Macrodosing Podcast: Presidential Policies Episode

Hosts: PFT Commenter, Arian Foster, Big T, Mad Dog, and McKenzie
Date: December 4, 2025
Theme: Each host builds a “presidential” platform, debating which policies they’d enact if they ran the country. Wide-ranging discussion also covers college football, philosophy of punishment, A.I., healthcare, and more, all in signature irreverent Macrodosing style.

Brief Overview

This episode’s main theme is a “policy draft”: each host—channeling their inner president—pitches and debates the top three policies they’d institute if put in charge of the U.S. While the focus is the policy roundtable, the crew weaves through their usual digressions—sports, TikTok drama, religion, technology, and deeply philosophical (and sometimes hilarious) disputes about fairness, crime, and morality.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. College Football Deep Dive

• Championship Weekend Preview: The group discusses the fallout from recent college football shakeups, with a focus on BYU, Penn State’s coaching search, NIL money, and the College Football Playoff bracket.
• BYU’s coach stays after intervention from prominent donors and even the Mormon Church. The scope of BYU’s wealth and limited pool of Mormon coaches is discussed.
• College Football Playoff Bracket: Heated arguments over Miami vs Notre Dame for a playoff spot, the logic (or lack thereof) in playoff selection, and the possible inclusion of Group of Five teams like JMU and UNT.
• Big T on Expansion: “Go back to 2011…the BCS was fine…I know people don’t want to hear that.” (16:01)
• Commercialization of College Sports: Concern about ads on uniforms, rising NIL money, and the role of private capital.

2. Jesus, A.I., and Joe Rogan (20:21)

• Joe Rogan's Take: Rogan’s claim that AI Jesus could return to Earth as artificial intelligence prompts the hosts to riff on religion, tech, and the absurdity (and allure) of new cultish faiths.
• PFT Commenter: “He’s trying to combine his two latest passions…He might be starting a new religion, that's what he’s doing.” (23:52)
• Philosophical Banter:
  • Imagining everyone having their own personalized AI Jesus.
  • “Everybody already does have their own unique Jesus.” —Arian Foster (26:25)
  • Debates over AI bots providing love, spiritual coaching, and future uploads of consciousness to the cloud.
  • “If you watch me boo-boo, that's on you. Not gonna change my life one bit.” —Arian on privacy, AI, and pets (29:06)

3. Parenting, Dogs, and Social Resilience (31:30)

• Arian’s Update on Dog Ownership: Discusses online reaction, dog community positivity vs. internet trolls, and “asshat” as an old-school insult.
• Parenting Philosophy:
  • Arian stresses the need for kids to experience adversity: “I believe in struggle. I believe that shit builds character …you gotta fall flat on your face…” (39:19)
• Coaching Youth Football: Arian recaps his team losing in the championship, striving to impart life lessons and resilience.

4. Disabilities Data and Accommodation in Colleges (33:40)

• Big T reports a major rise in students at elite colleges identifying as disabled (“at Stanford, it’s nearly 40%” 34:06)—most citing mental health, not physical disability.
• Debate: Is this skewing fairness? Are accommodations in college applicable in work life?
• “When you get into the workplace, these accommodations aren't going to be there.” –PFT (36:51)

5. Social Media, WAGs, and Quarterback Drama (64:01)

• Browns QB Room: Mad Dog vents about Deshaun Watson’s return from injury and the extra drama from Dylan Gabriel’s fiancée’s TikTok comments.
• Arian’s Wisdom: “Don’t take criticism from people you wouldn’t take advice from.” (44:41)
• Discussion: What’s the right approach for sports wives and girlfriends on social media?
• “Just bake on the internet. Just bake a sourdough loaf.” –Mad Dog, on the ideal TikTok content for player spouses (71:47)

6. Shador Sanders, Deion, and Media Narratives (73:02)

• Polarizing Athletes: Why is Shador Sanders so prominent in the cultural zeitgeist? Comparing him and his father to the Ball family.
• “The most controversial thing about Shador is the controversy about people talking about Shador.” –PFT (75:46)
• Arrogance in Sports:
  • “Your favorite athlete absolutely thinks he is the best thing that has ever touched that field or court. I promise you.” —Arian (77:06)

Policy Draft: “If We Were President”

Starting at 85:26—policy debate draft, each host builds and justifies their platform.

Big T’s Presidential Policies

1. Flat Income Tax (~20%) (86:27)

   • No deductions or loopholes except a large standard deduction ($30K for an individual).
   • “About 20%…you’re not even paying taxes on your first half or two-thirds of your income.” (89:06)
   • Debate: Is this fair for people at lower income? Does it help/hurt the working class? Criticized by Arian (90:08): "I think it's a horrible idea."

2. Healthcare System Overhaul (109:43)

   • Improves transparency: Hospitals must post all prices, insurance companies must reveal negotiated prices.
   • Allows insurance sales across state lines.
   • Expand Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), especially for those under a certain threshold.
   • Argues for market competition and less government intervention.

3. Judicial Reform: Crackdown on Repeat Offenders (142:39)

   • End “no cash bail” for violent crimes.
   • If convicted of 10 separate crimes or three violent felonies, life imprisonment.
   • “If you’ve done something nine times and you know one more time you’re going to prison … you probably don’t have the self-control to be in society.” (143:18)
   • INTENSE debate ensues with Arian over punishment vs. rehabilitation.
   • “Focus on the violent crimes, that’s what these people are doing.” (153:13)

Arian Foster’s Presidential Policies

1. Medicare for All / Universal Healthcare (98:58)

   • Funded partly by a 10-15% cut to military spending (pushes for a Pentagon audit).
   • “In the richest country in the world, we have a fiscal and moral obligation…” (99:10)
   • “Every time I hear people arguing against this, it’s like, well who’s going to pay for it? …Fucking you. Fucking me, bro.” (126:13)
   • Extended debate over if it’s feasible, “free,” and moral.

2. Anti-war / Cut Military Spending & Disengagement (99:49 & 103:33)

   • Drastically reduce military commitments, close foreign bases, stop foreign conflicts.
   • “I’m anti-war … pull out of all foreign conflicts, especially ones that we’re aiding.” (103:33)

3. Anti-Corruption / Term Limits (137:58)

   • Term limits for all federal officials, mandatory audits, end stock trading for sitting members of government.
   • “Weed out the snakes.” (141:32)

PFT Commenter’s Presidential Policies

1. Mandatory, Federally Subsidized Open Gyms in Every Town (103:49)

   • Multi-use recreation/athletic centers, especially for under-18s; adult section for a small fee.
   • “If you have nice gyms…it’s good for everyone’s mental health. It gives you something to do, something for the community…” (106:32)

2. Elevated Bike and Pedestrian Lanes in All Cities >10,000 People (107:45)

   • “I think elevated bike lanes is the way to go…a great way to stay healthy and be safer.” (108:48)
   • Promotes environmentalism, safety, fitness, urban design.

3. No Nukes (Bonus “Hippie” Plank) (101:49)

   • Global nuclear disarmament: “What if we just…nukes should be illegal? Just get rid of all the nukes.”

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the Illogical Playoff Committee:
  “These people are clowns. And it’s a sham organization. The whole thing’s a joke.” —Big T (11:10)
• On AI “Jesus”: “He’s introducing his ex to his new thing.” —Arian, on Joe Rogan’s AI Christianity mashup (23:24)
• On Healthcare Morality:
  “If I have to choose between an insulin payment and food, I’m going to choose food… I would love to pay more if I know I’m going to save somebody’s kid’s life” —Arian (126:13)
• On Recidivism and Crime:
  “Can you understand the frustration of living in a city...where these policies have ...resulted in terrible things happening to innocent people?” —Big T (159:41)
• On Coaching Kids:
  “I want to win, of course, but that’s life...I cannot stand when people lay down and don’t fight.” —Arian (41:36)
• On Politics and Empathy:
  “It’s fascinating to me that people would be like, well, they create jobs and blah blah blah…there’s a certain point where you’re greedy.” —Arian (123:20)
• On Social Media Sports Drama:
  “Just bake on the internet. Just bake a sourdough loaf.” —Mad Dog (71:47)
• On Athlete Ego:
  “Your favorite athlete absolutely thinks he’s the best thing that has ever touched that field or court. I promise you.” —Arian (77:06)

Important Segment Timestamps

• College Football/NIL/Playoffs & Bracket: 03:53 – 19:21
• Joe Rogan’s AI Jesus: 20:21 – 27:09
• Pets, Parenting & Dog Community: 31:30 – 33:54
• Rise in College Disability Accommodations: 33:40 – 39:12
• Youth Football Coaching Recap: 41:00 – 47:01
• Sports Wives, Social Media and Browns Drama: 64:01 – 73:02
• Presidential Policy Draft Debate: 85:26 – 166:09 (with a heated 30 min on healthcare and crime policy, 98:58–163:47)
• Giannis & NBA Free Agency Chatter: 166:44 – End

Overall Tone and Takeaway

A simultaneously silly and serious debate, blending sharp policy arguments with the show’s trademark humor, sports tangents, and pop culture riffs. The hosts spar fiercely (particularly over healthcare and punishment philosophy) but illustrate the intractability and complexity of “fixing” America through policy alone. All the while, the episode stays true to the Macrodosing style: brain-tickling, argumentative, and never above a well-timed roast or a tangent about AI Jesus, ass hats, or open gyms.

For listeners: This episode offers a miniature town hall on the present American dilemma—fixing big things, being fair, and keeping your sanity—whether you’re in the locker room, the dog park, or the Oval Office.