We begin with one of our patented Trumpdates and speculate on his apparent warmongering and finish with a brief discussion of the earliest stages of human societal development. Fun stuff!
A few notes:
At the 18 minute mark Tristan fails to recall the third way Russia influenced the election despite the fact that he mentioned it at the start of the podcast: Russian officials directly interacting with the Trump campaign.
Nixon was in office about five and a half years.
German elections will be held on September 24th this year.
In this episode we mainly discuss the big orange elephant in the room. There’s also some brief asides about cancer, modern sexual norms, Canadian politics, and the nature of existence.
Clarifications/Corrections:
Ben Carson was director of pediatric neurosurgery at John Hopkins
Keith Ellison is the name of the Minnesota congressman who predicted Trump would win the Republican nomination during an appearance on This Week on ABC in July of 2015.
At around the 25:20 mark, Tristan mistakenly says Trudeau introduced austerity measures when it was actually Harper’s solution.
It was the Jonestown Massacre where followers of Jim Jones of the Peoples Temple committed suicide/were murdered by drinking poisoned Kool-Aid in Belize. Heaven’s Gate is a completely different insane cult.
We did a very special away episode wherein we took our new recorder to the Vancouver Art Gallery and admired some fine art. It was a bit of an experiment to say the least, and sometimes the audio is not ideal, but oh well. I’ve included pictures of some of the art we discuss below.
We got some new recording equipment to start off the new year. The intro is a bit choppy unfortunately, but it should be fine going forward. In this episode Tristan takes a turn to rant about his personal life before moving on to some more serious issues such as the legacy of Fidel Castro and the culture that led to Trump’s incoming presidency.
Apologies for the tardiness of this episode, but due to technical difficulties, the original version of our election coverage special was unusable. Hopefully this satisfies your needs.
In this episode we discuss a documentary about nuclear weapons we saw at the Vancouver International Film Festival in a addition to a brief Trumpdate. We also debate what stands in the way between humanity and a colony on Mars (hint: Mohammad has something of a one track mind).
In this episode to kick-off the new school year, Tristan talks about his summer vacation at a video game convention and also a riot he witnessed after a sporting loss. The two subjects are not related. On a completely unrelated note, Mohammad wishes he had a vagina.
Here’s my written account of the aforementioned riot:
In this very special episode of A Difference of Squares, Tristan attempts to expand Mohammad’s horizons by taking him to see a critically acclaimed musical. Will he be won over, or will it be “too gay” for him?
In this episode we discuss the ongoing American political conventions before moving on to the more fruitful pastures of science and entertainment. Mohammad has some moments of introspection.
In this episode we discuss what the rise of Donald Trump could mean for the world, and Mohammad continues his journey into meditation. The Olympics also come up. Stay tuned to the very end for some special insight into Mohammad’s sex life.
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