Episodes
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Colette, Sue, and Dan debate the pitfalls and promises of self-interest and the Common Good.
How Government Can Help Americans Find the Common Good Again | Time -
Please be advised that this episode contains language that some may find upsetting starting at 37 minutes.
The Vaya con Muñoz team takes over Collateral Banter on this special episode. They cover Joe Biden's reelection announcement, the recent Supreme Court decisions (and scandals), and the brouhaha engulfing Easthampton's (MA) Schools. A spirited debate breaks out on trans rights in female sports among progressives. Complex questions are raised but few answers are provided.
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Sue, Col, and Danny on the "ladies" controversy out of Easthampton, MA. The panel then tackles the urgent questions of artificial intelligence--should we fear it or respect it? Will it destroy jobs? Which jobs? Is A.I. making us smarter or stupid? The conversation ends bring up Tarfdigrades! If you start this episode, you must listen until the end.
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Will SCOTUS obliterate Section 230? Danny T fears for the future of free speech online with Sue T. and Matt Szafranski, from Western Mass Politics and Insight.
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Danny T asks Sue and Colette to share their stories about the decline of free speech in the western Massachusetts.
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In recaping the latest stories, Danny T reacts to the mid-term election results, Trump's presidential announcement, Boris Johnson's speech to Asian business leaders, and Iranian protests.
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Danny continues the conversation with public anthropologist Jon Zibbell, discussing how material relations is at the core of our understanding of race, gender, and the revanchist politics found in America today.
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For the 100th episode, Danny T. chats with Jon Zibbell, a behavior scientist trained in anthropology. He is one of the foremost urban and rural anthropologists in America who worked under President Obama's drug czar, the Center for Disease Control (CDC), and is a researcher at RTI.
Their conversation connects the current opioid crisis to urban and rural deindustrialization in America. -
Danny T shares his thoughts on January 6th and on the political crisis growing in America.
US could be under rightwing dictator by 2030, Canadian professor warns | US politics | The Guardian -
Danny T goes off the deep end on this episode. He talks about the power of governments to manipulate the weather and a report confirming that the Department of Homeland Security spies on journalists.
Chernobyl’s disastrous cover-up is a warning for the next nuclear age | Kate Brown | The Guardian
China ‘modified’ the weather to create clear skies for political celebration – study | China | The Guardian
Operation Whistle Pig: Inside the secret CBP unit with no rules that investigates Americans (yahoo.com)
Exclusive: U.S. directs agents to cover up program used to investigate Americans | Reuters -
"History doesn't repeat but it often rhymes." Well, history is rhyming in France right now as the presidential election nears.
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Danny T talks about the "eight" things he learned about Osama Bin Laden from Peter Bergen's book on the former leader of al-Qaeda.
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Danny T talks about the current economic crisis, inflation, COVID-19 and how the election 1876 served as a model to subvert the election in 2020.
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The banter explores the instability in the Chinese real-estate, how a potential war in Taiwan shores up support for Beijing, how American politics mirrors Poland, and how tribalism may end the American democratic experiment.
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The banter begins on the mental toll of COVID-19 and the similarities between France and America. Danny concludes this episode by analyzing the different forms of Power in the 21st century.
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Danny T banters about California's recall, China's Evergrande, the U.S. debt ceiling, France's Eric Zammour, and Mark Milley's comments about Trump.
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Danny T discusses an autonomous drone kill, Poland's attack on democracy, and the war in Afghanistan.
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Sue Timberlake, from Civil Politics, continues the conversation about free-markets, the far-right, and "creative destruction."
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Sue Timberlake, a real conservative, explains the state of Republican party and makes the case for free-market economics.
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