Why it’s unpopular to be independent, how political parties change, what causes unrest, restricting news, mean world syndrome, are we more stubborn now? the monotony of trailers.
East Meets West 347 – Bye Bye Britty
Old mics and Radio Shack tech, the Jane Elliott exercise, the Brexit.
East Meets West 346 – Learning What to Fear
Thoughts on Scandinavia, surprising facts about Oregon, you can’t always legislate improvement, you can’t always guarantee failure, the history of the dust bowl, learning what to fear.
East Meets West 344 – Long May She Reign
Happy Birthday to her majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the meaning of monarchy.
East Meets West 345 – Long May She Reign
Happy Birthday to her majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the meaning of monarchy.
East Meets West 344 – Not Financial Advice
Our greatest hits, how opinions change, nothing on this show should be taken as financial advice, Batman v. Superman, Why Ben rubs Roger the wrong way, how Superman and Batman reflect the personality of the United States, European superheroes.
East Meets West 343 – Justice Leads
The passing of Justice Antonin Scalia, the makeup of the Supreme Court, bad metaphors lead to bad decisions, who should be President, how ancient civilizations fall.
East Meets West 342 – Baby Kinks
When babies hurt you, why you need jungle animals in your house, Tom’s lack of jungle book excitement, favorite kids movies, buying cars in the 1970s, paid influence in Germany, sloppy journalism, misleading headlines, aliens fling their icy balls, buckybodies, humanity is in it’s teen years.
East Meets West 341 – Holiday Special!
Christmas day television special, Star Wars toys for Christmas, a break for Tito’s Tacos, why holidays are weird, the changing of holidays, getting old, schools, and we make our predictions.
East Meets West 340 – Read It! It’s Good!
News fatigue, TV news, Kryptonians are an interesting species, why we read the comics we do, How Arthur was the first superhero, the genre cycles on TV, the return of SciFi, Roger has a book idea.