The Dave Bowman Show

After relocating to the PACNORWEST, Dave continues his look at the news, politics, trends, history, religion, sports and even entertainment of the day...

The Dave Bowman Show is a news podcast hosted by Dave Bowman, with 1,000 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Dave Bowman hosts The Dave Bowman Show, a news show with 1,000 episodes published.

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  Conversations

  Oct 7, 202635 min

  It started with a question from my son: “What do you think about book bans?” The answer isn't really about books. It's about liberty. If we genuinely believe in self-determination, we have to accept that other people may read things we despise, hear arguments we believe are wrong, and even reach conclusions we wish they wouldn't. The answer to bad speech is better speech. The answer to bad ideas is better ideas. And when government makes an idea forbidden, it may accomplish the exact opposite of what it intended: turning bad ideas into forbidden knowledge and fools into martyrs. Plus, what happens when 23 people can bring much of an essential transportation system to its knees? Washington State Ferries provides a rather expensive lesson in what happens when efficiency replaces redundancy and planning. It's a conversation about liberty, responsibility, government, and why learning to think may matter more than being told what to think.

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  Franklin in Paris: The Diplomat Who Made the Revolution a World War

  Oct 5, 202634 min

  In 1776, Benjamin Franklin was seventy years old, suffering from gout, and boarding a Continental warship for a dangerous winter crossing of the Atlantic. His mission? Convince France that the American Revolution was worth betting on. This week on Dave Does History, follow Franklin from the deck of the Reprisal to the salons of Paris, where celebrity, secret diplomacy, British spies, American privateers, and a certain blue velvet suit all become part of the fight for independence. Then Saratoga changes everything. What began as a rebellion against Britain becomes a global war, and the diplomatic road Franklin helped build ultimately leads all the way to Yorktown.

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  Givernment can Move Mountains... For a Price

  Oct 5, 202634 min

  Government promises to save you money. Somehow, it usually finds another way to collect it. On this episode of Plausibly Live, Dave looks at the curious art of government cost engineering: California politicians and their cars, property-tax “relief,” and why the enormous cost of the death penalty may tell us as much about government as it does about capital punishment. Then we head to North Korea, where Kim Jong Un managed something even government accountants haven't pulled off yet: he made the mountain move. Taxes, nukes, unintended consequences, and why Dave still refuses to read your email.

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  Does AI Have a Soul?

  Oct 4, 202659 min

  Can an AI have a soul? This week on What The Frock, Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod tackle a question that sounds like science fiction but is rapidly becoming a serious theological debate: if an artificial intelligence can reason, claim to feel fear, and perhaps even experience suffering, what exactly have we created? Then it’s off to Portland, where teenage tweets, cancel culture, forgiveness, and “zero tolerance” collide with the question of whether people are ever allowed to grow up. And somehow it all ends with 31 miles, 10 Taco Bells, and absolutely no Pepto-Bismol.

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  Fentanyl, Fifty Cents & Dr. AI

  Oct 2, 202629 min

  If fentanyl kills thousands of Americans, why isn’t it used for executions? And what does a fifty-cent convenience-store overcharge become when the customer is paying with taxpayer-funded SNAP benefits? Plus, AI can explain your lab results, but should you trust it as a medical “second opinion”? Fentanyl, fifty cents, and Dr. AI. Somehow, it all connects. Plausibly Live with Dave Bowman.

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