The Told You So Podcast

We're on fire! Turns out, much of what we have been saying all along, was... accurate! The Dpt of Energy and the FBI now admit a lab leak from Wuhan is likely. We also cover the "choo-choo boondoggle" and Manchester's school budget, which just keeps going up and up while student enrollment declines. Make it make sense!

Have you dropped some balls recently? Carla feels your pain, and shares a few tips from her personal life to help you get back on track. Also in this episode, a brief overview of the new NBC docuseries about the Free State movement, banned documentaries, and some upcoming events. Here's the NBC Boston series: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of New Hampshire. WATCH NOW!

From Trump fundraising letters to an exploration of the externalities created by illness, there's something for everyone in this week's episode of Told You So!

Feeling blue as a result of being stuck at home? Join your hosts for a rundown on the books and TV shows they've been enjoying in an effort to stave off cabin fever on this week's Told You So!

While COVID-19 concerns run rampant, the world is hunkering down - but could there be a few silver linings around this cloud of bad news? Join your hosts for their first ever remote recorded episode of Told You So!PS, thanks for bearing with us as we upgrade our technology - the audio quality will be better in the next episode!

With COVID-19 sweeping the globe, it's time to surround yourself with a protective hoard of toilet paper and hunker down with your hosts! Explore pandemic response, the irrationality of crowds, and just how potentially harmful something has to be before it's actually considered harmful on this week's episode of Told You So!

We're back! Join your hosts for an exploration of the education landscape in New Hampshire - and look out every Sunday for a new episode of Told You So!

This week's episode of Told You So features our first ever guest, Lyn Ulbricht! She is the mother of Ross Ulbricht, a young man who found himself in the crosshairs of federal prosecutors after creating Silk Road, a cryptocurrency-powered global marketplace. A first time offender who was never charged with any violent crimes, Ross is currently serving two life sentences plus 40 years without the possibility of parole.Dive into the details of Ross's case, a discussion of the serious problems with sentencing and the abuse of plea deals in our criminal justice system, and much more on this week's Told You So!If this episode moved you to help Ross, you can get more information at this link.

People have eaten in strange and baffling ways for thousands of years - and your hosts are performing some experiments of their own! Join Carla (on day five of a fast) and Brinck (on hour 2 of a fast) for this week's episode of Told You So!

We're so glad to be back in this exciting new decade! Join your hosts in an exploration of what they're hoping to accomplish in 2020 on this week's episode of Told You So!

Living in the modern world is hard - there's more information than ever at everyone's fingertips, but public discourse isn't getting more enlightened. How can people with the same information come to such radically different conclusions? Join your hosts to think about the way people think on this week's Told You So!

New revelations from the Washington Post have blown the lid off almost two decades and two administrations lying about the war in Afghanistan. Dive into the damning details with your hosts on this week's Told You So! Discussed on this show:At War With The Truth by Craig Whitlock from the Washington Post

With the advent of the year's first major snowstorm, we're taking a break from politics to discuss how to survive and thrive during New Hampshire's long, cold winters. From recipes and fitness tips to metaphysical speculation, your hosts have some thoughts. Find out what they are on this week's Told You So!

From surveillance to right to know requests, a lot of important issues are currently in the courts - and not all the news is good. Get the inside scoop with your hosts on this week's episode of Told You So!

Twitter is banning political ads, Facebook will drop the ban hammer on a whim, and YouTube has been booting creators left and right in pursuit of a less volatile political brew - but does that mean that free speech is under fire? Dive into the complexities of deplatforming and what it means for the First Amendment with your hosts on this week's Told You So!

Police have gotten more and more involved in people's everyday lives - whether it's tackling high schoolers for vaping or taking on the mantle of Halloween Commissar, stories about police keep popping up in the headlines. Can anyone hold them accountable? Dive into the subject of law enforcement overreach with your hosts on this week's episode of Told You So!

As the 2019 primaries heat up, join your hosts for a discussion of the recent debates, wild accusations that one candidate is a Russian sleeper agent, and much more on this week's episode of Told You So!

As human societies have grown and changed, values and moral reasoning have shifted along with the characteristics and beliefs of their people. But in broad strokes, there have been three orientations - honor cultures, dignity cultures, and victimhood cultures. The growth of dignity cultures in the 19th and 20th centuries has left some longing for the vigor and energy of an honor culture, while the slings and arrows of modern society have created enclaves of victimhood cultures around the world. Which way should we be going? Find out with your hosts on this week's episode of Told You So!

From fentanyl and vaping related deaths to worries over synthetic cannabinoids, America has prohibition on the brain. But trying the same old policies only harder hasn't helped - is there a better way to approach our burgeoning drug abuse problem? Join your hosts on an exploration of how fentanyl was introduced to the US market, how Chinese companies have made a mint exporting an alphabet soup of new chemical compounds, and how America can take a new approach to drug policy. Mentioned in this podcast:Fentanyl, Inc. by Ben WesthoffJourney of a tainted vape cartridge: from China's labs to your lungs (Leafly)

As the climate change debate heats up on the global stage, is there still room for rationality in the discussion? Most of the arguments rely on either radically restructuring global society or totally ignoring the possibility of human-caused climate change - but there are more than two options when it comes to dealing with such a nebulous problem. Join your hosts for an in depth discussion on the evidence for climate change, the madness of the public discourse about it, and what a sane policy approach might look like. Mentioned in this episode:50 years of failed doomsday, eco-pocalyptic predictions

Take the red pill and travel down the rabbit hole with your hosts as they explore conspiratorial thinking, some of the more popular conspiracy theories, and a few examples of "conspiracy theories" that turned out to be absolutely true. And stick around to hear a pretty decent Alex Jones impression!

It's been 18 years since the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, and since then our world has changed in immeasurably massive ways. But when George W. Bush claimed that the attacks happened because "they hate us for our freedom," he was only telling a tiny part of the story.Join your hosts for some personal stories about the attack, an exploration of the changes it's delivered to our politics and culture, and an attempt to understand the morality that can make people do the unthinkable on this week's episode of Told You So!

Across culture, people seem to be growing more and more fragile all the time - are we capable of toughening up? Nassim Taleb takes a big departure from mainstream wisdom and suggests that we should work to be antifragile - which is much more than simple resilience. Join your hosts to explore the concept of antifragility, and how it can help you be a stronger person.

While most people say they're committed to free speech, an alarming (and growing) number of Americans seem to be souring on the principle. Do they have good reason to abandon the country's tradition of toleration and free expression? Find out with your hosts on this week's episode of Told You So!

The New Hampshire Primary brings candidates and national media from all over the country to our little state every four years. While many see it as a boon to the political (and economic) culture of the state, is it really a net positive? Get the inside scoop on the New Hampshire primaries and some analysis on this cycle's Democratic slate from your hosts on this week's Told You So!

Can people control your mind with social media? From Cambridge Analytica and Russian Facebook trolls to platforms de-platforming controversial creators, there's a deep concern about outside forces manipulating and meddling with our heads on social media. Are these problems the growing pains of the most revolutionary publishing invention since the printing press, or the seeds of something much more troubling in the future of tech? Find out with your hosts on this week's Told You So!

"Lockdowns" have become a part of everyday life across most of America - but where did it all start, and what can we do to stop it? From the birth of the concept in prisons to recent events right here in Manchester, dive into the history and present reality of neighborhood and school lockdowns with your hosts on this week's episode of Told You So! PS - There will be much more to come on this topic in the future!

Do you have a complicated relationship with food and exercise? With more Americans succumbing to the "illnesses of wealth" like heart disease and diabetes, something is obviously wrong with the way our food and fitness culture operates. So what's the answer?Your hosts discuss their personal history and experience with different fitness and diet regimes, and work through the difference between a diet and a lifestyle. While this week's episode is a bit of a detour from our regular subject matter, at its core it's about self ownership and working to make life better. We hope you'll find something useful!

America's imagination has been captured by the "miracle" of the Scandinavian "third way" - a mix of socialist safety net policies and market-friendly policies that seem to have helped them avoid the worst excesses of socialism while continuing to grow their economy.But is the story really that simple? Your hosts explore the real story of Scandinavian socialism, focusing on Sweden. From the historical forces that shaped the Swedish welfare state to the economic collapse that their government's largesse brought on in the early 90s, it's been anything but a utopian fairytale.Find out if the Scandinavian third way is the future for New Hampshire on this week's episode of Told You So! We mentioned the following lectures, topics, and articles in the show - follow the links to get more info!"THE ICELANDIC ALTHING - Dawn of Parliamentary Democracy" by Jesse ByockAnders Chydenius"The Swedish Model - Myths and Realities" - a talk by Johan Norberg at the Free Market Foundation  

Big Brother is looming over Manchester, and our hosts are pushing back with a lawsuit against proposed surveillance cameras on Elm St. From ancient Roman secret police to Bentham's Panopticon and Orwell's telescreens, surveillance has been a topic of controversy and discussion for as long as humans have existed in community with one another. What cultural and political changes would constant surveillance bring to New Hampshire? Dive into the dirty details on this week's episode of Told You So!  

Pain, torture, and death at the hands of the state are at the core of this week's Told You So. From the recent repeal of New Hampshire's death penalty to the historical roots of public execution as ritual entertainment, there's something for anyone interested in how and why structures of authority are so invested in being able to kill their subjects.

In the inaugural episode of the Told You So Podcast, Brinck and Carla take a deep look at the news documentary "Seattle is Dying" -  homelessness, drug policy, and out of control city governments are at the heart of the story, and there are more than a few lessons that Manchester can learn from what cities on the West coast are experiencing right now.