Off The Scale

In this episode Rod and the G talk about the cutting edge invention of Elon Musk designed to create a brain computer interface and is scheduled to start clinical trials in 2020. This is breakthrough / forward thinking technology that has both positive and negative implications.   How open is YOUR mind? NeuraLink https://www.cnet.com/news/elon-musk-neuralink-works-monkeys-human-test-brain-computer-interface-in-2020/ Neuralink Website Watch Elon Musk's Neuralink presentation - YouTube

Two regular guys having a real conversation on the pressing topic of the moment... Police Reform.

A firsthand account by our own host on what the conditions are like for a long haul OTR trucker during the current Covid 19 Pandemic.

In this podcast we talk about the future of truck driving and how the prospect of self-driving vehicles affects the industry and subsequently the job market. Keen insight and personal knowledge of the subject matter at hand makes this a don't miss episode.

Sherrod and the G sit down and talk candidly (as usual) about a touchy subject in the current discourse; guns. Even with differing positions on several key issues they were still able to come to some common ground and propose real solutions. Do you agree? Listen and find out.   We may or may not have gotten all of our numbers exactly correct... (We didn't. Please forgive us) but there is no reason for anyone else to get it wrong. Here is a lot of info from credible sources. Facts, Stats & Links: People 327M People in the US (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=US) 127M Households (https://www.statista.com/statistics/183635/number-of-households-in-the-us/) 2.57 people per household 72% of the population is over 21 (235,440,000) (https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-03.pdf) Guns 393M Guns (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/06/19/there-are-more-guns-than-people-in-the-united-states-according-to-a-new-study-of-global-firearm-ownership/) 1.2/person Highest in world (a rather misleading and IRRELEVANT statistic because of the below) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_number_of_civilian_guns_per_capita_by_country 43% households have a gun {2018}  (https://news.gallup.com/poll/1645/guns.aspx) 7.2 Guns (on average) per household that has a gun 2017 Mortality Numbers (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr68/nvsr68_09-508.pdf) 2,813,503 Total Deaths in the US 241,078 Non natural Causes (Accidents [169,936] + Suicides [47,173] + Homicides [19,510] + Medical Complications [4459]) 157,326 - “Vice Related Deaths” 65% of Non-Natural Causes  Drug induced - 73990 (47% of vice related deaths)  Alcohol Induced - 35823 (22.7% of vice related deaths)  Firearm related - 39773 (25.2% of vice related deaths) Obesity  - 7740 (4.9% of vice related deaths) 19,510 Total Homicides (.7% of total deaths, 8% of non-natural causes) 14,542 Gun Homicides (.5% of total deaths, 6% of non-natural causes) Murders {1.5% of crime} [2016]   https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2016-crime-statistics-released) Death by Firearm 39,773 Gun deaths (1.5% of total deaths) 486 Accidental Discharge 616 By police 23,854 Suicide by firearm 60% 14,542 Assault (homicide) by discharge of firearms 36% 74% of homicides are committed with a Guns. (14542 Gun / 19510 Total) 65% Handguns, 4% rifle, 2% shotgun, 30% other/unknown type. [2016] https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2016/crime-in-the-u.s.-2016/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-4.xls

In todays episode Sherrod and the G talk about the concept of forgiveness. Learning when and how to forgive is not easy for anyone but the only way to get the ball rolling is to talk about it. Sherrod provides a few of his favorite scripture verses to guide the discussion. Matthew 6:14 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+6%3A15&version=NIV Luke 17:4 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+17%3A4&version=NIV Luke 6:37 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+6%3A37&version=NIV

On Sept. 20 2019 there is talk of a group of people, (how large is yet to be determined, though 2 Million have marked themselves as interested on Facebook) gathering to raid the Area 51 testing facility in Groom Lake, Nevada. At least some of them intend to force their way onto the "secret" base to "find the aliens." Sherrod and the G discuss the scenario and its potential implications.   https://www.forbes.com/sites/masonsands/2019/07/16/some-people-are-takingstorming-area-51-more-seriously-than-others/#235cea3821c2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/630490/Storm_Area_51_September_20th_2019/ https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2019/07/17/storming-area-51-internet-meme-or-an-actual-threat/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9531769/storm-area-51-facebook-organiser-matty-roberts-fbi/

In this episode Sherrod and the G talk about the new cutting edge technology called 3D printed food and what that means for people and how they consume food in the future. What's in the goo? Stay tuned and find out.  https://www.3dnatives.com/en/3d-printing-food-a-new-revolution-in-cooking/

Sherrod and the g sit down for a casual conversation between long-time friends, focused on the many differences between black and white culture. They each give their own opinoins on family, relationships, food and personal relations plus lots more to offer some informative context into how two people of different races each see the world through their eyes and have unique perspectives. 

This is our first flagship episode where we introduce ourselves and explain our reasoning behind wanting to start the Off The Sacle podcast.