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- 05 / 04 / 21 -
It's "Star Wars" Day, Emmanuel has lost track of all the films, nothing but good news today, the dramatic downturn in COVID deaths since the vaccine was introduced, giving a platform to idiots with agendas, trying to figure out where these people are coming from, how hypocrisy is a major factor in being anti-vaccine, Emmanuel makes Kyle play devil's advocate, why being healthy won't protect you from the disease, tearing down all the anti-vaccine arguments, where the numbers need to be, how things are really bad in Canada right now due to supply problems with the vaccine, the sound of a Metroliner, analyzing Biden's plans for rail, the potential for Amtrak to be routed through Long Island, subway sounds, how other countries have built major high speed rail networks, the advantages of improving the speed of cross country rail, a tragic collapse of a metro bridge in Mexico due to lack of infrastructure maintenance, how to pay for rail improvements, a look at the new Acela trains, plans for rebuilding Penn Station to be more like the original, Columbia Care plans to harvest medical marijuana in Riverhead, wondering how much cannabis Long Island can grow, healthy developments, limited visiting is now permitted at Stony Brook hospitals, the importance of supporting local businesses, every restaurant in the country is eligible for a grant, how leadership in India failed, it will take time to readjust after the pandemic, why it's important to not rush this, how the current setup will help make future broadcasts better, looking forward to traveling again, Manchester United fans took over their field as a protest against the ownership of the team by American billionaires who don't understand the sport, the power of a few thousand people, the one thing to learn from Trump's followers, how to deal with Joe Manchin, the danger of Democrats not being to get out of their own way, an out of control Chinese rocket is falling to earth, an offer to anyone who's affected by this, a Belgian farmer accidentally moves the French border.
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May 4
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- 05 / 11 / 21 -
The world has changed tremendously in a year, noticing that the same people who didn't take the virus seriously are the ones preventing normal life from resuming, anti-vaxxers are spreading the belief that vaccinated people are contagious, the TurboVax site has shut down because it's no longer needed, new options for people getting vaccinated, Stony Brook has been named one of the top 40 universities in the United States, Stony Brook is also listed as the number one public university in the state and 13th nationwide, Kyle's desire to document the university, more news on the North Atlantic Rail initiative that would have a high speed train passing through Long Island, wondering why anyone wouldn't support this, how this would improve travel times, it was quicker to get from Stony Brook to New York City in the 1800s, rebutting a naysayer, Kyle describes the lousy bandwidth that exists in Seattle, existing projects that were once labeled as impossible, a review of "Character" from 1997, why this film was so hard to find, what a bailiff is, some of the depressing characters, the act of demanding one's bankruptcy, a review of "Shakespeare in Love" from 1998, what was particularly tortuous about this film, some of the strange social customs portrayed, too many "Romeo and Juliet" stories came out during this period, two young brothers were removed from an Oklahoma school for wearing "Black Lives Matter" shirts, defining such a statement as political, why desecrating the flag is acceptable for cops, the fear instilled in people for putting up "Black Lives Matter" signs, trying to understand the bizarre reaction to a simple statement.
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May 11
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- 05 / 18 / 21 -
Kyle is a bit frazzled after dealing with a plumbing issue, there is a tree pollen situation, wondering why there can't be a single positive side effect from climate change, a disgusting press conference this morning in North Carolina concerning the killing of Andrew Brown Jr., analyzing the district attorney's defense of the cops' actions, how this is everything that's wrong with policing in this country, how cops exaggerate when they're being attacked, the parallels to what's going on in Israel and the Palestinian Territories, pointing out the biased way that media reports conflicts from this part of the world, how an action by Israeli police led to the latest conflict, how it should have been handled instead, examples of the situation getting worse on both sides, the loss of homes, how Israel destroyed a high rise building with journalists inside, how the world will know less about this as a result, the inaccurate way that Mike Pence labeled Joe Biden's reaction, how the press is now being demonized by conservative politicians, how Israel is an apartheid nation, the BDS issue and how people can learn more, a review of "Life Is Beautiful" from 1998, the lessons this film taught, why it's wrong to call Palestinians anti-Semitic, why Zionism is inherently racist, the reemergence of Hebrew, the various choices of where the Jewish homeland might have been located, some Palestinian music to go out with.
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May 18
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- 05 / 25 / 21 -
Making audio adjustments, Emmanuel has a ZotZ, wondering what Connecticut does, Kyle is getting ready for Halloween due to supply chain issues, Thanksgiving would have been on Thursday if Emmanuel's plan from six months ago had been followed, wondering if Fudgetown cookies or coconut Good Humor bars are still around, other forgotten products, the things that weren't permitted in Emmanuel's household when growing up, Kyle and Emmanuel visited New York City for the first time in a while, being introduced to Little Island, questioning the reason for having to make reservations to get in, some of the new architecture on the West Side, seeing the Moynihan Train Hall for the first time, long distance trains are being restored on Amtrak, a plan to expand Amtrak service in Ohio could begin in a couple of years, some details of the plan, why Democrats will take the blame in 2022 if Republicans block any progress, watching Eurovision for the first time, the complicated scoring system they use, an excerpt from the French entry, an excerpt from the Finnish entry, how Israel and Australia are included even though neither is in Europe, how there are no commercials for the entire five hours, a review of "American Beauty" from 1999, Kyle's problems with the film, how nobody in the film seemed to be happy, why it was good to get away from period pieces, what was unbelievable with the characters, a review of "All About My Mother" from 1999, what was enlightened about this film, an interesting story about the trans community, some priceless bits of dialogue, it's the anniversary of the George Floyd murder as well as the Tulsa massacre, a move to ban teaching about racism, how things are getting worse on the state level, a call to get empowered and stop being victims, how a number of Republicans don't want to investigate what happened on January 6th, rejection of a bipartisan committee, the importance of uniting against these bad things, the Eurovision entry from Ukraine.
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May 25
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