In this episode of Selective Ignorance, Mandii B, A-King, and Jason “Jah” Lee tackle food safety, religion, manifestation, surveillance, privacy, and politics. After previewing the episode [00:38], the crew debates a mango recall and food safety scares[03:50], questioning whether deregulation and Project 2025 could contribute to broader disruption [08:00]. After jokes about honorary degrees [11:32], they discuss Fivio Foreign’s baptism and church hypocrisy[13:56], before Mandii recounts a tense debate about Christianity, astrology, witchcraft, science, and credible sources[17:13]. The conversation turns to manifestation and the “power of the tongue”[27:09], goals outside podcasting [28:47], and whether speaking things into existence influences outcomes [29:39]. They reflect on career and relationship momentum [31:49], life-changing decisions [33:18], Mandii’s move to Atlanta and new network [35:59], seeing past goals become reality [38:45], and respect within podcasting [42:18].

The main debate examines surveillance versus safety, beginning with abortion tracking and reproductive-health surveillance[45:29] before expanding to Ring cameras and community monitoring[52:20], Meta smart glasses[55:36], and wearable cameras becoming increasingly normalized [56:46]. The crew weighs intent versus what gets recorded[58:01], the potential for misuse [59:51], and whether public surveillance protects people or creates new privacy risks [01:02:25]. They debate cameras as crime deterrents [01:03:18] versus fears of Big Brother and government overreach[01:04:41], including the politics surrounding Flock license-plate cameras[01:06:37]. Finally, they confront the contradiction of fearing surveillance while carrying smartphones and installing connected cameras [01:17:21], question the “nothing to hide” argument [01:20:15], and close on how much privacy Americans should sacrifice for security[01:22:51]. 

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In this episode of Selective Ignorance, Mandii B, A-King, and Jason &ldquo;Jah&rdquo; Lee tackle food safety, religion, manifestation, surveillance, privacy, and politics. After previewing the episode [ 00:38 ], the crew debates a mango recall and food safety scares [ 03:50 ], questioning whether deregulation and Project 2025 could contribute to broader disruption [ 08:00 ]. After jokes about honorary degrees [ 11:32 ], they discuss Fivio Foreign&rsquo;s baptism and church hypocrisy [ 13:56 ], before Mandii recounts a tense debate about Christianity, astrology, witchcraft, science, and credible sources [ 17:13 ]. The conversation turns to manifestation and the &ldquo;power of the tongue&rdquo; [ 27:09 ], goals outside podcasting [ 28:47 ], and whether speaking things into existence influences outcomes [ 29:39 ]. They reflect on career and relationship momentum [ 31:49 ], life-changing decisions [ 33:18 ], Mandii&rsquo;s move to Atlanta and new network [ 35:59 ], seeing past goals become reality [ 38:45 ], and respect within podcasting [ 42:18 ].
The main debate examines surveillance versus safety, beginning with abortion tracking and reproductive-health surveillance [ 45:29 ] before expanding to Ring cameras and community monitoring [ 52:20 ], Meta smart glasses [55:36 ], and wearable cameras becoming increasingly normalized [ 56:46 ]. The crew weighs intent versus what gets recorded [ 58:01 ], the potential for misuse [ 59:51 ], and whether public surveillance protects people or creates new privacy risks [ 01:02:25 ]. They debate cameras as crime deterrents [ 01:03:18 ] versus fears of Big Brother and government overreach [ 01:04:41 ], including the politics surrounding Flock license-plate cameras [ 01:06:37 ]. Finally, they confront the contradiction of fearing surveillance while carrying smartphones and installing connected cameras [ 01:17:21 ], question the &ldquo;nothing to hide&rdquo; argument [ 01:20:15 ], and close on how much privacy Americans should sacrifice for security [ 01:22:51 ].&nbsp;
No Holes Barred: A Dual Manifesto Of Sexual Exploration And Power&rdquo; w/ Tempest X!
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Society is brimming with hypocrisy, indignation and opinions—the Selective Ignorance podcast will dare to challenge the complexities behind internet reaction and the public’s beliefs by unpacking trending topics with comedic education and outlandish hot takes.

Each week, Mandii B engages guests from the worlds of media, comedy and entertainment, as well as cultural and topical experts, to tackle everything from current events to the latest scandals in order to confront biases, embrace the uncomfortable and embark on a journey that shakes the status quo.

Society is brimming with hypocrisy, indignation and opinions—the Selective Ignorance podcast will dare to challenge the complexities behind internet reaction and the public’s beliefs by unpacking trending topics with comedic education and outlandish hot takes. Each week, Mandii B engages guests from the worlds of media, comedy and entertainment, as well as cultural and topical experts, to tackle everything from current events to the latest scandals in order to confront biases, embrace the uncomfortable and embark on a journey that shakes the status quo.

Society is brimming with hypocrisy, indignation and opinions—the Selective Ignorance podcast will dare to challenge the complexities behind internet reaction and the public’s beliefs by unpacking trending topics with comedic education and outlandish...

Selective Ignorance with Mandii B

Selective Ignorance: Ep. 80 | Power Of The Tongue 

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