Episode #14 - YouTube Censorship, Michael Malice, Rucka Rucka, Brock Turner, Honduras Miracle, No Mario's Sky

THIS WEEK'S QUESTION: YouTube is facing a backlash because they're disabling monetization for controversial videos. Google says that this has been its policy all along, but now they're just being transparent about it. It spawned the #YouTubeIsOver hashtag to trend, causing a lot of outrage from big creators on the site. The question this week is: WILL THIS CAUSE CENSORSHIP? YES, IT WILL CAUSE CENSORSHIP or NO, CREATORS STILL HAVE CHOICE? This week we're joined by bestselling author and Fox News regular, Michael Malice. Michael is a regular on Fox Business' Kennedy show, as well as Red Eye. Here's the book he wrote after he visited North Korea: https://www.amazon.com/Dear-Reader-Unauthorized-Autobiography-Jong/dp/1495283259/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&qid=1473104285&sr=8-1&keywords=dear+reader&linkCode=li3&tag=bpitu-20&linkId=adada6aee5fd94f5b7ac24a9aa48a09f This week's debate is a hearty one about YouTube censorship and whether or not self-censorship is even censorship. Rucka doesn't seem to think so. What do you guys think about my pledge to keep "The Best Page in the Universe" ad-free? Is it awesome or is it very awesome? We also talk about a woman who had a heart attack and was buried in Honduras, and was exhumed because her boyfriend thought he heard voices. Being resurrected would indeed be badass, but turns out she wasn't. We also discuss the Brock Turner case, and the game "No Mario's Sky" which was developed in 72 hours. Holy shit! And there's slightly more to do than "No Man's Sky:" http://www.itechpost.com/articles/27117/20160902/no-mario-sky-features-no-man-s-sky-and-super-mario-gameplay-mashup.htm The voicemail number is: 1-562-58-I-RULE (1-562-584-7853). madcastmedia.com Sources: Jalopnik - Reporter fired for criticizing dealership ad - http://jalopnik.com/reporter-fired-after-criticizing-dealer-ad-but-no-one-1608466776 Kotaku - Games writer fired over writing bad review - http://kotaku.com/5893785/yes-a-games-writer-was-fired-over-review-scores Vox - Phil DeFranco threatening to leave YouTube - http://www.vox.com/2016/9/2/12746450/youtube-monetization-phil-defranco-leaving-site Variety - YouTube slammed for pulling ads from "inappropriate" content - http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/youtube-slammed-by-creators-about-pulling-ads-from-inappropriate-content-1201850250/ Forbes - YouTubers threaten to leave but rarely do - http://www.forbes.com/sites/fruzsinaeordogh/2016/09/02/making-sense-of-youtubes-great-demonetization-controversy-of-2016/#9c2a0365b0d7 Mirror.co.uk - Honduras miracle? Not so fast - http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/horrifying-moment-dead-girls-coffin-8751356 CNN - Rapist Brock Turner released from jail after 3 months - http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/02/us/brock-turner-release-jail/ "Mining by Moonlight" and "Music to Delight" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/