The sudden news of the death of renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking set in motion what usually happens when someone important dies: exceedingly reverential bleating. Why not celebrate the thing that made him most human? Stephen Hawking just died, surrounded by family and friends, after a long and arduous, yet fruitful life burdened physically since his 20’s, a victim of amyotrophic… Read more →
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Prince Reminds Us Even Doves Can Die
David Bowie be damned, there was no greater all-around musician than Prince; now that he’s gone, who do we have left? I’m not reacting to this the way I figured I would. In a year when we’ve lost so many influential artists, be they musicians, actors or otherwise, losing Prince at the relatively young age of 57 didn’t hit me… Read more →
When It Comes to Ferguson, Don’t Let the Media Do the Thinking For You
by Shimbo The grand jury tasked with determining if Ferguson, MO police officer Darren Wilson should be indicted in the shooting death of Michael Wilson reached a decision today, however, it’s believed that said decision was reached as early as Friday of last week. Starting with news that Wilson met over the weekend with various interviewers and broadcasters, seemingly setting off a… Read more →
Episode 183: It’s a Shimbo Halloween, or, “Dollhouse of Horror”
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On this spooktacular edition of the Never Daunted Radio Network, we go balls deep into the season of the witch with our Halloween-themed episode. Shimbo talks about why Halloween is the best and worst time of year, while discussing how blackface is somehow still a thing during Halloween, and why it may not stop any time soon. Next, we talk… Read more →
Darwin Wins Again: Gun Range Instructor Gives an Uzi to a 9-Year-Old, Guess What Happens Next
by Shimbo More and more, it’s harder to tell real stories from those that might appear in the Onion; this one is no different. A 9-year-old girl gets to spend the formative years of her life in therapy after shooting a gun instructor in the head, killing him, while he was showing her how to shoot an Uzi, authorities said… Read more →