Monday, December 15, 2014
The Violence Inherent in the System
Eric Garner, killed by a cop in Staten Island, NY. John Crawford, killed by a cop in Bevercreek, OH. Michael Brown, killed by a cop in Ferguson, MO. Tamir Rice, killed by a cop in Cleveland, OH. Is there some sort of racist-cop trend that has cropped up recently around the country or is there a larger issue here? If we have a half-asses compulsory school system in this country that barely educates the masses, then what happens when a certain portion of those masses become cops? In this episode we look closely at a recent Department of Justice investigation into the Cleveland Police Departments' 'use of force policies' over the past few years and how the findings within that report apply to most police departments across the country. What happens when poorly educated, poorly trained people are armed and given military weapon hand-me-downs and told to go police the streets of America? [Click to Listen]
Monday, December 8, 2014
The Flow of Information (Rebroadcast)
[Rebroadcast: Episode
from February 9th, 2013]From push notifications, corporate news channel
tickers, billboards, newspaper headlines, blog titles, Facebook updates and
twitter posts - the depth of our information diet is getting smaller and less
diverse. In this episode we take a look at alternative ways to expand the
mind with in depth information. From concerts and films to just plain old
up all night passionate conversations with friends and family, there is no need
to limit ourselves when it comes to the amount and type of information we are
putting in our brains. [Click
to Listen]
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