Archive for the ‘podcast’ Category

334. Targets, Acquisition, Hooking-Up, and Flesh

Reviewing the article “Tinder and the Dawn of the ‘Dating Apocalypse’” by Nancy Jo Sales

333. Tank Tops, Short Shorts, Anxiety, and Self-Disgust

Reviewing the article “Why I’m Burning My Bikini Top” By Meghan Walsh and A rally in Springfield, Missouri called “Free the Nipple.”

332. Islam, Rome, ISIS, and the Apocalypse

Reviewing portions of the article “What ISIS Really Wants” by Graeme Wood

331. Men, Women, Lust, and Fear

Reviewing two articles that demonstrate the difference of the work of the flesh in men and women. “What the Trump and Cosby Allegations Reveal About Rape Culture” by Amanda Marcotte and “Kate Winslet’s body-positive message to her daughter: ‘We’re so luck we’re curvy.’”

330. Aibo, Pepper, Alexa, and Flesh

Reviewing the article “Why You Will Fall in Love with a Robot” by Mike Elgan

329. Ben, Jennifer, Charm, and Control

Discussing the sad announcement that Ben Afflick and Jennifer Garner are getting a divorce.

328. Terrorist, the FBI, Money, and Flesh

Reviewing the TED Talk “How this FBI strategy is actually creating US-based terrorists” by Trevor Aaronon

327. Determinism, Quantum Mechanics, Probability, and Free Will

Reviewing comments by Sam Harris on Free will and the article “When You’re Wrong… You’re Right? Stephen Hawking’s Implausible Defense of Determinism” by Timothy McGettigan

326. Assess, Acknowledge, Act, and Relate

Reviewing the article “Women trained to resist sexual assault for less likely to be raped: study.”

325. Pursuing, Complaining, Resiliency, and Happiness

Reviewing the article “Researchers Say They’ve Cracked the Code to Being Happy”