences and of course a little political analysis. Thank...
ModState Podcast Episode 84-Sarah Goodlaxson on the Women's Movement (Mid-Week Rap)
January 24, 2018 00:00 - 42 minutes - 79.9 MBWelcome back to the 84th episode of the ModState Podcast. The ModState team would like to introduce special guest Sarah Goodlaxson. Sarah's interesting upbringing has put her in the unique position to talk about specifically and passionately about women's issues and the movement in general. She shares her experience involved in the 2018 Women's March and her evolving view on women's rights and rights for all. Thanks for listening and tuning in, and of course for your support. S...
ModState Podcast Episode 83-"What is it you say you do here?" Government Shut-Down
January 22, 2018 06:11 - 49 minutes - 93 MBWelcome back to the 83rd episode of the ModState Podcast. Welllll it happened and probably as soon as this podcast airs and you listen the shut-down will be over. Maybe...just maybe... Who suffers from politics...government workers, troops and yes even those caught in the cross-fire of DACA.. Hopefully this debacle is over soon but as long as each side stays principled it is yet to determined. Tune in and find out! Show Notes: 1)Bipartisan group of senators push for deal https://...
The ModState Podcast Episode 81-Dwindling International American Leadership/2018 Mid-Term Mini Series
January 19, 2018 04:49 - 1 hour - 116 MBWelcome back to the 81st episode of the ModState Podcast. On this episode and to close out the week John and Nate lay the frame work for a several month mini-series leading up to the 2018 midterm elections. Instead of focusing on each individual candidate and the races they will run the ModState team has decided to break down the different geographical regions of the United States and explore what is most important to each region. The goal is to explore specific issues to each re...
ModState Podcast Episode 80-Media Tipping the Needle?
January 17, 2018 17:41 - 1 hour - 110 MBWelcome back to the ModState Podcast episode 80 of the Mid Week Rap. On this episode John and Nate explore the topic of the "media tipping the needle in politics"? Obviously, in times of extreme leadership, dictatorship etc it is important to have a free and independent media calling it like it is..HOWEVER in the times of executive branch-media beef who suffers. Nate will argue that the American people suffer. According to a recent poll Americans trust the media less than the Presid...
ModState Podcast Episode 79-Immigration and Racism
January 15, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBWelcome back to the 79th episode of the ModState Podcast. On this episode we start the week by recapping events that happened during the prior. President Donald Trump held a bipartisan meeting to get something done on immigration. The wording of his question regarding those individuals immigrating from countries less fortunate than the USA was "Less Than Ideal..." But is Donald Trump a traditional racist or is just insensitive? Lastly, John and Nate explore Diversity Visa, Chain Mi...
ModState Podcast Episode 78-Donald Trump Exposé
January 12, 2018 16:04 - 52 minutes - 99.9 MBOn the 78th episode of the ModState Podcast, we have decided to do the exposé of President Donald Trump. Admittedly, we did not know much about his past and as our 45th president we think it is important to know a bit about him. Thank you for tuning in and for your support!
ModState Podcast Episode 77-MWR Immigration (hopefully you still like us after this).
January 10, 2018 00:00 - 46 minutes - 88.8 MBWelcome back to the 77th episode of the ModState Podcast. On this episode John and Nate explore the immigration meeting that President Donald Trump had with a bipartisan committee. It seems that he would concede to both sides and if he does this could be huge for immigration overhaul. Nate does a good job of calling out far right commentators for there "misguided" narrative to the Diversity Immigration Visa Program. Nate does not oppose a merit based system but the narrative surr...
ModState Podcast Episode 76-Steve Bannon Exposé
January 08, 2018 04:03 - 58 minutes - 111 MBWelcome to the 76th episode of the ModState Podcast.Love him or hate him it is high time to do an exposé on Steve Bannon. Everyone is well aware of his political influence, entrance into the Trump administration and his exit. Recently, he has been in the news because of his comments on the book called, "Fire and Fury." We didn't know much about his past so we decided it was our duty to explore his past, political influences and his rise to political dominance. Please tune in and e...
ModState Podcast Episode 75-The Weekend Beat:Animal Farm Review
January 07, 2018 00:00 - 39 minutes - 75.7 MBWelcome back to the 75th episode of the ModState Podcast. On this weekend beat episode John and Nate review and explore the relevance of the George Orwell novel "Animal Farm." Once relevant and always relevant! Please tune in and enjoy.
ModState Podcast Episode 74: Trump vs Bannon and Weed!
January 05, 2018 00:00 - 59 minutes - 113 MBWelcome back to the 74th episode of the ModState Podcast. On this podcast John and Nate break down the President Trump vs Steve Bannon feud that has emerged following the release of the "Fire and Fury" book by Steve Wolfe. What will this do to each camp? Is this a loss for President Trump or will it hurt Steve Bannon more? The second and more important topic is Jeff Sessions departure from Obama era marijuana policing. Why Jeff Sessions? We explore why and how this could be a win f...
ModState Podcast Episode 73-Foreign Policy and Geo-Politics
January 03, 2018 00:00 - 55 minutes - 104 MBWelcome back to the 73rd episode of the ModState Podcast. As we kick off the new year John and Nate felt it is important to take a look at a few of the international issues that are happening. Towards the end of the week the ModState team will be back exploring domestic issues, but while protests are happening, nations are spewing fiery rhetoric it needs to be discussed. The topics discussed on this podcast are the protests in Iran, President Trump's tweets to Pakistan and of cours...
ModState Podcast Episode 72-2018 Resolutions!
January 01, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBWelcome to 2018 and to the 72nd episode of the ModState Podcast. We hope that everyone is enjoying themselves and have set reasonable expectations for the New Years. John and Nate talk about what they hope to accomplish and what to expect and resolve to have done in 2018! Thanks for tuning in and again....Happy New Year.
ModState Podcast Episode 71-Weekend Beat (the tweets are gold let the good times roll)
December 30, 2017 00:00 - 38 minutes - 72.8 MBWelcome back to the 71st episode of the ModState Podcast! This weekend beat episode we talk about the communication modality and President Donald Trump's use of it. Please see the show notes below for ALL of the president's tweets for the year. Show Notes: 1) President's Tweets http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2017/politics/trump-tweets/
ModState Podcast Episode 70-2018 Midterms, Presidential Bid 2020, and the Federal Judges
December 29, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBWelcome back to the 70th episode of the ModState Podcast. On this episode John and Nate dive into the challenges that the Democrat party will have trying to claim a majority in the house and senate in 2018. The conversation then slides to the 2020 presidential bid and who may be the "knight-in-shining-armor," for the left. Lastly, John and Nate explore a topic they have no covered much of and that is the judiciary. Who is likely to retire and what would a court look like without t...
ModState Podcast Episode 69-Mid Week Rap (2018, Middle East and Legal Weed)
December 27, 2017 00:00 - 51 minutes - 89.6 MBWelcome back to the 69th episode of the ModState Podcast. John and Nate both hope that all listeners had a great holiday weekend and and relaxing week leading into the new year. On this Mid Week Rap John and Nate discuss policy going into 2018. What will be on the table? Infrastructure and immigration? What will be the big winner and what will be the big loser? Next, the topic moves to geopolitics in the Middle East. Iran and Saudi Arabia, both Islamic countries, are pitted against...
ModState Podcast Episode 68-Weekend Beat (Merry Christmas)
December 24, 2017 00:00 - 31 minutes - 50.6 MBWelcome back to the 68th episode of the ModState Podcast! Very simply...Merry Christmas. John and Nate and the ModState team wish you and your families a very happy holiday! The beginning of the podcast John makes some 2018 predictions before a brief exploration of the history of Christmas...oh yeah...and Boxing Day! Thanks for tuning in.
ModState Podcast Episode 67-The Lament of Cognitive Bias
December 22, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 128 MBWelcome back to the 67th episode of the ModState Podcast. It is almost the end of the new year. Almost the time to lay to rest the failing and successes of the old year and usher in new perspectives and goals. With that...John and Nate dive into a bit of psychology on this episode. Two words come up throughout the podcast and they are "Cognitive/Confirmation Bias," and "Cognitive Dissonance." How do these two terms affect our culture and society today? What could we do by understan...
ModState Podcast Episode 66-MWR Looking Back at 2017
December 20, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 141 MBWelcome back to the 66th episode of the ModState Podcast. This Mid Week Rap episode we look back at some of the events we covered, here on the ModState Podcast, over the last 5 months. What will the major issues be in 2018? Where will the collusion investigation go? Will foreign policy remain the same? Tune in and find out! Thanks for listening!
ModState Podcast Episode 65-Time to Change Attitudes Towards the Tax Bill
December 18, 2017 00:00 - 51 minutes - 96.8 MBWelcome back to the 65th episode of the ModState Podcast. Is it time to change our attitudes towards the tax bill? This bill is most likely to advance forward and become law. Although it will take a while for the effects of the bill to be felt by all it will be the law of the land. There are many nuances of the bill that are problematic but will this bill, in theory, work to create a better standard of living for the average American? Or will this bill be a win for the rich and corp...
ModState Podcast Episode 64-The Weekend Beat (Mad Max 2)
December 16, 2017 00:00 - 36 minutes - 63.8 MBWelcome back to the 64 Episode of the ModState Podcast. On this weekend beat exploring pop culture and everything not politics John and Nate dive into a review and breakdown of the 80s movie Mad Max 2 better also known as Road Warrior. Of course how would a good review be complete without diving into other topics analogies and discussions. We hope that your weekend and the beginning of the holidays is going well! Thanks for tuning in.
ModState Podcast Episode 63-Net Neutrality Part II and Marco Rubio
December 15, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 121 MBWelcome back to the 63rd Episode of the ModState Podcast. Yesterday the fate of the Internet is on it's way from having protections under Title II making its way back to protection under Title I. Now why does this matter and why talk about it again? There are many arguments to be made that under Title I internet services providers will be able to provide money to investments for broadband infrastructure keeping up with the consumers need for data and speed. The second argument is th...
ModState Podcast Episode 62-MWR (Democracy Speaks and Defense Spending)
December 13, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBWelcome back to the 62nd Episode of the ModState Podcast. Doug Jones has officially won the special election and will be the first Democrat sworn in from Alabama in 25 years. What does this mean for the overall story for mid-term elections? What does it mean for the tax plan? After that conversation the topic of shifts to President Trump's desire to increase the Defense Spending by roughly 150 billion dollars. Is this the right allocation of monies? Thanks for tuning in!
ModState Podcast Episode 61-Climate Change and Pragmatic Politics
December 11, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBWelcome back to the 61st Episode of the ModState Podcast. Today John and Nate discuss the topic of climate change. The documentary Chasing Coral did a good job of focusing more on the What-is-Happening and less of they why. Objective observation of the devastation of climate change was presented and with it a hopeful shift the narrative of this man-made disaster to what can be done. Does that narrative need to be more of what is happening and less of why it is happening? Can we chan...
ModState Podcast Episode 60-Weekend Beat (Army vs. Navy and Pearl Harbor)
December 11, 2017 00:00 - 21 minutes - 36.6 MBWelcome back to the 60th episode of the ModState Podcast. The Army Navy game commenced over the weekend with the Army camouflaging well against the snow with their white uniforms. Pearl Harbor ushered in it's 76th anniversary and it is always important to remember the events that took place there. Thanks for tuning in and your listenership and support is much appreciated!
ModState Podcast Episode 59-Tax Money to Sexual Harassment Cases
December 09, 2017 00:00 - 41 minutes - 75.3 MBWelcome back to the 59th Episode of the ModState Podcast. This week news was leaked that several lawmakers on Capitol Hill used tax payer money, from a slush fund, to pay those who they sexual harassed. Your tax money to a tune of 100k (and probably more) was used to finalize suits against John Conyers and Blake Fartenhold. This 1995 law allows for complete confidentiality of both the victim and the accused, but in turn any compensation was paid for by the American tax payer. It is ...
ModState Podcast Episode 58-MWR (Israel, Religious Freedom and Utah)
December 07, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 150 MBWelcome back to the 58th Episode of the ModState Podcast. On this episode of the Mid Week Rap John and Nate explore several pressing topics that have dominated the news this week. 1)John and Nate venture into the determination of the Trump administration to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem standing in line with Israel's right to the sacred city. 2) After Israel the ModState team explores the Supreme Court case regarding an individual's right to express his religious lib...
ModState Podcast Episode 57-Its a New Week!
December 04, 2017 00:00 - 54 minutes - 75.4 MBWelcome back to the 57th Episode of the ModState Podcast! Its a new week and we are happy you are here with us. John and Nate start with a bit of the "Case of the Mondays" followed by a rehash of a Unity March that Nate attended over the weekend. This conversation discusses several different topics including the new tax bill that was passed by the senate. After, a long talk about civic, local and state government the mood shifts to the continuing investigation into the Trump Adminis...
ModState Podcast Podcast Episode 56-Weekend Beat "Sum of All Fears"
December 02, 2017 00:00 - 56 minutes - 77.8 MBWelcome back to the Weekend Beat! This weekend John and Nate dive into all things Russia with a brief movie review about Sum of All Fears. This Tom Clancy made movie thriller pits a third party terrorist organization against Russia and the US by detonating a nuclear bomb in Baltimore. Why is this relevant?? In the wake of nuclear fallout, nuclear war, and North Korea talk on the ModState Podcast we felt it was no better time than ever to chat about a good armageddon flick. As usual...
ModState Podcast Episode 55-Long Term Goals
December 01, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 89.2 MBWelcome back to the 55th Episode of the ModState Podcast. On this episode John and Nate revisit the impending tax reform bill that could very well be passed before Christmas. Are we looking at this the wrong way? Are we as a nation, law-makers and the president too focused on short term growth, and mid-term elections. Tune in and see what John and Nate think about where our focus should be! Thanks for listening
ModState Podcast Episode 54-MWR (Trump, Middle Class and Mark Cuban)
November 29, 2017 00:00 - 53 minutes - 74 MBWelcome back to the 54 Episode of the ModState Podcast. Today John and Nate dive into President Trump's honoring of the Navajo Wind Talkers, a bailout to middle America and then Mark Cuban's response to Net Neutrality and who owns the Internet! Thanks for tuning in! Show-Notes 1) ICANN https://www.icann.org 2) Mark Cuban Twitter https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/22/mark-cuban-on-net-neutrality-and-trump.html 3) Ted Cruz Twitter https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/10/ted-cruz-net-neu...
ModState Podcast Episode 53-Crony Capitalism
November 27, 2017 00:00 - 50 minutes - 69.8 MBWelcome back to the 53rd Episode of the ModState Podcast. Today John and Nate dive into more of crony capitalism, wealth divide in this nation and how the well connected are able to skirt the system. This does nothing for the equal progression of every American going forward and MUST be addressed. Are we at a tipping point in America and the broader world?
ModState Podcast Episode 51-Morality Debate and Tough Conversatoins
November 24, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBWelcome back to the 51st Episode of the ModState Podcast. Happy Holidays from the ModState Team! In this episode of the Mid Week Rap John and Nate initially discuss the passing of Charles Manson but quickly divert to the topic of morality foundations and conversation. Why do families choose to abstain from holiday feasts together? Why does a political discussion have to implode to moral foundation accusations? Thank you for tuning in, for your support and your listenership!
ModState Podcast Episode 52-Net Neutrality
November 24, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBWelcome back to the 52nd Episode of the ModState Podcast! John and Nate start with the inaugural "TGIF" segment to get the weekend started right. The first TGIF is a brief discussion of the historical nature of Thanksgiving in the US and a few things we are thankful for. NOW! The meat of this podcast is a plea for the preservation of Net Neutrality. This is so incredibly important because it dictates how you get your information on the internet. If you don't know much about it plea...