Backyard Philosophy Podcast

Chad vs Libya ... The Toyota War

In 1987 a war between two countries took place, Chad and Libya it was a war with much foreign influence. Many countries wanted one side to win and the other to loose. But what happens when one side is heavily armed with land mines, tanks and machine guns and the other side turns a fleet of Toyota pick up trucks into a form of modern Calvary.  You get the Toyota War... a war fought in the dessert and a war fought by doing impossible odds.  

Is Universal Basic Income Inevitable

UBI... Universal Basic Income, a new type of economy or old ideas coming back from the past. The world is ever shifting and some major shifts are how people make money and how governments spend money. With those shifts the idea of a monthly stiffen, a yearly salary, a new welfare is heavily talked about. From politicians running on the idea of UBI to the fear of AI taking people jobs, has many truly considering the universal basic income may be the best solution. Join Nick and Mike as they discuss how a universal basic income would and has been implemented. How it effects welfare, mental health and countries economy. And what would the ideal situation look like for an implemented UBI.

Honey Locust ... A Plant Invasion!

Some species have survived the impossible, evolved to become the apex life form or to fight off the apex life form. Some species have lasted hundreds of thousands of years and all the turmoil that has happened in those centuries drought, asteroids, mammoths. But on specific life form that has survived it all and not only survived but flourished is the honey locus. A tree sharp, thorny, roots running deep and now all over the world . To the point were they are common, not going anywhere and spreading. Join Nick and Mike as they discuss a tree that evolved to be defensive that is now on the offensive. 

Simulation Theory ... Down The Rabbit Hole

Are you real? A question that has plagued humanity since conscious formed. Are we just a figure of imagination or are we in a video game? A theory has emerged that is driving both physics and philosophers crazy... the simulation theory. And Mike and Nick attempt to deep dive into this possibility that simulation theory could be real. Going down avenues rarely talked about or questioned when to simulation theory. Talking about new studies and papers about simulation theory and talking about some theories of their own.

The Craziest Cowboy ... Bill Picket

Billy the Kid, Jesse James, Wyatt Earl... famous cowboys that help define an era of the wild west. But one cowboy that doesn't get his true due is Bill Picket. A cowboy who wasn't scared of anything, so skilled so daring he would travel the world over and be a house hold name during his era. Join Mike and Nick as they talk about a bull biting, circus riding true cowboy through and through... this is the story and legend of Bill Picket.

The Psychology & Ethics of Stealing

Since life was formed on this planet, creatures of all shapes and sizes has been taking from one another, sometimes for necessities other times just for fun. But one of the strangest creatures to walk this earth ... humans, steal for a weird wild and occasionally obvious reasons. Join Nick and Mike as they talk about how stealing is done, people mindset when stealing and how stealing is formed in society.

Hawks Setting Fire To Hunt

Life always finds a way, sometimes it is evolution, dumb luck or adapting to the environment. Or perhaps a combination of all three and that's where hawks come into play. Their is a special type of hawk that as learned like mankind to use fire. Was this a freak accident, did the hawks learn it from humans or are they evolving right before our eyes. Join Nick and Mike as they discuss the strange phenomenon of fire hawks/

East Vs West Philosophy

Socrates vs Buddha.... Plato vs Confucius. East vs west philosophy two different mind sets two massively different cultures with some major similarities. Join Nick and Mike as they dive into different philosophy's of old. How eastern thought and western thought differ and has helped defined societies and cultures for centuries.   

Lunar Cycles Effecting Nature

Fish tales are sometimes not tall tales, sometimes there are hints of truth in them. Sometimes as a warning other as a helpful hint. One wives tale that has been around for centuries that the moon effects fish and change the times people should fish. Join Nick and Mike as they talk about how lunar cycles change fish patterns and when people should go fishing.

Tree Graphing Into A MEGA TREE!

Apples and oranges... fruit so different they are used in idioms to show differences. But what happens when humanity decides to try to combine the two, to combine multiple different types of trees into a tree that bares multiple types of fruit. Is this a crime against nature, or a modern miracle. No, its tree graphing... the art and act of combining different types of trees to grow as one. Join Nick and Mike as they go through the strange phenomenon which is tree graphing.