That Word! I do not think it means what you think it means.

Jun 04 2021 16 ep. 73 mins 9

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In anticipation of our widely acclaimed book, Shimon and Matthew are taking to the podwaves to delve into the meaning and lack of understanding of words and the amount of division that comes about through misunderstanding each other. Really we are just a couple of guys who disagree a lot trying to make sense of the world.

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Immigration! What is a nation, what's a border, and why

Jun 04 2021 71 mins

In which we discuss immigration- and all the crises and problems on both sides of any border that would make 'immigration' a problematic issue, including refugees, economic collapse, spies, welfare states, freedom, and tyranny

Jobs, Wages and Unemployment

May 13 2021 93 mins

Are people incentivized- or disincentivized- to work? By a higher minimum wage, or by a UBI? What does that do to a business's ability to survive and hire people - or to an economy or country, to even the value of a dollar? We disagree about all sorts of things wrt wages, governments, and freedoms, although we agree that most of our leaders should be catapulted into the ocean. Eri

Green passports and Liberty

May 04 2021 73 mins

In Which We Discuss... What are the risks to society of removing a large chunk of society... from society? Is it worth it to avoid the risks of... not removing them from society, if they're unvaccinated? What assumptions are wrapped up in each stage of that?

Perpetual outrage and self censorship

May 04 2021 72 mins

We discuss the Campus Expression Survey from Heterodox Academy, general issues of self-censorship, the below article and more. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-perpetual-outrage-machine-churns-on-11615214342?st=ex297r5ny45uc2n&reflink=article_gmail_share https://heterodoxacademy.org/campus-expression-survey/

What's this Clubhouse thing

May 04 2021 85 mins

In which we learn about Clubhouse, discuss what is a 'scientific consensus, a political consensus, what it means to be outside the consensus, whether we're all being gaslit if we don't get to hear whoever's rocking the boat and whether rich people should openly become aristocrats with responsibilities... This episode was recorded back in February but wasn't published for some reas

UBI Vs. Child Tax Credits

Feb 18 2021 89 mins

In which we start out discuss proposals by Biden and Romney for a 'Children's UBI', explore the bigger idea and implications of a Universal Basic Income for everyone, entertain the likelihood of anything being implemented by a government competently ever, and circle back to what it would take to empower and raise up everybody out of poverty and towards self-sufficiency and informed

Random thoughts

Feb 09 2021 65 mins

We discuss a wide range of themes including prosperity, globalization, and communal vs. personal responsibility. We also focus in early in the episode on how the "powers that be" utilize deliberate misunderstanding to avoid answering the bigger questions that we face.

Gamestop pt 2

Feb 04 2021 111 mins

We are joined by Sarah Nadav, Behavioral Economist and Author of "What the F*CK Should I Do Now?: How to Manage your Money when Money Stops Making Sense". We have a wide-ranging conversation about the GameStop phenomenon the rise of retail invsetors and potential public policy directions. Some links Our Book https://www.amazon.com/Think-That-Word-Means-What/dp/B08M1XBXVH Sarah's b

GameStop Part 1

Feb 02 2021 22 mins

We discuss the basics of what is going on with GameStop. How it works from a laymen's perspective and began to outline the problems surrounding the reaction. Tune in to Part 2 for more in depth discussion around policy. Here is the link to the Mark Cuban interview that I referenced at the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_AJvwy33io

Ep 7 Corporate power and money in politics!

Jan 25 2021 70 mins

Join us as we discuss corporate power, money in politics, and whatever other topics come up. Articles and resources The main article https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/24/donald-trump-twitter-facebook-corporate-sedition?fbclid=IwAR2f4m-BukOzKnB3gNkWuZO5KtmcuVWH5MOPtJntAUJ6mD5Vwk2lfDbGdcE Open secrets money raised by election cycle https://www.opensecr