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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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00:25:51

480: Why are the rich and famous such perverts?

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2025/01/17

The boys drink and review a red ale from Evo, then ask why so many of the rich and powerful seem to be engaged in some form of perversion. Are perverts attracted to positions of power, or does power and privilege create conditions that lead people into perversion? What happens when there are no consequences to your actions? What happens to your moral compass when you can cut in line, be rude, skip the bill at the restaurant, and people still think you're cool? There are so many examples of

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00:35:02

479: What's the point of the university? Have they...

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2025/01/14

The boys drink and review Lucky 7 Porter from Evo, then discuss the purpose and role of universities. Why do we have so many majors in university? Why not have a basic education, then specialize at the masters and doctorate level? Early on, universities were "finishing schools for nobility." They taught how to think critically, how to communicate, how to be a cultured person, and how to fit in with the rest of European society. There is a cultural good to having an educated population, which is

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00:39:17

478: The Trump effect takes over America and the world

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2025/01/10

P&C drink a well-aged bourbon barrel stout from Goose Island to celebrate the general effect Trump is already having on the culture. In recent news, Mark Zuckerberg announced a big change in the way Meta will monitor and censor content. It's a huge step in the right direction. The Trump effect goes further. Before even taking office, Trump is pushing things in the right direction, including ... His approval rating is higher than it's ever been. Tucker Carlson gave a great speech about how the

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00:37:42

477: What's the difference between domestication and...

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2025/01/09

P&C drink and review a "special lager," then discuss the domestication of plants and animals, and how that differs from genetically modified food. Dogs were domesticated about 18,000 years ago. Plants were domesticated about 10,000 years ago. Goats, sheep, and chickens might have been domesticated about 8,000 years ago. The farm animals we have today are very different from the original stock they were taken from. Domestication raises some interesting questions, like what characteristics make

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00:35:25

476: Why can't we marry our cousins?

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2025/01/08

The boys drink and review a light dopplebock from Schlaffly then discuss the cultural relevance of cousin marriage. The England parliament has recently started debating whether to prohibit cousin marriage, which P&C thought was already against the law. Apparently not -- not in England, and not in all the states. The increase in Muslims in England has made this a big issue. In Pakistan, up to 60 percent of marriages are to first cousins. In England, while British Pakistanis accounted for 3.4

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00:29:56

475: Historical juxtapositions and amusing...

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2025/01/08

P&C drink and review a piney IPA, then discuss strange juxtapositions in history. Did you know ... * George Washington didn't know about dinosaurs. * Sharks are older than trees. * The 10th president of the U.S. has a grandson who is alive today. * Woolly mammoths were still alive while the Egyptians were building the pyramids. * The Oregon Trail was first used the same year the fax machine was invented. * The University of Oxford is older than the Aztec Empire. * The guillotine was

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00:36:11

474: Population decline? Is that the new threat to...

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2025/01/06

The boys drink and review an English Mild from Schaffly, then discuss different approaches to population. Pigweed starts the show with the startling facts about population and how rapidly we got from 1 billion to 8 billion so quickly -- with no apparent signs of stopping. Malthus raised the concern that population can increase geometrically, but food production increases arithmetically, and predicted widespread starvation. In fact, food production skyrocketed, so the problem has been averted for

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00:33:18

473: Christmas origins, history, and traditions: Is...

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2024/12/17

With special guest Longinus, the boys drink and review Naked Elf by Troegs (a version of their seasonal Mad Elf), then discuss the history of all the funny traditions that make up our modern Christmas. Was Jesus really born in a manger on the 25th of December? And speaking of dates, why do the Orthodox celebrate Christmas on a different day? What did Saturnalia, the winter solstice, and Yule contribute to our Christmas traditions? How did St. Nicholas get associated with Christmas? Where did we

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00:43:40

472: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens -- review...

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2024/12/13

To help you get in the holiday spirit, here's the latest edition of P&C's "shortcut to the classics." The expanded crew drinks and reviews Sam Adams' Old Fezziwig ale and discusses the Charles Dickens classic. Special guest Longinus starts the show with a brief bio of Dickens and provides some historical context to the story. The boys discuss how the book differs from the various movie versions (not much), and provide background on some of the more striking and interesting details. There are

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00:28:39

471: How can we (should we) protect children on the...

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2024/12/13

The boys drink and review an English IPA from Guilford Brewing, then discuss the internet, and why we allow children on the thing. People 50 years from now are going to condemn us for the way we've destroyed children's innocence by giving them access to this putrid environment. Australia recently passed a bill to restrict social media to 16 and above. That might be a good start We have to show an ID to buy beer or cigarettes, why do we allow children on the porn-infested internet. Why not a

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00:25:01

470: Why did Joe Biden pardon Hunter, and was it right?

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2024/12/10

The boys drink a sidecar cocktail, then discuss Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter. Despite repeatedly promising not to do it, Biden did what everyone knew he was going to do. At this point, everyone is now on record as not trusting the justice system. The timing of the pardon is interesting. Did he want to get it through before Kamala 25-amendmented him? Or, rather, did he want to do it before Hunter was actually sentenced? Did Biden lie about his promise not to pardon Hunter, or did he mean

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00:13:32

468: Are we entering a new era of book banning?

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2024/12/04

The boys drink Right Proper Pale Ale and discuss book bans. Anne Arundel County in Maryland has become "a book sanctuary." They want "all voices, all stories, and all perspectives to be protected." Crowhill calls it out as a flat lie and virtue signalling. These same people (or their intellectual fellow travelers) have been in favor of censorship on social media. Why is the library any different? Should we make a distinction between what children can access and what adults can access? A big part

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00:16:30

467: Does abortion qualify as "healthcare"?

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2024/12/03

While drinking a local stout, the boys ask whether abortion is really healthcare and then discuss that and related issues. Healthcare is generally understood as the maintenance or improvement of health through prevention, diagnosis, treatment, or management of illness, injury, and other physical or mental impairments. How does abortion fit in with that? Pigweed and Crowhill evaluate the reality against the propaganda and the pro-choice slogans. Is it really "my body, my choice"? Do people really

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00:41:14

466: What can we expect from Trump's new administration?

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2024/11/29

The boys drink and review a festive, Christmas beer, then discuss Trump's selections for his cabinet and what we might expect from them. Nazi Germany, of course. And fascism. And the end of democracy. But beyond that .... As of the time of the podcast, Trump has chosen ... Marco Rubio for Secretary of State Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense Matt Gaetz for Attorney General (although he withdrew) Doug Burgum for Secretary of the Interior Howard Lutnick for Commerce Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for

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00:35:07

465: Is Scientology a religion, a cult, or science...

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2024/11/21

The boys drink and review Sierra Nevada's Cold IPA, then discuss Scientology. If you had your choice, would you rather your child be woke or a scientologist? It's a hard choice. Pigweed starts the discussion with a bio of L. Ron Hubbard, the founder / creator of both Dianetics and its later manifestation, Scientology. He was one of the most prolific authors in history, with as many as 1,000 titles. The distinguishing factors of Scientology include ... * The reactive vs. the analytical mind. The

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00:31:44

464: Do you really need to pay income tax?

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2024/11/21

The boys drink and review "Raised by Wolves" from Right Proper brewing, then wonder if they're suckers for paying their income taxes when other people seem to get away with not filing! They start by steelmanning the arguments against the income tax, which include ... * The "sovereign citizen" idea * Questions about the ratification of the 16th Amendment * That it's a violation of the constitution's original intent * The "voluntary compliance" language * That the income tax was not intended to

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00:35:43

463: Why are public schools failing so miserably?

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2024/11/19

Broadcasting from the Royal Oak pub, the boys drink and review Crowhill's homebrewed porter then discuss the failure of our government-run schools and the American education system. Over the last 40 years we've had an increased role in education by both governments and unions, we've spent more and more on education, but results are worse and worse. Why? Private schools that spend far less per student get better educational outcomes, and homeschoolers -- who spend very little -- frequently

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00:53:00

462: Trump wins just as P&C predicted. What now?

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2024/11/11

Pigweed and Crowhill enjoy a celebratory bottle of champaign as they review the 2024 election. Which is the more important victory: that Donald Trump won, or that Harris lost? The first time around, Trump didn't have a "Trump Team." He had to cobble together an administration through recommendations from people who didn't agree with his policies and approach. That will be entirely different this time. Once again, the pollsters have egg on their faces. Trump overperformed by a wide margin. Why

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00:35:07

461: The Northman, paganism, enchantment, and modernism

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2024/11/09

The boys drink and review Fireside Chat winter ale by 21st Amendment Brewery, then discuss The Northman, paganism, and Rod Dreher's take on how paganism presents an enchanted view of life. "The Northman" is basically the story of Hamlet set among the Vikings. Amleth witnesses his uncle murdering his father and carrying off his mother. He vows to avenge his father and rescue his mother. Years later, Amleth becomes a fierce warrior, but sells himself into slavery so he can be in the town of his

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00:36:19

460: George Soros and his political philosophy

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill ·

2024/11/08

The boys drink and review "Beast of Both Worlds," a "Bi-Coastal IPA" from Lagunitas. George Soros has become a whipping boy for the right. The man was born a Hungarian Jew and lived through both Naziism and communism, but made his respectable pile of money in the United States. P&C start off with a brief biography, but move on to speak about his underlying philosophy and the causes he promotes. Soros was deeply influenced by the philosophy of Karl Popper and his concept of open and closed

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