Looking for a political comedy podcast that’s funny AND has a soul? Then comedians Vee Chattie and J. Jones invite you to come learn with them on Frown Town, the political comedy podcast where each week our hosts take deep dives into laws, discuss what we can do to make them fair for everyone and talk to the people who are working to improve them!
Ep. 135 - The White House's Blueprint to the AI Bill of Rights
Welcome back to Frown Town! Vee and J discuss the White House's Blueprint to the AI Bill of Rights and why we need more than a plan.
Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury! - https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon (https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon)
Relevant Links:
Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights - https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/ai-bill-of-rights/ (https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/ai-bill-of-rights/)
The White House released an ‘AI Bill of Rights’ - https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/04/tech/ai-bill-of-rights/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/04/tech/ai-bill-of-rights/index.html)
Here’s why tech companies keep paying millions to settle lawsuits in Illinois - https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/20/tech/illinois-biometric-law-bipa-explainer/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/20/tech/illinois-biometric-law-bipa-explainer/index.html)
Famous AI Gone Wrong Examples In the Real World We Need To Know - https://www.analyticsinsight.net/famous-ai-gone-wrong-examples-in-the-real-world-we-need-to-know/ (https://www.analyticsinsight.net/famous-ai-gone-wrong-examples-in-the-real-world-we-need-to-know/)
AI Gone Rogue: 6 Times AI Went Too Far - https://www.makeuseof.com/ai-gone-rogue-times-ai-went-too-far/ (https://www.makeuseof.com/ai-gone-rogue-times-ai-went-too-far/)
AI Gone Wrong: 5 Biggest AI Failures Of All Time - https://www.jumpstartmag.com/ai-gone-wrong-5-biggest-ai-failures-of-all-time/ (https://www.jumpstartmag.com/ai-gone-wrong-5-biggest-ai-failures-of-all-time/)
Hot Robot At SXSW Says She Wants To Destroy Humans | The Pulse - https://youtu.be/W0_DPi0PmF0 (https://youtu.be/W0_DPi0PmF0)
27 Sept 2022
Ep. 134 - Puerto Rico Deserves Better Than This
Welcome back to Frown Town! This week, Vee and J talk about Puerto Rico and how colonialism has negatively impacted their ability improve their present and their future.
Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury! - https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon (https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon)
Relevant Links:
An Uncertain State: In the debate over whether to admit Puerto Rico to the union, which side is Puerto Rico on? - https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/03/puerto-rico-statehood-us-politics-democrats.html (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/03/puerto-rico-statehood-us-politics-democrats.html)
What Does It Mean to be A Territory of the United States - https://www.puertoricoreport.com/educators-mean-territory-united-states/#.YzDNenbMJEZ (https://www.puertoricoreport.com/educators-mean-territory-united-states/#.YzDNenbMJEZ)
Freely Associated States 2022 - https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/freely-associated-state (https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/freely-associated-states)
Compacts of Free Association - https://www.doi.gov/oia/compacts-of-free-association (https://www.doi.gov/oia/compacts-of-free-association)
Colonialism's Ledger: Puerto Rico in the shadow of debt - https://www.thenation.com/article/society/rocio-zambrana-colonial-debts/ (https://www.thenation.com/article/society/rocio-zambrana-colonial-debts/)
The Origins of the Puerto Rican Debt Crisis - https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/090915/origins-puerto-rican-debt-crisis.asp (https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/090915/origins-puerto-rican-debt-crisis.asp)
S.2328: PROMESA - https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2328 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2328)
Act 22 - https://www.the2022actsociety.org/tax-incentives/act-22/ (https://www.the2022actsociety.org/tax-incentives/act-22/)
White liberals must stop pushing Puerto Rican statehood for their own benefit. Let us decide. - https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/white-liberals-must-stop-pushing-puerto-rican-statehood-their-own-ncna1247419 (https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/white-liberals-must-stop-pushing-puerto-rican-statehood-their-own-ncna1247419)
20 Sept 2022
Ep. 133 - What is Lyndsey Graham Doing?
Welcome back to Frown Town! This week, Vee and J go all Brian Windhorst about Lindsey Graham's proposed abortion ban legislature.
Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury! - https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon (https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon)
Relevant Links
Graham proposes 15-week abortion bill, dividing Republicans ahead of midterm elections - https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/13/politics/lindsey-graham-abortion-15-week-ban/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/13/politics/lindsey-graham-abortion-15-week-ban/index.html)
Lindsey Graham’s abortion ban bill baffles some Republicans as Democrats sharpen attacks in key midterm races - https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/16/lindsey-graham-abortion-ban-bill-splits-gop-on-midterm-message.html (https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/16/lindsey-graham-abortion-ban-bill-splits-gop-on-midterm-message.html)
The Perverse, Potentially Lethal Consequences of Lindsey Graham’s Federal Abortion Ban - https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/09/lindsey-graham-republicans-federal-abortion-ban.html (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/09/lindsey-graham-republicans-federal-abortion-ban.html)
The Only Way Lindsey Graham’s Abortion Ban Makes Political Sense - https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/09/lindsey-graham-abortion-ban-2022-midterm-2024-election.html (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/09/lindsey-graham-abortion-ban-2022-midterm-2024-election.html)
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