Pause for Parrots

Jul 13 2022 146 ep. 78 mins 35
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The sociopolitical landscape of the day is a minefield of cognitive dissonance, intellectual laziness, and disingenuous actors. Listen in weekly as four dudes navigate the perilous state of national discourse and laugh at current events. Because if you don't laugh you'll cry.

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Dispatch: Is Eugenics Bad?, U.N. World Hunger, Georgia Guidestones

Jul 13 2022 70 mins  
Tony's back. Let's get esoteric. David and Tony talk about the Georgia Guidestones, how Christians would actually react to Christ's resurrection, and how the Dutch Farmer's Strike foreshadows our bug eating future.

Dispatch?: Podcast Rankings, Mad Libs, Etc

Jul 02 2022 60 mins  
David and Perrenial guest host do a loosey-goosey dispatch.

The Replication Crisis (Unlocked Bonus Episode)

Jun 21 2022 90 mins  
Unlocking this episode from the Patreon feed. If you want a deep-dive episode once a week, sign up for $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/pauseforparrots A group of researchers have discovered that there's a huge reproducibility issue in science. From cancer research to social psychology, this replication crisis is calling a lot of our assumptions about the way things work into q

Dispatch: Texas Trans Laws, Border Patrol 4th Amendment Fight, January 6th Hearings

Jun 12 2022 77 mins  
David and Perrenial Guest Host get into some stories from the week, including Texas being Texas, a Supreme Court decision on a far-reaching Border Patrol Zone, and an insane op-ed about gun violence and child abuse.

Dispatch: California Reparations Taskforce, Heard-Depp Case, Medicare Price Hikes

Jun 03 2022 70 mins  
David and Tony talk about the outcome of the Johnny Depp / Amber Heard case and all of the subsequent hot takes, the new California taskforce exploring reparations for Black Americans, and what Biden's Medicare price hikes say about how America treats its elderly.

Dispatch: Uvalde Shooting, Greg Locke, Real Estate Bubble

May 28 2022 82 mins  
Tony and David spend some time discussing the tragedy in Uvalde and some of the worst impulses of the media after a spree shooting before covering some other news from the week: including what rate increases mean for the housing market and a check-in on Pause for Parrots fan favorite Greg Locke.

Dispatch: Dystopian Real Estate, Monkeypox Outbreak, George W. Bush: War Criminal?

May 20 2022 73 mins  
The guys get into some stories from the week, including how Jeff Bezos is investing in a bleak real estate start-up, how the future of renting is prison style bunk bed pods, the implications of "Dark MAGA" on the recovery of American political discourse, and how David will survice the impending Monkeypox pandemic.

Dispatch: Ukraine Aid, Immigration Surveillance, Rick Scott's Plan?

May 14 2022 75 mins  
The guys cover some stories from the week - including Rand Paul fighting against Ukraine aid, how every federal agency seems like they have a surveillance network now, having roommates in KC might be illegal, and going through every point in Rick Scott's 11 point plan to save America to see how Republican messaging is going to look in the midterms.

Roe V. Wade Deep Dive w/ @tuneiverse (Bonus Ep)

May 11 2022 59 mins  
David and Titus are joined by practicing attorney and well-informed person Ash to discuss the leaked SCOTUS decision on Roe V. Wade. They talk through what Ash took away from reading the entire opinion, including the history of our assumed right to privacy and the implications of the legal framework used to come to the conclusions in the draft. Follow Ash on twitter @tuneiverse

Dispatch: Ministry of Disinformation, Madison Cawthorn, Roe V. Wade

May 06 2022 70 mins  
The guys cover some headlines from the week, including Biden's Ministry of Disinformation, whether Madison Cawthorn is a victim of kompromat, and a brief discussion of the leaked SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe V. Wade.