Low Fact Podcast

Matt and Dave talk about the mid-term election results in the US, people's behavior in groups, how people behave with a little bit of power, choosing between freedom and safety, whether you do what's best for yourself or someone else, the idea that everybody should have everything, cronyism and subsidies, being bribed, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave, coming from their secret bunker location, talk about words starting with "s", daylight savings hours, the covid lockdowns, using victim privilege to take advantage of somebody else, doing things by the numbers, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave talk about the left supporting illegal immigration and using the shutdown for leverage, activists, reaping the benefits of everything someone else does, absurd analogies, taking shortcuts, being encouraged to cheat, cultural differences, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave talk about value, everybody lying, whether experience is important, Boomers, Hacksaw Ridge, the message behind the story of The Emperor's New Clothes, going all in on A.I., Mad Max, and other stuff.

Dave and Matt talk about the government shutdown, spending, the US debt ceiling, begging politicians to lie to us, being an honest person, artists, thinking you're a good person, humility, grumbling, comparing yourself to others, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave finish their discussion about the 3I/Atlas comet and then talk about thinking we're superior, cheap goods, calling yourself a good person, the purpose of companies and governments, left leaning folks in the press, truth, believing whatever we want to believe, and other stuff.

Dave and Matt talk about the 80/20 rule, local news, the job market, the French Foreign Legion, the 3I/Atlas comet, the idea of "too big to fail", the fall of the Roman Empire, luck or divine happenstance, giving people more leeway, having manners, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave talk about the whole point of society, the nature of power and leaders, getting into heaven, people that don't do anything, the key to success in life, things being built on a shaky foundation, and other stuff.

Dave throws down the gauntlet regarding his views on success and Matt addresses why he got so bent out of shape talking about humility on last week's episode, You're Full of Shaving Cream. We also talk about the murder of Charlie Kirk, submitting to God, virtue signaling, how large groups of people can turn anything into shit, abilities meaning very little, the death of Socrates, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave talk about the news being BS, the 17th amendment, worshipping yourself, happiness, humility, people being stupid and annoying, whether having kids makes you a better person, and other stuff.

Dave and Matt talk about everything being about money, ICE raids, being bribed by cheap stuff, Christians, people being smarter than they seem, single issue voters, expecting people to act like your parents, cheating in relationships, morals, libertarians, and other stuff.

Dave and Matt talk about humility, trying to work out why bad things happen to us, the saints, covid, Karens, not walking your talk, the 2011 Japan tsunami, tsunami walls, asking for advice, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave talk about AI, the internet, submission, why life is hard, dieting, alcoholism, Monty Python, Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Last of the Mohicans, and other stuff.

Cronyism, ideology problems, asking for more personal responsibility, the key to successful relationships, Lord Hideyoshi, weight gain & weight loss, the Ford assembly line system, the American middle-class, and other stuff.

Dave and Matt talk about slow moving Russian movies, Southpark, listening to stuff on headphones all the time, management speak, hypocrisy, not playing any more, taxes and debt, the push for AI, whether people can truly live cooperatively, being tempted, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave talk about some of the obstacles to solving problems, hypocrisy, rules for thee but not for me, friends listening to the podcast, breaking the rules, dog crap, cheating, the Gen-Z stare, the effects of isolation, differences between people, American sensibilities, things being nuanced, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave talk about simple solutions, good versus evil people, the nature of news, hijacking elections, loyalty at companies, haters of the podcast, America being a great country, being ostracized for your political beliefs, and other stuff.

In this week's episode Dave and Matt talk about sayings we don't like, why everything seems to be about exploiting someone else, cheating, breaking the rules, "making of" specials and documentaries, The Poop Cruise, spending money on a whole lot of stuff, looking for "the answer", Ford's assembly line system, cheap goods, shrimp, revolutions, and other stuff.

Dave and Matt talk about things we're good at, solar power, the death of physical media, subscription services, refusing to see ourselves as we are, incentives to cheat, rice cultivation, being in fear of God versus seeing God as an indulgent parent, getting all the shit, leading a moral life, and other stuff. Happy 4th of July to all of our listeners in the United States!!!

Matt and Dave talk about the conflict in the Middle East, being bribed with cheap stuff and manipulated by bad food, everything revolving around selling stuff, the nature of being a bureaucrat, and the question - Why's it ok for you to do it, but not for me?

Dave and Matt continue the discussion of the Dunning-Kruger effect and also talk about the problem with trying to make everything "equal", searching for answers, free money, making it easier to do the right thing, family being key when laws are weak, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave talk about how many times you have to fail before you quit, different kinds of co-workers, what being a true leader means, the Dunning-Kruger effect, some study advice, "big picture" people, and other stuff.

Matt and Dave talk about President Trump's idea of making Canada the 51st state, some of the oddities of being American, mercy and being merciful, weighing up the odds of things in life, the stresses and pressures which come with being an adult, and other stuff.

Libertarianism, reparations, cheating, mercy, expecting other people not to do things you do yourself, things being situational, whether exceptions prove the rule, taking different approaches depending on whether you are for or against something, extreme examples, and other stuff.

Putting your faith in another person, expecting other people to do things for you, sacrificing, immigration enforcement, Spartan society, survival, betrayal, homelessness in Santa Monica, political swings, having too many options, group mentality, and other stuff.