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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode191.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSThe city of Aleppo has fallen and has become one of the greatest human rights tragedies of our modern generation. In our latest podcast we take a look at the situation and the history behind the current civil war and the complicated politics…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode190.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn a weird riff, we start our podcast talking about the origins of names and what they can tell us about a culture or time period. We talk about the popularity of some names, titles, and how people are referred to. Eventually we…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode189.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSReeling from Thanksgiving we spend some time talking about global food practices and then shift into a deep philosophical discussion about the cyber. We talk about the recent attack on SF transit and what this tells us about the future of warfare and…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode188.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe’re thankful for all the dank food that clearly made us drunk as we talk about Thanksgiving, world foods, and the origins of Turkey. We talk about Turkey’s in the era of colonialism, the age of exploration, and the Ottoman-English interactions. We take…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode187.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSOh yay it looks like Donald Trump has picked some of his cabinet members and it look as bad as you might expect. We start this podcast off taking a closer look at some of his picks and the problems that they present….
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode186.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWell that happened. After livestreaming the presidential election we regroup to share our thoughts, worries, and feelings about the election of Donald Trump. We talk about how we got to this point and what we are likely going to see going forward. We…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode185.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSStill feeling the Halloween spirit, we take a deep dive into the darker side of humanity. We talk about serial killers and sociopaths. We discuss the markers of sociopaths and why they do what they do. This leads us to talk about famous…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode184.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSThe debates are finally over even if the election is not. We discuss and analyze what happened in the last debate and what impact it will have on the presidential race. Collectively we agree that we are so over this election and ready…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode183.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSJournalism has a sordid past and in our latest episode we take a closer look at that past and how that continues today. We talk about how journalism is driven by attention, the market, and scandal and the effect that may have on…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode182.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS***Content Warning, talk of sexual assault*** Why do some things go viral? We ponder this as we talk about the clown craze and Ken Bone becoming an overnight sensation. We take a closer look at meme theory and the history of viral memes…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode181.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSKim Kardashian was robbed and the response has sparked controversy. We discuss why there may be a lack of sympathy for Kim and how this may tie into a society that penalizes certain women because they do not fit into the traditional definition…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode180.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn the most watched presidential debate in history, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton went head to head for the first time. We break down the debate and analyze what went wrong and what went right. It was a train wreck that we couldn’t…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode179.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSToday we go over the weeks’ craziest news. We talk about the recent terrorist attacks in Chelsea, New York and Elizabeth, New Jersey and how fixation on the background of Ahmad Khan Rahami misses the mark. We discuss the history of terrorism and…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode178.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSBlending several news events from protests to backlash, we take a look at the nature of patriotism and nationalism in the United States. Ali argues the nature of nationalism is tied to civic religion and dogmatism. We ask what happens when a social…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode177.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe get out our nerdy wonk hats as we dive into media and politics. After being horrified by the current state of music, we dive into the coverage of politics. We discuss the effect on a free and robust press when that same…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode176.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSClearly this podcast has descended into madness. We start by talking about Vy’s trip to Thailand and all the memorable experiences he has. After certainly offending the whole world with outright ignorance we end up in the weird topic of a violated McChicken…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode175.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSDiz, Vy, and Ali try to stump one another in trivia questions. It’s all fair game as they play a quick game of trivia. This sparks a conversation about celebrity, fame, and what we put value you in as a society. We talk…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode174.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIt’s Olympics season and our sports nerd makes sure we spend some talking about the event. We talk about Olympics as they relate to geopolitics and how winning a medal isn’t just an exercise in athleticism, but also deeply political. We then turn…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode173.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe talk about politics a lot because are political nerds, but this election season has been something else. In our latest podcast we talk about the recent crazy comments by Trump and the subsquent GOP panic as he starts to lose ground in…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisodes172.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSBeing the political nerds that we are, we continue to discuss the presidential campaign after the conventions. We talk about the double standard that Hillary Clinton is held too. While clearly a politician and one that has done all sorts of shady things,…
