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Academy Awards and Getting into Putin's head

3/24/2022

No Lewis this week but Jeremy, Kathleen, Ivo, and Fernando are joined by Chris and Jamie with Neil on the knobs to discuss the following topics:

Have you watched the Academy Awards nominated movies and are you going to watch the ceremony(2:05)
The Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings have been a circus so far. Has she done a good job handling the GOP onslaught? (24:06)
What would you do if you were Vladimir Putin right now? (36:56)
Sports gambling is being deregulated. Do you approve: yes or no and why? (55:28)
If you were the owner of this bar, what would you do to attract more customers? (1:13:20)

Sadly, Susan from marketing didn't show up for work so we have no sponsor this week.

3/18/2022

Jeremy, Kathleen, Lewis, Fernando, and Ivo are joined by Andrei, Atticus Crow, Jamie, and Alena (briefly). Neil Rassmussen on the knobs.

What in the world is "Wordle"?(02:00)
Would you rather be good-looking or smart? (12:05)
What kind of support should the US give to Ukraine (19:07)
What is the best way to apologize? (33:22)
Kanye, Kim, and Pete Davidson drama (43:55)
How to make a proper cup of tea (53:53)
Ivo couldn't get in touch with Susan but we still have a sponsor courtesy of Alena (read by Jamie): This week's sponsor is "The Concept of Meaning" (1:07:17)

3/10/2022

Jeremy, Kathleen, Lewis, Fernando, and Ivo are joined by Alena to discuss the following topics:

Are there more wheels or doors in the world?(1:13)
If Brittany Griner broke the laws in Russia what are the Russian authorities supposed to do after all? (16:49)
The new information reality in Russia (22:49:50)
Why are some people always late? (32:58:37)
How should the West respond to a nuclear attack? (45:00)
This week's sponsor - The Idiom Family (1:04:28)

3/3/2022

Lewis, Kath, Fernando, and Ivo are joined by Alena, Chris, Greg, and Margaret. Neil is on the knobs.

What will happen to Ukraine (0:50)
US education deficiencies (22:12)
Do we really need daylight saving time? (39:57)
Would a sports ban on Russia accomplish anything? (47:00)
Jeremy's antisocial experiment: no internet and no cellphone for a week (1:15:00)
This week's sponsor: Yelp reviews (1:03:28)