Posts Tagged “news”
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode282.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start our podcast on a somber note as we talk about the recent shooting at the Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue. We talk about the rise of right-wing violence, its radicalization in during the midterms, and link it to the attempted assassination…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode280.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start our podcast with some political news and analysis. We discuss the apparent murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Kashoggi by the Saudi regime in their Turkish consulate. We talk about the subsequent disaster of a cover up and the depths of…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode278.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start with a conversation about the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh. We discuss the testimony of Dr. Ford and Brett Kavanaugh and the response to entire situation. We talk about the context of #metoo and the sexist backlash against Dr. Ford that angrily…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode275.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSContinuing our theme of sports, we talk about the recent controversy at the US Open with Serena Williams and umpire Carlos Ramos. We discuss the event and break down the response. We talk about the gendered and racial components of how the event…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode268.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn political news we cover the Helsinki summit between Russia and Donald Trump. We then talk about Sacha Baron Cohen and his new special “Who is America.” We discuss the insanity of Republicans who endorsed a fictitious program of arming kindergarteners. We talk…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode267.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start our episode with a discussion of Kavanaugh being nominated for the Supreme Court. We talk about the strategies for the democrats. We then discuss the loss of Steve Ditko and his contributions to the comic book world. We discuss Dr. Strange…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode266.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe discuss the utter insanity of the Red Hen controversy. We talk about how the language of “civility” is often used to shut down peaceful protest. We note the hypocrisy of those on the right who want the right to refuse people service…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode256.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS*reup due to audio issues* We start this podcast with a rant about the dumb ways that people have tried to re-write the history of slavery. Sparked by a dumb tweet, we push back. We break down the case of Facebook and Mark…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode251.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn political news, Sam Nunberg is the new Carter Page. We discuss the word vomit and public mental meltdown of the former Trump aid and what it means for the ongoing Russia investigation. We then cover the Oscar’s and some of the push…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode245.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this podcast off being thankful for not being killed by nuclear war. We discuss the surreal moment we live in. We relate the details of the major error and how it must of felt for the residents of Hawaii. We then…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode243.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIt’s only been a couple days into the new year and we are already facing the threat of nuclear war and global destruction. We start our podcast off with a discussion of the recent twitter threats of Donald Trump, the fact that he’s…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode242.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWrapping of 2017 as only Currently Nerdy can, we talk a bit about the holidays, different cultural traditions and who were the real winners and losers of 2017. We hand out W’s and L’s to the biggest names and headlines of the year….
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode240.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start our podcast with coverage of the historic election in Alabama. In a political upset, Doug Jones beats Roy Moore for the senate seat. We discuss how this happened, with a focus on turn out and demographics, noting that black women were…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode239.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS2017 is determined to go out with a bang. We start our podcast with a discussion of the so-called tax reform passed by Congress. We breakdown the process, what comes next, and most importantly the impact on regular Americans. We also cover the…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode238.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIt’s a weird one. We start this podcast envisioning a future Diz that’s decided to become a health nut. We wonder how his Orange Country life would turn him into a topknot-wearing, yoga-doing, crystal-loving, werido. This leads us to talk about the theme…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode237.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn our roundup of the craziness of week we go over the political scandals shaking up Washington. We talk about the latest sexual harassment scandals from Al Franken to the mounting evidence against Roy Moore. We discuss all the different testimony against Moore…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode235.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn our latest episode we talk about the recent controversy with Papa John’s. We talk about the long history of Papa John’s wading into politics and the mess they make of things from refusing to pay their employees, to rejecting the Affordable Care…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode234.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn our latest podcast we start with a conversation about the recent allegations against Kevin Spacey **Trigger Warning**. We talk about his horrible response and how not to address sexual assault. We discuss how the floodgates have been opened and Hollywood is coming…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode233.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSThe mad world of politics is at it again. In this episode we discuss the breaking news that Jeff Flake, the junior senator of Arizona, will not be seeking re-election. We talk about this forceful speech in the Senate against Donald Trump the…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode232.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn a heavy Hollywood and media episode we tackle the difficult topic of sexual assault *trigger warning* in the recent Weinstein scandal. We discuss the details of the case and the reality that many women face in male-dominated societies. As three dudes, we…
