Full Show 6/9/2026: We are addicted to fake saviors, and the solution is more ritual to induce more agency

BONUS: Is AI becoming self aware? This question haunts the US amid the push for more data centers

This episode explores startling research on computers becoming self-aware as data centers proliferate and more. Featuring audio from KCBS Radio in San Francisco, Jason DeRusha from WCCO in the Twin Cities and the Noon Business Hour from WBBM in Chicago.

Hour 3: There's no place for religious zealots in public schools

Scoot recaps the BET Awards Texas will become the first state to require public school students to read selections from the Bible. Is that a legitimate way to teach history, literature, and the foundations of Western civilization, or is it the beginning of a broader effort to force Christianity into American classrooms?

Hour 2: The Democratic Party is a mess right now and needs to get it's {BLEEP} together

Texas will become the first state to require public school students to read selections from the Bible. Is that a legitimate way to teach history, literature, and the foundations of Western civilization, or is it the beginning of a broader effort to force Christianity into American classrooms? Jamie Davis won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in Louisiana. He secured a dominant victory in the primary runoff election over New Orleans businessman and Navy veteran Gary Crockett.

Mandating the reading of Protestant biblical passages in public schools isn't fair to those that practice other religions

Texas will become the first state to require public school students to read selections from the Bible. Is that a legitimate way to teach history, literature, and the foundations of Western civilization, or is it the beginning of a broader effort to force Christianity into American classrooms?

Hour 1: Freedom of Speech is one of our greatest rights, but it's often misunderstood

This hour, Scoot highlights the beauty of Freedom of Speech in the United States but also addresses its challenges and how it can be misunderstood.