The Six Cents Report

With recent calls for drug decriminalization in Canada, Darnell & Joel engage in a conversation regarding the opioid crisis and potential solutions.  "Say No to Drugs" generation Opioid crisis exacerbated by lockdowns  Cannabis legalization and the black market Prohibition's unintended consequences  Decriminalization vs legalization https://linktr.ee/sixcentsreport Produced by Madden Mitchell Medi...

Dr. Julie Ponesse joins Darnell & Joel to continue their conversation. The discussion covers the following: Does morality require perfection? Subject matter experts and proper understanding of "Appeal to Authority" fallacy Epistemology: How do you know that you know? Public education's shaping of the culture Is it appropriate to compare vaccine passports with the Star of David? 10 stages of genoci...

Desmond Cole and his "divisive" activism, were recently criticized in a Toronto Star opinion piece. Desmond joins Darnell & Joel to discuss the following: Is there such thing as objective journalism? Desmond's criticisms of judge Donald McLeod Desmond's thoughts on the Toronto Star article and author Royson James Institutions role in society and making change Origins of police forces https://linkt...

Darnell & Joel debrief the first part of the conversation with Dr. Julie Ponesse.  Our 2 cents on episode #133 Value of conversations between competing ideas/experts "Morality does not require perfection" Rule utilitarianism, common good & individual rights Relative moral standards https://linktr.ee/sixcentsreport Produced by Madden Mitchell Media Song from our intro: Sho Baraka - Pedantic Related...

Dr. Julie Ponesse rose to prominence after being dismissed from her position as ethics professor while taking an ethics based stance against her employer's vaccine mandate. Julie joins Darnell & Joel for a discussion regarding: Is there a common good and what is good in a collectivist society? Are vaccine mandates ever justified? Testing moral theories Utilitarianism Moral education Eugenics https...

Economist Germinal G. Van joins Darnell & Joel to discuss the recent Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to Canadian-born David Card. The conversation covers a range of topics. Becoming an economist, author and autodidact What is the Nobel Prize? Effects of minimum wage Why does income inequality exist? Economic evaluation of black America Free market, incentives and the proper role of government Afr...

The Ontario government has announced a new covid safety plan which allows churches to remove capacity limitations if they utilize the vaccine passport program. Darnell & Joel discuss the following: Incentives matter - vaccine passports make church easier Love your neighbour, consider others more important than yourself  Wealthism, racism & healthism https://linktr.ee/sixcentsreport Produced by Mad...

Loyal listener, Tony Lemma, joins Darnell & Joel for this TYPBST episode to discuss "Black Skin, White Masks" by Frantz Fanon. Their conversation covers the following: Frantz Fanon's influence and various works Chapter 1: The Black Man and Language Chapter 4: The So-Called Dependency Complex of the Colonized Chapter 6: The Black Man in Psychopathology https://linktr.ee/sixcentsreport Produced by M...

The Pandora Papers were leaked in Oct 2021 and contain private information regarding tax avoidance strategies utilized by the world’s elite. Darnell & Joel engage in a conversation about the morality of taxation.  What are the Pandora Papers? Tax evasion vs tax havens Are the rich paying there fair share  Is taxation theft?  https://linktr.ee/sixcentsreport Produced by Madden Mitchell Media Song f...

Vaccine passports and mandates have caused disruption across the world. Recently, the media has been questioning some NBA players regarding their vaccine status and religious exemptions. Darnell & Joel discuss the following: NBA players & religious exemptions Convictions vs opinions Legally defending your rights What is a religious conviction warranting an exemption? https://linktr.ee/sixcentsrepo...

The Co-Founder and President of Liberty Coalition Canada, Rev. Dr. Michael Thiessen, joins Darnell & Joel for a discussion regarding: 2021 election results  Conservative principles Liberty & individualism within Christianity Government & justice Christians & non-compliance Defining "love your neighbour" Vaccine passports in the church  Marks of the beast Inaugurated millennialist https://linktr.ee...

In this episode of #TYPBST Joel and Darnell, discuss the book "The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics" by Tim Harford. The conversation focuses on the following chapters of the book Rule 2: Ponder Your Personal Experience Rule 3: Avoid Premature Enumeration Rule 4: Step Back And Enjoy The View Rule 10: The Golden Rule: Be Curious https://linktr.ee/sixcentsreport Produced by...

With the Canadian federal election on Sept 20, 2021, Yvan & Abel of Beyond Culture join Darnell & Joel for a roundable discussion. The conversation addresses: Is politics downstream from culture? PPC & Maxime Bernier missing from the federal debate Quebec's special treatment federally Vaccine passports Housing market & inflation Predictions & who are you voting for? https://linktr.ee/sixcentsrepor...

This week's episode is a seminar where Darnell presents comprehensive discussion on privilege. This talk was given during the Ezra Institute's Worldview Leadership Camp in Aug 2021. His talk covers the following ideas Special grace vs common grace White privilege & what it means to be white False hope of white privilege ideology Brown privilege Black privilege https://linktr.ee/sixcentsreport Prod...

Creator of the YouTube channel "COVID Sense", Deanna McLeod, joins Darnell & Joel for a conversation regarding: Career in Oncology research and transitioning to Covid data analysis Practice changes & standard of evidence Covid-19 mRNA vaccine data evaluation Vaccine mandates & informed consent Big-Pharma & market incentives https://linktr.ee/sixcentsreport Produced by Madden Mitchell Media Song fr...

Rebecca Dielschneider, assistant professor of Biology at Providence University in Winnipeg, Manitoba joins Darnell & Joel for a conversation regarding: Vaccine hesitancy in the church Science and faith Vaccinated and unvaccinated - unity in the church  Aborted fetal cells and vaccines Vaccine passports - the new Jim Crow? Covid-19 vaccine https://linktr.ee/sixcentsreport Produced by Madden Mitchel...

Kristopher Kinsinger is a Christian lawyer who joins Darnell & Joel for conversation regarding: Religious nature of all laws Quebec’s bill 21 & religious neutrality Religious freedom vs Christian liberty Progressives vs conservatives Authority of the state vs religion Spectrum of religious neutrality - inclusive to closed No precedence is better than a bad precedence  https://linktr.ee/sixcentsrep...

This week's episode is from Darnell's speaking engagement in July 2021 at the Ezra Institute's Runner Academy. His talk covers the following ideas What did the Greco-Roman era contribute athletically? How do sports unite us? Should amateur athletes work for free? Are bread and circus a good thing? What is the Christian competing for? https://linktr.ee/sixcentsreport Produced by Madden Mitchell Med...

Nick Hudson, chairman and co-founder of PANDA: Pandemics Data & Analytics, joins Darnell & Joel for a conversation covering a range of topics related to the pandemic. Origins of PANDA Covid risk assessment Evaluation of pandemic response alternatives Subject matter experts, who do you trust? Centralism vs decentralized ideologies Fear's role in the pandemic narrative Global organizations Negative...

IJ Makan of Kazingram Dialogue joins Darnell & Joel for a conversation  Growing up in India Origins of Kazingram Dialogue podcast Losing a baby Jiu Jitsu & police brutality Martial arts & philosophy https://linktr.ee/sixcentsreport Produced by Madden Mitchell Media Song from our intro: Sho Baraka - Pedantic References: Kazingram Dialogue episode referenced: Kaelynne Makan On Love And Overcoming Su...

Farmers in India have been protesting changes to farming regulations and shift to a laissez-faire approach to agriculture. Darnell & Joel discuss the following aspects of this situation: No Farmers, No Food branding Solidarity from the Sikh diaspora in Canada Canadian colonialism  Agricultural board Political reforms in India farming  https://linktr.ee/sixcentsreport Produced by Madden Mitchell Me...

Darnell & Joel, discuss the recent changes to Ontario's math curriculum, with a focus on the grade 9 curriculum. Their conversation covers: Personal experiences in math class  Coding and modelling Social-emotional learning Financial Literacy Anti-racist math https://linktr.ee/sixcentsreport Produced by Madden Mitchell Media Song from our intro: Sho Baraka - Pedantic Related Episodes: 6CR #27 Refer...

With Trudeau's Liberals increasing their attempts to regulate the internet for Canadians, Darnell & Joel discuss the following: Bill C-10 & the CRTC regulating Canadian content Do Canadians need saving from the internet? Does more Canadian content make us better off https://linktr.ee/sixcentsreport Produced by Madden Mitchell Media Song from our intro: Sho Baraka - Pedantic References: The Six Cen...

The guys are back and discussing the claims that Canada day should be cancelled.  Should Canada Day be cancelled? Mainstream media reporting on Indigenous relations and Islamophobia Does the Catholic Church owe an apology? Who was Adolphus Egerton Ryerson? Bill C-5 and performative virtue signalling https://linktr.ee/sixcentsreport Produced by Madden Mitchell Media Song from our intro: Sho Baraka...

Holly Fretwell, Vice President of Outreach and Research Fellow at the Property and Environment Research Center joins Darnell & Joel for conversation on the everyday applications of economics. Economic incentives - marketplace vs government actors Origin & history of property rights Negative vs positive rights Charity without government Tragedy of the commons - lack of property rights Environpreneu...