Until the mid 1980s programs presented news in a more objective manner. This stemmed from a Federal Regulation called the "Fairness Doctrine" which was repealed in 1987 & paved the way for the biased landscape we see today.    Also, news media has not been forced to comply with the Fair Packaging & Labeling Act of 1967. Should we demand regulations requiring more objectivity in News Media?  Can we demand that News be "Fairly Labeled"?  Don't Insult My Intelligence... Of course we can! 

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10 - Objective News & Media Labeling SHOULD be the new standard !!

In 1976 the Viking mission landed on Mars, added food to a soil sample & recorded the results as Martian microbes digested the food. Dr. Gil Levin designed the experiment & to this day shows how NASA refuses to acknowledge the discovery. DIMI NASA!

09 - Life on Mars WAS PROVEN in 1976 by NASA & they pretend it wasn't #lifeonmars #nasacoverup #nasa #mars

SPOILER ALERT - Special Movie Review Episode In this episode we break down the good and the bad about Solo, a Star Wars Story.  While the movie has some legitimately good aspects, unfortunately the bad points out number the good 2:1.  Please download, listen and give us some feedback if you feel like it.  Don't Insult My Intelligence Disney! $450M should get us a better movie... 

08 - Solo is the WORST Star Wars Movie - #solo #starwars #hansolo #soloastarwarsstory

Watch out vegetarians...   Its time to get real about the so called "science" claiming that meat causes heart disease, cancer, and everything else under the sun.  Unfortunately there is no hard proof that the claims are true.  Most of the studies are outdated, seriously flawed, or just down right false.  The common theme is blaming meat for the bad foods that frequently accompany meat when eaten.  We get into all that and more on this podcast...  sure to be controversial and generate some back lash.  Don't Insult My Intelligence... Meat is NOT Bad for You!

07 - Meat is NOT Bad for You

Part 2 - A fun argument over dinner turned into a two part podcast. Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks are two of the most famous people in the world. Most of their notoriety is due to their impressive film careers. Which actor has had the most impactful influence on culture and society? Which one has won the most awards? Which one had the most bombs? Who wins? Listen and find out. Disagree? Post your comments on FB or Ytube DON'T INSULT MY INTELLIGENCE!

06 - Tom Cruise vs Tom Hanks (part 2) #tomcruise #tomhanks #whoisbetter

A fun argument over dinner turned into a two part podcast. Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks are two of the most famous people in the world. Most of their notoriety is due to their impressive film careers. Which actor has had the most impactful influence on culture and society? Which one has won the most awards? Which one had the most bombs? Who wins? Listen and find out. Disagree? Post your comments on FB or Ytube DON'T INSULT MY INTELLIGENCE!

05 - Tom Cruise vs Tom Hanks (part 1) #tomcruise #tomhanks #whoisbetter

Are natural disasters increasing? More people getting killed? Violent crime increasing? Are more people poor? The short answer. No Most every aspect of life is much better than it was 50 yrs ago & getting better every year. The facts are extremely clear on this. Why do people think things are worse? Outdated data, personal bias, & incorrect perceptions created by the media. The world is NOT Going to Hell, DON'T INSULT MY INTELLIGENCE! Use the Website link on the Itunes page for more info & pics                                                   ------- SHOW NOTES ------- The inspiration for this episode was this wonderful Ted Talk given by Hans & Ela Rosling.  They are father and son scientific researchers that study world wide statistic and historical data.  They help governments, companies and other organizations understand trends in human behavior.  This presentation offers fascinating insights people's general ignorance of some basic statistic about natural disasters, income, and life span. How not to be ignorant about the world Link to Image    1. Are Deaths from Natural Disasters increasing? No. But around 70% of people think they are.  More Chimpanzees go the answer right than people.  LOL Link to Image   2. Are Hurricanes becoming more frequent?  Nope, we just hear about them more and more. Here is a link to some great data from the Hurricane Research Division of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. The NO&AA is a bureau of the US Government.  You can see from this data that Hurricanes (Normal or Major, Landfall or Ocean bound) are no more frequent than they have ever been.  http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/E11.html (We will make a chart of this data table soon)   3. This is an interesting slide. It shows peoples perception of crime getting worse vs the actual stats. Interesting that the huge jump in the perception of crime increasing is in 2001...  Link to Image   4. 95% of people surveyed in the USA believe poverty is on the increase or is not getting better. Again Chimpanzees answer more correctly.  Link to Image   5. A common view point you probably hear quite a lot is the income gap. How there is no more middle class anymore... Not true. Most people in the world are in the middle. Yes a small group of people are extremely wealthy sure, but most people in the world are in the middle.      Link to Image 6. Another example of people's incorrect views. As you can see the majority of people surveyed believe only 20% of children in the world are vaccinated. Why are they so far off from the facts. Um.... Social media??? Cable News??? DON'T INSULT MY INTELLIGENCE!!!     Link to Image

04 - The World is NOT Going to Hell in a Hand Basket

If you use Social Media (FB, Twitter, Insta) you have no doubt seen posts about current events. Gerry & Beau discuss motivations people have when posting, forwarding, & being "outraged" by issues of varying merit. Is posting & forwarding Activism or is it just virtually piling on? Does this help or hurt? DON'T INSULT MY INTELLIGENCE "SOCIAL" ACTIVISTS! Use the Website link on the Itunes page for show notes, links & pics discussed on/t podcast. LAST ONE WITH SOUND ISSUES. We get it right on Ep4.

03 - Your Social Media Posts are NOT Really Activism

Beau (wanna-be intellectual) and Gerry (professional curmudgeon) discuss a variety of topics that just INSULT THEIR INTELLIGENCE. Anything is fair game from history, politics, science, society, social media, entertainment and wherever we find fu*kery.

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