America’s Casino Economy — with Kyla Scanlon

Hogging seats on a crowded train, not saying excuse me, watching videos on your phone with no headphones in. Sometimes it feels like we don't know how to act anymore. What we have been seeing, increasingly, is people breaking rules. Why should I play by the rules if nobody else is going to do that for me? This week on Explain It to Me, how to mind your manners.

New episodes Sundays wherever you get your podcasts. Episode 371. 371 is the country code for Latvia. In 1971, Starbucks opened its first store in Seattle. True story, I've gotten really into VR, and like many technologies, the first great real application is porn.

And I tell you, you cannot get over how immersive it is. I got totally lost in this porn film in uh VR. Unfortunately, I forgot I was out of Starbucks. Go, go, go! Welcome to the 371st episode of the Prop G Pop.

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