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A father and son podcast talking about an array of subjects including special needs , current events , and life in general
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29 MAR 2026 · Joe talks about what made him decide to do the podcast and the news story he heard that riled him up
News story: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/investigations/kare-11-investigates-evicted-homeless-paying-the-price-for-minnesotas-fraud-crisis/89-99a4c9cb-df85-4030-b904-5cc7cd546173
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29 MAR 2026 · Joe and Jon talk about different animals and their intelligence as well as the possibility of AI gaining intelligence
Sources:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-05868-8
https://ai-frontiers.org/articles/the-evidence-for-ai-consciousness-today
https://youtu.be/NDnQ4pAjBUg?si=Pit0oChV-iotqatS
https://youtu.be/ah8U0-fV6k8?si=tGwSdH19bCngJKJp
Timestamps:
Intro: 0:00
AI consciousness: 5:45
Octopus Intelligence: 20:30
Honeybee Democracy: 23:05
Outro: 31:00
Transcribed
2 NOV 2024 · Joe and Jon talk about Halloween and other topics
Intro and election predictions 0:00
Halloween/plant health 4:04
Casual dining chains 9:15
Halloween AI Art and Outro 18:00
Sources: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/african-cocoa-plants-run-out-beans-global-chocolate-crisis-deepens-2024-03-13/
https://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/follow-the-food/the-pandemic-threatening-bananas.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2024/11/01/tgifridays-bankruptcy-closings/
https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/triple-dipper-emerges-star-dish-chilis
https://www.fastcompany.com/91168386/michaels-says-it-accidentally-sold-ai-halloween-art
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23 AUG 2024 · Joe and Jon talk about the Olympics and British police
Timestamps:
0:00 Olympics
15:52 Crime and British Police
Sources:
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/jordan-chiles-bronze-medal-statement-gymnastics-paris-olympics-2024/
https://nypost.com/2024/08/10/media/uk-police-commissioner-threatens-to-extradite-jail-us-citizens-over-online-posts-well-come-after-you/
https://www.baldwinschools.org/Page/4713
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9 AUG 2024 · Joe and Jon talk about the Olympic scandals and a variety of other topics
0:00 Olympics
20:25 Economy
28:45 TikTok and influencers
Sources:
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/olympic-swimmer-pulls-out-race-after-getting-sick-due-water-quality-river-seine-paris-report.amp
https://sports.yahoo.com/convicted-rapist-van-velde-olympics-201043489.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACI-ZHAeqmjOZWbmLgp5YoGInQjdHUxqRiPzvvIM1mY40n0yu3q3BUoTNMnZNiBXhOg1KvmeCtRdQYUpm6B6A_eO820iCBIvcF7pAniuwprZ9Ryk0azBvpEWt789hij4rvNk5cYQ2mhwSt3477bUGeW_Spc7vzozKB5XtzuC-rzv
https://time.com/7005456/chinese-swimming-doping-scandal-olympics-wada/
https://www.inc.com/associated-press/tiktok-kept-tabs-on-divisive-us-political-issue-data-doj-says.html
https://www.wired.com/story/influencers-paid-promote-designer-knockoffs-from-china/
Transcribed
26 JUL 2024 · Joe and Jon talk about politics and the Olympics
Timestamps
Intro and Trump Assassination 0:00
Biden Steps out 15:20
Olympics 27:30
Sources:
https://apnews.com/article/trump-rally-shooting-election-violence-ae383dee203d82ddf38d2e76c63a8bc6
https://nypost.com/2024/07/24/sports/breaking-at-olympics-2024-history-rules-meet-the-usa-team/
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/president-biden-drop-out-vice-president-harris-democratic-nomination.amp
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HfzmVWF0N5wo1qYk5LXCcOA9RRx-kz-0/view?usp=drivesdk
https://time.com/6999263/seine-health-risks-paris-olympics/
Transcribed
19 JUL 2024 · Joe and Jon talk about how media has changed— and stayed the same
Intro 0:00
Redbox and news media 5:30
Trump/Biden Debate 24:20
Sources:
https://abc7chicago.com/post/redbox-shuts-down-dvd-kiosk-rental-business/15051835/#:~:text=Redbox%20is%20no%20more.,filing%20to%20Chapter%207%20liquidation.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/show/new-poll-shows-potential-biden-replacements-might-not-fare-better
Transcribed
16 FEB 2024 · Joe talks about a variety of sports topics with his brother
Timestamps:
0:00 Super Bowl game and ads
18:33 World Cup News
https://www.thehastingscenter.org/spongebob-slime-and-brain-injuries-a-dangerous-combination-for-kids/
https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2024/02/15/super-bowl-advertising-sets-records-jeffrey-scharf-everybodys-business/#:~:text=The%20cost%20of%20a%2030,of%20ads%20are%20celebrity%2Dfree.
https://apnews.com/article/2026-world-cup-schedule-66c16c2e5f22d6c63ead069e0958ad97
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17 JAN 2024 · Joe talks about problems with childhood literacy and why it might be failing
Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/two-thirds-of-american-kids-cant-read-fluently/#:~:text=Biennial%20testing%20through%20NAEP%20consistently,40%20percent%20are%20essentially%20nonreaders.
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9 SEP 2023 · There’s something big coming to North America in a few years!
Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/jun/13/world-cup-2026-vote-fifa-nations-choose-between-north-america-and-morocco-live
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/host-cities
https://youtu.be/uKTEl4uL1h0?si=YcT36EgxeVFXT-5z
A father and son podcast talking about an array of subjects including special needs , current events , and life in general
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| Author | Joseph Alan |
| Organization | Joseph Alan |
| Categories | News Commentary |
| Website | - |
| jprendamano1783@gmail.com |
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