Is FTL Hot Talk or Political Talk?

100% Political Talk / 0% Hot Talk

1 (2.1%)

90% Political Talk / 10% Hot Talk

9 (19.1%)

80% Political Talk / 20% Hot Talk

16 (34%)

70% Political Talk / 30% Hot Talk

15 (31.9%)

60% Political Talk / 40% Hot Talk

2 (4.3%)

50% Political Talk / 50% Hot Talk

3 (6.4%)

40% Political Talk / 60% Hot Talk

1 (2.1%)

30% Political Talk / 70% Hot Talk

0 (0%)

20% Political Talk / 80% Hot Talk

0 (0%)

10% Political Talk / 90% Hot Talk

0 (0%)

0% Political Talk / 100% Hot Talk

0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 29

[FTL_Ian]

Plus, what about issues where the lines are blurred like tonight's topic about old people and leased phones?  I consider that a Hot Talk topic, but we were able to mention the government approved monopoly for AT&T...

[Johnson]

It's also about the way that you handle the topics...

Tonight's show was an improvement.. there was some brevity...

I also liked the caller making fun, bringing up a "pop culture" issue... (again, to your shagrin, as you hustle him to start talking about it)

and then he talks about the video game...

and after he finishes his first sentence.. there are some crickets... so he says some more...

and THEN finally you guys interact a bit... and it was good.


However, it was the combination and shift of topics... and also the fact that the caller pulled you guys from some doom and gloom about Ma Bell...

[LuckyPhil]

I love the show, however I could do with less politically charged topics, and am thoroughly entertained, however there are some shows where I do come away feeling depressed.
It still remains my favourite podcast.

This topic reminds me of a line from the cartoon Catdog by the way:
"We can't even agree to disagree about disagreeing"
"I disagree I think we can agree"

[Walk For Liberty]

I'd like to reply with a personal example to counter Johnson's argument that FTL is mostly "doom and gloom" now.  I have successfully gotten my brother to start listening to FTL after sending him a few episodes where I called in.  He is someone who doesn't watch mainstream news specifically because it is so negative and almost exclusively about bad things that are happening in the world.  What drew him to keep listening to FTL was that even though it talks about "negative things" that are happening in the world, he saw them as being presented in a positive light because solutions (i.e. less government, and why that works) are always offered for each issue.  So he sees FTL as being positive since it offers a light of hope as to how the country and the world could get better.