Podcast
Smart Guy, Dumb Guy
Hosted by Christian Serge & Jonny Morrison · EN
A Smart Guy, Dumb Guy podcast explores culture, current events, politics, and economics from both sides of the intellectual spectrum.
Each week, hosts Christian Serge and Jonny Morrison, dive into the latest cultural issues from their own perspectives and experiences.
You might learn something but even more importantly, you'll hear two people with different backgrounds work hard to have substantive, understandable, and enjoyable conversations.
10episodes
Episodes
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Chauvin Trial, Middle Class Anti-Racism, and Climate Policy
Apr 27, 202100:32:09Tap to summarizeIn this episode Christian and Jonny reflect on the recent Derek Chauvin trial, Biden's new climate plan, and anti-racism language. Articles: https://unherd.com/2021/03/antiracism-is-too-middle-class/https://www.vox.com/22397364/earth-day-us-climate-change-summit-biden-john-kerry-commitment-2030-zero-emissions
Transcribe →Violent Things
Apr 19, 202100:27:51Tap to summarize**Trigger warning. In this episode we talk about gun violence and mass shootings**In this episode Christian and Jonny talk about Biden's recent announcement to remove troops from Afghanistan and changing gun laws in the U.S. Articles: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/04/exit-strategy/618590/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/01/mass-shootings-georgia-colorado-expose-lax-gun-laws-amid-cries-reform/7061512002/
Transcribe →Georgia Laws & Woke Capital
Apr 12, 202100:27:36Tap to summarizeArticles: Georgia Election LawWoke Capital
Transcribe →Garland and Grade School
Mar 1, 202100:26:11Tap to summarizeJonny And Christian discuss Biden administration's nomination of Merrick Garland as well as some recent drama in a California school district. Articleshttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/02/what-justice-department/618112/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/20/us/oakley-school-board-hot-mic.htmlLink for False State - PLEASE PUT IN NOTES OF SHOW!https://linktr.ee/traylerswift
Transcribe →The Buck Stops in Texas
Feb 23, 202100:32:37Tap to summarizeArticles:https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/02/freezing-cold-and-burning-mad-texas/618048/https://unherd.com/2021/02/will-chinas-millennials-ever-rebel/
Transcribe →Covid Generation & American Intervention
Feb 16, 202100:33:42Tap to summarizeIn this episode Christian and Jonny talk about Covid-19 and the impact it is having on kids as well America's response to the coup in Myanmar.Articles From The Episodehttps://unherd.com/2021/02/how-we-turned-teens-into-lab-rats/https://www.npr.org/2021/02/11/966923582/what-myanmars-coup-means-for-the-rohingya https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/02/11/myanmar-coup-washington-biden-sanctions-aung-san-suu-kyi/
Transcribe →What to do with the looney toons?
Feb 8, 202100:26:43Tap to summarizeChristian and Jonny talk about the potential recall for Gavin Newsom and the GOP response to Marjorie Taylor Greene and ask how we should politically handle leaders we deeply disagree with.Articles: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/us/gavin-newsom-recall.htmlhttps://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/02/marjorie-taylor-greene-expelled-congress/617911/
Transcribe →Filibustering Gamestop
Feb 1, 202100:30:17Tap to summarizeJonny and Christian talk about the filibuster and GameStop.Articles: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/23/style/the-vaccinated-class.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/business/gamestop-wall-street-bets.htmlhttps://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/01/democrats-biggest-decision-nuking-filibuster/617854/
Transcribe →Changing Politics
Jan 25, 202100:29:17Tap to summarizeChristian confesses the truth about his past beliefs. Then Jonny and Christian talk about how a person changes their beliefs and what can be done about the merger of Trumpism and Christianity. Articles from the Show: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/opinion/trump-evangelicals.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/us/how-white-evangelical-christians-fused-with-trump-extremism.html?fbclid=IwAR2JYuH8TRb3tMdNoMLwUI3_mw6VCLDQaxoTFCYGw_Wafw5OV2uaYIcHy8k
Transcribe →Inauguration Time
Jan 21, 202100:24:58Tap to summarizeA bonus pod responding to the inauguration of president Joseph R. Biden and vice president Kamala Harris.
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