Episode 012

Posted on 2019-01-272020-06-26 by Scot

Border Walls: Are They Effective?

Recorded on 27 Jan 2019: Topics include Border Walls: Are They Effective? and Social Justice Warriors Gone Wild!!

Banter: The Government Reopens … Temporarily

Trump Agrees to Reopen Government for 3 Weeks in Surprise Retreat From Wall, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Nicholas Fandos, and Peter Baker, NYT, 25 Jan 2019
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/us/politics/trump-shutdown-deal.html
Exclusive: White House preparing draft national emergency order, has identified $7 billion for wall, Priscilla Alvarez and Tammy Kupperman, CNN, 24 Jan 2019
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/24/politics/trump-border-wall-emergency-draft/index.html
Trump’s golf course employed undocumented workers — and then fired them amid showdown over border wall, Joshua Partlow and David A. Fahrenthold, WaPo, 26 Jan 2019
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-trumps-demand-for-a-border-wall-shut-down-the-government-at-the-same-time-his-company-was-firing-undocumented-workers/2019/01/26/8cf75d66-20c5-11e9-8e21-59a09ff1e2a1_story.html

Segment 1: Border Walls: Are They Effective?

Borders and Walls: Do Barriers Deter Unauthorized Migration?, Reece Jones, Migration Policy Institute (MPI), 05Oct2016
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/borders-and-walls-do-barriers-deter-unauthorized-migration
Why the Wall Won’t Work, David Bier, The Cato Institute, May2017
https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/why-wall-wont-work
Trump wall – all you need to know about US border in seven charts , Lucy Rodgers and Dominic Bailey, BBC News, 21 Jan 2019
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46824649
Five Problems Trump’s Wall Won’t Solve, According to Professor Emeritus Michael Dear, UC Berkeley, 08 Mar 2017
https://ced.berkeley.edu/events-media/news/five-problems-trumps-wall-wont-solve-according-to-professor-emeritus-michae

Segment 2: Social Justice Warriors Gone Wild!!

Jeremy Kappell: WHEC chief meteorologist fired after apparent on-air Martin Luther King slur live on Rochester, NY news, issues video apology, CBS News, 08 Jan 2019
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeremy-kappell-whec-chief-meteorologist-fired-apparent-on-air-mlk-slur-rochester-new-york/
Could fired meteorologist Jeremy Kappell sue WHEC and win?, Mary Chao, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 08 Jan 2019
https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2019/01/08/jeremy-kappell-racist-slur-martin-luther-king-jr-sue-whec-lawsuit/2513739002/
US teen denies mocking Native American, BBC, 21 Jan 2019
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46943364
Covington High School closed Tuesday, uproar persists after video of encounter with Native American man, Greg Norman, Fox News, 22 Jan 2019
https://www.foxnews.com/us/covington-high-school-closes-tuesday-as-uproar-persists-following-viral-video-of-confrontation-with-native-american-man
Covington bishop apologizes for prematurely condemning students in viral incident with Native American elder, Lukas Mikelionis, Fox News, 26 Jan 2019
https://www.foxnews.com/us/covington-bishop-apologizes-for-prematurely-condemning-students-in-viral-incident-with-native-american-elder
The Righteousness and the Woke – Why Evangelicals and Social Justice Warriors Trigger Me in the Same Way, Valerie Tarico, 24 Jan 2019
https://valerietarico.com/2019/01/24/the-righteousness-and-the-woke-why-evangelicals-and-social-justice-warriors-trigger-me-in-the-same-way/

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Episode 009

Posted on 2018-08-28 by Scot

Recorded on 26 Aug 2018: Topics include Senator John McCain, When to Trust Peer Reviewed Journals, and The N-Word

Senator John McCain

John McCain
Wikipedia, 26 Aug 2018 (accessed 26 Aug 2018)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCain
Arizona Senator: John McCain (Republican Sr Senator)
On The Issues, 26 Aug 2018
http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/John_McCain.htm
The key moments in John McCain’s life
Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, 26 Aug 2018
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44009916

When to Trust Peer Reviewed Journals

Consuming Alcohol in Moderation Can Lower Mortality Risks
ACC News Story, American College of Cardiology, 14 Aug 2007
https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2017/08/14/12/54/consuming-alcohol-in-moderation-can-lower-mortality-risks
No Amount Of Alcohol Is Good For Your Health, Global Study Says
Samantha Raphelson, NPR Health, 24 Aug 2018
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/24/641618937/no-amount-of-alcohol-is-good-for-your-health-global-study-claims
When to trust (and not to trust) peer reviewed science
Merlin Crossley, The Conversation, 12 Jul 2018
http://theconversation.com/when-to-trust-and-not-to-trust-peer-reviewed-science-99365
Scimago Journal & Country Rank
Scimago institutions Rankings, 25 Aug 2018
https://www.scimagojr.com/journalrank.php

The N-Word

Papa John’s Founder Used N-Word On Conference Call
Noah Kirsch, Forbes, 11 July 2018
https://www.forbes.com/sites/noahkirsch/2018/07/11/papa-johns-founder-john-schnatter-allegedly-used-n-word-on-conference-call/
Papa John’s Founder Resigns, Gains $50 Million In A Day
Noah Kirsch, Forbes, 13 July 2018
https://www.forbes.com/sites/noahkirsch/2018/07/13/papa-johns-founder-john-schnatter-resigns-net-worth-rises-50-million-in-a-day/
Papa John Schnatter Speaks After Admitting Use Of The N-Word
Terry Meiners, NewsRadio 840 WHAS, 13 July 2018
https://whas.iheart.com/content/2018-07-13-papa-john-schnatter-speaks-after-admitting-use-of-the-n-word/
Amid a backlash, Papa John’s distances itself from founder, who speaks out in interview
Deanna Paul & Eli Rosenberg, Washington Post, 13 July 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/07/13/amid-a-backlash-papa-johns-distances-itself-from-founder-who-speaks-out-in-interview/
Papa John’s founder John Schnatter says he shouldn’t have resigned
Grace Schneider and Andrew Wolfson, USAToday, 18 July 2018
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2018/07/18/john-schnatter-mistake-resign-papa-johns-pizza/795214002/
nigger, n. and adj.
OED Online, June 2018, Oxford University Press (accessed 14 July 14 2018)
http://www.oed.com/viewdictionaryentry/Entry/126934
History of slavery
Wikipedia, 09 July 2018 (accessed 14 July 2018)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_slavery
Slavery in Islam
BBC Religion, 07 Sep 2009 (accessed 14 July 2018)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/slavery_1.shtml
Why It’s OK for Black People, but Not White People, to Use the N-Word, Explained (Again)
Michael Harriot, The Root, 23 May 2018
https://www.theroot.com/why-its-ok-for-black-people-but-not-white-people-to-u-1826255011
Why Explaining ‘The N-Word’ To Non-Black People Is So Damn Exhausting
Zeba Blay, Huffington Post, 09 May 2017
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/why-explaining-the-n-word-to-non-black-people-is-so-damn-exhausting_us_5910cb2de4b0d5d9049eef86
Straight Talk about the N-Word
Sean Price, Teaching Tolerance, 2011
https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/fall-2011/straight-talk-about-the-nword
Why Rappers Should Retire The N-Word
Jeremy Helligar, Variety, 22 May 2018
https://variety.com/2018/music/opinion/kendrick-lamar-rappers-should-stop-using-n-word-1202818977/
Jury Rules That Black People Shouldn’t Say The N-Word Either
Elie Mystal, Above The Law, 04 Sep 2013
https://abovethelaw.com/2013/09/jury-rules-that-black-people-shouldnt-say-the-n-word-either/
Society’s use of the N-word demonstrates hypocrisy
Mackenzie Gleysteen Opinion Contributor, Collegiate Times, 16 Apr 2018
http://www.collegiatetimes.com/opinion/society-s-use-of-the-n-word-demonstrates-hypocrisy/article_9a252472-401b-11e8-a1fc-3b56b728ab98.html
The “N” Word is Laid to Rest by the NAACP
Press Release, NAACP, 09 Jul 2007
https://www.naacp.org/latest/the-n-word-is-laid-to-rest-by-the-naacp/
Federal jury rejects ‘N-word’ among blacks in workplace
Dareh Gregrian, New York Daily News, 03 Sep 2013
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/jury-no-n-word-workplace-article-1.1444600
Stop Saying N***a If You’re Not Black
Malcolm-Aime Musoni, Huffington Post Blog, 06 Dec 2017
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/malcolmaime-musoni/stop-saying-nigga-if-your_b_8190836.html
The N-Word
Online Journalism Awards, 2015
https://awards.journalists.org/entries/the-n-word/
The n-word: An interactive project exploring a singular word
Dave Sheinin and Krissah Thompson, WaPo (visited 11 Aug 2018)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dre/features/the-n-word
(Couldn’t get the videos to play)
The n-word through history
WaPo, YouTube, 09 Jan 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yv2BnfbUFs
The n-word: An entrenched racial slur now more prevalent than ever
Dave Sheinin and Krissah Thompson, WaPo, 09 Nov 2014
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2014/11/09/the-n-word-an-entrenched-racial-slur-now-more-prevalent-than-ever/
The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn’t, and Why
Jabari Asim, WGBH Forum, YouTube, 09 Apr 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XS6ZtE-AlE
US Census Bureau Quick Facts
US Census Bureau, 01 Jul 2017 (visited 11 Aug 2018)
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045217
The 2017 Racial and Gender Report Card (RGRC): National Football League
Richard Lapchick, Sasahil MArfatia, The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES), 18 Oct 2017
http://nebula.wsimg.com/1a7f83c14af6a516176740244d8afc46?AccessKeyId=DAC3A56D8FB782449D2A&disposition=0&alloworigin=1
Alcohol Prohibition Was a Failure
Mark Thorton, Cato Institute Policy Analysis, 17 Jul 1991
https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/alcohol-prohibition-was-failure
https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/pa157.pdf
Abstinence-Only Education and Teen Pregnancy Rates: Why We Need Comprehensive Sex Education in the U.S
Stanger-Hall, K.F., and Hall, D.W., 2011, PLoS ONE 6(10): e24658.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024658
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3194801/

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Episode 005

Posted on 2018-03-252018-05-04 by Scot

Summary
Recorded on 25 Mar 2018: Topics include Domestic Terrorism and Critical Thinking: Evidence — Evaluating Sources

Domestic Terrorism

“Why police aren’t calling Austin bombing suspect Mark Anthony Conditt a terrorist”, Elizbeth Chuck, NBC News, 22 Mar 2018
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/why-police-aren-t-calling-austin-bombing-suspect-mark-anthony-n859116
“22 U.S. Code § 2656f – Annual country reports on terrorism”, Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School, modified 06 Mar 2018
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/22/2656f
“How the USA PATRIOT Act redefines “Domestic Terrorism”, American Civil Liberties Union, modified 25 Mar 2018
https://www.aclu.org/other/how-usa-patriot-act-redefines-domestic-terrorism
“Domestic terrorism in the United States“, Wikipedia, modified 20 Mar 2018
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_terrorism_in_the_United_States
“Domestic terrorism“, Wikipedia, modified 13 Mar 2018
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_terrorism
“Charleston church shooting“, Wikipedia, modified 24 Mar 2018
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_church_shooting
“The Reasons Why Dylann Roof Wasn’t Charged with Terrorism”, Faiza Patel & Adrienne Tierney, Just Security, 30 July 2015
https://www.justsecurity.org/25071/reason-dylann-roof-charged-terrorism/

Critical Thinking: Evidence — Evaluating Sources

“Skeptic Heads Podcast Episode 004”, Scot Haire & Brian Broome, 25 Feb 2018
https://skepticheads.com/podcast/2018/episode-004/
“Political Fact-Checking Under Fire”, transcript “Talk of the Nation”, Neal Conan, NPR, 10 Jan 2012
https://www.npr.org/2012/01/10/144974110/political-fact-checking-under-fire
“FackCheck.org — A Fraudulent “Fact Check” Site Funded By Biased Political Group”, 27 Aug 2012
http://www.matchdoctor.com/blog_141905/Factcheck_org_–_A_Fraudulent_Fact_Check_Site_Funded_By_Biased_Political_Group.html
“FackCheck.org — A Fraudulent “Fact Check” Site Funded By Biased Political Group”, post by user DiamondRain, MatchDoctor, 27 Aug 2012
http://www.matchdoctor.com/blog_141905/Factcheck_org_–_A_Fraudulent_Fact_Check_Site_Funded_By_Biased_Political_Group.html
“Becoming a Critical Thinker: Chapter 3 – Sources”, Robert T. Carroll, 2004, pp 31-78
http://skepdic.com/ticriticalthinking.html
“Six Questions That Will Tell You What Media to Trust”, Tom Rosenstiel, American Press Institute, 2013
https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/publications/six-critical-questions-can-use-evaluate-media-content/
“How to Spot Fake News”, Eugene Kiely & Lori Robertson, 18 Nov 2016, FactCheck.org
https://www.factcheck.org/2016/11/how-to-spot-fake-news/

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