Beer And Conversation With Pigweed And Crowhill

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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

  • 154: P&C want women to be happy and safe

    22/08/2021 Duración: 51min

    The 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.

  • 153: Biden the Oil Lover, and 4 other subjects

    19/08/2021 Duración: 33min

    P&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?

  • 152: Crowhill is a liberal?

    12/08/2021 Duración: 41min

    P&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.

  • 151: Evictions

    06/08/2021 Duración: 30min

    P&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.

  • 150: Identity

    05/08/2021 Duración: 44min

    Before 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?

  • 149: The Olympics

    04/08/2021 Duración: 47min

    What'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?

  • 148: Futurism and bad predictions

    30/07/2021 Duración: 35min

    The 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.

  • 147: The secular perspective on religion

    26/07/2021 Duración: 46min

    P&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.

  • 146: Hot Privilege

    26/07/2021 Duración: 35min

    P&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.

  • 145: The communist threat

    23/07/2021 Duración: 51min

    P&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? 

  • 144: Generational Change

    16/07/2021 Duración: 45min

    P&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.

  • 143: A self-loathing nation

    15/07/2021 Duración: 39min

    P&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? 

  • 142: Dress better!

    06/07/2021 Duración: 47min

    P&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.

  • 141: Quality of Life

    04/07/2021 Duración: 48min

    P&C drink and review Inescapable Fate from Nepenthe Brewing, then discuss quality of life issues in U.S. cities.  Lovely places around the country are falling apart because the local officials are failing to do their jobs. Venice Beach. Fells Point. San Francisco.  Some prosecutors in these locations have decided not to prosecute "quality of life" crimes, and quality of life is deteriorating.  What's to be done? In Baltimore, businesses have created an escrow fund and are withholding their tax payments until the city starts doing its job. Will that help? 

  • 140: Mark Twain

    02/07/2021 Duración: 54min

    The boys drink and review Hysteria's "What You Want," then continue their "shortcut to the classics" series, with special guest Longinus, by reviewing a few Mark Twain short stories. The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County A True Story The Diary of Adam and Eve The $1,000,000 Bank-Note A Dog's Tale

  • 139: The rebellion in Loudoun County

    02/07/2021 Duración: 40min

    P&C drink and review Pigweed's latest homebrew, then discuss the ruckus in Virginia, where a teacher was fired for failing to toe the line on transgender ideology. A parent rebellion ensued, exposing the high-handed tactics of the educational establishment.  Most people don't like Critical Race Theory, and don't want it taught to their children.  This kind of push-back seems to be catching fire all over the country, as parents realize how radicalized the school system has become, and how much contempt the establishment has for them.

  • 138: Left brain right brain

    28/06/2021 Duración: 36min

    After reviewing a wheat beer from DuClaw, the boys review some of Iain McGilchrist's findings on differences between the functions of the two hemispheres, and what they say about how we view the world. The left and right hemispheres have very different perspectives on life. The right tends to look at the big picture, while the left tends to be more task-specific. When the two hemispheres are cut, scientists are able to communicate separately with each side, and have learned some very interesting things about how the two sides of our brain function, and what biases they bring to the world. McGilchrist is concerned that our society is becoming too left-brain focused, and believes we need a correction.

  • 137: The lab origin idea, zoom life, sobriety checkpoints and more

    24/06/2021 Duración: 36min

    The boys drink and review Young Buck, a Maibock from Key Brewing, then knock out five topics in five minutes each. The lab origin hypothesis. There's a lab in Wuhan, China, that works on "gain of function" in coronaviruses, which, by an astonishing coincidence, is where the virus started -- but somehow the idea that the virus came from the lab was a crazy conspiracy theory. Zoom life -- what we've learned about virtual meetings during the pandemic. Sobriety checkpoints -- are they legal? Should they be? They seem to reverse the presumption of innocence. Vaccines -- are you a crazy, awful, conspiratorial monster if you choose to avoid the vaccine? 9-0 SCOTUS decision on Catholic organizations being involved in foster care.

  • 136: Too much safety

    18/06/2021 Duración: 41min

    The boys review two homebrewed bourbon barrel-aged stouts, then discuss safety. In the 70s we didn't wear helmets or knee pads, and we didn't use seat belts. How much safer are we today? How much safer do we feel? What about sports. Do kids collect friends and play sports, or do they have to wait until the adults organize it for them? Do they ever learn to negotiate and resolve conflicts? What has caused the change?

  • 135: Analytical vs intuitive thinking

    14/06/2021 Duración: 41min

    The boys review their Strauss challenge (Vienna malt vs. Munich malt), then discuss two different ways of approaching the world -- the broader meaning vs. the specific, practical meaning -- and how a skeptical / analytical view of the world contrasts with a more intuitive view. One view might be called sentimental, or following an unprovable grand narrative, while the other might be called practical, rational, hard-headed or maybe "objective." Should everything be "rational"? Sometimes things that seem irrational have a hidden origin or meaning that shouldn't be easily dismissed.

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