Topic: Planned Communities

5 chapters across the catalog

Boba Liberals
Episode 1329 54:41 - 56:48

1329: Boba Liberals

CDC Shielding Approach and SPARS Pandemic Scenario

The CDC has published "interim operational considerations" for a "shielding approach" that involves dividing populations into sectors and green zones. Additionally, the SPARS Pandemic 2025-2028 document from Johns Hopkins is highlighted as a futuristic scenario designed to test medical countermeasure communication strategies.

Lockdown Face
Episode 1278 56:29 - 58:17

1278: Lockdown Face

Local Planning Commissions, Subversive Community Involvement

The hosts discuss the experience of participating in local planning commissions as a way to counter ineffective local governance. They describe the "gruesome details" and interpersonal conflicts inherent in small-town bureaucracy and the role of "Karens" in derailing productive community improvements.

non-binary person
Episode 819 37:00 - 39:38

819: non-binary person

Bill O'Reilly Marijuana Commentary, Levittown History

Fox News host Bill O'Reilly is criticized for a segment linking marijuana acceptance to the rise of hard narcotics like heroin. O'Reilly's upbringing in Levittown, New York, is discussed as the origin of his worldview. The hosts describe Levittown as the original famous planned community and a "socialist dream" that contrasts with O'Reilly's current political persona.

This That and the Other
Episode 469 24:13 - 26:55

469: This That and the Other

Jeffrey Immelt, General Electric, Chinese Communism Praise

GE Chairman Jeffrey Immelt's interview with Charlie Rose is scrutinized for his praise of the Chinese government's efficiency. Immelt, who advises the President on jobs, suggests that state-run communism "works" and encourages his team to study China's 12th five-year plan. The hosts characterize these statements as corporate pandering intended to facilitate GE's sales of jet engines to the Chinese market.