Positive Cynicism EP. 109: The NFL's Moral Compass [ 0.01 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (582)With the 100th NFL season starting @chadsmart and Eric Bennett take time before kick off to discuss the way troubled players are rewarded with big money contracts. Using Antonio Brown’s cross country transition from Oakland to New England as a starting point, they debate what players would have to do for management and fans to say enough is enough.
POSITIVE CYNICISM EP. 53: WHEN CELEBRITIES OFFEND [ 1:08:03 | 0.01 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (546)Has a celebrity said something that offended you on social media this week? Why do we care what celebrities do or say? What happens when something someone did in the past that wasn’t socially acceptable comes to light? Should all actions and words be held against someone no matter how much time has passed? On this episode of Positive Cynicism, @chadsmart and @kevinhunsperger look at recent social media outcries involving celebrities.
From Hulk Hogan’s reinstatement into the WWE Hall of Fame after a three year suspension due to using the N-word in a private phone call to James Gunn being fired from directing Guardians of the Galaxy 3 due to old tweets involving rape and pedophilia being thrust into the spotlight, plenty of online discussion has been spent debating whether the penalty fits the crime. In each situation, there seems to be an underlying layer to people’s reaction. Personal fandom and politics taint the opinions of justifiable penalty or overreaction. Should this be the case or should their be a universal standard for reacting to hurtful or inappropriate words? That’s the answer Chad and Kevin try to determine.
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Positive Cynicism Ep17: Hate is Not a One Way Street [ 52:03 | 0.01 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (793)While it’s easy to condemn the recent violence in Charlottesville, VA as the result of Nazi scum unfortunately the hate has been building for years on both sides of the political spectrum. On this episode of Positive Cynicism, @chadsmart looks at the hatred that flows on a daily basis through social and mainstream media. Hatred that is not exclusive to one side.
WARNING: EPISODE DOES CONTAIN SOME LANGUAGE THAT IS NSFW.
For the record, Racism of any kind is unacceptable. White Supremacists and Nazis have no place in a productive society. (Just in case there was any confusion)
My 1-2-3 Cents Episode 35: Hulk hogan and the Wrestling Widow [ 23:51 | 16.39 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (645)It’s important to note that the name of this episode is for two distinct segments of the show. They are unrelated.
In this episode Kevin spends a little time sharing his thoughts on the current situation between Hulk Hogan and WWE. The second half of the show, meet Kevin’s better half, his wife Lisa. She talks about life as a “wrestling widow.”
