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Tractor Porn and Ginger Growlers

May 4, 2022 Andrew Elliott 02:12:08

It’s been a while since we released a podcast, so Nic starts off explaining why.

With so much to talk about, this ended up being a long session. So, make yourself a drink and grab a comfy chair before you begin. We’ve added timings below if you want to skip to certain sections.

0:48 Why we haven’t recorded recently

35:10 Is the FDA fit for purpose?

40:20 Why are conservatives so desperate to stan the government?

46:40 Subliminal messaging by the NHS

1:23:48 Tractor porn

1:26:50 Ginger growlers

1:32:02 Basic Instinct

1:40:20 Elon Musk and Twitter

1:56:22 Jack Dorsey

2:01:35 Disappointing pundits & think tanks

2:09:55 Andrew’s 4 levels of libertarianism

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Circuit Breaker Or Will Breaker?

This week, Nic notices that there has been a noticeable change in the political landscape, with the two main parties finally diverging over lockdown policy. But is this a good thing or not?

Certainly when all political parties agree then alarm bells should ring, but if one goes even further, even more authoritarian, will that encourage the other to become more libertarian? Or will it encourage more authoritarianism all round, with every party trying to out-government each other?

We then talk about what could come next. More national lockdowns? Or ever increasing local lockdowns? What about the different tiers? Will they invent any more?

We discuss Sweden, how it’s anti-lockdown policies are being ignored and move on to Neoliberals, who have recently repositioned themselves to align with big statists.

Moving back to more traditional topics, we talk a little about how the left is continuing to redefine language and how that can be catastrophic, before retelling a fantastic covid/whisky anecdote given to us by one of our listeners.

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