Didactic SynCast

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Didactic SynCast

A weekly discussion of current events, popular culture, unpopular culture, economics, hip-hop, and killer robots

  1. 51

    DS #99: Heresy & Heresy

    France, ISIS, ideology, and sperm counts.

  2. 50

    DS #98: A Huge Explosion of News

    Police brutality, ISIS, Fracking, and Scott Walker.

  3. 49

    DS #97: Charlie, Chinny, and Chamillionaire

    A chat with Chinny about Charlie Hebdo, plus Chamillionaire.

  4. 48

    DS #96: Wall Street Is Your Enemy

    Police brutality, fracking bans, and Wall Street's Evil Machinations.

  5. 47

    DS #95: Castrating Pigs on a Urine Comet

    Ferguson, Iraq, fracking, and Republicans. Also comets that smell like horse urine.

  6. 46

    DS #94: Fracking for the Cure

    Destroying the Earth to Cure Breast Cancer. Also ISIS and Malala and Wall Street Rats.

  7. 45

    DS Interview: Adam Sherburne

    An hour with Adam Sherburne from Consoldiated and Free Music

  8. 44

    DS #93: The Formula

    Edward Snowden, Iraq, and Ear-Chewing Robots in the Summer

  9. 43

    DS #92: Gargling with Chemicals

    High-Frequency Trading during Spring Break

  10. 42

    DS #91: Jenkins Belovavich

    MOOCs, Batkid, ADHD, and War in Africa

  11. 41

    DS #90: A Leaning Tower of PISA Stories

    How to read the PISA results

  12. 40

    DS #89: Punitive Damages

    Elizabeth Warren, The Jerky Boys, and fracking

  13. 39

    DS #88: Shut Up, Burnout Hippie Dork!

    Malala Yousafzai, Janet Yellen, and a random burnout hippie dork.

  14. 38

    DS #87: An Evening with Avner Vengosh

    Syria, war, Republicans, fracking, and Wall Street craziness. Plus a visit from Avner Vengosh!

  15. 37

    DS #86: This Ain't The SynCast You Rung For

    Selections from my new book of stories, along with trivia and behind-the-scenes stuff.

  16. 36

    Didactic SynCast Episode #85: You Need Blegga Blehbleh

    World Cup protests, Lemonade vs. WBC, and news about the TTIP

  17. 35

    Didactic SynCast Episode #84: Pegatron and the Cult of Money

    After a pathetically long hiatus, Eric P is back with a bucket full of news, but no revenue.

  18. 34

    Didactic SynCast Episode #83: Return of the Snot Burglar

    This week we announce the launch of SnotBurglarNews.com, a totally independent and trusted site for news.

  19. 33

    Didactic SynCast Episode #82: Trading Through The Puke

    Stabbing with letter-openers, trading while vomiting, killer super weeds, and cinder blocks to the face.

  20. 32

    Didactic SynCast Episode #81: The Dutch Sandwich

    Fecal transplants, Yahoo profits, and lots of yelling.

  21. 31

    Didactic SynCast Episode #80: East Timor

    A special report on East Timor from 1975 to 2002.

  22. 30

    Didactic SynCast Episode #79: Nuclear Fracking

    77 minutes of news and perspectives on fracking, movies, gun violence, economics, and killer robots.

  23. 29

    Didactic SynCast Episode #78: Frack The UK

    Get ready, UK listeners. Flaming water is on the horizon!

  24. 28

    Didactic SynCast Episode #77: Aslack Grinsted

    Finally, a new show! Storms, Obama, Gaza, and more!

  25. 27

    Didactic SynCast Episode #76: How Much to Use the Sun?

    After a three-week hiatus, Eric P is back with a bushel of news and ranting. Buckle up for a dose of truth with a side order of awesome.

  26. 26

    Didactic SynCast Episode #75: Peeing While Driving

    This week we look at a strike at Foxconn, criminal cell phones (and criminal cops), and the dangers of listening to this show while you drive. How meta! Enjoy.

  27. 25

    Didactic SynCast Episode #74: Foxconn and the A-Bomb

    This week we look at riots at Foxconn, the horrible reviews for Maggie Gyllenhall’s dumb new movie, and regrets of a-bomb scientists. Strap in and enjoy!

  28. 24

    Didactic SynCast Episode #73: Hooters and the Pendulum

    This week’s show is all about Hooters (the restaurant), a pendulum named Elizabeth Warren, union thugs in Chicago, morons making movies as well as morons murdering because of movies, and robots making noodles.

  29. 23

    Didactic SynCast Episode #72: Swimming Naked

    This week we talk about Warren Buffet swimming naked. WOOO! Also: Maggie Gyllenhall, EPMD, Susan Sarandon, and Clint Eastwood.

  30. 22

    Didactic SynCast Episode #71: Brazilian Drug Dealers Are More Ethical Than US Corporations

    This week I explain how drug dealers in Brazil show more ethical standing than corporations in the United States. Plus Starhawk and Hopsin!

  31. 21

    Didactic SynCast Episode #70: We Got Stats!

    I've finally achieved basic audience numbers. Now I know how many of you there are, and where you live. Cower before my mighty data power!

  32. 20

    Didactic SynCast Episode #69: Algorithmic Terrorism

    What if terrorist sharks and robotic butts were fighting it out in the North Atlantic? Wouldn't you watch that TV show? Also: Hurray for Rachel Maddow and Jean Grae!

  33. 19

    Didactic SynCast Episode #68: 27!

    Feminist killed in Pakistan, John Huntsman skips GOP convention, and a robotic butt!

  34. 18

    Didactic SynCast Episode #67: Old People Are Not Buildings!

    This week I shout out an old friend from high school, explain the difference between old people and buildings, and argue against using nipples and houseplants to drive the stock market.

  35. 17

    Didactic SynCast Episode #66: Monsanto Loses!

    On this week's show: Monsanto loses in court, TFA partners with JPM, and a guy shoots himself.

  36. 16

    Didactic SynCast Episode #65: Get Destroyed

    This week's show is focused on education news and views, especially questions of merit pay, accountability, and the future of charter schools. Of course there's plenty of economics and current events too.

  37. 15

    Didactic SynCast Episode #64: Microwaves and Kafka

    High-frequency trading through microwave dishes, sexual assault in Egypt, Ray Bradbury on Mars, and the mystery of Kafka's undiscovered final works.

  38. 14

    Didactic SynCast Episode #63: Coded Language

    Join Eric P for a discussion of margin stock exchanges, high-frequency trading, education policy, and killer robots. Plus Saul Williams!

  39. 13

    Didactic SynCast Episode #62: Class Size and Fish Farts

    Dead kids in Afghanistan, huge class sizes, workers falling off cell phone towers, and lying bank executives. Fortunately, we also have fish farts and Gift of Gab for an antidote.

  40. 12

    Didactic SynCast Episode #61: Poetastery

    This week I take on social media among teachers, pathetic juvenile behavior among supposed professionals, and hideous polemical poetry -- and that's just ONE story!

  41. 11

    Didactic SynCast Episode #60: Flux Capacitor Jokes

    What the heck is a gigawatt? And what is a flux capacitor joke? Join me as I try to figure it out. Also: Higgs-Boson for stock trading? And hurray for Loyalty Day!

  42. 10

    Didactic SynCast Episode #59: Laser Finance

    Laser stock trading, a history of killer robots, student debt, and sweatshops making kit for the Olympics. Plus DJ Krush and a blind guy escaping from Chinese house arrest.

  43. 9

    Didactic SynCast Episode #58: Fake Stock Robots Boo

    The SEC takes on fake robots on Wall Street, while offering no suggestions on how to deal with the real ones. Also: schoolgirls poisoned in Afghanistan, and Tupac is a hologram. Plus robot prison guards in South Korea.

  44. 8

    Didactic SynCast Episode #57: Shut Up, Robert!

    This week I'm joined by an annoying guy named Robert as I discuss people more overweight than Americans, why Newt Gingrich is mad at FoxNews, and teachers who lie to children. Enjoy!

  45. 7

    Deviant SynCast Episode #56: A Key to the Nose

    This week I take on earthquakes from oil drilling, neo-Nazis in Sanford, and killer robots in the US military.

  46. 6

    Deviant SynCast Episode #55: The Kony Show

    ESP comments on The Lords Resistance Army, Kony 2012, Invisible Children, human rights activism, and an assortment of related issues. Links online at fbesp.org/synapse

  47. 5

    Deviant SynCast Episode #54: Sharks and Stocks

    ESP comments on Foxconn, Afghanistan, High-Frequency Trading, education, killer robots, and hip-hop. Links online at fbesp.org/synapse

  48. 4

    Deviant SynCast Episode #53: Fury over Foxconn Fakery

    ESP is back with more commentary about Foxconn, Kony2012, High-Frequency Trading, Syria, Afghanistan, education, and hip-hop. Links online at fbesp.org/synapse

  49. 3

    Deviant SynCast Episode #52: Resist Cynicism, Believe in the Transcendent!

    Kony 2012, Amnesty International, Iran, Spies among Weapons Inspectors, High-Frequency Trading, and Killer Robots

  50. 2

    Deviant SynCast Episode #51: Drones and Thrones

    4 March 2012: A discussion about Syria, Iran, Israel, US drones, economics, OWS, education, and hip-hop.

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A weekly discussion of current events, popular culture, unpopular culture, economics, hip-hop, and killer robots

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Eric S. Piotrowski

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