Episodes

  • A New Hope

    A New Hope
    Mar 12 2021
    Vaccination efforts and other good news brings hope for getting out of the pandemic. And the thawing out brings other news.
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    21 mins
  • One Shot

    One Shot
    Feb 26 2021
    J&J is about to get approval for a https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/02/25/how-the-new-one-dose-covid-19-vaccine-compares-to-pfizer-and-moderna/ (one-shot vaccine). Patrice and Mathew share their experience getting their first shot. Meanwhile, if you've been working from home, you could see a https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-24/double-taxation-due-to-remote-work-americans-face-messy-filing-season?srnd=premium (larger tax bill) than you were planning for. And why everyone should be watching Ted Lasso
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    30 mins
  • The Purr-fect Legal Defense

    The Purr-fect Legal Defense
    Feb 12 2021
    Happy Chinese Year Happy Valentine's Day and Happy Tax Filing Season. It's a busy weekend on the show but first we talk about the https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/trump-impeachment-trial-day-3-house-democrats-rest/ (impeachment trial of the former President). Which reminds us of a certain lawyer who appeared as a cat on Zoom. Biden secures https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/11/world/covid-19-coronavirus (more vaccines for everyone) but there is some thinking that it could still be a long time before we are back to normal. Especially https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2021/02/10/salesforce-says-9-to-5-workday-is-dead-and-employees-will-only-come-into-the-office-one-to-three-days-a-week/?sh=726ee39b5d16 (when it comes to working). And the Boss's Jeep ad gets pulled https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/11/entertainment/springsteen-arrest-new-details/index.html (after revelations of a DWI).
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    29 mins
  • I Am Not Throwing Away My Shot

    I Am Not Throwing Away My Shot
    Feb 5 2021
    Vaccine updates, help from the federal government could be on the way, big losses for the Game Stonk crowd, and the Big Game is this Sunday
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    23 mins
  • GameStonks and the Newest Vaccine Variety

    GameStonks and the Newest Vaccine Variety
    Jan 29 2021
    Patrice and Mathew take a somewhat in depth look at the craze around https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkdvgy/send-this-to-anyone-who-wants-to-know-wtf-is-up-with-gamestop-stock?fbclid=IwAR0jj_VSnqFjcM_af93LBaNLHDWYNyn92pdB9NrchclQv_rVDG683GbtwR8 (GameStop and the Wall Street craze) that is dominating mmarket news. Johnson & Johnson reveals the https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/29/health/johnson-coronavirus-vaccine-results/index.html (efficacy of their Covid-19) vaccine today and what it could mean for all of us. Why we're worried about the https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-variant-south-africa-us-2bc397370cdd44afe916ddd6edbaf870 (latest variants of the Covid-19) from around the globe. And whether you should double mask. Mathew recently https://halolife.io/ (got this one). And the East Coast was hit with a https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/26/tech/verizon-fios-outage/index.html (major Verizon Fios Outage). But more importantly, we look at Patrice's unique issues with her service.
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    38 mins
  • It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like America

    It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like America
    Jan 22 2021
    This week marked the transition to President Biden's administration, what that means for the public and for policy moving forward. And why it feels like a weight has been lifted off all of our collective shoulders. In fact, comedian John Mulaney may have https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhkZMxgPxXU&list=FLDY7okKwIpaNrs5KhKi3tWQ&index=166 (summarized it best), even before Covid. The introduction of our first female Vice President has also highlighted https://www.wsj.com/articles/wave-of-women-in-congress-puts-men-in-top-supporting-roles-11611320401?mod=politics_lead_pos4 (a big shift in Washington, DC with more male spouses). And the big highlight of the night, was the https://www.cnet.com/news/bernie-sanders-inauguration-mittens-the-funniest-versions-of-the-meme/ (Bernie Sanders meme) and his https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/22/business/bernie-sanders-mittens/index.html (now famous mittens).
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    21 mins
  • Welcome to Irrationally Rational

    Welcome to Irrationally Rational
    Jan 15 2021
    Launching yet another brand new podcast from the minds of Patrice Sikora and Mathew Passy. This show will be a variety of news topics, general interest stories, and personal anecdotes that we should all be able to relate to, or at least some of us some of the time. This week, a look at the state of Covid around the world as global deaths cross two million and vaccine rollout is.....happening? Patrice battles a new major appliance purchase as winter is slated to ramp up and what we're looking for in terms of entertainment value from the Biden inaguration. Live streamed every Friday at https://www.facebook.com/groups/irrationallyrational
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    29 mins