On today’s show, the voice of the Cleveland Cavaliers & Cleveland Browns joins us to play “Courage or Cringe”:
Does the world’s biggest podcaster have an obligation to consider his cultural impact when weighing in on subjects outside of his expertise, or should his detractors stop holding his views to the same academic rigor they expect from the scientific community?
Did the LAPD do right by asking the NBA to investigate LeBron after his highly controversial police tweet, or is this action by a formal police organization a passive-aggressive violation of a citizen’s first amendment rights?
Did lawmakers in Idaho disenfranchise millions of their citizens by voting to eliminate critical race theory from their public schools, or does their action constitute a kind of civil protest against a controversial and polarizing theory?
Courage or Cringe:
Joe Rogan clarifies vaccination comments: 'I'm not anti-vax”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/joe-rogan-tells-massive-audience-202457655.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56948665 (https://www.yahoo.com/news/joe-rogan-tells-massive-audience-202457655.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56948665)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/joe-rogan-walks-back-vaccine-210922487.html (https://www.yahoo.com/news/joe-rogan-walks-back-vaccine-210922487.html)
LAPD union asks NBA to investigate LeBron James
https://fox59.com/news/national-world/lapd-union-asks-nba-to-investigate-lebron-james/ (https://fox59.com/news/national-world/lapd-union-asks-nba-to-investigate-lebron-james/)
Idaho moves to ban critical race theory instruction in all public schools, including universities
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/27/us/critical-race-theory-idaho-bill-trnd/index.html?ofs=fbia (https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/27/us/critical-race-theory-idaho-bill-trnd/index.html?ofs=fbia)
About Rafa Hernandez-Brito:
Bilingual Play by Play sports pioneer, content creator & the only sportscaster to have called the NBA, NFL, MLB Finals & The Final 4 in Spanish!
https://www.instagram.com/elalcalderafa/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/elalcalderafa/?hl=en )
https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/rafa-final-four-210402 (https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/rafa-final-four-210402)
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