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Unlocking this episode from the Patreon feed. If you want a deep-dive episode once a week, sign up for $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/pauseforparrots A group of researchers have discovered that there's a huge reproducibility issue in science. From cancer research to social psychology, this replication crisis is calling a lot of our assumptions about the way things work into question. David walks Tony and Felipe through the problem and they discuss the implications it has on everything from culture war ideology to government policy.

David and Perrenial Guest Host get into some stories from the week, including Texas being Texas, a Supreme Court decision on a far-reaching Border Patrol Zone, and an insane op-ed about gun violence and child abuse.

David and Tony talk about the outcome of the Johnny Depp / Amber Heard case and all of the subsequent hot takes, the new California taskforce exploring reparations for Black Americans, and what Biden's Medicare price hikes say about how America treats its elderly.

Tony and David spend some time discussing the tragedy in Uvalde and some of the worst impulses of the media after a spree shooting before covering some other news from the week: including what rate increases mean for the housing market and a check-in on Pause for Parrots fan favorite Greg Locke.

The guys get into some stories from the week, including how Jeff Bezos is investing in a bleak real estate start-up, how the future of renting is prison style bunk bed pods, the implications of "Dark MAGA" on the recovery of American political discourse, and how David will survice the impending Monkeypox pandemic.

The guys cover some stories from the week - including Rand Paul fighting against Ukraine aid, how every federal agency seems like they have a surveillance network now, having roommates in KC might be illegal, and going through every point in Rick Scott's 11 point plan to save America to see how Republican messaging is going to look in the midterms.

David and Titus are joined by practicing attorney and well-informed person Ash to discuss the leaked SCOTUS decision on Roe V. Wade. They talk through what Ash took away from reading the entire opinion, including the history of our assumed right to privacy and the implications of the legal framework used to come to the conclusions in the draft.  Follow Ash on twitter @tuneiverse

The guys cover some headlines from the week, including Biden's Ministry of Disinformation, whether Madison Cawthorn is a victim of kompromat, and a brief discussion of the leaked SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe V. Wade.

The guys talk awhile about the implications of trying to stop Marjorie Taylor Greene from running for re-election, whether lighting yourself on fire is a useful form of activism, and David's bubbling conspiracy theory about fires in food plants.

The guys dissect and debate some stories from the week - including the rising rates of homelessness in the Baby Boomer generation, whether or not we should care about Hasan Piker and his thousand dollar shirts, how the Republican Party is potentially withdrawing from presidential debates, and the ways unions are scaring companies into action.

The guys come in hot with stories on Jussie Smollett's post-release music career, Marjorie Taylor Greene being Marjorie Taylor Greene, and anti-grooming protests at Disney headquarters. Plus what it means that Elon Musk became the largest Twitter shareholder, and the big question of the day... is Queen Elizabeth already dead?

The guys cover stories including the new Amazon union, pushback to Florida's Don't Say Gay bill, and a man that took upwards of 90 vaccines in an effort to sell vaccine passports.