Episode #6 - Ryan Holiday, Robin Higgins, Star Trek Gay Sulu, Honest Cabbies, First Class Husbands

This week, we debate the decision to make Sulu in the upcoming Star Trek movie gay. Surprisingly, one of the biggest critics of the decision comes from George Takei himself—the actor who played the original character—which is surprising because he's gay in real life. Takei wants to see more gay characters, but without changing the existing ones. I disagree, it's 2016, so everyone in 2259 should be gay and Paul Feig should direct. I'm joined by Ryan Holiday and Robin Higgins this week. Ryan Holiday's new book is out where he talks about how ego is holding most of us back. It's the force that magnifies failures and makes recovery much more difficult. It's a fascinating read: https://www.amazon.com/Ego-Enemy-Ryan-Holiday/dp/1591847818/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&qid=1468237769&sr=8-1&keywords=ego+is+the+way&linkCode=li2&tag=bpitu-20&linkId=4142d8667e8061443a69080a583fb3f6 Comedian Robin Higgins also joins this week, with her Jane Bond fantasy and a new video she produced and animated herself, "5 Minute Time Machine:" https://youtu.be/Vmg1O2xACOY And finally, here's the full rambling interview with Lil Boosie, a rapper with rants that precede his music: https://youtu.be/E7L4V-CbdoQ Voicemail Number: 1-562-58-I-RULE (1-562-584-7853) madcastmedia.com Sources: Hollywood Reporter - George Takei reacts to news of the gay Sulu - http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/george-takei-reacts-gay-sulu-909154 Time.com - Gene Roddenberry's son Rod says it's a cop-out - http://time.com/4396436/star-trek-lgbt-john-cho/ LA Times - Indiana man with cache of weapons caught headed to Pride festival - http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-gay-pride-la-weapons-20160612-snap-story.html KTLA - Gay slurs shouted at man attacked in West Hollywood - http://ktla.com/2015/01/20/man-attacked-in-west-hollywood-by-men-shouting-racial-gay-slurs/ ABC News - Boston cabbie returns $187k in cash - http://abcnews.go.com/US/boston-cab-driver-returns-187k-cash-left-passenger/story?id=40360263 NY Daily News - Boston cabbie disappointed at $100 reward for returning $187k in cash - http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/boston-cabbie-returned-lost-187g-disappointed-100-reward-article-1.2700307 Telegraph.co.uk - Husbands who fly first class while their wives travel in economy - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/husbands-who-always-fly-business-class-while-wives-travel-in-economy/ "Mining by Moonlight" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Music to Delight" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/