TMI with Aldous Tyler

At the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) climate conference, there's been a renewed call to have "climate finance" defined in such a way that keeps things like loans out of the picture. After all, "climate finance" is the funding put forward to help nations that need assistance to help them become greener, and if it includes (via ambiguity) such things as predatory loans or comes with strings att...

In a scenario that is also playing out elsewhere, Colorado is finding out that the cost of allowing so much ignorance about vaccination among its citizens is its hospitals becoming completely overwhelmed by mostly those who refuse the vaccine. Not only does that harm the benighted patients in the ICU, it also keeps hospitals from being able to admit others who need their services, forcing non-COVI...

Rolling Stone published a blockbuster investigation that directly connects a number of GOP Congresspeople and the Trump Administration itself to the planning of the Capitol Attack of January 6th, 2021 - we go over the report in detail. Then, if you wondered how Emergency Room visits get to be so expensive, a lobbying group called the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) have spent decad...

The enormously popular Netflix series "Squid Game" has caught a lot of attention politically for the obvious yet unshakable satire of capitalism that it provides, clearly illustrating how ruthless and inhuman acts are virtually the only way to "win the game". However, those who champion the capitalist nightmare we are in cannot allow (or even fathom) this sharp attack to go unanswered, going to so...

Last year, measures went nationwide to rein in the outlandish spending on municipal law enforcement (much of which embellished them with military-grade hardware).  This attempt to slow the militarization of our local police forces, which tended to disproportionately affect black Americans, has since been quickly shuffled back into their budgets this year. We analyze why and what can be done a...

On today's episode, we take you to Germany, where an unprecedented victory was scored by a movement of renters seeking to keep the housing crisis in the city of Berlin under control by forcing the government to claim over 200,000 rental units out of the hands of the landlords who have been mercilessly raising rents well above the renters' ability to pay. Then, we examine the Pandora Papers, a reve...

Amazon says it has the perfect solution to the housing crisis: why not let them house their workers in affordable housing near their workplaces, allowing them to also help control costs by supplying transportation, food, and other needs? Why? Oh, we'll tell you, and the answer is to be found in the old classic "Sixteen Tons". Then, COVID-19's path of death has shifted its focus: as more of your ce...

Global Warming's "tipping points" like Fires, Floods, Permafrost Melt, and other catastrophes appear absolutely unstoppable when framed with the oft-asked "what can _I_ do about it?" We show why this is the WRONG framework to use when tackling climate issues. Then, we further go into how (MMT be damned) possibly one of the most KEY parts of solving the crisis is the taxation of the BIllionaire cla...

Adding to the long list of publications and sources that MUST be double-checked before reporting from, the New York Times published an article citing bad numbers for the chances of getting a breakthrough COVID infection as if they were valid . According to that, you had a 1 in 5,000 to 1 in 10,000 chance of getting a breakthrough COVID-19 infection if you were already vaccinated, a number that was...

With your host down for the count with COVID-19, please enjoy a repeat of last week's episode of TMI: Ronald Reagan gave us his "nine most terrifying words in the english language" 40 years ago - we examine how this devious concept has insidiously corrupted our ability to function as a government, even when it comes to responding to immediate threats like Hurricane Ida. Then, we talk about the str...

Ronald Reagan gave us his "nine most terrifying words in the english language" 40 years ago - we examine how this devious concept has insidiously corrupted our ability to function as a government, even when it comes to responding to immediate threats like Hurricane Ida. Then, we talk about the strike down in Alabama by miners of Warrior Met Coal, and the similarities to some historically violent c...

On today's episode of TMI: WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU?? Will you at LEAST get vaccinated if the State of Wisconsin PAYS you $100? If you don't live there, don't worry - we cover a number of other incentives that are being issued to coax reluctant citizens into doing what THEY SHOULD DO ANYWAY. Then, we celebrate the successful unionization of Collectivo Coffee, the effort to do so first reference...

Three favorite segments from TMI 2020: You’ve heard how birds and other animals migrate because of climate, but what about people? We look into how the current rise of ocean levels, persistence of horrific wildfires and battering by terrible storms will be shaping where people choose to live – if they CAN choose to. Then, billionaires get compared to a lot of naturally occurring niches in the ecos...

This is the Tribute segment to Peter Conover originally aired 8/6/2021 along with the two musical breaks used for that episode of TMI with Aldous Tyler, separated out from the rest of the episode for easier sharing. Blessed Be, Peter Conover!

On this episode of TMI, we talk about how the 2020/2021 Tokyo Olympic Games was NOT a good event, with NBC carrying a LOT of water for it, and the IOC refusing to acknowledge the many problems it had. Fine. WE will, and more, we'll issue an apology for it. Then, we look into how Bernie Sanders has managed to leverage his new Chairmanship in the Senate into a platform to push a progressive agenda f...

This week on TMI, your host, Aldous, has lost a friend of his to suicide. We pay tribute to Peter Conover, his inimitable music, his vision of connectedness, and we also acknowledge that, for those who take their own lives, they had to fight to remain here as long as they did. We share resources to help those still with us, still fighting. Then, for the two musical breaks, we play songs by Peter,...

We've all heard of Subway's infamous tunaless tuna sandwich by now - researchers discovered no tuna DNA in the meat of Subway's famous offering, causing headlines across the country. What hasn't been reported nearly as much as this is likely not even Subway's fault: a staggeringly high amount of fish and seafood is being sold mislabeled. We explore the mystery of the fishy fish. Then, we discuss t...

On this week's TMI, we sound the alarm on the attack of COVID-19's Delta Variant and show how it absolutely indicates that we opened too soon.  Then we go over the 50 years of the War on Drugs, first declared by President Nixon, and how, by and large, the only lasting effect it had was the decimation of poor and minority-race families, communities and cities. Finally, we stop a moment and com...

Given the complete ignorance almost everyone in the United States has about Critical Race Theory (except, of course, listeners of TMI), why is there such an outcry against it being taught in grade school? We examine. Then, we compare how little other countries spend compared to the USA for what amounts to better infrastructure, and why this is normally the case? Finally, we chart out the most like...

On this week's TMI, we report on how Exxon is now divulging how for decades it has known about its role in the Climate Crisis, and how it used deceptions, manipulations and denials to keep on making billions in profits while selling out our future. Then, we examine how Wall Street regularly turns the retirement pension funds that many American workers rely on against the best interests of those wo...

On this week's TMI, we discuss how bipartisanship is being held up as more important than continuing to work on mitigating the disastrous effects of the climate crisis. We also air a first-hand report on the 2021 Trump rally in Lorain County, Ohio, and finally we examine a new study that illustrates how the collapse of Texas' power grid was DESPITE the use of renewable energy types like solar and...

ON THIS BEST OF TMI EPISODE: Stormé DeLarverie threw the first punch at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, New York City on a fateful June night in 1969, and her cry of "WHY DON’T YOU DO SOMETHING!?" should be recalled among the most influential rallying statements of any modern rights movement. Find out not just why June is Pride Month, but portions of the origin story that you may never hav...

On this week's TMI, we examine what Critical Race Theory is, how it stems from a need to accurately report on the history of the United States' treatment of race, and how being against teaching it equates being against history teachers teaching history. Next, we go over some of TMI's favorite sources for news, due to these sources' ability to unclutter fact from opinion, and give you the most clea...

Stormé DeLarverie threw the first punch at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, New York City on a fateful June night in 1969, and her cry of "WHY DON’T YOU DO SOMETHING!?" should be recalled among the most influential rallying statements of any modern rights movement. Find out not just why June is Pride Month, but portions of the origin story that you may never have heard before. Worldwide, ma...

Monday, May 31, 2021 marked the 100th anniversary of one of the most horrible events in American History: the Tulsa Race Massacre. If you aren't familiar, please listen in as we recount the history of the Greenwood District of Tulsa, called "Black Wall Street", and how it was destroyed in one of the worst displays of hate in history. If you've ever wondered what upsets your fellow Americans so muc...