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Wharton MoneyballMoneyball Highlights: MLB Postseason & NBA TipoffWharton's Cade Massey, Shane Jensen, and Eric Bradlow speak with Dan Cervone, co-founder of Zelus Analytics, about the recent MLB league championship games, as well as the start of the NBA season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-10-2526 min
Science VsDid We Predict the Pandemic?Just two months before Covid-19 broke out, we made a fictional pandemic episode that was like “Contagion” but with citations. And we played it for Dr. Anthony Fauci. Today, we’re looking back at that episode and asking — how much of the pandemic did we predict? This episode has some unbleeped curse words. Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/ScienceVsPandemicIn this episode, we cover:(00:00) Chapter One: Why we’re sharing this episode(03:42) Chapter Two: Meet Dr. Anthony Fauci(07:10...
2023-05-1149 min
Honest Offense98: The Stanford Law School Experiment with Tim RosenbergerTim Rosenberger is a JD/MBA student at Stanford University, where he is President of the Federalist Society. On March 9, Judge Kyle Duncan was invited to speak at Stanford Law by the Stanford Federalist Society. The title of his talk was "The Fifth Circuit in Conversation with the Supreme Court: Covid, Guns, and Twitter." Duncan was continuously interrupted and cut short by student protesters and the SLS Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. In a statement, SLS Dean Jenny Martinez announced that all SLS students will take part in a mandatory half-day of training “on the topic of fr...
2023-04-2445 minHonest Offense97: Reinventing the Internet with Standard Notes CEO MoMo is the founder and CEO of Standard Notes, a privacy-focused note-taking app. Standard Notes features end-to-end encryption, advanced security, and unique privacy controls. Standard Notes' code is completely open-source and independently audited by leading security researchers. It is an ideal example of what an alternative to the corporate-controlled internet can be.
https://standardnotes.com
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00:00 Introduction
01:00 What is Standard Notes?
9:00 How Mo got interest in privacy
15:00 How Standard Notes fits into the tech world
22:00 What privacy means
28:00 What is encryption and why it m...
2023-03-201h 03
American ViewpointsPrivacy And Safety: Where Should The Limits Be For Law Enforcement?In a recent article, Eric Cervone explains why some members of Congress are pushing back against the practice of law enforcement agencies buying location tracking data from cell phone providers. The information can provide locations of where someone has been (or possibly is) without a warrant.
The discussion looks at the conflict between privacy rights and the extent of police surveillance and information gathering on any person.
Read his article here: https://www.theblaze.com/news/senators-seeking-to-reign-in-law-enforcements-cell-phone-tracking-abilities
2022-10-0409 min
Honest Offense93: The World's Greatest Free Speech Champions with FIRE's Nico PerrinoIf you've listened to this podcast at all, you know how big a fan I am of FIRE. Until recently, FIRE stood for the "Foundation for Individual Rights in Education," but as of last week, they have expanded their mission and are now the "Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression." To me, FIRE is easily the premiere defender of free speech in America today. Nico Perrino serves as the Vice President of FIRE’s Communications department. He is also the creator and host of FIRE’s So to Speak Podcast, which takes an uncensored look at the world of free...
2022-06-1557 minHonest Offense92: Harvard to Hollywood with Futurama Writer and Lawyer Patric VerroneIn college, Patric Verrone was an editor of the renowned Harvard Lampoon. He graduated from Boston College Law School and briefly practiced law before becoming a TV writer. Early in his career, he was a monologue writer for The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. He's written for Futurama (which is coming back next year!) since its first season and has served a producer and executive producer on the show. He also served a the president of the Writers Guild of America during the 2007-2008 writers strike. On top of all that he...
2022-06-101h 21Honest Offense91: Fixing Potholes with WWE Superstar & Knox County Mayor Glenn "Kane" JacobsWrestling fans know Mayor Glenn Jacobs as WWE Superstar Kane. Mayor Jacobs has been with the WWE since 1995, and since 2018 he has served as the mayor of Knox County, Tennessee. He is also the author of the excellent book, "Mayor Kane: My Life in Wrestling and Politics"—likely the only book in history to have chapters detailing both Austrian economics and Japanese shoot wrestling.
Mayor Kane's book: https://www.amazon.com/Mayor-Kane-Life-Wrestling-Liberty/dp/154608584X/
Mayor Kane on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GlennJacobsTN
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01:00 Running for reelection
05:30 Fig...
2022-06-0530 minHonest Offense90: The History of Standup Comedy with Wayne FedermanWayne Federman is a standup comic, actor, producer, writer, comedy historian, and USC professor. He has been in about 90% of my favorite comedies: 40-Year-Old Virgin, Step Brothers, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The League, Community, Always Sunny, Tough Crowd, 50 First Dates, Knocked Up, Crashing, Silicon Valley, Legally Blonde...among over one hundred other credits. And he is the author of the excellent book, "The History of Stand-Up: From Mark Twain to Dave Chappelle." Wayne is also a producer on the upcoming HBO Documentary "George Carlin's American Dream," which premieres May 20.
The History of Stand-Up: https://www.amazon.com/History-Stand-Up-Mark-Twain-Chappelle...
2022-05-171h 22
The Matt Balaker PodcastEp. 1 Carol Roth on the War on Small Business — The Matt Balaker PodcastCarol Roth is a content creator, “recovering” investment banker, author of The War on Small Business, entrepreneur, TV pundit and host, and New York Times bestselling author of The Entrepreneur Equation.
She has worked in a variety of capacities across industries, including currently as an outsourced CCO, as a director on public and private company boards and as a strategic advisor. She advocates for small business, small government and big hair.
She joins Matt Balaker and Eric Cervone to discuss her career arch and the current climate of small businesses in the U.S.
2022-03-1742 minHonest Offense84: The Mind of the Censor with Robert Corn-RevereRobert Corn-Revere is an attorney and partner in the Washington, DC office of Davis Wright Tremaine. Bob is one of the country's preeminent First Amendment lawyers, having argued on behalf of Playboy in front of the Supreme Court, defended CBS Television and Viacom in an FCC proceeding resulting from the Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction," and successfully petitioned for a pardon of comedian Lenny Bruce. (If you're interested in hearing more about Bob's illustrious career, check out on conversation on Episode 57.) Bob's new book, "The Mind of the Censor and the Eye of the Beholder: The First Amendment and the Ce...
2022-02-131h 03Honest Offense83: Fighting for Academic Freedom in Canada — Dr. Rima AzarDr. Rima Azar is an Associate Professor of health psychology at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Canada. She was suspended from her position, and banned from campus, following complains about her personal blog. She’s fought back against the suspension. Last June she spoke with Jordan Peterson on his podcast about what she was going through. In this conversation, I talk with Rima about her time growing un in Lebanon during its civil war, what happened to her at Mount Allison, why she chose to fight back, and where she goes next.
Rima's blog: https://bambisafkar.ca...
2022-01-1458 minHonest Offense82: The Rule of Law is a Myth — John HasnasJohn Hasnas is a professor at Georgetown University Law Center and Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, and the executive director of the Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics. John has written some of my favorite pieces of academic legal writing including The Myth of the Rule of Law, The Obviousness of Anarchy, and recently Ten Questions about Democracy.
What makes John’s work unique is that most legal scholarship is dry, and boring—usually, it seeks promote some minor incremental change in a niche area of the law. John’s work forces the reader to...
2022-01-071h 04
Honest Offense81: Dr. Michelle Drouin on the Intimacy FamineMichelle Drouin is a professor of psychology at Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne. She has served as a forensic consultant, expert witness, and she is an internationally-recognized researcher and speaker. Dr. Drouin focuses her work on issues related to technology, relationships, couples, and sexuality. Dr. Drouin is also the author of the upcoming book Out of Touch: How to Survive an Intimacy Famine, which will be out February 1. The book is a scientific and personal look at how technology and the COVID pandemic are shaping the way we interact with each other at all levels.
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2021-12-0559 min
Honest Offense80: Dorian Abbot Returns — The Latest on Academic CensorshipDorian Abbot is an associate professor of geophysical science at the University of Chicago. Dorian first made national news when he challenged the university's diversity hiring practices. (To hear that story, check out our conversation on episode 43.) In August, Dorian published a widely discussed op-ed in Newsweek titled “The Diversity Problem on Campus,” which caused MIT to cancel a lecture he was scheduled to give at a prestigious event. Dorian's been all over the media since then to talk about what’s happening to academic freedom on campuses across the country.
Dorian on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dorian...
2021-11-1554 min
Honest Offense79: MMA Fighter Ryan MacDonald on Victory and DefeatRyan MacDonald is an MMA fighter and UFC veteran with a professional record of 11-2. He is also the owner and coach of 6910N1 MMA & Fitness in his hometown of North Platte, Nebraska. Ryan is coming off an impressive finish last week at Art of Scrap 3 against fellow UFC veteran Willie Gates.
Ryan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mainevent_mac
Ryan on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/maineventssb
6910N1 MMA & Fitness: https://waysofharmony.wixsite.com/6910n1mma
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2021-11-071h 11
Honest Offense77: Education Innovation with Acton Academy's Shannon FalkensteinShannon Falkenstein is a co-founder and Executive Director of Acton Academy in El Salvador. Acton Academy is an innovative form of education that aims to move students from receivers of knowledge to self-seekers of knowledge. Acton blends state of the art software, projects with real world application, Socratic discussions, and what they call the Hero’s Journey in a student-centered, multi-age classroom. I learned about Acton Academy after seeing that Tim Kennedy is opening his own affiliate in Austin, and I’m just so excited by the idea of it. Acton Academy affiliates are now open around the country and...
2021-10-1850 min
Honest Offense76: Seeking Justice for Ross Ulbricht — Lyn UlbrichtLyn Ulbricht is the mother of Ross Ulbricht, who created the marketplace website Silk Road in 2011. In 2015, Ross—a first-time, nonviolent offender— was sentenced to a double life sentence plus 40 years without the possibility of parole for offenses related to his operation of Silk Road. Since Ross’ arrest, Lyn has worked to bring to light the corruption and injustice surrounding Ross’ trial and conviction.
Learn more about Ross' story and sign the petition for his clemency at https://freeross.org
Follow Ross on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealRossU
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2021-10-141h 00
Honest Offense75: Carla Gericke From Apartheid State to The Free StateCarla Gericke is an author, activist, and attorney. She was born and raised in South Africa during apartheid and began practicing law in her home country. Carla then won the "green card lottery" and immigrated to the United States, where she practiced law in Silicon Valley. Carla eventually left the corporate world and moved to New Hampshire to become part of the Free State Project, becoming the president of FSP in 2011. We had a fascinating talk about Carla's life and her book, "The Ecstatic Pessimist."
Carla's book, "The Ecstatic Pessimist": https://www.amazon.com/Ecstatic-Pessimist-Stories-Hope-Mostly/dp/B08...
2021-10-081h 09
Honest Offense73: Dez Jones on Purpose Through FitnessDez Jones is the founder of Dez Fit Club LLC. He is a fitness trainer, macro-nutrition coach, and motivational speaker. We talked about Dez’s childhood growing up with a single mom and three brothers, surviving and thriving through faith and discipline, sculpting the body of a Greek god, entrepreneurship, using fitness and tough love to help kids in rough situations, and much more.
Dez’s website: https://www.dezfitclub.com/
Dez on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dez.fitclub/
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2021-09-231h 06
Honest Offense72: Comedian Chrissie MayrChrissie Mayr is a stand-up comic and podcast host. She hosts the Chrissie Mayr Podcast and Wet Spot on Compound Media. We talk about Chrissie's life growing up on Long Island, how she got into both comedy and politics, mixing the two, and much more.
Chrissie has stand-up shows coming up in Vegas, Dallas, New Jersey, and Santa Monica. You can find all of her upcoming dates at https://www.chrissiemayr.com.
Chrissie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrissieMayr
Chrissie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrissiemayrpod
Chrissie on YouTube: https...
2021-09-091h 05
Honest Offense70: The War on Small Business — Carol RothCarol Roth has over 25 years of business advisory experience. She is a recovering investment banker, entrepreneur, TV pundit and host, and New York Times bestselling author of The Entrepreneur Equation. She also hosts the podcast, “The Roth Effect.” Carol's latest book is “The War on Small Business: How the Government Used the Pandemic to Crush the Backbone of America.”
I think this might be the most important book to come out of this insane time we’re in. We discuss the effect that government policy during the pandemic has had on small business, the role of the Federal Re...
2021-08-2456 min
Honest Offense69: DJ Bonics on Pittsburgh, Wiz Khalifa, and Skipping SchoolBrandon Glova, AKA DJ Bonics, is best known as the DJ for Wiz Khalifa. He can also be heard DJing for Q102 in Philadelphia and serves as a host on the CW in the Twin Cities. Bonics has been a longtime DJ for 96.1 KISS-FM in Pittsburgh and previously DJed for Go Radio 95.3 in Minneapolis. We talk about all aspects of Bonics' unbelievable career, including learning to DJ at Pitt, meeting and working with Wiz Khalifa, suffering a heart attack just as his career was taking off, and so much more.
Bonics on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv...
2021-08-1557 min
Talkin' TVEpisode 96 - Space Jam: A New LegacyAlright people, for tonight's episode, we're doing something completely different. And by we, I mean I. Chris is on a well deserved vacation, which left me by myself to review Space Jam: A New Legacy. And oh man, did we have a lot to talk about here. Space Jam: A New Legacy is a 2021 American live-action/animated sports comedy film directed by Malcolm D. Lee, serving as a standalone sequel to 1996's Space Jam. It is the first theatrically-released film to feature the Looney Tunes characters since Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), and is also a combination of live-action...
2021-07-2257 min
Honest Offense67: Rebecca Trent on Comedy as a Business, Art, and FamilyRebecca Trent is the owner and operator of The Creek and The Cave comedy club, which recently moved from its longtime home in New York City to Austin, Texas. The Creek has helped launch the careers of a number of successful comedians, include Mark Normand, Donald Glover, Tim Dillon, and the Legion of Skanks. Rebecca is also a comedy producer, director, booker, talent coordinator, and festival coordinator. She directed Unconstitutional with Colin Quinn off Broadway, co-created What’s Your Effing Deal with Big Jay Oakerson at the Village Underground, and is the co-creator of Skankfest.
We talk abo...
2021-07-011h 01
Honest Offense65: Matt Balaker on Comedy Legend Greg GiraldoMatt Balaker is a comic, writer, and author of "Greg Giraldo: A Comedian's Story."
Greg Giraldo was one of the great standup comics of the early 2000s. He was a regular on Comedy Central's Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Lewis Black's Root of All Evil, and the network's annual roasts. Before getting into comedy, Greg graduated from Columbia and Harvard Law School and briefly practiced corporate law in New York. Greg died of an overdose in 2010 at age 44.
"Greg Giraldo: A Comedian's Story": https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Q15G6CK
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2021-06-171h 03
Honest Offense64: Pamela Zembiec on Service, Loss, Remembrance, and Moving ForwardPamela Zembiec is the author of “Selfless Beyond Service: A Story about the Husband, Son and Father Behind the Lion of Fallujah.” The book beautifully details her relationship and marriage with Marine Major Doug Zembiec. Doug was nicked-named the "Lion of Fallujah" for his heroic leadership during Operation Vigilant Resolve in Fallujah, Iraq in 2004.
In 2007, Doug was in Baghdad leading a unit of Iraqi forces he had helped train when he was killed by enemy fire.
According to Doug's Silver Star citation: “Under withering enemy fire, Major Zembiec remained in an exposed, but tactically critical, positi...
2021-06-131h 06
Honest Offense63: Jonathan Rauch on Defending TruthJonathan Rauch is a Senior Fellow in the Governance Studies program at the Brookings Institution. He is a contributing editor of The Atlantic and author of numerous books and articles on public policy, culture, and government. In 1993, he published “Kindly Inquisitors: The New Attacks on Free Thought,” which remains one of the best philosophical defenses of free speech. Jonathan’s new book is the Constitution of Knowledge, a 21st-century follow-up to Kindly Inquisitors.
In this conversation, we discuss the psychology of why we think the way we do, the historical context for the development of our views on spe...
2021-06-1258 min
Honest Offense61: Jonathan Zimmerman on Free Speech and Why You Should Give a DamnJonathan Zimmerman is the Judy and Howard Berkowitz Professor in Education at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is one of the foremost education historians working today. He is also the author of "Free Speech: And Why You Should Give a Damn," which features drawings by the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Signe Wilkinson. We discuss the importance of free speech in giving a voice to the powerless, Judge Learned Hand and the Spirit of Liberty, listening to people you disagree with, censorship under Abraham Lincoln, and much more.
Free Speech: And Why You Should Give a Damn: https...
2021-05-2848 min
Honest Offense59: Ian Rosenberg on The Fight for Free SpeechIan Rosenberg has over twenty years of experience as a media lawyer, and has worked as legal counsel for ABC News since 2003. Ian is also an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker, and teaches media law at Brooklyn College. His new book is "The Fight for Free Speech: Ten Cases That Define Our First Amendment Freedoms." In this conversation, we discuss the Supreme Court cases Ian highlights, the colorful free-speech champions throughout American history, looking at issues objectively, the current state of free speech, social media's role in advancing/restricting speech, and much more.
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04:30 The beginnings of free speech...
2021-05-101h 06
Honest Offense58: Caleb Mason on Fourth Amendment Lessons from Jay-ZCaleb Mason is a former federal prosecutor and a current partner in the Los Angeles office of Werksman, Jackson & Quinn, where he focuses his practice on complex litigation, including criminal defense. In 2012, as a professor at Southwestern Law School, he published an article titled "Jay-Z’s 99 Problems, Verse 2: A Close Reading with Fourth Amendment Guidance for Cops and Perps" in the Saint Louis University Law Journal. The article received national attention and has been used by various governmental departments and agencies as a training resource on Fourth Amendment issues. Caleb also recently published his first novel, "Stand Up for Ba...
2021-04-271h 16
Honest Offense57: Robert Corn-Revere on Defending the First Amendment in CourtRobert Corn-Revere is considered by many people to be the preeminent First Amendment lawyer in America. He is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Davis Wright Tremaine and an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute. He has argued and been involved with some of the most significant and controversial First Amendment cases of the past 30 years. We discuss how Bob was able to get a pardon for Lenny Bruce, the importance of defending speech especially when it's unpopular, and some of the Supreme Court cases he has worked on.
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2021-04-1957 min
Honest Offense56: Marine Veteran Matthew Bradford on Service and SacrificeMatthew Bradford enlisted in the Marine Corps out of high school. In September 2006, his unit was deployed to Haditha, Iraq. In January 2007, Matt was severely wounded after stepping on an Improvised Explosive Device in Haditha. Matt lost his vision and both of his legs. After a long rehab, Matt was able to realize his dream of reenlisting in the Marines. Matt continues to service as an inspiration through his message of #NoLegsNoVisionNoProblem.
Matt’s website: https://www.matthew-bradford.com
Matt on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cplbradford
Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bi...
2021-04-151h 15
Honest Offense55: Alfred Regnery on Publishing Controversial BooksAlfred Regnery spent nearly 20 years as president and publisher of Regnery Publishing, which was founded by his father in 1947. Regnery Publishing is responsible for some of the most significant books in conservative thought, including William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “God and Man at Yale,” and Russel Kirk’s “The Conservative Mind.” During Alfred's tenure, Regnery published 23 New York Times bestsellers. Alfred currently serves as President of Republic Book Publishers. We talk about the history of Regnery publishing and Alfred’s career, publishing books in communist Romania, the state of publishing today, Republic Book’s experience with online censorship, and more.
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2021-04-1139 min
Honest Offense54: Comedian Lou PerezLou Perez was the Head Writer and Producer of the comedy channel We the Internet TV. He now hosts The Lou Perez Podcast in addition to producing sketch comedy, stand-up, and opinion writing. We talk about some of Lou’s sketch work, including the great "Wolverine's Claws Suck"; the personality of comedians; comedy being dangerous again; the value of intellectual curiosity; the link between libertarianism and comedy; and tech censorship.
Lou Perez website: https://www.thelouperez.com/
Lou Perez on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWQC5c_ASGU88fPvr8FXdBg
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2021-04-091h 00
Honest Offense51: Reed Kuhn on MMA AnalyticsReed Kuhn is a Silicon Valley executive who moonlights as an MMA analytics expert. He has been known as the Fight Scientist, writes a weekly MMA analysis column for ESPN, and authored the book "Fightnomics: the Hidden Numbers in Mixed Martial Arts and Why There's No Such Thing as a Fair Fight."
In this episode, we talk about Reed's experience with MMA analytics and gambling, the growth of MMA, and the upcoming UFC 260 and 261 cards. We also tried to figure out why I’m so bad at MMA gambling.
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2021-03-251h 32
Honest Offense50: Charles Kesler on the Crisis of the Two ConstitutionsCharles Kesler is a professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Claremont Institute, Editor of the Claremont Review of Books, and host of Claremont’s "The American Mind" video series. His new book is “Crisis of the Two Constitutions: The Rise, Decline, and Recovery of American Greatness.”
Get the book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/crisis-of-the-two-constitutions-charles-r-kesler/1132542616
Claremont Institute: https://www.claremont.org
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2021-03-2352 min
Of Course You Realize THIS Means Podcast - A Looney Tunes DiscussionThis Means Controversy! Space Jam: A New Legacy EW Interviews! Plus, The Whole Pepe Le Pew Affair and Lola Bunny's New Design
We finally have some new detail on Space Jam: A New Legacy thanks to Entertainment Weekly and their April Issue! In part to new images being released, Lola Bunny has caught some controversy which set Twitter ablaze and on those heels, Pepe Le Pew was a hot topic across the internet after Deadline reported a scene with him was cut out of the new film. In this week's episode, I'm joined once again by the talented singer/songwriter Reina Mora (see LOLA IN SPAAAAAAACE!) and John Carmack, a friend from college and the CEO of VEGIFY also...
2021-03-121h 09
Honest Offense47: John Lindsey on the Sexy Side of Self-Storage and EntrepreneurshipJohn Lindsey is the co-founder and president of the Lindsey Self Storage Group. He is also the author of the upcoming book, "The Sexy Side of Self-Storage: An Insider's Guide to a Necessary Commodity."
Lindsey Self Storage Group: https://lindseyselfstoragegroup.com/
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2021-03-0551 min
Honest Offense43: Dorian Abbot on Academic Freedom and AliensDorian Abbot is an associate professor of geophysics at the University of Chicago. He recorded a series of videos explaining his concerns about how his department was implementing diversity initiatives. In response, students submitted a letter asking for him to be sanctioned.
Dorian on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dorianabbot
Dorian's explanation and links: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J_vf46R100Q84PBcScdoD0Z7QVfKC7gy/view
Dorian's article in Quillette: https://quillette.com/2021/02/05/more-weight-an-academics-guide-to-surviving-campus-witch-hunts/
Coverage by FIRE: https://www.thefire.org/moral-pollution-at-the-university-of-chicago-the-case-of-dorian-abbot/
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2021-02-201h 39
Honest Offense41: Paul Matzko on Censorship and the Fairness DoctrinePaul Matzko is a historian and the editor for technology and innovation at Libertarianism.org. He's also the host of the podcast Building Tomorrow. His first book, "The Radio Right: How a Band of Broadcasters Took on the Federal Government and Built the Modern Conservative Movement," was published by Oxford University Press in 2020. He has written articles for the New York Times, Washington Post, New York Daily News, Christianity Today, and the Knight First Amendment Institute. He holds a PhD in history from Pennsylvania State University.
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2021-02-161h 07
Honest Offense40: Wil Willis on Military Service, Hollywood, and ManhoodFor 15 years, Wil Willis served as an Army Ranger and Air Force Pararescueman. He has appeared in TV and movies since 2005, including the all-time classic Beerfest. From 2015 to 2020, he hosted the hit History Channel competition reality show Forged in Fire. He is also a writer and producer and a graduate of the New York Filmmaking Academy.
Wil Willis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whiskey2whiskey/
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2021-02-141h 46
Honest Offense39: Avery Dellinger on the Business of ComedyAvery Dellinger is the General Manger of Helium Comedy Club in Indianapolis and has been a part of the comedy industry for over 20 years.
Get tickets to a Helium show at https://indianapolis.heliumcomedy.com
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2021-02-1157 min
Honest Offense38: Casey Mulligan on Advising the Trump White HouseCasey Mulligan is an economist and author. Currently, he is a Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago. From July 2018 to June 2019, he served as chief economist for the Council of Economic Advisers in the Trump Administration. In 2020, Casey published his most recent book, “You’re Hired!: Untold Successes and Failures of a Populist President.”
Get the book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/youre-hired-casey-b-mulligan/1136740990?ean=9781645720133
Visit Casey's website: http://yourehiredtrump.com/
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2021-02-031h 04
Honest Offense36: Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum on Overcoming Chronic FatigueDr. Jacob Teitelbaum, MD, is a board certified internist and nationally known expert in the fields of chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, sleep and pain. He has authored numerous books including the best-selling "From Fatigued to Fantastic!"
Dr. Teitelbaum's website: https://secure.endfatigue.com/
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2021-01-2145 min
Honest Offense33: Journalist Alec Klein on Losing a Career and Finding FaithAlec Klein is a best-selling author and award-winning journalist who formerly wrote for the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal. His investigations helped free prisoners who were wrongfully convicted of murder and other serious crimes. He has helped dozens of excessively sentenced prisoners gain their freedom through parole and commutation. Alec was also a professor at The Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and the director of the Medill Justice Project. In 2018, Alec was accused of sexual misconduct by students and staffers at Medill. He voluntarily resigned from his position at the university while denying the allegations. Last...
2021-01-111h 12
Honest Offense32: Kelly Carlin on Growing Up with George CarlinKelly Carlin is a writer, actress, producer, and student of Jungian psychology. She created and performed a solo show, A Carlin Home Companion, detailing her experiences growing up with her father, the legendary comedian George Carlin. Kelly has worked as a producer for The Green Room with Paul Provenza, and hosted The Kelly Carlin Show on Sirius XM Radio's Raw Dog Comedy. She also hosts her own podcast, Waking From The American Dream. In 2015, she published her memoir, “A Carlin Home Companion: Growing up with George.”
Work with Kelly: https://thekellycarlinsite.com
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2020-12-271h 17
Honest Offense31: Randy Barnett on Supreme Court Cases Everyone Should KnowRandy Barnett is the Patrick Hotung Professor of Constitutional Law at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches constitutional law and contracts, and is Director of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution.
Professor Barnett has written eleven books, including Restoring the Lost Constitution: The Presumption of Liberty; Our Republican Constitution: Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People; and An Introduction to Constitutional Law: 100 Supreme Court Cases Everyone Should Know – which he coauthored with Professor Josh Blackman.
In 2004, he argued the medical marijuana case of Gonzalez v. Raich before the...
2020-12-111h 07
We Are LibertariansSpangle on the Honest Offense Podcast Discussing the Jorgensen and Rainwater CampaignsWas the Jorgensen campaign successful? Why did Don Rainwater catch fire in Indiana? Chris Spangle joins Eric Cervone on the Honest Offense Podcast to discuss. Honest Offense features conversations with diverse and iconoclastic thinkers united by their support for the open exchange of ideas. Website: https://www.ericcervone.com/
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2020-12-101h 22
The Chris Spangle ShowSpangle on the Honest Offense Podcast Discussing the Jorgensen and Rainwater CampaignsWas the Jorgensen campaign successful? Why did Don Rainwater catch fire in Indiana? Chris Spangle joins Eric Cervone on the Honest Offense Podcast to discuss. Honest Offense features conversations with diverse and iconoclastic thinkers united by their support for the open exchange of ideas. Website: https://www.ericcervone.com/Video - https://youtu.be/pXmY3wgyxLw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-12-101h 23
Honest Offense30: Krista Large on Maintaining Health During COVIDKrista Large holds a BS in Dietetics and Nutrition from the University of Mississippi and is a certified nutritionist and personal trainer. She is also the owner of Living Large Wellness (https://livinglargewellness.com), where she provides virtual 1:1 coaching on health & fitness.
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2020-12-0741 min
Honest Offense27: Army Veteran Mary Dague on Living with Battle ScarsMary Dague is an American hero and legitimate badass. She is a former Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist and veteran of the Global War on Terror. In 2007, Mary and her team were recovering an IED in Iraq when the bomb exploded, taking both of Mary’s arms. For this, Mary earned a Purple Heart. In our conversation, Mary talks about her time in Iraq, what it was like being injured, and the struggles she had when she returned home.
Mary is hilarious, inspirational, and honest. It was an honor and a joy to talk with her. I ho...
2020-11-162h 27
Honest Offense25: Tom Amenta on Going to War and Coming HomeTom Amenta is a former Army Ranger who served two tours in Afghanistan during the Global War on Terror. On top on that, he’s worked in radio, founded a successful lifestyle apparel brand, was a producer on Range 15 (the first all-veteran produced feature film), and most recently worked in marketing at Google.
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2020-11-021h 39
Honest Offense24: David Rubin on Owning a Gym During a PandemicDavid Rubin is a 25-year veteran of the fitness industry. He has owned Courage Fitness Durham, a functional group fitness and personal training gym in Durham, North Carolina, since 2008.
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2020-10-261h 21
Honest Offense23: Lawrence Lessig on the Life and Legacy of Aaron SwartzAaron Swartz was a programmer, entrepreneur, writer, and activist. He was deeply involved in the development of RSS and the organization Creative Commons. Aaron was also a co-founder of Reddit and an early contributor to Wikipedia. Because of his online activism, Aaron was prosecuted for multiple violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in 2011. During his prosecution, Aaron took his own life. He was 26 years old.
Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School. Lessig met Aaron when Aaron was a young teenager and served as a mentor...
2020-10-181h 12
Honest Offense22: Human Rights Lawyer Maxo GastonMaxo Gaston is a civl rights and human rights lawyer. He served as an Assistant State’s Attorney for Cook County (Chicago), Illinois and as a legal consultant for the Human Rights Law Network in Delhi, India. Many people talk about changing the world for the better; Maxo has dedicated his career to actually doing it. His greatest accomplishment, however, remains his time as my roommate during law school.
Jonathan Haidt's The Righteous Mind: https://www.amazon.com/Righteous-Mind-Divided-Politics-Religion/dp/0307455777
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2020-10-111h 01
Honest Offense19: Former ACLU President Nadine Strossen on Hate Speech and CensorshipNadine Strossen is a professor at New York Law School. From 1991 through 2008, she served as President of the American Civil Liberties Union. Nadine is the author of “HATE: Why We Should Resist It With Free Speech, Not Censorship,” which has been praised by free speech advocates across the political spectrum.
HATE on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/HATE-Should-Resist-Censorship-Inalienable/dp/0190859121
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2020-09-011h 01
Honest Offense18: Professors Ron Collins and David Skover on Lenny Bruce and Free SpeechRon Collins and David Skover are two of America’s foremost legal scholars on free speech. Together, they are authors of The Trials of Lenny Bruce, in which they detail the legal troubles of Lenny Bruce–a standup comic and free-speech pioneer who paved the way for every comedian who came after him. Throughout his career, Lenny faced multiple obscenity charges–all based solely on words he said on stage. Lenny died a convict, but Ron and David worked tirelessly to clear his name; Lenny is now revered as the father of modern standup.
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2020-08-101h 05
Certains l'aiment à chaud ! (CLAAC)Eté 85 - Tout Simplement Noir - Lucky Strike - ScoobyJean-Pascal Zadi aurait-il été visionnaire, pour que son film sorte quand le mouvement Black Lives Matter bat son plein ? On ne sait pas, mais une chose est sûre, c'est que Tout Simplement Noir, on l'espère, fera couler de l'encre ! La surprise inattendue de la semaine, qui nous a laissé coi, et dont on parle d'entrée de jeu ! Pour l'accompagner, nous sommes allés vers l'animation et notre nostalgie enfantine avec Scooby, mais aussi vers nos amours coréennes avec Lucky Strike ! Pour terminer, petite envolée légère vers Été 85, de François Ozon, qui sortira la sem...
2020-07-111h 17Science VsPANDEMIC!!!If a pandemic ripped across the world, how bad would it really get? You’ve heard the horror stories, but you’ve never heard one like this. Dr. Anthony Fauci, who advises the President on emerging infectious diseases, helps us out. Check out the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/2M4Tlnt Selected references:
The CDC’s history of the 1918 Pandemic: http://bit.ly/2AXiGJP
Time-lapse tracking the transmission and evolution of H7N9: http://bit.ly/2B1nYnG
CDC’s Pandemic Influenza Plan: http://bit.ly/2pVroFZ
Institute for Disease Modeling’s flu pandemic death toll simulation...
2019-10-1136 min