343. What Is The War on Drugs?
Whenever the government declares war on something in order to save us, they inevitably loses the war and we get more of whatever they declared war on. It happened with the “war on poverty” and the “war on terror,” and it has happened with the war on drugs as well. Here’s a transcript of our […]
342. What Was Prohibition?
When governments try and ban substances to protect people from themselves, the results are never what they intended. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Connor: Hey, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Connor. Connor: A couple of episodes ago we talked about vices and mentioned that you know, we’d be talking about prohibition in a future episode. Well, here we are. […]
341. Why Is It Good to Have A Dream?
Some of the best and innovative ideas and inventions came about because someone dared to dream big. Today, Connor and Brittany talk about why it’s important to have big dreams.
340. Who Is The “Worst Mom in America?”
When one New York mother let her son ride the subway by himself, she was labeled the “worst mom in America.” But giving her son the independence he craved would help her become a leader of the “free range” parenting movement. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Connor: Hey, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Connor. Connor: I wanna ask you […]
339. What Is A Vice?
Should people be criminally punished for behavior that may not be good for them, but that doesn’t hurt anyone else? Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Connor. Connor: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So long, long ago, I think one of the earliest episodes we talked about a man named Lysander Spooner or Lysander. I’ve […]
338. Why Is It So Important to be A Good Listener?
All too often, we like to hear ourselves speak and forget that the other person in the conversation might have something meaningful to say. Jordan Peterson tells us that when we have conversations, we should always assume that the other person knows something we don’t, and this is excellent advice. Here’s a transcript of our […]
337. How Do Congressmembers Get So Rich?
Our Congressmen aren’t making a million dollars a year at their jobs, but many of them are extremely wealthy. Today, Emma and Brittany dive into why this is. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: So throughout, I feel like a lot of people have started paying way closer attention to what […]
336. How Much Do You Remember from Past Episodes?
Today we celebrate Emma’s year on the show by remembering some of our favorite episodes. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So, I don’t know if you know this actually, but it is almost your year. So it is your year that you’ve been doing this show with us, but they […]
335. Why Should You Stop Making Excuses?
Everyone has an excuse for why they don’t do something. But in order to be the people we want to be, and achieve our goals, we should stop making excuses and act. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So, you and I both love doing episodes where we talk about things […]
334. Who Was Rosa Parks?
Rosa Parks is one of the pioneers of the civil rights movement. Today Emma and Brittany talk about what made her so special. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So, we haven’t talked about a hero in a while actually. I’ve noticed we’ve been talking about so many crazy things going […]