Best Anthony J Comberiate Podcasts (2024)

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PROMO: Full Episode 2 of PolAndPop (Stranger Things 4 Spoilercast, fixed audio levels) 1:00:00

2y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

This is a full Spoilercast delving into details, themes, music, and many other things about Stranger Things Season 4. Special guest Stranger Things expert: Amy ComberiateBy Anthony J. Comberiate

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PROMO: Full Episode1 of PolAndPop 1:00:00

2y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

My friends like talking about politics. My family likes talking about pop culture. I like talking about both, so I'm doing two podcasts in one. Episode 1 here is a politics episode-- this is from June 30th, just after the Supreme Court finished up its 2021-2022 term. So, Woody and I had quite a bit to say about their rulings. And then we segued int…

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The Point 52:25

2y ago52:25

52:25

In this, the final episode of Get 2 the Point, we start out by recapping the series. Then, we talk about the U.S. Senate, including the history of the filibuster and the problem of aging Senators who don't have term limits. After that, we speculate on where the U.S. political landscape is going from here. Then we smoothly segue from discussing the …

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How did we get so polarized? And what can we do about it? 40:43

2y ago40:43

40:43

In this episode, I start out by delving into how humans evolved tribalism, how our news media has become less objective and more biased over time, and how social media makes that even worse. Then I go into the psychology of Donald Trump, how the Republican Party progressed to the point of nominating someone like him, and how he gets people to belie…

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Addressing Problems with High School Education in the U.S. 29:28

2y ago29:28

29:28

In this episode, I delve into the topic of High School education in the U.S., including more tape from my interview with Gary and Woody which I followed up on with further research. Areas discussed include: ramifications (or the lack thereof) for bad behavior, racial disparities in suspension rates, diploma versus certificate tracks, bullying, and …

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The Perils of Permanent DST: It’s always darkest before the dawn 21:10

2+ y ago21:10

21:10

In this episode, I address the terrible plan to switch the U.S. to permanent Daylight Saving Time. I start out our journey by covering how humanity laid out the whole system of time that we use today, piece by piece over the span of several centuries. Then I get into why the heck anyone wanted to get a law passed to change the clocks in the first p…

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The Roots of All Evil: So... what's gerrymandering? 24:45

2+ y ago24:45

24:45

In this episode, I explain how representation of citizens works in the U.S. Government, how redistricting follows the census, what gerrymandering is, where it came from, why it's so bad in general, where things stand currently, and how things are only likely to get worse from here. And I discuss what we can do from here to hopefully make things bet…

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An Interview addressing the underlying problems in U.S. politics today 33:59

2+ y ago33:59

33:59

I sit down with politics enthusiasts and amateur experts Gary and Woody to ask them about the problems at the core of U.S. politics right now. This helps me make sure we stay right on track, only addressing the most central, most important issues and not wasting anyone's time. (On that note, this is only about 44% of our whole recording, coming in …

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Will machines ever come to life and take over the world? 20:44

2+ y ago20:44

20:44

Will machines ever come to life and take over the world? Here are the important basic facts behind what "you" are, ensoulment into a body, how computers work, how artificial intelligence works, and how it all ties together. No wasting time here-- I cover everything you need to know about all of that in under 21 minutes. Heck, I even throw in a fun …