Scapegoats & Straw Men

In this Cold Cut from SSM 35, Lakin and Pete give their blames for the week, and trust us, folks! They're about as first world as you can get. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

Is it easy to build a pyramid? Actually, yes. As long as you can siphon success from the hopes and dreams of your friends. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

The talking continues as Lakin and Pete discuss critical reaction to the recent release of a small indie flick about middle-aged men working out their issues. Also: illiteracy, Joel Osteen, the Robot Army, and Breaking Bad. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast

In this Cold Cut from SSM 34, we elicit more predictions from the leprechaun's hat. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast

Two sedentary seers conjure up predictions about the future based on questions from a leprechaun's hat. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast

The talking continues as Pete and Lakin discuss extremophiles, Edward Snowden, The Walking Dead, and Shameless without mentioning Donald Trump once. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast

Two social engineers plot to take over the national conversation by dissecting what a particularly devious word means. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/SSMcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast

The talking continues as Pete and Lakin muse about two topics that have no discernible connection: Donald Trump and jazz. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

Two master practitioners of the ancient art of Google Fu apply their formidable skills to deciphering Quantum Mechanics. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

In this Cold Cut from SSM 31, we consider how deceptive a person's self-image can be and why we shouldn't always trust our mirror image. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

The talking continues as Pete freaks out over the rise of the robot army, and Lakin tells the love story of a boy and his car. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

In this Cold Cut from SSM 30, we contrast Bernie Sanders' and Ted Cruz's wildly different approaches to running for president. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

Two church boys snicker over their favorite bad words, and the Sunday School teacher never hears them. But God does... [contains adult language]

The talking continues as Lakin and Pete wonder if automation is what humans really want. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

Two prophets of doom foresee disaster if Sen. Ted Cruz, the third inductee into the SSM Hall of Blame, wins the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

The talking continues and never stops in this episode as Lakin and Pete discuss religion, politics, and a few other topics that will get them disinvited from proper society. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

It's the fight of the century! In this corner, we have hydrogen-powered cars! And in this corner, electric cars! Who will win? Not even Lakin and Pete know, but that doesn't stop them from talking about it. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

The talking continues as Lakin relishes his need for speed and Pete wonders if he has a rash of road rage. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

Pete and Lakin play another edition of that fun-for-the-family parlor game, The Blame Game. In this round, they give you something sweet and something salty.

The talking continues as Lakin and Pete wax poetic and passionate about this past weekend's box-office hit, "Deadpool." WARNING: Spoilers abound! www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast