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Most of us think we need to lose a couple Elle Bees, right?  But what about 170?  Seems crazy right?  Friend of the show Zach gave us a great interview about his incredible journey from 350 to 160.  If you want more, he’s blogging at http://zachisrunning.com.  Check him out and follow his amazing journey.  Here is a before and after to give you an idea…                     More fun in the other segments as usual.  Thanks for listening!      

Election season is here, and one of the things we always hear about during these campaigns is tax reform. Candidates say they want to simplify the code, make it more fair, etc. Now we’ve talked about the deficit and financial problems before on the podcast in a macro sense, but for this pillar, I wanted to take a deep dive into one tax phenomenon in particular; the mortgage interest tax deduction. I got interested in it after hearing a couple other podcasts like planet money talk about it, and following the history of why it exists in the first place and where it is now was pretty eye opening. Quick income tax history lesson: In February 1913, the 16th amendment was ratified and put into law, allowing congress to enact a federal income tax for the first time. Inflation adjusted, this fell disproportionally on the rich, where individuals with incomes over $65K had to pay 1%. Then if you made over a half million, a few more tiers kicked in, with the highest tax bracket at 7% for those making $11M. This meant 98% of Americans paid no federal income tax at all. Yeah occupy wall street! So most tax historians best guess as to why the personal interest deduction exists, is that it was simply too cumbersome and difficult to keep track of what was exactly a business (taxable income generating) expense, and a personal one. Especially when there were way more family farmers etc. Plus, since only 2% of Americans were paying income tax at all, it didn’t seem like a huge deal to allow for this deduction, as those high income entities were more likely to purchase things with credit for taxable income generation. Fast forward to the early 1980s. Over the years the tax base had broadened considerably so a lot more people were paying personal income tax. Also, a lot more people owned their own homes, and the vast majority now financed those purchases with a mortgage. There was a big financial crisis in the early 80s much like there is now, and there was a big push to reform the tax code to get things back in line. Sound familiar? The CBO came up with a list of a bunch of things they could do to the tax code to balance the budget, and one of them was to limit the deduction for the personal interest expense. Finally in 1986 there was a pretty big overhaul that did indeed limit the MID a bit. It no longer was able to be used on unlimited residences, could only be on your primary home mortgage, and it also made sure that you couldn’t deduct credit card interest either, as credit cards were becoming more prevalent. But in general, it still remained, and has basically stayed that way since. So enough of the history, let’s look at where we are with the MID today. Still, the main purported goal is to encourage home ownership. So let’s think about what exactly that means and how we could measure it. In order for something to increase ownership, it has to take its effect at the margin. The ultra-rich are always going to buy homes, and the ultra-poor are always going to rent. So at the margin, we need to look at the hypothetical person/family that is deciding whether to rent or own. If, at that margin, the MID doesn’t encourage ownership, then we shouldn’t even have it. And this is the person that we are purportedly trying to help right? And the person that is going to have a horrible time if we get rid of the MID? So today, who is taking the MID? Since 1991, only between 21 and 26% of taxpayers claimed the MID. Most of these taxpayers were in the top brackets. One of the main reasons people don’t claim it, even if they do have a mortgage, is that the standard deduction turns out to be more than the mortgage interest deduction would be. Currently, the standard deduction for a married couple is $11,900. So anyone who is married and filing jointly gets to deduct that amount from their tax bill automatically. So in order to make it worth it for a couple to itemize and claim the MID, they would have to pay very close to that amount in mortgage interes[...]

Life Hacks are clever, non-obvious ways to solve everyday problems. Originating from computer programmers who found new and “embarassingly” easy ways to complete tasks, the term Life Hack has blown up on the blogosphere and now hundreds of websites, blogs and reddits are completely devoted to helping you find ways to hack your life. In this podcast the Good Guys review some of their favorite Life Hacks as an introduction to a new segment for upcoming podcasts. Let us know if you have any Life Hacks that would be perfect for a GGTK! Thanks for listening! Check out these links for other great Life Hacks! www.HackCollege.com www.43folders.com www.lifehacker.com

Hey everybody! Ever wanted to start your own business? Well little did you know that one of our resident Good Guys, Mitch, has done just that. This week Mitch and his business partner Andrew give us a glimpse into how they got their business off the ground. We also spend some time going over our dreamlining challenge from last episode. Lots of good stuff in this one, thanks for listening! Check out Vigilante Products on eBay. Mention this podcast episode and Mitch said he would throw in a discount, w00t!

Whether you are in love with the olympics, or sick of them – you WILL be watching.  Why not enrich your knowledge and/or gather some things to distract yourself during the seemingly endless coverage?  I took more than my fair share of online quizzes and wrote down all of the ones that were not incredibly boring.  Here are all the questions – play along with the episode, and you will definitely have some stuff to talk about with your buddies. The first Olympic games (776 BC) were held in honor of which Greek figure? Zeus Athena Achilles Hercules What do the five interlinked Olympic rings on the flag represent?  The number of countries in the first olympics The 5 major Continent blocks (Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia) The 5 world races 5 is the number most associated with Peace What do the colored rings on the flag represent Designer’s favorite Colors Each color exists at least once on every nation’s flag Water, Stone, Fire, Light, Earth Committee Vote What do the colored rings on the flag represent Designer’s favorite Colors Each color exists at least once on every nation’s flag Water, Stone, Fire, Light, Earth Committee Vote What is the Olympic Motto? ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ – faster higher stronger ‘It is not to have conquered, but to have fought well.’ ‘The important thing is not the triumph, but the struggle.’ ‘It is not to win, but to take part.’ __________ were not allowed at the first modern Olympic games in 1896, as their inclusion was deemed “impractical, uninteresting, unaesthetic, and incorrect.” Medals National Flags Women Uniforms In what year did the Olympic flag Debut? 1896 1920 1965 1992 Which country is first in line during the Opening Ceremony’s Parade of Nations? The country with the most medals from the last Olympics The host city Greece Alphabetically 1st Which of the following sports has not been an event at the Summer Olympics? Tug-Of-War. Croquet. Roller hockey. Live Pigeon shooting. What word was eliminated from the Olympic Charter in 1971, causing controversy and dramatic changes in competition ever since… Christian Aggregate Intentional Amateur Every 2 years, the Olympic torch is relit using… The sun Flint and steel Leftover Oil from the previous torch The torch is never extinguished A Marathon is 26 Miles and 385 yards.  This distance is set because… It is the distance between Athens and Marathon Greece 385 yards was added on so the queen could get a better view It makes a lot more sense in metric It was the farthest any runner got in the first Olympic marathon race How many times has the winter Olympics been held in the southern hemisphere? 0 2 3 5 The first suspension for drug abuse was at the 1968 Mexico City Games. The drug in question was ______________. The competitor was a Swedish pentathlete, Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall. Marijuana Cocaine Tetrocyclera Beer How many modern Olympic games have been cancelled?  Over the past 117 years only three Olympic Games have been cancelled and in every case it was due to a World War. (1916, 1940 & 1944) 1 3 4 0 At the 1900 Olympics in Paris, champions were given ________ instead of medals as they were believed to be more valuable grapes paintings silken robes cocks (male chickens) What percentage of the silver medal is silver? 100 92 67 8 Which city hosted the Winter Games only two years after the previous Winter Games had been held? Calgary Moscow Salt Lake City Lillehammer Basketball has been a regular Olympic sport since 1936. From then, until the year 2000, only three teams have won Gold. The USA and Russia (or earlier the USSR) are two of them. Which is the only other Country to take the gold medal? China Serbia Yugoslavia Australia In what order do athletes enter the stadium at the CLOSING ceremonies? No particular order By country and medal count By country ascending By country descending      

If you quit your job and spent all your time _________ , how good could you get? How many times have you asked yourself this on Thursday afternoon in your cubicle? This week, we had the great pleasure of interviewing an incredibly Good Guy To Know; Dan McLaughlin of thedanplan.com.  Two years ago Dan quit his job as a commercial photographer to try and become a professional golfer. He had never played a serious round in his life, and wasn’t even sure if he should golf left or right-handed This would be pretty amazing on its own, but where it gets really cool, is that he didn’t do this just to follow a dream (it really was never a dream at all), but he’s testing a theory. That theory set forth by Dr. K Anders Ericsson, and popularized by Malcom Gladwell’s popular book Outliers, claims that in order to excel at some endeavor, natural talent is less important than spending 10,000 hours of deliberate practice honing the skill. The tricky part of the study, is that this theory was based on only observational data looking at various groups of people that had already attained ‘expert’ status. So be they violinists, or hockey players, Ericsson found that the ‘experts’ usually attained that level only after 10,000 hours. So the Dan plan is all about conducting an actual experiment. He deliberately chose golf, not only because it’s a fun outdoor activity (and presumably more marketable to the mainstream), but because it was something easily measurable, non-subjective, and has a very defined endpoint. If he chose to become an expert stand-up comic, it would be pretty difficult to gauge his progress, and certainly impossible to decide when he became an expert. Golf affords the opportunity to track a handicap, and ultimately we will know he’s reached the elite level when he gets his PGA tour card. So please have a listen to the interview and visit Dan’s website. This project is about so much more than golf. It’s about how far a human can push themselves towards accomplishing incredible things. Dan just recently passed the 3,000 hour mark and his progress so far has been remarkable. Oh yeah, and he’s doing this all on his own dime, so check out the donation page on his website, and help him keep this project going so that next Thursday afternoon when you’re sitting in your cube, you really CAN say “yeah, if I really went all in, I could definitely become a professional _________”

Travel hacking is simply defined as the utilization of technology, rewards programs and social connections to travel the world.  At its most basic level, travel hacking allows you to see more of the world for less but as you follow travel hacking deeper into the rabbit hole, you find that it is much more than that!  In this podcast, the Good Guys interview Scott Meyer, an expert in travel hacking, and an all-around GGTK.   Listen as Scott teaches us the tips and tricks to saving money while traveling all over the world.  You think you know, but you have no idea!  Thanks for listening! Hey Listeners!  Go check out Scott’s Travel Hacking Norway book!  You can get the book locally at Ingebretsen’s in Minneapolis, online at Amazon (visit http://travelhackingnorway.com to get there quickly) and on his site at: http://scottdavidmeyer.com Also, Scott offers FREE tips on travel hacking twice weekly at: http://scottdavidmeyer.com Some of the sites Scott mentioned were: http://cardsfortravel.com http://travelhacking.org/a/76585 http://couchsurfing.org http://airbnb.com CHALLENGE UPDATE: Chad has proposed the greatest challenge of all time and every listener should try this one with us.  Go out and buy a botte of Glenlivet 12 year scotch and finish off every day for the next 2 weeks with a little nightcap! All good guys to know should have an appreciation for the finer things in life!   Scotch Pronunciation Guide:  http://www.esquire.com/features/drinking/scotch-pronunciation-guide-5836909?click=main_sr

Terraforming, or “earth-shaping,” is the process of changing various elements of another planet or moon’s environment to more closely resemble that of earth’s.  Specific focus is centered on the manipulation of atmosphere, temperature, surface topography, and ecology, and the end goal is to create a world that is habitable for humans. The term seems to be first used by author Jack Williamson in his story “Collision Orbit,” published in 1942.  Since then, it has been the subject of science fiction books and movies, but has made its way into respected scientific inquiry, and has even been the topic of numerous NASA-hosted debates. Terraforming first entered the scientific arena in 1961, when Carl Sagan submitted an article to the journal, Science, outlining a proposed method for altering Venus’ atmosphere by seeding it with algae.  He reasoned that the algae would make organic compounds out of the water, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide that are present.  The idea was ground-breaking, but further discoveries about Venus’ atmosphere (including the fact that it contains clouds of highly-concentrated sulfuric acid) made this method impossible.  In 1973, Sagan submitted another article, titled “Planetary Engineering on Mars,” which  seemed more promising.  NASA ran with the ideas outlined in his article, and three years later, concluded that it was possible to make Mars into a habitable planet.  At this point, the idea exploded, both in scientific and popular literature.  So far, the costs required to undertake any sort of terraforming have been completely prohibitive, but the scientific principles behind it remain relatively sound. We have a pretty good understanding of the elements humans need to survive, because it’s easy to study our own biosphere.  Earth’s atmosphere is made up of 78.1% Nitrogen, 20.9% Oxygen, 0.9% Argon, and 0.1% Carbon Dioxide and other gases.  We have extended regions of liquid water, a viable energy source in the sun, and protection from solar radiation thanks to our atmosphere and magnetosphere.  In order to survive elsewhere, we need to replicate these conditions as closely as possible, and we need to create a system where these conditions are sustained over a long period of time. At this point, our sights are aimed at Mars.  It’s relatively close, seems to have at least some water frozen at its poles, and may have even supported life in the distant past.  However, Mars presents a great deal of significant challenges before it could support even basic forms of life. Temperature, Air Pressure, and Atmospheric Composition The most vital parameters that need to be changed in order to successfully terraform Mars are temperature, air pressure, and atmospheric composition.  Thankfully, these three parameters are tethered to each other, and thus, a change in one will help move the others in a beneficial direction. Mars’ surface temperature ranges between 81 F and -225 F, with an average around -67 F.  Obviously, we’ll need to heat Mars up in order to sustain life as we know it.  Mars is cold for a couple reasons – number one being that it is farther away from the sun than earth (a full 50% farther).  Secondly, Mars’ atmosphere is thin, so it can’t trap much of the solar energy that does reach its surface. Mars’ atmospheric pressure averages 600 Pa, compared to Earth’s average atmospheric pressure of 101,000 Pa.  As such, even if the temperature on Mars reaches above freezing, ice won’t melt because it remains below its triple point (look up your chemistry!).  Instead, it sublimates – turns directly from a solid into a gas.  In a couple places at the bottom of huge depressions on Mars’ surface, where atmospheric pressure increases to 1155 Pa, liquid water can be made, but this is rare. Currently, Mars’ atmosphere consist largely of carbon dioxide (95.3%, compared to 0.1% here on Earth).  It contains only 2.7 %  Nitrogen, and 0.2% Oxygen.  Interestingly, Mars’ current atmospheric conditions are very similar to [...]

First thing first: Solitude Challenge Results!!! So finally back to a nice boring economics podcast again. This is a bit like a nerd alert on steroids but is kind of true to my theme of bringing an alternate view, backed by data, to some conventional wisdom. This time, I want to tackle the alleged stagnation of the middle class. Everyone knows the media spin on this. Articles like this have been a dime a dozen in the last several years. The basic theme is that over the last several decades, while America has grown a lot economically (Think of where we were 30 years ago), the vast majority of those gains have gone only to the super-rich. And those in the middle class have ‘stagnated.’ That is their real wages have either stayed the same or declined. So to examine this, I’m going to use for the bulk of this podcast, an incredible working paper put out by an economist at Cornell named Richard Burkhauser. I actually heard him interviewed on one of my favorite podcasts; Econtalk. (Episode here).  What I really like about his work, is that not only is it a great perspective on kind of a hot button issue, but it is also a great example about how important it is to define our assumptions and exactly what we are measuring when doing this type of analysis. So let’s dive in and see what Burkhauser and his team did. At the root of everything, they are basically trying to answer the question; ‘How has the middle class done over the past 30 years or so, and is it true that they have stagnated?’ So the first question we need to answer, is how do we measure that? Personally I think the best way to measure well being would be to take all sorts of stats about how much leisure time people have, what kind of cool electronics they have in their house, combined with their income etc. But that type of data is super hard to get, so we are a bit limited by the data that is out there. The simple answer is to just measure their income (inflation adjusted of course). So we just go to the IRS, get everyone’s tax returns, take the average each year, and whammo, we’ve got a nice looking graph that definitely trends up and to the right. Case closed, everything’s good right? Turns out that when we are talking about income, just simply taking the average to find the “middle-class” has some problems. The main problem is outliers. With all of the economic growth over the past few decades, there have been some really super rich people created, and those outliers can artificially bring up the average and make the middle class look a little better than they probably are. So the generally accepted way to measure income, or at least to find the middle class, is to look at median income. Quick review on what a median is, you just line everyone up in a gigantic line, and pluck out the person in the exact middle. No calculations necessary, you’ve found your median income. Our next question is what are we lining up? Should we line up every single person? Man, woman, child etc? Obviously then you’re going to wind up with a ton of individuals that look like they have no income. That might be valuable for answering certain questions, but remember, we are asking ‘How has the middle class done?” So for our question, a stay at home mom of 2 whose husband makes $100K should probably not be seen as living in poverty because her personal income is zero. So instead of lining up individual people to find the median (middle class) income, we need to use some type of sharing unit. This is where the Burkhauser paper really gets awesome, because his whole thesis is that this next decision we can make, has big implications on what he resulting data looks like. So there are basically two sharing units that he addresses; the tax unit, and the household. It’s very possible that these are exactly the same, and actually, in most cases they are, but let’s define what they are and what each means: Tax Unit: This one’s pretty easy. A tax unit is whatever is filed on your income tax return[...]

OK, maybe “The Black Market Internet” is a bit of a dramatic title.  However, on one level it is very true.  This episode we talk about TOR (The Onion Router).  I stumbled across TOR when I was reading about some of the latest legislation regarding government intervention in our internet lives.  People are scared about losing their privacy.  This is where the TOR network comes in handy. The TOR network is a complex beast, but luckily it is incredibly simple to install and use.  On the most basic level, TOR is just another web browser that you can use.  It’s like Internet Explorer or Firefox, except nobody can figure out what you do or where you go.  It’s useful for a TON of things from law enforcement to secret communication to basic personal privacy.  I used it earlier to send an email to the Good Guys and believe me, I couldn’t figure out who sent the email. So whether you just want a bit more privacy so that Facebook or Google aren’t advertising based on your Amazon shopping history, or if you are buying items you could not get in person, TOR may be a cool thing to check out. Their website is www.torproject.org  where you can download all the necessary software and be up and running in no time.

Ello Govna!  With Mitch just returning from a trip to London, the location of the upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics, the good guys take this opportunity to learn about Cockney, or Ryming Slang, a unique facet of the dialectal English from London’s East End.  Also an absentee Chad proposes a Rubix Cube Challenge, Mitch brings in a new Nerd Alert and Perek makes a glorious return to the reddit.com forums with another Today I Learned.  Hang up the dog, get off your Aris, grab a Britney and enjoy the show!  Thanks for listening! Interested in throwing some Cockney slang into your everyday language?  Check out http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/ or, use some of our own personal favorites: “Stop being an elephant!” = Elephant and castle = A**hole “Give me a Britney!”  = Britney Spears = Beer “Let’s go to the near!”  = Near far = Bar “Can I borrow some bees?”  = Bees and Honey = Money “Go park the Scooby!” = Scooby Doo = Subaru   An example of Cockney Slang from the brilliant movie Green Street Hooligans!  (viewer discretion advised) Green Street Hooligans

Lie Detection How lie detectors work: Measure involuntary physiological reactions to emotional stress - Heart rate variability (stressful situations cause an increase in sympathetic activity “fight or flight”, which increases heart rate variability) - Skin conductance (small increases in sweat gland activity in the palms and soles is controlled by the sympathetic nervous system.  Increased conductance = increased arousal) - Blood pressure - Respiratory rate Ways to beat a lie detector - Superficially raise your sympathetic level during the “control” period - Superficially lower your sympathetic level during the relevant period Can people really fool a lie detector test? - Gary Ridgway; American serial killer known as “The Green River Killer”, convicted of 48 separate murders but confessed to nearly double that.  Killed prostitutes in Washington during the 80s/90s.  His first 5 victims were found in the Green River.  He was arrested in 1984, at which point he took and passed a polygraph test.  He was arrested again in 2001, when DNA evidence matched him to the crimes. - Aldrich Ames; Soviet double agent.  Compromised more CIA assets than any Soviet mole in American history.  Passed 2 polygraph exams in 1986 and 1991.  Apparently, the KGB told him to get a good night’s sleep, relax, and pretend he was good friends with the test administrator.  He was eventually arrested after surveillance evidence accrued.  He compromised over 100 US intelligence operations and his info led to the execution of at least 10 US sources. - Bill Wegerle failed 2 polygraph tests in Wichita, KS, while under suspicion of killing his wife.  One given by police, one given by an examiner he hired to clear his name.  He was never arrested or convicted, but was largely suspected of, and shunned for, the crime by his community for about 20 years.  Eventually, evidence linked his wife’s death to the BTK killer, a serial killer from the Wichita area, and effectively cleared his name. How accurate is the polygraph test? - Very little scientific credibility - Businesses selling polygraph equipment claim validity of 90-100%, but a survey of over 400 forensic psychologists puts the validity at about 61%.  Still better than chance alone, but given the stakes, it doesn’t seem to be an admissible form of evidence. - In 2007, polygraph testimony was still admitted in 19 states, but was up to the discretion of the trial judge in federal court.  It is still used extensively by attorneys and law enforcement agencies, including the LAPD.  Most commonly, it is used in post-conviction supervision of sex offenders. How can a Good Guy To Know use lie detection strategies? - First off, don’t buy a polygraph.  It’s largely pseudoscience at this point. - Look for sociological signs of deception: 1) Eye movements 2) Body movements Timing and duration of emotional gestures are off normal pace.   Expressions are often limited to only movements of the mouth when someone is lying, rather than the whole face if they’re telling the truth. When people touch their face/throat/mouth, it usually is a sign of discomfort Liars will tend to place objects between themselves and you 3) Speech patterns Typically, statements with a contraction are more likely to be truthful (I didn’t do it, versus, I did not do it) Liars will include unnecessary details while recanting their story in an effort to convince you Be suspicious if someone uses the words “never” or “always” *Trick*  Try switching the subject quickly.  A liar will often follow you to the new subject, glad to have gotten away with their deception.  Someone who is telling the truth will probably be confused about the subject change, and will want to return to the dispute so that they can effectively clear their name. Poker Table Lie Detection Common tells include dilated pupils (in a well-lit room), strong/rapid pulse seen either in the temple or at the carotid, the “prey response” (sitting still/quiet, like a rabbit when a pr[...]

So as some listeners may or may not know, I quit my regular gym membership a few months ago and joined CrossfitMSP/MSPFitness. The Crossfit methodology takes a slightly different approach to fitness than typical group classes and so after one of my sessions, I sat down with Michael Pilhofer, the co-founder and head coach, to dig a little deeper into the philosophy and how he has implemented it at his gym. Crossfit is: “a core strength and conditioning program. We have designed our program to elicit as broad an adaptational response as possible. CrossFit is not a specialized fitness program but a deliberate attempt to optimize physical competence in each of ten recognized fitness domains. They are Cardiovascular and Respiratory endurance, Stamina, Strength, Flexibility, Power, Speed, Coordination, Agility, Balance, and Accuracy.” This is a great interview to listen to if you’ve never heard of Crossfit, but perhaps even more valuable if you’ve heard just a little bit about it. Maybe you’ve seen highlights of the Reebok Crossfit Games on ESPN, been to the main website a few times and seen some of the intense workouts that are posted. Michael and I speak a bit about how that creates a perception that the Crossfit methodology and approach to fitness may not be accessible to normal humans like us. Do you think you could work out with these guys? The winners of the 2011 games? Probably not… So Michael spends some time outlining the culture and philosophy he has built at MSPFitness, and how the Crossfit tenets above really can be a key part of anyone’s overall wellness/fitness plan. We delve into some of the psychology behind a few of the rituals we do at the gym (like always writing our workout results up on a big whiteboard for everyone to see), and find out how Michael, a successful professional musician and teacher got into this industry. Thanks once again to Michael for joining me for this podcast, as well as his wife/co-founder, Van, and everyone at MSPFitness for creating such an awesome, positive environment! A way more welcoming and constructive atmosphere than at LA Fitness where they wouldn’t let me use a free pass from the internet to try out Zumba……(Listen to the top of the podcast for more ranting on that…) Learn more at crossfitmsp.com and crossfit.com

Hey everybody. I want to start out by saying a BIG congratulations to Geo for getting engaged since last episode! As all of our astute listeners have probably already discovered, he is the last of the Good Guys to take the plunge, making 3 of the 4 of us now in the midst of planning a wedding. As the only married member of the group – I, Perek – decided to dig up some history on marriage and sought to find the reasons behind some of our most dearly held traditions. It’s not something we think about too much as we fight to grab a bouquet or garter, but it sure will give you some awesome things to talk about when you are sitting at some random wedding table with 7 other people. Whether these guys decide to continue these traditions is up to them (or probably their SOs). Let us know if you’ve ever seen anything crazier than a kidnapped bride getting her dress ripped off by the wedding guests!

In this podcast, the good guys discuss the latest viral internet video “Kony 2012″. Listen and learn to find out who Joseph Kony is, what the Invisible Children organization stands for, and whether or not the Kony 2012 is a good thing. And of course, catch up on the latest antics of our weekly challenges and segments! Thanks for listening! Watch the Kony 2012 video here! For more information about this topic, feel free to visit the following websites: http://www.invisiblechildren.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kony             Controversial Invisible Children picture http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2113956/Kony-2012-Photo-shows-Invisible-Children-founders-posing-weapons.html