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Crosstown rivals, Los and Elise, go head-to-head on the biggest stories in the NBA, including everything involving the Lakers and Clippers. Follow us, leave a review, and share this podcast with basketball fans everywhere! Instagram: @doyouevenwatchbasketball Twitter: @doyouwatchbball Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/doyouevenwatchbasketball Official Website: https://www.doyouevenwatchbasketball.com
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Pop culture, current events, social issues, and everything in between—Los and Bertram tackle the topics that make this planet we live on such a Mad Mad World. New episodes weekly. Follow us on Instagram (@madmadworldpod) Visit our subreddit (r/madmadworldpod) Email us to say hi, say bye, and ask why: hello@madmadworldpod.com
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Los (aka Geppetto, pulling the strings) and Bertram (aka The World's Oldest Millennial) break down the exorbitant prices of the graduate school programs in the United States. Taking a look at the data, they wonder: Is it still worth it to get a master's degree? Thank you for listening. Please leave a rating and review wherever you're listening to t…
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1 in 10 children are diagnosed with ADHD and adult on-set ADHD is increasing. What is going on here? Your friendly neighborhood Los and the world's oldest millennial, Bertram, break down what ADHD is, what is on in the ADHD brain, what people can do about it, and the pros and cons surrounding the drug Adderall. Thank you for listening. Please leave…
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Los and Bertram break down the horrific shooting in Uvalde, Texas — what happened, and what we can (and should) do about this from a policy perspective. If you are interested in more data on guns and a (relatively) unbiased way to deal with them, take a look at our MMW guns episode: Episode 31: America's Gun Problem: The Causes and Possible Solutio…
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Elon Musk agreed to buy Twitter for $44 billion dollars. Los and Bertram debate if this is a triumph for free speech, or if something far more sinister is at play. Thank you for listening. We love you! Please leave a rating and review wherever you're listening to this pod. Don't forget—it's a Mad Mad World! Follow us on social media: Instagram: @ma…
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In honor of Earth Day last Friday, Los and Bertram look at greenwashing, which Investopedia defines as "the process of conveying a false impression or providing misleading information about how a company's products are more environmentally sound." Greenwashing is considered an unsubstantiated claim to deceive consumers into believing that a company…
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America is having a real problem with public safety after a string of shootings. Do we need a change in policy? What's the real fix here? Can technology support us here? Join our friends, Los and Bertram, as they break down the recent subway shooting in New York City and reference problems going on around the country. Thank you for listening. We lo…
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NIMBY (standing for "Not in My Backyard") is a phenomenon (and group of people) Los cannot stop talking about. Whether it's Dave Chappelle or his neighbors in California—if you ask Los, NIMBYs are a huge reason why the housing crisis seems to be getting worse and worse. But are NIMBYs really THAT bad? Is there a legitimate case for their opposition…
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It's our 75th episode! Recently released TV shows such as Inventing Anna, The Tinder Swinder, and Bad Vegan on Netflix, as well as The Dropout on Hulu, brought a renewed interest in the lives of scammers, con artists, frauds, and swindlers. This week, Los and Bertram go on a deep dive into Mad Mad World of scams—including why we get scammed, how we…
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Check out these past episodes for more on jobs and money: 4-Day Work Week Billionaires: They're Not Just Like Us The Way Things Were vs. The New Normal America's Current Labor Market Raising the Minimum Wage Wage Theft Resources from this episode: Antiwork (Subreddit): Unemployment for all, not just the rich! - Reddit Hating Your Job Is Cool. But I…
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During these dark, strange times, it can be easy to become overwhelmed. Many people have turned to a practice popularized in Ancient Greece: stoicism. Is this disciplined, focused practice a great philosophy to abide by in the modern era? Or is it more trouble than it's worth? How do we find balance? Los and Bertram discuss these things. Thank you …
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Is that a phone number you're seeing at the pump, or the price of gas? Rising inflation and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have caused gas prices to skyrocket. How much higher can prices rise? Is there something we can do about these prices? Is this an opportunity for us to start treating our addiction to oil? Los and Bertram (both non-drivers btw) b…
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Boomers. Gen X. Millennials. Gen Z. What do they all have in common? Lately, it seems these groups can't agree on much of anything, or they blame each other for just about everything wrong with the world today. Los and Bertram explore just how productive the conversation around the generation gap truly is, and discuss whether there's a better way t…
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Links from this week's episode: Why Tipping Is An American Custom | CNBC (YouTube) The Racist History of Tipping | Politico Fact check: Tipping began amid slavery, then helped keep former Black slaves' wages low | USA Today Counter Service Tipping: Who Gives? | New York Times The disturbing history of tipping in the U.S.: "It's literally a slave wa…
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Thanks to the pandemic and the reach of social media, dating apps are quickly becoming the "new normal" way to meet people. Is this a good thing, though? Los and Bertram break down how dating apps have changed the dynamic of how we meet people online, for better and worse. Don't forget to follow us on social media: Instagram: @madmadworldpod Reddit…
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Show Notes: What Is the Metaverse, Exactly? | Wired Trapped in the Metaverse: Here’s What 24 Hours in VR Feels Like | WSJ (YouTube) Everyone wants to own the metaverse including Facebook and Microsoft. But what exactly is it? | USA Today What’s All the Hype About the Metaverse? | New York Times Walmart is quietly preparing to enter the metaverse | …
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Show Notes: Definition of Remote Work Bullshit jobs: why they exist and why you might have one | Vox How Remote Work Is Devastating New York City’s Commuter Rails | New York Times Corporate America is coming around to remote work. But more big changes lie ahead. | Washington Post 4 signs a company is actually invested in remote work long-term | CNB…
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Show notes: What is fascism? | Live Science What is Fascism? | George Orwell Fascism: a warning from Madeleine Albright | Vox Why fascism is so tempting and how your data could power it | Yuval Noah Harari | TedTalk past episode: The Social Dilemma | Mad, Mad World Op-Ed: Democracies around the world are under threat. Ours is no exception | LATimes…
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Show Notes: Adam McKay on His Enduring Love for Will Ferrell and the “Insane” State of the World: “I’m Fully Freaked Out” Climatologist Michael E Mann: 'Good people fall victim to doomism. I do too sometimes' | The Guardian Climate Change: 50th Episode Extravaganza | Mad, Mad World Adam McKay on the Ending(s) of ‘Don’t Look Up’: DiCaprio’s Last-Min…
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Show Notes: Don't Look Up | Netflix Idiocracy: a disturbingly prophetic look at the future of America – and our era of stupidity | The Guardian Leonardo DiCaprio says 'Don't Look Up' speech came from a place of 'realizing the world is falling apart' | Vancouver Sun Denzel Washington on "Too Much Information" | Youtube Just Shut Up Already: Social M…
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Has it ever occurred to us that maybe we should think about shutting up, and stop posting on social media so much? Los and Bertram discuss some ideas highlighted in a pair of recent articles from The Atlantic, that explore our relationships in the digital age, and the undying temptation to broadcast our every thought to the masses. Show Notes: Peop…
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The all-powerful show notes: The Official Mad Mad World Subreddit! What is inflation? | Business Insider Consumer Price Index (CPI) | Investopedia What Does the Federal Reserve Do? | TD Ameritrade - YouTube U.S. inflation sizzles as consumer prices post biggest annual gain since 1982 | Reuters Surging inflation is forcing people and businesses to a…
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The Show Notes (Come and get them while they're hot!): Kyle Rittenhouse Charges & Trial Explained | AP News A Fatal Night in Kenosha: How the Rittenhouse Shootings Unfolded | Visual Investigations - YouTube The Trial of Derek Chauvin | Mad Mad World Podcast Factbox: Who was Ahmaud Arbery? | Reuters Factbox: Timeline of the Ahmaud Arbery case | Reut…
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Show Notes: Fact Sheet: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal | The White House America's Infrastructure Report Card 2021 | GPA: C- The $1.2 Trillion Plan to Rebuild America | B1M - YouTube Everything In The $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill: New Roads, Electric School Buses And More | Forbes The US Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Breaking it …
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The reason you came to this podcast, our illustrious show notes: Federal Spending by Category and Agency | U.S. Treasury Data Lab Your Guide to NASA's Budget | The Planetary Society FY21 Spending Plan | NASA Elon Musk's SpaceX hits $100 billion | CNBC Blue Origin: Key Facts, Future Plans for Jeff Bezos' Space Firm | Business Insider How Much Will I…
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Our outstanding show notes can be found here: Supplements: A scorecard | Harvard Medical School The Problem With Supplements | Elemental Is There Really Any Benefit to Multivitamins? | Johns Hopkins Few supplements have proven heart benefits | Reuters Doctor lays out need-to-know basics on vitamins, supplements | Reuters Fish oil supplements for a …
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Los and Bertram review the timeline of the case of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie, and some of the questions that remain unanswered. They also discuss why people are so fascinated with this case, as well as the allure of #VanLife and becoming a social media influencer. WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of domestic violence that may be ha…
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Our Highly-Praised Show Notes (check out our links!): ‘Squid Game’ strikes nerve in debt-ridden South Korea | APNews Korea has 2nd-highest income gap in OECD | Korea Herald ‘Squid Game’ Director Hwang Dong-hyuk on Netflix’s Hit Korean Series and Prospects for a Sequel | Variety Capitalism seen doing 'more harm than good' in global survey “Squid Gam…
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Show Notes from this episode: Required Reading: Elevate Employees, Don’t Eliminate Them | Harvard Business Review Some companies think customers are OK with lousy service. | LATimes It's Time for Companies to Stop Blaming the Pandemic for Terrible Customer Service | Inc This Is How The Pandemic Improved Customer Service | Forbes Why Customer Servic…
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Show notes for this episode: Required Reading: Climate Change: How Do We Know? | NASA The Climate Change Debate Is Long Over And There Is Nothing We Can Do - Scene from The Newsroom | YouTube Is It Too Late To Stop Climate Change? | Youtube: Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell New report reveals how the climate crisis is supercharging extreme weather | The …
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This week, Los and Elise play the "NBA Nickname Game" — revealing some of the weirdest, most obscure player nicknames found on Basketball-Reference. Along the way, they also find time to discuss Ben Simmon's trade request, Kawhi's appearance in the new Drake video, and DeAndre Jordan's return to LA. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe, leave…
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Show notes for this episode: Recommended viewing: Video: Which voting system is the best? | TEDed An explanation of ranked choice voting in the US | Ballotpedia EXPLAINER: Ranked choice voting gets big test in NYC | APnews Ranked Choice Voting - FairVote Ranking Candidates Is More Accurate Than Voting | Scientific American Video: New York City's ra…
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Resources for this episode: The global chip shortage, explained | The Verge - YouTube GM to halt production at nearly all North America assembly plants due to new chip problem | Detroit Free Press Top 10 Biggest Semiconductor Companies | Investopedia Taiwan Races To Remedy Car Chip Shortage But No End In Sight | NPR Taiwan seeks again to reassure U…
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Happy 50th Episode!!! Los and Elise are back! They returned to (finally) break down the Lakers and Clippers offseason moves. From the Westbrook trade, to Kawhi's re-signing, to Melo's signing, and Pat Bev's departure—the duo leave no stone unturned—and even give the teams their offseason grades. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe, leave a r…
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Resources from this episode: Crash Course: Haitian Revolutions | Youtube Haiti: A Brief History of a Complex Nation | Institute of Haitian Studies 'He never stood a chance': the fateful downfall of Haiti's president | Reuters Almost 2 Weeks After The Quake, Aid Is Just Getting To Some Remote Towns In Haiti | NPR Haiti | The World Bank Haiti's Legac…
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Resources from this episode: Required Reading: A Historical Timeline of Afghanistan Afghanistan’s commercial hub, Mazar-i-Sharif, falls to the insurgents | NYTimes Who are the Taliban? | BBC News A Modern History Of Afghanistan And The Taliban | WBUR Taliban vow to respect women, despite history of oppression | APNews Will The Taliban Rule Be Any D…
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Resources from this episode: Episode 34: Critical Race Theory | Mad, Mad World Episode 21: Slavery Reparations | Mad, Mad World Episode 19: Student Loan Debt | Mad, Mad World 3 Florida Educators Die Of COVID-19 Within 24 Hours As Schools Prepare To Reopen | APNews Episode 25: Covid-19 Vaccines | Mad, Mad World Crash Course US History: Ford, Carter,…
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Resources from this episode (the show notes): The American Dream | Investopedia National: Defining the American Dream | The New York Times (YouTube) James Truslow Adams: Dreaming up the American Dream What is the American Dream? | The Balance Living the American Dream, 1950s Suburban Life | Kinolibrary (YouTube) Why the homeownership gap between Wh…
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Los has finally managed to pull Elise out of the basement to recap the NBA Finals. They discuss Giannis' historic performance, celebrate for all the OG Jrue Holiday fans out there, and figure out whether to feel sorry for Chris Paul or not. Of course, it wouldn't be "Do You Even Watch Basketball?" if Elise didn't share her feelings on the Clippers'…
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Resources from this episode (the show notes): Kill the 5-Day Work Week | The Atlantic The Four-Day Workweek by Robert Grosse Four-day week 'an overwhelming success' in Iceland The success of Iceland’s ‘four-day week’ sounds too good to be true – because it is | Scroll.in The success of Iceland's 'four-day week' trial is greatly overstated Why we ne…
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Resources from this episode (the show notes): Required Reading: The Billionaire Playbook: How Sports Owners Use Their Teams to Avoid Millions in Taxes | ProPublica American Billionaires by the Numbers | Americans for Tax Fairness Inside the I.R.S. Files of the Ultra-Wealthy | Sway (Podcast) - The New York Times Why Elon Musk Is Cash Poor (For A Bil…
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This week, Los finds himself playing ISO ball and shares a bite-sized NBA Finals preview, summarizing all the storylines and drama leading up to this historic matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns. Our shortest episode ever at 16 minutes, this installment is more like an audio essay. Thanks for listening! Be sure to follow, leave a r…
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Resources from this episode (the show notes): Patriotism | Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy What Is Patriotism? Definition, Examples, Pros and Cons A Modest Plea for Patriotic History | The Atlantic How to Think About Patriotism | National Affairs We're Still Not Talking About the Patriotism America Needs | S-USIH Patriotism versus Nationalism |…
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Resources from this episode (the show notes): Required Watching: The Way We Think about Biological Sex is Wrong by Emily Quinn | TEDtalk A Guide To Gender Identity Terms | NPR What is "Gender Identity" | Medscape The Genderbread Person graphic Gender Terminology Queer 101 - Do You Know The Difference Between Sex and Gender? | The Advocate Why Kids …
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Los and Elise talk about the brand new coaching hires around the league, as well as break down the Clippers and Suns battle for the West—including "The Valley Oop" in Game 2 and the endless missed shots from both teams in Game 4. They also give their first impressions from the first couple games from the Bucks/Hawks series—while Los tries to make t…
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Resources from this episode (the show notes): The Great Resignation: As The Pandemic Recedes, Millions Of Workers Are Saying 'I Quit' | NPR Workers are quitting their jobs to put themselves first | CNBC Indianapolis Eases Restrictions for Fully Vaccinated Persons | National Law Review Dr. Fauci Says The Risks From The Delta Variant Underscore The I…
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This week, Los and Elise catch up with more coaching changes in the league, as well as Kemba Walkers packing his bags for OKC via trade. Now that the Nets/Bucks series is over, they have a lot to get off their chest about KD's historic performance, Brooklyn's expectations, and the Bucks' perseverance (16:49). And of course, Los gets to hear Elise r…
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