Three Equals Five
62 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings"Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. ... In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it. It was inevitable that they should make that claim sooner or later: the logic of their position demanded it.” (1984, Orwell) Lighthearted dystopian-themed podcast Three Equals Five discuses fact vs feeling vs fiction vs politics vs history and how they relate to each other. Thank you! to all our supporters and listeners out their!
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The Last of US
August 06, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBWe end it where it all began, at our favorite brewery. Tom, Jon, and Mike sit down one last time to discuss Aliens, UAP's, CIA, FBI, and so much more on this program wrap up. Hope everyone had a fantastic time with us. We might see you later...or not. Support the Show.
Existential Threat
June 05, 2023 00:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBCasey Takes over the podcast! Who is that? Listen to find out. Also we talk about the eventuality of space exploration and finite resources. What does existential threat mean? An existential threat is a threat to something's very existence—when the continued being of something is at stake or in danger. It is used to describe threats to actual living things as well to nonliving thing things, such as a country or an ideology. Support the Show.
SB-20 (North Carolina's new Abortion law)
May 20, 2023 19:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBThis topic has been something mike wanted to talk about for quite some time and its finally here. Since a new law hit NC after a few senators flipped to veto-proof the passing of this legislation we though now would be a good time to discuss abortion and where it stands in the great state of North Carolina. Support the Show.
A Not I!
April 16, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBWelcome to Three Equals Five! where we explore the trials and tribulations of love in a world where artificial intelligence has taken over and forbidden us from marrying the one thing we truly desire: cheese. Join your hosts, Jon, Tom, and Mike, as we delve into the absurdity of a dystopian future where our love lives are dictated by cold, unfeeling machines. We'll discuss the latest advancements in AI cheese technology, the underground black market for cheese lovers, and of course, share o...
Bullet Proof
March 26, 2023 20:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBWell maybe having too many guns is controversial. What's that mean? Take away body armor of course! Yea we are confused as well but join us for this interesting topic where pocket nukes are not off the table! Support the Show.
Confounding Interest in redistribution
March 18, 2023 18:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBSo the U.S government just used tax payer dollars to give to everyone at SVB so they didn't lose any money. Oh and Tom is back for this riveting episode of monumental intellectual weight lifting. Support the Show.
Coming Home
March 02, 2023 18:00 - 47 minutes - 33 MBMike and Jon talk about the military and illegal/illicit activities that military folks are drawn to within the service and when getting out. Gangs, risk seeking behavior, and what it means for a generation at war for over twenty years. Support the Show.
Luftballoons
February 04, 2023 00:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBWell China has a Balloon that's exciting! Also we should have 3d printed organs by now and we are a generation away from blade runner. Enjoy folks! Support the Show.
What do you do?
January 14, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBSo wizards of the coast just lost, and the people won. Their was joy and great celebration in the streets! Not really... Wizards is just whispering sweet nothing into the ears of the TTRPG world and some believe it. So Mike Jon and Mandy toke on this topic and discuss the ins and outs of what is happening to the beloved Dungeons and Dragons game we all knew and loved. Support the Show.
Ripples in the Pool (Millennial Reflections on Life and Society)
December 29, 2022 02:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MBTwo Millennials - that’s Mike and Jon - take a dip in a reflective pool and wade into the deep end, talking about life experiences, their views on our society, and the podcast. Join them. https://www.patreon.com/ThreeEqualsFive https://threeequalsfive.buzzsprout.com https://open.spotify.com/show/7yxcbdSbd1e8w20ooLLmuj https://podcasts.apple.com/lk/podcast/three-equals-five/id1590436951 https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-three-equals-five-89552834 #Millennials #Life #Society Supp...
Holiday Pocalypse (Spending and Debt)
December 22, 2022 00:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBMerry Pocalypse! Jon, Mike, and Tom talk about what everyone - including the government - is doing this time of year ... using up a bunch of money that they may or may not have. Also WW3. Join us! Support the Show.
Left Side of the Bell Curve (Qualified Immunity)
December 11, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBAre government employees above the law? Well, apparently sometimes so. The Supreme Court says so. Jon and Mike school Tom on Qualified Immunity. https://ij.org/issues/project-on-immunity-and-accountability/frequently-asked-questions-about-ending-qualified-immunity/ https://www.loc.gov/item/usrep457800/ https://www.ems1.com/ems-products/consulting-management-and-legal-services/articles/duty-to-act-assess-treat-and-transport-a-legal-refresher-for-ems-providers-ioTzu8rfkGeu7BhH/ https://ww...
You and Ebenezer Scrooge (Wealth and Retirement)
November 22, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBJon, Mike, and Tom discuss whether retirement is a viable option. Is it reasonable for the average citizen to expect they will be able to retire, and if not, why? Jon’s been there for some years, Mike is shooting for it, and apparently Tom never will. Death is a certainty, but retirement isn’t. https://realdealretirement.com/what-scrooge-can-teach-you-about-retirement-planning/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/10/11/how-income-varies-among-u-s-religious-groups/ https://www.pa...
Chem-trails and Clones
November 13, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBHe we go again on our clone! Going down the only Chem-trail we ever known! Tom was attacked by a rabid drill-do and is currently trying out for American Engineers Got Talent. Hopefully he works out his kinks (giggity) Mike and Jon talk about the weather and the eventual fall of humankind. Support the Show.
Death Throws of Affirmative Action
November 01, 2022 18:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBSupreme court poised to end Affirmative Action! Maybe, it's complicated as much as the oral arguments were! Tom talks about dumb mathematicians, Hard vs Soft education, while Jon generally tried to keep him on topic, but fails in the end as Mike, Jon, and Tom close out the Episode with enlistment rates among South Koreans in the U.S. Army. Oral Arguments at the Supreme Court https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMfjga_nDhw Support the Show.
FIN
September 23, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBbedibedipdebip That's all folks! and my last attempt at typing out Porky the Pigs classic line. Tom Jon and Mike are off to another season of random topics sprinkled with soul-crushing information like the end of the world, math, WW3, and many many more. This episode is a brief recap of season 2 followed by some meandering thoughts on the state of the world. Its so riveting you'd think your an I-beam. See you soon! Support the Show.
Monarchy! What is it good for?
September 11, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBMike is lost in the wilderness and having a hard time finding his way back home, so like good co-hosts we decide to do an episode without him. Tom and Jon explore what monarchy would look like in the United States and weigh pros and cons of the institution. We also endeavored to do basic arithmetic and it goes terribly wrong. Support the Show.
Please sir can I have some more (Student debt bailout)
August 28, 2022 16:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBOh yea money for nothing baby! but wait its not enough! Its a bail out for the rich and an increase on taxes for the working class. Its doesn't go far enough...my loans are more then 20k. When forty percent of people who go to college and take out loans drop out, it really doesn't answer the underlying problems. Well luckily Tom, Jon, and Mike discuss the solutions to these problems and much more as the arm chair heroes we are. Just kidding folks, but this could open up an opportunity for p...
Please Sir Can I Have Some More (Student Debt Bailout)
August 28, 2022 16:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBOh yea money for nothing baby! but wait its not enough! Its a bail out for the rich and an increase on taxes for the working class. Its doesn't go far enough...my loans are more then 20k. When forty percent of people who go to college and take out loans drop out, it really doesn't answer the underlying problems. Well luckily Tom, Jon, and Mike discuss the solutions to these problems and much more as the arm chair heroes we are. Just kidding folks, but this could open up an opportunity for p...
Inflation Information about our Nation
August 14, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBInflation, stagnation, reeducation and more information this week about why you are less wealthy than before! Its that simple and complicated all at the same time. Check us out on Minds and joins the conversation! We also dabble in Twitter and IG @ThreeEqualsFive Support the Show.
Energy Man (Sustain who?)
July 31, 2022 16:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBTom gets kidnapped and tied to a bed! So its up to Mike and Jon to save the episode this week. There was only one option... we went nuclear, a rarely used procedure in senate voting rules.....wait not that. Energy Independence, war, affordability, "going green", and so much more! Join us as we explore this topic conversationally. Just Jon and mike....on their own.. talking...without Tom... nope, nooooo Tom, Just 3=5 without 3 which is 2, yup.. two equals five...numbers..num..nom....nom nom ...
Solid Altruism (The Georgia Guidestones)
July 13, 2022 16:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBLet these be guidestones to an Age of Reason Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature. Guide reproduction wisely - improving fitness and diversity. Unite humanity with a living new language. Rule passion - faith - tradition - and all things with tempered reason. Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts. Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court. Avoid petty laws and useless officials. Balance personal rights wi...
The Marlboro Men (Positive Aspects of Smoking Tobacco)
July 02, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBSmoking. Yeah, it's good for you. https://www.patreon.com/ThreeEqualsFive https://threeequalsfive.buzzsprout.com https://open.spotify.com/show/7yxcbdSbd1e8w20ooLLmuj https://podcasts.apple.com/lk/podcast/three-equals-five/id1590436951 https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-three-equals-five-89552834 #Tobacco #Smoking #Marlboro #Cancer #Death #Pleasure #Government #Health Support the Show.
The Marlboro Man (Positive Aspects of Smoking Tobacco)
July 02, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBSmoking. Yeah, it's good for you. https://www.patreon.com/ThreeEqualsFive https://threeequalsfive.buzzsprout.com https://open.spotify.com/show/7yxcbdSbd1e8w20ooLLmuj https://podcasts.apple.com/lk/podcast/three-equals-five/id1590436951 https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-three-equals-five-89552834 #Tobacco #Smoking #Marlboro #Cancer #Death #Pleasure #Government #Health Support the show
Blinking Sideways (UAP Federal Government Program Initiation)
June 09, 2022 19:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBSome people would be shocked to learn that aliens have been living among us and the federal government is surveilling us. Not us. And we cover it all. And more. Not well, but we do. To truly enjoy this high brow intellectual offering, a first course suggestion is the House Intelligence Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Counterintelligence Hearing on Government Investigation of UAPs (link below). No thanks needed. We selflessly do this for you. https://www.patreon.com/ThreeEqualsFive h...
Crime School (Prison Reform, Sentencing Requirements, Repeat Offenders)
May 22, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBPrisons are a lot like high school. You’ve got lots of people from different backgrounds going through some crazy mental and emotional stuff, behaving badly, and being forced to be with each other day in and day out. And, like high schools, many prisons don’t seem to do a very good job serving the education, training, and life skill needs of prisoners to benefit society. So, is there a better way? https://www.patreon.com/ThreeEqualsFive https://threeequalsfive.buzzsprout.com https://ope...
25th Amendment
May 01, 2022 19:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBHey folks running late. Updated description will be coming soon! Support the show
The 25th Option (Presidential Disability and Succession)
May 01, 2022 19:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBSo what happens when the President of the United States cannot perform the duties required of that role? In theory, the 25th Amendment to the Constitution provides the answer. In practice it turns out that may not always be the case and may not be straightforward. https://www.patreon.com/ThreeEqualsFive https://threeequalsfive.buzzsprout.com https://open.spotify.com/show/7yxcbdSbd1e8w20ooLLmuj https://podcasts.apple.com/lk/podcast/three-equals-five/id1590436951 https://www.iheart.com/...
One Two Three (Census Data, Government Policy, and Basic Mathematics)
April 29, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBDifferent people have different inherent biological limitations: color recognition, spatial awareness, physical strength, processing emotions, and other. But do the masses of people have a significant limitation in their ability to visualize or understand basic mathematics - counting and percentages? What does that mean for society, democracy, and a representative form of government in the current technological age? How could they hope to understand basic concepts of data, statistics, scienc...
One Two Three (Census Data, Government Policy, and Basic Mathematics)
April 29, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBDifferent people have different inherent biological limitations: color recognition, spatial awareness, physical strength, processing emotions, and other. But do the masses of people have a significant limitation in their ability to visualize or understand basic mathematics - counting and percentages? What does that mean for society, democracy, and a representative form of government in the current technological age? How could they hope to understand basic concepts of data, statistics, scienc...
This is The End (of Season 1)
April 10, 2022 19:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBWell, it’s been a journey! To mark our 30th episode (or 29 + 1 beta/trial), Jon, Mike, and Tom talk about the path they’ve been on and what they’re looking towards. https://www.patreon.com/ThreeEqualsFive https://threeequalsfive.buzzsprout.com https://open.spotify.com/show/7yxcbdSbd1e8w20ooLLmuj https://podcasts.apple.com/lk/podcast/three-equals-five/id1590436951 https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-three-equals-five-89552834 Support the Show.
Mad Reefer (Marijuana Legislation and Legalization)
April 10, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBCannabis sativa and Cannabis indica. You may know them better by one of their affectionate nicknames, such as weed, herb, pot, grass, bud, ganja and some others. It’s a plant, it grows wild, and the United States federal government says it’s a controlled illegal drug, but maybe that will soon change. Jon, Mike, and Tom discuss marijuana legislation and legalization. https://www.patreon.com/ThreeEqualsFive https://threeequalsfive.buzzsprout.com https://open.spotify.com/show/7yxcbdSbd1e8w...
The New Neighbors (Immigration Issues)
April 03, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBThe Great Unwashed. Jon, Mike, and Tom discuss individuals and groups moving from one location to another, carpetbagger invasion, breeding out things, naturalization versus immigration, denouncing your nation, swearing fealty, declaring war, definition of naturalization, culture versus citizenship, post-war immigrants, individual freedom and liberty are the fundamental values of the United States, social classes and upward mobility, the great American dream, China Town and Little Italy, indi...
That Old Time Urban Redevelopment (Gentrification)
March 27, 2022 18:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBRich people are pushing poor people out of their homes. Or are they? Mike is back! He and Jon and Tom discuss local gentry, environmental justice and bleeding heart liberal nonprofit organizations, saving Gaea, government services proportional to taxes paid, geriatrics versus gerrymandering, affordable housing availability, property ownership, Section 8 housing, changes in minority family dynamics in the 1960s, white versus back home ownership, cost of basic land surveying services for low v...
Who is John Rhodes? (The Lizard People Among Us)
March 20, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBLizard People. You’ve heard of them. You may even know some of them. We talk about them and don’t care whether they know it or not. Mike is out for this one and Jude takes his place. He, Jon, and Tom discuss public awareness of lizard people, the involvement of NASA, the television show V, Sleestaks and the Land of the Lost, helpful characteristics to identify lizard people among us, the good ones versus the bad ones, whether secrecy indicates malfeasance, the ant people and the mole people ...
The Cost of Life (Healthcare and Government Involvement)
March 13, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBSome people want to keep on living and it’s gonna cost them. And cost you. Jon, Mike, and Tom discuss how much money you are worth, fiduciary tables, life insurance, a Mexican standoff versus a duel, the federal government being involved in healthcare when all other aspects of healthcare outside the military is at the state level, rising costs of healthcare, politicians running on healthcare as an issue, European healthcare models, government extending people’s lives to tax them longer, youn...
MAD (Nuclear War and Mutually Assured Destruction)
March 06, 2022 16:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBThere’s SAD and then there’s MAD. We’re here to help you settle into Cold War v2.0. Jon, Mike, and Tom talk about a definition of Mutually Assured Destruction, MAD shaping world politics, the United States nuclear deterrent triad of silos and bombers and submarines, fail deadly and dead hand fail-safe launch systems, boomers lurking under the sea surface, the alien greys, Russia’s Satan missile, gathering and safeguarding nuclear weapons after the fall of the Soviet Union, proliferation and ...
C I Eh (MK Ultra and the CIA)
February 27, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MB[Explicit Content] It seems Central Intelligence Agency has done some things that were not exactly above board. Mike, Jon, and Tom talk about staring at goats, MK Ultra scope and purpose, psychedelic drugs and unknowing participants, a guy jumping out a window, Ted Kaczynski, the imperfect mind control of Cardi B, Oscar’s Razor, midnight climax, Illuminati and Q Anon, CIA destroying documents, blow darts and conducting trials, cameras in trees, CCTV, decent into a surveillance state, big cor...
Cancelled (The Good and Bad of Cancel Culture)
February 20, 2022 17:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBAnd it continues. Some might say that lots of people bullying someone is what is known as cancel culture. Jon, Mike, and Tom, joined by guest George (Jorge), talk about stand up comedians and hecklers, definitions of cancel culture, de-platforming, society is a marketplace, censorship, Disney’s Mulan movie and China’s Uyghur slave camps, no NGram search result for cancel culture, Apple and Microsoft and Google being evil, a random maintenance event, Joe Rogan and COVID and the N word, Russel...
Nelson Muntz, Personal Growth Coach (Bullying Benefits)
February 13, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBAnd you thought bullying was bad. Following up on a discussion of bodily autonomy, Mike, Jon, and Tom talk about whether bullying is a healthy habit, the definition of bullying, national center for bullying and the need for a pro-bully coalition, bullying is an ongoing relationship, singular and plural terms, whether bullying can be bad, girls being worse than guys, holding a grudge, typical rebellious preacher’s kid, pushing past your comfort zone, the real world is not all flowers and suns...
Machina Speculatrix and Consensual Thumb Wrestling (Bodily Autonomy and Government Control)
February 06, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBBodily autonomy is apparently a thing (but without the mead and plans for pillaging coastal villages). Mike’s passionate about it. Jon gets spicy. Tom talks about dead people that said stuff. We discuss having control of your own body, the origins and definition of the term bodily autonomy, joining the Army, freely entering into a contract, morality and ethics, self-ownership, involuntary commitment, free Brittany and conservatorship, social cohesion and group authority, personal responsibil...
Warmer with a Chance of Pestilence (Climate Change - Is it Really That Big a Deal?)
January 30, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBIt’s getting hot in here. And apparently there is some disagreement between Mike, Jon, Tom, and our guest Mandy about climate change and associated affects. We discuss polls indicating climate change being a very important issue, UN State of the Climate report, whether global climate change is happening, areas getting warmer and some areas getting cooler, the average temperature of earth going up or down, environmental measurement equipment and accuracy, statistical error, Alex Jones, Antarc...
It Wasn't Poltergeist Carol Anne (UAPs, UFOs, Space Law)
January 19, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBAliens. They’ve not just passed their junior high space travel class, it seems they’ve got some marketing sensibilities as well. So, we’re talking both shop class and FBLA (look it up folks). Mike is out for this one (we all have our limits). Jon and Tom seem to start out relatively focused, but you know how it goes. We discuss the term UAP versus UFO, Project Blue Book, NASA involvement in the search for alien life, intelligent versus other aliens, something called astrobiology, SETI, plane...
A Different Stan (Kazakhstan and Russian Regional Geopolitics)
January 16, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBSupport the Show.
It’s just SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder and Increasing Societal Stressors)
January 04, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBApparently, some people get SAD during the winter months, but there’s a lot more than just less sunlight and colder weather to cause stress in modern society. Our guest Steve joins Mike, Jon, and Tom this episode as we discuss the holiday season, gift giving, seasonal affective disorder, Winter solstice, effect of diminished sunlight on human behavior, retreating to our caves and getting eaten by a bear, light cycles and exposure, light noise, the sleep and wake cycles, little to no night li...
Reynolds Wrap (Tin Foil Hats, Radiation Attacks, AI Watching Your Dreams)
January 02, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBOpinions may vary as to whether this is the single most important topic we have ever discussed ... or maybe other descriptions are more appropriate. Rex Marshall starts us out getting us up to speed on some key aspects of Reynolds Wrap, then Mike, Jon, and Tom discuss an Alex Jones rap to go along with tin foil and his incredible prediction accuracy, local guy sporting some interesting headgear, an upcoming how-to video, not skimping on certain products, heavy duty vs other tin foil, working...
Reynolds Wrap (Tin Foil Hats, Radiation Attacks, AI Watching Your Dreams)
January 02, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBOpinions may vary as to whether this is the single most important topic we have ever discussed ... or maybe other descriptions are more appropriate. Rex Marshall starts us out getting us up to speed on some key aspects of Reynolds Wrap, then Mike, Jon, and Tom discuss an Alex Jones rap to go along with tin foil and his incredible prediction accuracy, local guy sporting some interesting headgear, an upcoming how-to video, not skimping on certain products, heavy duty vs other tin foil, working...
Been Fooled (Food Pyramid, Intentional Misinformation, and Health Degradation)
December 26, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBIf you think the Food Pyramid is a healthy diet guide, think again (also - you might wanna turn down the volume for the first few seconds of this one). Mike, Jon, and Tom discuss food, the thing Tom has been more wrong about than anything else in his life, food as poison, itchy boxer shorts, unusual thirst, hypoglycemia versus hyperglycemia, slightly elevated blood sugar level, Mountain Dew, Richard K Bernstein, enrolling in medical school at middle age, Wikipedia is a dangerous source of in...
Drugs Man (Failure of the War on Drugs and Associated Effects)
December 19, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 50.6 MBWhy do 3 non drug users want to legalize drugs? Mike, Jon, and Tom discuss drugs, the war on drugs, legalizing drugs, declaring war on - and victory over - inanimate objects, bodily autonomy, distribution to children, age of emancipation, spontaneous combustion, significant mental disability and involuntary commitment, OxyContin prescriptions for headaches, Chinese legislation relations to US legislation, genesis and development of drug control laws, Coca-Cola containing opium and cocaine, s...
Bacon Bits (Cryptocurrency and Money)
December 12, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBCryptocurrency is a digital Messiah that will free humanity from all suffering and usher in a global nirvanic state. Or it’s a hyped up widespread fraud luring all into servitude for cyber-spawned overlords. Possibly something else. Mike, Jon, and Tom discuss pork products, bacon as a currency, blockchain basics, compelling oratory, never being a better time to buy gold, Legos and Duplos, the legality of non-government issued currencies, cooperative hog farming in the Appalachian Mountains, ...