Friendly Dissonance: Recent Episodes
Clinton Barnes
Abby and CJ are a couple living in Minnesota who have vastly differing opinions on politics, economics, and the world. But through discussion (and not argument) they come to a better understanding of the person they love, and they think it is educational and entertaining to listen in on their conversations that come at issues from different angles that aren't necessarily heard in today's political and cultural environment.
In this episode, CJ and Abby talk about the demands of the western United States for some of that sweet, sweet midwestern water, and how this might be a more likely tipping point for the breakup of the United States than the usual culture war Red State vs. Blue State stuff.
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In this episode, CJ and Abby talk about Abby's adventures as a Dungeon Master, and then they pivot to talking about what's been going on over in Ukraine!
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In this episode, CJ and Abby talk about cheese! From macaroni and cheese to, oddly enough, the politics and economics of cheese! For the Lib 2 Lib, they decide whether or not to Push the Button!
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In this episode, Abby and CJ talk about justice, primarily through the three ways one can view justice: restorative, retributive, and rehabilitative. They both tend towards rehabilitative. In the Lib2Lib segment, they answer a few random questions about past choices, the proper spelling of alcoholic drinks, the most important thing that all people should work on, and the one song that all people should listen to.
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In this episode, Abby and CJ talk a bit about education!
Article mentioned in this episode: https://slate.com/business/2021/07/masters-degrees-debt-loans-worth-it.html
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Abby and CJ talk about the recipe cards that Abby found that date back many years in Abby's family! Of course that's not all they talk about...in between talking about the oddness of the recipes or the indecipherable writing, they talk about a bunch of other stuff, like food and culture and family.
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In this short half-episode, Abby and CJ discuss a bit of an episode of X-Files they recently watched together that talked about technology, and then they wandered into random other bits of conversation (as they are often wont to do).
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In this episode, Abby and CJ talk about the insurrection, the storming of the Capitol, and (among other things) how exceptionally stupid the stormers were/are. Also, for lib2lib, we talk about which mythological creature we want to exist.
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Abby and CJ discuss (mostly) philosophers whose ideas have not quite withstood the test of time, and for Lib2Lib talk about Abby's distaste for the Fallout saga's Brotherhood of Steel.
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In this episode, Abby and CJ discuss (and commiserate over) the life of a retail worker, and then talk about CJ's first real experience with spice, and how far he's come since then. For our Lib2Lib segment, we try to look at the silver linings of the current Coronavirus pandemic and lockdown. You can tweet to us @FriendlyDissnce https://twitter.com/FriendlyDissnce
Abby and CJ discuss Super Tuesday and the aftermath! For Lib2Lib, they discuss what race/species and class they would be (and what the other would be) in an Elder Scrolls game. You can tweet to us @FriendlyDissnce https://twitter.com/FriendlyDissnce
Soooo....we're a bit late here, but oh well. Here's something we recorded like, two weeks ago, and just now got around to editing and publishing!
Here we discuss Christmas movies, and get too tired and drunk, and should have given up, but pressed on. We were trying a new format here, where we discuss one main thing instead of two things.
And then there's the Lib 2 Lib where we talk about what fictional wrestling match we'd like to see.
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In this episode, CJ talks about conspiracies, mostly with a historical context but also in regards to the recent (more recent when we actually recorded the episode...whoops...) death of Jeffrey Epstien. Abby then talks about ghost towns in Minnesota, and how they might not be exactly what you think about when you hear the words "ghost town." You can tweet to us @FriendlyDissnce https://twitter.com/FriendlyDissnce
In this episode, Abby starts us out by talking about corsets, CJ talks about why he doesn't like democracy, and they both answer whether or not they'll press the button. You can tweet to us @FriendlyDissnce https://twitter.com/FriendlyDissnce
CJ and Abby discuss H.P Lovecraft and his Cthulhu mythos, they talk about their weekend together at and some of the history of Robbinsdale, Minnesota, and on Lib 2 Lib they talk about their favorite superheroes. You can tweet to us @FriendlyDissnce https://twitter.com/FriendlyDissnce
Abby talks about why she finds it frustrating to go to museums, CJ talks about Swalwell dropping out of the 2020 Democratic Battle Royale, and on Lib 2 Lib they both talk about...incest.
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