Cam & Ray's Cold War Podcast

If you haven't watched THE WIRE yet - what are you waiting for? After all, it's ten years old this year and it has been roundly acclaimed as the greatest TV show ever made. I've watched the entire series three times and it gets better with each viewing. Chrissy and I are constantly quoting from it... "Imma get dressed. We go see Bodie." Anyway, my guest today is Peter Honig, a high school teacher from New Jersey who actually teaches The Wire to his English literature students as well as writing The Wire Blog and tweeting from @thewireblog.

Neomad is a new iPad comic created by and featuring a group of energetic, talented and brilliant indigenous kids from Roebourne in Western Australia. The guy who has helped them make it a reality is Stu Campbell. On today's show, I talk with Stu, Max & Maverick about The Love Punks, Neomad, and life in a small Aboriginal township. NEOMAD : EPISODE 1 : SPACE JUNK : FILM from Yijala Yala Project on Vimeo.   Link for Neomad, the iPad comic. Also check out Stu's other comic, Nawlz. It's amazing.

UPDATE: Josh has clarified his thoughts on his blog. Good work. My guest on NIP#51 is Josh McDonald (aka Sophistifunk), software developer in Melbourne and a former cigar buddy of mine when he lived in Brisbane. Josh's love of guns is something I've known about but we've never delved too deeply into it. When I chatted with him last week, I asked him to explain his reasoning to me. I'll let you decide whether or not his arguments are compelling. BTW, this is definitely NOT his blog.

I wonder how many of you are, like me, feeling terrible about the indigenous affairs situation in Australia. My guest today is Justin O'Brien, Executive Officer of the Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation (www.mirarr.net). The Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation (GAC) represents the Mirarr traditional owners of the Ranger uranium mine area, the site of the proposed Jabiluka uranium mine, much of Kakadu National Park and parts of Western Arnhem Land. They are the royalty receiving entity for the Ranger uranium mine and intimately associated with the political and social advancement of Indigenous rights. We talk about some of the factors relating to indigenous youth suicide and the general need for more non-indigenous Australians to spend time with our indigenous citizens so we can better understand their situation.  

Rob McNealy is back on the show (see gdayworld #329 for his last appearance four years ago) and he's talking about gun ownership. Rob is a huge believer that citizens need to have weapons to defend themselves against a tyrannical government and for self-defence. Just in time for the show, here's a quote from a recent article by former PM John Howard: Research published in 2010 in the American Journal of Law and Economics found that firearm homicides, in Australia, dropped 59 per cent between 1995 and 2006. There was no offsetting increase in non-firearm-related murders. Researchers at Harvard University in 2011 revealed that in the 18 years prior to the 1996 Australian laws, there were 13 gun massacres (four or more fatalities) in Australia, resulting in 102 deaths. There have been none in that category since the Port Arthur laws. (Thanks Angus for the link!) Other Links: Rob's Facebook page List of countries by firearm-related death rate The history of gun politics in Australia Robbery Stats in Australia 1995 - 2007 Number of U.S. Deaths Due to Firearms per 100,000 Population by Race/Ethnicity, 2008 Robberies by country List of countries by intentional homicide rate  

Stephen Covey, author of "The Seven Habits" books, died in a bicycling accident a couple of days ago. Covey, who was, by the way, a Mormon, wrote about living a "principle-centred life". On today's show I discuss what that means to me.    

My first podcast in several months is a bit of a rant and a bit of science - a basic primer to help you understand yesterday's announcement of the discovery at CERN of a "Higgs-like particle" and a rant on why it's important that we all try to understand the basics of physics and the hard sciences. I'm so sick of the MSM dumbing down announcements like this and I was hugely disappointed last night to see even the host of the 7:30 Report asking dumb questions. The internet is supposed to make us SMARTER, not DUMBER, people.

Here's some of the stories I talk about on this week's show: Why climate deniers are like the Catholic church The Unbreakable Smartphone That Lasts For Weeks Without Recharging What it's like to wear a brain-stimulating "thinking cap" Vortex radio waves could boost wireless capacity infinitely Most asylum seeker rioters turned out to be refugees Can the people saying "The ALP ruined the economy" now pls STFU? Obama announces top award for Israels Peres

On this episode, I talk about socialism, Iran, quantum computing, faster-than-light neutrinos and how to make bad memories disappear forever.

First podcast for 2012! Sorry it's been so long between shows - this episode took me FOREVER to edit. Blame Ira Glass. Anyway... I'm fascinated with the long-term effects of colonialisation. We all know that colonialisation is usually a disaster for the indigenous population while the colonial power is occupying their country - but what about once they leave? Does it get better? Or worse? And why? Today's show has two guests - Adam Shand talking about his recent trip to Zimbabwe and Petros Kondos talking about why he and his family are emigrating from South Africa.

Why do the Iranian people distrust the United States? Because they "hate our freedoms", as Bush said about Al Qaida? Or do they have genuine reasons? How many of us know the history of America and England's involvement in the illegal and covert overthrow of the democratically elected government of Iran in 1953? My guests today are Daniel Burwen & Ash Aiwase, two of the guys behind Operation Ajax, one of the most exciting apps I've seen developed for the iPad so far. Check out the trailer: Operation Ajax Trailer I chatted with Daniel and Ash recently about how Operation Ajax came about and how the iPad can make a dent in the Universe. You can hear No Illusions on Stitcher SmartRadio,  Stitcher allows you to listen to your favorite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone,  BlackBerry  or Palm phones On-demand and on the go! Dont have Stitcher? Download it for free today at Stitcher.com or in the app stores.  Stitcher SmartRadio- The Smarter Way to listen to radio.  

My guest today is Nikola Danaylov (who also goes by the pseudonym Socrates), host of The Singularity 1 on 1 Podcast and SingularitySymposium.com and SingularityWEBLOG.com. He was born in Bulgaria, but moved to Toronto in 1998 where he obtained degrees in Political Science, Philosophy and Economics. About 18 months ago he started the Singularity 1 on 1 podcast and since then has interviewed major big brains, from Kurzweil and Vinge to Wolfram and Stross. You can hear No Illusions on Stitcher SmartRadio,  Stitcher allows you to listen to your favorite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone,  BlackBerry  or Palm phones On-demand and on the go! Dont have Stitcher? Download it for free today at Stitcher.com or in the app stores.  Stitcher SmartRadio- The Smarter Way to listen to radio.

News updates from around the globe. Includes the following stories: Former Tasmanian MP found guilty of having sex with a 12 year old girl, but gets no jail time.  Time Magazine Doesn't Want To Show U.S. Citizens Pictures Of Revolution.  U.S. Senate Are Voting On Legislation That Allows Their Military To Arrest Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime, and in Any Country. Including the U.S.A. More US Soldiers Committed Suicide Than Died in Combat US Military Manipulates the Social Media U.S. Army and Psychology Largest Experiment Ever You can hear No Illusions on Stitcher SmartRadio,  Stitcher allows you to listen to your favorite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone,  BlackBerry  or Palm phones On-demand and on the go! Dont have Stitcher? Download it for free today at Stitcher.com or in the app stores.  Stitcher SmartRadio- The Smarter Way to listen to radio.

Doug La Follette (born June 6, 1940) is an American academic, environmental activist, and politician from the state of Wisconsin. A Democrat, he is the current Secretary of State of Wisconsin and has served in that role since 1983. He is also a Fulbright Distinguished American Scholar and the author of the 1991 book The Survival Handbook: A Strategy for Saving Planet Earth. I had the chance to chat with Secretary La Follette this morning for an hour about the attempts to recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, President Obama's track record in his first term and the trend of U.S. politics since Reagan.  

Short show today, covering a few stories: An Occupy Wall Street Founder Talks About The Origins Of The Movement And Where It's Headed Next Poll: Most Americans Support Occupy Wall Street Quantum Levitation New independent climate study confirms global warming is real The killing of Awlaki’s 16-year-old son     Tell me what *you* think. Google+ Twitter Skype Email     (Pic by Newton Graffiti)