All the horrors of the 21st century, from capitalism and overconsumption to racism, abortion, and bad politics. Sometimes with guests. Sometimes sad and alone.
Remember UFTP? We're back, in pod form.
Plan a road trip for this one, UFTP has brought the best and brightest minds from the exclusive IngSoc Social Club for a 2-hr deep dive into all the news that's not worth talking about anymore.
That's right, we're closing the book on all the stuff that's getting recycled in the news - are Nazis bad? Are Republicans in the Found Out stage of FAFO? Are taxes good? Well, we're here to tell you of course Nazis are bad, silly. And even if Republicans are finding out, they should still be able to afford insulin. We're undecided on taxes, though. We report, we decide!
Topics and time-stamps:
Nazis - 17:21
The Democratic Party is a Farce - 22:05
Two-Party System - 25:49
Russia is the Bad Guy - 34:25
Media Blackout - 37:15
Electric Vehicles (not Tesla) - 43:44
Detaining Immigrant Families - 53:23
FAFO - 1:01:07
Trump is Dumb - 1:22:00
Taxes - 1:26:50
There is no "Gotcha" - 1:34:12
Climate is Still a Huge F-ing Problem - 1:35:41
Re-negotiating the Social Contract - 1:49:09
6 Mar 2024
Mississippi Drowning with Caroline Randall Williams
Mississippi has been withholding federal funds to repair its capital city's water problems. Majority black Jackson, Mississippi, has been at the mercy of the majority white state legislature for decades, which acts as overseer of the city's finances.
Climate change has brought severe weather to the state - flood conditions and freezing weather overwhelms Jackson's ancient infrastructure and causes burst pipes, broken pumps, endless leaks, and contaminated drinking water.
The impact on Jackson's 150,000 residents has been devastating - city-wide water boil notices, complete lack of service, and elevated blood-lead levels in children. And it's happening right now.
If you were to ask Mississippi's legislators what caused these problems, they would tell you it was the people of Jackson who brought it upon themselves. After all, Jackson didn't have a water problem until they elected their first black mayor - their words, not mine.
If you asked the legislators how the people of Jackson could fix their own water crisis, they'd tell you they'd be willing to help if Jackson made some sort of effort to fix it first. Though, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on infrastructure repairs since the mid-1990s apparently doesn't count.
Maybe if Jackson sold its airport to the state, Governor Tate Reeves would be more willing to help. Oh, yeah, there's a whole thing about the airport.
For this episode, author, professor, and host of HBO+'s Hungry For Answers Caroline Randall Williams joins me to discuss the intersection of race and infrastructure - and we determine once and for all whether you can be racist towards a whole-ass place (spoiler: yes, you can).
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28 Feb 2024
Part 2: Tinfoil Hats; Kenny and Joe's Favorite Conspiracies
Kenny returns! In this multi-part unscripted episode, Kenny and I butcher some of our favorite conspiracy theories: the ones we love, the ones we loathe, the ones we secretly want to be true, and the ones we believe. Don your tinfoil hats, power up the Google, and prepare to yell at your listening devices as we dive into the world of government lies, government truths, and the Pyramids!
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