What is the Fed?

Doctor, Husband, Podcast, Spy

What's up with all these spies? Did they really love me? Have we no sense of decency? The history of Russian espionage in the west, and especially "Illegals"--spies who operated without diplomatic cover. We get into Kim Philby and the Cambridge Five, Klaus Fuchs, the Rosenbergs, Hanssen and Ames, and the more recent clown shows. Sources: A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal, Ben Macintyre [https://www.amazon.com/Spy-Among-Friends-Philby-Betrayal/dp/0804136653] Bridge of Spies: A True Story of the Cold War, Giles Whittel [https://www.amazon.com/Bridge-Spies-Giles-Whittell/dp/0767931084/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2WU14R3LYSOGC&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Q7mMpVCFSuNaOwcVu1RxgKh8O3T1A_WbTW9m2du6hxEVXnFHDnm7WJYXT3NU88G6dIaj9WT2_M00tREWHjlqLgWhGtnRNj8z9Gy-Xr_0Y4OB3ORpsU6I1tiYl4vvk7dqmTaOLY9V3fMIxd3x8jOD-_fiSGfL8mKnoc7Ej2YXCpZoyR7E0MjhS19Oj7vwUohc7qi8Yyofqj9GqaVAYNfo6DeCDqIyXiORPksnSf0VScE.FUXJpx8U5p29NXzqBefsqsPYF7VgJJyMI4pzi0HYSeA&dib_tag=se&keywords=bridge+of+spies&qid=1779793253&s=books&sprefix=bridge+of+spies%2Cstripbooks%2C99&sr=1-1] The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB, Christopher Andrew, Vasili Mitrokhin [https://www.amazon.com/The-Sword-and-Shield-audiobook/dp/B00005AAPI/ref=sr_1_1?crid=24204F3Y5XLZI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ou8vXVMx2QD3qkypYtNT2G-Nazad9LljZOGoszBTbnYSEkyM1XER6sqj2xZ7E-ISOnrnbQFbWMjSdQmwVlD_k52uOyWsleUgdqt2oVU_bIav16jdFacHqmLFwDtRkQoI3Ay4hEZ6dH3QwkqDes0r5ufSMYr0AZyeppZceT-Mdp9pohP-XtJl6jAX5aEtmEYXXN5_NddTjy0aWtNJk9KkLmX_6zC4vmLYCcBmumHfoKA.x6zNcTTj4lrGsesTlP1Aq9I_7IU-Vtro5SUx7S0x1rg&dib_tag=se&keywords=mitrokhin+archives&qid=1779793298&s=books&sprefix=mitrokhin+archive%2Cstripbooks%2C105&sr=1-1] Wiki - Robert Hanssen [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hanssen] Wiki - Aldrich Ames [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldrich_Ames] Wiki - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_and_Ethel_Rosenberg] Wiki - Klaus Fuchs [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Fuchs] Wiki - Illegals Program [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegals_Program]

Your Doctor Has Answers! Squirt It Like You'll Hurt It (High Pressure Injection Injuries)

What is a high pressure injection injury, and is it bad? (Spoiler: Yes. It's very bad). Following our quinquepisodinal* tradition, Kacy explains high pressure injection injuries. You might have heard them called "grease gun injuries." In short, it's when a high pressure fluid squirts with such force that it cuts into your body and shoots that fluid into you. It's nowhere near as sexy as it sounds. *I'm making this a word now. Sources: M.C. Cejin, A. Koyfman, B. Long, High risk and low incidence diseases: high-pressure injection injury, Am J Emerg Med, 88 (2025), pp. 120-125 [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2024.11.066] NYTimes: 3 Hikers Dead After Volcano Erupts in Indonesia [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/world/asia/indonesia-volcano-eruption-dukono-hikers.html]

What is the Fed?

Finally! The Fed! Top 3 friend of the pod Jamisen joins us to explain what the Fed is, what it does, and why we should care. What is a central bank? What's fractional reserve banking? What's the interest rate that everyone cares about? Should we audit the Fed? And, like, what is money anyway? We answer some of these questions on this show. Sources: Ben Bernanke, 21st Century Monetary Policy: The Federal Reserve from the Great Inflation to COVID-19 [https://www.amazon.com/21st-Century-Monetary-Policy-Inflation/dp/1324020466] Alan Blinder, A Monetary and Fiscal History of the United States, 1961–2021 [https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691238388/a-monetary-and-fiscal-history-of-the-united-states-1961-2021?srsltid=AfmBOorJXZ_D9qH_b5uqHH43CgK6QH1X4ah0kY3Vtomg7gqvGymgIVMS]

YDHSpoilers: How Neon Is Your Demon?

YDHQ takes on the 2016 glitzy, arthouse oddity, The Neon Demon and somehow lives to tell about it. The Neon Demon is the tenth movie by Danish weirdo, Nicolas Winding Refn, who's probably most known for his 2011 film, Drive, starring a young and taciturn Ryan Gosling. Demon stars Elle Fanning and features some truly awkward performances by Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reaves, Jenna Malone, and a couple of hungry Australians.

Was Ned Kelly a Sheep?

Who was Ned Kelly? Was he a sheep? Why did he wear a helmet? Could he read? "Yes!" Is the answer to at least one of these questions. We dive deep-ishly into the history of perhaps Australia's most iconic figure: Ned Kelly. Bushranger. Bareknuckle Boxer. Hero? Who can say. Sources: Where is the Green Sheep? [https://www.amazon.com/Where-Green-Sheep-Mem-Fox/dp/0152067043] Wiki: Ned Kelly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Kelly] Wiki: Armour of the Kelly Gang [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armour_of_the_Kelly_gang] Wiki: Redmond Barry [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redmond_Barry] Wiki: Convicts in Australia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convicts_in_Australia] An article comparing Ned Kelly to Jesus [https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/rebels-who-knew-the-end-was-coming-but-stood-up-anyway-20130329-2gz9t.html]