Society, Ethics & Social Issues
826: A Shoplifter’s Craving for Felonious Savings | Feedback Friday
You’ve come to the conclusion that shoplifting is more than just a savvy life hack for fabulous savings — it also fills you with a rush that makes you feel truly alive. But are the thrill and the thrift of thievery worth their risks when (not if) you inevitably get caught? What can you do […]
VIEW EPISODE824: Is an Age Gap Scandalous If the Relationship’s Fabulous? | Feedback Friday
Who defines the rules about what makes an age gap between two consenting adults “appropriate?” And if the relationship between you and someone nearly twice your age is fabulous, then who has any right to call your age gap scandalous? We’ll investigate this and more here on Feedback Friday! And in case you didn’t already […]
VIEW EPISODE823: Daniella Mestyanek Young | How to Disengage from a Lifelong Cult
Daniella Mestyanek Young (@daniellamyoung) is a survivor of the religious Children of God cult, a US Army combat veteran, an extremely advanced knitter, and the author of Uncultured: A Memoir. What We Discuss with Daniella Mestyanek Young: How the seemingly wholesome Children of God (later known by variations of “The Family”) religious group centered around […]
VIEW EPISODE822: Is a Hefty Health Professional a Hippocratic Hypocrite? | Feedback Friday
At your new job in healthcare, you’re surprised that so many of your colleagues — also well-educated with doctorate degrees — constantly complain about their desire to lose weight while simultaneously snacking on bear claws and eschewing basic exercise. Is there a delicate way to mention that they should be setting a better example for […]
VIEW EPISODE821: John Nores | Reclaiming America’s Wildlands from the Drug Cartels
Lt. John Nores is a retired 28-year special operations game warden, co-host of the Warden’s Watch podcast, and author of Hidden War: How Special Operations Game Wardens are Reclaiming America’s Wildlands from the Drug Cartels. What We Discuss with Lt. John Nores: Even though cannabis is now legal in California, drug cartels operate massive, illegal […]
VIEW EPISODE820: Bradley Hope | The Secret Mission to Overthrow North Korea
Bradley Hope (@bradleyhope) is the co-founder of journalism studio Project Brazen and the New York Times bestselling coauthor of Billion Dollar Whale and Blood and Oil. His latest book is The Rebel and the Kingdom: The True Story of the Secret Mission to Overthrow the North Korean Regime. What We Discuss with Bradley Hope: Was […]
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