Blue State Conversations

Interview: Soslan Temanson returns for a channel first interview to respond to an article alleging paramilitary activities during Jan 6th. Soslan explains and maintains his innocence against the article published on The Gateway Pundit. Full transcript of the interview is available on our website: http://bluestateconversations.com/2022/05/13/interview-soslan-temanson If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Soslan Newell was born in Russia and surrendered to an orphanage at birth. Soslan was adopted by a family from Oregon, and two hours later after leaving with his new parents, the orphanage was bombed by Georgia. After moving to America, Soslan experienced many challenges as he joined the Air force and later started a Hospice Ministry called Meet You At The Finish Line. Soslan credits his incredible life story and desire to fight for freedom to the influence and protection of God. If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Synopsis: What makes a good president? Is it the same as a good king? Does having a single powerful individual have any point? How to be a leader is one of the most debated and talked about subjects in philosophy and social science. It's very easy to critique a leader, and very hard to make a correct decision in the face of uncertain results. Especially knowing that popular decisions may not be the right decisions. Many of the acclaimed leaders of America have had horrible personality traits, and some of the best people to hold office were bad leaders. Question of the show: What makes a good leader? If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Question of the Show: Discussing Jesus and if he fits any political party. A favorite refrain in left wing Christian writing is the idea that Jesus is a politic. That taken as a whole, Jesus leads us to a rather specific direction or policy because the values he expresses must lead us to these conclusions if we are honest. Of course, prosperity gospel preachers and MAGA and any other Christian is also sure that their specific policy is supported by Jesus. There are clearly commands in the Bible, but we're not Jews so we already ignore some, and there's many books written on the context of these commands. Is Jesus actually on the side of one party or another? If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Special guest Jeff Wagner from "the Patriot Review" joins to discuss the Biden presidency so far, whether America is headed in a good direction, and the all important day in January that has dominated so much of the political sector this year. Jeff hosts The Patriot Review, a vlog and livestream every Sunday at 4pm central time, and can be found on Lindell Tv, Cloudhub, Rumble, and Frankspeech. His website is redbloodedpatriots.com. If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Question of the Show: How do we represent large populations? Last time, we discussed whether or not democracy is the best way to represent people. We broke down how it's impossible for a group to establish a decision that fits everyone. Eventually, we ended with the question of power, that government is a gun enforcing the rules. Today, we're going to continue that discussion If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com.  ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Jack Kammer produced and hosted the radio show “In a Man's Shoes” from 1983 to 1989. He went back to school in 2005 to get his Masters in social work because he saw that gender issues are connected to multiple serious social problems in the United States and in other developed nations. He was a correctional Officer in Baltimore City Detention Center. He has written three books, “Good Will Toward Men”, “If Men Have All the Power, How Come Women Make the Rules?” and “Heroes of the Blue Sky Rebellion: How You and Other Young Men Can Claim All the Happiness in the World”. He has presented and worked with many organizations on men's issues, including Congressman Elijah Cummings. He is the host of “Men Are Talking” and “Good Will Toward Men” podcasts, which air alternating weekly. He can be found at his website malefriendlymedia.com, and his books on Amazon and other retailers. If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Question of the Show: Is abortion easily solved? Abortion has long been a divisive topic in American social and political circles. The resulting divide is one of the truly all or nothing propositions, with pro choice and pro life being squarely in one party or the other. The country has tilted more pro life, but pro choice proponents continue to say it is a vital human right for women. Where is the line drawn when it comes to legislation? Join us as we bring in a different view with featured guest Jay Fratt, host of The Conservative Hippie Podcast. Follow him on Twitter (@JayFratt) and YouTube (The Conservative Hippie). If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Question of the Show: Is a just society possible? Synopsis: We're in the middle of a seminal moment in the judicial era. Black Lives Matter, #Metoo, Originalism, judicial activism, court packing, all terms heard ad nauseum just this year. We ask for judges to be impartial, then call them bad. The Supreme Court has an almost gameshow feel, where decisions raise justices to interviews and book deals, or cast them into accusations and black marks. Bill Burr pointed out that he said he wanted due process, and a studio audience was silent. Conservatives want to lock up Hillary, social media locks away Trump. Uh-mod Ar-ber-ee's case was riddled with accusations of coverups, Hunter's emails the same. End cash bail takes off as well as New York no longer prosecuting prostitution. If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Question of the Show: Where do rights come from? Synopsis: The most common refrain when discussing anything in America is “That is my right!”. Even the most un-involved person, politically speaking, has uttered the phrase several times in their life. However, you'll often hear those same people ask “What gives them the right” when speaking about others. The sad truth is, we often want rights that benefit us, and want to remove rights that we personally don't find useful. Free speech is all well and good until a racial slur is used. Innocent until proven guilty is a pillar of justice...until the officer is not guilty and the riots start. We want food, shelter, and healthcare to be rights, until we see the tax hikes. If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk Taking your podcast to new heights! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Question of the Show: What Should We Value in a Ruler? In 2012, Republicans across the country wanted a “real politician”. They said they were tired of the veiled speech and flip flopping, they just wanted someone to mean what they say. By 2016, it became apparent, some of them, did not mean that, as they accused Donald Trump of being too blunt. Is everyone a hypocrite? Bootleggers and Baptists is the term given to people who want the same thing for different reasons. We tend to start viewing those who don't agree as Machiavellian dictators, and those on our side as Jesus. If If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. Email us at ___ Produced by sidekickk Taking your podcast to new heights! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Synopsis: Christianity is seen as dying on the vine in the West. What is the state of Christianity today? Is it an internal or external problem? Have we really become post Christian? If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Topic(s):How to Build a Government Part 1: How to represent people Question of the Show: Is democracy the best way to represent citizens? Synopsis: Groups cannot make decisions. Arrow's impossibility theorem. Efficiency is not democratic. A group of citizens may choose to represent themselves without democracy. Governments always use force to keep the peace. If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Topic: GME and modern markets Question of the Show: Are markets really free? Synopsis: What actually happened with Gamestop? SEC rules and enforcement, conflicts of interest within financial institutions, market manipulation, a lack of awareness about market mechanics, and a lack of transparency. Has Congress delegated too much authority away from itself on markets? Are “lobbyists” the problem? If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Topic: The Second Amendment and Self Defense Question of the Show: Is a well-regulated militia necessary? Synopsis: Are firearms even useful? What goes into training and ownership? Do firearms equalize or add risk? Gun control is hotly debated, with a main point being how many guns you “need”. Are there any reasonable restrictions? If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Topic: Public Health Question of the Show: Who controls your health? Synopsis: At what point is it acceptable for public health to make decisions on behalf of those it tries to protect? Paternalism. What is the role of government in a pandemic? Does human behavior tend toward good risk assessment or bad risk assessment? How can public health officials instill confidence even when they are wrong? If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Topic: Today's Young Men Question of the Show: Loss of male role models. Fathers are not in the family. How do young men learn to approach young women. Is masculinity toxic or is broken masculinity toxic? Are men being feminized? If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Guest: Lauren Bowman (Lauren) and Robert Dacey Sr (Donald K Hump) Question of the show: What is the goal of education? Synopsis: NCLB (No Child Left Behind) and standardized testing, Unions, Cultural Mentality Shift about Education and Educators, sizes of schools, teacher burnout, bullying, pushing technology, administrator qualifications, teacher training. Education has been relegated to if we can do it safely, we will squeeze it in. Some students prefer work rather than school. Flunking a student is not the preferred method of setting a standard worth reaching. State and federal education has been the driving force in creating the curriculum and standards for schools across the country. Teacher unions have been more involved in determining local school standards and contracts. College tuition increases by more than the cost of inflation If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Join Will and Matthew in this 10 episode season as they discuss the following timeless topics that have become even more important in 2021: Education Matters The State of Modern Men: Parenting, #MeToo, and Male Role Models Public Health and You Am I the Militia? I Just Like The Stock How to Build a Government Part 1: Representation Christianity Today How to Build a Government Part 2: Ruling 101 That's Not a Human Right How to Build a Government Part 3: How to organize a legal society If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Question of the show: How do we communicate across barriers? Synopsis: How to make people work together without force. A language is not simply sounds, but a means of communicating truth and ideas. Erasing meaning for words causes a political Tower of Babel, and eventually unity disintegrates. Racism, sexism, White Fragility, Black on Black crime, rioting, sex, gender etc. have dual or triple meanings that constantly shift. A rip in the social fabric can become a tear if you do not take care to mend it. The options are: Discourse, Isolation, and Violence. If you cannot talk to someone, then you seek to leave them. If you can't leave them, then violence occurs. If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Question of the show: What does implementing an ideology look like? Synopsis: America has a problem with thinking democratic erases whatever bad idea comes next, Democratic socialism, Anarcho-communism. There are core pillars to every ideology, and you cannot just cross them and achieve something different from both. How movements trap followers by arguing the simple but promoting the radical. Politics is transforming the ideals into the policies, just because the ideal is good does not mean it works well. If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Question of the Show: How can I promote my values, but not be an echo chamber? Synopsis: Ask why something is, and then engage the answer, do not assume. Government is both incompetent but also somehow a machine of destruction. Make your argument from sources that do not usually agree with you. Moral vs empirical claims. Push someone to think through their own argument, then tell them they're wrong. The dangers of a world where groups reign instead of individuals. If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Question of the Show: What exactly am I agreeing to? Think through your shared link. Labels, terms, and words can quickly become slander, libel, and attacks. If you are going to lose racist friends...why were they your friends at all? It's fun to see your enemies go, but your friends can go in the same manner they did. Identity politics breeds group loyalty, which brings groups that don't like you. Humans have fight or flight, force them into fight and they will surprisingly fight. Extremism is curbed by its allies, and ended by its opponents. If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Question of the Show: How can we lie while telling the truth? What are polls for, what do they say, what information is important? Poll structuring. Demographics. Framing of stories. Is framing an essential storytelling device that is abused or inherently wrong? If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Question of the Show: What is private, and what is public? How do we go about privacy? What do words mean? Am I entitled to know things I pay for? Does signing up mean signing away? If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Question of the Show: Are legal outcomes better than legal process? We want the law to be a certain way, we want the courts to rule our way. We want to see all the outcomes, select the ones we like, and throw away the ones we don't like because after all we want it to taste good. But it won't satisfy you, and the correction needed to bring back healthy eating will hurt more. If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Question of the Show: What is a Revolution good for? We often are told we are starting a revolution. Revolutions require time, money, and lives. Cutting out soda isn't a diet revolution, forcing everyone else to be vegan is. Reform, revolt, when is it time for each? What do we do when someone else revolts against us? Revolutions are violent and glorious, don't forget you end up with both parts. If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Question of the Show: When is it time to hurt someone? What principles guide our reaction to injustice and tyranny? Do we properly see tyranny, or do we see something we don't like? Jesus said love your enemy, but threw tables around. God conquered Israel, but also said those who live by the sword. Does Just War have a place, or is there a different philosophy? If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Question of the Show: How Much Crime is Good? We often talk about being “Anti” or “Pro” something good, but we have to realize there is a limit to humanity. Murder will never be zero, so what amount of murder do you think is good? What about rape? Abuse? Child sex trafficking? Additionally, when should we push back on people who don't care as much as us? How do we know they do not care? Is my way the only caring way? If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU

Join Will and Matthew in this 10 episode season as they discuss the following timeless topics that have become even more important in 2020: How Much Crime Are You Okay With? Violence is Violence Revolutions put the Fun in Funeral The Dessert Platter Style of Law My Bedroom Is Private, Let Me Tell You About It Polls and Framing: 60% of the time 100% agrees I'm Always Against Absolutes Everyone But Me Is Evil Democratic Imperialism Words Mean Things If you have a comment question or rant, we'd love to hear it. Visit our website at www.bluestateconversations.com or email us at bluestateconversations@gmail.com. ___ Produced by sidekickk The Platform That Gives Podcasters Superpowers! Markvard: https://soundcloud.com/markvard Music from Soundcloud: Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/9xDk9nPUVlU