We begin with a listener email and discuss bad movies we enjoy and movies with large cultural footprints.
A listener answers John’s last trivia question and John offers another.
We dive into “victimless crimes,” revisiting gambling from last week. We wonder if winning and exploitation are synonymous.
Tim builds a case for concern over cannabis and the mixed incentives for governments who profit from its sales.
John reviews the cost of a currently failing system and the benefits of regulation and taxation.
John’s whack-job has started doing what he believes far too late and just looks inconsistent.
Tim’s heroes are brew pub employees who wouldn’t let someone go in the drink.
Referred to in this podcast:
Harmfulness Tax: Legalize and Tax Drugs
US gambling giants face scrutiny over VIP programs: Profits take priority over people’
VIP gambling
A Systematic Review: Adolescent Cannabis Use and Suicide
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