Episode 14 - Get off my lawn!
Novelty in modern culture
Hosts Brian O’Leary and Adam Haman start with a discussion about what resulted from Adam’s recent appearance on The Bob Murphy Show.
It leads to a wide-ranging back-and-forth about the state of our culture and why some things we grew up with are not as important to us today.
The fellows veer off into the crazy world of academia for a bit and then bring it back home with a bit of a “white pill” on the state of our culture.
Today’s show brought to you by Tom Woods School of Life.
He who pays the piper calls the tune…
Haman on the Bob Murphy Show
Deep Thoughts by Brian O’Leary
Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey
Saturday Night Live history
Havana (1990)
World Population
Music
Anita Baker – Caught Up in the Rapture
Micky and The Motorcars
One of O’Leary’s favorite current “country bands.”
Micky and the Motorcars covering Warren Zevon’s Lawyers, Guns & Money
Slice by Five for Fighting
O’Leary’s show notes & podcast do not look kindly on the song that Slice harkens back to.
A tragic day, but “the Music” continued: The Brian D. O’Leary Show – 2/3/2023
Sport
Put me in, coach: Youth baseball participation on the rise
Why I consider Elvis Presley and Olivia Newton-John the most influential people in the history of Portland, Oregon: If not the city, certainly the Trail Blazers franchise
Another universal truth discovered: Thanks to my years involved in fly fishing
Other podcasts mentioned
The Origins of Make America Great Again?
One of many podcasts in which Brion McClanahan explains the “splintering” we talk about in this show
Ep. 2405 Contra Shapiro: The Rights and Wrongs of Israel and Gaza
Scott Horton on Tom Woods Show
What in the world is going on in the “schools” these days?
Teachers union in Portland, Oregon, votes to strike over class sizes, pay, lack of resources
Oregon again says students don’t need to prove mastery of reading, writing or math to graduate, citing harm to students of color
Graduation requirements for Oregon high schools no longer include knowing how to read, write, or do math because of racism or something
He who pays the piper calls the tune
Who is the “customer” in government-run education (“public schools”)?
Parents should be, but they are not…
Donald P. Nielsen (Special to the Seattle Times)
“Academic achievement will not improve, schools will not get better and we will see the teacher’s union demand more money in three years when the contract comes up for renewal.”
Lew Rockwell at Mises.org
“Where there is a demand, and obviously people demand education for their kids, there is supply. … Again, the customer would rule. In the end, what would emerge is not entirely predictable—the market never is—but whatever happened would be in accord with the wishes of the public.”
Corey DeAngelis
Adam’s “other” gig:
The Nevada Libertarian Party Presents: The Battleborn Podcast
Co-hosted by fellow Nevadan Randy Sadac, the LPNV’s Battleborn podcast features commentary about goings on in Nevada from a liberty perspective. Here you can find some great interviews with people doing great things to advance liberty in the state of Nevada, and beyond.
Don’t miss their great interview with economist (and libertarian superhero) Bob Murphy!
Randy and Adam Interview Robert Murphy
Brian’s empire of content:
Where you’ll find all of the interesting things Brian is up to, including:
The O’Leary Review – Substack
and more.
While you’re there, don’t forget to buy Brian a coffee. He’ll greatly appreciate it, especially a darker roast.
Adam also runs on coffee, and he would greatly appreciate any contributions that listeners would like to make to help keep him in front of the microphone and producing content.
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