September 2021

The September 2021 edition of the World’s Only Podcast is here to bring the top news as Ian and Silby give you their own unfiltered and congenial feedback. This episode the boys discuss Afghanistan, the California Recall, OnlyFans, and Trigger Warnings on video games.

Be sure to read more about the topics Ian and Silby discussed: 

• Washington Monthly: Afghanistan meant Nothing

• Council on Foreign Relations: The US War in Afghanistan

• WaPo: Biden administration scrambled as its orderly withdrawal from Afghanistan unraveled

• NYT: This Is How the US's Afghanistan Exit Plan Unraveled

• Council on Foreign Relations: How Will China Deal With the Taliban?

• Progressive lawmakers, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders, have largely stayed quiet as Afghanistan descends into chaos

• The Week the Left Stopped Caring About Human Rights

• Let’s Not Pretend That the Way We Withdrew From Afghanistan Was the Problem

• Intelligence Warned of Afghan Military Collapse, Despite Biden’s Assurances

• The clash within a civilization

• Why the Arab world has an identity crisis

• NYT: What You Need to Know About the California Recall, Explained

• NYT: How Did Larry Elder Become a Front-Runner in California’s Governor Race?

• WaPo: Analysis | Embattled California Gov. Newsom, facing recall election, says it’s time for Democrats to wake up

• 538: Latest Polls Of The California Recall Election

• CNBC: YouTube star Kevin Paffrath is Democratic leader in California recall

• Opinion: Gavin Newsom is in trouble. Here’s why

• Big donors helping Newsom fight California recall also have a big wish list in Sacrament

• Why San Francisco’s city government is so dysfunctional

• California leaving: State population declines for first time

• NYT: OnlyFans Says It Is Banning Sexually Explicit Content

• CNN: OnlyFans says it will ban sexually explicit content

• Tech Crunch: OnlyFans bans explicit content

• The Verge: OnlyFans to prohibit sexually explicit content beginning in October

• The Verge: OnlyFans won't ban porn after all

• BBC: OnlyFans: How it handles illegal sex videos

• The Information: The Numbers Behind The OnlyFans Flip-Flop; Clubhouse Teases a Creator Marketplace

• The Daily Beast: The Real Reasons Why OnlyFans Is Banning Porn

• OnlyFans CEO on why it banned adult content: ‘the short answer is banks’

• The Children of Pornhub

• The children selling explicit videos on OnlyFans

• The Daily Beast: The Shady Evangelical Group With Trump Ties Waging War on Pornhub

• Time: Why Did OnlyFans Reverse Its Ban on Sexual Content?

• The Onion: OnlyFans CEO Admits Decision To Ban Pornography Was Made In Shame-Filled Moment After Orgasm

• The Guardian: Boyfriend Dungeon review – a video game where you can date your weapons

• Pink News: Controversial dating sim Boyfriend Dungeon given new content warning over stalking plot

• The Mary Sue: Indie Game Boyfriend Dungeon's Content Warning Discourse

• Inverse.com: 'Boyfriend Dungeon' creator responds to content warning controversy

• Scientific American: Are Trigger Warnings Actually Helpful? - Scientific American Blog Network

• The Performative Antiracism of Black Students at the U. of Wisconsin

• Trigger warnings appear to have little impact on emotional responses or learning

• Family Guy - Brah gets fired

• https://www.doesthedogdie.com/

• You can follow Silby on Twitter at @Silby_Says and Ian at @IRLibrarian.

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August 2021

The August 2021 edition of the World’s Only Podcast is here to bring the top news as Ian and guest host Corey Parker give you their own unfiltered and congenial feedback. This episode the boys discuss the Delta Variant, Bill Cosby, Restaurant Staffing, Gun Violence, and the Olympics (That’s right, all five segments!)

Be sure to read more about the topics Ian and Corey discussed: 

• WaPo: Covid case, death and hospitalization rates on the rise again for the unvaccinated - Washington Post

• WaPo: Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri and other states report double-digit growth in vaccinations over two weeks.

• Newsweek: US States With High COVID Cases Seeing Vaccination Rate Increase: White House

• CNN: Alabama GOP governor says 'start blaming the unvaccinated folks' for rise in Covid cases

• NY Mag: Universal Face-Mask Mandates Are Back. Here’s What to Know.

• NYT: Italy to Require Proof of Vaccination or Negative Test for Social Activities

• Bill Cosby Is Out of Prison but He’s Not Welcome in Hollywood: ‘He Is Toxic’

• LA Times: Column: Bill Cosby is out of prison. What does that mean for his dozens of accusers?

• LA Times: Pennsylvania court was right to overturn Cosby's conviction

• CNN: Restaurants have a new challenge: Finding workers

• Newsweek: 'We All Quit': Restaurant Signs Claiming Staff Walking Out Are Popping Up Across US

• Business Insider: Restaurant Workers Are Quitting at Record Rates

• CNN: Restaurant workers say they're overworked and stressed out. Here's why

• Time: Restaurant Owners and Workers Struggle Amid Labor Shortage | Time

• Bureau of Labor Statistics: 35-1011 Chefs and Head Cooks

• AP: Garland vows crackdown on gun trafficking as violence surges

• Baltimore Magazine: The Iron Pipeline: Nearly Two-Thirds of Baltimore's Guns Come from Out of State

• CBS: Justice Department rolls out 5 firearms trafficking strike forces to tackle gun violence

• Fox5 News: Alexandria Police address rising weapons crimes in Old Town

• Garland vows crackdown on gun trafficking as violence surges

• Deliberate misrepresentation of the intent of the Second Amendment by gun-rights advocates

• Database of US gun violence

• DC v. Heller decision

• CBS: Tokyo reports record number of new COVID-19 cases as Olympics continue

• CNBC: Covid cluster at hotel hosting Olympic athletes raises concerns as Tokyo cases surge

• New Yorker: Japan's Olympic-Sized Problem

• Quartz: Rio Olympics 2016: Rio's favela residents say they won't benefit from the Olympics

• CNN: 'I'm really struggling to exercise still': Olympic athletes battle long Covid

• AP: Why are Olympics going on despite public, medical warnings?

• AP: EXPLAINER: Why Japan has been slow to roll out vaccinations

• How Simone Biles saved herself — and her teammates — at the Olympics

• You can follow Corey on Twitter at @BeerNerdtastic and Ian at @IRLibrarian.

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July 2021

The July 2021 edition of the World’s Only Podcast is here to bring the top news as Silby and Ian give you their own unfiltered and congenial feedback. This episode the boys discuss a new Cold War, Hacking and Ransomware attacks, Coal Miners on strike, and Pitchers doctoring baseballs

Be sure to read more about the topics Ian and Silby discussed: 

• Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Bill to Bolster Competitiveness With China

• Made in China 2025

• China’s Communist Party at 100: the secret of its longevity

• Censorship, Surveillance and Profits: A Hard Bargain for Apple in China

• Fight Over Covid’s Origins Renews Debate on Risks of Lab Work

• EcoHealth Alliance head Daszak leaves UN-backed COVID origins probe

• NYT: Senate Poised to Pass Huge Industrial Policy Bill to Counter China

• Foreign Policy: The COVID-19 Lab Leak Theory Is Short on Evidence and Long on Guesswork

• YouTube: Jon Stewart On Vaccine Science And The Wuhan Lab Theory

• How A New Team Of Feds Hacked The Hackers And Got Colonial Pipeline's Ransom Back

• The Phish Scale: NIST-Developed Method Helps IT Staff See Why Users Click on Fraudulent Emails

• NPR: Colonial Pipeline's Ransom Was Returned By A New Department Of Justice Team

• NPR: U.S. Has Recovered Some Of The Millions Paid In Ransom To Colonial Pipeline Hackers

• Alabama Coal Workers Strike For Better Wages, Fair Treatment

• Germany agrees plan to phase out coal power by 2038

• The Guardian: Striking coalminers in Alabama energize support across the south

• iHeart Radio: Unpacking Alabama Union Busting with Kim Kelly - Worst Year Ever

• As MLB nears crackdown on foreign substances, pitchers ask for fair enforcement

• MLB pitchers, including Yankees’ Gerrit Cole, face suspension if busted with illegal sticky substance, report says

• Gerrit Cole Stared Down Josh Donaldson After Getting Revenge With Two Strikeouts

• Is the timing of Red Sox pitching problems a coincidence, or is it related to MLB’s looming substance crackdown?

• Scherzer makes case for pine tar, not stickier stuff

• Is MLB's Offensive Resurgence Connected to Looming Crackdown on Sticky Stuff?

• SI: MLB pitchers doctoring baseballs are changing the game

• MLB.com: FAQ: Sticky stuff and new rule enforcement

• Bleacher Report: Is MLB's Offensive Resurgence Connected to Looming Crackdown on Sticky Stuff?

• WaPo: As MLB nears crackdown on foreign substances, pitchers ask for fair enforcement

• JomBoy: Jomboy on Twitter: "Scherzer gets checked for sticky stuff and chaos ensues, a breakdown… "

You can follow Silby on Twitter at @Silby_Says and Ian at @IRLibrarian.

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This month’s Fifth Segment is: Declining Birthrates in the US and Western Hemisphere

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