The subtitle for this episode is “America Has the World’s Most Rightwing Healthcare System,” and is about where America’s singular(ly bad) healthcare system comes from, why it hasn’t changed, the unexplored role doctors play in that change, and why people are so skeptical of the American medical establishment. Also, Afghanistan, the Olympics, CoVid’s resurgence, and… Read More »

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Episode 88–Old Testament Government vs. New Testament Government

Feeling patriotic due to the 4th of July, Alabama Liberal talks about voting rights and disenfranchisement, and argues that a democracy is only as good as its voter turnout and/or access. Also, in this episode he notes the tension between democracy and “the economy,” as well as demographic differences in the average American voter vs… Read More »

Episode 87–The American Voter vs. The American Worker

What happens when someone who is in no way, shape, or form a vegetarian explores the question of whether we’ll still be eating meat in the future? Find out in this episode that explores the future of meat, what it’s like to live in a town mostly known for chicken plants, the environmental costs of… Read More »

Episode 86–The End of Meat?

Alabama Liberal takes a deep dive into the future of the economy, labor, and even money. In this episode, he explores Universal Basic income, Modern Monetary Theory, if automation will really be so bad, plantation economics, why the South is so conservative economically, if economic conservatives are now more out-of-control than social conservatives, why people… Read More »

Episode 85–The End of Work? OR The End of Money?

While looking at just how different the country (and conversation) is during the miracle Biden has pulled off during his first 100 days, Alabama Liberal then moves into real questions about whether America can get big things done anymore on climate crisis, infrastructure, healthcare, college tuition, personal health, Scientific innovation, space exploration, and if it… Read More »

Episode 84–Can America Get Big Things Done Anymore? And Biden’s First 100 Days

A jam-packed episode that includes everything from Alabama Liberal’s correct prediction of how the media would move on from the Cuomo scandal to personal stories about living in Minneapolis and their police department. Then AL seeks to understand why liberals view globalization as positive, and gentrification as negative. Questions are asked like: Is cultural appropriation… Read More »

Episode 83–Gentrification & Globalization

In the last part of his trilogy looking at the future, present, and now past of the culture wars, AL makes some surprising discoveries about two seemingly unrelated counties: Orange County, California (which went from famously red to blue…ish) and Marshall County, Alabama (which did the opposite) where a surprising number of Alabama state leaders… Read More »

Episode 82–A Tale of Two Counties: Orange, CA and Marshall, AL

In a wide-ranging episode about the various culture wars, Alabama Liberal investigates if “Cancel” culture is even real, campus culture is really out of control, police culture is the real problem, and the vast differences in how different cultures are tackling CoVid. By looking at factors that supposedly created Trump (backlash to political correctness), he… Read More »

Episode 81–The Culture Wars: “Cancel,” Campus, CoVid, Police, and More

In a wide-ranging episode, Alabama Liberal moves through topics from Alabama football to abuse at minimum wage jobs, and asks (and answers) some questions like “Why did Trump want to stay POTUS anyway?” “Will he live much longer?” “Will his base turn on him?” “What direction will the Republicans take now?” And even his predictions… Read More »

Episode 80–What’s the Future of the Republican Party?

Alabama Liberal will give you one hint as to what “Worst of all Time” is referring to…Then, he does a deep dive into Biden’s victory and impending inauguration, Trump’s shameless attempts to steal the election, if the media will be able to let Trump go, how surprising it is that “evil” tech companies are taking… Read More »

Episode 79–W.O.A.T.

In his final pitch to voters, an emotional Alabama Liberal thinks about his parents, his kids, and the future of kids in America…

Episode 78–Fatherhood [Think of the Children]

In this jam-packed episode involving rural men, gender, and modern masculinity (some of it the toxic variety), Alabama Liberal tries to break the record for the most topics covered. He traces the connections between The Pricktatorship, the Trumps hiding of Barron, gender drain, Trump’s largest demographic (white men) and why they’re so angry, pretty privilege,… Read More »

Episode 77–The Pricktatorship, Gender Drain, Destination Abortions, Pretty Privilege, Ms. NBC vs. Fox News, and More

After discussing some huge recent events, Alabama Liberal explores one of his most controversial theories: that white women have created a subtler, overprotected, PR-friendly version of the very patriarchy they claimed to hate, and have been far from innocent bystanders in white supremacy.

Episode 76–Karens vs. Kamalas: The Hidden Matriarchy

In this strong episode, Alabama Liberal takes a deep dive into a question being asked seriously in American media. Topics include the “rebel flag,” why social/economic/military conservatives should hate Trump, how unlikely it is that a New York sex addict snob commands such a large Southern following, Trump’s Ivy League snobbery at the debate, a… Read More »

Episode 75–Is America Headed for Civil War?

In a wide ranging episode, Alabama Liberal dives deep into Trump’s base and creates an unusual theory on their motivations for backing a man the majority of the country can see is a criminal, con man, aspiring tyrant, etc. Popular myths are debunked, such as “Trump’s people are afraid to openly support him and that… Read More »

Episode 74–Cultural Grievances + Sunk Cost Fallacy = Trump’s Base

A Year Long Conversation--Alabama's Liberal bloggers Brody and Michael discuss politics in a year long conversation starting before the Iowa Caucus all the way up to the Inauguration.

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