Fredericks MIND Thing

According to the Cambridge Dictionary madness is defined as “stupid or dangerous behaviour” and one doesn’t need to look too hard to see it all around us.

This one took a while, obviously. Learning of Dave from Knoxville’s death, one of this podcast’s most long term and enthusiastic supporters, took the wind out of my sails for a while. He is deeply missed, but one must carry on. So, I will. Good luck, Dave from Knoxville, Trump, DeSantis and their supporters are relentless, Merchandising, The Republican debate, Indict the M.F.er

Fight The Woke This episode has been extremely difficult to complete. It’s a depressing topic and Governor Ron DeSantis and his ilk are constantly doing more provocative things. DeSantis, in particular, with his constant desire to stay in the media spotlight ends up continuously pulling political stunts and passing laws that are harming the state of Florida and many other people

I recently had an opportunity to interview comedy writer Andy Breckman and the station manager of WFMU Ken Freedman. Together they host the stunt radio program Seven Second Delay on Wednesdays at 6 p.m.. We talk about music, fascism, politics, cancel culture and comedy. It was fun. Podcasting. The evolutionary ladder. Fascism. Kapo. Johnny Thunders in Michigan. Ken's Trump predicti

It seems angry people with authoritarian tendencies are asserting themselves everywhere. What is driving their anger and divisiveness? The primary driver appears to be fear inspired by false information. Since the 1960s, the United States has made significant progress is advancing civil rights and acceptance of diversity. New technology has made it much easier to disseminate false

Come On America So much is happening so quickly that is is difficult to focus on what’s most important. We are bombarded with endless threats both purely imaginary and dangerously real. How much faith should we have in our fellow citizens? Do they see what we see the same way? Lordy, I hope a lot of them do. And they vote Tuesday -if they haven’t already, that is. Come On, Amer

Democracy is designed to allow citizens to present arguments and debate their merits in the marketplace of ideas. Words, ideas and evidence were to be used to determine policy. What we are experiencing currently is the result of one party being bereft of ideas. The lack of ideas forces them use other methods of persuasion. This explains the increase we are seeing in use of misinfor

The United States seems to be awash in violence, from overzealous police to armed street gangs to determined mass murderers. Who benefits from this situation? Media organizations, certainly, right wing hate groups, as well, but, I’d say, none benefit more than arms manufacturers.

For a while, I fell out of the podcast groove, but I’m jumping back in. So much has happened during my absence that I didn’t even touch on the idiot trucker convoy or the idiot Elon Musk maybe-purchase of Twitter. I do address minority rule, performative moronics, gerrymandering, engage in a brief authoritarian rant and end with a playful sound collage. Shouldn’t record in th

What a year just was and what a year the next one promises to be. Not a recap show or a prediction show. Just an update. New Port Richey Christmas Parade -with helicopters. War on the holidays. Oh Mee Chrone- Covid 19's latest iteration. Cordyceps. Trump and DeSantis. Madness is spreading. Concerns about 2022. January 6th and the Big Lie. Steve Inskeep's Truth Sandwich. Sam Harris