Millennial Z and Boomer X

Podcast episodes

• Season 1

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  Verdict! Johnny Depp and Amber Heard

  Verdict! Johnny Depp and Amber Heard

  S01 E39

  39:23

  The verdict is in from the seven person jury on the defamation suit of Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard in the state of Virginia. Yesterday, five men and two women awarded 10 million dollars in compensatory damages and 5 million dollars in punitive damages for defamation by Amber Heard against Johnny Depp. Unfortunately, the state of Virginia has a limit of $350,000 for punitive awards in civil suits which jurors are legally forbidden from being told. (Interesting, huh?) Therefore, Mr. Depp will only receive 10.35 million dollars from Amber Heard, however, the jury also awarded 2 million dollars to Amber Heard from Johnny Depp for defamation due to her countersuit. Initially, Mr. Depp requested 50 million dollars and Ms. Heard requested 100 million dollars in her counter suit, both for defamation. I find it more than interesting that throughout the trial which was streamed and continuously commented upon in the media there was no evidence of defamation by Mr. Depp despite what may be considered some of his behavior being less than stellar while suffering years long abuse at the hands of Ms. Heard. Typically, it is very difficult for public figures, and the more famous and publicly known the more difficult it is, to show defamation leading to some sort of financial injury resulting in compensatory awards. The fact that Mr. Depp was also awarded punitive damages clearly shows the jury believed it was malicious and purposeful activity on the part of Ms. Heard to defame. That alone should speak volumes regarding the evidence presented in the court about her activity. The part about her receiving 2 million dollars as compensatory damages by Mr. Depp against Ms. Heard thereby reducing what Mr. Depp will receive from Ms. Heard to 8.35 million dollars based upon no real evidence other than a statement from Mr. Depp that was likely true but did nothing to damage her reputation is odd to me other than a simple nod to Ms. Heard for having to endure some of Mr. Depp's drunken escapades and emotional outbursts. I wonder if anyone could have endured being married to someone like her for years with the proven physical, mental and financial abuse evidenced in the court. Please listen for more information and discussion of the trial and the verdict by Millennial Z and Boomer X.

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  Monkeypox!

  Monkeypox!

  S01 E38

  38:12

  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has identified nine monkeypox cases in seven states in the U.S. as of Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Cases have been confirmed in Massachusetts, Florida, Utah, Washington, California, Virginia and New York. So far, virtually all of the cases have been gay and bisexual men who have sex with men except for one woman in the state of Virginia. However, the CDC calls for an approach to combat the monkeypox virus on a scientific basis and not by creating social blame, which is as it should be since the virus appears to be transmitted only through an exchange or reception of bodily fluids from an infected host. In podcast #38, Millennial Z points out the history of the monkeypox virus, and it being discovered in 1958 while missionaries were deep in the Congo nation of Africa while attempting to eradicate the smallpox virus. The monkeypox virus didn’t make it to the shores of the U.S. until 2003 when infected prairie dogs that were purchased as pets from Africa became infected while housed in cages with other infected rodents awaiting shipment. Due to the relatively difficult transmission and early identification of the monkeypox outbreaks at that time, the virus soon dissipated. Currently, millions of vaccines have been prepared and are ready to ship for large outbreaks of the monkeypox virus within the U.S. Monkeypox has symptoms similar to smallpox but is clinically less severe. Lesions typically become visible on the face, hands and forearms as pustules and boils, and the lymph glands become inflamed in the neck, back, armpits and groin. There is back pain and muscles aches with high fever and rashes throughout the body. After two to three weeks the lesions scab over and the person is no longer contagious. Lesions can also been found on the groin, palms of the hands and soles of the feet. The CDC has also issued a “level 2” travel warning due to the monkeypox virus. There have been outbreaks of the virus in France, Belgium, Italy and Australia as well as the U.S. Naturally, if you’re traveling avoid people with lesions, obviously ill, or dead or wild animals. Also avoid using materials contaminated by sick people or products used or derived from animals from Africa in the event they were infected. So, use some basic risk assessment and aversion as well as some common sense and we should all be fine unless you are in a profession or have happened to come in contact with those who are infected. Please listen and subscribe for more!

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  Hunter Biden's Laptop

  Hunter Biden's Laptop

  S01 E37

  39:34

  Hunter Biden’s laptop is only just now coming under any real scrutiny by the mainstream media although it has been an issue of contention or bit of evidence for at least three years. Why is that? Millennial Z and Boomer X talk about all of the potential issues surrounding Hunter Biden’s laptop, and how it came to be an issue in podcast #37. It truly appears that almost no media outlet for years would say anything regarding the evidence revealed in Hunter Biden’s laptop, and when they did only that the information obtained from the laptop was “Russian disinformation” designed to create chaos or spread rumors regarding the U.S. government. Well, the first thing to always remember is that no politician is the U.S. government. Any elected official only has authority given to the position held by the politician due to a vote by the citizenry with authority created by other politicians sent by their people. Politicians are people that are interchangeable talking heads with no inherent value or authority except for that granted by the position they hold due to the people. So, why would it really matter that Hunter Biden’s laptop may hold some incriminating evidence or information for the U.S. government especially long before his father became president? Sure, he was vice president at the time, but it sure seems as if everyone involved in the government and the media was simply telling everyone who asked, “Nothing to see here, just move along. And if you do hear of anything it was those nasty Russians who worked with Trump and elected him into office,” which during an extensive and expensive years long investigation revealed quite the opposite. And now, finally, mainstream media is revealing that there may be some evidence to show a Ukrainian private company has paid quite a bit of money to Hunter Biden in order to receive “favors” from the U.S. government in some capacity. There are no details. It’s like pulling teeth to simply have a truthful statement regarding any potential illegal activity. Surely, very different that any reporting on anyone who isn’t a powerful Democrat. Hunter Biden isn’t an elected official or even a government employee. So, what connection could he have that could provide favors…Ohhhh, yeah. Please listen and subscribe!

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  U.S. Military Differences Over the Years

  U.S. Military Differences Over the Years

  S01 E36

  39:54

  Podcast #36 is about how different the U.S. military has become over the years from the time Boomer X was active duty and to when Millennial Z was active duty some 30 years later. Boomer X was in just as cursing or swearing was being discouraged by senior command, but was still common. Hands being placed upon recruits were also discouraged, but still happened and all the Drill Sergeant needed was a reasonable excuse for the contact. Almost no sleep the first three days for Boomer X after the intake process was complete and basic training truly began in the U.S. Army, with little sleep the next two weeks. Millennial Z did not experience this type of training at all with far less abuse of the recruits a few decades later. Also, continuous insults and name calling was almost a competition between Drill Sergeants as to who could come up with the most creative put down for recruits during training. Millennial Z responded that he didn't experience that, but did experience jokes made at a recruit's expense which he found funny and frequently suffered consequences for laughing or "losing military bearing". It was also clear during the discussion that the physical training and stress testing was far less after three decades as well as the mental stress. Millennial Z reported being injured and still able to complete the physical testing adequately without special dispensation where an injury in the past created an automatic recycling to an earlier training company as there was no way the recruit could complete the physical requirements of the time. Please listen for more stories and descriptions of the experience for Millennial Z and Boomer X and subscribe to be sure and receive the next podcast.

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  Cryptocurrency: What is Going On?

  Cryptocurrency: What is Going On?

  S01 E35

  39:20

  Cryptocurrency is defined as an encrypted data string that denotes a unit of currency. It is monitored and organized by a peer-to-peer network called a blockchain that also serves as a secure record of transactions. Unlike physical money (or issued currency by a government or bank), cryptocurrencies are decentralized, or not issued by a single entity. Cryptocurrencies are created and secured through algorithms that are maintained and confirmed in a process called mining, where a network of computers or specialized hardware such as application-specific-integrated circuits (ASICs) process and validate the transactions. The process incentivized the miners who run the network with the cryptocurrency. In podcast #35 Millennial Z and Boomer X talk about what has happened to cryptocurrency the last several months and several years while discussing the possible reasons for the movements of cryptocurrency. Should you be invested in cryptocurrency? Perhaps, but do it with as much information as possible! And only with money you can afford to lose. Far more volatile than the stock market, there are hundreds of different cryptocurrencies you can invest in. None have any real intrinsic value almost, but anything is as valuable as someone else is willing to pay you for it. But it's always up to someone else what that figure is. Bloomberg reported on May 16, 2022, that the selloff in cryptocurrencies exposes the big lie that Bitcoin's plunge is an uncorrelated asset in relation to the stock market. Bitcoin has lost well over 50% of it's value since it's high over $60,000, and lost more today. Other cryptocurrencies have also lost a great deal of value costing investors billions in just the last several months. 40% of the people who have invested in cryptocurrencies at all have lost money. Now, of course, that means 60% haven't, but those people invested years ago with far less money than is seen today. If you 've invested in cryptocurrency in the the last year, you've probably lost quite a bit. Even stable coins, who as indicated in the name, are designed to be stable and tied to a physical currency lost a great deal of value. This has happened before, such as in 2018, but now there are more institutional and well monied investors, and it stands to reason they are taking profits and limiting exposure. The fear is high in crypto markets which has caused many to "cash out". Despite the ability to print money 'as needed' we now have inflation to consider that seems continuing at very high levels; therefore there is only so much money to go around at the moment. And nobody wants to lose money. The stock markets have also dropped over the last several months with some good days. Where is this going? Well please listen to the podcast and subscribe!