The Biskeptical Podcast #49: Ambien’s a Hell of a Drug
Publisher |
Tris and Morgan
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News
Religion & Spirituality
Publication Date |
Jun 02, 2018
Episode Duration |
00:44:10
Today’s episode is a news roundup episode featuring stories that can be best described as hot messes. We’ll talk about Elon Musk’s war against the media, Roseanne Bar’s racist tweets, and why Starbucks’ racial sensitivity training might not work. Links:•ABC cancels ‘Roseanne’ after its star, Roseanne Barr, went on a vitriolic and racist Twitter rant: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2018/05/29/roseanne-went-on-a-vitriolic-and-racially-charged-twitter-rampage-now-shes-apologizing/?utm_term=.9cb977f0c02d •Pravda: Elon Musk’s solution for punishing journalists: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2018/05/24/pravda-elon-musks-solution-for-punishing-journalists/?utm_term=.b72f5fd0dfb8 •White House defends FEMA after study finds Hurricane Maria killed 5,000 in Puerto Rico: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/05/30/hurricane-maria-puerto-rico-death-toll-white-house/656252002/ •Southern Baptist Leader Removed Over Remarks On Rape, Abuse Of Women: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/23/613604818/head-of-southern-baptist-seminary-removed-over-remarks-on-rape-abuse-of-women •Companies like Starbucks love anti-bias training. But it doesn’t work — and may backfire: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/4/19/17251752/philadelphia-starbucks-arrest-racial-bias-training •Eric Greitens, Governor of Missouri, Resigns Amid Scandal: greitens-resigns.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/29/us/eric-greitens-resigns.html •The Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative: https://www.facebook.com/transvisiblepodcaster/ •A Lost State of Mind: http://aloststateofmind.bandcamp.com •The Biskeptical Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/biskepticalpodcast/ •The Biskeptical Podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/biskepticalpod •Bi Any Means/Biskeptical Podcast Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/179617892470906/ •Trav’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone •Morgan’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/mostring •Morgan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morgan.stringer.9 •Beyond the Trailer Park: https://www.spreaker.com/show/beyond-the-trailer-park-aoa •Bi Any Means Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/bi-any-means-podcast •Email: biskepticalpodcast@gmail.com •Listener line: 410-690-3558 •Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/biskepticalpodcast
Today’s episode is a news roundup episode featuring stories that can be best described as hot messes. We’ll talk about Elon Musk’s war against the media, Roseanne Bar’s racist tweets, and why Starbucks’ racial sensitivity training might not work. Links:•ABC cancels ‘Roseanne’ after its star, Roseanne Barr, went on a vitriolic and racist Twitter rant: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2018/05/29/roseanne-went-on-a-vitriolic-and-racially-charged-twitter-rampage-now-shes-apologizing/?utm_term=.9cb977f0c02d •Pravda: Elon Musk’s solution for punishing journalists: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2018/05/24/pravda-elon-musks-solution-for-punishing-journalists/?utm_term=.b72f5fd0dfb8 •White House defends FEMA after study finds Hurricane Maria killed 5,000 in Puerto Rico: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/05/30/hurricane-maria-puerto-rico-death-toll-white-house/656252002/ •Southern Baptist Leader Removed Over Remarks On Rape, Abuse Of Women: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/23/613604818/head-of-southern-baptist-seminary-removed-over-remarks-on-rape-abuse-of-women •Companies like Starbucks love anti-bias training. But it doesn’t work — and may backfire: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/4/19/17251752/philadelphia-starbucks-arrest-racial-bias-training •Eric Greitens, Governor of Missouri, Resigns Amid Scandal: greitens-resigns.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/29/us/eric-greitens-resigns.html •The Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative: https://www.facebook.com/transvisiblepodcaster/ •A Lost State of Mind: http://aloststateofmind.bandcamp.com •The Biskeptical Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/biskepticalpodcast/ •The Biskeptical Podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/biskepticalpod •Bi Any Means/Biskeptical Podcast Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/179617892470906/ •Trav’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone •Morgan’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/mostring •Morgan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morgan.stringer.9 •Beyond the Trailer Park: https://www.spreaker.com/show/beyond-the-trailer-park-aoa •Bi Any Means Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/bi-any-means-podcast •Email:

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