Episodes
Saturday Sep 11, 2021
233: Judicial Abuse
Saturday Sep 11, 2021
Saturday Sep 11, 2021
The politics of abortion has long been a game of state legislatures passing laws they know are unconstitutional. It's a bit like asking a question over and over again when you already know the answer. The situation has now devolved into something worse, an abuse of concepts like "standing" and "damages" in civil litigation. And the current U.S. Supreme Court seems to be aiding and abetting Texas in what could be called, at best, a foolish mistake.
Different Drummer: George Carlin
Your questions about Texas' new abortion law, answered
Saturday Jun 19, 2021
TalkBack 106: The Violence of Denial
Saturday Jun 19, 2021
Saturday Jun 19, 2021
My plan is to observe Pride this year with TalkBack episodes that address homophobia pretty directly. This one is my rejection of someone I've named a Different Drummer in the past. His podcast hesitantly, but I also would say proudly, proclaimed some highly misinformed views about human biology, scripture, and more. I believe the result, if not the intent, could be very harmful to a broad range of LGBTQIA* people. So, as an ally, I spoke up. It wouldn't be the last time, either.
http://www.inappropriateconversations.org/e/106-the-violence-of-denial/
Friday Jan 29, 2021
TalkBack 60: Abortion Agreements, Part 2
Friday Jan 29, 2021
Friday Jan 29, 2021
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
232: Indecision 2020
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
How to summarize everything related to the 2020 presidential election in the United States? So much happened from before November 3rd until today, January 20th, and yet so little seemed certain along the way. One thing is certain: 11,780 additional votes in Georgia wouldn't have accomplished anything for the former president, and the fraud he was pushing certainly wasn't worth the risk of criminal charges. Reasons should be obvious, but I cover some anyway.
Different Drummer: Stacey Abrams
ALL IN: The Fight for Democracy
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
TalkBack 55: A Better Way to Debate
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
I never took a class in debate or participated in a club when I was in school. I've also never seen it as some sort of sport. To me, matters worth debating should be taken more seriously than that, and we ought to commit to higher standards than anything we've seen on television in decades. I'm not only referring to the presidential election cycle. No, my complaint covers punditry today in its entirety.
Introductory material includes perspectives on this and the previous presidential election, recorded on the official election day in 2020 with important references to past Inappropriate Conversations podcasts.
http://www.inappropriateconversations.org/e/55-a-better-way-to-debate/
http://www.inappropriateconversations.org/e/190-dear-family-member/
http://www.inappropriateconversations.org/e/195-telling-your-stories-before-its-too-late/
http://www.inappropriateconversations.org/e/24-elections-are-not-horse-races/
Monday Aug 03, 2020
TalkBack 157: Letting Justice Roll 1
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Consider this the background material for the previous Inappropriate Conversations (#IC #231). Things have not improved in the past five years, and an argument can be made that the standards for law enforcement have gotten worse. I say this with as much sadness as anger, although I'm sure the anger cuts through. It's painful enough to bring even a mildly empathetic person to his knees, at a time in American where that gesture is inexplicably controversial.
http://www.inappropriateconversations.org/e/157-letting-justice-roll/
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
TalkBack 173: Seeing Spot Run
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
The first venture into TalkBack podcast episodes was thematic, Christmas shows in November-December 2018. It isn't hard to find running themes in past episodes of Inappropriate Conversations. A focus on the impact of gun usage starts here, revisiting October 2015, and will continue later in the month with a story that was 30+ years old in February 2013.
I tend to tire very quickly over gun control debates. The conversation always seems to devolve to extremes. Worse, what should be an open discussion on the relationship between rights and responsibilities never starts.
If you make it impossible for people to make you happy, people will lose interest in whether you are happy or not. No, I'm not interested in the happiness of people who love objects and use people. It's true regardless of where such people stand on any political spectrum. Some things, once broken, cannot be restored.
http://www.inappropriateconversations.org/e/173-seeing-spot-run/