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Ever wanted to learn a little about Philosophy? Love Pop Culture? Then this is the place for you! Every week we will pick a current topic in Pop Culture and discuss the topic itself, and some philosophical ideas as they relate to that topic. Topics will include everything from Movies to Comic Books to Celebrity Gossip. With the help of our resident professor of Philosophy we will give easily digestible yet thorough explanations of these philosophical ideas.
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Frenchie and Baboo

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A laid back place where people come in to share their gift of gab and tell us their most interesting true life stories while we talk about different topics from all over the world.
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Send us a Text Message. Joycelyn Boudreaux works with some very unique mediums that will certainly peak your interests. She’s a badass bayou girl artist that loves working with power tools and creating all sorts of ways to market her original works of art. She's a very interesting human!! You'll need some water after this one - stay hydrated.…
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Send us a Text Message. Fasten your seatbelt as you’re about to journey with our very own local Delta airline Captain Robert Wittman. He tells us tales of a fascinating life, including meeting one of the original Tuskagee airmen and how he made his childhood dream come true of becoming a pilot. Join us as we get ready for takeoff in 3…….2…….1!…
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Send us a Text Message. Join us as we sit down with Chef Xavier Laurentino and learn about several things including the origin of "tapas", his wild youth, family cookouts and catching chickens. You'll love the stories this proud Spaniard gives us and you'll want to visit him at his Nola Spanish Resturant "Barcelona Tapas"…
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Send us a Text Message. Meet Grace Landry, the reigning Queen of Christopher, a carnival Krewe located in Thibodaux, La. Listen in as this intriguing young woman tells us about her reign as Queen, being a student of Nicholas State University and her passion, along with her talent for art!By Frenchie and Baboo
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Send us a Text Message. Join us for a very music filled entertaining episode as musician and entertainer Charles Elam aka Chuckie C tell us stories about times with Fats Domino and Redd Foxx along with several other antics as he makes his way through his musical destination. Stay tuned in for the magic harp to get your foot tapping.…
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On this episode of PhilosoPOP! We discuss all things Avengers Endgame! With special guest Dr. Kony Park, we will get into the story, the characters, and the philosophy of Time Travel. We throw down our Pop Five Hollywood Villains and warp our brains with time travel. With apologies to Doc and Marty, let's get to it! Come along!…
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Most people tune out when academics speak in terms of regression analysis and “agent-based modeling.” Nonetheless, we want to understand the long-term economic trends that these methods seek to illuminate in order to plan for the future. Don Boudreaux is a master of making complex economic ideas comprehensible to the layperson. He provides this ser…
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Bob does a regular show with a very special guest – a walking embodiment of the libertarian ethos: David Boaz. Since joining the Cato Institute in 1981, Boaz has been pivotal in transforming the once-obscure think tank into a powerhouse – setting the gold standard for libertarian public policy analysis. More than 15 years ago, at a time when far fe…
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This week, instead of the usual encore show, we will be airing a remix of the best segments from previous shows on the topic of illegal immigration. This subject is so dear to Bob's heart (and mind) that he has been compelled to revisit it half a dozen times, and he will continue to do so for as long as it remains an issue. Bob's stance on immigrat…
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“Be nice” may be excellent advice for children on the playground, customer service workers, and indeed, for most people in most situations. Being nice, however, does not always advance what Jonathan Rauch calls "the liberal science" – the ongoing process of public criticism that gradually brings us closer to the truth. Thanks to robust rights to fr…
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As a class, “capitalists” tend to get stereotyped in the starkest of terms. They are heroes to some and villains to others; the captains of industry or the robber barons of old. Rarely do we actually get to hear a successful capitalist explain what his work is about. As former Chairman and CEO of BB&T and current CEO and President of the Cato Insti…
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The Citizens United case, in which the Supreme Court affirmed speech rights for corporate “persons,” was alleged by some to herald the end of democracy “of the people, by the people, and for the people.” But are corporate interests really able to purchase politicians and their votes? Perhaps more importantly, is there any evidence that “bought” pol…
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Sixteen years ago, Virginia Postrel published The Future and Its Enemies, a manifesto for her personal philosophy of "dynamism." Dynamists like Postrel favor the spontaneous, evolving forces of free markets over the "stasist" philosophy common to reactionary conservatives and government technocrats. Even more than left versus right, Postrel argues,…
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Lenore Skenazy first made waves after writing a column about how she let her nine-year-old son ride the New York City subway home alone. This was followed by a public outcry, including the accusation of "World's Worst Mom," which led Lenore to defend her position on TV programs like The View, The Today Show, and Anderson Cooper 360. Skenazy eventua…
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Since the initial waves of political correctness and subsequent censorship swept across college campuses in the 1990s, many cases have been fought and won in favor of free speech. The overturning of unconstitutional speech codes, for example, seemed to herald a new era for individual rights in higher education. These victories resulted in no small …
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Following the Great Recession of 2007-2008, regulators jumped at the opportunity to "remedy" (i.e., regulate) perceived market failures in credit markets. Although government-sponsored enterprises like Fannie Mae were responsible for many of the bad loans that created the crisis, politicians alleged it was the free market and payday lending that ne…
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Every year, Americans rightly honor civil rights icons who stood up for the principle of equality enshrined in our founding documents. Few are aware, though, of the ties between the civil rights tradition and the principles of classical liberalism. In Race and Liberty in America: The Essential Reader, Jonathan Bean has compiled an anthology of prim…
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Back in April, Bob interviewed Ed Hudgins about The Republican Party’s Civil War, in which Hudgins urged Republicans to emphasize the value of “modernist achievers”—those who disrupt status quo industries and demonstrate what free individuals can accomplish. Derek Khanna is one of the youngest yet most influential thinkers leading the charge on the…
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Double-entry bookkeeping doesn't exactly have a reputation for excitement. Indeed, who among us spends weekends and evenings painstakingly tallying our assets against our liabilities when there are so many delightful distractions around? Jacob Soll, a historian and accounting professor at the University of Southern California, thinks accounting nee…
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For decades, the North Korean regime has kept its oppressive rule hidden from the rest of the world. But slowly, the truth has been emerging. Defectors like Yeonmi Park—who left the country in 2007 at the age of 15—have lived to tell the stories about their escape, and of the changing political landscape they left behind. Yet in spite of the contin…
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