Baehr and Curadh Podcast

This is episode 101 of the Baehr and Curadh podcast. We are going to talk about contentious issues. What do you think about? Control over our own bodies in reproductive choices. Federal funding for women's healthcare clinics. A national healthcare system. Responses to public health emergencies. Governmental food or housing subsidies. A cleaner environment and clean renewable energy sources. Vaccines. The teaching of race, gender, sexuality, and the "hard" history of the United States in schools. "Controversial" books. Government funding of public and school libraries. National progressive movements such as Black Lives Matter. Firearms safety legislation. Bilingual education programs. Free public higher education and suspension of student debt. Marriage equality. Non-binary conceptualizations of gender. Pronouns. Separation of church and state. Religious exemptions to laws. Christian nationalism and white supremacy. Consumer protections. Labor unions and collective bargaining. A guaranteed federal minimum living wage. Workers' rights. Regulations on unfettered capitalism. Authority of the federal government over the states. Engaging in world affairs. Authoritarian dictators. Aid to Ukraine. Limits on fossil fuel emissions. Firearms regulations. Black and brown immigrants. Police reform and accountability. Public safety net programs. Reductions in prescription drug prices. Voting rights and gerrymandering. Trust in the electorate to make informed decisions. Equitable and fair tax policies. Narrowing the massive income and wealth gaps. Supporting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Regulations on business and industry. Prosecution of Capitol insurrectionists. Accountability. The notion of "woke". The Constitution of the United States of America. Democracy.

This is episode 100 of the Baehr and Curadh podcast. We are going to talk about our 100th episode. How did you first learn about podcasts? Compare how it started versus how it's going. Most think that a successful podcast has 100 episodes or more. Do you agree with that? About half of all the podcasts started have 3 or less episodes. How did we get to 100? How long does it take to create each episode? What makes this podcast different from others? Do you think doing the podcast has made you better people? Have you covered all the topics you thought you would when you started? Do you like listener feedback? What has been the most rewarding aspect of the podcast so far? What was the biggest challenge? How has the process of putting out episodes evolved? Is the podcast authentic? Do you expect the podcast to grow? Is the format of the podcast important? What have you learned by doing the podcast? What would you do differently? Have you used the podcast for other purposes? How many more episodes do you think there will be?

This is episode 98 of the Baehr and Curadh podcast. We are going to review our favorite restaurants.

This is episode 98 of the Baehr and Curadh podcast. We are going to talk about bizarre TV. Do you know these shows? Legion - David Haller is a troubled young man diagnosed as schizophrenic, but after a strange encounter he discovers special powers that will change his life forever. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - The show is based around the eccentric Dirk Gently who claims to be a "holistic detective", investigating obscure cases based on the inter-connectivity of all things. The OA - Having gone missing seven years ago, the previously blind Prairie returns home, now in her twenties with her sight restored. While many believe she is a miracle, others worry that she could be dangerous. Brand New Cherry Flavor - Lisa Nova, an aspiring film director in the sun-drenched but seamy world of 1990 Los Angeles, embarks on a mind-altering journey of supernatural revenge that gets nightmarishly out of control. Search Party - Search Party is a dark comedy about four self-absorbed twenty-somethings who become entangled in an ominous mystery when a former college acquaintance suddenly disappears. Mrs. Davis - Nun Sister Simone partners with her ex-boyfriend Wiley on a globe-spanning journey to destroy Mrs. Davis, a powerful artificial intelligence. Preacher - After a supernatural event at his church, a preacher enlists the help of a vampire and his ex to find God despite an antagonist named Herr Starr. BrainDead - A government employee discovers that the cause of the tensions between the two political parties is a race of extraterrestrial insects eating the brains of the politicians. Mr. Robot - Elliot, a brilliant but unstable cyber-security engineer and vigilante hacker, becomes a key figure in a complex game of global chaos when he and his shadowy allies try to take down the corrupt corporation his company is paid to protect. Watchmen - In a version of 1985 where superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach on the trail of a conspiracy that will change the course of history. Twin Peaks - An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. The Sandman - Upon escaping after decades of imprisonment by a mortal wizard, Dream, the personification of dreams, sets about to reclaim his lost equipment. Doctor Who - A British science fiction television series which depicts the adventures of an extraterrestrial being called the Doctor. The Doctor uses a time travelling spaceship called the TARDIS, which externally appears as a British police box. While travelling, the Doctor works to save lives and liberate oppressed peoples by combating foes. The Good Place - Four people and their otherworldly frienemy struggle in the afterlife to define what it means to be good. Severance - Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs. I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson - A sketch show where Tim Robinson and his guests spend each segment driving someone to the point of needing -- or desperately wanting -- to leave. Miracle Workers - Stars Daniel Radcliffe as an angel trying to do good in the world through the DMV-esque bureaucracy of heaven. God is played by Steve Buscemi and he hates his job. And it gets weirder from there. Upload - A dystopian science fiction romcom about a digital afterlife in cyberpsace. It's bleak, but also hilarious. The X-Files - Two F.B.I. Agents, Fox Mulder the believer, and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts. WandaVision - Wanda Maximoff and Vision - two super-powered beings living their ideal suburban lives - begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems. Copenhagen Cowboy - A young heroine, Miu, who travels through Copenhagen's criminal netherworld. Good Omens - The End of the World is coming, which means a fussy Angel and a loose-living Demon who've become overly fond of life on Earth are forced to form an unlikely alliance to stop Armageddon. Lost - The survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together in order to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island. Pushing Daisies - A pastry chef with the power to bring dead people back to life solves murder mysteries with his resurrected childhood sweetheart, a cynical private investigator, and a lovesick waitress. I'm a Virgo - The coming-of-age joyride of Cootie, a 13-foot-tall man who escapes to experience the beauty and contradictions of the real world. He forms friendships, finds love, navigates awkward situations, and encounters his idol, The Hero.

This is episode 97 of the Baehr and Curadh podcast. We are going to talk about the Queen's English. Gay slang language initially emerged as a way for queer people to communicate with one another while avoiding detection by mainstream society. Do you know what these words mean?

This is episode 96 of the Baehr and Curadh podcast. We are going to talk about urban legends. What are the chances any of these are true... After his death, Walt Disney’s body (or just his head) was placed in a cryostasis chamber located somewhere beneath Disney World or Epcot. The Jersey Devil is a legendary creature said to inhabit the Pine Barrens of South Jersey. The creature is often described as a flying biped with hooves, a goat-like head, leathery bat-like wings, horns, small arms with clawed hands, and a forked tail. It has been reported to move quickly and is often described as emitting a high-pitched "blood-curdling scream". The Utah monolith is a metal monolith found in San Juan County, Utah and was found by a group of USU biologists in November 2020. Similar monoliths have been found worldwide. Some believe that the monoliths placed around the world are connected to extraterrestrials. A young woman is bitten on the cheek by a spider. The bite swells into a large boil and bursts open to reveal hundreds of tiny spiders escaping from her cheek. Slender Man is depicted as resembling a thin, unnaturally tall man with a blank and usually featureless face and wearing a black suit. The Slender Man is commonly said to stalk, abduct, or traumatize people, particularly children. The Skunk ape is an ape-like creature that is purported to inhabit the forests and swamps of some southeastern United States, most notably in Florida. Skin-walkers are Native American medicine men who have become evil and are able to shapeshift into animals and other people. Alligator sightings in the sewers of New York City. A group of mystics and Princeton scientists that developed interdimensional travel technology in the abandoned town of Ong's Hat, in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. The Roswell incident was a UFO and its extraterrestrial crew that crash-landed in the New Mexico desert near Roswell on July 2, 1947. Malevolent strangers hiding poisons or sharp objects such as razor blades, needles, or broken glass in candy and distributing the candy in order to harm random children, especially during Halloween trick-or-treating. Giant mutant killer hornets created by exposure to radiation from the Fukushima nuclear disaster have killed several people. Men in Black are men dressed in black suits who claim to be government agents who harass or threaten UFO witnesses or victims of alleged alien abductions to keep them quiet about what they have seen. Horta are ugly creatures seen by miners in caves, composed of a material similar to fibrous asbestos. They feed on rock with the aid of an extremely corrosive acid. James Dean died in a high-speed car crash. People who picked up and took home parts of the vehicle as souvenirs, also died in car crashes.

This is episode 95 of the Baehr and Curadh podcast. We are going to talk about the weirdest. What are the weirdest sports from around the world? What is the worst job people have actually done? What are the most ridiculous fan theories? What are the weirdest superstitions? What was the most outrageous advertising fail? What are the most ridiculous games and apps? What are the most bizarre YouTube channels? What was most ridiculous product review you've ever seen? What was the worst fashion trend of all time? What are the most cringeworthy wedding photos and stories?

This is episode 94 of the Baehr and Curadh podcast. We are going to talk about nourishment. Is it worse to eat too much, or eat too little? Should we ban junk food? Should we only eat food produced in the United States of America? Do you think ads for sugary cereals be banned from children's television shows? If vending machines had more healthy food options, would they sell? Are fat people discriminated against? Should all children be given free meals at school? Which is worse? Sugar or fat? Would you eat a vegetable-based hot dog? Do you think we should all be vegetarian?

This is episode 093 of the Baehr and Curadh podcast. We are going to talk about strange words. What were the most ridiculous fitness gadgets and gizmos? Have you ever been shipped a product and realized you ordered it while drunk? Name a parody movie that was better than the original. What do you call a carbonated beverage? What other words do people say that sound wrong to you? Have you ever personally met someone who says the world is flat? What other ridiculous theories have people mentioned to you? If you were given a half-million dollars, would you continue to work? What thoughts keep you up at night?

This is episode 092 of the Baehr and Curadh podcast. We are going to talk about opinions. Are you a sports fan? Are you a wide receiver, or a tight end? Which of our podcasts were the best and the worst? What YouTube channels do you watch? Have you ever sent a text to the wrong person? What is the difference between a good haircut and a bad haircut? What was the most cringeworthy reality TV moment? Tell us about the worst restaurant experience you ever had. What things do each of your relatives collect? What is the weirdest name you've come across?

This is episode 091 of the Baehr and Curadh podcast. We are going to talk about the "funnest". What is the "funnest" prank you've ever seen? What are the "funnest" misheard song lyrics? How about the "funnest" celebrity impression? What was the "funnest" job interview? Do you remember a "fun" sports blooper? What was the "funnest" comedy sketch you remember? How about the "funnest" TV commercial? What was the "funnest" cooking show fail? What is the "funnest" pet name you recall?

This is episode 090 of the Baehr and Curadh podcast. We are going to talk about "mankind". Why does "mankind" represent all people, but "womankind" only represents women? Why are there far more male computer programmers than female programmers? Why is it acceptable for men to go shirtless in public but not for women? Why are males still socially thought of as the stronger sex but women as the weaker sex? Are women naturally more caring and nurturing than men? Why is it acceptable for young boys to play with action figures but not to play with dolls? Why is it expected for men to wear plain clothing while women can dress in brightly-colored outfits? Why do most people find it necessary to know, for sure, the gender of a person they meet, and they feel uncomfortable if they are uncertain?

This is episode 89 of the Baehr and Curadh podcast. We are going to talk about the gay community. How do you feel about the gay community? What are the messages that come out of the gay community related to sex? Are there pressures in the community to have sex? How does age work in the gay community? How out are you? How involved are you in the gay community? How out are you to friends, family, people at work? If you could change one thing about your relationship with the gay community, what would it be?

This is episode 088 of the Baehr and Curadh podcast. We are going to talk about good news from 2023. Catch up since the last podcast. What was your favorite TV series in 2023? What did we do last year just for fun? What new things did we learn? What was your favorite meal in the last year? Name some things we did together. What movies did you like?

This is episode eighty-seven of the Baehr and Curadh podcast. We are going to talk about gay news from 2023. Ron DeSantis told teachers to not say gay in Florida schools. Because of the new law, books with gay subjects are banned from Florida schools. Texas follows Florida's anti-gay lead. The FDA allows gay men in monogamous relationships to donate blood. The Pope allows priests to bless same sex relationships. 75 anti-gay bills became law nation-wide out of 417 proposed. Schools across the country ban transgendered girls from competing in sports. Neo-Nazi groups disrupt drag queen story hour in many places. Russia weaponizes homophobia under the guise of banning propaganda. 22 states have banned gender-affirming care to transgendered youth. Gay people abandon Twitter after uptick in hate and vitriol. The Vatican says transgendered people can be baptized. Libraries all over the place are forced to ban gay books. The Supreme Court rules that a website designer does not have to make any gay wedding pages. A conservative-led boycott against Bud Light dethroned it as the nation’s top-selling beer. The Dodgers invited, disinvited, then reinvited the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. It's not just Uganda. Much of Africa is marching backward on LGBT rights. United Methodists lose 1,800 churches in split over LGBT stance. Bros, is the world's first gay rom-com that was released in theaters.

This is episode eighty-six of the Baehr and Curadh podcast. We are going to talk about controversial opinions. Do you think abortion should be banned? Should contraception be handed out in secondary schools? Do you think a country should ever go to war except in self-defense? Should we have the death penalty? Is money is ruining sports? Do you think creationism should be taught in public schools? Should research into cloning be stopped? Does peaceful protest achieve anything? Should women be allowed to fight on the front line in wars? Why should assault rifles be banned? Should parents be allowed to use technology to choose the characteristics of their babies? Elizabeth II should have been be the last British monarch.

This is episode eighty-five of the Baehr and Curadh podcast. We are going to talk about our annual thoughts. Everyone should make a New Year's resolution. The world will be a better place at the end of next year than at the start. It's never been harder to be a child or a teenager than it is today. Texas and Florida should be independent. There has never been a better time to be a woman. Space exploration is a waste of money. Alcohol harms society more than illegal drugs. The world would be a better place if more women were in charge. The minimum wage should be replaced by a living wage. The rich should pay a lot more tax. The internet has done more harm than good. Alcohol should be made illegal. Globalization has increased the rich-poor divide. Assisted suicide should be legal.

This is episode eighty-four of the Baehr and Curadh podcast. We are going to talk about Christmas traditions. Watch a Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Go to a fancy restaurant. Bake and decorate cookies. Go to a holiday market. Go ice skating. Make real hot chocolate. Do an Advent calendar. Make Christmas dinner for the family. Decorate a Christmas tree. Make a special Christmas breakfast. Post for a holiday photograph. Send Christmas cards. Celebrate Sinterklaas. Pick out a new tree topper. Have a Christmas movie marathon. Visit a Christmas tree farm. Elf on the shelf. Use a nutcracker. Send Santa a letter. Buy an ornament to commemorate the year. Go caroling. Hide a pickle in the Christmas tree. Visit with the neighbors. Open one present on Christmas Eve. Honor a loved one. Make a special Christmas dessert. Give back. Build a gingerbread house. Set out Christmas dishes. Pass on family heirlooms. Wear matching Christmas pajamas. Grill a prime rib or ham. Read The Night Before Christmas. Make eggnog. Wear an ugly holiday sweater. Be a secret Santa. Pick a gift theme. Show gratitude. Order takeout. Play Christmas games. Make a New Year’s resolution.

This is episode eighty-three of the Baehr and Curadh podcast. We are going to talk about the arts. The government shouldn't grant money to museums and art galleries. The state should not subsidize artists. Modern art isn't really art. Films are never as good as the original books. We should stop giving prizes for the arts. There's no need to read the book if you can just watch the film. We shouldn't teach art and music in schools. Art and music should not be taught in schools except as optional extra-curricular activities. Now we have film, there's no point in theatre. There should be no censorship of the arts. Disney films provide bad role models for children.

This is episode eighty-two of the Baehr and Curadh podcast. We are going to talk about U.S. politics The US president should be elected by popular vote. Voting should be compulsory. Teachers should not tell their pupils which party they will vote for. The voting age should be lowered to 16. The electoral system should be reformed. Extremist political parties should be banned. There should be children and teenagers in government. The electorate should not care about a politician's age. Politicians should be required to take part in election debates. Faith schools should not be funded by the Government. The very wealthy should pay more taxes. We should not elect judges.