Scott Mike Podcast

Scott and Mike review the documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi. The conversation revolves around sushi (of course), parenting, the value or honor in work, and as always - the meaning of life. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

International espionage? Murder? Entertainment? Scott and Mike explore the 2020 Ryan White documentary Assassins and how well it entertains and educates us in telling the story of the 2017 murder of Kim Jong-nam, the older half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

Scott and Mike finally agree with each other, but disagree completely with Time Magazine, the New York Times, etc. on this documentary. Is the problem with the mass media reviewers or with Scott and Mike? Watch Faces Places (or don't!) then listen to what they have to say about the question: is there any real truth in the world. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

Mike and Scott share diverse views on My Octopus Teacher, a 2020 Netflix Original documentary film directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed, which documents a year spent by filmmaker Craig Foster forging a relationship with a wild common octopus in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world Recognitions: 2021 Oscar for Best Documentary British Academy Film award - Winner 2021 Best Documentary Critics Choice Documentary Awards - Best Cinematography and Best Science/Nature Documentary --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

Watch Minding the Gap on Hulu. Then Scott and Mike discuss: the cyclical nature of child abuse, the similarities between literature and documentaries, and finally the meaning of life. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

//the social dilemma from director Jeff Orlowski had over 38 million views in the first month after release, the second ever for a documentary, and was nominated for 7 Emmy Awards in 2021. Why did this film generate such an immediate reaction and great accolades? Find out if it was warranted and if you should watch it as Scott and Mike explore //the social dilemma. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

Scott & Mike discuss the documentary Three Identical Strangers. Discussion topics include: medical ethics plus the nurture vs nature debate. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

Scott and Mike review and discuss the 2018 National Geographic documentary Free Solo, the story of Alex Honnold and his drive to perform a free solo climb of El Capitan, a famous 3000' granite wall in Yosemite National Park in California. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

We've tried deep dives into topics (format 1), the news and reviews in 24 minutes (format 2), and now we are going to our third format: a documentary discussion club. The first documentary we will discuss is Free Solo and will be recorded on September 23. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

D-K: Trump lawyers, Sydney Powell and Lin Wood News: COVID: Latest data, identifying what variant you may have (or not), Pfizer / Bio N Tech vaccine approval, and Delta airlines surcharge to unvaccinated employees; Trump booed on COVID shot; Afghanistan evacuation; and Supreme Court decision on Biden executive order on processing asylum seekers. Entertainment: Nine Perfect Strangers and Stillwater --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

D-K: Afghanistan “intelligence” News: COVID: Latest trends, booster vaccinations, and vaccination mandates and incentives; Fed direction impacts markets; return of cryptocurrency theft proceeds; Biden using civil rights laws to push for vaccinations in schools; Colorado River water shortage; Haiti suffers dual-catastrophes; legal action in billionaire space race; and T-Mobile data breach. Entertainment: Narcos Mexico and Manifest --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

D-K: California legislators proposing vaccination site anti-harassment bill. News: COVID: The latest stats and data, new studies on vaccine effectiveness, vaccination mandates from employers, US/UK recent trends comparison and Florida law struck down; continued strength of the US economy; cryptocurrency theft gone wrong; Andrew Cuomo turns in his resignation; the federal infrastructure and budget bills move along; Oregon ends proficiency requirement for high-schoolers; Canada is open to US residents; Olympics report and Tik Tok becomes king of the heap. Entertainment: The value of critical consumption. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

D-K: Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC News: COVID: The latest stats, new vaccination and masking requirements, Asia and resurgence in Wuhan, who does or doesn't get vaccinated and what's happening in the UK; Eviction moratorium status; Mario Cuomo on the way out?; Infrastructure bill; and Olympics report. Entertainment: Disney's Jungle Cruise --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

D-K: Media reporting on Simon Biles News: COVID: latest stats, revised CDC masking guidance, vaccination mandates for employees, possible need for vaccine boosters, a pill for COVID treatment and the NFL gets aggressive to save the 2021 season; GDP growth and tech sector earnings in markets and economy; House committee hearing testimony on the January 6 Capitol attack; Infrastructure bill advances in Senate; U.S. population growth, or lack thereof; graduate degrees - earnings versus debt; Mississippi directly attacks Roe v. Wade in Supreme Court case; Atlanta sex shop shooter pleads guilty; ride sharing saving lives; and Tokyo Olympics report. Entertainment: Schmigadoon! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

D-K: Rudy Giuliani and his involvement as Trump's legal counsel. News: Concern about increasing COVID-19 numbers Vaccination data and mandates New masking requirements Unemployment filings China economic growth Aspiring big spenders in Washington Immigration developments Another successful billionaire space flight Muslim Hajj in Saudi Arabia Big legal settlement with Opioid industry participants. Entertainment: Space Jam 2 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

D-K: Scott and Mike as podcasters. New: COVID update, vaccination challenges, inflation and growing economies, Texas legislative showdown, Branson in space, gun rights going to Supreme Court again? and a little sports. Entertainment: A Quiet Place 2 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

D-K: Rich guys' space race. News: COVID update, vaccination facts, June jobs report, Biden's battle with big business, FTC direction on licensing and hearing aids and European auto companies pay $1bn over diesel emissions collusion. Entertainment: Downton Abbey --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

D-K: U.S. Department of Justice and decision to file a legal challenge to Georgia's recent voting law based on the Federal Voting Rights Act, on the cusp of the Supreme Court's decision on an Arizona voting law. News: COVID: Global under-reporting, COVID incidence in Africa surges, and the latest vaccination numbers; Stock market indexes; unemployment trends; Miami condo collapse; efforts to remove statues of racist figures in history; Chauvin sentenced for killing George Floyd; Bill Cosby goes free; NCAA rule changes; student's use of bathrooms based on gender identity; and new discovery on bird biology and migration. Entertainment: Top Netflix series - Lupin. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

D-K: Biden voters may be surprised at his latest guidance on use of COVID relief funds and Indiana University thumbs it's nose at Indiana law on vaccination requirements. News: COVID: Brazil exceeds 500,000 deaths, CDC urging people to follow-through with second dose of vaccine and international travel update; Airlines struggle to keep up with demand; Spielberg and Netflix collaboration; Latest on the U.S. infrastructure package negotiation; Afghanistan government weakens; and Supreme Court decisions on free speech, Affordable Care Act, NCAA rules and religious objections to sexual identity equality policies. Entertainment: New movie release from director Jon Chu — In the Heights, an adaptation of the 2008 Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

D-K: Florida and Georgia policy makers who want to tell businesses how to operate. News: COVID -- Employers requiring vaccines, latest data, new treatments and vaccines and a “tale of two societies,” as vaccination rates diverge; Latest jobs report, ransomware and Federal Reserve meeting; Biden/Putin meeting, Facebook sentences Trump, Israeli government changes; Bezos going to space, UFOs? and Alzheimer's drug approval. Entertainment: Top show on Netflix - Sweet Tooth, half boy, half deer. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

D-K: City of Evanston taking the lead in the nation on a local reparation program for historical discrimination against black persons. News: Memorial Day brings a return to travel and gatherings; How likely are break-through infections for those fully vaccinated?; Does HIPAA prevent businesses asking about your vaccination status?; Oil prices rise to highest level in 2 years; meat industry jolted by cyber attack; China and Israel making international news; and Alzheimer's treatment and cicadas in science news. Entertainment: Disney's newest release, Cruella. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

D-K: Facebook decision to bar posts asserting coronavirus was man-made and retraction of that decision in light of revelations on infections in the Wuhan province in a mine 9 years ago and in November 2019 at the Chinese state lab. News: Latest COVID information, NY public schools exclusively in-person this Fall, new technology to battle infectious disease spread, U.S. home sales volume and prices in April, Amazon's latest acquisition, an auction for seats on a rocket ship, Israel and Hamas stand-down, Belarus scheme forces emergency landing of an International flight, and Simone Biles penalized for being too good. Entertainment: AppleTV+'s series Defending Jacob. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

D-K: USPS iCOP surveillance using facial recognition technology. News: COVID update, EU travel restrictions eased, virus-sniffing dogs; volatility in the stock and cryptocurrency markets; Biden reveals his income and calls on Israel and Hamas to end rocket attacks; the feds opening the door to more marijuana research; and abortion on the Supreme Court agenda. Entertainment: Netflix's The Woman in the Window, released last Friday. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

D-K: Attorneys General from 44 states call for FB to cancel plans for an IG for kids. News: Markets and economy dominating this week, including the April labor report and inflationary concerns; Elon Musk disrupts cryptocurrency markets; violence in Israel and the Gaza Strip; German Catholics spit in the face of the Pope by blessing gay unions; and the federal government decides to insert itself into the George Floyd death case. Entertainment: the top show on Netflix - Shadow and Bone. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

Dunning-Kruger... Governor Caitlyn Jenner? News: COVID vaccine progress, Summer Olympics, Peleton treadmill recall, SpaceX success and genetically engineered mosquitos. Regina King's One Night in Miami is the subject of our movie review. And an intriguing interview with Scott's friend Tim. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

This week, Tucker Carlson is our D-K example. In the news, the global battle aginst COVID-19 continues to rage, the cornavirus reaches Mt. Everest, Biden's spending spree, will we be able to eat meat and reduce Greenhouse gases, Tesla reports record results and free speech in front of the Supreme Court again. Our guest is Charles Miller. Finally, the Oscars and 2021 Academy Award winners. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

Is crime rampant, COVID reports from the US and internationally, the latest cryptocurrency rage, more on Mars exploration and movie reviews in anticipation of this week's Oscars. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

This week Scott and Mike give the latest COVID report, discuss international issues, review corporate happenings and report on significant legal developments. In entertainment, Scott reviews the movie, The Father, starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Coleman, and Mike discusses Hulu series PEN15. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

In the news this week: COVID, FDA and CDC failures, more positive economic signs, Minneapolis police officer murder trial, Georgia voting law protests and immigration. In entertainment, we review We Work: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 billion Unicorn and The Morning Show. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

This week's news and entertainment from the latest COVID information, Biden's newest announcements, US Postal Service overhaul, to opening of the baseball season and reviews of the movie Cherry and the series The Flight Attendant. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

COVID, Afghanistan, Immigration, Gun Control, Reparations, Markets, Crime and the Duke of Sussex in news this week. Reviews of the movie Soul and the series WandaVision. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

Scott and Mike discuss this week's key news, including COVID developments, Amazon getting into healthcare, conclusions about foreign interference in the 2020 election, markets and economy and the Grammys, as well as offering movie and series reviews. Also, hear our first guest interview in this episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

This week - Meghan making things hairy at "Buckingpig" palace, vaccine bashing Russians, plus-sized pooches, Biden and the Dems stimulating Americans, economic euphoria, the worst movie ever (maybe) and The Queen's Gambit. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

Scott and Mike bring you the latest news about COVID, Google, the U.S. Bombing of Syria and Dr. Seuss, as well as information on the Golden Globes and movies and television series. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

Scott and Mike talk about the winter blast that gripped the U.S. last week, the problems caused by the Texas deep freeze, COVID, Mars exploration and more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

Caffeine is likely the most used psychoactive drug in the world, though generally people don't identify it as a drug. While caffeine is relatively safe, it does cause biological responses in your body, particularly your mind. Genetic differences make us more or less susceptible to those responses. If you are a caffeine user, like most everyone in the world, you should be aware of how it works and how to manage it for your benefit. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

Scott and Mike review recent erratic trading in GameStop and discuss bubbles in the context of what a smart investor should know and do. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

Are women responsible for men's mid-life crises? Why do men find large boobs titillating? Scott and Mike explore a hypothesis referred to as the Savanna Principle which asserts that life on the Savanna millions of years ago continues to significantly impact how our brains work today and some things that are difficult to explain in a modern environment made perfect sense on the Savanna. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

Conspiracy theories are not new, but they seem to be having an exceptional impact on thinking about current events, including the coronavirus and COVID. Scott and Mike will touch on a few of those and discuss the probabilities of legitimacy. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

Scott and Mike look at the formal and informal powers of the U.S. president. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

Once again as a new year launches, we are being bombarded with claims about amazing and easy solutions to improve health and fitness. However, the data tells us to be highly skeptical of such claims. Improving health and fitness is not complicated. Good habits, planning to outmaneuver obstacles and common sense will get you there. No need for expensive equipment, coaching, complex or restrictive diets or other touted gimmicks. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

Scott and Mike talk about the COVID vaccines, the approval processes, potential risks, social responsibility and more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

The U.S. Constitution has endured over 230 years, guiding our nation through historic and accelerating cultural, societal and technological change. How? And will it continue to withstand the test of time? In this episode we talk about how the Constitution should be interpreted to sustain its foundational underpinning of our country, our government and our laws. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

Scott and Mike take you back to Philosophy 101 and ethical decision-making in the context of 2020, COVID and more. Put on your "thinking-cap," as my grandmother used to say. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

Scott and Mike talk about the rapidly growing life coaching industry and provide a little life coaching of their own. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

On today's episode Scott and Mike talk about artificial intelligence and fake news and connection between them. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

Scott and Mike dig into the facts around legalization of marijuana in the U.S. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

Scott and Mike muse about recent events in their lives and the latest information on COVID. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

We explore the various labels used in American political discourse, what they do and don't mean and the impact they have on our ability to make good policy choices. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

Are the rich getting richer in America? Are we becoming a country of "haves" and "have-nots?" Is there a developing aristocracy in the United States, and, if so, should we care? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support

Scott and Mike talk about social media, particularly platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok and similar services that connect billions of people all over the world. First they look at the issue of legal responsibility for content and appropriate filtering of posts and then spend the bulk of the time talking about the value of social media compared to potential harm it is wreaking on us as individuals and societies. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottandmike/support