Question and Answer Podcast
Today Glenn and I talk and answer our readers and listeners questions about politics, personal matters, blogging, the online disinhibition effect (i.e. why people feel free to rip into you on the internet) and more. How did Glenn and I meet? Did blogger Ann Althouse encounter disinhibition effect from another blogger or was it just plain old passive-aggressive behavior? Why am I interested in men's issues? What kind of vanity plate does Glenn want for his car? Intrigued or just disgusted by these questions? Either way, join us for the discussion.
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You can listen to the podcast directly here or for dial-up users, you can listen here. Stream it from your browser -- no downloading needed -- here. You can listen to our previous podcasts here.
This podcast was sponsored by Volvo at volvocars.us.
posted by Helen at 8:10 AM
13 Comments:
Thanks for responding to my question.
Your discussion of men and psychology reminded me of an exchange I had with a psychologist. I told her that I thought that the field of psychology was inherently biased against men. Her response, of course, was to ask me why I thought that was the case. When I replied that it was because there aren’t enough male psychologists, she quickly changed the subject.
Words of thanks from a long-time lurker. I've very much appreciated your point of view and that of Instapundit. You both have solidly reasoned opinions and have been willing to share them, opening yourselves to being abused. Keep up the good work.
On your webcast Prof. Reynolds cited a book by a Richard Brody, something like Toxic Memes, but I couldn't find anything like that on Amazon. Help?!
Anonymous 11:32:
Sorry, we had the title wrong in the podcast. It is "Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme" by Richard Brodie. You can find it on amazon.com.
It is a terrific book and in it, Brodie talks about toxic memes and how they become prevalent in society. I think that much of our culture is based on these negative or toxic memes that get reinforced by people over and over, such as men are bad, women good or fear of guns etc.
I understand that commenters and emailers can say some vile things, things that they would never say in person. And further, I find that those folks discredit themselves and their opinions; someone who acts like a jerk is wrong on the substance, more often than not.
But, if I may say, the excerpt you read that described you and the pictures on your blog as "ugly," or worse, strike me as blatantly, objectively, counterfactual.
Great new pics. Particularly like the PJs.
Regarding the podcast (and the discussion of the diminution of men in society), I've always thought it had at least something to do with the role of women and men as consumers in American society. Women are responsible for the vast majority of consumer decisions. Businesses have a strong incentive to appeal to women in their marketing, and often depict them as wise or strong or put upon by the men in their lives. It would seem to be a cheap ploy, but apparently the marketers think it works.
However, it may be backfiring. Men are notoriously hard to reach, and there is now some discussion among marketers that all the man bashing is working against them. Reason to hope that things will get better.
I want to thank you and Prof. Reynolds for answering my question regarding the pros and cons of an academic career. I'm sure this was of interest to many people but it was especially helpful to us. Our family (including grandparents) sat down tonight for our first opportunity to listen to your podcast. Imagine our surprise when this was the first question you answered. Sitting with my family around the Wi-Fi laptop while listening to the Instapundit speculate about the impact of online courses on a legal education combined a 1950's image with a 21st Century theme. Thank you for that moment.
In addition, your responses were quite helpful. We know how difficult it is to land a law school teaching position, let alone get tenure, but it was good that Prof. Reynolds emphasized that fact. It was equally valuable to consider your point, Dr. Helen, regarding whether our son's personality meshes with an academic environment. You gave him a lot to think about. So from our family to yours, thanks again.
drj:
For years my father has encouraged me to use my law degree to find a business teaching job.
It helps that I have a MBA (which isn't too hard to get). The idea is that I could teach the ethics & business law courses and with the MBA some other classes to get to the full time status. Also, less competition. I'd be more prestigious for the university, but, with a "terminal" degree in a field outside the department that I'd teach, they could pay me less. (BTW, my dad has a Ph.D in Soc' but teaches business, specifically the marketing courses.) And, if the university you teach at is big enough, after a number of years you could parley that business position into a fulltime law professorship.
However, I just don't have the temperament for that.
Anonymous @ 1:09:
Good point. Our son is in business school and is considering a JD/MBA program. Several of his business professors have their JDs, and I've noticed that large accounting firms recruit MBA/JDs, too. As mentioned in the podcast, it's a good thing to keep the career options open. I appreciate your comment because it illustrates there are other teaching options in addition to law school positions.
DRJ,
So glad you took the time to listen to the podcast. I know that Glenn loves his teaching job and I imagine your son might also. A JD?MBA sounds like a great route as it really helps to be a little different from the competition. I often wish I had gone to law school, but with 11 years of grad school, that was enough. However, my training in forensic psychology has made my work much more diverse and my marketability better than just psychology alone. I wish your son good luck and hopefully, he will find his work fullfilling and fun, no matter what he does. If you need any more "advice" just shoot us an email.
I finally got a chance to listen to this one and enjoyed it a great deal. It's nice to hear a married couple that actually likes spending time together - I've always enjoyed spending time with my wife (14 years of marriage so far) and it always seems like people think you're strange when that's the case. I think that's very sad.
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