#033 - Talkin Shit w/ Justin Hovey

http://acadiayurts.com http://acadiabjj.com http://snwclub.com/bcc Mac sits down with Kris Douglas and Aaron Sprague to talk brazillian jiu jitsu, yurts, drinking, and not drinking. Podcast begins at the 12 minute mark.

#032 - Big Dumb Brown Belts w/ Kris & Aaron

Justin and Mac interview Nick Murray, Policy Analyst at the Maine Policy Institute. Nick took over the Policy Analyst position right as the pandemic struck in early 2020. Since then, Nick has kept a close eye on government and public health officials, particularly in Maine, and challenged their policy decisions when transparency was needed. Follow @NickMurr on Twitter to stay up-to-date on Nick's work.

#031 - Maine Policy w/ Nick Murray

This is for the vaccinated who disagree with mandates but are having trouble standing up and saying so.

#030 - Please Speak Out

This episode is for all the military service members, healthcare workers, EMTs, fire fighters, and anybody else who sacrifice their body to help others.

#029 - Thank You for Your Service

Mac discusses a thought experiment called The Trolley Problem. Stay tuned to the end for an update to MDI schools' new indoor mask mandate!

#028 - The Trolley Problem

Aunt Jamie tells Mac the details about his cousin, who has been in and out of jail for half of his life. It's heartbreaking, eye-opening, and quite possibly life-changing for some.

#027 - Mama Tried w/ Aunt Jamie

Mac and Thia talk about the bad thing.    https://mainestandsup.org  https://americasfrontlinedoctors.com  https://childrenshealthdefense.org  https://healthimpactnews.com  https://thehighwire.com

#026 - Maine Stands Up w/ Thia Embers

Mac talks about his experience attempting to opt-out of a smart meter installation by his power company, Versant Power. Visit http://ehtrust.org for info on wireless radiation. Watch the Take Back Your Power documentary at http://takebackyourpower.net   Watch Doctor Devra Davis tell you to keep your cell phone out of your pocket and away from your head here: https://youtu.be/BwyDCHf5iCY

#025 - No Radiation, Thanks

#024 - Dangerous Misinformation

Mac and Justin talk about Mac's recent hunting trip, slaughtering a rooster on Thanksgiving, and online dating. Surprise guest Big John stops in to do a whiskey.

#023 - Thanksgiving Special w/ Justin Hovey

VOTE https://snwclub.com/vote Mac comes out of hiding to deliver an important message to all Americans, as well as our friends in faraway lands.

#022 - REGROUP

Mac reads a  USAToday article and chat's with Justin Hovey about the Coronavirus.

#021 - Coronavirus w/ Justin Hovey

Mac rambles for an hour about the Spit & Whittle Club. Crafts. Community. Conversation.

#020 - S&W Club

Alex and Erik make a trip out to Southwest Harbor to visit Mac and talk about diet, organization, and the legendary Brookings family of Bangor, ME.

#019 - Alex Brookings and Erik Milles

Will and Mac took a midnight stroll through the woods to sit by a stream and chain smoke one last time before giving up their lung darts.

#018 - Will & Mac Quit Smoking w/ Will Hoar

Mac talks about the recent Draft Day that took place at the Spit & Whittle Club in Southwest Harbor, and reads from the police beat section of the Mount Desert Islander.

#017 - MDI Police Beat 002

Mac and esteemed guest Justin Hovey talk about the first moves they'd make if news of an impending ASTEROID impact reached them. SPOILER ALERT: There's no step-by-step here, but it'll give you some thoughts worth thinking. The Spit & Whittle Club is an online store for Maine craftsmen and artists to sell their wares without paying a consignment fee. Work together with your friends and neighbors to promote each others work, and save money while you're at it. Community and Collaboration is what we're all about.

#016 - Doomsday Prepping w/ Justin Hovey

Mac reads some stories from the Mount Desert Islander police beat, and the obituary of Richard Paul Sassaman.

#015 - MDI Police Beat w/o Richard Sassaman

Linda’s family is friggin' Deaf, with a capital D. And I’m not referring to the fact that many of them are hard of hearing, or deaf. Being “big D” Deaf means that you are part of Deaf culture: a world that is all around us but unbeknownst to those who listen only with their ears.       Linda was born hard-of-hearing into a family of deaf parents, as was her sister Gina, who is the deafest of them all. For a deaf or hard-of-hearing child, having deaf parents is a godsend. Not all deaf or hard of hearing children are so fortunate.       When an infant can’t hear much, or at all, their concept of language is grasped much later than that of a hearing child’s… UNLESS they’re exposed to sign language.       Fortunately for Linda and Gina, their parents had been deaf their whole lives, and were a part of the Deaf community and very fluent in sign language. Linda and Gina were therefore introduced to language the same time hearing children were, because their parents signed with them from day one, just like your parents began speaking to you the minute you were born.       Most people who have deaf children aren’t deaf. Think about that for a second, and put this number to it: Approximately 95% of deaf or hard of hearing children are born to hearing parents. I know, it doesn't make sense, but Linda said it and I trust her knowledge on the subject.       That means 95% of the people who have deaf children are entirely unequipped to raise their child. When you take your kid to the doctor and find out your child is deaf or hard-of-hearing, there are a few paths you could take.       The typical, doctor-recommended course of action is to treat the hearing loss as a problem that needs fixing, and to do whatever is in your power, and your budget, to fix the child's hearing. Being a hearing person myself, that makes a lot of sense to me. Or at least it did, until I had a conversation with Linda.       Take a minute to think about the Native American cultures that used to abound in America. Each was unique, though they had many things in common. They were, and many of them still are a very tight-knit group of people who share a bond that none outside of it can appreciate fully.       In the late 19th century, Indian boarding schools were designed to educate and assimilate, by force, Native American children into white culture, to "kill the Indian in him, and save the man." The children were taken from their parents and forced to learn English, and forbidden to speak their tribal language.       I know it's a bit of a stretch, but can you see the parallels between assimilation out of Deaf or Native American culture? A child who is born into a deeply complex and profoundly connected culture, is prevented by others, at a very young age, from being a member of a culture that is their birthright.       Granted, in one example the antagonist is the oppressive 19th century U.S. Government, and the other a set of loving parents who want what

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