Sinopsis
You like beer, and you like conversation, right? Of course you do. Pigweed and Crowhill review a beer (sometimes their own homebrews) and discuss issues of the day. They try to break down serious issues into bite-sized chunks, and add some humor when possible. But it's all in good fun. Just two pals chatting over a beer.
Episodios
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161: Arthur Schopenhauer's pessimistic philosophy
20/09/2021 Duración: 51minP&C welcome the Ben Franklin Players, who perform "Schopenhauer's Evangelist." Then they drink and review Cigar City's Margarita Gose. Schopenhauer was a dour fellow whose philosophy is rather depressing. Life is nothing but endless and useless suffering and striving. Everything stems from a "Will to Life," which deceives us to continue on this useless treadmill, simply to perpetuate life. Suffering is the default state. Our fleeting enjoyments are the exception. His proposed path out would satisfy most Buddhists. Pursue a path of asceticism and kill this useless striving.
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160: How Much Should Government Protect Us From Ourselves?
19/09/2021 Duración: 41minP&C review a Maibock, then ask how much should government protect us from ourselves. If a citizen is doing something unsafe, should the government step in? If so, in what cases? What are the limiting principles? There seems to be a sliding scale between areas where government should clearly intervene, and areas where it clearly should not, and it's hard to come up with a clear red line between them.
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159: China's restrictions on video games and movies
12/09/2021 Duración: 23minP&C drink and review "Slightly Mighty" by Dogfish Head, then review China's recent crackdowns on video games and effeminate men in movies. Since the CCP has complete control over technology services in China, they can monitor how much time kids spend playing video games. They're limiting kids to 3 hours / week, and only on the weekend. This is part of a response to an alleged crisis of masculinity in their culture. They're also proscribing movies that show effeminate men. This is a common concern in nations that are trying to build an empire. Which tells us about China's ambitions.
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158: The right to privacy
02/09/2021 Duración: 51minP&C drink and review DuClaw's Root Beer Float Imperial Brown Ale -- part of their Pastryarchy series -- then discuss the right to privacy. What is it, where did it come from, and what are its limits? Recently, Apple has decided it will scan people's phones for kiddie porn. Can they do that? "Well, what do you have to hide?" Is it an admission of guilt to tell people they should mind their own business?
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157: Biden's Afghanistan Disaster
27/08/2021 Duración: 51minIn this episode of Nooze and Booze, the boys drink PB&J whiskey, and review the mess Biden has made of Afghanistan. Where is the competence we were promised? Where are the adults in the room? There are lots of unanswered questions about this catastrophe, but Biden has gone back to familiar territory -- he lies about it when he's not turning his back on the press. P&C expose the lies, review the mistakes, and lament the fact that we have a bumbling idiot in charge.
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156: High-speed rail
26/08/2021 Duración: 34minWith special guest Longinus, P&C drink and review Zombie Dust from Three Floyds, then discuss proposals to build a maglev train between Washington and Baltimore. Baltimore doesn't want it. There have been lots of proposals for increasing high-speed rail in the country, but the proposals never seem to make sense for actual transportation needs.
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155: Emerson and Transcendentalism
26/08/2021 Duración: 56minP&C drink and review Fresh Catch from Narragansett, then, with special guest Longinus, discuss Emerson's essay, "Nature." Transcendentalism reacted against rationalism, and was heavily influenced by Romanticism, Platonism and Immanuel Kant's philosophy. Emerson and Thoreau were leading figures in the Transcendentalist movement. "Nature" is a short essay by Emerson, outlining his view that man can have direct experience with God through nature.
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154: P&C want women to be happy and safe
22/08/2021 Duración: 51minThe boys review Witness Tree Nut Brown Ale, then ask why women aren't happier. Despite all the attention paid to women's happiness, and all the advances in women's rights -- more women in college, more women in the boardroom, more professional women, almost no restrictions on anything they want to do -- surveys consistently show that women are less and less happy. It seems obvious that women are getting terrible advice. P&C review some of these modern attitudes towards women, and the suggestions women are getting all the time, and ask why they're not working.
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153: Biden the Oil Lover, and 4 other subjects
19/08/2021 Duración: 33minP&C drink and review Little Mack IPA from Antietam Brewery, then do 5 topics in 5 minutes each. 1. Biden the Oil Lover. Biden shuts down domestic production, but then asks OPEC to increase production. 2. What is non-denominationalism, and what does it mean? 3. Rule by childless leaders. Too many of our politicians don't have kids. What does that say about their commitment to the future? 4. Andrew Cuomo's resignation. 5. What's with all the lecherous female teachers?
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152: Crowhill is a liberal?
12/08/2021 Duración: 41minP&C review a new brewer's first beer, and Pigweed is shocked to discover that Crowhill is a liberal. That leads to a discussion on the differences between classical and modern liberalism. Classical liberalism insisted that government is only justified with the consent of the governed. It was all about liberty, free speech, small government, self-reliance and individual rights, which didn't come from government, but from the creator. The government only has power because we let it have power. Modern liberalism has departed from these ideals in important ways, which the boys summarize.
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151: Evictions
06/08/2021 Duración: 30minP&C drink and review a black IPA from Hysteria, then discuss the recent debates on evictions. If there's a crisis, and people aren't able to pay their rent, then it might be reasonable to appropriate tax money to pay people's rent. But rather than that, the CDC, which is not Congress and cannot write laws, made it illegal for landlords to evict people. Landlords were allowed to go bankrupt from not getting any rent, but they couldn't take action against people living in their property without paying. President Biden has admitted that this is illegal, but extended it anyway. This is tyranny, plain and simple, and P&C are beside themselves with anger against our useless government.
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150: Identity
05/08/2021 Duración: 44minBefore they drink and review some recent homebrews, the boys listen in on a performance by the Ben Franklin Players, then discuss identity. How do people define themselves? What identifies them? Is it their profession? Religion? Marital status? Age? Or what excites them sexually? The boys recently read about Michaela Cuomo's announcement that she is "demisexual," and wonder why this is a thing. Is our identity tied to our sexual preference?
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149: The Olympics
04/08/2021 Duración: 47minWhat's up with Simone Biles? P&C drink and review a pale ale from Three Floyds, then discuss the Olympics. What makes a sport an Olympic sport? How do we get new sports? What sports have been tried and failed? Why do some women have to wear skimpy uniforms? Also, why all the protests, and how should nations react to them?
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148: Futurism and bad predictions
30/07/2021 Duración: 35minThe boys drink and review Green's gluten-free amber ale, then discuss futurism and crazy predictions. P&C review quotes from prominent, famous people who got things horribly wrong and made ridiculous predictions, which are funny now, but were taken seriously when they were made. It's good to keep these quotes in mind when you hear modern experts tell us confidently what will happen in the future.
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147: The secular perspective on religion
26/07/2021 Duración: 46minP&C drink a homebrew fail from Crowhill, then discuss various sociological perspectives on religion. If you look at religion from an evolutionary or sociological perspective, what function does it serve? How was religious belief a positive adaptation? Or was it? Sociologists and evolutionary psychologists who study this question have come up with some interesting theories about the benefits of religion, and why it helped humans advance. P&C consider the "New Atheist" perspective on religion and compare it with other secular approaches.
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146: Hot Privilege
26/07/2021 Duración: 35minP&C drink and review Wook Bait IPA by Left Hand Brewing, then discuss the privilege enjoyed by attractive people. Let's face it, the world stops to admire the attractive person -- especially the attractive young woman. Attractive people are more likely to get called back for a job interview, more likely to get the job, and earn more when they get it. Attractive salesmen get more sales for more money. It's easier for them to find a mate, they have an advantage in politics, and are seen as more competent, kind and trustworthy.
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145: The communist threat
23/07/2021 Duración: 51minP&C drink and review Fresh Roasted, a delicious, peanut-flavored English Ale. The boys review some of the history of communism -- the Frankfurt school, and various publicly stated communist objectives -- and review how well they've done advancing those objectives. The "classless society" has always been a lie. The actual agenda is and has always been a one-party, totalitarian state. So, how are they doing with their goals?
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144: Generational Change
16/07/2021 Duración: 45minP&C drink and review an IPA from Great Lakes Brewing Company, then talk about the change different generations have seen over time. How would a time traveler from 1900 view 1990? Or again, how will someone from 1960 view 2050? The boys review important changes in each decade of the 20th century, then make some predictions for the future.
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143: A self-loathing nation
15/07/2021 Duración: 39minP&C drink and review Chesapeake Wheat from Flying Dog brewery, then ask why the United States seems to be the only nation that's continually down on itself. From the very top, people all constantly ragging on the United States. Our president, vice president, and their entire cabinet, keep tearing us down. We're told we're inherently, systemically racist. That we were founded on racism and white supremacy. Who wants to live in a country like that? Who wants to fight to defend a country like that? How does this affect our foreign policy?
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142: Dress better!
06/07/2021 Duración: 47minP&C drink and review a porter from Founders, then discuss the declining standards in dress. How people dress in public matters, and our common standards have been declining for decades. P&C aren't fans. What are the social and personal advantages of dressing better? Quite a lot, actually. Put simply: dress better and people will treat you better.