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Recorded in April(ish) 2016. The Blokes are back with a casual sit-down that we recorded in Rodrigo's back yard. We talk about the direction of the show, and the ways in which we've failed and succeeded at producing content for our dedicated listeners. Then we get into conspiracy theories, MLK, sculpture, The Boston Tea Party, public art in Anacostia, microhousing (slumlording?), urban flight, suburban sprawl, Rodrigo's continued adventures in comedy, driving vs walking vs public transporting, non-profit vs for-profit organizations, and a shit ton more.

Sam Redacted travels cross-country to join The Blokes for lucky episode #33! Rodrigo updates us on his budding stand-up comedy career. We pull some random darts from the jar and discuss topics from /r/politics, CannabisFN, and the Twitter of Elon Musk. We introduce a new segment, History with Rodrigo, featuring a lesson on the Spanish/American War. In the second part of the show we explore The Pleasure Machine in a Yet Unnamed Philosophy/Thought Experiment Segment. Discuss the concept of Debt Positivity in Tales of The Urban Shaman. And get caught up on the Apple vs FBI case in the Intergalac-Tech Report, which smoothly segues into a conversation about political access, power, and solving problems. Finally, Rodrigo asks "what's the best invention of the 20th century?", as a follow up to last weeks question in Rodcast Questions. Take a moment to rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher - it takes only a second and will really help us grow our audience! You can keep up with The Blokes between episodes on Twitter @ArtistMBSJ and @FrankRedactedShow Links /r/politics: reddit.com/r/politics CannabisFN: Weed Stocks 101: http://www.cannabisfn.com/weed-stocks-101-need-know/ @elonmusk: twitter.com/elonmusk Pleasure/Experience Machine: http://philosophyforchildren.blogspot.com/2010/02/experience-machine.html Debt Positive Exhibition: http://www.fluxfactory.org/events/debt-open-call-for-submissions/ Mike's Mic: www.michaelstevensonjr.com/mikes-mic Apple vs. FBI summary: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2016/02/andrew-p-napolitano/apples-involuntary-servitude/

In episode 32, The Blokes open up the show with an audio sample from the movie Coffee and Cigarettes, and a discussion of Frank Redacted's new espresso machine; urban gardening in DC; Frederick Douglas, and get a history lesson from Rodrigo about Jim Brown; and the latest happenings from the #UrbandShaman.We round out the first half of the show with a few 'random topics from the jar' sourced from /r/wouldyourather.In the second half of the show, we touch on some points, including a listener comment, that didn't make it into the last episode in The Hanging Chad.In the Hot Topic segment we discuss a shooting that recently took place in a hospital, thanks to a story submitted by former guest (E9) Ryan Whalen.Frank Redacted recounts his experience with car-sharing service, Zipcar, in Lifestyles of the Broke and Semi-Educated.In Rodcast Questions, Rodrigo asks 'What is the worst invention of the 20th century?'And close things out with a message from the mailbag.Show LinksCoffee and Cigarettes: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379217//r/WouldYouRather: https://www.reddit.com/r/WouldYouRather/Hot Topic Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/14/us/hospital-guns-mental-health.htmlZipcar: http://www.zipcar.com

#Snowzilla (or whatever the cool kids are calling it these days) hit Washington D.C., and The Blokes talk about how they and the community at large responded to it. Artist Michael gives us a quick #UrbanShaman update; we explain how we failed at Reddit; officially introduce our "Dart Segment"; and close out the first half of our show with some Texts2Rod and show updates. In Lifestyles of the Broke and Semi-Educated we discuss shaving habits and Artist Michael's new shaving accessories, as well as a productivity system Frank Redacted's been having success with. In Dirty Pop, The Blokes respond to a play-by-play of the Kanye/Khalifa Twitter Feud and allegations of butt stuff. In Lost in Space we talk about are new favorite Sci-Fi (and SyFy) show, The Expanse, before Rod derails the conversation with something we discussed only a few episodes prior. We begin bringing the show to a close with a political Rodcast Question, and then disaster strikes before we're able to get through the The Blokes Mailbag.Take a moment to rate, review, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher - it takes only a second and will really help us grow our audience! You can keep up with The Blokes between episodes on Twitter @ArtistMBSJ and @FrankRedactedShow Links:SnowCrew: http://snowcrew.org/ SeeClickFix: http://seeclickfix.com/ Blokes /r/BlunderYears Photos: http://imgur.com/a/eget8 New on the #UrbanShaman Blog: http://www.michaelstevensonjr.com/urbanshamanblog/2016/1/22/an-urban-shaman-sighting-at-the-country-club Lumber Liquidators Thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/43qf38/lumber_liquidators_holdings_inc_must_pay_10/ Chinese Ponzi Scheme Thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/43p0ad/ponzi_scheme_in_china_stole_76_billion_from/ Intro to Agile Results: http://www.asianefficiency.com/agile-results/ Kanye/Khalifa Twitter Feud: http://www.vox.com/2016/1/27/10854122/kanye-west-wiz-khalifa-twitter-explained

The Blokes are back with a brand new format! The audio is a little janky, but the content is stellar. Come check it out, and let us know what you think (mailbag@semieducatedblokes.com)! We start things off with a rundown of what you can expect with our new format, how we spent our New Years, and share some Texts to Rod About the Pod.In the second part of the show we have The Redacted Files where we cover the latest news from Free Uber; Shaman Tales with the latest artistic activities from Artist Michael; Intergalac-Tech Report where we explore a free stock trading solution that Artist Michael's been using, bitcoin, and how we're now streaming ALL the videos with Plex. And that's just the tip of the iceberg! Don’t forget to subscribe to the show and follow us on twitter @ArtistMBSJ and @FrankRedacted Links:Free Uber Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zFarNt1ZV0Arcade.City: http://arcade.cityFree State Project: http://freestateproject.orgNew Artist MBSJ/Urban Shaman website: www.michaelstevensonjr.com/Robin Hood App: https://www.robinhood.com/Plex: http://plex/tv

Thanks for joining us for part 2 of "Hilary's Back Door" with Sam Redacted, which was recorded in late December.Sam educates on the importance of password management and security, and how to do it. Artist Michael shares his absurd experience with the Maryland Health Connection, which leads us to talk about experimenting with governance, privacy rights, and growth in upper Montgomery County.We then review 2015, and our outlook for 2016, before rounding things out with TXTs to Rod about the pod.Don’t forget to subscribe to the show and follow us on twitter @ArtistMBSJ and @FrankRedacted

Thanks for joining us for "Hilary's Back Door" with Sam Redacted, which was recorded in late December. We talk about Sam's Friendsgiving, Steve Harvey's big Ms. Universe fuck-up; Hilary Clinton and the other candidates' total lack of understanding of encryption, and how they plan to "fix" it. This leads us to a discussion of encrypted communication, and why it's important, and then debate whether anyone should care. We also get into SpaceX's Falcon 9 landing, electric cars, plastic spoons, and begin theorizing how Artist Michael can get a free Tesla from Elon Musk.Don’t forget to subscribe to the show and follow us on twitter @ArtistMBSJ and @FrankRedacted

Mike Simione joins us again for part 2 of 'Hang in There, Baby!' where we nerd out about Stars Wars: The Force Awakes, Star Trek Beyond, comic book movies, horror movies, The Freddy Prince Jr. Era of film, Battlestar Galactica, updates on FreeUber, and a bunch more!Don’t forget to subscribe to the show and follow us on twitter @ArtistMBSJ and @FrankRedactedLinks:FREEUBER Update: http://freekeene.com/2015/12/08/uber-grandma-gets-positive-fox-coverage-full-interview/

The Blokes have been gone for a while, but we're hangin' in there, baby! Artist Michael couldn't join us, but Mike Simione was there to join us in his stead. We discuss how things are going at Mike's new job; competitive dart playing; comedy; Savannah, GA; Tom Hanks doing standup; podcasting; the return of MST3k; Cards Against Humanity, Trump Against Humanity, and Utter Nonsense; funny athlete names, Ohio, and a whole lot more. Check it out!Don’t forget to subscribe to the show and follow us on twitter @ArtistMBSJ and @FrankRedacted

The Blokes return for part 2 of 'New Beginnings' where we get jazzy about driving; Artist Michael's new job; his job training in MA; UberPooling; having deep ass conversations in public spaces; Strong City Baltimore and Americorps VISTA; when and when not to get your Urban Shaman on; using Google My Maps to do awesome shit; pumping up community organizations; ex-con reentry programs; crazy professional team building exercises; breaking the game; and a whole lot more!Artist Michael's Bike2Baltimore is over but you can still donate to the cause by clicking the pic below.(CLICK TO DONATE TO ARTIST MICHAELS BIKE 2 BALTIMORE)Don’t forget to subscribe to the show and follow us on twitter @ArtistMBSJ and @FrankRedactedLinks:Artist Michael's Bike to Baltimore: https://www.gofundme.com/bike2baltimoreStrong City Baltimore: http://strongcitybaltimore.org/Google My Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/d/

The Blokes return from our 1.5 week hiatus to bring you updates on Artist Michael's Bike2Baltimore; how we spent our Thanksgivings; the relevance of Thanksgiving in the modern age; juggling multiple public personas; watching too much Bernie Mac; work f*ckups; Movember; career shifts; Producer Rodrigo returns to standup; and some other shniz.Artist Michael's Bike2Baltimore is over but you can still donate to the cause by clicking the pic below.(CLICK TO DONATE TO ARTIST MICHAELS BIKE 2 BALTIMORE)Don’t forget to subscribe to the show and follow us on twitter @ArtistMBSJ and @FrankRedacted

The Blokes sit down with 3 very special guests this week: crowd favorite, Mike Simione; and two newcomers, Neelou and Gerri Lynn.This is part 2, where we discuss Artist Michael's Bike2Baltimore; Starbucks cups; Thanksgiving; Miriam's Kitchen; free home energy audits; Neelou: Origin Stories; living in Los Angeles; working for the government; show stats; Florida; FreeUber updates; how Producer Rodrigo lost our mixer and got fired; before finally breaking down into laugh riot.Don't forget: there's not much time to donate to Artist Michael's Bike2Baltimore, raising money to help end violence in Baltimore. He's less than 50% away from his goal - click the image to help get him fully funded!(CLICK TO DONATE TO ARTIST MICHAELS BIKE 2 BALTIMORE)Don’t forget to subscribe to the show and follow us on twitter @ArtistMBSJ and @FrankRedactedLinks:Artist Michael's Bike to Baltimore: https://www.gofundme.com/bike2baltimoreecobeco: http://www.ecobeco.com/Miriam's Kitchen: https://miriamskitchen.org/

The Blokes sit down with 3 very special guests this week: crowd favorite, Mike Simione; and two newcomers, Neelou and Gerri Lynn.We dive right in to the terrorist attacks in Paris, with a recap of the events, and discussion of our and the public's reactions.Then we get into possible intentions of the attacks; comparing the attacks in Paris to those that occurred the day before in Beirut; and the current Baltimore death count; Facebook drama; sensitivity to violence; connections between tech and society; media censorship; and old-timey transatlantic accents. We round out part 1 with updates on Artist Michael's Bike2Baltimore; his truck breakdown and subsequent hitchhike to Baltimore; and how he got hit by (another) car, but got a free bike out of it this time.Look out for Part 2 on Monday!Don't forget: there's not much time to donate to Artist Michael's Bike2Baltimore, raising money to help end violence in Baltimore. Click the image to contribute to the effort!(CLICK TO DONATE TO ARTIST MICHAELS BIKE 2 BALTIMORE)Don’t forget to subscribe to the show and follow us on twitter @ArtistMBSJ and @FrankRedactedLinks:Artist Michael's Bike to Baltimore: https://www.gofundme.com/bike2baltimoreElite Daily on Role of Social Media in Attack Response: http://elitedaily.com/social-news/social-media-safety-paris/1287728/

The Blokes sit down with friend and former classmate, Jeff 'Cavespace' Furnas, for Part 2 of 'The Artist Rides for Baltimore!' We talk coffee, coon babies, FreeUber, the Mexican Supreme Court's ruling on cannabis, text messages to Producer Rod, and a whole lot more. Check it out!Don't forget: there's not much time to donate to Artist Michael's Bike2Baltimore, raising money to help end violence in Baltimore. Click the image to contribute to the effort!(CLICK TO DONATE TO ARTIST MICHAELS BIKE 2 BALTIMORE)Don’t forget to subscribe to the show and follow us on twitter @ArtistMBSJ and @FrankRedactedLinks:Techtorum Tapes: http://tectorumtapes.com/Cavespace: https://soundcloud.com/cavespaceArtist Michael's Bike to Baltimore: https://www.gofundme.com/bike2baltimoreMexican Cannabis Legalization: https://reason.com/blog/2015/11/05/mexican-supreme-court-says-people-have-aFreeUber Video: http://www.myfoxboston.com/clip/11983382/nh-uber-driver-speaks-out-about-arrest-for-illegal-wiretapping

The Blokes sit down with friend and former classmate, Jeff 'Cavespace' Furnas, to talk Urban Shaman sightings; Jeff and Michael's charity record label, Tectorum Tapes; playing Diablo; Michael's Bike to Baltimore; getting up and doing something; 300 Men March; creative processes and spaces; lines; John Oliver on the DOJ prisoner release; Cavespace's non-book club club; and more!(CLICK TO DONATE TO ARTIST MICHAELS BIKE 2 BALTIMORE)Don’t forget to subscribe to the show and follow us on twitter @ArtistMBSJ and @FrankRedactedLinks:Techtorum Tapes: http://tectorumtapes.com/Cavespace: https://soundcloud.com/cavespaceArtist Michael's Bike to Baltimore: https://www.gofundme.com/bike2baltimoreLast Week Tonight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJtYRxH5G2kProud/Father: http://zltz.bandcamp.com/album/zalhietzli-proud-father-split

Welcome back to the Blokes and Part 2 of 'The Ghost of Paul Revere Rides in DC'The Blokes talk about illegal Uber drivers in New Hampshire; the restricted Internet and pay walls; Intellectual Property; and self-pursuit. We revisit Boris Groys; the power of choice and bad decisions; black hair products; and good but possibly racist Disney music.New US drone program revelations published at The Intercept; sliding scales of value; the pebble thrown will create many ripples; 'I, Pencil'; lofty claims of Utopia; and helping other by helping yourself. We get our Star Trek on, gurrrrls; skim and zone out on the Internet; talk about old ass computers and the rapid growth of tech; and Producer Rodrigo gets fired.Don’t forget to subscribe to the show and follow us on twitter @ArtistMBSJ and @FrankRedactedLinks:Boris Groys: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_GroysFree Uber: freeuber.orgThe Intercept Drone Papers: https://theintercept.com/drone-papersI, Pencil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYO3tOqDISE

The Blokes sit down this week to talk about the band, The Ghost of Paul Revere; our Halloween and meeting some Blokes fans in person; Beanie Babies, Black Friday and too many holidays; texting vs. calling vs. letter writing; "Man in Pig Mask Arrested for Impersonating Police Officer"; more Obama news; growing ice caps; listener stats; election day; Boris Groys; The Artists and Utopia; Michael's plan to bike to Baltimore; and No Shave November.We also field another Rodcast Question: Thoughts on the US 'advisors' going into Syria?We release episodes each Monday and Wednesday, so keep your eyes peeled!Don’t forget to subscribe to the show and follow us on twitter @ArtistMBSJ and @FrankRedactedLinks:Ghost of Paul Revere: http://ghostofpaulrevere.comMan in Pig Mask Arrested for Impersonating Police Officer: http://countercurrentnews.com/2015/10/man-in-pig-mask-arrested-for-impersonating-police-officer/

The Blokes are recording from the home of our very special guest, Vilas Wright. You may somewhat familiar with the Wright's if you listened to our episode with Anstasia (E11), Vilas' daughter. We start things off talking about being progressive, what we really need in life, going to college and is it worth it, morals and ethics, objective vs. subjective, being a "red-headed devil child, growing up in a cult, reinventing yourself, more politics, death, "getting to a genuine life", the examined life, thrive instead of just surviving, and "being your own fucking salvation."This was an awesome episode that you don't want to miss! If you agree, leave us a comment or tweet so we can get Vilas back on the show!We release episodes each Monday and Wednesday, so keep your eyes peeled!Don’t forget to subscribe to the show and follow us on twitter @ArtistMBSJ and @FrankRedactedLinks:Vilas Wright Real Estate: http://www.vilaswright.com/

This is the second part of our 2-part open studio critique, if you haven't listened to the previous episode, go check it out now!Musician and friend of The Blokes, Thomas Keith, joins us, Mike Simione semi-educates us on how to critique art, and @ArtistMBSJ busts out the cheese and crackers as we sit down to critique his work.Make sure you check out the links section below to see the art yourself and follow along with the critique!We release episodes each Monday and Wednesday, so keep your eyes peeled!Don’t forget to subscribe to the show and follow us on twitter @ArtistMBSJ and @FrankRedactedWe have comments now, go leave one!Links:Artist Michael's Studio: http://artistmbsjstudio.tumblr.comAll Things Go: http://www.allthingsgomusic.com/

The Blokes join you this week for a special 2-part open studio critique series, recorded live from @ArtistMBSJ's studio. Musician and friend of The Blokes, Thomas Keith, joins us, Mike Simione semi-educates us on how to critique art, and @ArtistMBSJ busts out the cheese and crackers as we sit down to critique his work.Make sure you check out the links section below to see the art yourself and follow along with the critique!We release episodes each Monday and Wednesday, so keep your eyes peeled!Don’t forget to subscribe to the show and follow us on twitter @ArtistMBSJ and @FrankRedactedWe have comments now, go leave one!Links:Artist Michael's Studio: http://artistmbsjstudio.tumblr.comAll Things Go: http://www.allthingsgomusic.com/