Jay and Dave talk about minimum wage and the future of work. As jobs like drivers and cashiers (and eventually programmers and network engineers) are eliminated, what does the future of work look like? Do we need a social safety net? What form should that take? Univeral Basic Income, Living Wage and other terms are used, probably incorrectly. 018.mp3 (48m 23MB) Embedded below, 3 videos we referenced in the discussion.
Phil Brown writes The Farnam Prophet, a blog covering the Omaha metro and nearby news and politics. Phil and Jay talk about a wide range of topics: Nebraska TIF Report (Tax Increment Financing). A project of Open/Nebraska. Omaha World Herald editorials Leavenworth St - “the talk of Nebraska politics” Open Sky Policy Institute - active in TIF policy now? Heath Mello for Omaha Mayor Rethinking the Restaurant Tax 017.mp3 (49m 23MB)
Pokèmon Go didn’t exist a week ago, and is suddenly the #1 app in the world. Jay talks with Gabriel Fitzgarrald, a lifetime Pokèmon super fan about its Ingress heritage, its amazing impact on millions of people young and old suddenly getting tons of exercise, and game and social dynamics. Did you know the Westboro Baptist Church is a Pokèmon Go gym? No kidding. Yowzers. 016.mp3 (42m 20MB) Links: Pokèmon Go: Team Mystic Of Utah OpenWest 2016 - the computer conference we recorded at.
Jay’s first week living in an RV full time, camping at the Old Threshers Reunion campground. This year’s reunion is September 1st - 5th in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. With over 2,000 exhibits & attractions you should not miss it. 30-35 thousand visitors attended in 2015. It’s an amazing event. Jay talks with Terry McWilliams, CEO of the association, who generously gave some of his time on a busy Thursday morning. Terry does local radio spots every week, so is much better at podcasting than Jay is. :) Jay’s parents and grandparents are from Mt. Pleasant. He has many years of fond memories attending the Old Threshers reunion with them, and was very excited to spend a week on the grounds. 015.mp3 (27m 13MB) Links: Old Threshers Reunion Tons of YouTube videos show off the amazing 1920s steam tractors and much more.
The OPS Board is 9 publically elected volunteers who oversee the $848M annual OPS budget serving 51,000 students. If you live in Distict 3, Alex would appreciate your vote this November. We talk about his motivations to run, how OPS works, and how to improve it. Also how PTAs/PTOs work, last October’s sex ed public meeting that turned ugly, and student population forecasting frustrations. Beyond school stuff, we also chatted about the Keystone XL pipeline, Open/Nebraska, and Jay’s imminent hobo lifestyle. 014.mp3 (1h 15m 36MB) Links: Alex P. Gates for OPS School Board - or on FaceBook Bold Nebraska Open/Nebraska