Retraction Podcast
153 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsJaime & Antoine debate politics & ponder science to imagine a better future. You can find our podcast everywhere. Tweet us your thoughts @retractionmedia & we might make a retraction!
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The Trump Primer for 2024
January 18, 2024 12:00 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBThe Retraction Podcast audience predicted many things that came true in 2023, so will their opinions regarding Donald Trump going to prison if found guilty be a foreshadow of things to come? Donald Trump on Classified Documents (01:35), Classified Documents in Mar-a-Lago Bathroom (02:30), Donald Trump Steals Classified Documents (06:15), Donald Trump is Indicted for Big Lie (09:32), Donald Trump Advocates for Police Brutality (09:59), Marjorie Taylor Greene Tries to Impeach Joe Biden (11:23),...
Christmas Paganism Uncovered
December 25, 2023 20:40 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBThe history of Christmas paganism traces back to ancient winter solstice festivals like Saturnalia from the Roman Empire and have given us traditions like Christmas music, the 12 days of Christmas, and the Yule log. From Rome adopting Christianity to pagan Odin transforming into Santa Claus, or Church Christmas carols becoming Christmas songs, the history of Christmas is deeply rooted in the pagan religions that came before the Christian religion.
America HATES Money
December 21, 2023 17:00 - 55 minutes - 51 MBThe best way to cut through politics is to know your history. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) might have been ahead of his time, but he pushed through significant social safety nets that we take for granted today – some of which are being rolled back. What would America be like without social security? What could America be like with universal basic income (UBI)? FDR, The American History Of Social Safety Nets (01:20), The Forward Party Breaks Ranks (08:09), Three Reasons why or why not UBI ...
The Truth About Roundabouts
December 11, 2023 17:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBWhy is America so afraid of roundabouts? Across the US, towns and cities are covered with 4 way stops, signaled intersections, endless traffic, and tragic car accidents. There is a better way. Join us to discuss the truth about roundabouts. #roundabout #traffic #caraccidents #infrastructure Federal Highway says roundabouts are safe (02:40), Stats on left-turn traffic accidents (03:58), Why Does the US hate roundabouts? (06:53), Availability Heuristic (08:00), Findings from real world exper...
The History of Thanksgiving in America
November 22, 2023 20:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBMany of us have heard the history of Thanksgiving in America in the classroom, but schools don’t teach the true history of Thanksgiving from the perspective of Native American tribes like the Wampanoags or the Narragansetts. Until the history of Indigenous people of America is taught in schools, Native Americans today will always be misrepresented and underserved by the government and society. It’s imperative that we academically recognize the historical relationships between colonists and In...
Expel Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress
November 20, 2023 16:30 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBMarjorie Taylor Green (MTG) is a far-right Christian nationalist from Georgia that has supported QAnon conspiracy theories ranging from KKK white supremacy drivel to harassing Parkland school shooting survivor, David Hogg. MTG has no place in the US House of Representatives and the House GOP and members of the Republican Party should work to expel the MAGA congresswoman from Congress. #gop #qanon #georgia #congress Who is Marjorie Taylor Greene (MTG)? (00:51), MTG Profits Off Low Income Hou...
Bubba’s Backyard Ultra
November 06, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 163 MBMaxine is back on the pod discussing running in the last person standing ultramarathon, Bubba’s Backyard Ultra! Many of us are familiar with track running and road running, but how many of us know the terms trail running or ultra running? Join us to hear Maxine’s experience in the White Mountains, New Hampshire for her first ultra running race. We’ll discuss her motivation, training, trail culture, gear, the ultramarathon, and so much more! #ultrarunning #trailrunning #newhampshire #backyardu...
It’s HALLOWEEN! Ghosts, Cats, Bats, Ravens, Spiders, Owls, Witches
October 31, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 131 MBThis is Halloween season and what better way to celebrate this scary, spooky holiday than to dig up the medieval origin stories behind ghosts, ravens, spiders, vampire bats, wicked witches, and black cats of Halloween. Join us and Happy Halloween! #halloween #ghosts #witch #vampire Jenna Ellis Pleads Guilty (00:05), Gym Jordan (07:33), Tom Emmer Lasted a Tenth of a Scaramucci (09:26), Elon Musk's New X Feature Debate (15:44), This Is Halloween (25:28), A Happy Halloween Theme (26:16), Wicke...
Jim Jordan Scandal EXPLAINED
October 25, 2023 10:00 - 50 minutes - 92.4 MBWho is Jim Jordan? As the US House of Representatives remains leaderless, the House GOP debate whether to make Jim Jordan the next Speaker of the House. Republicans need to weigh their morality against opportunity in the next speaker vote. The rest of us need to understand the scandal Jim Jordan brings with him to government, and what type of congressman he’s been. Jim Jordan House Speaker Vote Fails (00:24), US Politics Are Tribal (02:53), Introducing Congressman Jim Jordan (05:12), Congres...
Lithium Mining
October 17, 2023 18:00 - 58 minutes - 107 MBExtracting resources from planet Earth takes a toll on geodiversity, biodiversity, and Indigenous people, but lithium mining is also necessary for electrifying transportation (lithium battery) to cut carbon emissions and combat climate change. Is there a better way, or are we destined to stay a car nation and convert to personal electric vehicles (EVs)? Elon Musk Violates EU Digital Services Act (00:06), Mining Planet Earth Damages Geodiversity (07:53), Lithium Mining (15:36), Indigenous peop...
Good News In Climate Change
October 06, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 133 MBClimate change is a serious challenge that is impacting every living thing on planet Earth. That being said, we have carbon emission goals, and we are making progress towards them. But first, we dive into Kevin McCarthy and the House Republican speaker coup and a little socialism. Society's definition of value (00:04), Ratchet politics (01:24), On socialism (04:18), Socialism is baked into society (05:33), Republican Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (10:44), Is America on the brink? (19:38...
We're Not Ready For Climate Change
September 15, 2023 16:05 - 42 minutes - 77.5 MBWe’ve dug ourselves into a deep hole and we can't stop digging. Climate change is here, and humans are still burning fossil fuels and increasing carbon emissions year after year. Arizona’s power grid will fail. Maui will have more wildfires. Ocean pollution will render oceans lifeless. Students, teachers, and schools will underperform. Florida homeowners will lose everything. Emperor penguins will go extinct. This is our near future. The power grid (02:02), Renewables need support (05:41), S...
Get an EV Golf Cart
September 08, 2023 17:30 - 1 hour - 112 MBGeorgia might have provided a blueprint to cut carbon emissions and slow down climate change. You don't need to play golf or even have a golf course in your town to own a golf cart. In fact, redeveloping your town's infrastructure to cater to golf carts could not only improve local transportation and ease your finances, but it might just cut carbon emissions enough to impact climate change. Golf carts over golf courses (04:03), Peachtree, Georgia (09:25), Competing suburban planning (12:01),...
Toxic Fossil Fuels
September 01, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 127 MBFossil Fuels have toxic impacts on our environment and health. Whether it's a normally operating fracking site poisoning surrounding communities, or a chemical fire at an oil refinery that poisons surrounding communities, people that live around fossil fuel sites are being exposed to carcinogens every single day. Not only are they paying the price, but their families will feel the impact for generations. Republican candidates like Vivek Ramaswamy push a climate hoax narrative, but there is no...
Hawaii’s Wildfire, Colonialism, and Climate Change
August 25, 2023 09:30 - 49 minutes - 91.1 MBYes, climate change is partly to blame for the Lahaina fire that ravaged Maui, Hawaii. Drought conditions and intense hurricane winds created fire conditions. But there's another element that fueled this Hawaiian wildfire - colonialism. Colonial plantations introduced invasive species of grasses, and once the landowners abandoned their property, the invasive plants spread, and a natural disaster was waiting to happen. As Hawaii rebuilds and the Maui community heals, Lahaina will need to make ...
Climate Change: This Is Just The Beginning
August 18, 2023 20:00 - 54 minutes - 100 MBClimate change is no longer coming, it's here. Extreme weather events and natural disasters have only just begun to increase in intensity and frequency. Things are going to get a lot worse if we don't act now. This is just the beginning. Climate change is here (04:21), Heat deaths (12:14), Heatwave (15:35), Extreme weather like fire tornadoes (17:34), Concrete jungle (20:59), Flammable nights (22:55), Wine growing and climate change (25:43), Drought impacts food like corn (28:29), Climate cha...
Earth’s Amazon and Oceans at Risk
August 11, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBPlanet Earth is losing biomes like the Amazon rainforest. The world ocean is losing its coral reef ecosystem. Biodiversity on the planet is at an all-time low. Humans are exploiting wildlife and each other. Greenland is disappearing. We might lose emperor penguins in our lifetime. Sea level rise could swallow up coastlines and islands. Global warming is real and climate change is here. We can stop this from getting worse if we demand government action now. UPS Goes On Strike (01:02), US Chil...
Climate Change Drives Lowest Biodiversity in Human History
August 05, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 123 MBPlanet Earth has never had so little biodiversity. Human induced climate change and the mismanagement of every ecosystem on Earth has driven more plants and animals to extinction than any other series of events. From industrial farming to provide humans with a steady food supply to deforestation to fossil fuels, human activity on planet Earth has failed every other plant and animal we coexist with – but I guess that’s just human nature. We are polluting planet Earth (03:26), Captain Planet, ...
The World Preps for Climate Change
July 28, 2023 21:30 - 1 hour - 129 MBAs the world prepares for the new reality climate change is bringing, countries are reacting differently to the nuances of global warming. In the United States, Joe Biden has supported a supercomputer in Colorado that is modeling geoengineering and weather manipulation with a focus on solar engineering. Joe Biden has also met with King Charles in the UK to discuss green energy solutions. Denmark is taking on sustainable energy projects by creating energy islands that utilize offshore windfarm...
The Key To Passive Income Is Data Dignity
July 21, 2023 19:00 - 43 minutes - 79.3 MBData protections should include privacy and dignity. You're streaming music and movies, shopping on Google, posting on social media, dating on apps, driving your car, using smart devices, and entering medical, financial and tax information into websites. All that big data is aggregated, packaged, sold, and resold, used to train artificial intelligence, or is taken by hackers. Fortunes are being made, but are you getting a fair bargain? Do people even have a seat at the bargaining table? Do we...
Billionaire Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg in the Tale of the Thread
July 14, 2023 11:00 - 56 minutes - 103 MBIt’s Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink and Twitter owner Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg and his Meta fediverse of Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and its new Threads app. But, there’s so much more at stake than determining who is the wealthiest billionaire with the social network. Facebook ads don’t power themselves – they need your data – and you generate a lot of data. But what if you could get paid for your data via passive income? It’s not a far-out concept according to Jaron Lanier. In fact, “data d...
The Truth About Cancer
June 30, 2023 19:30 - 54 minutes - 98.8 MBWhat is cancer? Well, it’s not one disease but about 200 different diseases like leukemia, lung cancer, skin cancer and many more. The truth about cancer starts with what causes cancer. 80% of cancer is caused by environmental factors like indoor air pollution, water pollution, outdoor air pollution, consumption of carcinogenic chemicals in your food, water, tobacco smoke, alcohol, and occupational hazards like exposure to cancer-causing chemicals. It can feel like everywhere you go there’s a...
Florida, Texas Ban College Diversity Offices
June 23, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBThe Black community faces several challenges from birth to death. Racism is built into many of our institutions: police, school, medicine, transportation, careers, housing (redlining). The physical and mental health issues compounding daily amount to a lifelong assault on Black Americans, and their health deteriorates faster and more often than the rest of the population. With so many barriers to the pursuit of happiness and prosperity, banning diversity programs from every state college adds...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Testifies to the Senate on Artificial Intelligence
June 03, 2023 19:00 - 56 minutes - 104 MBOpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified in front of congress on the need to regulate artificial intelligence like ChatGPT. IBM was there, too, but most people don’t know why. Senator Lindsey Graham was interested in military applications to weaponize AI. Senator Amy Klobuchar seems focused on how AI could hurt her election chances. And Senators Josh Hawley and Marsha Blackburn didn’t have a clue. Overall, the best the government could muster was a comparison to social media in an embarrassing display...
I’m Running For President - Ron DeSantis
May 26, 2023 11:00 - 36 minutes - 66.5 MBMeet presidential candidate Ron DeSantis. He’s been focusing hard on Florida politics and is delivering on travel and tourism, public safety including guns and open carry, trucking and transportation, public education, community morale, investing employee pension and public funds with donors, civil rights and voter rights, election integrity and voter fraud, and illegal immigrants. Watch this episode to see if Ron DeSantis is right for your local community, too. Pension Investing and Blackro...
How To Make Love And War In Movies
May 20, 2023 01:15 - 1 hour - 113 MBThe Walt Disney Animation Studio movie Strange World represents generational relationships and also has a gay character. Movies are taking strides to better represent American society and include gay characters with romance that’s central to the story similar to war in an action movie. Florida Governor Ron “Don’t Say Gay” DeSantis has given parents opposed to LGBT rights a path to censor movies, school, art, books and anything else that might make them uneasy. But, if you take a step back, ...
Plastic In Our Food Impacts Mental Health
May 05, 2023 19:00 - 46 minutes - 85.5 MBPlastic pollution in our food enters the body and might be entering our brains within two hours. Microplastics can cause inflammation in the body, but once they that pass the blood-brain barrier a number of mental health issues can develop like neurological disorders and neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease. Will Americans choose gun violence or gun control? The population is saturated by guns, and as we experience school shooting and mass shooting...
Death Penalty for Shoplifting?
April 29, 2023 16:00 - 54 minutes - 99.5 MBDid a Walgreens’ employee in Nashville, Tennessee call the police in response to shoplifting? No, they followed two women to their car and resorted to shooting them – one was seven months pregnant. This is the type of police activity we should be seeing - responding to crimes being committed. If individuals are allowed to dole out justice on the streets, what’s the point of US state and federal court system? Between this and the recent school shooting, will we ever see reasonable gun control?...
Walt Disney World vs Florida Man
April 21, 2023 19:30 - 1 hour - 117 MBDon’t mess with Mickey Mouse. Florida man Ron DeSantis is learning that a fight with Walt Disney World might not be politics as usual. Is Elon Musk trying to diminish the brand equity of Twitter, so you won’t miss it when he replaces Twitter with X, the everything app? The majority of American can now carry guns without a permit. The police aren’t onboard, because it puts all types of police activity in a more dangerous setting. Who do you disagree with more, Texas or Florida? The death p...
Billionaire Elon Musk Attacks NPR On Twitter
April 15, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBBillionaire Elon Musk has had a strange string of behaviors recently: - Changed the sign on his building to say Titter instead of Twitter - Changed his name on Twitter to something more obscene - Replaced Twitter’s logo with that dogecoin dog - Banned Substack posts - Labeled NPR as state-run media on Twitter, And, if free speech is the aim, why not give everyone access to free verification (blue checkmark)? We also ask OpenAI’s ChatGPT for help understanding the government’s approach to iss...
Fox News Goads Entitled Parents Into School Censorship
April 07, 2023 11:30 - 47 minutes - 87 MBFox News is the leading propaganda outlet for the GOP, so it shoulders much of the blame for Republican absurdity that will undoubtedly continue to unfold. The more the Republicans cater to fringe elements in exchange for a loyal voting bloc, and the more those extreme views are amplified by Fox News across the nation to an undereducated public, the worse things will get. Florida man and Republican Senator Jason Brodeur hopes to make it law that any blogger writing about the governor must re...
IT’S THE GUNS!
March 31, 2023 11:30 - 39 minutes - 72.1 MBIt’s the guns. Another day has passed and another deadly school shooting in America has destroyed families and communities – this time in Nashville, Tennessee. The NRA and GOP have violated the spirit of the law via revisionist history of the second amendment (2A). Instead of engaging in meaningful debate to address gun violence, Republicans have failed to acknowledge the need for common sense gun control. They have opted to enable school shooting after school shooting and mass shooting after...
Can Diablo 4 Gameplay Save Video Games?
March 24, 2023 20:00 - 52 minutes - 95.6 MBThe beta version of Diablo 4 gameplay, a video game by Activision Blizzard Entertainment, doesn’t have micro transactions, or in-game purchases like loot boxes, and the magic of getting lost in video games has returned. Will Diablo 4 stay that way? Will everyone in England hear nature sounds? Well, the British government wants each citizen to be within a 15-minute walk to nature, whether it be a public park, wetlands, woodlands, rivers, or any other type of green space. Farming can get in th...
BBC Documentary on Nature is Censored
March 18, 2023 00:30 - 1 hour - 116 MBThe BBC chooses to censor Sir David Attenborough and his new nature documentary by not airing one of the episodes that addresses wildlife conservation. Elon Musk has begun buying up property outside of Austin, Texas to create a worker town. Minnesota wolves finally might catch a break, but you need to write congress and the governor to make sure this endangered species is protected and wolf hunting is banned. In California, a boy meets world when Adam Schiff decides to run for the senate. ...
BBC Documentary On Nature is Censored
March 18, 2023 00:30 - 1 hour - 116 MBThe BBC chooses to censor Sir David Attenborough and his new nature documentary by not airing one of the episodes that addresses wildlife conservation. Elon Musk has begun buying up property outside of Austin, Texas to create a worker town. Minnesota wolves finally might catch a break, but you need to write congress and the governor to make sure this endangered species is protected and wolf hunting is banned. In California, a boy meets world when Adam Schiff decides to run for the senate. ...
CHATGPT: Artificial Intelligence Bias and Human Nature
March 03, 2023 21:30 - 1 hour - 172 MBHow will artificial intelligence (AI) impact human evolution, nature, and civilization? We asked OpenAI’s ChatGPT! Over the course of 7 conversations with ChatGPT we covered AI’s ability to vote for a human, whether Mars colonization will lead to dystopia under the rule of Elon Musk, can AGI enslave humans and how we can take the power back, what are some existential threats facing humans today, how AI will impact work, and ideal government models for a new civilization. Join us for an epic d...
Ethiopia Defeats Imperialism – BLACK HISTORY MONTH
February 25, 2023 00:30 - 1 hour - 140 MBIn our final Black History Month episode, we explore the history and significance of the Battle of Adwa, a crucial moment in African history that saw Emperor Negus Menelik II of Ethiopia triumph over Italian colonialism and thwart the further spread of European imperialism. White Man's Grave 05:58 How Europe Stole Africa 07:52 Weapons of War 14:46 Millions of People Lost 18:47 Loss of Human Capital like Onesimus 25:53 Africa's a Member of the Global Community 38:53 Emperor Menelik's PR Campai...
Ancient Wrestling in Africa – BLACK HISTORY MONTH
February 17, 2023 19:15 - 1 hour - 112 MBIt’s Black History Month - when you think of wrestling does Africa come to mind? A San Antonio, Texas zoo finds success with its Valentine’s Day fundraising, but does it enable online bullying? Considering the recent spy balloon from China breaching the US defense system and numerous other objects shot down by the US military that were well within our borders, is the defense budget bloated and should Americans reallocate some resources to underfunded aspects of society? African Wrestling 02:0...
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: True Size of Africa
February 10, 2023 18:00 - 28 minutes - 51.3 MBIt’s Black History Month, and we review a map of Africa and compare it to the rest of the world. Questions arise as to why Africa is divided up the way that it is, and how it impacts the wealth of African nations and the continent as a whole.
Google and OpenAI Race to Create the Terminator
February 03, 2023 13:00 - 38 minutes - 71.1 MBGoogle Enters the AI Arms Race 2:30, Artificial Intelligence Watchdog 3:55, Regulating AI 7:03, Google’s MusicLM 10:20, GPT-3 and Mental Health 12:26, Koko’s Source Material 18:13, AI Matches Humans 26:44, Scientists Create Terminator 2 T-1000 31:35, Agent Smith of The Matrix 33:35. The Matrix, Agent Smith: “…as soon as we started thinking for you it really became our civilization”. Artificial intelligence (AI) is about to achieve a key milestone in language translations, but could it lead to...
Thank Science for Star Trek and NASA
January 27, 2023 21:45 - 48 minutes - 89 MBSony Playstation and DBrand 0:49, SpaceX, NASA and Space Science 9:10, The Doomsday clock 90 to Midnight 32:17. Sony Playstation and DBrand: DBrand manufactures decorative cases for gamers, and got their start with Sony Playstation. After a lawsuit, they moved onto other gaming consoles. Along the way, they made a mistake, and demonstrated exemplary accountability in the process. One happy customer tells his story. SpaceX, NASA and Space Science: Elon Musk will be launching his SpaceX Starshi...
Andrew Yang Stumbles Forward
January 20, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 162 MBAndrew Yang takes on backwards politics with the Forward Party in an attempt to steer the American political system away from democrats vs republicans vs independents. But, can Andrew Yang’s third party candidates operate in today’s local, state and federal government, or does the entire US political system need to change (05:08)? Does AI art follow a code of ethics? We revisit a previous story, because there’s a big question around copyrights and source material. Should artificial intelligen...
California Gun Control Via Texas Abortion Law
January 13, 2023 13:00 - 48 minutes - 89.2 MBCalifornia deployed new gun control measures based on a Texas abortion law that turns every citizen into a bounty hunter. This was Governor Newsom’s reaction to the US Supreme Court refusing to take action. With so many bounty hunters springing up across the country it feels like our society will quickly spiral (02:26). A new wellness routine to achieve health and happiness might be surprising to you. BDSM has been proven to offer stress relief, so make an appointment with your local dominatr...
Elon Musk Links Tesla and SpaceX
January 06, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBWho is Elon Musk, what artificial intelligence capabilities has he assembled through companies like Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, Starlink, Twitter, The Boring Company, OpenAI, Hyperloop, Musk Foundation and XPRIZE, and what's Elon’s vision for life on Mars? To discover these answers, we explore the concept of an imperial monopoly to grasp the scope of AI power that Elon Musk is amassing. Join us to see if Optimus will make Musk immortal and what that means for democracy and humanity (1:56). Your...
Celebrate The New Year With Our Best Podcast Polls Of 2022
December 30, 2022 18:10 - 1 hour - 115 MBHappy New Year to all our listeners! Celebrate with the best podcasts to listen to on YouTube, Google, Apple, Amazon and Spotify by looking back at the 14 best podcast polls we ran on Twitter in 2022! Best Podcast Polls: How long should a podcast be? (5:02) How do you listen to podcasts? (6:47) End daylight savings time (9:08) Worst democrat scandal (11:56) Twitter alternative (16:30) Paying for social media (26:35) Cheaper to buy the Presidency or Twitter (30:37) Who wants to live forever (3...
We Wish You A Merry Christmas!
December 23, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 127 MBWelcome to Christmas in the Netherlands. If you’re looking for things to do in Amsterdam, you might find your way to a Christmas market to witness the Zwarte Piet tradition. Like a German Krampus parade, Sinterklaas (Santa Claus) has a servant named Black Pete that has a controversial blackface depiction. He’s supposed to be a devil, but we’ll let you be the judge (3:04). Meanwhile in Finland, the Finnish Prime Minister sets a standard for paternity leave that we hope becomes universal (44:25...
Trail Mix Part Three: CDT Thru Hike in 144 Days
December 16, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 145 MBShe’s traversed the Pacific Crest Trail thru hike, hiking the Appalachian Trail is checked off her list, and now hiking the Continental Divide Trail marks her latest accomplishment. Maxine Presto honors us with her third appearance on the podcast to discuss her completion of the Triple Crown of hiking. After mastering each AT, CDT and PCT thru hike, Maxine shares her experiences and has some hiking tips for beginners, so tune in if: - You want to hear stories from her CDT thru hike - You’re...
Domestic Violence and Gun Violence
December 09, 2022 13:30 - 57 minutes - 106 MBFrance fights domestic violence by collecting heirloom guns and how that compares to gun violence in America (8:57); SFPD vote on use of killer robots and we discuss the expansion of police deadly force (19:02); yet another piece of dystopia being built near Neom, Saudi Arabia’s Trojena (31:33); and after learning how zebra stripes repel flies – what animal trait would you adopt with gene editing (44:08)?
FIFA World Cup Qatar Amid Human Rights Violations
December 02, 2022 20:30 - 1 hour - 130 MBThis week, Jaime and Antoine discuss Qatar hosting the FIFA World Cup amidst human rights violations (2:30); the World Congress Against the Death Penalty meets (32:30); and our human tree grows the list of primates – homo luzonensis, a newly unearthed extinct human species, makes us think how humans would treat other human species that exhibit human intelligence (42:21).
Congress Considers Seating a Cherokee Nation Delegate
November 24, 2022 14:00 - 53 minutes - 97 MBHappy Thanksgiving! This week we continue giving thanks to Native Americans and discuss Congress’ consideration to honor our treaty with Cherokee Nation by seating Kim Teehee as the delegate (0:55), we give thanks to Onesimus for sharing African indigenous knowledge of inoculation to battle smallpox (26:02), and Jeff Bezos starts Altos Lab to give us immortality (39:43). Reversing Course Through Discourse on Retraction Podcast!