Episode 31

Episode 31 Transcript courtesy of Laurie Foster Hunger 6598 Audio Engineers Deleting Podcasts 2678 Gourmet Dog Food 43 See All the Problems... jQuery(document).ready( function($) { console.log('test'); $('.voteup').click(function() { var problem_id = $(this).data("id"); console.log(problem_id); var data = { action: 'problem_vote_up', problem_id: problem_id, solution: false, }; var me = $(this); var ajaxurl = 'https://biggest.thedickshow.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php'; var ajaxurl = 'https://biggest.thedickshow.com/wp-content/plugins/big-list/vote_handler.php'; jQuery.post(ajaxurl, data, function(response) { console.log(response); obj = jQuery.parseJSON(response); console.log(obj); $('.votes-'+obj.problem_id).text(obj.votes); }); return false; }); $('.votedown').click(function() { var problem_id = $(this).data("id"); console.log(problem_id); var data = { action: 'problem_vote_down', problem_id: problem_id, solution: false, }; var me = $(this); var ajaxurl = 'https://biggest.thedickshow.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php'; var ajaxurl = 'https://biggest.thedickshow.com/wp-content/plugins/big-list/vote_handler.php'; jQuery.post(ajaxurl, data, function(response) { obj = jQuery.parseJSON(response); console.log(obj); $('.votes-'+obj.problem_id).text(obj.votes); }); return false; }); }); We recorded two episodes this week, but only one will ever air. The reason? Tune in to find out. The thumbnail is a big hint. This week Dick tries to argue that hunger is a bigger problem than gourmet dog food, and misses the irony of a society that places higher value on feeding their dogs gourmet food than feeding starving people. You can’t simultaneously argue that hunger is a problem and that spending $3.30 for “vitamin-infused mountain-spring water” for your dog isn’t. Here are the sources mentioned in order: Stop Hunger Now: Dick’s impartial source NY Times: Boeuf Bourguignon Again? Pet Foods Go Gourmet NY Times: For the Dogs’ Has a Whole New Meaning Science Daily: Dog food goes gourmet: Nine emerging trends in pet food And finally, on a serious note, here’s the website mentioned in the show for non-offending pedophiles: http://www.virped.org/ And for those who want to listen to the entire “This American Life” clip referenced in this show, you may do so here: Tarred and Feathered Act Two: Help Wanted