Episode 159: You Have the Right to Go to Prison

Very Bad Wizards

Tamler Sommers & David Pizarro

Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2019

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Poor and black defendants have more legal rights than ever, but that didn't stop mass incarceration. Why is that? We talk about a paper by Paul Butler called "Poor People Lose: Gideon and the Critique of Rights." Plus, we answer the question that’s on everyone’s mind: how to live as an anti-natalist. And Tamler is appalled to discover David's anti-natalist leanings.

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0:00.0	Very bad wizards is a podcast with a philosopher, my dad, and a psychologist, Dave Pizarro,
0:05.9	having an informal discussion about issues and signs and ethics.
0:09.3	Please note that the discussion contains bad words that I'm not allowed to say,
0:13.6	and knowing my dad some very inappropriate jokes.
0:17.0	I like that. I like waiting this. I like the fact that you think you fun it,
0:20.4	but you ain't funny with me, so don't you worry about that.
0:30.9	I know my attention to that man behind the curtain.
0:39.6	Who are you?
0:41.6	Who are you?
0:43.2	I'm very bad man.
0:44.7	I'm a very good man.
0:46.5	Good man.
0:50.8	They think he's lost, and with no more brains than you have.
0:54.7	I know my attention to that man.
1:00.8	Anybody can have a brain.
1:04.8	You're a very bad man.
1:07.2	And a very good man.
1:09.0	Just a very bad wizard.
1:11.7	Welcome to very bad wizards. I'm Tamler Summers from the University of Houston.
1:16.1	Dave, my daughter posted a photo of my dog Omar on Instagram to promote our last episode,
1:22.9	and it got a bunch of likes.
1:24.6	Does that make Omar an influencer?
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