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Upstream With Cashill & Edge
by Jack Cashill/Loy Edge
Politics is downstream from culture so we go upstream where the culture resides and concentrate on the larger forces that make that political apparatus work of not work.
Episodes
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Episode 62
The devolution of local media has led to the loss of a shared perspective and common ground with people increasingly fragmented into siloed information bubbles. Local newspapers, radio shows and TV personalities used to connect the community by covering local events, personalities, and issues…
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Episode 61
“The Hunt.” It’s a Jack Cashill co-written book which involves a father and two sons thwarting a terrorist plot while elk hunting. But now you can help create the sequel called “Skeleton Crew” The premise is that everyone who got the COVID vaccine dies, leaving mainly the unvaccinated…
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Episode 60
Welcome to America, the new Banana Republic. Thanks to what we call banana republicans in Washington, we shudder as they fail to stand up for conservative principles and the Constitution in exchange for a comfortable lobbying job or pensions. In the meantime…Democrats have an active agenda and…
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Episode 59
There they are…the somewhat faded COEXIST bumper stickers. Do they now represent false unity and moral relativism by different groups who will probably be battling it out at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in a fight over which group is the most marginalized? Buckle up, there’s so much…
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Episode 58
Let’s talk about DARVO (Deny, Accuse, Reverse Victim and Oppressor). A tactic seen in personal and political spheres. We’ll travel up and down the political spectrum discussing who DARVO’s and who doesn’t. The list is long and I’m sure you’ll hear your favorite names mentioned.
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Episode 57
In this episode, they dive into the world of golf, proposing to explore what golf tells us about America, beyond mere golf stories. Calling golf a meritocracy, they admire its individualism and anti-collectivism, comparing professional golfers to entrepreneurs. They lament the politicization of...
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Episode 56
Stop the world we want to get off….why? Daylight Savings Time. The world has gone crazy with this multiple resetting of clocks phenomenon. Our hosts argue that such policies, including Daylight Savings, stem from progressive-era movements that introduced major amendments and societal changes.…
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Episode 55
Subsidiarity, subsidiarity, subsidiarity. Say the word, think the word, be the word! We dive into the word and its meaning to everything. Get our take on the April 2nd stadium vote plus the need for great Sheriffs, the need to show up, library problems and some worries about Purdue. It’s all here...
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Episode 54
Grab your tux! It’s the Awards show from our two Hollywood style guys. We chat about the importance and significance of awards and winning them (if any). We touch on awards in the sports domain and the integrity of these awards and we’ll wrap with a discussion of issues related to diversity and...
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Episode 53
Buckle up. We’ve got a lot to say about guys freezing in the backyard, the Chiefs celebration/shooting spree, the “just like every other city” downtown ballpark and the old “bread and circuses” routine. Let’s just get a bunch of stuff off our chests!
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Episode 52
In this episode we discuss societal and cultural changes considering the influence of traditional TV sitcoms on the public's perception, evolving language trends, and the effect woke culture has had on media institutions. We chat about societal attitudes towards physical appearance, especially...
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Episode 51
In this episode, Jack and Loy discuss how secular humanists, with a godless life, attempt to fill their spiritual void through projection, and thereby externalize their own guilt and shame onto others, often in a public and high-profile manner. We pose the theory that the secular humanist's...
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Episode 50
Today, we're discussing the future of America's youth. There are encouraging signs of change fueled by young figures like Charlie Kirk. They're fostering serious, grounded conversations, contrasting with the trivial disruptions on college campuses in past decades. Despite the negativity…
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Episode 49
Today, Cashel and Edge debate over the Americans with Disabilities Act and its impact on our society. They observe how it influences everything from small businesses to parking lots. The ADA inadvertently obstructs entrepreneurial efforts by burdening small businesses with extensive adaptations…
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Episode 48
We’re taking an excursion into Jack’s early career life with job interviews that seemed to hit the fan. It wasn’t Jack, it was the companies themselves. We call it Corporate Oppression that leads us to our topic…a powerful elite, characterized as "psychopaths, sociopaths, eugenicists, moral...
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Episode 47
Today's topic is language deterioration and vocabulary quality among kids today. We identify a stark decline in language skills among society, tied to our lax education system. We nostalgically remember how Reader’s Digest played a role in vocabulary enhancement of older generations. We stand by...
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Episode 46
OK! Everybody just laugh a minute. We’re talking about humor’s role in politics and society and how it can highlight and critique political issues in an engaging way. Plus “intersectionality”. That complex sociopolitical issue encompassing class, race, sexual orientation and more. We have some...
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Episode 45
Hang on…we’re approaching the intersections of humor, society, and politics. How did humor evolve, especially in Hollywood. What’s the state of humor in America today and what has political correctness in comedy done to the good old belly laugh? Can a comedian face legal consequences for a joke...
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Episode 44
Let’s dive in. Subjects included in this episode include the introduction of soccer into American schools and suggests that it was a form of insurgency by non-athletic individuals with a political agenda. The decline of baseball and a visit to a baseball game that resembled a showbiz…
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Episode 43
We’re traveling back to 2000 when Jack moderated a Republican debate in Kansas City. Two of the headliners passed on the debate so Jack was stuck with the leftovers. The excitement peaks when Jack has to pull a footstool. Listen to get the full story. But now for the “meat” of the show. We are in…
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Episode 42
What groups have become increasingly subversive and have strayed from their original benign purposes? How about The American Library Association, The American Medical Association and even the Ad Council. Is it time to liberate and reform these institutions? We’ll put them under the microscope in...
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Episode 41
Jack’s reintroduction of the word “Untenable” from his latest book is finding its way into the discussion of the current ruckus in Congress. Plus why are we forced to celebrate so many EEOC holidays? We take them on one holiday at a time to explore the madness. AND has anyone seen any Asians in…
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Episode 40
Are we living in “The Golden Age of Convenience”? Maybe. But there are drawbacks. Are there nefarious intentions behind the kiosk at McDonalds? And with more and more self service kiosks popping up in stores, should we be concerned about the control corporations have over customers in this era of...
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Episode 39
Climb onboard for the “Rust Belt Riviera” and the adventures of Jack’s dealings with the local library. Was it all because he italicized the word “true”? First invited then dis-invited. Plus an excursion into “Umbrage. Stolen, borrowed and the Washington Umbrage. It's time to figure it out a…
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Episode 38
It's Paddle boarding, Obama's personal chef tragedy, Esther Williams and are some people protected from criticism due to their status? We jump into David Garrow's book on Obama and maybe discover Obama is like Austin Power's "International Man of Mystery". Your call.
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Episode 37
On September 9th, 2022, American Thinker published Jack's article about our Republic going down the drain and he got rejected a couple of places because it was a little controversial. Welcome to ELF (Educated Liberal Females) ultimately know as "Karens". We explore the differences between liberal...
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Episonde 36
Shamey Shamey....we're focusing on public shaming and how it is used as a tool to control individuals and manipulate public opinion. The communal shaming has evolved over time often being used to create a sense of victimhood or to shame individuals for actions they may not have realized were…
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Episode 35
It's Summer travel time with our genial hosts and down the road we touch on wind turbines, strange stuff in Canada, climate change head scratching and more. They emphasize how fear is generated through media and propaganda to control public perception and response to these issues. Clear your...
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Episode 34
Creating sensational stories, focusing on trivial stories or simply ignoring important news. Welcome to the world of the media using distractions to divert attention away from important issues. These distractions can be used to manipulate public opinion by framing stories in a certain way,...
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Episode 33
Jack's new book "Untenable" is the star of this episode. It's about white flight from urban cities like Newark in the mid-20th century. Crime increased in the 60s and the neighborhood became less safe and cohesive. Plus some funny anecdotes like Jack getting sick at church but trying to make it...
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Episode 32
There's improbable things like someone like Donald Trump becoming president. It's improbable. There's improbable things like... A slow white guy who can't jump being the MVP in the NBA, you know, that happened. But they're not perversely improbable. The thing is that there's a lot of things that...
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Episode 31
It’s a Two Tiered Trip. These days we don't know who did what was right, and we don't know who did what was wrong. Who can you criticize and who can’t you criticize. Which cartoon characters stay and which ones are shamed out. Has there ever been a case where when you heard the verdict, you just...
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Episode 30
We have a schism in both parties that may be Coming to fruition in ways that we don't even see yet. It's going to unfold really quickly. The 2024 election may be the inflection point in American history.
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Episode 29
The problems of being a “Panelist”. Jack shares stories from his participation on panels supposed to be balanced on both sides but sometimes he’s holding the Teeter Totter on his end while the other side is jumping off. Whack!
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Episode 28
Yes…time to play the Disney Channel Sadist Game! Plus the continuation of our dive into 1972 and the stuff we didn’t mention in Episode 27. Come on in!
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Episode 27
We’ve got 1972 under the magnifying glass. Nixon, Zappa, Wallace, Playgirl Magazine. The similarities between 72 and now are really weird.
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Episode 26
Let’s set the movie scene….Jack is in France (again) walking through an old American cemetery when an attractive young woman walks up to him and says……… Believe it or not, this program turns into a chat on Chivalry (or Chevalerie). Apprécier!
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Episode 25
The Gods of Race, the Gods of Class, the Gods of Gender, the Gods of Trans Sexuality, the Gods of Sustenance. So many Gods, so little time. Is it ritual humiliation at work? There’s no need to defund the police when you simply create a situation in which no sane person would want to become a cop....
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Episode 24
It’s all about Origins. It’s a book and it’s also about the conflicts of what we learned in school about early Americans and what really happened. We have a habit of turning true history into a history that fits our convenience. Grab your notepad, there will be a midterm on this one.
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Episode 23
What? The FBI investigating Catholic masses? What happened to the Roman Catholic Church also happened to Coca-Cola. It’s a nail biting excursion through Roman Catholicism and the “New Order”. Which ones are running around in the “moral relativism/secular humanism T-Shirts? Take a knee and listen...
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Episode 22
Loy leisurely waits on hold with the gas company while dining on some mushrooms that put him in the hospital! We told you this is not a simple show and hold it right there….Jack goes to the Jersey shore and gets sick. Where’s Ben Casey when you need him and what’s wrong in “Hospital World”. Scrub...
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Episode 21
Is the current Trump legal experience the same as the Jesus legal experience? Plus a deep chat into Martyrdom and it could be said the political parties just don’t exist anymore. Dig in and decide for yourself.
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Episode 20
The Mechanics of the Americans. Working in concert with big tech creating false narratives that are so fragile the the first issue of contrary visual imagery shatters the whole paradigm. We're referring here to January 6th.
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Episode 19
Hop into the Nash Rambler, we're going back to the 50's and 60's to explore what life was really like back then. However, what we're told today about life back then is totally skewed in a really awful way. "Honey we're home...."
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Episode 18
Today we're hanging curtains on the Overton Window. Careful how you dress it because in today's world the landscape is shrinking and you may be only one text away from self-destruction!
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Episode 17
Jack's new book is out in July and he's recording the audio book. Can he do Michelle Obama's voice? AND when you hear good news....do you really look for the "Doubt of the Benefit"?
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Episode 16
Jump into the Cult of the Chiefs as Jack is forced to watch the Rhiannon Superbowl halftime show just to get his dinner. Then we wander upstream to the origins of some of our greatest music.
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Episode 15
Why didn't we shoot down that China spy balloon as it toured the US? In this episode we'll address that issue and discuss comparable issues that flow from that. (Yes it even gets down to Leave it to Beaver).
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Episode 14
It's the "Portlandization" of American cities with Portland being the model. Jack once wrote, you know your city has gone too far when you see a second mime, but now we know a city's gone too far when you see your own Antifa chapter. Pick your sides here we go!
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Episode 13
Hey everybody! It's the collapse of American journalism! Jack bumps into the editor of the Kansas City Star while walking his dog in his Vince Foster memorial hat. Jack had it on, not his dog. The editor ends up turning his back and walking away when Jack attempts to give him the inside dope on…
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Politics is downstream from culture so we go upstream where the culture resides and concentrate on the larger forces that make that political apparatus work of not work.
HOSTED BY
Jack Cashill/Loy Edge
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