Is Being Nice Only Weakness?

1:00 Apple and being poopy about non-apple users 4:51 put your self in situations where you learn new ways of doing things 6:47 Pervasive computering 8:30 Alexa is listening to everything you say 10:59 Target knows about your pregnant teenager before you do 12:40 iPhone when you say "racist" the word "Trump" momentarily shows up 13:20 asking AI "is this a real thing?" 17:28 AI is only as good as the programmer and the input to build the model 19:00 Are people with long names creditworthy? 21:00 EV pedals pushed to the floor (Ovaltine)

0:00 the people Dave really admires 7:00 Picking on the Vikings 11:00 Are our freedoms being eroded? 12:00 The M-word that really bothers Mike. 15:00 why China and Canada love Donald Trump. 18:00 Fifty countries you never thought about 23:30 How do you get free media attention? 26:00 A Facebook friend of Dave makes him laugh 29:00 True Confessions: where do you get your news? 32:00 Are pollsters a thing of the past? 38:30 Joe and AI answer our questions in real time 42:00 What gets people out to vote? 44:30 Mike solves the mystery: how do we earn someone’s trust?

1:00 ‘Give me a smile!’ 7a listener gives us a pat on the back 7:00 Dave’s bad experience on a union site 11:00 Why folks don’t like going to the dentist 15:00 Mike’s big breakthrough with Joe and his family 16:00 Standing in line at the DMV 23:00 Going down the sugar rabbit hole 25:00 The lady who weighs 50 metric tons 29:00 Our daughters and sons in combat roles 40:00 Swastika and a Cross – when does freedom turn to hate? 49:00 Are algorithms taking us to scary places? 51:00 Our podcast takeaways          

Did you ever notice that when you are in a bad mood, you meet more A-holes? On The Grinch: Even more crude and abusive than we imagined, so we won't link it. But if you want to search on it, knock yourself out. "The Grinch Song Uncensored is BRUTAL (ft Joel Haver and Trent Lenkarski)" 0:50 On Moderation.   5:00 Nutrition and diet.  How to drop 40 pounds. 8:24 Pulling an extra-large off of the rack 12:50 Did you ever see a cow eating meat 19:40 the number one killer worldwide? 25:25 you're a mean one, Mr. Grinch.  And forgiveness 34:00 when your heart grows 3 sizes in one day 37:50 Assume everyone is intelligent 42:32 Viral! always listen quietly to the (airplane) Safety Dance 44:28 If you're gonna start a fight, do it in an airport 45:53 Stop, breathe, think and act 47:49 When you are in a bad mood, you meet more A-holes

Is being nice weak? Bully Bully, Stereos and Indoctrination. 01:00 Jimmy Carter.  Is niceness weakness? 16:00 Bully 22:00 Stereotyping and Crayon Eaters 30:00 Eating Animals and not Crayons 39:00 Get over yourself, did you feed the pig? 42:00 The Nicene creed 43:00 The kid's adventure book, Adolf Hitler 53:00 More stereotyping 55:00 Vegan for 2 days, vegetarian for 2 years

On this week's episode, the Bushy Brows discuss Why folks may employ anger and insults instead of calm discourse and how to break through Communication styles.  Our great challenge. Getting men to admit they may need help 0:50 - comments from last show 1:32 - The surly tourguide 10:28 - communication styles 14:55 - planting seeds 17:30 - Watch your weekend challenge 19:36 - Stamp your passport to creepytown 20:39 - Men take care of trucks not themselves. 25:00 - asking for help 39:50 - easter eggs at boot camp  

Our First Podcast! The brows talk about Drones, US healthcare vs. V.A. healthcare vs. Canadian system.  A little talk about Medically assisted suicide and Canada.  We introduce ourselves briefly and discuss what this podcast wants to accomplish and who can benefit.  Dave briefly introduces RHB and the three gears.