Why we use base 10, vestigial digit removal or enhancement, bird brains, what dinosaurs tasted like, farming endangered animals, eating invasive species, making good choices for our environments, free trade.
East Meets West 350 – F-F-F-F-Fashion
Car guys, status symbols, fashion, men vs. dudes, unfortunate last names, Star Trek Discovery, our hopes and fears.
East Meets West 349 – The Khan Fakeout
The Olympics? Rio and Ryan Lochte, Tokyo Olympics, Star Trek: Beyond, Risks of rebooting, comic book effect on movies.
East Meets West 348 – Less Brood, More Fun
Why it’s unpopular to be independent, how political parties change, what causes unrest, restricting news, mean world syndrome, are we more stubborn now? the monotony of trailers.
East Meets West 347 – Bye Bye Britty
Old mics and Radio Shack tech, the Jane Elliott exercise, the Brexit.
East Meets West 346 – Learning What to Fear
Thoughts on Scandinavia, surprising facts about Oregon, you can’t always legislate improvement, you can’t always guarantee failure, the history of the dust bowl, learning what to fear.
East Meets West 345 – Long May She Reign
Happy Birthday to her majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the meaning of monarchy.
East Meets West 344 – Not Financial Advice
Our greatest hits, how opinions change, nothing on this show should be taken as financial advice, Batman v. Superman, Why Ben rubs Roger the wrong way, how Superman and Batman reflect the personality of the United States, European superheroes.
East Meets West 343 – Justice Leads
The passing of Justice Antonin Scalia, the makeup of the Supreme Court, bad metaphors lead to bad decisions, who should be President, how ancient civilizations fall.
East Meets West 342 – Baby Kinks
When babies hurt you, why you need jungle animals in your house, Tom’s lack of jungle book excitement, favorite kids movies, buying cars in the 1970s, paid influence in Germany, sloppy journalism, misleading headlines, aliens fling their icy balls, buckybodies, humanity is in it’s teen years.