Posts Tagged “politics”
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrrentlyNerdyEpisode335.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSOn this podcast we talk about the UPS shooting and the sudden rash of uplifting UPS viral videos/images. We discuss the use of social media and guerrilla advertisement that uses fake “authentic” moments. We debate how sometimes these PR stunts exploit what’s already…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode332.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we talk about your childhood and the various scams of raising funds for schools. We talk about selling gift wrap, magazines, and chocolates as school fundraiser. This leads into a brief foray into standardized testing. We then talk about Tik…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode329.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this episode marveling at the language of the internet and the phenomenon of “ok boomer.” We discuss how the response to the phrase has revealed the depth of fragility among older generations. We then discuss Blizzcon and the failure of Blizzard’s…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode326.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we talk about the relationship of big corporations to authoritarian states and the threat they pose to free speech. We discuss the NBA and Lebron James over comments made about China. We talk about the vested interested both corporations and…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode323.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this podcast by discussing the rise of automation. We explore the tension between Ali’s love for convenience clashing with his deep mistrust of technology. We then talk about the recent controversy over SNL and Shane Gillis. We discuss the nature of…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode315.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSThis episode is full of all the craziness that is our internet culture. We talk about the melt down at Bagel Boss. We discuss how a misogynistic rant goes viral and how that person is now trying to capitalize on their infamy by…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode313.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we track the use of anime in various subcultures on the internet. We talk about how anime has become part of the cultural language of the nerd world and the way this bleeds over into various political circles. We talk…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode312.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this episode with a quick review of the Afghan American Conference that Diz and Ali attended. We then talk about the Supreme Court decision regarding the branding of “FUCT.” We discuss the nature and limits of free speech the controversy over…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode311.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe spend this podcast covering the wild turns of the internet world. We chat briefly about the rise of e-sports and their origin in grass roots leagues and the influence of Korea and Japan. We talk about the role of major corporations in…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode308.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this podcast musing if we’re living in the 1950’s or something. We talk about the current attack on women’s healthcare and reproductive rights. We discuss the abortion bans and legal restrictions put forth in over a dozen states and what they…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode307.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start off this episode with the latest craziness to hit 2019, the measles outbreak. We talk about anti-vax and conspiracy theories. We discuss the immigrant experience with vaccination and the dangers self-deluded conspiracy theories pose to our society. We then break down…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode302.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this podcast by diving into the toxic cesspool that is American politics. We discuss the Mueller report and the way AG Barr’s summary has been received. We discuss and analyze the Russia Gate coverage and the sensationalist media approach. We talk…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode301.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this episode processing the new of the attack on two Christchurch, New Zealand mosques. We talk about the history of Islamophobia, the connections to the rise of the insurgent right, and the political discourse of the global community. We talk about…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode298.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSDiz decides that Ja Rule doesn’t have the power to curse anyone as he recounts the latest pop culture news. We then discuss the figure of Jacob Wohl and his long overdue ban from Twitter. We discuss the craziness of right-wing public figures….
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode297.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSBernie Sanders is running for 2020 and we have some thoughts. Though most of us align with Sander’s platform and are excited for his candidacy, we do share some concerns about the toxic nature of the primaries and the crowded field. We discuss…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode293.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we discuss the recent viral controversy of Covington Catholic High School students jeering and taunting an indigenous elder. We discuss how the story broke and the quick backlash to it. We discuss the anatomy of privilege that quickly transformed Nick…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode292.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSApparently a bunch of guys are really angry at razor blades. Today we break down the controversy of the Gillette ad and discuss the history of marketing and advertisement in constructing masculinity. We discuss the nature of viral marketing and the more insidious ways…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode291.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start our podcast with a short anecdote from Diz’s youth before commenting on the latest Louis CK controversy. We highlight the hypocrisy of the public figures who promoted themselves as allies and how quick they turn when they’re exposed. We discuss the…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode290.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS2018 has come to an end. We review the past year with all the top nerdy highlights. We discuss the best movies, moments, books, songs, and much more. We end the year and ring in the new one in nerdy style. We discuss…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode289.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start our podcast with a discussion of porch pirates and the weird new criminals birthed by Amaon. We examine whether Amazon packages give access to already existing criminals or provide a chance for people who normally wouldn’t consider committing a crime. This…
