S03E04 - A PR Disaster

Puerto Rico has had a humongous disaster and also a hurricane. Their debt crisis had been strip mining the country for years, now hurricane Maria is an unfathomably worse.  Also we take a look at one reason why the earthquake in Mexico was so bad.  Also, Kayla takes us back to 90s pop, and Stephen checks in on the whole NFL protest thing.

Disaster Relief 

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Balthazar the musical
Mexico City is built on a lake bed
Puerto Rico and Wall Street
More on the PR debt crisis
John Oliver's coverage of the PR debt crisis

S03E03 - Genocide, Juggalos and War, Oh My!

Myanmar, also known as Burma, is persecuting the Rohingya people who are fleeing in droves.  No this isn't some Lord of the Rings fan fiction, this is a for reals genocide happening right now.  Also big president Trump gave a big boy speech in front of the UN. He was mighty grumpy! And, Juggalos a poppin'! It's a packed show.

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A Brief history of the Rohingya crisis
Trump's speech before the UN
Juggalos March on Washington
Faygo store locator

S03E02 - The Deep State, But not too deep

We take a look at the Deep State. Is it a hidden cabal of sunglasses wearing X-files types, or a conspiracy of powerful forces happening right under our nose.  Trump can't, won't, shan't staff the whole government.  What does that mean if there are not enough government employees?  Also Kayla goes to Sea World and we talk about the new iPhone.

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The missing jobs in the government
We need the government to do things
Hanlon's Razor

S03E01 - Free Speech, it'll Cost Ya

Nazi's (LITERAL NAZIS!!) marched in Virginia shouting antisemitic slogans and a bunch of other terrible stuff.  Can... can they do that?  Well, yes.  What can you do?  We talk about Free Speech and its limits.  Also, Kayla's still married! and Stephen gets a needle in the eye.

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Landmark Cases in Free Speech
The Daily Episode on Recruiting in Gaming Forums
Alt Right humor as a weapon
Google and Facebook are turning off Nazi websites
How the government draws the line between free speech and hate crimes

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