An Idea Whose Time We Have Eventually Gotten Around To By Default

This week we are meandering fruitlessly around the subject of a mass public shooting until we get to some vaguely satisfactory thought. The reason we accept having these uncomfortable and stupid-sounding and dumb-making conversations is because eventually, in dialogue, we can occasionally come to something that resembles a thought worth turning over, or hanging onto, or at least just saying out loud—even if, upon reflection, it wasn’t necessarily right, but maybe helpful in the ways it was wrong. All that, plus the usual nonsense. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it on Facebook or Twitter, leave a comment on the show’s page on our website, or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!Show RundownOpen — The rubes take over the cinema13:10 — Duke’s v. Hellmann’s update, plus an extended commercial for a fancy hydration option33:00 — GOP debate recap, Pence on Face the Nation59:36 — Talking about how we talk about shootings and racism1:29:07 — AP/NORC Poll…BREAKING!!! Biden, Trump both unacceptably old1:37:12 — Marketplace at the Indian market1:47:31 — Wrap-up! College football is back, Gran Turismo, Swamp Kings, earplugs, Ready Player One, and how the sports documentary propaganda complex is in perfect keeping with the rest of our shitty media ecosystemRelevant Linkage can be found at the page for this episode on our website at https://www.brainiron.com/podcast/episode0156