The guest talks about his experience as a defense expert across the country and the responsibility that comes with the job of showing up and telling the jury exactly what they want to hear. He also shares his belief about human behavior and self-interest.
The speaker talks about the impracticality but possibility of conspiracy theories and how physics cannot necessarily explain everything, sharing a random fact about physics education and ending with a bizarre joke about jacking off an elephant.
Hosts Joe Flint and John Ziegler discuss the latter's belief that humans are not good and will do almost anything to protect their self-interest. They also investigate expert witnesses for hire in the Penn State scandal.
The podcast host raises concerns about the ethics of forensic witnesses who get paid large sums of money for giving testimony in court cases and emphasizes the importance of maintaining a sense of morality and honesty in such professions.