

Attack Ads! The Podcast
Jim
Attack Ads! questions the dominance of media supported mainly by the corrupting influence of commercial advertising sponsorship, and aims to raise both awareness and outrage at the limitations such a system produces.
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Jun 14, 2023 • 37min
Categorically Errory
I could do every episode sharing crud that attempts to score points against collective action… crud that spouts from mouths paid by people most likely to suffer should collective action occur. I present two in this Episode 224: Categorically Errory. Find the Show Notes at: https://attackadspodcast.blogspot.com/2023/06/episode-224-categorically-errory.html

May 23, 2023 • 37min
The Counterintelligentsia Strikes Back!
I've described before how ideas originated in academia have caught society's collective popular vision. How much of that content, though, was intended to benefit only the wealthy? I explore this in Episode 223: The Counterintelligentsia Strikes Back! Find the Show Notes at: https://attackadspodcast.blogspot.com/2023/05/episode-223-counterintelligentsia.html

May 9, 2023 • 30min
The Most Important Invention Ever
Too few realize that answering the cocktail party question "what's the best [something] ever?" requires taking into account how many on earth are affected by it. I attempt to answer this question in this Episode 222: The Most Important Invention Ever.

Apr 25, 2023 • 36min
Books I've Quietly Read
Most of us can relate: if we do something too often, specific memories of doing that thing are often lost until something triggers us to remember. Well, I read a lot. Here are some titles I forgot to mention in this Episode 221: Books I've Quietly Read. Find the Show Notes at: https://attackadspodcast.blogspot.com/2023/04/episode-221-books-ive-quietly-read.html

Apr 11, 2023 • 39min
Snitches Get Riches
Once we learn about all the intrusive technologies foisted upon us just to stuff ads in our earholes and eyeballs, paranoia comes naturally. How much is enough? When does our paranoia match reality? I muse that in this Episode 220: Snitches Get Riches. Find the Show Notes at: https://attackadspodcast.blogspot.com/2023/04/episode-220-snitches-get-riches.html

Mar 28, 2023 • 37min
"Not Totally Without Historical Significance"
We are taught from childhood to save, because a penny saved can lead to a penny earned. What happens, though, when others have investments that take every penny we have? I explore this in Episode 219: "Not Totally Without Historical Significance." Find the Show Notes at: https://attackadspodcast.blogspot.com/2023/03/episode-219-not-totally-without.html

Mar 14, 2023 • 40min
Why (r > g) Matters
Who can we trust in the "sciences"? In this episode, I offer academic research—later discounted by evidence—for years considered sacrosanct simply because it protects a hidden agenda of political economy. Hence, today's Episode 218: Why (r > g) Matters. Find the Show Notes at: https://attackadspodcast.blogspot.com/2023/03/episode-218-why-r-g-matters.html

Feb 28, 2023 • 27min
Chopping At The Golem
I have to say, it's exciting to witness a change in political winds almost the moment it happens…especially when it concerns legality in the world of online advertising! I share this change in the weather in this Episode 217: Chopping At The Golem. Find the Show Notes at: https://attackadspodcast.blogspot.com/2023/02/episode-217-chopping-at-golem.html

Feb 15, 2023 • 40min
The Dirt Road To Serfdom
We all like to eat. There are, sadly, very profitable reasons to keep the various processes dictating how the food we buy is created well hidden. Today I point out just some of the lowlights you find alongside Episode 216: The Dirt Road To Serfdom. Find the Show Notes at: https://attackadspodcast.blogspot.com/2023/02/episode-216-dirt-road-to-serfdom.html

Jan 31, 2023 • 30min
The Libertarian Delusion
Everybody likes to suggest changes that will fix problems found in everyday life. What we don't often have, though, is a clear idea of whether those utopian changes will—or won't—work. I present one example in this Epiosde 215: The Libertarian Delusion. Find the Show Notes at: https://attackadspodcast.blogspot.com/2023/01/epiosde-215-libertarian-delusion.html


