May 29, 2019
#117 – Jack and Hao mount a stirring attack on personhood labels. This is something we often allude to on the podcast, the idea of putting people in boxes that often are too big or too small to contain them. Now we devote the entire hour to breaking down exactly what we mean and which labels we abhor the...
May 22, 2019
#116 – Beefs! We all have past mistakes that haunt us. In this hour, we squash some of our beefs. Also, in the B-plot, we discuss hygiene. What's up with the shower industry, and the marketing around it? Only on Downers could an episode format this innovative make its way to your ears.
Plugs this week:
May 15, 2019
#115 – This week, we devote the hour to The Washingtonian's
article "What Happened After My 13-Year-Old [sic] Son Joined the
Alt-Right." We also get a follow-up to Kate's travels to Tokyo,
where she experienced a PEDESTRIAN SCRAMBLE. Road safety... toxic
internet forums... it's another classic Downers episode!
Plugs...
May 8, 2019
#114 – Downers convenes this week to discuss the important topic of the week: BIOHACKING. What is it??? Should be afraid of it, or should we embrace it wholeheartedly? We also talk along the way about intermittent fasting and the gendering of diet culture and how baby Wikipedia articles become adult Wikipedia...
May 1, 2019
#113 – We break our rule about current events to talk about
places of worship. In light of recent horrific events, we cannot
help but feel compelled to say nice things about them. Just Jack
and Hao on this episode. Kate will be back next week!
downersradio@gmail.com | /r/downersradio | @downersradio on...