Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill

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Ep 110: Plastics Feb 22, 2021

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P&C drink and review 51 Rye by Monument City Brewing, then discuss plastic bans, and the pros and cons of plastic in general.

Plastics reduce food waste. They make cars lighter, and therefore more fuel efficient. They reduce the costs of many products.

But there's a negative side, some of which has been exaggerated out of context.

P&C try to sort it all.

Ep 109: Signs you don't want to work at a company Feb 18, 2021

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P&C drink and review Madura Brown Ale from Cigar City Brewing, then discuss indications that a company might not be a good fit.

+ They have an equity, diversion and inclusion office, or require such classes.
+ They want to review your social media.
+ The boss can't remember the last time he praised an employee.
+ They speak badly of former employees.
+ They expect you to work long hours.
+ They've canceled people, or gone along with it.
+ Plus lots more.

Ep 108: What is Gaslighting? Feb 14, 2021

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P&C drink and review some hot and cold sake, then discuss gaslighting.

They start with a review of the 1940 film with Ingrid Bergman to get the original meaning of the term, then, along with special guest Longinus, go through a list of modern issues that might or might not be gaslighting.

The goal of gaslighting is to get the person being gaslighted (gaslit?) to accept as true something the gaslighter knows is false, to the benefit of the gaslighter. But as you go through things that have been held up as examples, it can get complicated.

* Does it have to be a single deceiver on a single victim?
* Does there have to be an intent to deceive?
* Does it have to be sustained -- not a one-off?
* Does there need to be malice involved?
* Is a sign of gaslighting that "the argument is over"?
* Can there be unintentional gaslighting?
* What if you're lying in service of a greater good?

By the end of this show you might not have a perfect answer, but you'll have a better sense of the concept.

Ep 107: Ayn Rand and Objectivism Feb 12, 2021

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P&C drink and review Sierra Nevada's bottle-conditioned porter, then discuss Ayn Rand and objectivism with special guest Longinus.

They quickly review the basic tenets of objectivism, then discuss how those ideas play out in three works: Atlas Shrugged, Fountainhead, and Anthem.

The boys discuss what Rand's ideas mean, and whether they're useful and applicable in the real world.

Ep 106: GameStop, WallStreetBets, Robinhood and 4 other topics Feb 07, 2021

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P&C drink and review a hazy IPA from Sam Adams, then do five topics in five minutes each.

#1 - What's up with the Game Stop / WallStreetBets / Robinhood deal?
#2 - Has the pill changed what women like in men?
#3 - Will the Biden administration forgive student loans?
#4 - Awards shows have become pointless
#5 - What is right-wing?

Ep 105: Executive Orders Feb 07, 2021

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P&C drink and review Pigweed's homebrewed winter warmer, then discuss executive orders.

What is the function and purpose of an executive order? Is it a way to get around Congress? What are the limits? Is this one of the ways the imperial presidency has usurped the legislative function, or is it a valid power of the executive?

The boys look at the history of this strange executive power and comment on its use.

Ep 104: The Enlightenment Feb 07, 2021

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P&C drink and review Dirty Little Freak, a flavorful brown ale from DuClaw Brewery, then discuss the Enlightenment.

What was the Enlightenment, when did it happen, and what ideas did it produce? Why has it come under fire from some quarters today? Should we value the Enlightenment, or is it just another example of racism and white privilege?

Ep 103: The growing threat of soft authoritarianism Jan 31, 2021

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P&C drink and review Sierra Nevada's Celebration Fresh Hop IPA, then talk about totalitarianism, authoritarianism, and fascism. Following up, they evaluate Rod Dreher's "soft totalitarianism" from "Live Not by Lies." P&C think Dreher has the label wrong.

We're at a cross-roads. Is there time (or the will) to stop the growing tech-inspired soft authoritarianism?

Ep 102: ACAB - All Cops are Bad Jan 31, 2021

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P&C drink and review Old Speckled Hen, then talk about ACAB.

Is the central intent of policing to surveil, terrorize, capture and kill marginalized populations, specifically black folk? There are people in our society who are promoting that view.

The media, politicians and similar cretins keep feeding us a narrative that we have an epidemic of white cops killing unarmed black people. Is it true?

Ep. 100 - Believe the Science? Jan 21, 2021

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P&C drink Southern Belle, an imperial brown ale, then discuss problems in science.

It would be nice to believe that we can rely on science. Scientists are supposed to be dispassionate, purely rational people who follow the evidence where it leaves.

P&C call BS. Science is as influenced by politics, ideology, ambition, egos, trends and fads as anything else. So how are we supposed to "trust the science"? And what is "the science" anyway?

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