The Bird & The Bear - Session 61 - "The Police State"

Published: Sept. 28, 2023, 3:56 p.m.

(0:00) - The boys open the show with some criticisms of Ohio, \u201cWhen\u2019s the last time something major, that like wasn\u2019t a court case, came out of Ohio?\u201d - (4:57) - Daryl signed up for a six week challenge at his gym, and the boys discuss what it takes to build routines and how easily we can fall out of them - (11:36) - Sammy is heading to Lost Lands music festival and is feeling nervous about the trip, but Daryl gives him some sage advice - (16:48) - Daryl talks about a Jungle concert he recently attended, \u201cI don\u2019t know how to properly articulate the dopeness of the audio in that show\u201d

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(22:42) - The boys begin their discussion on the police state, starting with mass government surveillance - (26:42) - Daryl makes a great point about that the NSA using our tax dollars to spy on us, \u201cA big a** net around The Untied States of America is not going to replace f**king spies\u201d - (31:21) - Sammy feels that our complacency as citizens allowed the government to push more laws giving them access to our private information, like the Patriot Act - (38:41) - Daryl pitches the idea of getting \u201creceipts\u201d for what government surveillance actually accomplishes, \u201cThere\u2019s bad s**t still happening in the world, but we\u2019re being observed up our a**holes\u201d - (42:23) - Sammy believes America has shown extreme disloyalty to it\u2019s citizens by having the British government spy on them - (45:49) - Daryl explains just how unchecked the power of agencies like the NSA are, and the lengths their willing to go to keep that power, \u201cIt\u2019s gonna take big f**king government to dismantle this s**t\u201d - (54:18) - The boys discuss how politicians, specifically Republicans, might use surveillance to enforce things like abortion bans

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(1:01:54) - The boys begin the second part of their discussion on the police state with a conversation about police conduct and the jail sysytem - (1:05:09) - Sammy brings up the current situation with the \u201ccop town\u201d in Atlanta and how protestors are being labeled terrorists, which leads the boys into a conversation about the way law enforcement treats \u201canti-police\u201d groups vs. white nationalist groups - (1:11:55) - The boys discuss the recent prison escape in Philadelphia and why police shouldn\u2019t be allowed to photograph their arrests or busts, \u201cIs he a burger or a buck?\u201d - (1:18:00) - Daryl explains the need for prison reform and making the punishments for crimes benefit society, \u201cYou can\u2019t have a cruel and unusual punishment, but that\u2019s mainly because of the cruel part \u2026 I\u2019m such a fan of unusual punishments\u201d - (1:31:12) - The boys wrap the show up discussing Ice Cube\u2019s former \u201canti-police\u201d image, and why he\u2019s having a conversation about \u201cbootstrap\u201d politics with Tucker Carlson