With the trivia game finding a winner last episode, Jacqui and Brad end the season with two hypotheticals. There are mythical creatures, and the evolution of dinosaurs, there’s bigfoot and the loch ness monster, and how to win caveman friends. It’s the usual craziness you’ve come to expect, with deep discussion on silly topics.

Jacqui’s news is the U.S. Supreme Court’s surprise decision on State abortion bans. With the court bench stacked at 5/4 to conservatives, how are liberal decisions getting through? Brad and Jacqui discuss the check and balances provided by the U.S. court system, the politicized nature of appointments and confirmations, and how judges can change their mind.

Brad has Facebook in his crosshairs (again). After mounting pressure from users and advertisers alike, Facebook has begun to soften on their stance on hate speech on the platform. Is the change of heart all due to pulled advertisements affecting the bottom line? How is the Facebook journey on free speech similar and different to other social media platforms?

Finally! The very last blue sky thinking. And it’s a doozy. Jacqui wants to talk about things coming to an end. Lockdown coming to an end. This podcast season’s coming to an end. And now, somehow, kids are expecting to have 12 different careers in their lifetime. How and why? Brad, ever the cynical creature, thinks its due to shortening attention spans. Jacqui, ever the silly optimist, thinks its something to do with bringing your whole self to work. They agree to disagree, and disagree again on the intrinsic value of putting content out into the world. May as well end it there, hey!

Today was good, today was fun. Tomorrow is another one. This one was for the listeners – we heart you. We don’t know when the next season will be, but love hearing from all of you until then. Catch us on Twitter @shootinbreezes.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-30/split-high-court-throws-out-louisiana-abortion-clinic-law/12405998

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/30/technology/facebook-advertising-boycott.html