Confab

With the economy so dominate in our current news cycle, we couldn't resist taking a few minutes to agree (conservative and liberal) that a great deal of the "bailout" worries us.  What we don't know, and what would make all the difference in our thinking, is exactly how bad things really are.  Very few people would agree that some sort of ideology should be important to hold on to in the face of complete economic collapse.  How, exactly, does a bailout of all three auto manufacturers make sense, though?  Wouldn't it be better to make a one-time, direct payment to a bunch of displaced autoworkers?

This show was recorded during the January 29, 2009 Confab.

Our guests:

• Andy Boyer
• Richard Huff

You can listen to the show here. (12.9 MB MP3, 20:10 minutes)

2009 gets off to a muffled "bang" with a Confab that is all about Confab.  That's right,...we're breaking the rule that was established near the beginning in 2005.  The one about not talking about podcasting on the podcast.  Since far too many podcasts waste everybody's time in a never-ending self-referential cycle, we felt that it wasn't a topic that we needed to weigh in on.  This year, however, we've got the opportunity to "up our game" (as it were).

Note: All throughout the show, Richard talks about Confab starting in 2003.  That date is incorrect.  The very first show was recorded on October 26, 2005.  Neither that show, nor the second one (recorded on November 8, 2005), were ever published.  The first published show was recorded on November 29, 2005 (which would make Confab just a little more than three years old).

This show was recorded during the January 29, 2009 Confab.

Our guests:

• Heidi Anderson
• Andy Boyer
• Richard Huff

You can listen to the show here. (39.9 MB MP3, 62:30 minutes)