Rotten Turkey: The Thanksgiving Myth

We discuss some of the issues that come up for both of us when we think more deeply about the Thanksgiving holiday. What does it say about the real legacy of the United States? What is the holiday really about? What was the fate of both pilgrims and Native Americans and where are they at today? What are the lessons can we take away from this most famous of US holidays? What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: iTunes: Googleplaymusic: stitcher:

California Burning!

California is on fire! Why is this happening? How did these fires start? Why do the fires seem to be getting worse each year? Can we do anything about it? We both learned a lot in preparing for this episode so make sure to check out the links provided with it. Also, this episode has more images included in it to compliment the audio, so you might want to check out the video version as well. What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: iTunes: Googleplaymusic: stitcher: Additional Links: Air Quality Index Indicator How fighting wildfires makes them worse Power lines are burning the West Management vs Suppression MIT study on Forest Management

2018 Midterms: Blue Wave Autopsy

A week after the U.S. midterm elections, we discuss what happened to the projected ‘blue wave’ that was supposed to sweep the political landscape in Washington. Well, there was no blue wave? Why not? What was significant about these elections? What did it accomplish? What comes next? 2020 elections?!?! Really!?!?! What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: iTunes: Googleplaymusic: stitcher: Additional Links: We watched hackers break into voting machines Def Con hackers made quick work of electronic voting machines

Does Voting Matter?

It’s only one more day before the U.S. mid-term election, and we thought it would be a good opportunity to discuss our differing opinions on the merits of voting in bourgeois elections. Things get a little heated, but in the end we come out buddies even if we have to agree to disagree on some issues. What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: iTunes: Googleplaymusic: stitcher: