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Podcast: Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill
Episode: 257: Marriage, gay marriage, gay parenting, etc.
Description: The boys drink and review "Triple Dog Triple IPA" from Flying Dog brewery, then respond to a listener question on gay marriage.Â
What does "marriage" mean? And are Pigweed and Crowhill in favor of same-sex marriage?Â
The boys start with biology. Pair bonding. Procreation. What goes on in the animal kingdom. When does monogamy make sense?Â
And what about property? Isn't marriage largely about inheritance? Then there's the issue of forming political bonds between different tribes.Â
It was only recently that marriage changed from being primarily about procreation and property to its...