RSH 61 -- Fly vs. Cop, One of Them’s Getting the Launch Codes (10.14.2020)

Recorded October 12, 2020. Adam and Peter are back. The guys talk about Trump catching COVID-19 and how it will impact the 2020 election. They also mention the ongoing protests against SARS and police brutality in Nigeria. Peter watched the vice presidential debate and shares his thoughts. They talk more about the election. At the latter half, Adam shares his journalistic philosophy and ties it to the ethos of the podcast. 

Links: Trump's ties to Regeneron (Trump owns shares in the company and has personal ties with the company's CEO): https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/05/investing/trump-regeneron/index.html ; Nigeria disbands SARS police unit after widespread protests: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/11/nigeria-to-disband-sars-police-unit-accused-of-killings-and-brutality (SARS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Anti-Robbery_Squad); petition to arrest and prosecute the head of Nigerian police for crimes against humanity: https://www.change.org/p/international-criminal-court-arrest-nigerian-ig-of-police-for-crimes-against-humanity ; Nigerian protests against SARS continue: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/nigeria-protesters-demand-police-reforms-sixth-day-73584624 , https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/13/sake-democracy-nigerias-endsars-campaign-against-police-brutality-must-prevail/ , https://twitter.com/jackieaina/status/1315349545241333760 , https://twitter.com/falzthebahdguy/status/1315351289174335491 ; climate change: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2020/oct/13/arctic-ice-melting-climate-change-global-warming , https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/05/amazon-near-tipping-point-of-switching-from-rainforest-to-savannah-study ; California inmate firefighter faces deportation: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/22/california-inmate-firefighter-ice-deportation ; the U.S. military emits more carbon than 140 countries and is a major driver of climate change: https://www.newsweek.com/us-military-greenhouse-gases-140-countries-1445674 , https://grist.org/article/u-s-military-emits-more-co2-than-most-countries/ , https://theconversation.com/us-military-is-a-bigger-polluter-than-as-many-as-140-countries-shrinking-this-war-machine-is-a-must-119269 , https://theintercept.com/2019/09/15/climate-change-us-military-war/  ; 

 

Theme song: "Real Sankara Hours theme song"

Peter MGunn -- bass guitar

Adam Hudson -- drums 

 

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