Retraction Podcast
153 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 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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Episodes
Elon Musk & Neil deGrasse Tyson
November 18, 2022 17:30 - 1 hour - 126 MBThis week we chat the Elon Musk Twitter debacle (3:39), an update on the NASA mission to stop an asteroid hitting Earth (24:45), some cool bits and bytes (26:01), someone greenlit the wolf slaughter (41:28), and Neil deGrasse Tyson psychoanalyzes we the people (47:35).
Is A Daylight Savings Time Change Still Needed?
November 12, 2022 02:30 - 43 minutes - 78.8 MBThis week on episode 95 we debate if a daylight savings time change is still needed, and who owns the genetic code for ocean life (18:27)? Reversing course through discourse, it’s time for Retraction!
EU Declares USB-C The Winner
October 27, 2022 12:30 - 27 minutes - 50.2 MBThis week we chat Liz Truss stepping down as Prime Minister, the Netflix movie All Quiet On The Western Front (8:30), and what it means for the EU to mandate USB-C device connections (17:10). Reversing course through discourse, it’s time for Retraction!
AI Learns To Laugh
October 20, 2022 16:00 - 43 minutes - 80.3 MBThis week we have a retraction on The Line (Neom), AI is learning the art of the laugh (6:20), Disney buys the Vader voice (21:10), and conservatives have one good point when it comes to student loan relief (32:10). Reversing course through discourse, it’s time for Retraction!
Move Over Telosa There’s A New Super City Coming To Town
October 13, 2022 12:00 - 28 minutes - 52.7 MBThis week we talk Neom a new super city with a unique line design (2:10), and we revisit ranked-choice voting with an Alaskan PSA (18:10). Welcome back for another episode of Retraction! Reversing course through discourse.
The Trouble With Wolves
October 07, 2022 15:00 - 39 minutes - 72.7 MBThis week we talk the cancelation of HBO’s Raised By Wolves (6:30), a PSA for two dollar bills (10:05), punching asteroids (21:00), and more trouble for wolves in Montana (28:35). Reversing course through discourse. It’s time for Retraction!
AI Art Goes Mainstream
September 16, 2022 13:15 - 1 hour - 132 MBThis week we chat ranked-choice voting in Alaska’s elections (8:30), the guinea pig takeover of NYC (28:00), and AI art goes mainstream winning an art competition (42:45). Reversing course through discourse, it’s another episode of Retraction!
NJ Town Cuts Down Trees To Spite Homeless
September 02, 2022 17:30 - 1 hour - 142 MBThis week we talk Lakewood NJ removing trees so the homeless vacate the town square, the implications of using AI bullet detection for law enforcement (25:15), and can a jellyfish be the answer to immortality (1:02:00). Reversing course through discourse, it’s time for Retraction!
hitchBot, An American Tragedy
August 24, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 187 MBThis week we talk slow running, the tragedy of hitchBot (25:35), how the Postal Service is freeing up some cash (37:00), and why Trader Joe’s joined the ranks of the Union busters (1:02:00). Reversing course through discourse, it’s another episode of Retraction!
Liz Cheney Pummeled At The Polls
August 19, 2022 19:30 - 38 minutes - 71.2 MBThis week we chat the future of space tourism, and dip our toe into Liz Cheney’s primary loss (19:15). Reversing course through discourse, it’s time for Retraction!
Is Alex Jones The Beginning Or The End?
August 12, 2022 19:30 - 58 minutes - 107 MBThis week we talk fast facts on Britney Griner, then we discuss Alex Jones and whether the current scope of defamation is far too narrow (29:00). It’s time for Retraction! Reversing course through discourse.
Pelosi In Taiwan
August 05, 2022 12:45 - 57 minutes - 104 MBThis week we chat the Chips Act alongside Pelosi in Taiwan, a lottery retraction (39:10), a PSA on monarch butterflies (41:30), and a robot attack out of Russia (47:15). Come along cause it’s another episode of Retraction!
Will Autonomous Shuttles Eliminate Traffic?
July 27, 2022 14:00 - 42 minutes - 76.9 MBThis week we discuss NYC’s raised crosswalk initiative and Jersey’s pilot program for autonomous shuttles (24:50). Come on down for another week of Retraction!
We’re In Awe Of The JWST
July 20, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 148 MBThis week we pick out our favorite facts about the James Webb Space Telescope, elephant rights and a nuclear PSA (26:30). Also, has Clarence Thomas become the ultimate ‘edge lord’ (42:00), and mulling over the future of American towns (54:00). All this, on another episode of Retraction!
Will The Dutch Lead The Way On Worker Rights?
July 12, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBNetherlands poised to make working from home a human right (3:30), ambiguity in who can declare martial law (22:33), and the future of robotics will they be single use or generalists (47:14). Come on down for another episode of Retraction!
Can We Save The North American Wolf?
July 06, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 169 MBThis week we revisit Blake Lemoine’s claims on LaMDA’s sentience (8:50), and then on to a pair of wolf updates. Why is the Biden admin upholding Trump era wolf policies (38:00), and reports of corruption involving the Mexican Wolf and cattle ranchers (47:00). It’s time for another episode of Retraction!
Roe Is Dead, Where Do We Go From Here?
June 28, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 121 MBThis week we discuss the future of the great American experiment in light of the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. Join us for a spicy episode of Retraction!
How Do We Regulate Sentient AI?
June 26, 2022 00:02 - 43 minutes - 79.3 MBThis week we talk Google’s LaMDA and the future of AI regulation. So stop on by for another episode of Retraction!
Can Coastal Cities Be Saved?
June 14, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBThis week we discuss a possible link between stress levels and the evolution of ancient wolves into modern dogs (6:16), and scientist claim that most coastal cities will be underwater by 2100, can the US avert disaster (21:30)? All this and more on another episode of Retraction!
Does Nature Have A Right To Rights?
June 07, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 140 MBThis week we chat Lake Mary Jane and the fight to give it rights (6:50), and hunting feral hogs in Texas might be exasperating the issue (53:00). Reversing course through discourse, it’s another episode of Retraction!
What Do We Do About Civics?
May 31, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBThis week we talk civics and how we might improve our relationship to our system.
UFO’s, The Only Bipartisan Issue
May 24, 2022 12:00 - 59 minutes - 109 MBThis week, Congress convenes over unexplained flying objects (9:54), Jaime ponders why wheels don’t exist in nature (26:16), and Daniel Amen is trying to push the boundaries of modern psychiatry (31:09). Reversing course through discourse, it’s another episode of Retraction!
Are Alien Worlds Closer To The Borg Than E.T.?
May 17, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 128 MBThis week we discuss the prospect of a universe primarily populated with machine based worlds (2:21), the 1933 coup against FDR (32:22), and why isn’t tidal power at the forefront of the green revolution (57:40)? Reversing course through discourse, it’s another episode of Retraction!
Satanic Temple Takes On City Hall
May 10, 2022 12:30 - 40 minutes - 74.1 MBThis week, wearing certain colors puts you at greater risk for mosquito bites (2:48), and the Satanic Temple asks to have its flag flown over Boston after a Supreme Court ruling blurring the line between church and state (9:42). Reversing course through discourse, it’s Retraction!
The Recreational Marijuana Experience, In Jersey
May 06, 2022 19:00 - 36 minutes - 66.4 MBThis week we walk through purchasing recreational marijuana in our home state of New Jersey. Come on in for another episode of Retraction!
Justice For Melissa Lucio!
April 27, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 135 MBThis week we continue our disdain for the death penalty by discussing the case of Melissa Lucio (7:54), can we alter the course of global warming by literally changing our world view (31:15), and pondering the Kardeshev Scale in the shadow of Elon’s purchase of Twitter (36:40). Reversing course through discourse, it’s Retraction!
Elon Outlines His Vision For Mars While The Supreme Court Rules On Water Protections
April 19, 2022 21:30 - 1 hour - 128 MBThis week we breakdown Elon Musk’s TED exclusive interview (7:50), and the Supreme Court reinstated a Trump-era rule that curtailed the power of states and Native American tribes to block pipelines and other energy projects that can pollute rivers, streams and other waterways (43:30). Reversing course through Discourse, it’s Retraction!
New Jersey Finally Gives The Green Light For Marijuana
April 14, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBThis week’s episode we talk Jersey’s first licensed recreational marijuana dispensaries to open in May (3:30), and South Carolina brings back the firing squad (24:50). Reversing course through discourse on Retraction!
NYC Fakes Earth Day and The Corp Drone Wars Are Afoot
April 08, 2022 19:30 - 48 minutes - 89 MBThis week we discuss issues with NYC’s car free Earth Day (7:50), and how corporations want to “blot out the sun” with drones 300 style (28:00). Reversing course through Discourse, it’s another episode of Retraction!
The Prejudice And Bias Behind Murdered And Missing Indigenous Women
April 01, 2022 22:10 - 1 hour - 171 MBThis week we talk retractions and amendments to our earlier coverage of the Sunshine Protection Act (4:00), we too weigh in on the slap heard round the world (19:00), how prejudice and bias shape the lack of justice for missing and murdered Indigenous Women (41:48), and study finds path to reversing political ideologies (1:00:10). It’s time for Retraction!!
Can’t Save The Planet, But We’re Gonna Save The Sun
March 24, 2022 21:00 - 56 minutes - 103 MBThis week we talk Rubio’s plan to make Daylight Savings permanent (12:12), Ukraine retractions (23:00), and medieval horses might have been the size of a modern day pony (45:00). Come on down and join the conversation with Retraction.
Bezos Buys A Boat And Then Bezos Moves A Bridge
March 17, 2022 19:30 - 1 hour - 132 MBThis week we discuss Jeff Bezos’s super yacht, and the influence of the super rich (19:20), and then we revisit NJ marijuana and how the state continues to miss deadlines for recreational sale (45:00). Come on in and join the conversation with Retraction!
Ukraine and Criminal Justice On The Mind
March 11, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 210 MBThis week we continue our discussion on the crisis in Ukraine (25:26), how will the future judge our version of criminal justice (51:30), and Norway’s justice system meets a new test in probation for a mass murderer (1:27:00). Listen up. It’s time for another episode of Retraction!
Our Hopes And Fears Over Ukraine
March 01, 2022 18:00 - 59 minutes - 109 MBThis week Jaime and Antoine discuss their initial reaction to the Ukraine crisis (3:50).
Is Race Swapping The Issue?
February 24, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 132 MBThis week we discuss the controversy surrounding Amazon’s take on Tolkien with the ‘Rings of Power’ (19:00), Trump soaked in toilet water (39:15), dimming of the sun to fight climate change (45:00), and pondering our next phase of evolution (55:30). Join us for all this and more on Retraction!
Back From Covid
February 17, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 162 MBJaime talks about his bout with Covid (1:24), Antoine rants about trash and taxes (12:54), another wolf update spoiler it’s getting worse (41:00), and we do some space talk around the James Webb Telescope (1:02:00). Welcome us back by listening to another episode of Retraction!
Ameca Is Not, I Repeat Not, a Sex Toy
January 10, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBEngineered Arts does their best to convince us that humanoid robot Ameca will not be exclusive to the bedroom (2:17), TV’s you can taste (15:20), a superbug killing AI (31:10), and Portugal pushes for greater work life balance (37:55). Welcome back for another episode of Retraction!
New Year, New Money?
December 31, 2021 21:00 - 58 minutes - 54 MBHappy New Year! This episode we discuss the NY Times piece “Can We Trust What’s Happening to Money.” We dish on the past and future of currency (4:03). So here’s to ringing in the New Year with Retraction!
Happy Government Holiday Y’all!
December 24, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 87.8 MBWhat’s the future of Christmas/holidays in general (17:36)? We also discuss a study using twins to compare vegan and non vegan guts (36:30), Space X covets our CO2 for its future rockets (56:18), and a tea drinker PSA (64:26). It’s a holiday episode! Break out a hot cup of joe, place your feet by the fire and settle in for another episode of Retraction.
Trail Mix Part Deux: Hiking, Climate, and Legislating Health
December 18, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 84.4 MBThis week Maxine is back! We continue the conversation about climate change on the trail (9:43), Eric Adams NYC Mayor Elect has some ideas on pushing healthier eating (48:16), and Maxine hits up some retractions from Trail Mix Part One (82:00). Journey on with another episode of Retraction!
Thirty Is the New Twenty, It Might Not Just Be Wishful Thinking
December 09, 2021 21:30 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBJaime gets ahead of the New Year’s exercise pledge with a brand new rowing machine, mass accelerators might revolutionize space exploration (8:30), digital aliens might be lying in wait to conquer us all (27:00), and new research suggests adulthood doesn’t start until sometime in the early thirties (38:00). Come on down for another episode of Retraction!
Autonomous AI and the Future of War
December 02, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBGhost Forests creep up the Eastern Seaboard (00:33), Congress rollback flood insurance subsidies (9:00), we have another wolf update (35:00), and autonomous artificial intelligence takes the battlefield (45:00). Join us for another episode of Retraction!
Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s How the Iroquois Spirited the Creation of America
November 25, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBFor our Thanksgiving episode Jaime deep dives on the Iroquois Confederacy and how they sparked the fire that led to the creation of the United States of America (24:24). So grab a hot totty, sit by the fire and listen to another episode of Retraction!
Legal Marijuana, a Year Later Jersey Still Doesn’t Have Recreational Dispensaries
November 19, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBThe voters of New Jersey legalized marijuana, and yet a year later little progress has been made (5:44), and then we listen to Jaime tell a Finnish tale of methamphetamines, and high speed ski chases against the backdrop of World War 2 (38:30). Come on in and listen to another episode of Retraction!
The Metaverse, 5th Horseman of the Apocalypse or the 2nd Coming
November 11, 2021 12:30 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBWe dish about Zuckerberg’s version of the Metaverse (1:30), Maine voters cement “the right to food” (31:00), and the history and future of segmented sleep (49:50). All this and more on this week’s episode of Retraction!
Trail Mix Part 1: Hiking, Climate, and Working From Home
November 04, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBIt’s a very special guest episode with our good friend and hiker extraordinaire Maxine. It’s part one of a discussion on the modern hiking experience in the shadow of the climate crisis (29:45). But first, we talk artificial turf and how in one Jersey town it’s become a hot button issue ahead of the November 2nd elections (6:50).
Retraction Short: Yang and the Forward Party extra commentary
October 28, 2021 12:00 - 13 minutes - 12 MBThe episode ended but we kept on chatting about Andrew Yang and the Forward Party. Enjoy this short on the back of the episode ‘Andrew Yang Pushes Forward with a Brand New Party.’
Andrew Yang Pushes Forward with a Brand New Party
October 13, 2021 20:30 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBYang and the Forward Party (1:40), and Texas Republicans paint the town red with more gerrymandering (33:00). Join us for another bumpy ride on Retraction!
Apple Does Asimov’s Foundation, Dinosaurs, The My Pillow Guy, And Interplanetary Nationalism
October 01, 2021 20:30 - 1 hour - 134 MBWhat if our role in a Galactic Federation was to be damage control (3:40), Quetzalcoatlus Northropi, big words bigger dinosaur (16:00), Apple TV does Foundation (19:46), apologies back to Dinos, but now without feathers (33:00), and the My Pillow guy publishes the code behind some of our election software and somehow that leads to Interplanetary Nationalism, go figure(49:38). All this and more on Retraction!
UBI: Fantasy Or Imperative
September 21, 2021 12:15 - 46 minutes - 85.5 MBFarewell to Norm Macdonald (1:30), and we discuss the outcome of the Stockton, California UBI program (21:00). Come on in and listen to another episode of Retraction!!!