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Thought Bar
by Nick & Tobias
NPR's rowdy cousin. Grab a seat and listen to our barkeeps analyze hot topics of today.
Episodes
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Episode 43: Our Current State of Affairs
In another special episode, the bartenders take on their recent travels and the state of the world. Drink up!
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Episode 42: The Overturning of Roe v Wade
The bartenders tackle the gravest attack on human rights within the U.S. in modern times.
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Episode 41: Cults - Origins
Opening their new season on Cults, your bartenders revisit Elon's twitter takeover, debate what makes a tv show a classic, take a look at EU's big tech crackdown, and try to figure out the origins of cults. Drink up!
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Episode 40: Relationships - With Yourself
Nick and Tobias take a look at the Brooklyn subway shooting, Abbott Elementary's meteoric rise, and Elon Musk's Twitter takeover. Drink up!
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Episode 39: Relationships - Family
Your bartenders and their special guest start off the episode talking about what everyone else is talking about, the oscar slap. Then they explore the state of R&B and hypersonic missiles before continuing their relationships season with an episode on family.
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Episode 38: Relationships - Friends + Associates
Continuing the Relationships season, your trusty bartenders talk more on the invasion of Ukraine, wonder if Will Smith will get his oscar, examine medical microrobots, and explore the place of friends and associates in the modern world. Drink up!
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Episode 37: The Invasion of Ukraine
In this special episode the bartenders stare down the invasion of Ukraine
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Episode 36: Relationships – With The Divine
Starting off their first season of the year, the duo tackle relationships of all kinds, beginning with our relationship with the Divine. Nick and Tobias also take a look at crack pipes from the government, toxic love pursuits, and suicide pods. Drink up!!!
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Episode 35: Hello World
The dynamic duo finds themselves in a new world in 2022. In this episode, they do a covid check-in, analyze NFT mania, talk about Microsoft's power moves and discuss where Thought bar is headed. Drink up!
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Episode 34: Crime - Its Psychological Origins
To kick off the new season, Nick and Tobias take a look into the rise of city crime, figure out homelessness, analyze Russia's radioactive Tsunami weapon, and the psychological origins of crime. Drink up!
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Episode 33: Global Democracy Anyone? - The Darkside
For the finale of 'Global Democracy Anyone?', Nick and Tobias peer into why businesses are having a hard time finding workers, review Mortal Kombat, discuss the possible outcomes of fusion drives, and examine the dark side of a possible global democracy.
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Episode 32: Global Democracy Anyone? - A New Life Pt. 2
The guys take a look at body positivity, the decline of organized religion, the global microchip shortage, and continue their exploration into what a global democracy could mean for earthlings. Drink up!!!
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Episode 31: Global Democracy Anyone? - A New Life
Listen to Nick and Tobias knock out voter suppression laws, tackle the hoopla surrounding satan shoes, ponder weather manipulation efforts, and discuss what a global democracy might mean for the average earthling. Pull up a seat and drink up!
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Episode 30: Global Democracy Anyone? - Is It Needed?
Your bartenders explore Anti-Asian racism, contemplate the death penalty, regulate deep fakes, and ponder whether a global democracy is needed or not. Enjoy the new season! Drink up!
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Episode 29: Nerds Strike Back - Nerdom Endgame
In this season finale the bartenders review the death of Rush Limbaugh, Gen Z's attack on Millennials, flying cars, and the final fusion of nerd culture into the mainstream. Drink up!
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Episode 28: Nerds Strike Back - Cosplay Makes Its Mark
Nick and Tobias tackle crypto-mania, pyramid schemes, space hotels coming to fruition, and cosplay making its mark on pop culture. Drink up!!!
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Episode 27: Nerds Strike Back - The Power of Gaming
In the first full episode of the year, the bartenders give their thoughts on the inauguration, Versus battles, curious experiments with monkey brains, and the rise of gaming in mainstream culture. Drink up!
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Episode 26: 2021 Sign On
Nick and Tobias are back to get drunk with you for another year! Drink up!
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Episode 25: 2020 Sign Off
The bartenders sign off on the final episode of the year. Goodbye 2020! Drink up.
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Episode 24: Nerds Strike Back - The Evolution of Anime
To kick off a new season, Nick and Tobias take on the 2020 Election, fast food's longevity, the rise of conservative social media, and the evolution of anime. Strap in for another great episode!
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Episode 23: America 2.0 - A New Constitution
In the finale to America 2.0, the barkeeps analyze SARS in Nigeria, ponder whether Vought or Umbrella Corp is the most evil fictional company, discuss the long term effects of working from home and try their best to create a framework for a new constitution. Grab a seat and drink up!
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Episode 22: America 2.0 - Our Place In The World
Your trusty barkeeps talk championships, the validity of astrology, social media's future, and the U.S.A.'s place in the world. Get ready for another episode of critical drinking! Drink up!
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Episode 21: America 2.0 - A System That Works
In this episode, Nick, Tobias, and their special guest Chany give you your Covid-19 Update, discuss the passing of R.B.G., try to figure out the rise of anti-intellectualism, mourn the loss of the environment, and attempt to imagine an America that has equitable systems. Drink up!
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Episode 20: America 2.0 - Advancing Democracy
Your bartenders Nick and Tobias are back in an all new location with an all new season! In this episode they explore the corona virus, the Trump supernova, fusion reactors and how to advance democracy among other things....DRINK UP!
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Episode 19: Coronavirus
In this special episode, bartenders Nick and Tobias report live from a quarantined bar to tackle the Coronavirus. Drink up!!!
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Episode 18: Art Problems - What is fair representation in arts?
On this episode, Nick & Tobias ask whether 90-day fiance is toxic, why printers still suck, how long brutal sports, and what is fair representation in arts? Drink up?!
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Episode 17: Art Problems - Does Poverty Fuel Art?
Join your bartenders as they take a look at the antibiotics market, figure out the nature of public decency, ponder why US life expectancy is falling, and try to pinpoint the main source of art. Drink up!
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Episode 16: The Tech Singularity - Will It Bring Us Immortality?
Nick & Tobias figure out if now is the golden age of comedy, whether culture is chosen, if they're going to get a Tesla Cybertruck, and whether or not technology will give humans the ability to conquer death. Drink up!
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Episode 15: The Tech Singularity - The End of Individuality?
Nick & Tobias tackle age maximums for Presidents, where streaming is headed, animal mascots, and the tech singularity possibly bringing the end of individuality. Drink up!
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Episode 14: The Tech Singularity - What Will Happen to Morality?
Your trusty barkeeps envision the future of nightlife, explore the rise of different relationship types, analyze the NBA's stance on Hong Kong, and ponder what effects the technological singularity will have on morality. Drink up!
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Episode 13: The Tech Singularity - A Path to Utopia?
The bartenders explore why most U.S. cities are boring, extraterrestrial life, Colin Kaepernick's workout, and whether technology will lead us to utopia. Drink up!
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Episode 12: Cultural Glitches - Overhauling the Rules
Nick and Tobias wrap up the Cultural Glitches series by exploring the Amber Guyger trial, the relevance of family, hoarding, and overhauling the rules of cultural interaction to reduce glitches. Drink up!
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Episode 11: Cultural Glitches - The Fear of "Other"
The bartenders take on the question of millennial laziness, jetpacks, athletic misconduct, and humanity's fear of "other". Drink up!
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Episode 10: Cultural Glitches - Appropriation vs Appreciation
Your bartenders tackle banning the sale of tobacco, create a next-generation gaming wish list, ponder the lottery and dive into the argument of cultural appropriation vs appreciation.
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Episode 9: Cultural Glitches - Cancel Culture
Nick & Tobias explore the boundaries of comedy, autonomous vehicles, man weaves, and cancel culture. Drink up!!!
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Episode 8: Reforming American Education - Making Education for All
Sex robots, post America worlds, NASCAR racing, and the blueprint for a future education system fill this episode in an exciting finale of the Reforming American Education On-Tap series. Drink up!
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Episode 7: Reforming American Education - The Future of Higher Learning
Nick and Tobias stare down defending democracy, China's social credit system, Stranger Things, and reforming America's university system. Drink up!
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Episode 6: Reforming American Education - Behavior Issues
The barkeeps take a dive into rural America's future, gene editing, dodgeball, and addressing behavior issues in the education system. Drink up!
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Episode 5: Reforming American Education - Funding
Barkeeps Nick & Tobias explore legalizing prostitution, going to mars, fan/athlete interaction and reforming the funding of public schools. Drink up!
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Episode 4: Groupthink and the rise of Hitler
Nick and Tobias take on the American dream, supersonic commercial flights, paying collegiate athletes, and how groupthink gave rise to Hitler.
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Episode 3: Groupthink and its manipulators
Bartenders Nick and Tobias venture into pod living and urbanism, a potential meatless future, superteams in basketball, and how groupthink is manipulated by individuals like Candace Owens. Drink up!
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Episode 2: Groupthink and its dangerous outcomes
The bartenders take on spanking, artificial intelligence, relationships in 2019, and anti-abortion laws
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Episode 1: Welcome to Thought Bar
In this episode, our bartenders explore freedom of speech and social media, scientific advancements, the future of sports, and how we should deal with antivaxxers. Drink up!
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NPR's rowdy cousin. Grab a seat and listen to our barkeeps analyze hot topics of today.
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