Robot Overlordz

On this episode of Robot Overlordz, Mike and Matt talk about Voter Identification Requirement laws (a topic we don't agree on). Join us as we talk about this issue.

Show notes are below.  You can download the episode here...

Matt & Mike's Recommended Reading:

Nasty conservatives rigging elections again by Jazz Shaw (Hot Air)

NAACP to petition UN to stop voter-ID legislation in states by Ed Morrissey (Hot Air)

Election Expert John Fund: Voter ID Laws Don’t Suppress Black Vote by Ashley Martella and Margaret Menge (Newsmax.com)

Conn. Mayor Seeks To Let Illegal Immigrants Vote by Michael Melia (Associated Press)

South Carolina Voter ID Law: Yep, Pretty Discriminating by Siddhartha Mahanta (Mother Jones)

Episode 21 - Show That ID

On this episode of Robot Overlordz, Mike and Matt talk about the future of journalism, now that we can all access the machinery of publishing. Join us as we take a look at how this is running up against the established journalism rules and norms...

Show notes are below.  You can download the episode here...

Matt & Mike's Recommended Reading:

What happens when journalism is everywhere? by Mathew Ingram (GigaOM)

If we are all journalists, should we all be protected? by Mathew Ingram (GigaOM)

Who is a journalist? by Maggie Koerth-Baker (BoingBoing)

In NYC, Kafka-licious policies say press can avoid arrest by getting press pass they can't get by Xeni Jardin (BoingBoing)

Crystal Cox, Oregon Blogger, Isn't a Journalist, Concludes U.S. Court--Imposes $2.5 Million Judgement on Her by Curtis Cartier (Seattle Weekly)

Episode 14 - Stop The Presses!

On this episode of Robot Overlordz, Mike and Matt talk about issues around eavesdropping laws being used to silence criticism or evaluation of the police, particularly in IL. Join us and find out more about this issue...

Show notes are below.  You can download the episode here...

Matt & Mike's Recommended Reading:

State appeals dismissal in Michael Allison case, 75 years in prison for recording the police

Don’t shoot, from the Economist's Technology and Civil Liberties section

Woman who recorded cops acquitted of felony eavesdropping charges from the Chicago Tribune

75-Year Prison Sentence for Taping the Police? The Absurd Laws That Criminalize Audio and Video Recording in America, from AlterNet

Episode 9 - Who Watches The Watchers?