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Episode 70

The Hemp Plant

From all the cardboard we use in shipping, I decided to chase a rabbit down the hole in search of a new idea for a renewable resource and came across so much more!
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275025979_Hemp_compost_as_a_component_for_potting_media
https://ministryofhemp.com/blog/hemp-products-list/
https://psmag.com/environment/young-trees-suck-up-more-carbon-than-old-ones
http://science.time.com/2014/01/15/study-shows-older-trees-absorb-more-carbon/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/27/nyregion/nyc-amazon-delivery.html
http://hempwaterbottles.tripod.com/what-is-hemp-plastic.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidcarpenter/2018/12/20/legal-hemp-in-2019-may-be-a-boon-for-stressed-out-american-farmers/#7eb68af88f3b
https://www.thestranger.com/weed/2017/07/26/25307388/washingtons-weed-industry-has-a-million-pound-waste-problem

Episode 69

All Hallow's Eve

Happy All Hallow's Eve, or Halloween to those celebrating! A time to get spooky and commune with the dead. Or is it just a time to eat candy and dress up in sexy costumes?

Episode 68

Creative Commons

I purchased an album recently that came with a digital download version of it. What's to stop me, outside of legal ramifications of sharing this? What options do us of no record company deals, or other industry backed endorsements have to become heard? Can we make money from our art?
RynotheBearded interview with Cullah about his music career: https://rynothebearded.com/2019/04/keep-doing-what-youre-doing/
Jenn Briney of Congressional Dish: https://www.c-span.org/video/?463306-5/washington-journal-jennifer-briney-discusses-congressional-dish-podcast-news-day
Creative Commons: https://creativecommons.org/faq/

Episode 67

Right to Privacy

The prevelance of video doorbells is on the rise. Where does home security and one's right to privacy collide?

RadioLab podcast mentioned: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/eye-sky

Police team up with Ring doorbells: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/08/28/doorbell-camera-firm-ring-has-partnered-with-police-forces-extending-surveillance-reach/

Episode 66

Listening at 1.0x

How fast do you regularly listen to your podcasts at? Is there a chance you miss out on some details? Or is there that much information we need to consume in a day?
Speed of Cities blog post P1: https://jasoncollins.blog/2011/01/10/the-speed-of-cities/
Speed of Cities blog P2: https://jasoncollins.blog/2011/01/12/the-speed-of-cities-part-ii/
Speed of Cities Research Paper: https://www2.psych.ubc.ca/~ara/Manuscripts/Levine&Norenzayan%20POL.pdf

Episode 65

Online Advertising

With all those Machine Learning Algos, how does that effect our search results? Is there room for abuse by companies or persons?

https://www.reputationmanagement.com/blog/how-to-remove-negative-search-results/

Fix your Twitter Feed: http://www.cosmicweenie.com/twitter_overload.pdf

RandomThoughts Podcast: https://randumbthoughts.com/index.php/2019/09/20/episode-53-twitter-noise-randumb-thoughts-podcast/

Episode 64

Bananas and Miliues

I feel that the current state of the banana plant is a worth metaphor for the state of some of journalistic sources and things we may want to be wary of.

Banana Backstory: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/08/banana-fungus-latin-america-threatening-future/

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/opinion/liberal-college-administrators.html

https://theintercept.com/2018/05/06/newsroom-diversity-new-york-times-wall-street-journal/

Episode 63

Modern Day Hoovervilles

There's been a drastic rise in homelessness across the country. I share some local examples, and other ideas on how to at least get the ball rolling for a good outcome.
The Jungle: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/inside-the-grim-world-of-the-jungle-the-caves-sleeping-in-shifts-and-eyeball-eating-rats/
Nicklesville Background Story: https://grist.org/cities/tent-cities-seattles-unique-approach-to-homelessness/
Nickelsville Ousting Scott Morrow: https://www.thestranger.com/blogs/slog/2016/02/15/23562678/nickelsville-residents-oust-leader-face-eviction
Tent Cities Prone to disease: https://www.acsh.org/news/2017/09/13/homeless-camps-are-infectious-disease-time-bombs-11820
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/03/typhus-tuberculosis-medieval-diseases-spreading-homeless/584380/

Episode 62

Adulting

There's a new "Adulting" class available in Maine to teach you how to be grown up. Do we really need such a class?

 https://www.npr.org/2017/02/21/510554718/adulting-school-teaches-young-adults-grown-up-skills

Episode 61
REMASTER

After Work Activities

A Seattle Police Officer was recently fired for smoking pot during off duty time. Marijuana is a Schedule 1 drug, while there are other drugs that are under Schedule, alcohol and nicotine aren't included. Why are some forms of self medication bad over others?

 https://mynorthwest.com/1481807/seattle-cop-fired-marijuana-use-self-reported/

https://www.dea.gov/drug-scheduling

Rehab Scene from Half Baked: https://youtu.be/ARXHHevvr6Q

 Bill Hicks bit: https://youtu.be/mPNIZ_ihai0

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