Episodes

I woke up the other morning to the news asking where the starter home has gone. A question that has been asked several times for some time now. How do we choose where we'll live? What are some of the different factors that influence the prices on homes? Executive Prodcuers: LadyGetOverIt Hogstory: fletcher and CarBlanez33 nodebit September 25, 2022: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/25/upshot/starter-home-prices.html https://www.allsides.com/news/2022-09-25-0856/housing-and-homelessness-whate...

A Seattle Police Officer was recently fired for smoking pot during off duty time. Marijuana is a Schedule 1 drug, while there are other drugs that are under Schedule, alcohol and nicotine aren't included. Why are some forms of self medication bad over others? https://mynorthwest.com/1481807/seattle-cop-fired-marijuana-use-self-reported/ https://www.dea.gov/drug-scheduling Rehab Scene from Half Baked: https://youtu.be/ARXHHevvr6Q Bill Hicks bit: https://youtu.be/mPNIZ_ihai0 www.billybon3s.com

I recently listened to Hotep Jesus on Joe Rogan the other day and was educated in something that I had been taught, and never seeked out to contradict my education. How are we kept unenlighted otherwise? Hotep with Rogan: http://podcasts.joerogan.net/podcasts/hotep-jesus Olmec Sculpture: https://abagond.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/olmec-head.jpg https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/how-many-slaves-landed-in-the-us/ www.billybon3s.com

I'd like to share my observations of the food availablity between two different sections of country, and how my lifestyle has shifted to see the difference in choices. Executive Prodcuers Boo-Bury DarrenO

Technology has made it easy and fun to play with people from all over the world, but when's the last time you had a group of friends and/or family sit down and play a game together in one room? https://www.marketwatch.com/story/videogames-are-struggling-but-these-types-of-games-are-winning-2019-07-23 (This episode has been remastered to remove excess silence and clean up the audio.) www.billybon3s.com

I recently listened to an episode of Congressional Dish talking about the extreme costs of going to the doctor in an emergency situtation. How much is this cost regulated? How much is forced through governmental red tape making sure we don't have snake oil salesmen? https://www.cnn.com/2017/07/20/americas/man-steps-trouble-trnd/index.html https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/07/09/man-giving-away-used-glasses-to-homeless-told-stop-breaking-law/ https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/7/3...

Everyone puts in hours at the office for the chance to earn just enough extra money to relax and unwind for their weekend. But should we just be aiming for those two days we see every week? How much effort are we willing to put in for our forever weekend: retirement? Executive Producer: Sir Sean of the Allegheny Valley http://www.billybon3s.com

I float the river in the summer time, and the one thing I enjoy most about it is Unplugging. Leaving technology behind a few hours to soak in life around me. (This episode has been remasterd to remove excess silence and clean up the audio.) www.billybon3s.com

There's been a lot of talk recently about "meatless burgers" lately. This has led me down a thought line that includes other foods, dogs, vitamins and minerals, and so far as to include CRISPR. https://www.soultrustrecords.com/blog-1/is-broccoli-a-man-made-vegetable-or-is-it-natural https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitry_Belyayev_%28zoologist%29 https://www.womenshealthmag.com/food/a21566428/beyond-meat-burger-ingredients/ https://www.womenshealthmag.com/food/a21050196/the-impossible-burger/ h...

With the war in Ukraine still ongoing, the European Union is experiencing an energy crises, with California and their electric car mandate seeming to be not too far behind. How many dominoes are in the series of rising electricty costs or in the line of removal of not-so-Green energy? Executive Producers: Jamie PocketParley https://www.newpodcastapps.com https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/europes-skyrocketing-energy-prices-cause-industries-to-close/ https://fortun...

I've been induldging in Soviet Russia era stories. Seeing how they used their population to enforce State requirements, where do we stand today when the State comes a'calling? (This episode has been remasterd to remove excess silence and clean up the audio.) www.billybon3s.com

What is our current day Rite of Passage? What occasion marks our progression through life to show we have grown? (This episode has been remasterd to remove excess silence and clean up the audio.) www.billybon3s.com

Living in 2 different States has shown me different ways of tax utilization. Trash disposal is one of the bigger stark views I was able to see right off the bat. The cost of food is almost on par, but car registration is less. What level of societal contributions (taxes) do we endure to make sure our community is operating at a level we approve of? Executive Producer: Sir Sean of the Allegheny Valley https://www.walottery.com/WhoBenefits/ https://www.westernjournal.com/costco-manager-seattle-su...

There's been a lot of talk lately about Universal Basic Income (UBI). Where does the money come from? How will it impact us overall? Do we already have a UBI? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen%27s_dividend https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Papershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supplemental_Nutrition_Assistance_Program https://usdebtclock.org/ https://legalinsurrection.com/2018/04/finland-ends-its-experiment-with-universal-basic-income/ (This episode has been remasterd to remove excess ...

BBQ's, Frisbee, Fireworks, Freedom, and the Star Spangled Banner; things we celebrate on the 4th of July. The words of of the Star Spangled Banner inspire inner thoughts on this day that I would like to share with you. (This episode has been remasterd to remove excess silence and clean up the audio.) www.billybon3s.com

In this episode, I recall my road trip from Washington to the South East. https://carhenge.com/ Nebraska National Forest: https://www.fs.usda.gov/nebraska https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_World_War_I_Museum_and_Memorial http://billybon3s.com

I have completed 1 year of podcasting, and I would like to venture out and share my thoughts on De Ja Vous. That feeling where you know you've been there before, but you know you haven't. (This episode has been remastered to remove excess silence and clean up the audio.) www.billybon3s.com

An artist for a card game followed "the wrong" people on social media and was shouted down, and ended up shutting down her online presence. What might the complications be when we include "Russian Bots" in the mix? https://boundingintocomics.com/2019/04/04/magic-the-gathering-artist-terese-nielsen-responds-to-fan-accusations-of-bigotry-and-facism/ https://abc7.com/society/woman-who-called-cops-on-girl-selling-water-loses-some-business/3659675/ (This episode has been remasterd to remove excess...

We're fighting for cleaner energy: battery, wind, solar. Why not use hydrogen to fuel our cars? https://www.topgear.com/car-news/big-reads/hyundai-nexo-norway-can-you-roadtrip-hydrogen-car https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/audi-renews-hydrogen-powertrain-development-scheme https://www.explainthatstuff.com/fuelcells.html (This episode has been remasterd to remove excess silence and clean up the audio.) http://www.billybon3s.com

I have been on a hiatus to move across the country, and it's time to hop back on the bicyle, and start this part of my journey back up again. I spend a quick moment bringing everyone up to speed of where I am at. I give a BIG thank you to the people who supported my efforts while I was gone and sent in financial support. Feel free to file this one under ramblings in my attempt to find my footing again. Executive Producers: Sir Sean of the Allegheny Valley John Fletcher of the Hogstory Podcast Be...

The 2020 Presidential race has already begun to heat up with many hats thrown into the ring. One person is already standing out to me, all from a "deleted tweet." Where do they stand today, where will they stand tomorrow? Will the Party pull the strings? Deleted Tweet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl2DrWx1KfE Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsi_Gabbard (This episode has been remastered to remove excess silence and clean up the audio.) www.billybon3s.com

In the No Agenda Show, episode 1133, a clip of Rush Limbaugh was played of him describing what a podcast is. I'd like to share my comments on that. (This episode has been remasterd to remove excess silence and clean up the audio.) www.billybon3s.com

Advertising is a huge industry in the world today. I read an essay from 2004 talking about advertising bans on alcohol and tobacco. It sparked some thoughts that I share today. Paper: https://eh.net/encyclopedia/nelson-adbans/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/forrester/2017/01/26/us-digital-marketing-spend-will-near-120-billion-by-2021/#369fca69278b (This episode has been remastered to remove excess silence and clean up the audio.) http://www.billybon3s.com

We've all heard the story of the Boy who cried "Wolf," right? What about when news stories culminate around crimes that turn out to be done by the ones who called it out? There are plenty of examples of this. How are we to react? http://www.fakehatecrimes.org/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/all-charges-against-empire-actor-jussie-smollett-dropped-n987446 (This episode has been remastered to remove excess silence and clean up the audio.) www.billybon3s.com