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Joe Hicks and Evan Kelly present good faith discussion of news, policy, and culture.

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    • Feb 7, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    84 - The Final Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 107:34


    It's here, it's bitter sweet. Evan and Joe talk about the history of Adequately Informed, the top 10 episodes, what it meant to them, and what the future holds for the two. We thank everyone who has listened over the years and hope that we've helped you be Adequately Informed. Evan's Blog: http://www.midwesternperspective.com/ Joe's Newsletter: https://inlandnobody.substack.com/

    83 - The Penultimate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 50:08


    This week Evan and Joe talk school closures and Will Smith. This will also be the second to last episode of the show, we want to do one final episode in the future and would love to respond to anything you guys want to say and would love to shout out to all of our listeners. You guys are great and thanks for listening over the years!

    82 - 2021 in Recap!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 91:14


    This week, in our final episode of the year, Evan and Joe look back on 2021 in politics, culture, and on a personal level. Joe's Newsletter: https://inlandnobody.substack.com/

    81 - Mayor Pete Buttigieg Pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 51:33


    This week Evan and Joe talk about the new Pete Buttigieg documentary and PFAS

    80 - Local Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 43:07


    This week Evan and Joe discuss the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, Elon Musk shenanigans, and Joe's adventures in interacting with local Government Joe's Newsletter: https://inlandnobody.substack.com/

    79 - Sinners, Saints, and Fools

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 54:58


    This week Evan and Joe talk Brandi Carlile's new album and what's going on with inflation these days

    78 - Dave Chappelle is a TERF

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 63:35


    This week Evan and Joe take on the resignation of Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden. On the back half they then tackle Dave Chappelle's new special “The Closer” and his transphobic remarks.Joe's New Substack Inland Nobody:https://inlandnobody.substack.com/Contrapoints video about TERFs and J.K. Rowling:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gDKbT_l2us&t=1sIf you have any thoughts, comments, or rants, email us at: podcast@adequatelyinformed.comFollow us on Twitter:Joe: www.twitter.com/erthelyEvan: www.twitter.com/evanvkellyLike our Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/AdequatelyInformedCredits:Joe Hicks - HostEvan Kelly - HostAnthony Hish - Music

    77 - Is Survivor too woke?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 60:02


    This week Evan and Joe tackle the big topics of the day. First we discuss the drama of longtime reality TV show “Survivor” apparently being too woke. Then we move on to discuss the leaked report from Facebook about how Instagram is destroying the mental health of teenage girls. If you have any thoughts, comments, or rants, email us at: podcast@adequatelyinformed.com Follow us on Twitter: Joe: www.twitter.com/erthely Evan: www.twitter.com/evanvkelly Like our Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/AdequatelyInformed Credits: Joe Hicks - Host Evan Kelly - Host Anthony Hish - Music

    76 - 1 Missing Woman, 90 million Empty Units, and a 1 Trillion Dollar Coin

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 72:40


    This week Evan and Joe start off by discussing the disapearance and murder of Gabby Petito and what it says about our media landscape. Then they dive into the imminent collapse of the Chinese real estate firm Evergrande. And then they finish out by discussing the 1 Trillion dollar coin, a possible work around of the debt ceiling. If you have any thoughts, comments, or rants, email us at: podcast@adequatelyinformed.com Follow us on Twitter: Joe: www.twitter.com/erthely Evan: www.twitter.com/evanvkelly Like our Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/AdequatelyInformed Credits: Joe Hicks - Host Evan Kelly - Host Anthony Hish - Music

    75 - A Different Perspective: An Interview with an Iraq War Vet

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 66:50


    This week Evan and Joe interview Derwin who is an Iraq War Vet, Podcaster, and Publisher. We talked with him about what the War on Terror was like from the front lines, his perspective on the matter. We also get into his creative endeavors. To see more of Derwin's work, Here's his podcats: https://open.spotify.com/show/0mugStnWVXS2bKnxw3RtET And his publishing website: https://www.dividedbyzerobooks.com/

    74 - Defund the Conservatorship

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 78:26


    This week Evan and Joe discuss the pending end of Britney Spears' conservatorship and a revisit on Defund the Police

    73 - HELP WANTED

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 56:17


    This week Evan and Joe dive into the Jeopardy hosting drama and the pending cut in federal pandemic unemployment insurance enhanced benefits

    Best Of - Why We Are Polarized

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 95:42


    This week we're looking back at one of our best episodes from the past, when Evan and Joe discussed Ezra Klein's book “Why We Are Polarized” As always if you have any thoughts or insights don't be afraid to email us at podcast@adequatelyinformed.com and recommend us to your friends

    72 - Worse Than We Thought

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 70:23


    This week Evan and Joe take on two topics that are areas where things are going worse than we would have thought. We start off exploring the current state of the movie industry through the lense of Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit over profit sharing. Then we go into an exploration of the fall of the Afghan Republic at the hands of the Taliban.

    71 - The Malice in the Planet

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 87:29


    This week Evan and Joe talk Netflix's new documentary "Untold: Malice in the Palace" and the IPCC's new report on the climate. The Game the NFL wants you to for get: https://youtu.be/wk6NKmFP0pE David Roberts Substack: https://www.volts.wtf/

    70 - Max Vax Fax

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 68:36


    This week Evan and Joe discuss the COVID -19 vaccine, the history of vaccines, and vaccine hesitancy. Vaccines: A Measured Response https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BIcAZxFfrc

    69 - Biles and Biden Both Withdraw

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 101:54


    This week Joe and Evan discuss Simone Biles withdrawing from events at the Tokyo Olympics and Biden withdrawing troops from Afghanistan.

    68 - Community Risk: A New Era

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2021 76:06


    This week Evan and Joe discuss how COVID is effecting the Olympics and what's going on with the Delta Variant

    67 - The Cuban Lotus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 45:53


    This week Evan and Joe discuss HBO's new series "The White Lotus" and what's going on in Cuba

    66 - Critical Britney Theory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 68:27


    This week Evan and Joe try out a slightly different show format. We start by talking about the ongoing story about Britney Spears and her restrictive conservatorship. Then after that we go into Critical Race Theory, a line of academic thinking that is benign in it's own right but has began to become the boogey man for talking about race in any way.

    65 - Just Say No? NO!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 68:23


    This week Evan talks about "Who I Smoke", Joe talks about the Netflix Documentary "Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy". Then the two respond to a listener's question, talk the Cheerleader Supreme Court Case, and the new season of Rick and Morty. It's a Classic Adequately Informed episode. Evan's Piece about Rick and Morty http://www.midwesternperspective.com/2018/03/if-dan-harmon-hates-toxic-rick-and.html?fbclid=IwAR3WrFGAYcOSS-cQZoO4cmEEctJDZNlv4CFzB3DXeYsakRNa5jZLzlyvVJI

    64 - Where is the Community?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 60:46


    This week Evan and Joe talk about finding community, inspired by the communities in Mare of Eastown and In The Heights. They then discuss rewatching old media and how amazing holidays are.

    63 - A Little Bit of Something, Some of the Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2021 78:53


    This week Evan discusses Bo Burnham's new special "Inside" and Joe explores representation in relation to Mare of Easttown

    62 - The Big Lie

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 63:03


    This week Evan and Joe talk about the Big Lie and what it means in our current political landscape

    61 - The Israel/Palestine Conflict

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 89:10


    This week Evan and Joe do a one topic special on the Israel/Palestine Conflict. We hope to give you a background on the conflict going all the way back and our thoughts on the conflict in the present.

    60 - Golden Globes and Sugar Free

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 73:24


    This week the two do some follow up, Evan talks Golden Globes, and Joe provides an update on his ongoing fight with sugar

    59 - One Weird Supreme Court Case

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 65:04


    This week Evan talks about a current Supreme Court case that isn't clear cut, and Joe rambles just generally going into new territory that the podcast has never gone before!

    58 - Is Twitter Good? It's complicated!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 56:45


    This week Evan presents some musings on social media and Joe does a lecture on the current state of the restaurant industry labor market

    57 - Think Subtraction

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 60:25


    This week Evan discusses a study on how humans add complexity to solve problems while Joe shares some thoughts on victimhood.

    56 - Nomadland and Nonesland

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 87:30


    This week Evan gives a preview of the Oscars and Joe does a book review of The Nones by Ryan P. Burge

    55 - The College and Culture Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 104:25


    This week Evan a Joe discuss the documentary Operation Varsity Blues and the current state of the Culture Wars

    54 - Fears of Inflations and Reparations

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 61:06


    This week Evan talks a new program in Evanston attempting reparations, and Joe rambles on about inflation

    53 - Finite and Infinite Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 58:32


    This week Evan and Joe discuss the reality tv show Survivor and an interesting position paper about infrastructure in the United States. Paper: https://www.niskanencenter.org/report-so-you-want-to-do-an-infrastructure-project/

    52 - It's Tough, We Don't Know!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 73:25


    This week Evan and Joe discuss the hazing death in Bowling Green and a follow up to the George Floyd and Jacob Blake incidents from last year

    51 - Just Give People Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 88:00


    This week Evan and Joe explore giving people money. This is not a discussion of the book of a similar title by Annie Lowry, but is of themes reminiscent of the book. This discussion is about the results of a UBI experiment in Stockton and the COVID relief bill that just passed the Senate and will likely become law.

    50 - Covid is actually getting better

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 57:44


    This week Evan and Joe talk Covid, the relief bill, and lightly hit on the coupe in Myanmar.

    49 - To Sum This Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 102:08


    This week Evan and Joe discuss the conversation had by Ezra Klein and Heather McGhee had about her book, "The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together." We then use that to springboard into a broader conversation on race, building on what we discussed last week. And then we answer listener questions

    48 - The Color of Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 80:06


    This week Evan and Joe discuss the book "Color of Law" by Richard Rothstein, an exploration of the extent of housing discrimination in 20th century and how it has effects even today

    47 - What to do about small towns

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 47:40


    Evan and Joe are back this week discussing why small towns used to have economic uses and why it's changed, often using Galesburg IL as the prism at which to look at the issue. Also due to connection issues the conversation is cut short so we will get to the listener questions that we have accumulated next time. HOpefully on a weekly schedule.

    46 - The Insurrection Attempt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 90:39


    Evan and Joe discuss the recent attempted coup at the U.S. Capitol building and the vaccine rollout

    45 - We're All Hypocrites

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 75:57


    This week Evan and Joe are back to talk sports COVID bubbles, section 230, and Big Mouth Season 4

    44 - Joe Biden Won, Now What?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 57:21


    Joe and Evan discuss the election of Joe Biden and where we go from here

    43 - one BILLION americans

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 98:56


    This week Evan and Joe briefly discuss the upcoming election and delve into One Billion Americans by Matthew Yglesias Please email us, I pay for this email: podcast@adequatelyinformed.com

    42 - A (possible) Crisis in Democracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 100:08


    As we get closer to the election there are several converging factors that may cause this election to seem illegitimate to large swaths of the public. Joe and Evan pick those factors apart and got into what could end up happening. Electoral College Video: https://youtu.be/t3RqBVBWpZw Concerns or any stray thought, send it to: podcast@adequatelyinformed.com

    41 - Two Guys and a Conversation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 64:23


    This week we try out a looser format, talking as the conversation goes hitting briefly many subjects. We decided to try something new and hope you enjoy it. If you do or don’t, email us at podcast@adequatelyinformed.com

    40 - A Good Citizen with Discretionary Income

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 61:56


    This week Evan and Joe scale back a bit with just two personal topics, but they're extra large. Evan discusses the nuance of voting in the United States and Joe explores discretionary income as a possible economic indicator of the future. As always if you have anything to add or let us know contact us at podcast@adequatelyinformed.com

    39 - From Kenosha

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 78:02


    This week Joe and Evan discuss the events that have happened in Kenosha, and the death of Chadwick Boseman. If you have anything you’d like to share, email us at podcast@adequatelyinformed.com

    38 - Did you guys know an election is coming?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 108:27


    We certainly didn’t. This week we have a standard array of topics with a smooth presentation. Evan looks at the state of COVID in the MLB, Joe takes on paying for college, and together join forces to discuss the various topics concerning the election in November if you hadn’t heard.

    37 - Down at the Farm

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 82:26


    The boys are back at it again. Evan discusses Rastignac’s Dilemma, Joe throws down on Deposit Schemes, and together take apart Farm Reform. As always if you want to contact us podcast@adequatelyinformed.com

    36 - Getting Money Out of Politics w/ Mike Monetta

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 82:36


    This week is a special episode! We interview Mike Monetta, the National Director of Wolf-PAC, an organization fighting to end the influence of money in politics through a constitutional amendment. We delve into how money is corrupting in American politics, what a constitutional amendment would possibly look like, and much more. After that Joe and Evan finish up with a discussion about schools opening back up in the Covid-19 pandemic. Mike’s Book Recommendations: Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us - Daniel H. Pink Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future - Ashlee Vance The E Myth - Michael E. Gerber Wolf-PAC website: https://wolf-pac.com/ And if you want to reach us at all, please email us at podcast@adequatelyinformed.com

    35 - The Status Quo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 94:53


    We're back talking about some subjects that are on brand for us. Evan talks insulin prices, Joe talks about his dog, and together talk about racist symbolism that still exists in our society. As always podcast@adequatelyinformed.com is how you reach us

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