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JK Podcast

  • Jul 16, 2014 LATEST EPISODE
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  • 92 EPISODES


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Ep105 : Destroying Education with a Lack of Common Sense

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2014 17:47


In this episode Jad and Kevin discuss an article Kevin found about a kid getting expelled from his school for having a weapon in his car. Well maybe it wasn’t a weapon. In fact, maybe […]

Ep104 : Blurred Misogyny Part 5/5 – Gender Neutrality

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2014 14:24


At last we reach the end of a five part series focused on the objectification of women. We’ve been joined for this entire conversation with local Austin artist, Adrienne Parker, and began our discussion around […]

Ep103 : Blurred Misogyny Part 4/5 – Leading Through Education

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2014 15:16


For our forth installment of Blurred Misogyny, we are joined again by local Austin artist, Adrienne Parker. In this episode we turn our attention away from how the media specifically portrays the female form and […]

Ep102 : Blurred Misogyny Part 3/5 – Cultural Norms

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2014 14:09


We are joined once again by local Austin artist, Adrienne Parker as she discusses a controversial music video with us called Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke. For our third part of this series we consider […]

Ep101 : Blurred Misogyny Part 2/5 – Objectification

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2014 14:36


This week we continue our discussion with local Austin artist, Adrienne Parker on the topic of Robin Thicke’s controversial music video Blurred Lines. In this second of five parts we delve into the idea of […]

Ep100 : Blurred Misogyny Part 1/5 – Acknowledging the Problem

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2014 17:44


Today we hit an amazing milestone in the history of the JKPodcast. From small and humble beginnings, we now stand in front of our our 100th episode! To celebrate this occasion and to start the […]

Ep98 : Considering a Stateless Position on Environmentalism

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2014 16:38


In a fun twist of roles, one of the editors of the JKPodcast (Lee) asked if we could do an episode discussing libertarian and anarchist positions of environmentalism. Although we had intended just to record […]

Ep97 : Experiences with the Travel Security Administration

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2014 15:47


This week we follow up with a recent trip Kevin took to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Jad and Kevin discuss some of the experiences their respective coworkers and Kevin had while traveling through American and […]

Ep96 : Libertarian Party of Texas State Convention Part III

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2014 15:59


In this final part detailing the Libertarian Party of Texas’s 2014 state convention, Jad and Kevin talk about the three to four hour long discussion the Libertarian delegates had over borders and immigration. While platform […]

Ep95 : Putin Looks to Syria, Obama Looks to Al-Qaeda

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2014 17:56


In this episode Jad and Kevin look at the world for what it is, a giant chess board with maniacal, sociopathic, dictatorial people moving the pieces around to their financial pleasure. We consider just ten […]

Ep94 : Dread Pirate Roberts and the Beginning of the End

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2014 14:25


Jad and Kevin branch out from the usual political conversations and delve a bit deeper into the technical details of Bitcoin this week. Bearing in mind of course that Bitcoin is certainly affecting policies. We […]

Ep93 : Jumpstarting the Campaign with Reddit

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2014 15:36


As Kevin’s campaign for the 2014 Texas State House of Representatives ticks on, Jad and Kevin discuss the first major breakthrough the campaign has seen, in this case entirely thanks to Reddit. Besides that little […]

Ep92 : Thoughts on Bill Nye vs. Ken Hamm

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2014 12:20


As many people across the United States may have seen on television, a pseudo-debate was hosted between Bill Nye and Ken Hamm. We won’t go into detailing who Bill Nye is because if you’re listening […]

Ep91 : The Freedom of Association

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2014 15:18


Recently one of the country’s most famous idiots, Sarah Palin, made some some off-colored remarks about the NRA. Around the same time a man few had ever heard of before named Donald Sterling (incidentally the […]

Ep90 : Libertarian Party of Texas State Convention Part II

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2014 14:50


In this second of three parts detailing the Libertarian Party of Texas’s 2014 state convention, Jad and Kevin discuss the gubernatorial race. The race essentially came down to two candidates, Kathie Glass and Robert Bell. […]

Ep89 : Reflecting the Perfect Model of Human Communication Part II

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2014 13:53


In the second part of our talk on human communication, Jad and Kevin discuss being comfortable while trying new things. It seems this is a pretty common element to therapy. Jad tells us a little […]

Ep88 : Reflecting the Perfect Model of Human Communication Part I

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2014 18:05


After Kevin experienced the emotions that came with a failed relationship, Jad and Kevin decide to spend a few episodes discussing human communication. The topic actually fits extremely well into the political spectrum since let’s […]

Ep87 : Libertarian Party of Texas State Convention Part I

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2014 11:21


With Kevin currently running for the Texas House of Representatives, he definitely felt he should attend his own party’s 2014 state convention. Over the next three Monday Morning episodes Jad and Kevin will walk through […]

Ep86 : Egypt, Ukraine, and Subverting the Peace Process

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2014 12:59


This week Jad and Kevin spend a little less time debating political theories and a little more time discussing current world events. In the past few months there have been several very serious uprisings happening […]

Ep85 : Asserting Your Personhood

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2014 12:43


This week Jad and Kevin revisit an older topic of conversation and one that has come up in the podcast several times. The gist of that conversation is learning how to say no to people […]

Ep84 : Travis County Libertarian Conventions Recap

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2014 17:49


As part of our ongoing Monday Morning Campaign Update series, Jad and Kevin talk about Kevin’s run on the campaign trail over the past two weeks. Since we last chatted about it, Kevin had the […]

Ep83 : The Misrepresentation of Anarchist Principles

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2014 24:24


This week we examine the problem of citing individual cases to represent collective problems. Our primary focus tends towards the misrepresentation of the rights of women in the United States. Violence, rape, power dynamics, and […]

Ep82 : Turkish Protests, Riots, and Revolutions

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2014 11:45


On May 28th of 2013, plans to replace an Istanbul park with a modern mall sparked a small sit-in-style protest in Turkey. The peaceful protestors were quickly met with violence from the state, a mistake […]

Ep81 : The Joke of Running a Citizen Campaign

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2014 14:21


As part of our ongoing Monday Morning Campaign Update series, Jad and Kevin talk about the financial information gathering process Texas candidates are subjected to. Since Kevin is experiencing this process first hand (as a […]

Ep80 : Internships and Imposing Laws on the Masses

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2014 11:32


Last June an interesting story broke regarding unpaid internships. The short is that two people who interned on the set of Black Swan (a major Hollywood production staring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis) sued Fox […]

Ep79 : Do People’s Ideals Change When they have Children?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2014 14:53


In this week’s episode, Jad and Kevin discuss how state bodies are able to use people’s children as a mechanism of control. You’ve undoubtedly seen this methodology displayed in countless movies over the years. Whether […]

Ep78 : Kevin’s Campaign Trail Questionnaires

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2014 13:50


As a continuation of our Monday Morning Campaign Update series, Kevin and Jad talk about some of the interesting candidate questionnaires Kevin has been receiving on the campaign trail. The short of the story is […]

Ep77 : Objectivity of the Law and a Just Society Part III

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2014 19:03


In this final part of a three part series, we conclude our discussion regarding justice within a society. Our friend, Tom de Lorenzo, is back to help us play this one out. For this third […]

Ep76 : Objectivity of the Law and a Just Society Part II

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2014 19:07


In the second episode of a three part series, we continue discussing the idea of justice with our friend and local author, Tom de Lorenzo. After following up with a bit of our conversation from […]

Ep75 : Working with the Texas Ethics Commission

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2014 9:02


Welcome to our first Monday Morning Campaign Update. Like our “Throwback Thursday” series, this will be another sub-series of our podcast. This particular set will focus on discoveries Kevin has whilst on the campaign trail. […]

Ep74 : Objectivity of the Law and a Just Society Part I

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2014 19:00


In this first episode of a three part series, our friend and local Austin author, Tom de Lorenzo, takes Jad and Kevin on a journey into the word justice. The three of us consider differences […]

Ep73 : Austin Land Use and the Great Wal-Mart Debate Part II

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2014 19:44


This week Jad and Kevin pick back up where they left off last week with a discussion of local governments spending taxpayer money on citywide projects. Amongst many other things, we finish talking about a […]

Ep72 : Austin Land Use and the Great Wal-Mart Debate Part I

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2014 29:17


In November of 2006 a small group of people in North Austin formed a coalition in an effort to block Wal-Mart from building a 225,000 sq ft “Super Center” in their neighborhood. The group grew […]

Ep71 : Firsthand Colorado Pot Shop Experience

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2014 10:25


On a recent winter vacation into the Colorado mountains, Kevin had the pleasure of stopping by one of their new signature marijuana stores. If you’re not familiar with the concept, as of January 1st, 2014, […]

Ep70 : Kevin’s Candidacy for TX46

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2014 24:01


After discussing the possibility of this for quite some time, Kevin officially announces his candidacy for the Texas House of Representatives in Texas House District 46. Jad and Kevin discuss the nuances of filing candidate […]

Ep69 : Colorado Pot Shops

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2014 11:48


As of January 1st, 2014, the State of Colorado has deemed it 100% legal for any adult in the state to purchase and consume marijuana. Kevin and his girlfriend recently took a trip to the […]

Ep68 : Morality and Ethics Part III – Ethical Symmetry

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2014 18:04


And a happy 2014 to everyone out there in JKPodcast-land! In this final episode of a three part series, we are once again joined by our friend Tom de Lorenzo to discuss the topics of […]

Ep67 : Morality and Ethics Part II – Survivalism

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2013 17:04


Happy holidays to all of our faithful JKPodcast listeners (if you’re into the whole Santa thing). In this second part of a three part episode we’re joined again by our friend Tom de Lorenzo to […]

Ep66 : Morality and Ethics Part I – Objectivism vs. Subjectivism

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2013 19:04


What is objective morality? What is subjective morality? This week we’re joined by our old friend Tom de Lorenzo for the first of three parts discussing morality and ethics. It always seems at first glance […]

Ep65 : Permitting Expiration in Austin and Other Local Control

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2013 16:36


If you’ve never thought about how development regulations get handed down from the Federal government to the states and then to local municipalities, here’s your chance. Jad and I explore the topic of building permits […]

Ep64 : The State and Religion Part II

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2013 18:17


We’re joined again this week by our friend Tom de Lorenzo for the second of two parts on the state and religion. Following up from last week, we consider specifically how religion is being used […]

Ep63 : The State and Religion Part I

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2013 16:28


This week we’re joined by our old friend Tom de Lorenzo for the first of two parts on the state and religion. We consider how religion and government share the common thread of convincing people […]

Ep62 : Should Feminism Function as a Subpart of Anarchism?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2013 14:34


Jad once asked his wife how often, as a woman, she felt that she could be physically dominated by a man? Having never thought about it before, her response of “always” struck him as a […]

Ep61 : A Progressive Realization that Women are Human Beings Too

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2013 22:33


This week we’re joined by our old friend and local Austin author, Tom de Lorenzo. The three of us discuss how women fit into libertarianism and anarchism. We essentially consider the fact that many modern […]

Ep59 : A Short Discussion of the Austin 10/1 Redistricting

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2013 11:31


Although we don’t usually get into specific local government discussions, that’s exactly what we have in store this week. After decades of having an at-large council, the public finally voted to allow single-member-districts in the […]

Ep53 : AISD Part 1/6 – Violence in Austin Public Schools

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2013 19:16


This week is the first episode of a 6-part series dedicated to the Austin Independent School District. Jad and I had the pleasure of meeting a veteran teacher several years older than the both of […]

Ep52 : Boston Marathon and Social Consciousness for a Revolution Part II

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2013 19:10


We never thought we’d get here, but alas, 52 episodes later the JKPodcast has survived an entire year! We conclude this week with a tragic situation not unlike the one we started with. Only instead […]

Ep51 : Boston Marathon and Social Consciousness for a Revolution Part I

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2013 23:08


In the first of a two-part series, Jad and Kevin discuss the many ways in which terrorism like that of the Boston Marathon Bombings could prevail if only people were really inclined to kill indiscriminately. […]

Ep50 : Adaptation and What the Government Learned from Vietnam

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2013 19:34


This week Jad and Kevin explore the ways in which the government has adapted its tactics since the Vietnam War. Consider two such examples: after people largely rejected the drafting of soldiers, the new method […]

Ep49 : Trayvon Martin and the Media Blitz Part II

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2013 25:21


This week Jad and Kevin conclude their discussion of the Travyon Martin and George Zimmerman situation. This is the second part of a two part conversation that began last week. One part of the episode […]

Ep48 : Trayvon Martin and the Media Blitz Part I

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2013 17:52


With the recent acquittal of George Zimmerman, the man accused of shooting and killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, Jad and Kevin dive into the philosophical sides surrounding the case. We look at gun violence in the […]

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