The Breakdown
The truth is never so simple.
Episodes
42 episodes
The Health Benefits of Faith
On this episode, Jordan and I discuss the overwhelming scientific evidence showing that having a spiritual faith in a benevolent creator along with regular church service attendance is strongly associated with better mental and physical health ...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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1:14:34
Political Terminologies and Other Misused and Misunderstood Words
On this episode, Jordan and discuss the definitions or many political terminologies, how they are often misused, and the widespread misunderstanding this creates.
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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1:21:20
The Origins of Hate
On this episode, Jordan and I discuss the powerfully destructive long-term emotion of hate, why humans hate, the areas of the brain involved in hatred, its effects on the human body, genocide, the recent spike in hate crimes, and how to stop ha...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:48:08
Nuclear War Near Misses
On this episode, Jordan and I discuss the shockingly numerous nuclear war near misses the United States has had with Russia since the 1950s, as well as many disturbing nuclear weapons accidents (Broken Arrows) that have occurred in that time. W...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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2:16:54
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)
On this episode, Jordan and I discuss the four different types of AI, the difference between AI and AGI, the ubiquity of AI already in our lives, their benefits, costs and potential harms, and how we should proceed with these revolutionary tech...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:36:10
Housing First
On this episode of The Breakdown, Jordan and I discuss the Housing First approach, where people experiencing homelessness are not required to be sober, employed, or to complete a treatment program to obtain housing. We talk about the succ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:33:27
The State of Jefferson
On this episode, Jordan Pearce and I discuss the State of Jefferson - a huge, mountainous, rural area in southern Oregon and Northern California that wishes to secede from their respective states and form the 51st state of the Union- the State ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:09:17
Edward Snowden
On this episode, we discuss Edward Snowden and whether what he did by stealing over 1.7 million files from the NSA was justified, how much good he did by revealing the illegal NSA PRISM program, and how much potential harm he caused to US natio...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:23:48
The US Prosecution of Julian Assange
Discussing the US charges against Julian Assange, his possible extradition to the US from the UK, and the dangers of prosecuting him under The Espionage Act of 1917.
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:00:56
Panpsychism: Is All Matter Conscious?
Discussing Panpsychism, the concept that all matter in the universe is conscious.
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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35:39
What Might Be
On this episode, we discuss the different threats that face humanity, including nuclear war, climate change, super-viruses, artificial intelligence, massive cyberattacks, monster meteors, super-volcanoes, global tyranny, plus who we might becom...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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1:18:19
The Meaning of Life
Discussing the fundamental elements and properties of all living organisms and what we can derive from this knowledge.
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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56:36
America: A Criticism
On this episode, we discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the United States, and what we need to do to get it together.
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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1:45:37
Fighting Climate Change
Discussing global warming, the impacts of climate change, and what we need to do to avert a climate disaster on a global scale.
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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41:45
The Breakdown Party Platter!
In this second double-episode, we continue our analysis of the Biden presidency so far, including the withdrawal from Afghanistan, cracking down on anti-competitive practices, Hunter Biden's new art career, improvements to the ACA, issues at th...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:57:31
The Breakdown Extreme Variety Pak
In this extended episode, we discuss Joe Biden's performance thus far, Reality Winner's release, the overturning of Bill Cosby's conviction, the sentencing of Derek Chauvin, the Republican Neo-fascist threat, plus a whole lot more!
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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2:22:31
Trailer: What We Are Doing and Why We Are Doing It
Trailer for the second half of Season Two of The Breakdown
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Season 2
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1:37
Gun Control Policies that Work
Discussing gun control policies have been causally proven to reduce gun violence and how to implement these policies.
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:11:44
Genetic Testing
Discussing what we can learn from genetic testing about our recent and ancient human ancestry, as well as the potential benefits and pitfalls of medical genetic testing.
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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55:21
Conflicting American Cultures
Discussing the numerous conflicting cultures within the United States that have endured since before the founding of our country.
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:32:20
Defeating the New Global Fascist Movement
On this episode, David Scott and I discuss the threats and origins of the new global fascist movement and what we can do to prevent further attacks against our democracy.
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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46:37
Confronting Consciousness
Discussing the meaning and origins of consciousness from multiple perspectives.
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:18:15
A Message to Conservatives
Discussing the need for principled conservatives in the fight for our democracy.
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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48:56