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Hi, I'm Megan Alexander and this is Middle East Tomorrow. Five years ago, the US brought leaders from Israel, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain together to sign the Abraham Accords. That historic day ignited a cross border movement of change makers who are joining forces to reshape the region. Join me as I uncover the stories of the people transforming the Middle east today and tomorrow. Go to partners.foxnews.com met. Hello and welcome to this episode of Kennedy Saves the World. I'm here today to save your lungs. Very interesting op ed in the Wall Street Journal about the noted rise in cigarette use among 20 somethings, which seems so bizarre to me because as vaping fell into fashion, supposedly especially with high schoolers, it is now falling out of fashion. And maybe it's because they are hearing stories about cancer and lung transplantation on younger Americans who vape. Because vaping can be absolutely horrendous for your lungs. I hate it. I don't think it's good for you. But cigarettes are awful. Like cigarettes are a known cancer causer and people have known that for generations. You know, it's like my grandfather died from pancreatic cancer and lung cancer that he probably got from smoking. And I know people in their 60s with emphysema because they've smoked for decades. They started as teenagers and they never stopped and they tried to quit. They and you know, in the 90s they took the gum and the patch and then eventually you have all of these other nicotine avenues and. But people, according to this article, younger people are going back to smoking because I guess vaping was just a trend. And I smoked from 15 to 19 and I smoked a lot between 17 and 19 to the point where, you know, when you talk to your doctors and even though it's been decades since I quit, I look at that and go, yeah, but you still are at pretty high risk for not high risk, but there is a substantial risk for lung cancer because you can't unring that bell even if you only spent a few years smoking. But as your lungs are young and developing, it's just a really bad idea. I know vaping isn't great, but vaping is certainly better than smoking. So if you need nicotine when I needed nicotine because I was so addicted to it when I was 19, when I quit, I didn't have the money to chew the gum. Patches were, you know, only recently introduced. So I started chewing tobacco. That was the only thing I could do. And I didn't want little black bits in my teeth, so I chewed the pouches, it was like Skull Bandits, little wintergreen pouches. And I had to spit all the time and it was pretty gross. But it got me to quit within a couple months. There was a TV hypnotist, not Jennifer Aniston's boyfriend, but a man named David. And he was a guest on Kevin and Beam when I was an intern on their radio show on kroq. And he, he pulled my glasses off and he said, kennedy, you are no longer a smoker. And I never smoked a cigarette after that happened. But I did use the Skull Bandits for a couple months and Kevin and Bean made fun of me pretty uproariously for that. And they made Brian suits and I go out into a parking lot and have a spitting contest when they found out that I was using Skull Bandits, which are gross. So now I haven't smoked in 34 years, which is glorious. Although I don't know if you have also quit smoking and if you quit smoking years ago. I don't know if you have the same dreams that I do. So I have dreams where in my dream I'm smoking and I'm like, when did I start smoking and why? And I get so mad at myself, I'm like, ah, I quit. But here I am smoking again. It's this. It's like the anxiety dream. When you go back to college, you. So I have, as an aside, I have a UCLA dream at least once a month. And it is the most realistic dream where the dream starts. I'm at ucla, even though I live in New York, I'm at ucla. I've signed up for a full load of classes that include history, English and math. I don't know what the other one is. And it's two weeks until finals and I can no longer drop any of the classes and I. And I haven't studied for anything and I have to cram all with the job that I've got all of these classes and somehow, and it is the most anxiety producing dream I still have, that about smoking. Don't go anywhere more. Kennedy saves the World right after this.
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One most trusted app based on August 2024 proprietary survey over 500,000 new listings every month based on average new for sale and rental listings February 2024 through January 2025 so I'm not addicted to nicotine, but nicotine can be an absolute delight. So for people who are trying to stop vaping, like use Zyn. It comes in flavors. It's not tobacco. It's got all the nicotine you could ever need. It seems like a great idea and the better choice than vaping or smoking. Smoking sucks because smoking is like garlic. If you go to an Italian restaurant on a date, you cannot have garlic. Unless your date has garlic. Because if you've both had garlic, then you can make out. If only you have had garlic, the date will never see you again. And it's a deal breaker because you smell gross. But you can't even. You can't even smell it. If Both of you have engaged in it. That's like cigarettes. If you smoke and the. The person you're trying to make out with doesn't, and you kiss them like, your breath smells like someone with swamp foot left their foot inside a dirty ashtray. Like, it is so disgusting. Cigarette breath is rancid. And there's nothing worst, worse, rather than being pinned up against the wall at a party by someone who has, like, stale beer breath, who has been smoking. Oh, I'd rather huff a hobo's undulating ass. You know what? For the right amount of money, I might do it. So what do you do? It's twofold. One, use the Zen or something like it. It's got to be better for you. I'm not a doctor. Don't come to me for medical advice. But it's just. It's. It's practical, curated wisdom over the decades. You're welcome. So either Zinn or I smoke two cigars a month. And it is delightful if. If people are smoking cigarettes because they think it makes them look sexy and cool and tough, try smoking a cigar. You look so much cooler. Like, the only people who smoke cigars are, like, mobsters, football coaches from the 50s, and Ulysses S. Grant. It is like, the coolest group of people. Or, you know, like a general in Vietnam. Like, ah, buy gum. We're gonna scatter napalm all over this place, and it's gonna be bountiful. So if, you know, if you're trying to look cool, you'll look a lot cooler if you smoke a cigar. Cigar smoke smells better because it's only tobacco. It doesn't have additives. It doesn't have a filter. You don't inhale it, so you're not beating up your lungs, but you get a nice nicotine buzz. And it's also something that allows you to sit down and enjoy all of the sensations, not only the. The way a cigar feels, how it feels in your mouth, how the smoke gently rolls in and out of your mouth, but you also are presumably in nature, and you get to hear, see, and feel things around you because it forces you to just take stock in your life for 30 or 40 minutes, depending on the circumference of the cigar. So. So if you have to have tobacco, if you have to have nicotine, then my advice would be either Zinn or pick up cigar smoking and then, you know, become a cigar connoisseur. Like, if I'm only smoking two cigars a month, then I can afford to get a nicer cigar and that way it gives me something to look forward to when I do it, but I also don't have it in my system enough that I need it so. And by the way, women who smoke cigars, very sexy and I think the male cigar smokers would agree and they are happy to have lady smokers among their ranks. So if you are vaping, do not even dip your toe into the disgusting and putrid world of cigarettes. Uh, it's very funny because ex smokers are the most sensitive to cigarette smoking and we find it absolutely abhorrent and gross. It's really funny. You become such a cigarette prude. But don't even start. Don't even go down that road if you're just either stay with the vape and cut it down. Cat Timp vaped more than anyone I've ever met in my life and she quit vaping completely like three years ago. She's doing amazingly well. So she is a textbook case. It can be done. You can quit or just go to Zen for a while and then quit. Or you know, a couple times a month, smoke a cigar. I will see you in the cigar lounge. I can't wait. This has been Kennedy Saves the World, saving you from the dangers of cancerous implements that contain nicotine, which can be quite fun. I'm Kennedy. Listen ad free With a Fox News podcast plus subscription on Apple Podcasts and Amazon Prime. Members can listen to this show ad free on the Amazon music app. Oh, go ahead and leave me a review while you're there. I'd love to hear what you have to say. You've been listening to Kennedy Saves the World on the Fox News Podcast network. Well, the holidays have come and gone once again. 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