Episode 51 - An Otherwise Blameless Podcast

The Blue Hawaii Podcast

51! Ryan has some fightin' words for Grassroots Institute of Hawaii and the #Kochtopus, R. Kelly is doing his best Brett Kavanaugh impression, Hawaii's infrastructure gets a not-so-great report card, and we look at some bills that are definitely NOT passing the state legislature this year. Then, we sit down with author and journalist Melanie Warner, formerly of Fortune Magazine and the New York Times, to talk about her latest opus: The Magic Feather Effect: The Science of Alternative Medicine and the Surprising Power of Belief. We talk about where she gets her inspiration, what the "placebo" effect is really all about, and what discoveries surprised her along the way. Oh, and her favorite restaurant in Honolulu is Mud Hen Water! Check her out at melanierwarner.com or on twitter @melanie_warner Plus! Shoutouts to Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, outgoing UH Law School dean Avi Soifer, birthday celebrant Hokulea (she doesn't look a day over 43!), LeBron James, the Cook Islands, Southwest Airlines, and most importantly -- Iolani Baseball/Auburn baseball stud Everett Lau! Listen, Enjoy, Subscribe, Share, and GET IN TOUCH! Brought to you, as always, by Royal Thai Garden Ewa Beach. Accept no substitutes!