Bad Philosophy

Yeah, we talked about ponzi schemes on the show… you got us. Kevin returned with an homage to This Week at Texas Tech, his own short-lived but much beloved podcast. We also revamped our intro and streamed the editing process live on Stickam. Miss out on that? Don’t worry, we’ll be making it a thing. For now, sit back and take a bite out of your carbon footprint chocolate bar, it’s BF time!

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Al Gore, alcohol, bears, Bourne, buzzwords, carbon dioxide, carbon offset credits, Catholicism, college, Columbine, Daily Toreador, democracy, Dollhouse, drunk driving, economics, ecoterrorism, education, environmentalism, fear, FERPA, Galaxy Quest, George W Bush, global climate change, global warming, government, green, Green Party, guns, Guy Bailey, homeschooling, indulgences, James Bond, John Kerry, Kevin, Lubbock, marijuana, mathematics, Michael Crichton, movies, Penn and Teller, Phi Beta Kappa, Photoshop, ponzi scheme, private investigation, Quantum of Solace, rape, recycling, regulation, religion, sex, sexual assault, Southwestern University, State of Fear, statistics, Stephen, sustainability, Talkshoe, terrorism, Texas A&M, The Dark Knight, theatre, This Week at Texas Tech, Tim Allen, TOSS, TTU ISD, vending machines, Veronica Mars, Virginia Tech, Wal-Mart

We’re in a crisis today, peeps. Healthcare in the United States is whack, and everybody’s got a plan to fix it. We may not be Obama’s advisory board, but we’ll be darned if BF is gonna sit on the sidelines for this most relevant of issues. Numero Uno fanboy Jediah Cummins joined us for his first appearance alongside Matt Legler (and LO, the universe did NOT explode!). We had our crazy awesome microphone setup going once again, so hold onto your W2 form, strap on a heart monitor, and take a speed-of-light tour on the healthcare freeway – BF style!

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2012, AIDS, alcohol, altruism, American Sign Language, appendectomy, Arsenic and Old Lace, Articles of Confederation, Barack Obama, Battlestar Galactica, Bill Nye, Canada, cancer, Cary Grant, Catholicism, China, Chinese, cholesterol, Christianity, Colorado, Congress, Constitution, Coronado High School, corporations, crime, Cuba, cursing, Department of Homeland Security, diabetes, doctors, Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog, Dungeons and Dragons, Durango, economics, England, Europe, Family Guy, Firefly, FOX, FOX News, frak, free market, French, Freudian slip, Frost/Nixon, George Carlin, grapples, Havana, health insurance, healthcare, Hillary Clinton, HMOs, Houston, Hypocratic Oath, imperial system, income tax, infant mortality, Jack Black, Japan, Jediah, John F. Kennedy, John Gabriel's Internet F***wad Theory, Jonathan Coulton, Joss Whedon, junk food, Kevin, life span, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Matt, MD Anderson, meta, metric system, Michael Moore, military, MIT, Monopoly, National Health Service, NRA, obesity, OECD, Oscars, Paris, Penny Arcade, personal responsibility, Pledge of Allegiance, pregnancy, prescriptions, preventative care, Quakers, quality of life, Richard Nixon, Sean Hannity, selfishness, Serenity, SI, Sicko, Social Security, socialism, Spanish, Star Flight, Stephen, supply and demand, tariffs, taxes, Tenacious D, Texas, Texas Tech University, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Daily Show, The Internet, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, The Weather Channel, TV, Veronica Mars, Walgreen's, World of Warcraft

It’s here, people! We’re inching our way ever closer to becoming bona fide, honest to goodness procasters. We’re back in the DMS and managed to rig up their spiffy, expensive microphones into the best audio configuration we’ve had yet. Julie Meadows joins us this episode for a finagled foray into copyright, Mickey Mouse, and sneezing… among many other decidedly BF things. So pull up an ideal chair and get ready for the audio bliss that is Episode 18…

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Back from the dead (or so you thought!), BF is coming at you with our long-overdue ultra-cliche excessively-hyphenated Halloween episode! Our panel of friendly ghosts, including Lost Episode veteran Michael Hayslip and first-time guest but long-time #1 fan Jediah Cummins, takes a spooky ride through the cultural, historical, and religious facets of the holiday. But […]

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