the objective JERK
I have objective views and I am a jerk. I am catholic and I am conservative, but this is not a faith based or political podcast. I am a "normal" person that likes to discuss many topics and although I view things through a catholic/conservative lens, my time in the Army has also left me with an asshole complex. I am not an expert nor am I perfect, but I am Objective and I am a Jerk, so join the Objective Jerk as my Catholic conscience battles with my veteran outlook.
the objective JERK
Latest Episodes
FROM HOPE TO FALLOUT IN OBAMA’S AMERICA
Jerk reacts to a video critique of the Obama presidency and test the gap between strong speeches and the policy outcomes people actually felt. I share my own experiences with healthcare changes, then move through domestic controversies and fore...
ODYSSEY WILL MAKE MONEY, BUT I'M BUMMED ITS GOING TO SUCK.
A trailer drops, the internet explodes, and suddenly a 3,000-year-old poem is at the center of a modern culture fight. Jerk hits play on a George the Giant Slayer video and react to the growing backlash around Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, e...
TAMPON TIM AND THE WORST KIND OF PARDONS
Minnesota used to feel like a steady, moderate place in the American imagination, then the headlines started stacking up: riots in Minneapolis, “defund the police” promises, corruption allegations, and public safety stories that leave people as...
ROME’S COLLAPSE & THE CITIZEN VIGILANTE FILM: Politics Of Immigration
A banned movie, a messy immigration debate, and a history lesson that feels very relevant. Jerk goes at immigration from a blunt personal angle: living as an immigrant in the Philippines while believing the “right way” matters, from legal proce...
FILIPINO SCHOOL SHOOTING: It Is Time To Be Proactive And Not Reactive.
A rare incident of a school shooting in Tacloban City Philippines is the kind of story people want to believe won't happen “here” until it does. I read through the initial reporting on the San Jose National High School attack, react to wh...
