Return to Sanity: Recent Episodes
Bradley Starleaf
The podcast covers pop culture, current events, politics, among other topics. There is something for everyone. Feedback is welcomed. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bradley-starleaf/support
Halloween is pure and innocent and wonderful. Christmas has morphed into a celebration of pure commerce and commercialism.
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The 2nd Amendment has been taken completely out of its original context. We were never meant to have access to assault rifles.
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People seem to ignore the fact that America rose to economic dominance on the back of the devastation of WWII. There was no competition in manufacturing. All other infrastructure needed decades of rebuilding. America took advantage of that head start.
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Scooby Doo was a classic of childhood entertainment. Upon further review there seems to be some exploitation in the gang's method and approach.
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Game of Thrones took the world by storm as soon as it aired in 2011. The show was ground breaking as lon as it followed the source material. The minute the show runners had to improvise, it was all over.
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Gilligan's Island is a mainstay of syndicated television. The show's sudden cancellation was a bit of a mystery. We will cover the story behind that decision.
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Alex Jones started to spew the foulest lies imaginable about Sandy Hook in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy. He is finally being held accountable.
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Enron was an awful Texas based corporation that disrupted the energy grid in California to make quick cash. Now the convicted former CEO, Jeffrey Skilling, is out of prison and back in the energy game.
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Have you ever noticed that all stories are about the wealthy or we off? You never hear a story about a Haunted Studio apartment. It's always a Haunted Mansion.
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Ever since the 1980s America has enshrined Corporations as Sovereign Citizens. Americans have been sold the idea of "Trickle Down Economics" in various forms ever since.
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College is hyped up from the moment you get into grade school. It is not the key to success it is sold as being. Please consider other options.
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The Karate Kid was a cultural phenomenon. The original story was excellent and has found new life from the view of the "bad guy".
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This is a brief discussion about how martial arts spread through pop culture in Enter the Dragon and the Karate Kid and how the popular image of a caring benevolent Master is a myth.
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