In this podcast episode, the host discusses the mindset of fandom and why someone might choose to be a fan of Star Trek as opposed to Star Wars or both. The conversation takes a hard left turn and the topic shifts to the reimagining of the Star Trek franchise and its appeal to new fans.
The importance of voting and registering people to vote is crucial for maintaining democracy, and denying bodily autonomy is a stark issue that affects everyone.
The sanctimony present in urban and coastal areas is being voted against by people who disagree with decisions like closing down states and lakes. The topic of politics is like the saying “opinions are like assholes” and it is not appreciated by everyone.
The current crisis has people reevaluating the way they live, questioning whether living in a big city is the best option and recognizing the importance of state rights and self-protection. The speaker questions whether it's worth living in a compact and expensive space in a city like Manhattan when they could have more space and less cost in a rural area like Montana.
The target of the voter suppression is typically people of color, and it manifests itself in different ways in different places- from the 50,000 poll monitors who are going to challenge black and brown voters and question their right to vote to the states like North Carolina start to limit early voting and Sunday voting.
Joe Exotic and Carol Baskin had a long-standing feud which cost them both a lot of pride, money, and business. It is alleged that Joe approached different people with plans to kill Carol on two different occasions.