The Perspectrum

This week, Michael and Nathan discuss news relating to the infrastructure deal, the Facebook whistle blower, and how fair protesters can go before it becomes inappropriate. 

This week, Michael and Nathan discuss the drama over the bipartisan infrastructure vote, the debt ceiling, and YouTube's decision to ban anti-vaccine misinformation. 

This week it's all about foreign policy. Michael and Nathan discuss Haiti and the migrant crisis, then they dive into the history of US involvement in the country of Chile, and they end with a discussion about the ethics of drone strikes.

This week Michael and Nathan discuss infighting among Bernie Sanders and Joe Manchin over infrastructure. Then they address GOP opposition to Biden's soft vaccine mandate. The finish up with a discussion about the Texas abortion law.

This week Nathan is joined by Paul to discuss the final withdrawal of Afghanistan, the further need to withdraw from Iraq and Syria, and the news regarding Biden's soft vaccine mandate.

This week Michael and Nathan discuss refugees from Afghanistan. Then they have a conversation calling out leftists for celebrating death. Finally, speech language pathologist Kyle Chaska joins them to further report on the conditions of healthcare workers during the covid resurgence.

This week Michael and Nathan discuss Afghanistan, the many issues that public defenders face, and the poisoning of the term "woke" by the right.

This week, Michael and Nathan discuss the scapegoating of immigrants with regard to the rise in Covid numbers. Continuing with that theme they discuss the economic scapegoating of immigrants. Then they have a discussion about China's rise as a global superpower.

This week Michael and Nathan discuss the Democrats two pronged strategy for infrastructure and then they are joined by retired Anatomy and Physiology professor Ramon Selove to discuss the Delta variant and the vaccine.   Additional Vaccine info: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-virology/id300973784?i=1000530570604

This week Michael and Nathan discuss the ending of "combat missions" in Iraq, the Patriot Act, and the right to be forgotten on the internet.

This week Nathan and Michael discuss DACA, current events in Afghanistan and Cuba, and billionaires in space.

This week Nathan is joined by Jess to discuss CPAC, anti-protest laws, and the need to balance calling out harmful views and not alienating potential allies.

This week Nathan and Michael discuss updates on covid, indictments on the Trump organization, and the concept of politics in sports.

This week Michael and Nathan discuss the odd strategy Biden for infrastructure, why Andrew Yang lost the New York City mayoral primary, and the bomb shell story about how Tucker Carlson was an informant for dirt of Trump during the last four years.

This week Nathan is on vacation so Connor Haines (philosopher, software engineer, corporate strategist, and co-host of the ransomware segment) joins for the whole episode! Special guest, Hannah Saggau, from the Insure Our Future ( www.insureourfuture.us ) campaign explains activism behind getting AIG to stop insuring fossil fuels. Then we talk about an activist hedge fund causing waives at Exxon,...

This week Michael and Nathan discuss the G7 summit, recent comments made by Representative Ilhan Omar, and the how theories in social interact with each other.  

This week Michael and Nathan discuss Joe Manchin's blocking of voting rights, the proposal for a global minimum corporate tax, and the idea of worker owned cooperatives.

This week we have  a two segment discussion on the conflict between Israel and Palestine and then we discuss the commission to investigate the January 6, insurrection.

This week Michael and Nathan discuss what Trump is doing currently, Liz Cheney's ousting from the Republican Party, and the history of what filing taxes is so difficult.

This week Michael is piloting the episode solo with Nathan out on vacation. But don't press skip just yet--this week brings three great segments with three different hosts! We dive into arguments for UBI, the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline (WTF is ransomware anyway?), and break down criticism of news media with a journalist.

This week Michael and Nathan discuss immigration, the travel ban on India, and the ban on menthol cigarettes.

This week Michael and Nathan discuss some of the fake scandals right wing media has thrown at Joe Biden, a new international report about police violence against minorities in America, and the results of the US census.

This week Michael and Nathan discuss some false beliefs about the vaccines, the outcome of the Chauvin trial, and their personal views on religion.

This week Nathan is joined by Jess Selove to discuss the attempt by Amazon workers to unionize, recent instances of police brutality, and Biden's decision to pull out of Afghanistan.

This week Michael and Nathan discuss some bad faith arguments against the infrastructure bill, some recent state laws meant to discriminate against trans people, and finally they have a discussion about what Marxism actually is.