A Civil Discourse is a show where two guys and a dog discuss topics that often cause people to yell at each other.
Your hosts, Glenn Brown and Grant EchoHawk, offer their personal thoughts on social and political issues from a fact-based perspective with appropriate historical context and supporting data to draw reasonable conclusions. Sometimes they even formulate opinions. Grant (an Indigenous American who leans left) and Glenn (an Irish Catholic American who leans right) both draw on not only the facts of an issue but also demonstrate how their own history and personal journey shapes their views on the issues discussed.
Most importantly, because Glenn is wrong 50% of the time and Grant is wrong 50% of the time, just by pure dumb luck, occasionally these chuckleheads are able to come to a profound agreement on an issue and both be wrong at the same time! The dog, Nueq, has yet to be wrong.
In this episode, Grant and Glenn discuss the future of ACD, the intentional non-partisan nature of local elections, and personal journeys for both of our intrepid hosts. With a few episodes under their belt, they also discuss the show to date and ask the question of whether or not they accomplished what they set out to do and whether or not there should be more yelling? As the last show before a short hiatus, keep an eye out for future episodes with possibly a new host, a new style, and a new hot takes on existential angst with at least more yelling of the word, "Furthermore!".
30 Jul 2023
Episode 16: The Best and the Brightest
The boys (Grant and Glenn) do a rundown of the current political field for the 2024 presidential election. They ask the important questions: “Are we being punked? This is the best we can do?”
17 Jul 2023
Episode 15: Say What?
The boys examine a recent federal court ruling enjoining the federal government from leaning on the social media platforms. I just government doesn't like the content of your tweets, should they be able to shut you up?
17 Jul 2023
Episode. 14 – Where is Robin Hood When You Need Him?
Grant and Glenn discuss the new work requirements in order for applicants to receive federal welfare benefits. A broader discussion of poverty, and the best way for society to lift people up out of poverty ensues.
17 Jul 2023
Episode 13: This S**t Again?
Grant and Glenn at it again - the boys talk about Ukraine and how totally freaking exhausting it is for the US to (seemingly) be creeping our way back into yet another armed military conflict. We consider the legal authority to be doing what we’re doing, the wisdom of it, and other related stuff.
17 Jul 2023
Episode 12: We Have No Classified Documents in Our Homes
Grant and Glenn aver that they currently possess no poorly secured classified documents in their respective homes, and they examine the (clearly supported) sense that the nation is apparently awash in classified documents stored in highly secure garages, bathrooms, and ballrooms. There's also a yummy comparo of the Trump Biden, Pence, and Hillary classified document cases. #factsmatter
17 Jul 2023
Episode 11: Our Favorite Crime Families
Grant and Glenn snatch some stories out of today's headlines, and discuss, compare, and contrast the relative sins of the Bidens, the Trumps, and others. And boy, is some of what they do sinful!
17 Jul 2023
Episode 10: Glenn's PCT Adventure and Other Stuff
The boys provide a status/recap of the show and its direction, and Glenn provides an update on his first 25-day stint on the Pacific Crest Trail, and about how his personal hygiene was, well, impacted.
17 Jul 2023
Episode 9: Kids These Days.
Grant and Glenn talk about the timeless belief that kids these days are somehow worse than we were growing up, and the larger common mindset that things were better then and are worse now. The hosts call BS on this view and examine evidence that things, over the arc of time, are actually getting better, not worse. Hope springs eternal (mostly).
17 Jul 2023
Episode 8: Is Touching Okay?
Grant and Glenn discuss the interrelationship between government and religion. The boys talk about their religious backgrounds, public views on religion in modern society, instances where government and religion have intersected, the meaning of "separattion of church and state," and whether the boundaries between the two are appropriately placed.
17 Jul 2023
Episode 7 - Support Your Local Billionaire! Or Not.
In no other episode to date, are you able to hear the stark ideological differences between our intrepid hosts, Glenn and Grant, and things get a little spicy. At one point, Glenn shushes Grant as they unravel the implications and impacts of revering the mega-wealthy and the growing wage gap between the average person and those with an overabundance of wealth. Regardless of how both view the issue, both agree that the hardworking people who are driving our economy and doing the work should be highly regarded.
17 Jul 2023
Episode 6.5: Okay, Now What?
Grant and Glenn talk about elections, political parties, and that whole democracy thing in this episode. This is the first taping after the 2022 midterm elections so they give the G & G Chat Factory(R) treatment and do a post mortem on the state and federal elections. They also spend some time discussing 3rd parties and the various tactics strategies used by the various parties and how they can woo reasonable people.
17 Jul 2023
Episode 6: Ain't No Joke!
In this episode, the boys discuss ham sandwiches and Banana Republics! Donald J. Trump is indicted and Glenn is especially heckly as they discuss porn star hush money, grand juries, and the importance of ensuring that all American citizens are treated the same under the law - no better, no worse. They also touch on some aspects of the Trump administration, a booming deficit, and Glenn gives a quick breakdown of his Pacific Crest Trail plans. This episode was taped 4/1/2023 so there is hope that Trump does not face future indictments but those records would be classified at the time of this taping.
17 Jul 2023
Episode 5: Let the hate flow through you.
Science! Brain science that is. In this episode, Glenn and Grant discuss biological and sociological drivers that impact outrage and how our personal outrage is tapped into to influence opinions and how we spend our time and our money. The boys discuss pitfalls that people often fall into and ways to prevent oneself from falling for simple tactics that often work far too frequently. We have the tools to fight the outrage, we just need to remember to use them.
17 Jul 2023
Episode 4 - How Much is that Politician in the Window
Grant & Glenn discuss money in politics and the precarious position your average citizen is in now that money flows freely into the political landscape with the passing of Citizens United. The history of preventing the corrupting power of money in politics is discussed as well as some of the key legal battles that brought us to where corporate entities have the level of influence they seem to have. We also discuss well-moderated campaign debates. Grant gets heckled.
17 Apr 2023
Episode 3: Maybe we shouldn't burn it all to the ground.
In episode 3, Glenn and Grant discuss our important institutions and the tendency to tear at the very foundation of these institutions when things get contentious which begs the question of, "Is that the best thing to do and if it is, then what?"
16 Apr 2023
Episode 2: How is this supposed to work?
Are we a Democracy? A Republic? A Constitutional Democracy? A Constitutional Representative Democracy Republic? How is this supposed to work anyway? Your hosts tackle terms we often use and attempt to get to the root of what makes this whole freedom thing happen. Also, is this whole freedom thing happening?
16 Apr 2023
Episode 1: What in the world are we thinking?
In this episode, Grant and Glenn introduce themselves and explain what prompted them to start the show. They discuss the ground rules of A Civil Discourse and what they are hoping to accomplish with the show. Ultimately, the foundation of the show is set in Episode 1 while giving the audience an opportunity to get to know the hosts.
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