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Fight the Power for Profit
Apparently the 1968 gold medalist, Tommie Smith, is selling his 1968 gold medal which he protested as pictured above. I raise this issue in part because of its relevance to Mep lore: my senior year,...
View ArticleHow Schools ARE Failing
I’ve become a huge fan of RSA’s videos lately, and the latest one I’ve seen is no exception: This is not really meant to counterpoint with Greg’s post from late last month so much as to underline it....
View ArticlePeople Can Be Convinced of Anything
A little shameless self-promotion for your Sunday – check out part of my latest series of Blue Pyramid Stories, featuring an amusing anecdote from high school… The post People Can Be Convinced of...
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WikiLeaks and the Decline of American Impunity
The greatest American hero may not even be an American. It is hard to overestimate the importance of WikiLeaks, already perhaps the most controversial website in the history of the relatively...
View ArticleA More Perfect Union?
On the eve of the State of the Union, thought I’d take the time to display some recent exposition I participated in about the nature of our country and where it is relative to our founding ideals....
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Modern “Art” is Trash… Literally
Not to take the debate back to Greg’s and my epic battle over the Rose Art Museum, but this example of modern art is where most such “art” belongs – in the landfill. What’s great about this is that...
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Adventures in Capitalism
From time to time, I use this space to relate my frustration with the trappings of capitalism and its various profit-motivated aggravations. It is a constant wonder to me how badly people will treat...
View ArticleWhich Seat Can I Take?
Half the Meppers now officially work with undergraduates and Russ works on the Internet, so everyone should be aware of the insane viral hit “Friday” by Rebecca Black. What you might not realize is...
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The Consequences of Capitalism
While I’m not sure it can quite measure up to Russ’ brilliant video link from the other day in concision, it must be noted that capitalism is unfortunately pervasive beyond domestic borders. Thus I...
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Judge a Book by THIS Cover
Been meaning to pimp this site for a while now. Hours of entertaining book summaries ahead that will save you countless days you could actually spend reading instead. Now you can laugh instead of...
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Mep Report #128: Back from the Dead
After almost three and a half years without a podcast, The Mep Report is officially back! Download Mep Report #128 http://mepreport.com/MepRep12810Oct14.mp3 Just in time for Halloween, the Meppers are...
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Coakley Loses Race for Governor, Cites Embarrassment Over 1-31-07 Incident
Attorney General Martha Coakley indicated there was exactly one moment of her career that she regrets, blaming her loss for a January 2007 incident. Despite running in the most liberal state in the...
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Mep Report #129: Gooberman vs. the United States
Noted patriot Russ Gooberman challenges the NSA, US foreign policy, and campaign finance in the latest episode. Download Mep Report #129 http://mepreport.com/MepRep1295Nov2014.mp3 Russ Is Caught–In the...
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Mep Report #130: New Orleans Freezes Over
And you thought Katrina was bad! Download Mep Report #130 http://mepreport.com/MepRep13013Nov14.mp3 Storey and The Big Freezy, GamerGateGoingGaga, Nice Guys Deserve–Nothing?, Gooberman Shrugged, Laser...
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Mep Report #131: MepCoin Launches!
The emu rings the opening bell late last month to usher in the new flightless bird-based currency. Download Mep Report #131 http://mepreport.com/MepRep13118Nov2014.mp3 You Will Not Crucify Us on a...
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Mep Report #132: Greg Does Acupuncture!
Download Mep Report #132 http://mepreport.com/MepRep1325Dec14.mp3 Never Have I Ever Had Needles Stuck In Me…Willingly, Everyone Loves Their Anesthesiologist (When They’re Asleep), Shady Items Bought...
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Mep Report #133: Storey Becomes the Luminarian
Download Mep Report #133 http://mepreport.com/MepRep13309Jan15.mp3 Storey Lights Bags, Shatters Records and Blows the Minds of Local Television Broadcasters; The Horrific Face of Traditional Christmas...
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Mep Report #134: Emu Jumps Shark
We lost several emus practicing for this shot. Download Mep Report #134 http://mepreport.com/MepRep1343Feb15.mp3 Snowpocalgeddon Jumps the Shark…Again, Finland the Permanent Frozen Wasteland, Russia is...
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Mep Report #135: Russ Stars in Snowpiercer
Download Mep Report #135 http://mepreport.com/MepRep1356Mar2015.mp3 Hey!, Greg Lives in a Snowbank, The Computer Prevents Russ from Discussing his Love of “Snowpiercer”, Violence in Movies: Good, Bad,...
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Mep Report #136: Ronald Reagan, King of the Star-Murderers
Download Mep Report #136 http://mepreport.com/MepRep13631Mar15.mp3 Remembering how Ronald Reagan forgot, Russ takes performance-enhancing drugs… for life, Russ embraces Hemingway and runs with the...
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Mep Report #137: Meta-Meta-Meta-Meta-Video Gaming
Download Mep Report #137 http://mepreport.com/MepRep1371May15.mp3 Deal or No Deal, Sportsageddon, Russ Fought the 4DX and the 4DX Won, Ruining the World with New Technology!, Demographic Bingo, The...
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Mep Report #138: This is Not a Rabbit
Download Mep Report #138 http://mepreport.com/MepRep13818Jun2015.mp3 Storey Definitely Doesn’t Have a Rabbit, How Many Superheroes Can We Fit on the Head of a Pin?, Jurassic Minecraft, Camelot...
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Mep Report #139: Russ Dances with The Donald
Download Mep Report #139 http://mepreport.com/MepRep13930Aug15.mp3 Stealin’ Steelers and the Fantasy Draft, Draft Picks?! We Don’t Need No Stinking Draft Picks!, Twitchers and Tweakers and the Men Who...
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Mep Report #140: The Locust Episode
Download Mep Report #140 http://mepreport.com/MepRep14021Sep15.mp3 140: The Plauge of Locusts Anniversary, Locusts in a Jersey, Bringing the Grasshopper View to the Locusts, Greg’s Good Old Gaming,...
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Mep Report #141: The World War III Will Not Be Facebooked
Download Mep Report #141 http://mepreport.com/MepRep1415Oct15.mp3 Don’t Empty the Trash!, the Benefits of Binge-Watching, Ichiro and the Technical Difficulties, It’s World War III You Guys, I Learned...
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Mep Report #142: When Emus Attack
Download Mep Report #142 http://mepreport.com/MepRep1429Oct15.mp3 Do You Want Money or Not?, A Day Where You Live in Famy, Bill Hicks Aborts Miley Cyrus, If Tolkien Were Hitler then Beggars Would...
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TMR #143: Toastmasters, We’re Calling You Out
Download Mep Report #143 http://mepreport.com/MepRep1439Nov15.mp3 The History of Canadian and American Thanksgiving, Thank-You-Note Day, America Exports a Holiday, Who Wants Trident… Missiles?; We...
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TMR #144: The Raisin Episode
Download Mep Report #144 http://mepreport.com/MepRep14430Nov15.mp3 The Vegetarian/Vegan/Halal/Kosher/Gluten-Free/Hypo-Allergenic/Raw Meal, Raisins: Nature’s Nightmare Fuel, People for the Protection...
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Mep Report #145: The Emu Awakens
Download Mep Report #145 http://mepreport.com/MepRep14511Jan16.mp3 Storey Breaks Luminaria Record, Doesn’t Sandbag The Roof is on Fire Happy New Year Three Hours Late! Russ vs. Christmas: Fight!...
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Mep Report #146: Bernie vs. Hillary
Download Mep Report #146 http://mepreport.com/MepRep14618Jan16.mp3 Very Early Sports Video Games Fear and Boredom: the Great Motivators The New York Times Hates Tetris Dreaming of Chess Complementary...
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Mep Report #147: CornGuns for President!
Download Mep Report #146 http://mepreport.com/MepRep1472Feb16.mp3 Iowa’s Outsized Influence President CornGuns Russ Offensively Tries to Solve World Politics Mep Reports 126 and 127: a Russ Horror...
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Mep Report #148: The Unabomber, Stalin, and Kevin Smith Walk into a Bar…
Download Mep Report #148 http://mepreport.com/MepRep14822Feb16.mp3 In the Year 2222 Why Don’t Greg and Russ Like Doctor Who? Bowling is Up Storey’s Alley Kevin Smith and the Last 20 Years Naming...
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Mep Report #149: The Sportsisode
Download Mep Report #149 http://mepreport.com/MepRep14911May16.mp3 Mourning the Original Mep Report 149 Storey Quits His Job and Actually Applies for Other Jobs Clouds for Dinner 6th Grader 3-D Prints...
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Mep Report #150: The Urban Adventures Episode
Download Mep Report #150 http://mepreport.com/MepRep1508Jun16.mp3 More Wilsons Than There Have Ever Been Before How The Last Bookstore Got its Name Storey Drives Drunk… People Grand Theft Uber Greg’s...
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Mep Report #151: PIRG’s Secret Mountain of Money
Download Mep Report #151 http://mepreport.com/MepRep15122July16.mp3 Executive Orders The Role of Third Parties in American Politics Going Green Doug Phelps and the Secret PIRG Mountain of Money...
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Mep Report #152: A Star is Born
Download Mep Report #152 Listen Now!http://mepreport.com/MepRep15226Mar17.mp3 | Open Player in New Window For the 152nd Time! Trump’s Final Four Mepper Milestones Birth of Future Movie Star Lulu...
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Mep Report #153: Russ Defeats Rival Harry Potter Group
Download Mep Report #153 Listen Now!http://www.mepreport.com/MepReport15329Aug17.mp3 | Open Player in New Window Gulf Coast Reflooded A Pipeline We Can All Agree On The Ever-Escalating Pace of News...
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Mep Report #154: Mep Too
Download Mep Report #154 Listen Now!http://www.mepreport.com/MepRep15414Dec17.mp3 | Open Player in New Window The Meppers dive in for an extended serious discussion of the Me Too movement, its...
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Mep Report #155: Mep Wars–The Last Emu
Download Mep Report #155 Listen Now!http://www.mepreport.com/MepRep1551Feb18.mp3 | Open Player in New Window A two-hour odyssey of analysis on Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Featuring Russ as the...
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Live from Hollywood, it’s the Gooberman Wedding!
Download Mep Report #156 Listen Now!http://www.mepreport.com/MepRep156Apr152018.mp3 | Open Player in New Window Three Meppers Randomly Walk into a Ballroom in Hollywood Mep Marriages The Muppets Take...
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Mep Report #157: Storey Becomes a Mountaineer
Download Mep Report #157 Listen Now!http://www.mepreport.com/MepRep1578Nov18.mp3 | Open Player in New Window Take Me Home, Country Roads Those Who Can, Teach; Those Who Can’t, Teach Pedagogy Musical...
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Mep Report #158: Russ Catches All the Scooters
Download Mep Report #158 Listen Now!http://www.mepreport.com/MepRep1584Apr2019.mp3 | Open Player in New Window British Parliament: A Study in Well-Spoken Collapse Greg’s Ancestry with Amistad Storey’s...
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Mep Report #159: Liberty Mutual Steals Our Mascot, Kappa
Download Mep Report #159 Listen Now!http://www.mepreport.com/MepRep15930May19.mp3 | Open Player in New Window The More Tech Changes… What’s in a Title? The Dreaded Phdmabs As a Non, I Sequitir As a...
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TMR 160 – Meppers Join the Democratic Debates
Download Mep Report #160 Listen Now!http://www.mepreport.com/MepRep16016Jul19.mp3 | Open Player in New Window Midsummer… or is it? Neil Gaiman Stories Poe vs. Lovecraft Smart? Speakers Angels of...
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TMR #161: The Rise of Sky Emu
Download Mep Report #161 Listen Now!http://www.mepreport.com/MepRep16130Dec19.mp3 | Open Player in New Window A 90-minute deep-dive into the final (for now) Star Wars movie, laden with spoilers and...
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TMR #162 – The Emergency Episode!
Download Mep Report #162 Listen Now!http://www.mepreport.com/MepRep16229Jan20.mp3 | Open Player in New Window EMERGENCY: Russ Fires Up the Conch Shell Emergency the First: My Corona (Virus) Russ’...
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TMR #163 – The Emu Cancels Everything
Download Mep Report #163 Listen Now!http://www.mepreport.com/MepRep1632Mar20.mp3 | Open Player in New Window Coronavirus: Pence Will Save Us?! Storey Flies in the Face of Caution Donald Trump’s...
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TMR #164: Of Protests and Pandemics
Download Mep Report #164 Listen Now!https://www.mepreport.com/MepRep16431May20.mp3 | Open Player in New Window Trump the Comic-Book Villain Darkest Timeline is Dark Black Lives Matter Almost Live from...
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TMR #165: We Don’t Need No Emucation
Download Mep Report #165 Listen Now!https://www.mepreport.com/MepReport16531Aug20.mp3 | Open Player in New Window 2020: Everybody Dies Storey’s Thesis Storey’s Thesis on Universities as Pyramid...
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TMR #166: Graham Joins the Cast of Mep Babies (The Jaundice Episode)
Download Mep Report #166 Listen Now!https://www.mepreport.com/MepRep1667Feb21.mp3 | Open Player in New Window Storey Enjoys Snow, has a Sandwich, and Becomes a Father Getting the Swaddles: a...
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