The Bird & The Bear - Session 55

Dimes In The Dozen

(0:00) - The boys open the show with a quick call back to their Dana Carvey discussion, “The Diet, Dimes in The Dozen presents…” - (5:13) - Sammy shares a small piece of news about the UPS Teamster strike - (6:51) - The boys discuss how they will not be discussing the recent UFO hearings in congress - (10:50) - Daryl shares some life updates, “This ain’t nothin’ but a wobbly wheel” - (14:20) - The boys have a moment of solidarity as they share news of their respective father’s recent stints in the hospital

(27:42) - The boys discuss the NBC Universal tree trimming scandal, “Not even chump change, it’s gutter money” - (30:09) - Daryl says the City of LA has set a dangerous precedent - (32:03) - Daryl shares a thrilling personal anecdote about a time he got lost in the mountains, “You could ride a unicycle and go broke!” - (36:45) - Daryl has a new game plan for the protestors outside NBC Universal and shares one final anecdote about the importance of making fines hurt

(41:48) - The boys discuss the recent explosion inside a Seattle homeless encampment, “This says more about VA mental health care, then it does about the homeless situation in Seattle” - (43:27) - Whoever made and placed the bombs most likely has military training, and we paid for it - (47:50) - The boys agree that Washington authorities are revenue drivers that care more about tickets and fines then they do the safety of the public - (50:54) - Sammy breaks down the necessary cost of having law enforcement officers come from the communities they police - (53:17) - Daryl discuses the concept of “siloing” and how relegating police to very specific types of law enforcement might improve policing in America - (56:23) - The boys give their thoughts on Seattle’s delayed response to the explosion, “It feels like a Fallout side quest” - (58:13) - The boys discuss what they believe is really fueling the opioid crisis, “And that is not a failure of the person, that is a failure of our system”

(1:05:09) - The boys react to Peter Santenello’s YouTube documentaries on Appalachia, “Poorest Region of America/What it really looks like,” and “Inside Forgotten America/5th Gen Coal Miners” - (1:08:12) - Daryl explains why we should be investing in the people of Appalachia, “It’s not their fault that they’re a coal mining town” - (1:11:51) - The boys discuss some of the beauty and culture of Appalachia, “You got paid in Monopoly money, you lived on Monopoly land, and you had to shop at the Monopoly store” - (1:14:21) - Sammy shares some thoughts about the feeling of “birthright” the people of Appalachia have over coal mining - (1:20:57) - The boys discuss some of the younger adults featured in the video series and note what was hopeful, bullshit, and possibly a twink, “You can’t look at this video and be like, ‘Oh yeah, that’s totally just a group of heterosexual men’” - (1:27:37) - The boys wrap the show up with their thoughts and hopes for the coal miners of Appalachia, “If you go into the Earth … and dig sh*t out … to burn it … so America has electricity … You should never have to worry about your health”