While We're On The Subject Podcast
1) WWOTS 026: I Only Endorse Some Crime
Mike and Job discuss conspiracy theories and the complicated and public nature of the modern digital world. They then discuss how people underestimate the progress of democracy around the world and ho...Show More
2) WWOTS 025: You’re Batting A Big Old Zero
There is a pervasive and growing mood of pessimism in many parts of society. Our hosts struggle to understand and deal with it. They then tell some of their worst stories from work. The show closes wi...Show More
3) WWOTS 024: Optimistic About Burning It All Down
Mike and Jon follow up on their discussion on repeated processes before debating what makes some revolutions successful. They then argue over the merits of the Irish abortion referendum and direct dem...Show More
4) WWOTS 023: Mobs Have Been Mobbing Since Humans Have Been Walking
The hosts argue about the usage democratize, capitalism, democracy, and communism and then explore the downsides of capitalism. They debate the merits of single issue voting and contrast the events of...Show More
5) WWOTS 022: Just Turn Spongebob Off
Mike and Jon start out complaining about people with terrible grammar but quickly move on to an attempt to make boring things interesting and a far ranging conversation about the possibilities of terr...Show More
6) WWOTS 021: Talking To Oldies
Mike and Jon complain about walking etiquette before exploring how society treats the elderly and experience. They then discuss creating new things and what goes into it. They close with a conversati...Show More
7) WWOTS 020: Klosterman’s Curious Questions
To celebrate their twentieth episode Mike and Jon decided to try something a little different. Avoiding even the whiff of anything serious they discuss a series of peculiar questions written by the Au...Show More
8) WWOTS 019: National Kick A Kid While They’re Down Day
Mike and Jon talk about the potential use of DNA for data storage and the progression of science through the centuries. They then discuss their second quarter plans and the growing complexity of and c...Show More
9) WWOTS 018: I Feel Like I Always Get Put In The Dumb Group
Mike and Jon discuss how words for specific places or things generalize before exploring some simple strategies for improving memory retention when studying or reading books. They then break down the ...Show More
10) WWOTS 017: Back When Mao Was Maoing
Mike and Jon clarify the importance simplicity when learning science. Then they discuss playing pool and the difference between knowing about and knowing how to do something. They follow that with an ...Show More