LDRship Podcast

Episode 33 - Toxic Femininity: Wherein we discuss whether there is such a thing as toxic femininity, how it compares to toxic masculinity, and how it impacts modern society and politics today.00:00 - Intro 00:11 - Episode introduction 01:10 - The situation in Iran 15:42 - The real topic for today: Toxic Femininity 14:20 - What is toxic femininity? 21:14 - Toxic femininity as overcorrection 23:22 -...

Episode 32 - The Epstein Files: Wherein we discuss the current state of American politics surrounding the Epstein files. Links: https://shsdavisapes.pbworks.com/f/Omelas.pdf 00:00 - Intro 00:11 - Episode introduction 02:11 - Sex trafficking of children is bad 03:04 - The language we use matters 04:20 - What do the conservatives want our lawmakers to do? 08:18 - Gaslighting from the administration...

Episode 31 - ICE in Minnesota: Wherein we react to ICE tactics that resulted in the deaths of two American citizens. 00:00:11 - Introduction 00:02:06 - Why is ICE in Minneapolis? 00:03:16 - Why are they there in large numbers in military gear? 00:04:41 - A brief discussion of the militia and the 2nd Amendment 00:05:45 - Getting back to why so many ICE agents in Minnesota... 00:08:58 - We try to ar...

Episode 30 - The Murder of Charlie Kirk: Wherein we react to the murder of Charlie Kirk and discuss the reactions of our fellow Americans.00:00:11 - Introduction 00:01:13 - The death of Charlie Kirk 00:03:09 - We have far more in common than is different 00:03:51 - The gruesomeness of the videos 00:05:08 - Political violence is never the answer 00:06:16 - Shocking reactions on both sides 00:10:13...

Episode 29 - Toxic Masculinity: Wherein we discuss toxic masculinity, what it is, how it affects society, and what we can do about it.00:00:11 - Introduction 00:03:07 - Does toxic masculinity even exist? 00:04:56 - How do we define masculinity? 00:11:14 - Grab 'em by the pussy - just locker room talk? 00:12:41 - Raising our boys right 00:17:01 - The transmogrification of men in society 00:24:0...

Episode 28 - The Rise of Political Violence: Wherein we discuss the seeming rise in number and severity of political violence instances recently, whether it's different or worse than we've had in the past, where it's stemming from in American society, and some thoughts on what we can do about it.00:00:11 - Introduction 00:01:22 - July 4th, 'Murica! Yeah! 00:04:04 - A difference bet...

Episode 27 - The Commander in Chief: Wherein we discuss the two recent events where the President activated the military, one to quell a riot in Los Angeles and the other to bomb nuclear production sites in Iran.00:00:11 - Introduction 00:01:08 - The situation in Los Angeles and Iran 00:03:35 - The riots in LA 00:07:35 - Pitting the public against the military 00:09:49 - The President's legal...

Episode 26 - The National Debt and Deficit Spending: Wherein we discuss the $37 Trillion US national debt, the budget deficit that every President has run for decades, the dangers to America due to increasing debt, and what should be done about it. Links: https://www.usdebtclock.org/ https://demonocracy.info/infographics/usa/us_debt/us_debt.html 00:00:11 - Introduction 00:02:32 - The stereotypical...

Episode 25 - American Culture: Wherein we discuss what American culture is, what defines it, its history, and where it is headed in the future.00:00:11 - Introduction 00:02:17 - Some definitions 00:04:54 - There's no wrong answer to what is American culture, or is there? 00:09:49 - When in our history did we have a cohesive culture? 00:14:51 - Division is part of our DNA as a country 00:16:44...

Episode 24 - DEI: Wherein we discuss Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, what it is, what it's not, and how Americans on both sides of the political divide are reacting to it.00:00:11 - Introduction 00:01:36 - Definitions 00:02:57 - DEI, quotas, and affirmative action 00:07:17 - Isn't discrimination in the workplace already illegal? 00:09:11 - The DEI ideal 00:10:38 - Two big education cases...

Episode 23 - The First 100 Days of Trump 2.0: Wherein we discuss the first 100 days of Trump's second term, what he promised to do, what's he's accomplished and failed to accomplish, and overall how we'd grade the start to his second time in the White House.00:00:11 - Introduction 00:02:08 - The Republican says Trump has been effective in what he promised to do 00:04:05 - The Democrat agrees? (Not...

Episode 22 - The Death Penalty: Wherein we discuss capital punishment, whether it is still an appropriate punishment in the 21st Century, and the roadblocks to changing the laws around it.00:00:11 - Introductions 00:02:09 - The Republican side of things 00:05:30 - Death penalty should be rare and have the utmost due process 00:07:00 - The financial cost of the death penalty 00:09:56 - Against the...

Episode 21 - Abortion: Wherein we discuss abortion, personhood, whether there should be national-level laws regarding abortion, or whether it should be left up to each state, as the Dobbs decision has done recently.00:00:36 - Introductions and trigger warning00:03:10 - Roe v. Wade, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, and Planned Parenthood v. Casey SCOTUS decisions00:08:39 - Definiti...

Episode 20 - States' Rights: Wherein we discuss the balance between states' rights and the power of the Federal government.00:00:11 - Introductions 00:00:47 - Any discussion about states' rights is code for slavery? 00:02:54 - States' rights is never about granting more rights... 00:08:08 - The differences between states is part of the beauty of the United States 00:10:41 - We live in a very diver...

Episode 19 - Tariffs: Wherein we discuss what tariffs are, what they're being used for, their pros and cons, and whether we think they're a good idea.00:00:11 - Introductions 00:01:13 - What are tariffs? 00:02:48 - Will thinks the cons outweigh the pros 00:03:56 - What helps the US use tariffs to its advantage 00:05:37 - What about the things we can't produce domestically? 00:08:00 - T...

Episode 18 - DOGE: Wherein we discuss the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), its legal status, its methods, and whether it will ultimately be effective.00:00:11 - Introductions 00:03:33 - What is DOGE legally? 00:09:14 - It's in the execution of it 00:13:52 - Kneejerk reactions 00:15:52 - The inefficiencies of the government budgeting process 00:18:49 - DOGE's questionable legal s...

Episode 17 - The 2nd Amendment: Wherein we discuss the 2nd Amendment, the Founding Fathers' original intent in drafting it, and what that means in today's society. 00:00:11 - Introductions 00:01:35 - Definitions from 1789 00:07:24 - What was the reason for this amendment? 00:10:32 - The difference between a militia and a standing army 00:12:55 - The difference between 1789 and 2025 00:15:3...

Episode 16 - What are Rights and Who Gives Them to Us?: Wherein we discuss the nature of Rights and whether they are given to us by our creator or by our government.00:00:11 - Introductions 00:01:54 - What the Founding Fathers wrote about our rights 00:03:57 - What's the precedence of our inalienable rights 00:05:44 - The balance between life and liberty during COVID 00:08:41 - No right is abs...

Episode 15 - Foreign Aid: Wherein we discuss the usefulness of US providing foreign aid to other countries. 00:00:11 - Introductions 00:02:06 - Non-military foreign aid helps us avoid conflict 00:03:18 - The 4-star General says if he had one more dollar to invest... 00:04:11 - What if you don't have one more dollar? 00:05:34 - Zeroing it out wouldn't solve our fiscal issues... 00:06:04 - W...

Episode 14 - Disaster Preparedness and Response: Wherein we discuss the role of the federal government in preparing the 50 states for disasters and responding in the aftermath. 00:00:11 - Introductions 00:01:11 - We can't keep up with this administration 00:04:05 - LA's response to the wildfires 00:05:45 - Who has the resources to respond after a natural disaster? 00:07:50 - Friction in th...

Episode 13 - Trump's Cabinet Picks: Wherein we discuss some of Trump's picks for his cabinet and why they may or may not do a good job. 00:11 - Introductions03:13 - Let's talk about Pete Hegseth05:24 - His own mother thinks he's a terrible human being?06:20 - I outrank him and am older...could I do that job?06:59 - His career mirrored Trump's?08:07 - The theme is disruption09:2...

Episode 12 - January 6th: Wherein we discuss the events of January 6, 2021 and whether it has any import on today. 00:11 - Introductions 01:22 - Hakeem Jeffries dig at election deniers 02:51 - Our resident Republican's take 03:30 - Election oddities 05:49 - Election foul play or vibes? 08:29 - 2020 COVID vibes 09:44 - Violence vs legitimate protest 11:00 - The irony of storming the Capitol to keep...

Episode 11 - The Presidential Pardon: Wherein we discuss the President's Constitutional power of granting pardons, whether it is being abused, and whether it should be reigned in. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:44 - Quoting the US Constitution 00:02:23 - We're going to talk about Biden's pardons 00:03:17 - Hunter Biden's pardons were for personal reasons? 00:07:29 - Was it to avoid prosecution? 00:08:30 -...

Will implores everyone to be open to free speech and more accepting of differing viewpoints.

Our 10th Episode!!! - Political Correctness and Wokeness: Wherein we discuss what political correctness and wokeness are and how they are affecting policy decisions in our country today. 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:04:23 - Definitions 00:08:52 - "New" terms and who defines them? 00:14:17 - Is wokeism just virtue signaling? 00:16:42 - Don't just let yourself be asleep 00:19:43 - Don't come at me, br...