Discussion with Mandisa Thomas founder and current President of Black Nonbelievers, Inc. We discuss the challenges of being a black atheist and their upcoming convention at sea!
Investing Skeptically: Show update, REITs, An annuity that will stop you from losing money! Will the Department of Labor rule prevent you from buying products from your broker.
The Goods from the Woods - Episode #146 – “Masterpiece Theatre” with M.K. Paulsen
In this episode, The Goods from the Woods Boys are joined by comedian and tall drink of Texas crazy water, M.K. Paulsen for a rollicking discussion about haunted hotels, German linguistics (yes, really), Carson Daly, and the special British magic to be found on PBS's long-running show "Masterpiece Theatre". This is a great episode! Follow M.K. on Twitter @MKPaulsen. Song of the week this week: "Where There's A Will" by The Pop Group. Follow the show @TheGoodsPod Rivers is @RiversLangley Dr. Pat is @PM_Reilly Mr. Goodnight is @SepulvedaCowboy Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod
Opening Arguments - OA77: Oh No Ross and Carrie (and Matthew!)
In this episode, Thomas and Andrew talk to the co-host of one of their favorite podcasts, Oh No Ross and Carrie, along with the show's lawyer, Matthew Strugar -- proving once and for all that other podcasts need lawyers, too. First, however, Andrew breaks down a recent viral story about whether Donald Trump's Twitter account can be a "designated public forum," a term our listeners should remember from Episode #73's discussion with Travis Wester. In the main segment, Carrie Poppy sits down for a fun and wide-ranging interview about her job and the potential legal perils that stem from investigating pseudoscience, the paranormal, and potentially dangerous religious cults. After that, the much-beloved "Are You A Cop?" segment returns with a question from listener Brian Babcock about how to deal with standard-form contracts. Finally, we end with the answer to Thomas Takes the Bar Exam Question #27, which was a complicated fact pattern involving drunk driving, punitive damages, insurance limits, and cross-examination. Did Thomas break his streak? Listen and find out. And, as always, we'll release a new #TTTBE question this Friday, and, as always, answer that question the following Tuesday. Don't forget to play along by following our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and/or our Facebook Page and quoting the Tweet or Facebook Post that announces this episode along with your guess and reason(s), and don't forget that patrons who support us at any level get early access to the answers (and usually a fun post analyzing the question in more detail). Recent Appearances: Andrew was just a guest on Episode #84 of the Cellar Door Skeptics Podcast; give it a listen here. Show Notes & Links
- Check out the Oh No Ross and Carrie podcast!
- This is the link to Matthew Strugar's law firm in California.
- If you want to brush up on the concept of a "designated public forum," you can revisit our discussion with Travis Wester in Episode #73 by clicking here.
- Here is the text of the Knight First Amendment Institute's letter to Donald Trump regarding Twitter.
- ...and here is the text of Davison v. Loudon County, 2017 WL 58294 (E.D. Va. Jan. 4, 2017), the case cited in the footnotes.
The Gist - Autocrats Can’t Take a Joke
Bassem Youssef hasn’t cut open a chest in six years. And he doesn’t miss it. “Being into medicine for 19 years, it’s a character builder,” says the Egyptian comedian, who says his old job prepped him well for his new one. Youssef went from being a surgeon in Cairo to the Jon Stewart of Egypt, a satirist with 40 million views a week. Youssef’s brief reign as the king of Egyptian comedy is the focus of a new documentary, Tickling Giants, which is now out on VOD.
On the Spiel, Trump has finally accomplished something unthinkable as president. He’s got people talking about Shakespeare in the Park.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Interchange Fees Credit Card Miles/Points/Bonuses
What's happened since so-called "interchange fees" have been limited by federal law? Thaya Brook Knight explains.
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Pod Save America - “All hands on deck.”
The Comey fallout continues, the left is resurgent in Europe, and the final showdown is near on #wealthcare. Then, Vox's Sarah Kliff joins Jon, Jon, and Tommy to talk about the policy implications of the Senate health care bill, and DeRay McKesson joins to discuss his interview with Katy Perry.
The Stack Overflow Podcast - Podcast #111 – SRE: Occasionally Maintaining Infrastructure That You Hate
Special SRE takeover! David and Ilana are joined by Tom Limoncelli, Mark Henderson, and Jason Harvey from the SO site reliability team to discuss the infrastructure and maintenance of the Stack Overflow sites. Plus, we're hiring! https://stackoverflow.com/company/work-here
More or Less: Behind the Stats - WS More or Less: Are African football players more likely to die on the field?
Cheick Tiote, the much loved former Newcastle United player collapsed and died while training with Chinese side Beijing Enterprises earlier this month. His death and that of other black footballers have caused some commentators to ask ? are African or black players more likely to die while playing than other people?
The data of footballers deaths is pretty poor but we try to glean some answers from the scant numbers available. It look like one of the most common causes of death among players on the pitch is cardiac arrest ? son is this is a greater risk factor for people of African heritage?
We speak to statistician Dr Robert Mastrodomenico and Professor Sanjay Sharma, a specialist in sports cardiology.
Presented and produced by Jordan Dunbar and Charlotte McDonald
#8. Divination: The Will of the Gods (Tuck, The Mysterious Etruscans)
Start the Week - Crossing the Boundaries of Gender, Race and Class
On Start the Week Kirsty Wark asks what it is to be a man, and to belong to a tribe. Thomas Page McBee has sought answers as he's transitioned from female to male, and explored how far the violent men of his youth are models of masculinity. Fatherhood and aggression take centre stage in Gary Owen's play, Killology, in which he's created a video game that allows players to live out their darkest fantasies. The poet Kayo Chingonyi moved to Britain when he was a child and in his debut collection he translates the rites of passage of his native Zambia to his new home. In the TV drama Ackley Bridge, filmmaker Penny Woolcock imagines a new school that throws together two communities, segregated along ethnic lines, in a fictional Yorkshire mill town. Producer: Katy Hickman Image: Missy (Poppy Lee Friar) and Nasreen (Amy Leigh Hickman) in Ackley Bridge on Channel 4 Photographer: Matt Squire.