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The aim of this podcast is simple: to bring a group of friends back together to dissect & discuss thought-provoking texts in an open and colorful forum. Abiding by the philosophical underpinnings of Galbraith that a “conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking,” we commit…

Dispatches from Nowhere


    • Jun 29, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 67 EPISODES


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    67 - Germany Wants to do What to Your Butthole?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 123:34


    Adam and Clint discuss current political, social, and cultural events: the war in the Ukraine, people's inability to take a joke, incoming recession, and what does Germany want to do to your butthole? All that and more on this episode of Dispatches from Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2022 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    66 - State of the City of Chicago and the Collapse of the Dollar

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2021 78:22


    Clint, Jeff, and Adam discuss the state of Chicago and its Mayor Lori Lightfoot, gun rights, China's role in global politics, and the value of the dollar when compared to crypto-currency. All that and more on this episode of Dispatches from Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2021 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    65 - Censorship and Authority under the Biden Administration

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2021 84:07


    Clint, Jeff, and Adam discuss censorship in 2021 America, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) quoting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. out of context, and recent updates to the Delphi murder investigation. All that and more on this episode of Dispatches from Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2021 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    64 - The GameStop Short Squeeze and Robinhood's War Against Normal People

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 70:47


    Clint and Adam discuss the GameStop short squeeze, and the role of the trading app Robinhood in financial censorship and its connection and manipulation by the hedge fund Citadel. All that and more in another episode of Dispatches from Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2021 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    63 - Joe Biden's First Week (Hans Christian Andersen's "Little Claus and Big Claus")

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 111:36


    The crew discuss President Joe Biden's first week in office, including his corona virus response, troop deployment into Syria, and relationship with the Chinese Communist Party. Jeff and Adam explore the humor and message of Hans Christian Andersen's timeless fairytale "Little Claus and Big Claus". All that and more in another episode of Dispatches from Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2021 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    62 - American Dystopia 2021: Technocratic Censorship and the Freedom of Speech

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 102:16


    Clint and Adam discuss the Capital riots, Twitter's censorship and the attack of Technocracy on the First Amendment and the Freedom of Speech. All that and more in yet another episode of Dispatches from Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2021 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    61 - The 2020 American Post-Election Chaos (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 74:05


    Clint, Jeff, and Adam discuss the chaos after the week-long 2020 American Election. No short story for this episode. All that and more in yet another episode of Dispatches from Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2020 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    60 - The 2020 American Pre-Election Day Special with No Special Guests (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 59:16


    Jeff and Adam discuss the 2020 American Election. No short story for this episode. All that and more in yet another episode of Dispatches from Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2020 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    59 - Second/Third Wave of CoVid-19, Worker's Unions and the State of Journalism in 2020 (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 87:56


    Clint and Adam discuss the second (in some places third) global wave of CoVid-19, worker's unions in the USA, and the state of journalism (including Glenn Greenwald) in 2020. No short story for this episode. All that and more in yet another episode of Dispatches from Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2020 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    58 - Riots, Protests and Guillotines (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 69:10


    Jeff and Adam discuss the the social and political chaos in the context of an ideological civil war. No short story for this episode. All that and more in yet another episode of Dispatches from Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2020 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    57 - Second Wave of CoVid, Ongoing Protests, Neoconservatives vs. Trump (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2020 74:44


    Clint, Jeff, and Adam discuss the second wave of CoVid, ongoing protests, and the role of neoconservatives and globalism in the fight against Donald Trump. No short story for this episode. All that and more in yet another episode of Dispatches from Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2020 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    56 - Moral Decay, Academic Corruption and General Chaos (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 65:29


    CoVid Jeff and memento mori Adam discuss the spread of moral decay in America and abroad, corruption of Enlightenment ideals in academia, and the general chaos found throughout. No short story for this episode. All that and more in yet another episode of Dispatches from Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2020 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S2E18 - George Floyd Protests, Antifa and Is Corona Over? (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 72:08


    The world is on fire and everyone is arguing about why that is. Clint, Adam and Jeff discuss the George Floyd protests, the role of the police, Antifa and Black Lives Matter in the resulting violence, and ask if the CoVid19 pandemic is over? No short story for this episode. All that and more in yet another episode of Dispatches from Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2020 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S2B1 - State of the Dispatches from Nowhere Podcast 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 9:05


    Adam discusses the state of the Dispatches from Nowhere Podcast in a short track about past and future. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2019 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S2E17 - Simulation Theory, Green Incentives and Medical Authority (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 94:42


    America is opening up, so Clint, Adam and Jeff are at it again. This time they discuss simulation theory and what it might mean for our reality. What about green alternatives to oil and coal: who's to profit, is it less wasteful and is Al Gore a fraud? And finally, medical authority, has it failed us in times of Corona? No short story for this episode. All that and more in yet another episode of Dispatches from Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2020 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S2E16 - Obamagate, Renewable Energy and China Buying Western Culture (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 65:30


    After a few weeks off air, Clint, Adam and Jeff are back to discuss the topics of the day: Obamagate, renewable energy (is it cleaner than oil and coal?), and finally, looking at China's ability to buy and sponsor Western cultural events. We ask: is the West selling out to the Chinese Communist Party? No short story for this episode. All that and more in yet another episode of Dispatches from Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2020 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S2E15 - Social Breakdown & Narcissism during the Coronavirus [CoVid19] Pandemic, and Why We Love Watching Tragedy and Murder (George Orwell's "Decline of the English Murder")

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 70:05


    With Clint making big business deals, Adam and Jeff discuss social breakdown and the rise of narcissism during the CoVid19 Pandemic. Furthermore, they talk about the upset American public, Iran's willingness to be aggressive toward the United States and, with the popularity of Netflix's 'The Tiger King,' why people are attracted to watching tragedy and murder. This episode's essay is George Orwell's "Decline of the English Murder." All that and more in yet another episode of Dispatches from Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2020 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S2E14 - Neoconservatives in the Age of Corona Virus [CoVid-19], Venezuelan Crisis, Obama on Bidean, and Israeli Politics (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2020 59:12


    Adam, Jeff and Clint discuss how neoconservatives and their ideology is dealing with the corona virus pandemic. Additionally, they touch upon the political crisis in Venezuela, Barak Obama's endorsement of Joe Biden, and Israeli politics with a look into the story of Norman Finkelstein. All that and more in yet another episode of Dispatches from Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2020 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S2E13 - Where are America's $1200 Checks, Joe Biden's Past, and Why You Can't Lose Hope (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 71:10


    Insanity rising as Clint, Adam and Jeff discuss the bailout and ask where America's $1,200 per person check are? They look at Joe Biden's past and glance behind the Curtin of drama, bad news and anger to say the obvious: "Losing hope is not the solution, but it sure is tempting to do so." All that and more in yet another episode of Dispatches from Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2020 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S2E12 - Life After Corona [CoVid19], Second Wave of the Pandemic, and The Washington Political Bubble (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 82:38


    A month into the quarantine, Clint, Jeff and Adam discuss what life will look like after the CoVid-19 quarantine is lifted, how the inevitable second wave of the disease will look like, and why the political elites in Washington DC are completely out of touch with working class Americans. All that and more in yet another episode of Dispatches from Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2020 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S2E11 - Coronavirus [CoVid19] Continued, Bernie Sanders Drops Out & Political and Economic Lies Unveiled (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 101:32


    As the quarantine drags on, Jeff and Adam discuss the continuing CoVid 19 pandemic, Bernie Sander throwing in the towel and ending his presidential run, and looking into the future by analyzing the potential blowback from the many political and economic lies that have been unveiled during this global lockdown. All that and more in yet another episode of Dispatches from Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2020 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S2E10 - China's Coronavirus Cover-up [CoVid19], US Senate's Recovery Package & Conspiracy Theories Redux (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 103:31


    Quarantine week three, Jeff, Adam and Clint discuss China's cover-up of the CoVid 19 pandemic, US Senate's economic recovery package (both the good and the bad of it all), and they continue dissecting the plethora of ever-emerging coronavirus conspiracies. All that and more in yet another episode of Dispatches from Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2020 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S2E9 - Coronavirus [CoVid19] Conspiracy Theories and the New World Order (H.P. Lovecraft's "The Tomb")

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 97:36


    While quarantined, Jeff, Adam and Clint discuss CoVid 19, the conspiracy theories surrounding the virus, and all the major changes occurring in society and the economy because of this worldwide pandemic. Additionally, they finally discuss H.P. Lovecraft's short story, "The Tomb." All that and more in yet another episode of Dispatches from Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2020 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S2E8 - Coronavirus [CoVid19] and the Economics of a Pandemic (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 100:40


    After several weeks off air, Clint, Adam and Jeff discuss CoVid 19, its impact on the worldwide economy, and the potential long term consequences of of its impact on the healthcare infrastructure. All that and more in yet another episode of Dispatches from Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2020 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S2E7 - American Elections and Anti-Vaxxers (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 69:12


    Clint, Adam and Jeff discuss anti-vaxxers, the role of medicine in shaping a psychologically healthy society, and what the effects of not vaccinating your children can have on 'Medicare For All'. All that and more in yet another episode of Dispatches from Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2020 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S2E6 - Corona Virus and European Migration (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 63:00


    Jeff and Adam talk about the spread of the corona virus, muse on Europe's upcoming migration crisis and discuss South Carolina's Faye Swetlik murder. All that and more is coming at you from Nowhere for yet another Dispatch. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2020 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S2E5 - Academia, Adventure and Mike Bloomberg (Franz Kafka's "In the Penal Colony")

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 79:02


    How does the inside of Academia really look like? Why do we need to go outside of our comfort zone and let ourselves loose in adventure? Poland is climbing the economic charts, what does that mean for Europe? Michael Bloomberg donated $300k in funds to the Democratic National Convention, why this sets a precedent for buying a seat at the election table? All that and more, when Jeff, Adam and Clint come at you from Nowhere for another Dispatch. And let's not forget today's short story: Franz Kafka's "In the Penal Colony". Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2020 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S2E4 - Coronavirus, Political Definitions and Price Transparency from the Pharmaceutical Industry (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 77:13


    Coronavirus is all over headline news but is it just another overblown news story? Politics is a game of words, but do definitions really matter in politics? And if they do, what is the difference between a Democratic Socialist and a Social Democrat? The number one issue that American voters are concerned with is healthcare, so when will we get price transparency from the Pharmaceutical Industry? All that and more, when Clint, Jeff and Adam come at you from Nowhere for another Dispatch. And let's not forget today's short story: we're missing a story this week as well. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2020 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S2E3 - Political Deception, American Black Sites Abroad and China's Future (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 54:25


    Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are in a 'he said, she said' argument, but does anyone care? Putin just dismissed the Russian government for 'democratic changes' to the constitution. What does that mean? ***coughmoreauthoritarianismcough*** Americans always talk about the potential closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison, but what do we know about other US black sites abroad? And is China heading for demographic and economic decline? All that and more, when Jeff and Adam come at you from Nowhere for another Dispatch. And let's not forget today's short story: "The Time We Didn't Have a Story". Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2020 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S2E2 - Iran Continued, Social Justice, Ricky Gervais and Defining Revolution (Ambrose Bierce's 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge')

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 95:37


    Iran shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752. How could this have happened and what will be the repercussions? With yet another Democratic debate on the horizon, what is the role of social justice in the candidate's talking points? Ricky Gervais delivered a monologue at the Golden Globes that upset the left and made everyone else happy. What did he say and what does it mean for the ongoing culture war? With so many on social media throwing around the word 'revolution', do they actually know what that means? All that and more, when Clint and Adam come at you from Nowhere for another Dispatch. And let's not forget today's short story: Ambrose Bierce's "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge". Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2020 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S2E1 - The Power of Tragedy, Iran's Qassem Soleimani and the Australian Brushfires (Mikhail Artsybashev's "The Revolutionist")

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 109:08


    Why is it that humans are so addicted to consuming and watching tragedy? What do we enjoy from the suffering of others? Who was Iran's General Qassem Soleimani? And what are the ramifications of his death at the hands of the United States? What is the potential reaction of Iran? And finally, what is going on in Australia with the brushfires? All that and more, when Clint and Adam come at you from Nowhere for another Dispatch. And let's not forget today's short story: Mikhail Artsybashev's "The Revolutionist." Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2020 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S1E33 - 2019 in Review, Existing in America, Spineless Education System, Foreign Policy and Hillary Clinton's Sins (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2019 104:29


    It's the final episode of the season where we review 2019's most interesting stories. Additionally, we ask: what's it like to exist in America during the turn of the decade? How is the American education system becoming spineless and without resolve? Are American's interested in the rest of the World? And finally, was Hillary Clinton the lesser of the two evils during the 2016 Election? All that and more, when Clint, Adam and Jeff come at you from Nowhere for another Dispatch. And let's not forget today's short story: no story at all. All the best in 2020, you filthy animals! Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2019 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S1E32 - Covington Catholic Controversy, The Circle Game and Media Misrepresentation of Facts (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 82:51


    What is the Covington Catholic Controversy? And how did the media cover the story? Have subjective political narratives and ideology been applied to innocent acts such as the association of the Circle Game with fascism? Is misrepresentation of the facts the new normal? How does the democratic roster for President add or detract from these misrepresentations? All that and more, when Jeff and Clint come at you from Nowhere for another Dispatch. And let's not forget today's short story: no story at all. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2019 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S1E31 - The Truth about Hangovers, Michel Foucault and Academia, and the UK Election (Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Match Girl")

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 99:29


    Fact or Fiction: there are folks who don't get hangovers? Who is Michel Foucault? What is his role in the postmodernist philosophical movement and how did he and the theorists of the late 1960s/early 1970s influence academia? The outcome of the United Kingdom election is in and the Left is very upset. When can you protect democracy? All that and more, when Jeff, Adam, and Clint come at you from Nowhere for another Dispatch. And let's not forget today's short story, Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Match Girl". Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2019 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S1E30 - What is a 'Good Economy' According to Progressives, Trump's Foreign Policy and Banana Art (Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven")

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2019 88:06


    What is a good economy according to progressives? Why are people arguing about what constitutes quid pro quo? And how does it relate to the Trump Impeachment Inquiry? What's Donald Trump's Foreign Policy? And what's up with selling a banana taped to a wall for $120,000? All that and more, when Clint, Adam, and Jeff come at you from Nowhere for another Dispatch. And let's not forget today's poem, Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven". Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2019 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

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    S1E29 - Dogs, Daphne Caruana Galizia's Murder and the Opioid Crisis (Ray Bradbury's "A Sound of Thunder")

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2019 75:09


    What makes a dog, a dog? Is it the snout, the cuddling or something deadlier? (It's the genetics y'all!) What's going on in Malta? Who is journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and why was she murdered? What is the blowback from the seedy government entities tied to her assassination? And what are the current happenings in the ongoing American opioid crisis? All that and more, when Jeff, Adam, and Clint come at you from Nowhere for another Dispatch. And let's not forget today's short story, Ray Bradbury's "A Sound of Thunder". Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2019 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S1E28 - Adam's Return, The Democratic Field, Trump's Impeachment and Boomers (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 66:05


    Adam returns. Where was that scalawag? Another Democratic Party debate, and another analysis. Who, what and where, and is there a reason to care? Trump's being investigated in the court of public opinion, but are the Impeachment Hearings actually filled with substance or is this just another huff and puff? And can we talk about them Boomers and how horrible they are? All that and more, when Adam, Clint and Jeff come at you from Nowhere for another Dispatch. And let's not forget today's short story, we mean, no story, no story at all. How about you go read something in one of our voices? There, there's your story. Happy Thanksgiving, y'all! Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2019 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S1E27 - Kratom, Climate Change and Europe in Transition (Ernest Hemingway's "The Snows of Kilimanjaro")

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 76:44


    What is Kratom and what does it do? Who is Greta Thunberg and how does she tie into the current Climate Change debate? And, dubbed 'The Continent in Transition,' what is Europe's future? All that and more, when Clint and Jeff come at you from Nowhere for another Dispatch. And let's not forget today's short story, Ernest Hemingway's "The Snows of Kilimanjaro." Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2019 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S1E26 - Tonsils and ISIS (Continuation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's "Notes from Underground")

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 78:34


    What's the point of keeping your tonsils? What do they do? And now that the USA left Syria what does that mean for ISIS, Turkey and American allies in the Middle East? All that and more, when Clint, Jeff and Adam come at you from Nowhere for another Dispatch. And let's not forget today's novella, Fyodor Dostoevsky's "Notes from Underground." Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2019 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S1B3 - Postpartum Depression and Psychosis

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2019 30:36


    More and more women in America are suffering from postpartum depression and psychosis. What is making the numbers rise? Is it a cultural, societal or health crisis? To clear up some questions, we spoke with a few new moms about the issue. So let's talk about it in this short little Dispatch from a much larger Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2019 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S1E25 - Cold Calling, Hillary Clinton and Democratic Stability (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2019 60:37


    Hillary Clinton is chiming in on Donald Trump, Tulsi Gabbard, and all these Russian Assets. What is her end goal? Will she be back to run in 2020? And if so, what will that do to the stability of the United States and the Democratic Party? All that and more, when Clint and Jeff come at you from Nowhere for another Dispatch. And let's not forget today's short story: oh, another episode without a story? We're gonna be back with some literature soon, we promise. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2019 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S1E24 - Turkey and the Kurds, American News Cycle and Diversifying the National Diologue (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2019 59:40


    The US withdrew from Syria; Turkey stepped in, so what does that mean for the Kurds and the region? What is the political reaction in the States and how is the news media reacting? Is the news cycle too concerned with just moving on? And if so, what does that do to the diversification of a national public dialogue? All that and more, when Clint, Jeff and Adam come at you from Nowhere for another Dispatch. And let's not forget today's short story: oh, another episode without a story? Don't worry, more literature is on the way. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2019 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S1E23 - Clint's Return, 70 years of China and Existing in Modernity (Intro to Fyodor Dostoevsky's "Notes from Underground")

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019 73:44


    China is celebrating 70 years of communism, should the world celebrate as well? Clint's back, where was he? And what is existence all about in these depraved modern times? All that and more, when Clint, Jeff and Adam come at you from Nowhere for another Dispatch. And let's not forget today's introduction to Fyodor Dostoevsky's novella "Notes from Underground." Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2019 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S1E22 - Cowardice, the Dark Web and Crowd-funded Assassinations (Michel de Montaigne's "On Cowardice, The Mother of Cruelty")

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 51:42


    What is the Dark Web and what can you find there? How do crowd-funded assassinations play into illicitness nature of the shadowy internet forum? Cowardice, the new driving force behind the events of the 21st century? All that and more, when Adam and Jeff come at you from Nowhere for another Dispatch. And let's not forget today's essay: Michel de Montaigne's "On Cowardice, The Mother of Cruelty." Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2019 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S1E21 - Ukraine, the Bidens, and P2P, a New Election Tool (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 56:21


    Bat stew, is it delicious? And how does it relate to Vietnamese colonial history? What is the deal with the Ukrainian Scandal and how do the Bidens (Joe and Hunter) fit into the narrative? Also, peer-to-peer texting (P2P) is a new e-tool used in the 2020 election cycle. What is it and how will it impact the American Electorate? All that and more, when Adam and Jeff come at you from Nowhere for another Dispatch. And let's not forget today's short story: oh, there is no short story, again. Womp womp womp! Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2019 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S1B2 - Assisted Suicide

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 21:40


    Assisted suicide is sweeping the world from Belgium to Switzerland and even the United States, be it Oregon or California. Is it a good or a bad idea? So let's talk about it in this short little Dispatch from a much larger Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2019 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S1E20 - Cancel Culture and the Drug War (No Short Story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 61:53


    What does it mean to be canceled? Has Dave Chappelle challenged cancel culture? And if so, how? And what's with the modern war on drugs, is it working or is it a total failure? All that and more, when Jeff and Clint come at you from Nowhere for another Dispatch. And let's not forget today's short story: there is none, there is no short story! Oh no, the humanity! Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2019 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S1E19 - Green New Deal Posters and Pharmaceuticals (Jack London's "The Law of Life")

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2019 63:48


    How about AOC's Green New Deal Posters? Are they stylized like those of the Soviet Union or are people overreacting? And what's the deal with pharmaceutical companies, profit sharing and intellectual property? All that and more, when Jeff, Clint and Adam come at you from Nowhere for another Dispatch. And let's not forget today's short story: Jack London's "The Law of Life." Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2019 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S1B1 - ChemSex or 'Party and Play'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2019 25:56


    ChemSex or 'Party and Play' is the act of consuming copious amounts of drugs like methamphetamine, mephedrone, GHB, poppers, etc., to facilitate or enhance sex, often resulting in day-long orgies. So let's talk about it in this short little Dispatch from a much larger Nowhere. Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2019 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S1E18 - China Tariffs and Middle Men (Ivan Turgenev's "Biryuk" from "A Sportsman's Sketches")

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2019 50:12


    China and the US are at it again. Why is the US-China Trade War just the beginning of a much larger clash? And why are Economic Middle Men on the rise? All that and more, when Adam, Clint and Jeff come at you from Nowhere for another Dispatch. And let's not forget today's short story: Ivan Turgenev's "Biryuk" from his novel "A Sportsman's Sketches" Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2019 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

    S1E17 - Mushroom Hunting, Music Censorship and Greenland (Raymond Carver's "What's in Alaska?")

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2019 74:42


    What's in the subtle art of mushroom hunting? And what's up with the band Winger? Remember when folks tried to censor music in the early 1990s? Is Trump's consideration of buying Greenland from Denmark a reasonable one? All that and more, when Adam, Clint and Jeff come at you from Nowhere for another Dispatch. And let's not forget today's short story: Raymond Carver's "What's in Alaska?" Be a hero. Like. Share. Subscribe. Thanks! © 2019 The Dispatches From Nowhere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dispatches/support

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