No playlist selectedOver the past several weeks there has been major media attention on Colin Kaepernick, QB for the San Francisco 49ers, for taking a knee during the national anthem. Many view this as disrespectful toward US veterans and Amer

Ep. 19 PACs and the Road to an Oligarchy

Aug 16th, 2016 13m 31s

A PAC is a useful tool in order to pool resources and funnel them into a common goal.A Super PAC is a useful tool in order to turn the country into a oligarchy.First off, it would be a good idea to explain what the hell a PAC is.It is a P

Ep. 18 Campaign Finance Reform

Jul 24th, 2016 13m 23s

Campaign Finance ReformCampaign finance refers to the money candidates and parties raise during election season and how they spend it. They are big buzzwords used during the season, so in this episode we delve into how candidates get the money

Ep. 17 Delegates and Conventions

Jun 23rd, 2016 22m 14s

Delegates and ConventionsSo the purpose of the primaries is to determine how many delegates there are for each candidate. The delegates then go to their party’s conventions in the summer. There’s the RNC and DNC, Republican National Convention

Ep. 16 Primaries and Caucuses

Jun 9th, 2016 22m 18s

Primaries and CaucusesDuring an election cycle we hear a lot of vocabulary being thrown around that we almost never hear about at any other time. Terms like delegates, caucuses, super PACs, electoral college. Like a hibernating bear these conc

Ep. 15 Foster Care: How We Have Failed Our Children

May 10th, 2016 18m 57s

History of Foster CareThe history of foster care dates back to the mid 19th century where there were 30k homeless children in New York. Moved them into farms for a better life.As a country, we have failed our children. One piece of evidence i

Ep. 14 Civil Asset Forfeiture: When Cops Go Bad

Apr 26th, 2016 19m 44s

Civil Asset ForfeitureThe DOJ has ended the profit sharing portion of their civil asset forfeiture programLocal police could keep as much as 80% of goods that are seized from alleged criminalshttp://www.businessinsider.com/us-justice-dep

Ep. 13 Starbucks: A Beacon of Hope

Apr 11th, 2016 38m 17s

Story of Starbucks: A Beacon of Hope3 dudes, 2 teachers and a writer, in Washington were inspired by Peet’s Coffee in San Francisco where they sold coffee, tea, and coffee beans. And with the blessing of Alfred Peet, owner of Peet’s Coffee, t

Ep. 12 Animal Testing: The True Cost of Looking Good

Mar 20th, 2016 25m 25s

Animal testing for cosmetics has been banned by the EU, India, Israel, Norway and South Korea. Shockingly, it is still permitted in the US. It was once required in China in order to sell there, but there have been some changes.Infographic:

Ep. 11 Water Crisis In America

Mar 6th, 2016 24m 18s

There is a water crisis in America. Recent media coverage of Flint, MI has brought to light some of the atrocities that are done to American people.Flint was getting its water from Detroit but then started getting it from the Flint River becau

Ep. 10: Surprising Super Bowl Commercials

Feb 11th, 2016 13m 59s

This year’s batch of Super Bowl commercials were a disappointment. None were over the top hilarious and few left an impression. Some made me question why a company would spend millions to push a medicine. However, there were a few that made me

Ep. 9: Wasting Money – Military Style

Feb 7th, 2016 30m 25s

The U.S. government has a massive budget. I’m talking trillions of dollars. It’s no surprise that some of that money is spent on questionable endeavors like Swedish massages for rabbits or watching grass grow. But no government agency is as goo

Ep. 8.1: Intermission

Nov 26th, 2015 2m 4s

Thought of a Misanthrope has been picked up by the AM Podcast Network!! The show will be the same great content as before, only more efficient and better sound quality. In an effort to bring even more great content, we will be taking a short hi

Ep. 8: America Needs Welfare Reform

Oct 26th, 2015 48m 13s

Find your Representatives Issues in Sports Stedman Baily gets fined for taking a nap. Cameron Heyward gets fined for honoring his father. NFL won’t allow DeAngelo Williams to wear pink. Effects of Poverty Five year study by NHIS NPR article abo

Ep. 7: John Oliver is an American Hero

Oct 4th, 2015 32m 13s

Albuquerque firefighter resigns after being a complete idiot, John Oliver makes it into a court summary and much more. Albuquerque firefighter, dispatcher resigns after hanging up 911 call After Jaydon Chavez-Silver was shot at a party by unkno

Ep. 6: Obama Supports the Troops

Sep 15th, 2015 31m 7s

http://bit.ly/1FGut8Z Cormega Copening is facing five felony charges, and is being tried as an adult, for the exploitation of a minor. He was caught with naked pictures of a minor on his phone. However, the pictures were of himself. He faces 10

Ep. 5: Kill everyone who sins because of god’s love

Jun 15th, 2015 35m 2s

Support the show by telling your friends about it. Then leave a rating and review on iTunes! Help take the show to the next level. Arizona pastor wishes death on Caitlyn Jenner and preaches it to his congregation So the bible preaches love righ

Ep. 4: #TooManyHashtags

Jun 6th, 2015 40m 41s

Supreme Court rules in favor Muslim woman over hijab Back in 2008 a Muslim woman was not hired for a job at Abercrombie & Fitch because her need for her hijab violated company polices. The company argued that she didn’t let them know that it wa

Ep. 3: A New Beginning For The Show

May 24th, 2015 21m 30s

Welcome back to the podcast. I am excited to restart it with better structure and a dialoge with my very special guest. My financé Michelle!! With this new format we have a great conversation about the idiots of the day. Check out the links to

Ep. 2: The Fallacy of Digital Perceptions to an Analog Attribute

Mar 22nd, 2015 12m 41s

In this episode I discuss the real issues in LGBT rights and the idiocy of trying to debate whether it is a choice or not and why none of it really matter as well as bitch about Comcast and Time Warner. https://thoughtsofamisanthrope.com/2015/0

Ep. 1: Why is the U.S. not using the metric system?

Mar 2nd, 2015

In this episode I discuss the my frustration with the U.S. measurement system not using the metric system and its history https://thoughtsofamisanthrope.com/2015/03/toam001/ Articles mentioned in the show: ‘Whatever Happened to the Metric Syste