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Feb 27, 2019

The US imprisons more people that any other country in the world. By a large amount. As a result prisons have become a huge industry and private companies for years worked hard to get in on some of the action. In 1982 they succeeded, and ever since then their numbers and power have been increasing as our country...


Feb 20, 2019

Do you have a hobby? Do you have too many hobbies? From outdoor activities like sports or exercise to reading, making music or crafting creative projects, there are many things we do in our leisure time that bring us joy and a sense of accomplishment. We sat down and discussed what hobbies are or can be and what the...


Feb 13, 2019

What are our emotions really? Do they actually exist? Why do we put so much value on them? If picked apart, can we manipulate them? We ask a few simple questions in this episode about the nature and value of a part of our psyche that affects us everyday. Do our emotions control us, or do we control our emotions?


Feb 6, 2019

Part 2 of last weeks topic.

How bad is the level of homelessness currently in our country? What are the stats and what's being done about it? If you happen to live in a city with a dense population it can seem that the homeless problem is very bad. These days it is definitely a media and political hot point in many...