We’re moving away from our usual politics and rhetoric today and lightening the mood. It’s been a tough few months for the nation, and this week has been no different, so we wanted to take a break and talk about something a little bit more light-hearted, but still kind of interesting, and maybe a little important. So here is your nerd-alert before we go any farther. Because we’re going to get pretty geeky today. We’re going to look at pop culture today and have a little fun. This week I want to talk about superheroes. [Read More]
Episode 50 – Paper Anniversary
As of this week Kairoticast has been podcasting for one year. We want to thank you for your support in the last year and hope you’ll continue to join us in the year ahead. We’ve had a really good time thinking about public discourse and current events with you, and hope you’ll be an even bigger part of the podcast in the future. [Read More]
Episode 49 – Standardization
There’s a lot of disparity in how the world is responding to Covid right now.
France and Germany are entering yet another period of lockdown right now while the United States is opening back up. All three countries are in the process of administering vaccines and things seem to be doing well on that front, so why the different responses? [Read More]
Episode 48 – Under God
We’re going to do something a little different today and take a historical trip. Today I am taking us back to the year 1954. 1954 was kind of a banner year for America. It was the year of Playboy, Brown v. Board, the beginning of the “domino theory” and the fall of Joe McCarthy. It was also the year that the phrase “under God” was added to the Pledge of Allegiance, which is what we’re going to focus on today. [Read More]
Episode 47 – First, Do No Harm
Most people know that medical professionals take an oath before they can join the profession called the Hippocratic Oath. The Hippocratic Oath is named after Hippocrates, A Greek physician.
The Hippocratic oath has been through a number of revisions and manifestations. In many ways, it little resembles the original Greek text. [Read More]