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Recorded October 17th, 2018.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you all enjoyed the episode.Check out the Jeffrey Tucker article we mentioned at this link and let us know what you think.Also, you can find Haidt and Lukianoff’s book, The Coddling of the American Mind on Audible, Amazon, and in bookstores everywhere. Check it out. It’s a very good read, and very relevant to the current climate.Do yourself a favor and watch this parody video of The Rubin Report that we mentioned by FreedomTunes. If you’re familiar with the personalities that they are parodying (especially Rubin) then you will love it.Also, here is the link to the video that we mentioned by ATTN: in which President Obama gives rebuttals to common excuses for not voting. Let us know what you think about it and whether or not you think abstaining from voting is okay.Check out this breakdown about the NPC meme by Michael Malice on his show Nightshade. Palmer says it’s amazing, and Ryan still thinks memes are stupid.Let us know what you think about all of those videos and memes that we discussed this episode, and especially give us your opinion on the NPC meme by either leaving us a comment below, or via email at problematic@problematicpod.com.And finally, Follow us on Twitter for even MORE fun: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded September 30th, 2018.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you all enjoyed the episode.If you really want to torture yourself, you can watch the full testimony of both Dr. Ford and Judge Kavanaugh on YouTube at this link.Visit our website at problematicpod.com, where all episodes are archived and available for download. You can also email us at problematic@problematicpod.com or leave comments on individual episodes on the website if you have something you would like to contribute to the conversation.And finally, Follow us on Twitter for even MORE fun: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded September 23rd, 2018.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you all enjoyed the episode.Thanks again to Jimmy for coming on the podcast, and we can’t wait to have him back on again for another lively conversation. Follow him on Twitter @jeeeeeeeemo. That’s Jeeeeeeeemo with eight Es. He’s the one who’s too good to get a real profile picture like the rest of us.Check out the article from ABC we discussed on the Chinese surveillance state here. Let us know what you think about the moral and/or social implications of that policy. Forbes also wrote an article on the same subject here.Also, check out Adam Carolla’s podcast, The Adam Carolla Show, if what was said about it during this episode made you think you might want to take a listen.Visit our website at problematicpod.com, where all episodes are archived and available for download. You can also email us at problematic@problematicpod.com or leave comments on individual episodes on the website if you have something you would like to contribute to the conversation.And finally, Follow us on Twitter for even MORE fun: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded September 16th, 2018.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you all enjoyed the episode.After having the conversation in this episode about Anderson Cooper standing in a ditch while covering the hurricane, it became known to us that the image of him that we were discussing was taken ten years previously during his coverage of Hurricane Ike. Check out the Snopes article on it for your own elucidation. We still stand by most of what we said regarding misrepresentation and sensationalization by the media, but this definitely was taken 10 years ago during a different hurricane. The clip of a Weather Channel reporter “struggling” against the wind IS real, however.Also, here’s the link to the Washington Post article that we discuss about the sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh. Let us know what you think about that whole situation, either on Twitter or via email.Visit our website at problematicpod.com, where all episodes are archived and available for download, and where you can tell us all about how much you agree with our stance on architectural postmodernism. You can also email us at problematic@problematicpod.com or leave comments on individual episodes on the website if you have something you would like to contribute to the conversation.And as always, follow us on Twitter for even MORE fun: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded September 9th, 2018.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you all enjoyed the episode.Thanks again to Luke for coming on the podcast, we thoroughly enjoyed the conversation. You can find Luke on Twitter @AvgOptimized, you can also find him on his Youtube channel, Average Optimized, and at his website, www.averageoptimized.com.If you’re interested in a tough read that will challenge your thoughts on religion and mythology, check out Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson, either in text or in audiobook format.Also, if you have four and a half hours to kill, check out the Pangburn Philosophy debate between Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson that Luke mentions during the podcast. You can find the two videos here and here on Youtube. It’s a wonderful discussion.You can also find the Joe Rogan Experience episode where he interviews (and *gasp!* smokes a blunt with) Elon Musk here on Youtube, or you can listen to the audio in whatever podcast-listening app you use.Finally, the video of Ben Sasse lecturing the country on the relationship between the legislature and the other branches of government is on youtube as well. You can watch the clip here.If you haven’t had enough of all the links this week already, visit our website at problematicpod.com, where all episodes are archived and available for download. You can also email us at problematic@problematicpod.com or leave comments on individual episodes on the website if you have something you would like to contribute to the conversation.And finally, Follow us on Twitter for even MORE fun: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded September 4th, 2018.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you all enjoyed the episode.Check out the New York Times article on Kengo Kuma that we discussed here: Kengo Kuma’s Architecture of the Future. Let us know what you think about his ideas of what architecture should be. Also definitely check out some images of his work, but most importantly, check out the monstrosity that is his first building, M2, and join us in ridiculing its egregious postmodernism.Also, if it sounded like something you’d be interested in, check out Waking Up by Sam Harris. You can find the audio book on Audible, here, or you can order the actual book on Amazon here, or you can just head over to your local library! And if you like the book, then you’ll definitely like the Waking Up Podcast.Visit our website at problematicpod.com, where all episodes are archived and available for download, and where you can tell us all about how much you agree with our stance on architectural postmodernism. You can also email us at problematic@problematicpod.com or leave comments on individual episodes on the website if you have something you would like to contribute to the conversation.And as always, follow us on Twitter for even MORE fun: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded August 28th, 2018.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you all enjoyed the episode.Thanks again to Jack for coming on the podcast, hopefully we’ll have him back on soon to continue to give his contrasting point of view to ours. You can find Jack on Twitter @JackJohnRoberts.Check out the article we discussed on luck here: The radical moral implications of luck in human life. Let us know what you think about the implications of luck in either the comments section, on Twitter, or via emailVisit our website at problematicpod.com, where all episodes are archived and available for download. You can also email us at problematic@problematicpod.com or leave comments on individual episodes on the website if you have something you would like to contribute to the conversation.And finally, Follow us on Twitter for even MORE fun: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded August 22nd, 2018.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you all enjoyed the episode.Check out the article on Parisian uritrottoirs from the Independent here: Paris Installs Outdoor Urinals in Tourist Hotspots Sparking Outrage from LocalsAlso, if you’re in the mood to read a horribly depressing story, check out CNN’s article on the Pennsylvania Catholic priest child sexual abuse scandal here: Report details sexual abuse by more than 300 priests in Pennsylvania's Catholic ChurchAnd as always, visit our website at problematicpod.com, where all episodes are archived and available for download. You can also email us at problematic@problematicpod.com or leave comments on individual episodes on the website if you have something you would like to contribute to the conversation.Finally, Follow us on Twitter for even MORE fun: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded August 12th, 2018.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you all enjoyed the episode.Check out the two Vox articles we referenced during the episode:- The alt-right is debating whether or not to try to look less like Nazis- Betsy DeVos’s summer home deserves a special place in McMansion HellAnd as always, visit our website at problematicpod.com, where all episodes are archived and available for download. You can also email us at problematic@problematicpod.com or leave comments on individual episodes on the website if you have something you would like to contribute to the conversation.Also, Follow us on Twitter for even MORE fun: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded August 7th, 2018.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you all enjoyed the episode. Check out Jeffrey Tucker’s article, Everyone is Missing the Point of 3D-Printed Guns, at that link. And if you’re interested in supporting Cody Wilson and Defense Distributed, visit his organization’s website, www.defdist.org.As always, visit our website at problematicpod.com, where all episodes are archived and available for download. You can also email us at problematic@problematicpod.com or leave comments on individual episodes on the website if you have something you would like to contribute to the conversation.Also, Follow us on Twitter for even MORE fun: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded July 29th, 2018.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you all enjoyed the episode. Sorry about the audio on Ryan’s end this time around. We continue to figure out how to best set up our recording equipment, but we think we’ve definitely figured out the problem this time!If you would like to join our book club, either reach out to us on Twitter or email us at the address listed below. And check out the article we discussed, The Untold Story of Otto Warmbier, American Hostage. Let us know your thoughts.And as always, visit our website at problematicpod.com, where all episodes are archived and available for download. You can also email us at problematic@problematicpod.com or leave comments on individual episodes on the website if you have something you would like to contribute to the conversation.Also, Follow us on Twitter for even MORE fun: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded July 22nd, 2018.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you all enjoyed the episode.Check out Michael Malice’s podcast, “Your Welcome” on the GaS Digital Network, and check out his interview with Cody Wilson here. Also, you can check out The Ezra Klein Show on Vox, and listen to Ezra’s conversation with Arthur Brooks on the episode entitled, How to disagree better here.As always, visit our website at problematicpod.com, where all episodes are archived and available for download. You can also email us at problematic@problematicpod.com or leave comments on individual episodes on the website if you have something you would like to contribute to the conversation.Also, Follow us on Twitter for even MORE fun: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded July 15th, 2018.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you all enjoyed the episode.Check out the article Palmer talks about with regard to licensure for lawyers at this link and let us know what you think about it on Twitter or via email.As always, visit our website at problematicpod.com, where all episodes are archived and available for download. You can also email us at problematic@problematicpod.com or leave comments on individual episodes on the website if you have something you would like to contribute to the conversation.Also, Follow us on Twitter: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded July 6th, 2018.Sorry for the delay in getting this episode out to you all. We experienced some technical difficulties, and then were unable to rectify those difficulties until late Wednesday night. But, thanks for listening everybody! We hope you all enjoyed the episode, despite its late arrival. If you feel so inclined, check out the Vox article we mentioned at this link, and tell us what you think about it.Also, since we recorded the episode, all of the Thai boys who were trapped in the cave have been rescued thanks to the heroic efforts of the brave divers and emergency responders on the scene.Visit our website at problematicpod.com, where all episodes are archived and available for download. You can also email us at problematic@problematicpod.com or leave comments on individual episodes on the website if you have something you would like to contribute to the conversation.Also, Follow us on Twitter: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded July 1, 2018.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you all enjoyed listening to the episode as much as we did recording it.Thanks again to Jack for coming on the show and providing a opinion that is contrary to our own (although, perhaps not as contrary as it may seem sometimes). We hope to have him on again in the very near future!Visit our website at problematicpod.com, where all episodes are archived and available for download. You can also email us at problematic@problematicpod.com or leave comments on individual episodes on the website if you have something you would like to contribute to the conversation.Also, Follow us on Twitter: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded June 24, 2018.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you all enjoyed the episode, I know we really did. You can find out more about the Sound Money Defense League at www.soundmoneydefense.org, and you can follow Jp on Twitter @JpCortez27.Visit our website at problematicpod.com, where all episodes are archived and available for download. You can also email us at problematic@problematicpod.com or leave comments on individual episodes on the website if you have something you would like to contribute to the conversation.Also, Follow us on Twitter: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded June 20th, 2018.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you all enjoyed the episode. Check out Sam Harris’ podcast, Waking Up, and listen to his recent episode with Andrew Yang. It’s pretty great.Visit our website at problematicpod.com, where all episodes are archived and available for download. You can also email us at problematic@problematicpod.com or leave comments on individual episodes on the website if you have something you would like to contribute to the conversation.Also, Follow us on Twitter: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded May 30, 2018.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you all enjoyed the episode. You can take the isidewith.com quiz yourself by following that link, and maybe learn something about yourself that you didn’t know, or just be forced to think about some really tough questions.Visit our website at problematicpod.com, where all episodes are archived and available for download. You can also email us at problematic@problematicpod.com or leave comments on individual episodes on the website if you have something you would like to contribute to the conversation.Also, Follow us on Twitter: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded June 4, 2018.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you enjoyed the episode. Special thanks to Young John for coming on the show, we thoroughly enjoyed having him on.Visit our website at problematicpod.com, where all episodes are archived and available for download. If you want to contribute to the conversation, you can comment on the individual episodes on the website, or email us at problematic@problematicpod.com.*Follow us on Twitter: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded May 27, 2018.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you all enjoyed the episode. You can find Jeffrey Tucker’s article, Against Libertarian Brutalism, at this link. Definitely give it a read.Visit our website at problematicpod.com, where all episodes are archived and available for download. You can also email us at problematic@problematicpod.com or leave comments on individual episodes on the website if you have something you would like to contribute to the conversation.Also, Follow us on Twitter: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded May 20, 2018.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you all enjoyed the episode.Here’s a link to a New York Times article with a slider that can (hopefully) let you hear both laurel and yanny. Also, here’s a link to the other video we referenced in the episode of a little toy that sound like it’s saying both “brainstorm” and “green needle” depending on what you are attempting to hear.Visit our website at problematicpod.com, where all episodes are archived and available for download. You can also email us at problematic@problematicpod.com or leave comments on individual episodes on the website if you have something you would like to contribute to the conversation.Also, Follow us on Twitter: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded May 10, 2018.Thanks for listening everybody! And thanks to Max for coming on the podcast. We hope you all enjoyed the episode.Here’s a link to the Vimeo page for Childish Gambino’s new single, This is America. Give it a watch and let us know what you think!If you like, you can listen to the episode of Waking Up with Sam Harris in which Sam talks with Christian Picciolini on his website, or you can find it on whatever podcasting app you might use - it’s episode #121.Visit our website at problematicpod.com, where all episodes are archived and available for download. You can also leave comments on the individual episodes on the website if you have something you would like to contribute to the conversation.Also, Follow us on Twitter: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded May 6, 2018.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you enjoyed the episode.Check out Eddie Murphy’s stand-up special from years ago on Netflix, and definitely give Kanye a follow on Twitter, if you’re not already @kanyewest. It will definitely be worth your time (as much as anything on Twitter can be worth your time).Visit our website at problematicpod.com, where all episodes are archived and available for download. You can also leave comments on the individual episodes on the website if you have something you would like to contribute to the conversation.Also, Follow us on Twitter: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded April 26, 2018.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you enjoyed the episode.Visit our website at problematicpod.com, where all episodes are archived and available for download. You can also leave comments on the individual episodes on the website if you have something you would like to contribute to the conversation.*Follow us on Twitter: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded April 22, 2018.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you enjoyed the episode.Visit our website at problematicpod.com, where all episodes are archived and available for download. You can also leave comments on the individual episodes on the website if you have something you would like to contribute to the conversation.*Follow us on Twitter: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded April 15th.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you enjoyed the episode.You can follow Brian on Twitter @Br_anHeller for all the sports and movie-related content you could possibly desire. Also, everybody who hasn’t seen it yet and is reading this should go out and see Rogue One and The Last Jedi. Star Wars is always good, no matter how bad it is.And Check out Brian’s outline to revise The Last Jedi below!**Follow us on Twitter: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded April 8th.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you enjoyed the episode.You can listen to the joint Sam Harris/Ezra Klein podcast either on Waking Up with Sam Harris, or The Ezra Klein Show. Dealer’s choice.Let us know what you think about their “feud” by contacting us on Twitter, emailing us at problematic@problematicpod.com, or by leaving a comment in the comment section below. Or if you have no thoughts whatsoever about Ezra Klein or Sam Harris, but still have something you would like to contribute to the conversation, that’s fine too, and you can contact us in the same ways.**Follow us on Twitter: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded April 1st.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you enjoyed the episode.No notes for you guys today, but as always, if you have some thoughts you would like to add to the conversation, contact us through twitter, the comments section below, or our email at problematic@problematicpod.com.**Follow us on Twitter: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded on March 25th.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you enjoyed the episode.If you have anything you would like to contribute to the conversation, leave us a comment below, reach out to us on Twitter, or email us at problematic@problematicpod.com.**Follow us on Twitter: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded on March 18th.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you enjoyed the episode.If you would like to join in on the conversation, you can reach out to us either via Twitter, the comments section below, or email at problematic@problematicpod.com.**Follow us on Twitter: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded on February 20th.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you enjoyed the episode.If you would like to join in on the conversation, you can reach out to us either via Twitter, the comments section below, or email at problematic@problematicpod.com.**Follow us on Twitter: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers

Recorded on February 11th.Thanks for listening everybody! We hope you enjoyed the episode.If you would like to join in on the conversation, you can reach out to us either via Twitter, the comments section below, or email at problematic@problematicpod.com.**Follow us on Twitter: @Problem_Pod, @palmferguson, and @ryan_m_myers