The Bailey Podcast

In this episode, we discuss the ethics of space exploration and colonization. Participants: Yassine, Geoff Greer, Master-Thief, crc32, McMuster Space Force vs. Starfleet (Twitter) United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel (Wikipedia) Delta-V subway map (Imgur) Delta V / Δv explained in KSP (YouTube) The Tyranny of the Rocket Equation (NASA) Rising seas give island nation a stark choice (NatGeo)...

In this episode, we dissect the Quillette article “The Neurodiversity Case for Free Speech”. Participants: Yassine, NinetyThree, Geoff Greer, Master-Thief The Neurodiversity Case for Free Speech (Quillette) Goldwater Rule’s Origins Based on Long-Ago Controversy (APA) Mental Health ‘Disabilities’ as Legal Superpowers (Quillette) Node.js forks again (The Register) So to Speak podcast with Geoffrey M...

In this episode, we dogpile on Jay er... discuss how guns are cool and have absolutely no negative downsides. Participants: Yassine, crc32, Jay, Geoff, KulakRevolt, MasterThief, McMuster The Rifle on the Wall: A Left Argument for Gun Rights (The Polemicist) Iceland grieves after police shoot and kill a man for the first time in its history (PRI) Ex-cop: NYPD gun license division was a bribery mach...

In this obligatory Halloween episode, we discuss how horror movies often reflect the anxieties of the culture they’re made within. Participants: Yassine Crc32 KulakRevolt The Best Questions For A First Date (OkCupid) 1969: Montreal’s ‘night of terror’ (CBC) Film Theory: How To WIN The Purge (YouTube) Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse: Just Do the Math (Live Science) Recorded 2019-10-25 Uploaded 2019-1...

In this episode, we discuss how Blizzard got itself into a hot Chinese mess. Participants: Yassine McMuster NinetyThree Cheezemansam Jay LetsStayCivilized Rock N' Roll Racing (YouTube) One of America’s biggest gaming companies is acting as China’s censor (Vox) Nearly all of the NBA’s Chinese partners have cut ties with the league (CNBC) China TV drops NBA exhibition games; league defends free spee...

In this episode, we discuss Richard Stallman’s comments and his resignation. Participants: Yassine crc32 AngryParsley (Geoff) McMuster NinetyThree Remove Richard Stallman (Medium) Amid Epstein Controversy, Richard Stallman is Forced to Resign as FSF President (It’s FOSS) Transphobic maintainer should be removed from project (GitHub) Code of Conduct (Contributor Covenant) Multiple CoC violations by...

In this episode, we work on discussing the politics of discussing politics at work. Participants: Yassine crc32 Geoff (/u/AngryParsley) McMuster Google Doesn’t Want Staff Debating Politics at Work Anymore (Bloomberg) I Can Tolerate Anything Except The Outgroup (SSC) Melatonin: Much More Than You Wanted To Know (SSC) Politics isn’t about Policy (Overcoming Bias) Recorded 2019-09-10 Uploaded 2019-09...

In this episode, we discuss a new THC breathalyzer, and the abolition of prisons and police along with some of their alternatives. Participants: Yassine NinetyThree crc32 ggreer (Geoff) Breathlyzers: Y Combinator bets on a startup building a weed breathalyzer for cops (Techcrunch) A partial list of things that field testing drug kits have mistakenly identified as contraband (WaPo) Is Eye Movement...

In this episode, we discuss the signaling theory of education, the case for corporal punishment, and how internet infrastructure providers should respond to objectionable speech. Participants: Yassine NinetyThree McMuster CRC32 Peter Floetner Signaling Theory of Education: The World Might Be Better Off Without College for Everyone (The Atlantic) A Review of “The Case Against Education” (Medium) Ag...

In this episode, we discuss the political aesthetics of modern architecture, Jordan Peterson’s beef with recent Disney movies, and super nerdy shit in the form of Harberger taxes. Participants: Yassine NinetyThree McMuster LetsBeCivilized Mupetblast Modern Architecture is 🤢: Why You Hate Contemporary Architecture (Current Affairs) How Buildings Learn (Stewart Brand) My Illegal Neighborhood (City...

In the inaugural episode, we mispronounce Andy Ngo’s name repeatedly, discuss Antifa, Yellow vests movement, federally mandated busing, Singaporean housing policy, and the inflexibility of the French language. Participants: Yassine NinetyThree McMuster LetsBeCivilized With special guest CRC32’s toddler Recorded 2019-07-01 Uploaded 2019-07-08 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss t...