To prepare for the upcoming remake, we watch the first battle between these two giants of cinema!

Rabid Weasel Podcast Episode 18: King Kong Vs. Godzilla (1963 American version)

When the first trailers for this movie came out, it looked generic. But there was a lot of buzz around the movie, with people encouraging others not to spoil the twist. Listen as we discuss tribute to the horror genre and its many references. Did we miss any?

Rabid Weasel Podcast Episode 23: The Cabin In The Woods (2012)

Cognitive Defusion, as discussed in this blog post:


https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/mELQFMi9egPn5EAjK/my-attempt-to-explain-looking-insight-meditation-and

Short 2: Cognitive Defusion

Looking, as discussed in this blog post:


https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/mELQFMi9egPn5EAjK/my-attempt-to-explain-looking-insight

Short 5: Looking

Flinching, as described in this blog post:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/mELQFMi9egPn5EAjK/my-attempt-to-explain-looking-insight-meditation-and

Short 6: Flinching

Animal behavior is derived from primal motivations and the environment.

Check out the full story here: https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/08/story-of-us.html

And a longer discussion of Animal Behavior and other related ideas here: https://youtu.be/Plgk6eUPnpU


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Short 17: Animal Behavior

A Queen Bee is one of the ingredients in a Superglue Story.

Check out the full story here: https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/08/story-of-us.html

And a longer discussion of The Queen Bee phenomenon and other related ideas here: https://youtu.be/Plgk6eUPnpU


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Short 20: A Queen Bee

"The Power Games basically goes like this: everyone acts fully selfish, and whenever there’s a conflict, whoever has the power to get their way, gets their way. Or, more succinctly:

Everyone can do whatever they want, if they have the power to pull it off.

There are no principles in the Power Games—only the cudgel. And whoever holds it makes the rules."

Check out the full story here: https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/08/story-of-us.html

And a longer discussion of the Power Games phenomenon and other related ideas here: https://youtu.be/Plgk6eUPnpU


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Short 23: The Power Games

Inalienable Rights, ya know, the ones like life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

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Short 24: Inalienable Rights

Short 39: Organism vs Organization

For our third Halloween episode this October, we are discussing the story of Donnie Darko, a teenage boy who receives a warning from a man in a creepy bunny outfit that the world is going to end in 28 days.

Rabid Weasel Podcast Episode 32: Donnie Darko (2001)

Happy Halloween! Do you remember the silly things that scared you as a child? Do you remember the first movie or show that frightened you? Maybe you saw or heard something that you were too young for? We will discuss all those memories and more!

Rabid Weasel Podcast Episode 34: Early Scary Memories

Happy Thanksgiving! We are celebrating by watching this bizarrely awful movie about a man who falls in with a group of hippies, does drugs, eats turkey meat that has been experimented on and turns into a killer turkey monster!

Rabid Weasel Podcast Episode 35: Blood Freak (1972)

While hosting a New Year's countdown show, Blaze gets a phone call from a man with a disguised voice who says he is going to commit murder. As the New Year arrives in each time zone across America, he changes into a new disguise and commits another murder, calling Blaze each time to torment her live on air. As the killer works his way closer to her, will the police be able to catch him in time?

Rabid Weasel Podcast Episode 37: New Years Evil (1980)

Malignant is directed by James Wan, who also brought us films like Saw and The Conjuring. It is the story of a woman who begins having visions of real murders and is forced to confront her past. That's actually a pretty terrible summary, but to say much more would spoil a wild story!

Rabid Weasel Podcast Episode 39: Malignant (2021)

Rabid Weasel Podcast Episode 40: The Fog (1980)

In this episode, Jared talks with guest Matt about their shared love for the Friday the 13th film and the franchise it started.

Rabid Weasel Podcast Episode 41: Friday The 13th (1980)

When sleazy TV producer Max Renn (James Woods) discovers an underground broadcast of tv show containing nothing but violence and torture, he thinks it will be perfect for his market. But as he tries to locate the origin of the signal, Max falls into a surreal nightmare world of conspiracy.

Rabid Weasel Podcast Episode 42: Videodrome (1983)

When Mothra's egg washes up on the beach, it is threatened by greedy businessmen...and Godzilla!

Rabid Weasel Podcast Episode 43: Mothra Vs Godzilla (1964)

By 2016, the zombie genre was worn out. So when a film that seemed to be "Zombies On a Train" came out, I didn't rush to see it. Fortunately, this film is a lot more than that!

Rabid Weasel Podcast Episode 44: Train To Busan (2016)

There is something strange going on at the local funeral home and 13 year old Jody knows the very tall and sinister mortician is behind it. Listen in as we discuss this surreal Don Coscarelli classic!

Rabid Weasel Podcast Episode 45: Phantasm (1979)

The title tells you pretty much everything you need to know! We had a lot of fun talking about this wildly over-the-top film.

Rabid Weasel Podcast Episode 46: Frankenhooker (1990)

In his fifth film, Godzilla meets his greatest foe: Ghidorah! He will need to team up with Rodan and Mothra if he wants to save the Earth from this giant extraterrestrial dragon!

Rabid Weasel Podcast Episode 47: Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster (1964)

Jared and Matt discuss the first film to feature Jason Voorhees as the killer! Still no hockey mask, though. We will have to wait for part three!

Rabid Weasel Podcast Episode 48: Friday The 13th Part 2 (1981)

If you google marijuana or cannabis, a massive amount of information, academic and news articles will flood the screen. Should marijuana be legalized or not? What are the positive or negative impacts of using medical cannabis? What are the ethical and legal considerations that inform decision making on legalizing medical cannabis? The pros and the cons occupy most of the debates in social media as well as the academic sphere. In this podcast Dr. W. David Bradford, Busbee Chair in Public Policy at the University of Georgia, engages in an hour-long conversation with the host, trying to disentangle the medical cannabis debacle. It offers an evidence based account of its historical path in US policy and politics, accompanied by empirical evidence in relation to its position in the realm of medication and drugs as well as economic implications of legal use of medical cannabis. Using data from his own recent research Dr. Bradford analyzes the costs and savings that would occur if medical cannabis would be legalized, talking more in depth about Medicaid and Medicare.

Episode #1: On Medical Cannabis Legislation with David Bradford

John Schuessler is an Associate Professor in the Department of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University. Previously, he taught at the Air War College. Schuessler received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Chicago. In his analysis of presidential deception recently, Dr. Schuessler’s questions concern the visible depart that President Trump has marked in relation to the truth in the political arena. What is the relationship between democratic deception and self-deception? When does deception blur into self-deception? How does the current president differ from predecessors in the display of deception and/or self-deception? The host and guest analyze the current status of presidential rhetoric and what are the larger policy consequences stemming from these developments. They further undertake a historical perspective on the use of deception as a means to justify going to war, used by numerous presidents and administrations. 

Democratic deception in modern liberal democracies refers to leaders, who try to use deception or misinformation, or framing to change/swing public opinion in a certain way as a tool to shift the blame for war onto others. Referring to the theoretical framework developed in his book, Dr. Schuessler carries out a historical analysis of the use of deceit in foreign policy, starting with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.  

Dr. Schuessler is the author of Deceit on the Road to War: Presidents, Politics, and American Democracy (Cornell University Press, 2015). More information on the book can be found in the following link:

https://www.cato.org/events/deceit-road-war-presidents-politics-american-democracy?utm_content=buffera5317&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

To read Dr. Schuessler’s bio and publications follow the Bush School of Government and Public Service link:

http://bush.tamu.edu/faculty/jschuessler/

To read Dr. Schuessler’s piece on the International Security Studies Forum titled Why does Donald Trump have so much trouble with the truth? Follow this link:

https://issforum.org/

To read New York Time’s list of verifiable lies from President Trump follow this link:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/23/opinion/trumps-lies.html?_r=0

For a list of journal articles written by Dr. Schuessler follow the link:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=puTZj0IAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
 
To read more articles from International Security Journal follow this link:

http://www.mitpressjournals.org/loi/isec
 
To read more articles from Perspective on Politics follow this link:

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics

Episode #4: On Presidential Deceit and Democracy with Guest John Schuessler

PMRA: Discussions on Management & Governance IV: Carina Schott

In this lecture, Justin Bullock provides a discussion of Thomas Metzinger's Phenomenal Self Model (PSM) and The Ego Tunnel for the Decision Making in Public Service course.

On Decision Making In Public Service: The Phenomenal Self Model and The Ego Tunnel

In the lecture, Justin Bullock introduces the basic concepts from Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow and provides a discussion of Part I Two Systems.

On Decision Making in Public Service: Thinking, Fast And Slow Part I

Listen as our hosts discuss factors leading to the end of the Cold War with Dr. Fritz Bartel, Assistant Professor within International Affairs at the Bush School.  This episode provides both economic and historical contexts that explain how factors such as finance and oil impacted U.S. and Soviet relations.

Bush School Uncorked: Energy, Finance, and the Cold War with Dr. Fritz Bartel

Join our host Dr. Bullock as he sits with Dean of the Bush School, General Mark Welsh to discuss effective leadership and public service in today's world.

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