The December ICBW podcast is now available for download or streaming.  Part 1 expands on our October discussion of anti-government protests in Iran, extending it to include China; part 2 continues our November discussion of changes at Twitter, focusing on recent changes to their censorship policies; part 3 delves into Florida's recent "Stop WOKE" act, and its implications for free speech and academic freedom; and part 4 covers the recent fall (and apparent financial misdeeds) of cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried.  As always, listeners are invited to participate via comments on this post.

 The November (pre-election) edition of the ICBW podcast is now available for download or streaming.  Part 1 examines the question of what, exactly, voters expect from a candidate, using the Pennsylvania Senate candidates as an example.  Part 2 covers the recent upheavals at Twitter, including changes to the "blue check" identity model.  And Part 3 discusses ideological capture of major institutions such as medical schools.  As always, listeners are invited to participate in the discussion via comments on this post.

 The jam-packed October edition of the ICBW podcast is now available for download or streaming.  After a brief introductory part 1 in which we discuss recent developments in the fight against malaria, part 2 covers the current conflict in Russia, with a digression on unrest in Iran.  Part 3 addresses the Biden administration's proposal to forgive student loans, and part 4 considers the rise in support for medical interventions to support gender "transition" in minors.  As always, listeners are encouraged to participate in our debates via comments on this blog post.

 The August edition of the ICBW podcast is now available for download or streaming.  Part 1 covers current economic conditions and the terms--inflation, recession--associated with them; part 2 delves into climate change, ESG and large corporations; and part 3 continues that theme with a discussion of why and how important research and regulatory institutions, such as those in the field of medicine, get politicized.  

As always, listeners are invited to participate in the conversation by leaving comments on this blog post.

 The July end-of-Supreme-Court-term blockbuster edition of the ICBW podcast is now available for your listening pleasure.  Part 1 covers the Dobbs (abortion), Bruen (gun control) and Texas (immigration) rulings; part 2 covers the EPA ruling (agency regulation); part 3 covers the Bremerton ruling (prayer in schools), and part 4, as a non-legal bonus, addresses the vexing question of whether LaMDA, Google's latest AI system, is sentient (as one Google engineer apparently claimed).  As always, listeners are invited to participate in the discussion by leaving comments on this post.  Disclaimer:  not only are we not lawyers--we generally don't even like lawyers, and would be very offended if anyone imputed to us any accurate legal knowledge whatsoever.

 The June edition of the ICBW podcast is now available for download or streaming.  Part 1 covers the Durham investigation and Sussman case; part 2 addresses the illegal immigration crisis; and part 3 discusses recent mass shootings and the gun control issue.  As always, listeners are welcome to participate in the conversation by leaving comments on this blog posting.

 The jam-packed Mayday edition of the ICBW podcast is now available for download or streaming.  Part 1 revisits Florida's so-called "don't say gay" bill in light of the doxxing of LibsOfTikTok and the state governor's tussle with Disney (don't worry--we'll explain it all to you); part 2 covers Elon Musk's bid to purchase Twitter, with an entirely unjustified long digression into the watchability of various televised sports; part 3 addresses the Department of Homeland Security's new "Disinformation Governance Board", and why academic experts might or might not be in favor of it; and part 4 examines the recent leaked draft Supreme Court decision in the Dobbs case, and how it relates to other noteworthy leaks in recent history.

As always, listeners are invited to participate in the discussion via comments on this blog post--we look forward to hearing from you.

 The "April Fool's" edition of the ICBW podcast is now available for download or streaming.  Part 1 covers the international arena--Ukraine, Russia, China, Iran and elsewhere; part 2 delves into Florida's recent law governing discussion of sex in schools; and part 3 explores legal issues related to the Biden family.  As always, listeners are invited to participate in the discussion via comments on this post--we promise to give your comments all due respect and consideration.  (April fools!)

 The "March Madness" ICBW podcast is now available for download or streaming.  Part 1 covers--what else?--the invasion of Ukraine, while in part 2 we discuss why so many people embrace ruinous policies such as eliminating non-renewable energy sources and defunding the police.  As always, listeners are invited to join the discussion by leaving comments on this post.

 The February ICBW podcast is now available, and chock-full of lively content:  Part 1 covers the Canadian truckers' convoy, vaccine and mask mandates, and the fragile nature of trust (also discussed in this post from 2009).  Part 2 specifically explores public trust in scientific, medical and academic institutions, and whether its decline is inexorable or simply cyclical.  Finally, part 3 touches on the Beijing Olympics and its politics, the turmoil at CNN, and recent corporate moves against customers deemed politically undesirable.  As always, listeners are welcome to respond via comments on this post--and if a response is interesting enough, we might even discuss it next month...

 The annual ICBW podcast "predictions" episode is now available for download or streaming.  In part 1, we review our 2021 predictions, and in parts 2 and 3 we discuss our predictions for 2022.  Listening to it is just like reading our predictions blog post--only much more time-consuming, digressive and cantankerous.  What could be better?