Think About This Episode Eight: Gunsmoke
Air Marshals shoot a man to death, but the underlying questions about air security go unanswered.
Think About This: political and social commentary
Think About This: political and social commentary is a podcast featuring the political and social musings of bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole. Each episode offers thoughtful commentary on current issues, public debates, and the ideas shaping everyday life, delivered in a clear, direct voice that invites reflection rather than noise. Listeners can expect opinionated takes grounded in lived experience, along with questions that challenge assumptions and encourage deeper consideration of how politics and culture intersect. Whether you want a fresh perspective, a reasoned rant, or a prompt for your own conversations, this show aims to give you something to think about long after the audio ends. If you enjoy concise analysis and candid viewpoints, listen episodes to hear Michael A. Stackpole explore the topics that matter now.
Episodes
Think About This Episode Five (the lost episode): It doesn't take a Rocket Scientist
Terrorists are not nearly as smart as we've be told. Why would that be? Who benefits from our fear?
Think About This Episode Seven: Two Republican Lies
Republican pundits and their cronies are trotting out two lies to deflect blame for Iraq from themselves. Here's how you defeat that nonsense.
Think About This Episode Six: The Criminalization of Politics
This podcast looks at why Hitler is the pinnacle of evil, and where modern leaders and villains fit in comparison.
Think About This Episode Four: Not as bad as Hitler
This podcast looks at why Hitler is the pinnacle of evil, and where modern leaders and villains fit in comparison.
Think About This Episode Three: Culture of Life
This podcast deals with the contradictions within the Bush Administration and their attitudes concerning abortion, Terry Schaivo and stem cell research.
Think About This Episode Two: Heir to the Bush Empire
This podcast speculates about the future of George W. Bush and gives the reasons why, in the interest of continuing the neo-con march to empire, he quite likely won't finish his term in office.
Think About This Episode One: Operation Bojinka
This podcast takes a look at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the incomplete job they're doing making the skies safe over America.