podasts | Jo Anna Van Thuyne

Jackie Billek and Biden’s Build Back Better Plan

November 14, 2020 by Jo Anna Van Thuyne

Jo Anna Van Thuyne

The 2020 Election is over, and the projected winner is Joe Biden. Hooray! Democracy is saved! I guess I don't have to be worried about The Apocalypse anymore. Good job, everyone! WRONG. Just because the orange Cheeto is on his way out doesn't mean we've resolved our armageddon problem. We…

Cory Anotado Teaches You Things.

October 18, 2020October 31, 2020 by Jo Anna Van Thuyne

Jo Anna Van Thuyne

I hope your spooky season is distracting you from the chaos that surrounds us every day. If you're not a Halloween person...nobody's perfect. We are less than two weeks away from one of the most important US Presidential Elections in history. Mail-in ballots are already coming in, and all we…

Gamal ElSawah’s Wormhole

October 11, 2020October 12, 2020 by Jo Anna Van Thuyne

Jo Anna Van Thuyne

While Trump denies the fact that having COVID-19 is a big deal the rest of the country is sending in their mail-in ballot. I don't know about you but I have a feeling this election is going to be a drawn-out nightmare, and the only thing keeping me together is…

Nancy Wolfe, Nuclear Weapons, and The Doomsday Clock

September 5, 2020September 12, 2020 by Jo Anna Van Thuyne

Jo Anna Van Thuyne

While you're preoccupied with (or completely ignoring) coronavirus, I'm still worried about the other disasters we need to address once this pandemic is yesterday's news. People seem to think that I'll run out of material once a vaccine is in our veins--nay I say! I'm in the podcasting game for…

Matt Braunsdorf and The Future of Cinema

August 29, 2020August 29, 2020 by Jo Anna Van Thuyne

Jo Anna Van Thuyne

I miss going to the movies. I'm trying to remember the last movie I saw in theaters. (Uncut Gems?) It feels like a lifetime ago. I would love to go back, but I don't feel safe sitting in a room with strangers for two hours. I'll wear a mask--but how…

Dani Ahrens Has Jokes Inside

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 by Jo Anna Van Thuyne

Jo Anna Van Thuyne

I'm back! I bet you missed me last week, and I missed you. I had an unexpected power outage that left me studioless for a week. That's why this episode is getting to your podcast tubes a little later than usual. Better late than never! This week, I talk with…

Christian Carrion Talks to Strangers

August 1, 2020August 14, 2020 by Jo Anna Van Thuyne

Jo Anna Van Thuyne

The nightmare continues as coronavirus cases surge, and Donald Trump jokes around about pushing the election back. Tensions are high in The United States, but Christian Carrion is managing to have a positive experience during this confusing spiral. Christian Carrion is the host of the podcast, Stranger Than Christian, which…

Jessica Lanyadoo and The Astrology of an Apocalypse

July 25, 2020September 8, 2020 by Jo Anna Van Thuyne

Jo Anna Van Thuyne

As citizens continue to ignore the pandemic, President Trump starts wearing a mask in public and then deploys secret police to the city of Portland. While Trump continues to position himself as a "law and order" President, moms form a wall to protect protestors from violence. It remains to be…

Travis View Takes on Q(Anon)

July 18, 2020September 8, 2020 by Jo Anna Van Thuyne

Jo Anna Van Thuyne

We are deep into summer amidst a pandemic, and the restlessness is palpable. Uncertainty and boredom have led Americans down the rabbit hole into QAnon territory, and this online movement is seeping into the real world. Qs are taking oaths on Twitter and running for Congress, and it looks like…

This ER Nurse Doesn’t Feel Like a Hero

June 27, 2020July 1, 2020 by Jo Anna Van Thuyne

Jo Anna Van Thuyne

While the rest of the country ignores lockdown suggestions and bars and restaurants start seating people outside, coronavirus cases continue to rise in states like Texas and Florida. The United States has taken a healthy dose of denial as we watch our "flattening " of the curve surge up past…

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