In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys are ALL FIRED UP! They're joined in a talk about trading cards, soda, and more by comedian and host of the Nexus at Night Podcast, Atlas Novack. This episode goes into some detail about Cardfight Vanguard, Magic the Gathering, and the awful would-be successors to the Garbage Pail Kids like "Bathroom Buddies" and "Silly CD's". We explore the Dungeons & Dragons' completely terrible attempt at a customizable card game: "Spellfire" and we also taste test the new (not too bad) Pepsi Fire. Plus: Dr. Pat puts The Sooty Show into the Goods from the Woods Hall of Fame! Follow Atlas on Twitter @AtlasNovack. Song of the week this week: "Years in Miles" by Joseph Mosman. 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 - OA91: More Sex (& Also Asset Forfeiture)
For today's show, we revisit the topic first discussed in Opening Arguments Episode #60, namely, whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964's prohibition of discrimination on the basis of "sex" implicitly extends to prohibiting discrimination on the basis of "sexual orientation" as well. First, however, fan favorite "Breakin' Down the Law" returns with an explanation of civil and criminal asset forfeiture and a new policy announced by Attorney General (for now) Jeff Sessions. In the main segment, we contrast the amicus brief filed by the U.S. Department of Justice in Zarda v. Altitude Express with the 7th Circuit's opinion in Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana. Find out why your government just submitted a brief arguing that employers have the right to hang a sign that says "no homosexuals need apply." After that, Patron Jordan Keith explains a bit more about the TOR browser as a follow-up to Opening Arguments Episode #88's discussion of U.S. v. Matish. Finally, we end with the answer to Thomas Take the Bar Exam Question #34 regarding the rape shield law, FRE 412. Listen and find out if Thomas makes it back to .500! And 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)! Recent Appearances: Andrew was just a guest on Episode 15 of Molly Unmormon's "Doubting Dogma" podcast -- give it a listen! Show Notes & Links
- The relevant statutes for asset forfeiture are 18 U.S.C. § 983 and 21 U.S.C. § 853, and you can also read the 2015 Holder memorandum prohibiting "adoptive forfeitures" by clicking here.
- We first discussed Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana in Episode #60.
- And here is the link to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.
- Here is a link to the U.S.'s amicus curiae brief in Zarda v. Altitude Express.
- This is the text of the opinion in U.S. v. Matish, which we first discussed in Episode #88.
- And finally, you can read Rule 412 of the Federal Rules of Evidence by clicking here.
The Gist - How to Beat a Casino
A few years ago, an unassuming young woman named Kelly Sun teamed up with Phil Ivey, the world’s most famous poker player. Using some questionable strategies, the two managed to win millions of dollars from casinos across the world. Now the casinos are saying what they did is cheating, and they’re trying to get their money back in court. Reporter Rose Eveleth tells Sun and Ivey’s story in a new audio documentary, A Queen of Sorts, part of the ESPN podcast series 30 for 30.
In the Spiel, yeah, no, #NoConfederate.
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The Nod - Good For The Blacks
Snoop Dogg has a TV show with Martha Stewart. The Tyler Perry movie "Boo! A Madea Halloween" made almost $100 million at the box office. A Black man once held the nuclear codes for President Trump. Sometimes in life we have to decide if a thing is good or bad for the Culture.
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Read Vinson Cunningham’s work at The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/contributors/vinson-cunningham
Follow Aminatou Sow on Twitter. She's @aminatou.
If you are struggling to decide if something is good for the Blacks, email us at goodfortheblacks AT gimletmedia DOT com.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Dictatorship on Schedule in Venezuela
How should the U.S. respond to the arrival of true dictatorship in Venezuela? Juan Carlos Hidalgo comments.
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The Stack Overflow Podcast - Podcast #114 – Every Conference Needs a Break-Dancing Greeter
Join us for a chat with CodeNewbie Founder (and all-around amazing person) Saron Yitbarek, stay for Kevin's failures and many many banana references.
The Phil Ferguson Show - 222 Perception and Memory with Christopher F. Chabris
Interview with Chris Chabris. We discuss memory, perception and how they work or don't work.
Investing Skeptically: Employee Stock Purchase Programs
Investing Skeptically: Employee Stock Purchase Programs
ATXplained - Why Is Hippie Hollow Clothing-Optional?
Everyone knows you go to Hippie Hollow to skinny dip. But how did it get that way?
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - More boys than girls in Sweden?
Exploring if an influx of teenage boys claiming asylum skewed the population?s sex ratio
African Tech Roundup - Investor Bias Debate 2.0 + Should Africa Embrace Uberisation? feat. Vije Vijendranath
A couple of weeks ago, a think piece by Andile Masuku entitled "We simply must not allow investor bias to persist" - featured in African Independent and Business Report - caused a bit of a stir on Twitter. The hubbub surrounded the article's tackling of the sensitive issue of investor bias that appears to be prevalent in Africa's startup finance scene.
Cited in Andile's piece are research findings published in a recent Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded report by the American VC outfit, Village Capital. According to the report, more than 90% of the funding that's gone into East African fintech startups over the past year or two has benefitted firms with expatriate founders. This has lead to some local founders complaining that their ventures aren't being fairly appraised for investibility in terms of their potential and financial viability.
In this episode of the African Tech Round-up, Andile Masuku and Musa Kalenga are joined by Tapsnapp founder and CEO, Vije Vijendranath, to unpack some of the impassioned response to the investor bias debate that's recently surfaced from certain quarters within our tech community and to chat about some possible solutions to the situation.
Then, being that Tapsnapp is surfing the "Uberisation of everything" trend, and given the current push-back Uber is experiencing in South Africa from various stakeholders, Andile, Musa and Vije decided to try and answer the question: how enthusiastically should Africans embrace on-demand marketplace platforms?
Music Credits:
Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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