Episode 49 – Chuffed about Lying in the Military

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Show Notes 

• Josh settles on this year’s Halloween costume just in the nick of time, Ben has a blowout summer vacation in Utah and Idaho, and they both rant about media bias, the future of humanity, Chesterton’s Fence, and dishonesty in the military. 
• Intro (0-33:38) 
  • Trial of the Chicago 7 on Netflix 
  • Josh after passing the CPA Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR) exam 
  • Ben’s friend in Hollywood visual effects and animation 
  • Games to play: 
    • Happy Salmon 
    • 7 Wonders Duel 
    • Splendor 
    • Scythe 
• Bad at Logic (33:38-40:29) 
  • Today’s Bias: Curse of Knowledge 
• Bad at Husbanding (40:29-52:53) 
  • See the Halloween costumes in question on our Facebook page 
• Bad at English (52:53-54:09) 
  • Chuffed: adj. very pleased 
  • Chuffing: gerund of chuff, but used as “very” 
• Feature: some rants (54:09-end) 
  • Josh:  
    • Media Bias Chart 
    • Al Jazeera America 
    • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 
    • The Giving Pledge 
    • China’s CO2 levels almost surpass the G7 
    • How American’s became convinced their Halloween candy was poisoned 
    • Why age? 
  • Ben: 
    • Chesterton’s Fence 
    • Lying to Ourselves: Dishonesty in the Army Profession 
    • Air Force Reduces Ancillary Training Requirements (Nov 2016) 
    • Malmstrom AFB Cheating Scandal (2014) 
• Next book review:  
  • The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 
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