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Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill

Pigweed and Crowhill

You like beer, and you like conversation, right? Of course you do. Pigweed and Crowhill review a beer (sometimes their own homebrews) and discuss issues of the day. They try to break down serious issues into bite-sized chunks, and add some humor when possible. But it"s all in good fun. Just two pals chatting over a beer.

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00:49:36

364: Two scary stories from HP Lovecraft

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2023/10/25

Along with literary contributor Longinus, the boys drink and review Dark Usher, then discuss two short stories from Lovecraft: Shadow Over Innsmouth and the Call of Cthulu. In "The Shadow over Innsmouth," a man visits the decaying New England town of Innsmouth and discovers its inhabitants' disturbing alliance with aquatic beings, the Deep Ones. As he delves deeper into their sinister secrets, he faces terror and the looming threat of a transformation into one of them. "The Call

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00:32:56

363: The Epstein sex scandal, means-tested tickets,...

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2023/10/23

The boys drink and review a no-alcohol porter, then discuss five topics in about 5 minutes each. #1. Gender-reveal dad. From a YouTube video -- This poor fellow was obviously a captive. You could see it in his face. But it wasn't about a baby, it was about some kid transitioning. It was horrifying. It seemed pretty obvious the man was going along with an ultimatum from his wife. "Support me on this or suffer." #2. Means-tested speeding tickets. A Finnish man participating in a

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00:49:19

362: The Unabomber

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2023/10/12

The boys drink and review yet another non-alcoholic beer, then discuss Ted Kaczynski, aka The Unabomber, who recently died in prison. He was a genius. He skipped two grades, went to Harvard, and studied advanced mathematics. Unfortunately, he was an evil genius. Ted was a quirky guy who decided that technology and industrial society had to be destroyed. He worked for a few years to raise enough money to live in a shack in Montana. From there he started his terrorist bombing campaign. His crimes

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00:36:41

361: JeBron James' I Promise School

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2023/10/12

P&C drink and review "Gold Rush," a no-alcohol beer from Sam Adams, then discuss the "I Promise" School. LeBron James says that he owes a lot of his success to some wonderful people who took him in and helped him out when he was struggling in school. To his credit, LeBron wants to give back, so he created a new school to give disadvantaged kids a chance. The school started with a lot of hope and promise -- and with a lot of LeBron's money -- but it hasn't lived up to

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00:36:44

360: Hawaii

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2023/10/04

P&C drink and review a non-alcoholic Octoberfest "beer," then discuss their experiences in Hawaii. Pigweed had visited a few decades ago, while Crowhill just got back after a visit to Capt. Crowhill. Crowhill was surprised by several things. * Chickens everywhere. * Not many shells on the beach. * Almost no sea birds. * Mongooses on the loose. * The mountains are incredibly sheer and steep. * There's a sports team called "Red Raiders" with an image of a native

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00:37:14

359: Let the children lead?

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2023/10/02

P&C drink and review Geralt's Gold, a no-alcohol Helles brew, then discuss how our views of children have changed. In the latter half of the 20th century our culture turned away from the previous "seen and not heard" attitude and tried to be more interested in what children say. We also started to be obsessed with childrens' feelings and their self esteem. P&C don't remember anybody caring about their feelings, their self esteem, or whether they were anxious when

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00:37:12

358: Oliver Anthony, aka Chris Lunsford

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2023/09/16

The boys drink and review a lime and salt no-alcohol brew from Dos Equis, then discuss Chris Lunsford, who some people think is named Oliver Anthony. Mr. Lunsford recently appeared on both Jordan Peterson's and Joe Rogan's podcast. Pigweed and Crowhill try to determine if Mr. Lunsford is the man people think he is -- a simple, authentic man of the people. He seems to be. He has a disdain for commercial success, a love for people, and a desire for his music to be more of a ministry than a

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00:54:09

357: 5 Kurt Vonnegut short stories

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2023/09/14

Along with special guest Longinus, the boys drink and review Sam Adams' Just the Haze, a no-alcohol IPA, then review some short stories by Kurt Vonnegut. "The Foster Portfolio" has an investment advisor who finds a client who appears to be poor, but secretly has enormous wealth, which he has no interest in. It examines one man's struggles with his moral failings. "All the King's Horses" is about a horrifying chess game played with real people's lives, including

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00:55:24

356: Ideal and planned cities. Hubris or genius?

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2023/09/13

Along with special guest Longinus, the boys review an Amber "non-alcoholic brew" from O'Douls, then discuss planned cities. Pigweed was curious who was secretly buying lots of land near Travis Air Force Base. The fear was it was the Chinese, but it turns out to be Silicon Valley millionaires and billionaires. They want to create an "ideal city" -- because they know best about everything. There is, of course, a long history of people believing they could design the perfect

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00:43:07

355: Comments on the GOP debate

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2023/09/08

The boys drink and review a light copper near bear from Athletic Brewing, then discuss the GOP debates. The participants were Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Chris Christie, Doug Burgum, and Asa Hutchinson. The candidates are all so far behind Donald Trump at this point that it was almost like a debate to see who wanted to be Trump's VP, except that Chris Christie, Asa Hutchinson, and Mike Pence were clearly competing for the anti/never-Trump lane. Vivek is

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00:38:46

354: Game theory

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2023/09/06

The boys drink and review Partake IPA, a no-alcohol beer, then discuss game theory. Game theory is an attempt to express the calculations that go on in a game as mathematics. It makes certain assumptions. 1. The game has to include multiple players 2. The players must interact with each other 3. There needs to be a reward 4. You assume the players act rationally 5. You assume the players act in their own personal interest Those things are not always true in real life. One goal of game

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00:37:32

353: Cracks in the intersectional coalition

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2023/08/31

The boys drink and review a non-alcoholic black ale from Hairless Dog, then discuss cracks in the intersectional coalition. When the Democrats abandoned the working class as their primary consituency, they decided to try to create a coalition out of all the misfits and complainers. People who think they're "oppressed." They allegedly form a "coalition." All for one and all that. But the truth has turned out quite differently. Members of the coalition aren't sticking

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00:39:03

352: Pigweed quizzes Crowhill on the Bible

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2023/08/31

352 Pigweed quizzes Crowhill on the Bible The boys drink and review Penn's Best NA, then discuss non-alcoholic beers. How they're made, why anyone would want them, etc. Then Pigweed tries to stump Crowhill on some Bible trivia. Starting with the National Geographic's "50 Influential Figures of the Bible," then moving on to some internet Bible trivia, Pigweed tries to find the holes in Crowhill's biblical knowledge.

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00:39:35

351: The Manhattan Project and Oppenheimer

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2023/08/22

The boys drink and review Sam Adams' Wicked Easy Light and Hazy Session IPA, then discuss the Manhatten Project and the recent film, Oppenheimer. In 1938 some German physicists discovered nuclear fision, which could potentially become a chain reaction, which could potentially become a bomb. The Americans and the Brits were scared the Germans would make an atomic bomb first, so they worked together to beat the Germans to the punch. Col. (later General) Lesley Groves ran the project along with

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00:30:54

350: P&C were right again, of course

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2023/08/11

The boys drink and review Guinness and port, then discuss some show updates. The boys suggested that if we rush into electric vehicles to make the world safer and better for the environment, perhaps we should ensure that EVs will do that. Of course they don't. And they're a serious fire hazard. It turns out Canada sucks even worse than the boys had suggested. They're making it easier and easier to qualify for the "medical assistance in dying" program. Pretty soon you'll

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00:50:06

349: The hard problem of consciousness

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2023/08/10

P&C review a Rye Pale Ale from Seven Locks Brewing, then discuss consciousness. Why does the brain produce the subjective experience of consciousness? Physical things have mass, energy, electric charge, etc., but we don't typically associate such attributes with physical things. It's even more troubling when we consider that it seems possible for a human being to be able to do everything a human does without any subjective experience. Or, in other words, what does subjective experience

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00:48:45

348: The Suburbs - their history and present relevance

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2023/08/03

With special guest Longinus, the boys drink and review Everyday Amber, then discuss the development, history, and significance of the suburbs. Crowhill mentions his conflict between his preference for free-market solutions, and the reality that some level of governemnt planning is necessary for reasonable civil life. Longinus gives some historical context for cities and suburbs, and ties the big suburbs -- like Levittown -- to the ability to construct houses in an assembly-like manner, effective

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00:52:05

347: 5 short stories from John Cheever

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2023/08/02

With special guest Longinus, the boys drink and review Citrus Squall double golden ale from Dogfish Head brewery, then discuss several short stories by John Cheever. "The Chaste Clarissa" is about a young married woman who vacations on Martha's Vineyard and catches the eye of the local Cassanova. Try as he might, he can't break down her defenses, until the very end, when he discovers her weak spot. "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill" is an interesting morality tale about a

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00:45:40

346: Canada sucks!

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2023/07/29

The boys drink and review three malt liquors, then discuss Canada. It's a beautiful place with very nice people, but politically it's the worst country in the western world. Aside from Canada ruining our weather in Maryland with their forest fires, we've been hearing too many ultra woke stories from our neighbors to the north. There's the case of the father who was fined $30,000 for "misgendering his daughter" and is currently out on bail. Canada also has a horrifying

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00:40:50

345 Vivek Ramaswamy for President

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2023/07/25

The boys drink and review 41 Year Lapse American Pale Ale from Mobtown Brewery then discuss the presidential campaign of Vivek Ramaswamy. Vivek is a 2nd generation Indian with an impressive record of educational, personal, and professional accomplishments. P&C had previously reviewed Vivek's perspective on wokeness, and are pleased to see him on the stump for president. The boys spend some time commenting on his character and style, and do a quick review of his policies. Vivek wants to

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