Streaming Between the Lines – Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s “Reconstruction: America After the Civil War” documentary series, which originally aired in 2019 on PBS, provides a deep dive into an immensely impactful yet often overlooked time in American history, and James Keys, Tunde Ogunlana
Facebook Bans “False Claims” About Vaccines & Managing Procrastination as an Emotion
Facebook’s decision to ban vaccine misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be a major departure from its normal handling of misinformation, so James Keys and Rob Richardson discuss their reaction to this effort, the good and bad could come
Culture Series: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, a book by Mark Manson
Mark Manson’s 2016 bestselling book “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck,” challenges many common beliefs on how to find happiness and fulfillment and lays out what it describes as a “counterintuitive approach,” so James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss th
A Stimulus Inflated Stock Market & Trading Privacy for Security
It appears that significant amounts of government stimulus dollars are being used not for necessities but to play in the stock market, so James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss how this happened and how big of a problem it is (01:13). The guys discuss the
Work in the Information Age & Rituals as a Connection to Our Humanity
Society appears to have left the Industrial Age in the dust, so James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss what that means for the concept of “work” and what people should be contributing to, and expecting from, society (02:24). The guys also take a look at so
The Radicalized and Restless & a Solution to Plastic Waste
Radicalization in America is manifesting itself in dangerous ways, so James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana consider how big of a threat it poses to civil society as well as who, and what, can potentially settle things down (01:31). The guys also discuss the rece
Land of the Overprivileged, Home of the Entitled & the Milky Way’s Frontiersmen
Seeing the recent chatter about how 2020 revealed America as perhaps the most overprivileged society of all time, James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana analyze the nature of the overprivileged and entitled mindset that pervades a significant chunk of Americans (0
Streaming Between the Lines: The Social Dilemma
“The Social Dilemma” docu-drama both explains and illustrates how social media exploits weaknesses in our humanity, and James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss their biggest takeaways from the film and the challenges that it details (01:14). The guys also c
Reactions to the IRL Great Hack & Serious People Talking UFOs
The story of the extensive hack that hit agencies across the US government as well as many powerful private companies still has more questions than answers, so James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss the nature of the hack in a modern context, how it has be
The Move Against Facebook and the Need to Defend Against Market Takeovers
An effort to break up Facebook and restore competition in the social media space has begun, and James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss the issues surrounding the antitrust lawsuit seeking to force Facebook to sell off Instagram and WhatsApp (01:10). The gu
Keeping the Public in the Dark in the Sunshine State
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on, James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss recent reporting about the extent to which Florida’s governor has prevented health officials and experts in the state from providing information on the virus to the publi
Leadership in Times of Rolling Blackouts & a Look at Prince Hall
The crisis in Texas involving an overwhelmed power grid and millions being left in the cold presented a challenge and an opportunity for the state’s leadership, so James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss the approach that has been taken and what is need for