Despite all my rage, I am still just a Guy in a cage. One of our most tenuous ones yet. Also kinda stripping everything of interest out of the original line, which involves rats. A “rat in a cage” invokes a certain image of helplessness that a “guy in a cage” doesn’t really. Although, maybe it should. Mass incarceration is a significant issue, and drives a lot of other societal ills, with little pushback to the widespread dehumanization. On the other hand, boiling down the individuals caught up in this web of perpetual misery to “guys” would be perhaps reductive to the point of being offensive. And we’re too nice for something like that. Some have even called us “the internet’s nice boys.” It was probably meant to be demeaning though. Where am I?
Another episode that ran a bit long- oops! The reason is that, after another listener email, we have our first ever “Cigarette Hour” wherein we smoke some figurative cigarettes to commemorate our many enemies being vanquished at the Super Bowl. No, YOU’RE pathetic! Then it’s 3 intriguing tales of Guys, featuring a legendary boxer with a confused legacy, a particularly unethical psychologist, and an 18th century Englishman with a homemade submarine.
Max Baer - 00:55:31
John B Watson - 01:25:42
John Day - 01:50:43
