With Lori on a whole-ass other continent, we’re left sad and lonely and drifting through the news of the week, with much talk of American decline, our lack of faith on one another, and whether or not we are a people capable of building the sort of world we hope to live in. It’s quite a hoot! Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — Some talk of Geno Smith, inexplicably
5:10 — Dudes in the Wild, Betting on Senate Races
19:52 — Iran war is over or about to be or possibly escalating ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
31:05 — Does American public opinion matter at all?
1:09:41 — Did CBS News’ News Senior National Correspondent Mark Strassmann Get Off a Good One?
1:12:59 — Wrap-up! Hamnet; The Alabama Solution; Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere; The Two Towers; Baseball season is upon us and how that might herald the decline of civilization

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