Bald and Bloviating

A solo chat where I share my excitement and learnings after going viral on TikTok, and figuring out how to transform my self-image as a writer and blogger to a video ranter and now podcaster... Send the host a text! Let him know what you think

The Wright Brothers flew sixty years ago, and it's been almost as much time since the Apollo Moon landings -- yet humans haven't been back since, not even leaving Earth orbit. What's gone wrong with the space program, and what's gone right? I ask the best-informed space geek I know, Carl Alessi, and have a wonderful conversation about where we were, where we are, and where we could and should be going... The Guest Carl grew up in Orange County, California during a time when several of his fam...

The first month of Trump's second term is being slammed by Democrats as executive over-reach, and celebrated by Republicans as a return to how the Framers of the Constitution defined the role. Today's guest explains what he means by a "unitary executive," and how Trump is following an established tradition that has since been eroded by the legislature and courts, creating a corrupt and bloated bureaucracy. The Guest Ed Powell received his PhD in Astrophysics (Plasma Physics and Contro...

Old School Liberal HP and Libertarian Me both voted for Harris, but now that Trump is in office have different views of the administration's policies and where the nation is headed... The End of American Exceptionalism https://mookiespitz.medium.com/the-end-of-american-exceptionalism-415ae8e1b333 Eleventh Hour Election Debate https://mookiespitz.medium.com/eleventh-hour-election-debate-d4c4f354ac95 Send the host a text! Let him know what you think

Today Trump announced the US takeover of the Gaza Strip, which is essentially declaring the end of the dream of Palestinian statehood. You'll hear historical context and intent, as I still can't wrap my bald head fully around the idea of proposing yet another mass deportation... Send the host a text! Let him know what you think