Chas Licciardello and Dr David Smith discuss all the stories that weren't covered in Planet America.
Chas & Dr Dave discuss Talking Lions, Darth Cuomo, and What Makes Silencers Beautiful.0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave3:01 - Grateful (Apisai Koroisau, ATO, Kash & Dan)16:08 - Updates (Take It Down, Habeas Corpus, Qatar Plane)33:49 - One, Big, Beautiful Segment1:47:18 - Nationwide Injunctions2:15:32 - Biden Health2:47:09 - Introducing: Melina Wicks (Casual Edition)2:50:28 - More On Big Beautiful Budget3:01:42 - More On Biden4:13:03 - Updates (Trade War, Corruption)4:26:59 - DOJ Update (Cuomo, Congresswoman Arrest, Babbitt, The Boss) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Chas & Dr Dave discuss Flight Centre Captain Trump, Putting A Leash On An Eagle, and 1990's Movie “Enhance” Technology.0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave2:38 - Gratefuls (MLB Hall of Fame, CBO Bipartisanship)12:09 - Updates (Auspol, Eagle Ed Martin)35:17 - Saudi Tour 49:52 - Qatar Force One1:25:23 - UK + China Trade Deals1:45:10 - Stats Nugget (LA County Permits)1:46:45 - Drug Prices Exec. Order2:09:02 - The New Pope2:35:06 - White South Africans3:09:09 - Unleashed: The Habeas Corpus Comedy Hour3:41:55 - Correspondence (Ukraine, Lesotho, Trans, Arrested Judge, Contempt of Court)4:18:46 - Updates (Ozturk, Greenland)HOMEWORK:* Anders Puck Nielsen video https://bitly.cx/6imje* LA County Permit Counter - https://bitly.cx/8mgkZSHOW LINKS:*Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Chas & Dr Dave discuss Planet San Souci, The Worm, and WARNING!: 'The Crying Game' SPOILERS!0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave3:17 - Grateful (Jane Gardam, Authentic Aussie Pollies)7:39 - Planet Australia43:32 - Updates (Abrego Garcia, Harvard, RFK Jr, Houthis)1:10:20 - Brain Farts (Parade, Veterans Day, Alcatraz, Movie Tariffs)1:40:16 - Trump Corruption (The Executive Branch, $Trump Dinners, World Liberty Financial)2:08:33 - Trade War (De-escalation, Dolls)2:31:12 - Unleashed: Updates (Eagle Ed, Veteran's Day, Parade, Voice of America, North Carolina, More Trade War Dolls)3:00:10 - Unleashed: Court Cases (Perkins Coie, Alien Enemies, Venezuela FOIA, Libya, Threatened Judges, Trans Military Ban)4:14:19 - Unleashed: Take It Down ActHOMEWORK:* Dr Dave's AusPol Election Article - https://bitly.cx/bTZhS* Noah Smith's Trade Economics Scolding - https://bitly.cx/bY1m8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Chas & Guest Podcaster Elle Hardy discuss the Janitor-In-Chief, 4.8 Billion Lives Saved, and LOOMERED!0:00 - Introducing: Elle Hardy1:23 - Gratefuls (Hell To Pay Podcast, No Third Term)7:04 - Updates (Harvard, Senility, North Carolina, The Eagle, Medicaid)34:16 - Mike's Last Waltz1:20:32 - The Art of a Ukraine/Russia Deal2:06:35 - Stats Nugget (Russian Casualties)2:08:31 - Ukraine Investment Fund, Sanctions on Russia2:12:16 - Immigration: Judges Arrested2:41:56 - State Politics (Oklahoma, Alabama)3:06:13 - Unleashed (ICE Horror Stories)SHOW LINKS:*Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Chas & Dr Dave discuss Father David Smith, JD Vantasy, and The Great Wall Of The Pork0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave2:26 - Grateful (Aus Elections, Media Watch, Kelly Armstrong)10:12 - Correspondence (Fascism, Supreme Court, North Carolina)19:39 - Updates (PRESS Act, 60 Mins, Jordan Klepper)34:28 - Trump 100 Days Polling1:12:04 - Trade War Update1:45:12 - Stats Nugget (Trump 100 Days Stats)1:49:29 - Immigration (Abrego Garcia, Due Process)2:18:07 - Planet Canada2:38:12 - Unleashed: Toilet Break (Buttigieg)2:48:46 - Unleashed Correspondence (Garcia, Deportations, Murkowski, Medicaid, Daryl Cooper, ASD, RFK Jr, Signal, Stable Chaos, Crusades, New Sting)HOMEWORK: Worst Lawsuit Ever - https://bitly.cx/pfmhThe Carny - https://bitly.cx/zkjlPNathan's ACLU Article - https://bitly.cx/QtpN2Konstantin Kisin Substack on Rogan - https://bitly.cx/NHRFXSHOW LINKS:*Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Chas & Guest PEPcaster Melina Wicks discuss The Most Patriotic Resumé, Riggs-ing An Election, and Why Abrego Garcia Is Like A Cheese Toastie0:00 - Introducing: Melina Wicks2:30 - Grateful (NBA, Oscars, Murkowski, Principled Lawyers)14:51 - Updates (Musk, Trade War, FCC)40:56 - Harvard v Trump1:07:05 - El Salvador Deportations1:57:26 - SignalGate 2.0 & Hegseth2:16:53 - RFK's Autism Study2:47:45 - Medicaid & The Budget3:20:03 - Deportations Part 2 (Supreme Court)3:51:24 - Unleashed (Student Deportations)4:25:36 - Unleashed (North Carolina Election)4:45:47 - Correspondence (Legal, Houthi, Red Caesar, Immigration, Trade War, Midterms, Kids, Polling, Christianity) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Chas & Guest PEPcaster Jared Mondschein discuss Sith Miller, Grandma Hitting Baseball Batters, and A Legal Rorschach Test0:00 - Re-Introducing: Jared Mondschein3:34 - Correspondence (ABC, US Studies Centre, Jared v Uncle Phil, Suez Trade)23:29 - Updates (Exec Orders, Laws Signed)40:23 - Iran1:09:48 - Abrego Garcia History1:33:35 - Stats Nugget (Deportations)1:38:53 - Abrego Garcia History cont.1:57:27 - Sith Miller Splaining2:16:03 - Bukele Visit, Supreme Court3:09:35 - Harvard Funding3:43:16 - Updates (Admin vs AP, The Eagle's Nest)SHOW LINKS:*Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Chas & Dr Dave discuss 50 Shades of Netanyahu, Adventures in NY Public Access TV, and 70yr-old Boys Will Be 70yr-old Boys0:00 - Introducing: Jared Mondschein 2:23 - Grateful (Thanksgiving 2.0, Current Law Baseline)11:16 - Updates (Coco, ABC)20:24 - Tariffs Latest1:32:28 - Signalgate Update2:04:57 - Partisan De-Escalation (Judges + Bill Maher Dinner)2:28:31 - Exec Orders (Elections, Law Firms, Miles Taylor/Chris Krebs, Showerheads)4:02:30 - 2010 Time Capsule with Dan CarlinHOMEWORK: Tim Heidecker mocking Bill Maher's podcast https://bitly.cx/DOscfBill Maher hating Dunnigan's impression https://bitly.cx/wUQUSHOW LINKS:*Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Chas & Dr Dave discuss Smoot-Hawley's Wife, The Oztürk Challenge, and Who The Hell Ran in Wisconsin?0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave, Hourglass, Coco4:13 - Grateful (Great Gatsby, Generous Peppers) 7:51 - ABC Update10:04 - Car Tariffs19:27 - Liberation Day59:15 - The Case For Tariffs1:36:21 - The "Tariff Pause"2:10:11 - TikTok Deal2:16:28 - Wisconsin Elections 2:32:21 - Vance in Greenland 2:42:02 - Unleashed (Trade War Updates)3:24:51 - Unleashed (Deportations)4:40:59 - Updates (Stefanik, Crockett, Ukraine, AP, Eagle's Nest, Eric Adams)HOMEWORK:* Donald Duck teaches you the merits of income taxes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMU-KGKK6q8* Dave's Recommended Great Gatsby Articlehttps://www.contrabandcamp.com/p/gatsbys-secret* The Oztürk Challengehttps://www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2024/03/4ftk27sm6jkj Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Chas & Dr Dave discuss Used Car-Fire Salesmen, Great Names for Metal Bands, and That's Not A War Plan, THIS Is A War Plan!0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave2:08 - Grateful (A Present for the Pod, Mia Love, Weight Loss Coaches)10:38 - Updates (Portraits, Gulf of America)14:47 - Correspondence (Democrats, Singapore, Tesla)35:58 - Signal Gate1:42:09 - Alien Enemies Act Update2:33:43 - Ukraine Ceasefire Negotiations2:48:21 - While We're Away (Wisconsin Court Election)2:51:30 - Unleashed (Wisconsin, Greenland, Canada) 3:16:00 - Unleashed (While We're Away + A Few Good Things)HOMEWORK:* Dr Dave's piece about the Australian Christian Right https://bitly.cx/taDr * THE FDA's Chemical Contaminants Transparency Tool https://bitly.cx/0hRJXSHOW LINKS:*Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A PEP poderview with PEPper Lara Buhagiar aka @TheFrollickingNerd0:00 - Introducing: Lara Buhagiar2:08 - Grateful (Town Hall, Portrait)5:58 - Bits & Peepers (Education Dept, Law Firm Exec Orders, LNG Update, DOGE, USAID)37:09 - LIVE CORRESPONDENCE39:46 - Talking Trans (The Current Vibes)1:17:06 - Conservatives vs Trans1:34:29 - The Cass Review2:20:12 - Trump's Trans Exec Orders3:44:09 - Trans State Bills3:48:58 - Final questions for LaraHOMEWORK:Dr Gideon's Cass Review Explainer - https://bitly.cx/JmwE7Yale's Cass Review Critique - https://bitly.cx/ALLNSHOW LINKS:*Chat with the PEPpers in the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Chas & Melina Wicks discuss America's Most Dangerous Tattoo Parlour, An Invasion Of Farts, and TB Or Not TB? 0:00 - Introducing: Melina Wicks1:41 - Grateful (Audio Articles, Countdown)7:43 - Correspondence (Games, Eagle Nest, Stablecoins, NOAA, Musk, AFD)31:19 - Schumer Shutdown1:03:22 - More Schumer - Dem's Anger + Consequences1:17:31 - Biden's Autopen1:28:94 - Trump's Senility Evidence?1:43:20 - Bonus Grateful (I'm The Final Boss)1:46:56 - USAID & DOGE + Eagle2:11:59 - Alien Enemies Act2:58:54 - Unleashed (More Alien Enemies Act)MUST-WATCH HOMEWORK: Move Aside! I'm The Final Bosshttps://bitly.cx/c37XcSHOW LINKS:*Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord ServerTHE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST: Geoffrey Blainey - The Causes Of War (Mentioned 43:49, Ep 198)Margaret Levi - Of Rule And Revenue (Mentioned 1:11:16, Ep 195)Margaret Levi - Consent, Dissent, and Patriotism (Mentioned 1:11:16, Ep 195)Sayaka Murata - Convenience Store Woman (Mentioned 2:14, Ep 194)Sid Meier - Sid Meier's Memoir! (Mentioned 16:30, Ep 178)David Simon & Ed Burns - The Corner (Mentioned 8:40, Ep 178)Maurice O. Wallace - King's Vibrato (Mentioned 14:26, Ep 164)Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky - Manufacturing Consent - (Mentioned 32:12, Ep 164)Robert Plunket - My Search For Warren Harding (Mentioned 1:49:12, Ep 158)Ian Lambot & Greg Girard - City of Darkness Revisited (Mentioned 39:25, Ep 157)Max Chafkin - The Contrarian (Mentioned 32:18, Ep 155)Claire Conner - Wrapped In The Flag (Mentioned 31:42, Ep 155) Rita Abrahamsen, Mike Williams et al - Global Right (Mentioned 31:12, Ep 155)Philip Gorski and Samuel Perry - The Flag And The Cross (Mentioned 30:49, Ep 155)Cynthia Miller-Idriss - Hate In The Homeland (Mentioned 30:10, Ep 155) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
0:00 - Intro (This is NOT PEP) 4:38 - Bits and Peepers: Perkins Coie 14:00 - B&P: 2026 Midterms 24:33 - B&P: Authoritarian 32:16 - B&P: Khalil/Columbia University 56:39 - B&P: Deportations 1:03:35 - B&P: Sell the Musk 1:11:43 - B&P: Measles 1:19:55 - B&P: The Eagle's Nest 1:24:25 - Interview: Jim Holding 2:32:11 - Correspondence (Romney, NOAA, Veterans, Social Security, Mining, Child Abuse, Conspiracists, Video Games, Raygun) SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW
Chas & Dr Dave AND Guest PEPCaster Richard Cooke discuss Political Hey! Hey!, Dishonouring The Fentanyl Veterans, and The Dave Smith Who Went To Buffalo 0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave, Richard Cooke 8:11 - Grateful (Life, Violent J, Kevin Drum) 18:53 - Correspondence (Cooke's Law) 24:46 - Dept of Education (Cuts) 49:35 - Trump Speech Wash-Up 1:09:19 - Trump Foreign Policy Theory 1:33:45 - Autism, Vaccines, Measles, and RFK 2:03:01 - Trump's Vengeance on Law Firms 2:35:57 - Trade War 2 2:59:46 - Correspondence (Days Are Not Days) 3:03:28 - Toilet Break (Brett Baier & Tariffs) 3:09:11 - Columbia University & Mahmoud Khalil 4:05:02 - Correspondence (Congestion Tax, Newer Media, Gen. Caine, The F-35 Program, Gold Cards, Oval Office Meltdown, Musk, 538, and Lachy PEPper) HOMEWORK: * My favourite (free) eulogy for Kevin Drum https://bitly.cx/OAwb * The best eulogy for Kevin Drum (requires free trial) https://bitly.cx/cN57z * Nate Silver's weighted poll average https://bitly.cx/UMa7 SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW
Chas & Guest PEPCaster Bill Wyman discuss The Jeff Bezos in the Coal Mine, Low Budget Sopranos and The War on Does 0:00 - Introducing: Bill Wyman 4:27 - Grateful (Chicago, Nicholas Enrich) 9:46 - Correspondence (Gulf of America, Bill) 20:27 - ZelenskyGate: Background 57:45 - ZelenskyGate: The Oval Office 1:46:38 - ZelenskyGate: Bill's Take 1:49:37 - ZelenskyGate: Trump & Russia 2:05:05 - WAPO and Bezos 2:36:13 - Bill's Oscars Take 2:48:44 - Stats Nugget (Education) 2:59:54 - DOJ Is Terrible 3:06:21 - Eagle Ed Martin Jr SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW
0:00 - PEEP Intro 0:45 - Correction (Debt Correspondence) 4:47 - Bits & Peepers (Gold Card, Gitmo, Musk Email, Medicaid, Parliamentarian, Gen Caine, Trump Cabinet, US Attorney Purge, Eric Adams) 50:35 - Interview: Jessica Riedl 1:38:39 - Stats Nugget (Social Security Savings) 1:39:51 - Smell The Musk (DOGE Sackings) 2:13:04 - Chas' Extra DOGE Thoughts HOMEWORK: *Marvel at just how much insane shit went down in just 5 days last week https://radleybalko.substack.com/p/trump-roundup-five-days SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW
Chas & Dr Dave discuss DOGE Theatresports, Highway to the BIDEN ZONE, and Two Guys Who Can't Drive Tell You To "Catch The Train" 0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave 2:10 - Grateful (NRL, Truth Social) 8:58 - Correspondence (Bankrupt, JD Catholicism, Left v Right) 31:58 - (Policy Time) Congestion Pricing 48:20 - Long Live the King 1:15:08 - Trump Polling & Inflation 1:40:35 - House Budget Bill 2:16:03 - Shutdown 2:34:15 - Smell the Musk (150-Year-Olds, Musk's Email, DOGE Dividends) DR DAVE'S HOMEWORK: * JD Vance Ordo Amoris article https://bitly.cx/0lsA * The Atlantic piece about Patrimonialism https://bitly.cx/a15sO SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW
0:00 - Introducing New PEEP Theme 3:43 - Immigration: Past and Present 36:22 - Immigration: The ICE Raids + How Things Can Get Worse 1:26:59 - Immigration: The GITMO Solution + Sanctuary Cities 1:43:08 - Interview: Lahnee Chen 2:23:43 - Correspondence (JD, Stereo, Big Beetroot, Sovereign Wealth, Guido, Gila Monster, Trump Lawsuits, Mineral Deal, Aus Election) SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW
Chas & Dr Dave AND Melina Wicks discuss Greedy Big Corn, The Neil of The House, and There Are Too Many Stakeholders! 0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave and Melina Wicks 5:42 - Grateful (Jaws Orchestra, Civ. VII, Ice Hockey, NRL on Fox) 13:22 - Correspondence (3rd Term, Booklist, White Shoes, Eric Adams, Statues, Congressional Trifecta) 36:22 - Ukraine Peace Negotiations 1:22:13 - JD Vance for AfD 1:52:57 - Toilet Break (Eric Adams) 2:01:35 - The DOJ is Not Very Good 2:15:30 - Stats Nugget (Trump's Congress) 2:22:45 - All About RFK Jr 3:11:28 - Policy Time (Sovereign Wealth/IVF) 3:27:41 - Reciprocal Tariff Program DR DAVE'S HOMEWORK: * Dave's Webinar: https://bitly.cx/uCVC * Emma Ashford Foreign Affairs Hub https://www.foreignaffairs.com/authors/emma-ashford SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW
Chas & Guest PEPCaster Elle Hardy discuss The Funniest of the Norms, Irma the Cat & Scrim the Dog, and IT'S GETTING GRIM! 0:00 - Introducing: Elle Hardy 2:23 - Grateful (Scrim, Kevin Drum) 9:05 - Correspondence (Yarvin) 27:09 - Corruption's Back, Baby! 42:00 - Eric Adams Amnesty 1:16:29 - Correspondence (JD Catholicism) 1:18:26 - Quality PEP Cat Content 1:30:11 - Trump v Media (Gulf Of America) 1:51:11 - Ukraine Peace Negotiations HOMEWORK: * Scrim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqzJZZcaP6s * Curtis Yarvin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYrPNvVhKLU + https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/inside-the-new-right-where-peter-thiel-is-placing-his-biggest-bets + https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/21/curtis-yarvin-trump * Vance Catholicism https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/know-your-enemy-whats-wrong-with-j-d-vance/ + https://thelampmagazine.com/blog/how-i-joined-the-resistance * Ukraine/Russia https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/how-putin-will-spin-ukraine-russia-deal-win-n0rnhqwnc * Elle's Website https://www.ellehardy.com/
Chas & Dr Dave discuss Sportive Vance, Turnbull Praising Turnbull, and Nobody Wins an Arms Race of Stupidity 0:00 - Introducing Dr Dave 2:18 - Grateful (Garden of Heroes, Vale Pennies) 25:34 - Ogles Update28:57 - Patreon v Ads Result31:45 - Smell The Musk (DOGE In Court)1:23:50 - NIH Funding1:40:35 - Gaza Update1:52:44 - Trump Admin's Purges2:18:27 - Stats Nugget (Judges)2:21:10 - Steel Tariffs & Australia2:38:23 - $TRUMP2:52:35 - Worst Lawsuit Ever3:32:31 - Tariff Leftovers3:38:57 - Correspondence (Tariffs, Lachy, Canada Lakes, Malaysian Solution, Refugees, Covid Lab, French Words, Equity, Migration, 1300 Smiles, Greenland, Porn ID, LA Fires, Pharmacy) HOMEWORK: * Complete List of Statue/Heroes - s3b) of https://bitly.cx/hGF2v * Turnbull Tells you How to Deal with Trump https://bitly.cx/xlWS * David Speers' Aluminium Tariff article https://bitly.cx/Pi7D SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW
Chas & Dr Dave discuss Strike Force Maple Eagle, Secretary Ass Rocket and The Bigger The Balls, The Harder They Leak 0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave 3:32 - Grateful (No Cancer, Democrat Protests, Gabbard) 14:10 - MediaWatch Thoughts 31:01 - Super Bowl Recap 37:31 - Trade War!! 1:45:23 - Washington Plane Crash 2:18:28 - Gaza 2:46:56 - Rubio's Diplomacy 3:03:29 - Smell The Musk (The DOGE Shenanigans) HOMEWORK: * Mark Kelly's questioning of Gabbard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AIoxClwbms * MediaWatch's PEP Takedown https://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/episodes/planet/104891762 * Michael Petiss' tariff article https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/how-tariffs-can-help-america SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW
0:00 - Intro 1:13 - Correspondence (Wildfires) 6:45 - Exec Orders: America First 8:37 - Exec Orders: Foreign Aid Freeze 16:20 - Exec Orders: Pull Out Of Global Tax Deal 19:38 - Exec Orders: Pardoning Jan 6 Rioters 39:53 - Exec Orders: Stopping Federal Hiring 45:45 - Exec Orders: Easier To Fire Civil Servants 50:45 - Exec Orders: Easier To Fire Senior Civ. Servants 51:55 - Exec Orders: Reforming The Federal Hiring Process 55:14 - Exec Orders: Ending "Discrimination" 1:07:25 - Exec Orders: Ending Remote Work 1:20:32 - Exec Orders: Defending Women 1:34:07 - Exec Orders: Prices Memo 1:35:55 - Exec Orders: Trade 1:38:57 - Exec Orders: Limiting New Regs 1:39:29 - Exec Orders: Ending The Weaponisation Of Govt 1:42:23 - Exec Orders: Restoring Freedom Of Speech 1:46:18 - Exec Orders: Flying Flags At Half Staff 1:46:45 - Exec Orders: Rescinding Previous Orders 1:51:51 - Exec Orders: Revoking Security Clearances 2:02:58 - Exec Orders: Resolving Delayed Security Clearances 2:04:18 - Exec Orders: Classical Architecture 2:05:17 - Exec Orders: California Water 2:08:53 - Exec Orders: Improving Disaster Response 2:11:17 - Exec Orders: Establishing DOGE 2:19:36 - Interview: Alix Mclearin SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW
Chas & Dr Dave discuss Mike McCaul's Spine Feast, Eye Pad Technology, and Planet Vespucci-Land 0:00 - Introducing Dr Dave 2:08 - Grateful (Convenience Store Woman, Media Watch) 10:35 - Correspondence (Peltier, Panama Hats, Community Notes, El Salvador, Elon Redux) 22:59 - Ceasefire 40:27 - Exec Orders: TikTok Ban 57:51 - Stats Nugget (Drug ODs, Canada Lakes) 1:00:38 - Exec Orders: Birthright Citizenship 1:27:15 - Exec Orders: Changing Place Names 1:41:15 - Exec Orders: DEI 2:09:24 - Exec Orders: Paris Accords + WHO Withdrawal 2:17:42 - PEEP Update 2:21:51 - Exec Orders: Immigration (National Emergency, Securing Border, Title 42) 2:43:37 - Exec Orders: Invasion Declaration 2:55:16 - Exec Orders: Cartel Terrorists 3:02:35 - Exec Orders: Refugee Freeze, Travel Ban 3:15:49 - Exec Orders: Energy (Unleashing, Emergency, More Paris Accords, Alaska, Wind)
0:00 - Introducing PEEP 1:06 - LA Wildfires (Part 2) 34:46 - Dave's Panama Homework 35:29 - Court Update (Porn Case) 43:20 - Court Update (Net Neutrality) 50:00 - Court Update (Judges Act) 54:25 - Immigration - The Difference Between Biden and Trump 1:06:06 - Immigration - H1B Visas 1:14:59 - Laken Riley Act 1:24:08 - Violence Against Women By Illegal Aliens Act 1:30:40 - Radley Balko Planet America Interview 1:52:05 - Radley Balko PEEP Extra Interview RADLEY BALKO'S SUBSTACK * https://radleybalko.substack.com/ DR DAVE'S HOMEWORK/SHOWNOTES: *The article about the Panama Canal Dr Dave rated https://americasquarterly.org/article/why-the-u-s-should-not-take-back-the-panama-canal/
Chas & Dr Dave discuss Dolly Parton's Nazi Salute, Measuring in Ramaswamys, and The Big Smelt 0:00 - Cold Open Family Update 6:47 - Introducing: Dr Dave 9:28 - Grateful (Snow Monkeys, Pepper's Assistance) 15:57 - Elon Musk's Salute 47:32 - Greenland & Trump 1:20:55 - Panama 1:40:02 - Correspondence (Ramaswamy) 1:47:14 - LA Wildfires (Part 1) 2:09:39 - Biden's Last Week (Preemptive Pardons) 2:29:07 - Oligarchy Speech 2:41:21 - Biden's Last Week (US Steel, Oil Bans, Cuba, Nicotine, Red Dye) 2:58:27 - The 28th Amendment 3:10:12 - Mike Johnson's Biden Story DR DAVE'S HOMEWORK/SHOWNOTES: *The article about the Panama Canal Dr Dave rated https://americasquarterly.org/article/why-the-u-s-should-not-take-back-the-panama-canal/ SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW *PEP Merch Store: https://pepchasdaveshop.com/
Chas & Dr Dave & Melina Wicks & JOHN BARRON!! discuss America's Bad Boyfriend, The Stan Zemanek Club, and Why Fujitsu's Mark Taylor Is Not A Doctor 0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave & Melina Wicks; 4:30 - Grateful (Aircon, Peacock, Jeselnik); 12:17 - Correspondence (Aussie AOC, US Holidays, South African Men, Tallow Fat, Chiro Vids, DOJ Purge, Opioid Deaths); 36:43 - Appointments (Melina's Thoughts); 43:16 - Appointments (Bessent, Chavez-Deremer, Turner); 58:50 - Appointments (The Medical Folk - Nesheiwat, Weldon, Makary, Bhattacharya); 1:16:44 - Appointments (Dr Sebastian Gorka) 1:22:11 - Stats Nugget (Poll Weighting + Forecasting Correspondence) 1:31:28 - Canada/Mexico/China Tariffs 2:02:05 - Canada/Mexico/China Tariffs Minus Dave 2:09:45 - The Best Update On Earth 2:14:30 - Trans Politics (Military) 2:19:20 - Trans Politics (Bathroom Correspondence) 2:32:20 - Trans Politics (Sports Correspondence) 3:21:20 - The John Barron Hour 4:30:00 - Chas's Holiday Homework 4:32:10 - Predictions (Biden) 4:41:55 - Predictions (Trump 2.0) 5:15:03 - Predictions (Democrats) 5:28:28 - Predictions (Media) 5:35:06 - Predictions (Achievements/Changes) 5:37:30 - Stats Nugget (Abortion Election Ads) 5:39:20 - Predictions (Changes To Politics) 5:51:56 - Predictions (Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan)
Chas & Guest PEPcaster Dr Emma Shortis discuss The Real 'Bondi Rescue', Probing For Mush, and Why It's A Mistake To Marry Kid Rock 0:00 - Introducing: Dr Emma Shortis 3:12 - Grateful (Tim Burchett, Isolated Bass Tracks) 10:31 - Appointments (Doug Burgum) 13:47 - Appointments (Matt Gaetz Vale) 18:23 - Republican Senators Standing Up To Trump? 29:56 - Appointments (Pam Bondi) 43:49 - Jack Smith Wrapping Up 48:29 - Bondi Purge? 54:48 - Appointments (Project 2025) 1:12:51 - Foreign Policy & The Cabinet 1:30:16 - World Unprepared For Trump 2.0 1:49:05 - Stats Nugget (Drug Overdoses) 1:53:23 - Nancy Mace v Bathrooms 2:42:35 - Unleashed (Sarah McBride Correspondence) 2:50:11 - Unleashed (Gitmo News) 2:58:20 - Correspondence (Cricket, Taiwan, Left Wing Rogan, Geothermal, Algorithms, Musk) SHOW NOTES/HOMEWORK: * Footloose Bass Cover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bADDxJIHNlw * Kajagoogoo Bass Cover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg8coNMJSCg * Duran Duran - Rio Bass Cover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoTPmX0WItg SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.gg/WxDD2PPvaW *PEP Merch Store: https://pepchasdaveshop.com/
Chas & Dr Dave AND Guest PEPcaster Richard Cooke discuss Christmas For Arseholes, 1-D Pin-The-Tail-On-The-Donkey, and SMELL THE MUSK! 0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave, Richard Cooke; 3:29 - Grateful (Test Cricket, René Magritte, Onion's Infowars);10:29 - Correspondence (Pronunciations, Bluesky, Left-wing Rogan, Lower Level Dems, Dave-Related, Shamir, Allergic Cats); 31:12 - Election Numbers Update; 33:43 - Trump's Appointments; 45:36 - RFK (HHS); 1:16:57 - Matt Gaetz Pulls Out; 1:39:22 - Tulsi Gabbard (DNI); 1:49:37 - The Dawn of Thune; 1:55:55 - More Senate Recess Appointments & Vacancies Act: 2:02:44 - Smell The Musk!; 2:18:04 - Musk (A Man Of History?); 2:30:06 - Musk (Why Supporting Trump?); 2:39:01 - Musk: (Effective Altruism, Musk Running Discourse, Russian Links); 2:56:45 - Musk (Illegal Immigrant?); 3:02:20 - Musk (The Trump Relationship); 3:07:51 - Mass Deportations; 3:13:39 - Unleashed (Trump Breaking Taboos) 3:19:45 - Stats Nugget (Kidney Dialysis); 3:20:58 - Unleashed (More DOGE); 3:24:26 - Unleashed (Other Nominees); 3:57:48 - Unleashed (Correspondence: Clark County, Incumbents, Midterms, Sexism, Recession, Deportations, Doom Cycle, Military Firings, Hamilton); SHOW NOTES/HOMEWORK: *James Dale Davidson and William Rees-Mogg - The Sovereign Individual *Richard Cooke - Dark Star https://www.amazon.com.au/Dark-Star-Political-Turning-Quarterly-ebook/dp/B0CSJ431YD
Chas & Dr Dave discuss Floridian Foreign Policy, Dictator For 10 Days, and The PEPpers We Met Along The Way 0:00 - Introducing Dr Dave; 2:46 - Grateful (Canberra PEPpers, Home Pull-Up Bars); 8:27 - Dave's Election Hot Takes; 41:44 - Chas' Election Hot Takes; 1:12:18 - Democrat Problems: (Media, Low Trust, The Senate); 1:37:33 - Cabinet Nominees - State: Marco Rubio; 1:41.27 - NSA: Mike Waltz; 1:48:42 - Border Czar: Tom Homan; 1:55:38 - Homeland Security: Kristi Noem; 2:02:24 - UN Ambassador: Elise Stefanik; 2:04:58 - Israel Ambassador: Mike Huckabee; 2:14:17 - Defence: Pete Hegseth; 2:26:52 - Deputy Chief Of Staff: Stephen Miller; 2:27:49 - EPA: Lee Zeldin; 2:31:16 - Attorney-General: Matthew Gaetz; 2:39:07 - Health: RFK Jr.; 2:42:22 - Unleashed (More On Gaetz & Hegseth); 2:48:30 - Unleashed (CIA Director: John Ratcliffe); 2:49:52 - Unleashed: (DOGE: Ramaswamy & Musk); 3:02:35 - Unleashed: (Senate Recess Appointments); 3:29:50 - Unleashed: (Miscellaneous Leftovers); 3:39:58 - Unleashed: (Correspondence: Vance, Enemy Within, Taxes, Double Envelopes, Epstein Brownstone, Amazon, McDonald's, Asshat); 3:54:01 - Unleashed: (Correspondence: Pearlman, Ghosts, Guns, AI, Bitcoin, Recommendations) SHOW NOTES/HOMEWORK: * The Blueprint Attack Line Rankings against Democrats https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gb6RtOvbwAAS_Sl?format=jpg&name=900x900 * Ghosts Can't Do It https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8kpq34 SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.gg/WxDD2PPvaW *PEP Merch Store: https://pepchasdaveshop.com/
Chas & Melina Wicks and Richard Cooke discuss Therapeutic Nihilism, Defeating Fascism with the Right Grabs, and Calling All Alberto Gonzales Stans! 0:00 - Introducing Richard Cooke & Melina Wicks 2:24 - Grateful (Dr Dave, Planet America Staff, Ryan Fournier) 12:37 - Election: What Happened?41:13 - Exit Polls: Observations1:13:03 - Exit Polls: Campaign Strategies 1:59:40 - Election: How Did This Happen?2:24:10 - Election: Trump Campaign Successes 2:30:16 - Election: Racism & Misogyny 2:44:25 - Election: Democrat's Risk Averse Campaign 3:00:43 - Election: Was It About Trump or Biden? 3:09:53 - The Two Party Toxic Politics Doom Loop 3:34:38 - Chas Unleashed: Polling Audit SHOW NOTES/HOMEWORK: * Richy's article about the pro-life abortion seekers is here https://joycearthur.com/abortion/the-only-moral-abortion-is-my-abortion/ SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.gg/WxDD2PPvaW *PEP Merch Store: https://pepchasdaveshop.com/
Chas & Dr Dave discuss Mr Nobody, Closing The Garbage Can, and The Funniest Thing Elon Musk Has Seen Since The Babylon Bee's Last Tweet 0:00 - Introducing Dr Dave 4:38 - Grateful (IRL Peppers/The Internet Reviewed) 10:07 - Garbage Time (Again)45:25 - Closing Arguments 1:05:23 - Big Questions For The Election 1:38:52 - Polling 2:03:08 - Potential Election Storylines 2:24:24 - Dr Dave's Final Election Thoughts 2:31:49 - Chas Unleashed (Musk PACs, Dogs That Didn't Bark) 2:55:47 - Chas Unleashed (Policy Time: Trump's Taxes) 3:47:51 - Chas Unleashed: (Policy Time: Harris' Taxes) 4:12:34 - Chas Unleashed: (Policy Time: Taxes Comparison) SHOW NOTES: * Dave's FREE article!!!: Religion and responsibility in international relations: Thatcher, Mahathir, and The Satanic Verses https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/review-of-international-studies/article/religion-and-responsibility-in-international-relations-thatcher-mahathir-and-the-satanic-verses/6FF069E704CE4732DC98B57DA962C6A2 * Kirsten Drysdale's review of Jackson Hinkle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE3HN41ULX8 * Chas Trapped in Today Tonight (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnyxP6TNFJU&ab_channel=elitehacker01 * Chas Trapped in Today Tonight (Part 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_-PIfPV7fc&ab_channel=elitehacker01 * Why Polling is Bloody Tough https://goodauthority.org/news/election-poll-vote2024-data-pollster-choices-weighting/ SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.gg/WxDD2PPvaW *PEP Merch Store: https://pepchasdaveshop.com/
Chas & Guest PEPcaster Bill Wyman discuss The Loaded Gun of Democracy, Wrestling Pigs and Will The Real Matthew Metro Please Stand Up? 0:00 - Introducing: Bill Wyman 2:18 - Grateful (Alexander Hamilton/Democracy?Kind PEPpers) 13:21 - Washington Post's Non-Endorsement 57:28 - Madison Square Garden Rally1:26:19 - Policy Time: Tax Credit for Caregivers/Death Penalty for Migrants 1:37:19 - Woodward on Biden's Mental Decline 1:43:28 - Bill Wyman's Election Predictions1:51:53 - Election Pre-Hindsights 2:06:00 - John Tester & The Senate 2:10:19 - Chas Unleashed (Madison Square Garden Redux) 2:15:24 - Chas Unleashed (Failed October Surprises - Harris Plagiarism/Trump Groping/Walz Molestation/Emhoff Slap) 2:52:56 - Chas Unleashed (Policy Time: Deportations) SHOW NOTES/HOMEWORK *The Atlantic article I liked about Malthus and immigration https://archive.md/diHqK SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.gg/WxDD2PPvaW *PEP Merch Store: https://pepchasdaveshop.com/
Chas & Guest PEPcaster Elle Hardy discuss The Commander-In-Chips, No-one"s Memeing Liz Cheney, and Chas Defends Reading The Comments 0:00 - Introduction 3:38 - Grateful (US National Anthem/Handwritten Letters) 7:48 - Not Talking About Polls 12:41 - McDonald's Trump 41:30 - Harris Interviews This Week 1:00:00 - Democrat's Attack Lines (The 'F' Word) 1:28:20 - Liz Cheney + Harris 1:44:14 - Effect of Abortion on Election 2:06:07 - Stop and Frisk 2:11:28 - "Post Birth Abortions" 2:15:19 - Do TV Ads Work? 2:21:51 - Elon Musk (Petition/Ground Game/Pollymarket) 2:52:16 - Chas Unleashed: Announcements 2:57:28 - Chas Unleashed: Police Immunity Update 2:59:44 - Chas Unleashed: Crime Rates Altered 3:15:51 - Chas Unleashed: Harris Misrepresented 3:29:19 - Chas Unleashed: "Enemy Within" Redux SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.gg/WxDD2PPvaW *PEP Merch Store: https://pepchasdaveshop.com/
Chas & Dr Dave & Richard Cooke discuss Chas' "High, Flat, Nasal Voice", Richy + Mike Pence Sittin' In A Tree, and JD Vance EXPOSED! 0:00 - Introduction 2:21 - Grateful (Polariser/ Wikipedia/ Discord) 11:49 - Correspondence (Drugs/Beards/Vance IQ) 21:20 - The Economy & The Election 34:31 - Trump: Dictator or DJ? 1:04:47 - Black Male Outreach 1:39:56 - Cryptohio 1:48:24 - Georgia Election Ruling 1:57:11 - Polling & Weighted Vote Recall 2:12:21 - What If The Election is Close? 2:24:50 - Anti-Trans Ad Campaign 2:48:24 - Announcement (Merch Store) SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.gg/WxDD2PPvaW * PEP Merch Store: https://pepchasdaveshop.com/
Chas & Dr Dave discuss Daily Mail Christmas, Chas' Flash Flooding, and Why Eric Adams is NOT The Hip Hop Mayor of NYC 0:00 - Intro 2:53 - Grateful (Righteous Gemstones/Mike Lawler) 11:56 - Correspondence (Swamp Rabbit/Polish Help/Debate/Beard/Medical Stats/Trump Grift/Brocky) 37:32 - Polling Update 1:07:01 - Evangelicals & The Election 1:13:00 - Hurricanes 1:23:31 - Unions 2:00:26 - Doug Emhoff Allegations 2:18:09 - Eric Adams 2:46:59 - Supreme Court (Ghost Guns) 3:06:06 - Family Announcement (Discord) 3:13:01 - Chas Unleashed (Policy Time - Medicare) SHOW NOTES: * The PEP Discord is HERE!!! -> https://discord.gg/WxDD2PPvaW
Chas & Dr Dave discuss Rapping Judges, The Best Ironed Shirt in the WWF, and Happy 1000000th Birthday, Jimmy! 0:00 - Intro 2:29 - Grateful (Detroit Tigers/Stepping Back from The Brink 8:11 - Correspondence (Deepfakes/Rap/Heartbeat/Reagan/Twitter) 25:00 - VP Debate: First Thoughts 33:42 - VP Debate: Mid-Western Civility 49:43 - VP Debate: JD Gaslighting 1:12:52 - VP Debate: Vance & Walz Goals 1:20:09 - Will the VP Debate Change Things? 1:32:05 - Jack Smith Filing 1:47:57 - Trump v Harris: Immigration 1:59:09 - Immigration: ICE Letter Factcheck 2:14:59 - Jimmy Carter's 100th 2:25:33 - Stats Nugget (Women in Politics) 2:27:49 - Trump Grifts 2:54:00 - Chas Unleashed (Musk Correspondence) 3:17:00 - Chas Unleashed (Policy Time: Police Immunity)
Chas & Melina Wicks and Bill Wyman discuss The REAL Pizzagate, Crazy John's FBI, and Being Chased By Porn 0:00 - Introducing Lachy 7:53 - Welcome Bill & Melina! 10:06 - Grateful (Curb Your Enthusiasm/Robert Caro/Summer Music) 16:17 - Correspondence (Haitians/Hong Kong Mobile Phones/Abortion Law/Johnny SexPest) 28:15 - Mark Robinson Extra Thoughts 35:35 - Eric Adams Scandal 43:15 - Harris v Filibuster 54:40 - Stats Nugget (Reagan 1980) 56:11 - Gallup's Bad News For Biden 1:07:16 - California Deepfakes Law 1:34:55 - Gangsta Rap Literalcy 1:56:39 - RFK – Olivia Nuzzi Affair 2:19:09 - RFK - North Carolina Ballot 2:33:12 - Who's Gonna Vote? 2:50:20 - Duelling Crime Statistics HOMEWORK/SHOW NOTES * Gallup's analysis of why this is the Republicans' election to lose https://news.gallup.com/poll/651092/2024-election-environment-favorable-gop.aspx * Melina's article about rappers words becoming a sentence https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/30/opinion/rap-music-criminal-trials.html * One of many gossipy articles about RFK/Nuzzi that Bill enjoyed a little too much this week https://www.thedailybeast.com/rfk-jr-tries-to-paint-himself-as-olivia-nuzzis-victim * The NY Times on how to spot a likely voter https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/23/us/elections/registered-voters-vs-likely-voters.html * Become a Crime Nerd! It's the Real-Time Crime Index https://realtimecrimeindex.com/
Chas & Guest PEPCaster Dr Emma Shortis discuss Tom Gleeson Electoral Officers, Perspectives of The Digital Gulag, and The Segment That Was Too Confusing And Underwhelming For TV. 0:00 - Intro 2:57 - Grateful (Northern Winter Bands/ Venezuelan Journalists) 10:13 - Correspondence (Next Debate/Wokeness/Routh) 17:18 - Abortion as a Campaign Issue 44:57 - Duelling IVF Protection Bills 1:02:00 - Revisiting Springfield (Especially Haitian Numbers!) 1:27:55 - Christopher Rufo/Ashley Madison 1:31:35 - Laura Loomer + Trump 1:53:14 - Stats Nugget (Generic Drug Costs) 1:58:16 - Policy Time (SAVE ACT) 2:29:15 - Stats Nugget (Hong Kong Photos) 2:30:55 - Elon Musk HOMEWORK/SHOW NOTES * Who Is Behind the End Wokeness Account? https://youtu.be/8zZeZFs5KLQ * A Good Explainer of Haitian Vodou https://youtu.be/VofAQYxcHHY
Chas & Dr Dave discuss The People Who Cast No Shadow, Romanian Newsweek's Brightest Star, and How Do You Feel About Black NAZIs? 0:00 - Intro 2:20 - Grateful For (Oasis Reunion) 10:44 - Correspondence (Correction!) 13:26 - No More Debates? 31:16 - Polling Check-In 46:21 - Assassination Attempt #2 1:05:38 - Is The Rhetoric Too Spicy? 1:30:12 - Mark Robinson, Black Nazi 1:52:08 - Pets In Springfield DR DAVE'S HOMEWORK/SHOW NOTES * Aaron Blake's 'violent rhetoric' digest https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/17/trump-uses-dangerous-rhetoric-more-often/ * Everything you ever wanted to know about "Nude Africa" https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/09/19/politics/kfile-mark-robinson-black-nazi-pro-slavery-porn-forum * Far, far too much explanation of how one tries to verify whether a cat has been BBQed https://x.com/realchrisrufo/status/1835354219454533862
Chas & Dr Dave discuss America's Sleepiest Voiceover Guy, Beach Boy Dave, and Why Biden Needs a Flava Flav Clock 0:00 - Intro 3:48 - Grateful For (Patrice Highsmith/ Safe Streets)9:12 - Correspondence (Lichtman/Civilization/Harris Earphones/Biden Watch) 26:35 - Sanewashing Part 2 45:56 - The Debate! 1:11:51 - The Debate (Getting Inside Trump's Head) 1:29:07 - The Debate (Where Trump + Harris Failed) 1:38:27 - The Debate (Moments That Will Live On) 1:40:35 - The Debate (The Moderators) 1:53:27 - The Debate (The Reaction) 2:02:48 - Election Forecasting 2:17:24 - Polling Context 2:27:11 - Chas Unleashed (More debate Stuff) 2:44:15 - Chas Unleashed (Policy Time - United Steel)
Chas & Guest PEPcaster Richard Cooke discuss Mike Pence's Greatest Achievement, Why The Hawks Are Worse Than The Nazis, and How Does one Spell Eduard Gregoriann? 0:00 - Intro 1:50 - Grateful For (Richy/The PEPpers/A New Sting) 5:42 - Correspondence (Australian Equivalents of Biden Down/Betting Agencies/IVF/Home Demos) 21:55 - Arlington Follow-Up 44:58 - Campaign Tactics (Who's The Incumbent?) 52:40 - Campaign Tactics (Trump's Basement Campaign) 1:03:46 - Campaign Tactics (The Harris Media Campaign) 1:47:24 - Russian Influencer Indictment 2:19:41 - Mark Zuckerberg Letter 2:33:09 - “Sane”washing Trump 2:45:38 - Campaign Spending
Chas & Dr Dave AND Melina discuss The Art of Sitting on Ron DeSantis' Head, What is Big Village when it is Home?, and A Dead Bird In A Wheely-Bin of Dead Mice 0:00 - Intro 2:25 - Grateful For (Knowa/Civilization Game/YouTube Demos) 14:02 - RFK joins Team Trump 1:04:55 - Trump and Abortion 1:23:55 - Arlington Cemetery Controversy 1:47:59 - Tangent Treehouse (Musicians Who Refuse Trump to Use Their Music) 1:58:37 - Breonna Taylor Case Latest 2:13:55 - $35 Insulin 2:26:11 - Stats Nugget (College Prices) 2:33:49 - The UNEMPLOYMENT REVISIONS!! (YAY!) 2:47:02 - Random Thoughts on Kamala Harris *Young George Michael carelessly whispering https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EVQAfhknDY *Young Avril Lavigne breaking away https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyM_gqiE6wY *See if you're on Dave or Chas' side with RFK's speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxNAdilyqow *FUN with Graphs! The Brookings' Real Cost Slider for College Prices is here https://www.brookings.edu/articles/ignore-the-sticker-price-how-have-college-prices-really-changed/
Chas & Dr Dave discuss The Stuffed Corpse of Robert Menzies, Stirring A Brackish Pool With A Stick, and Dave has Lead Poisoning 0:00 - Intro 1:57 - Grateful For Wests Tigers/Phil Donohue 5:01 - Correspondence (Colbert/ Raygun/ Leadership Spills/ Dark Shadows/ Unreliable Sources) 22:50 - The Democratic Convention 41:47 - Stats Nugget (Afghanistan Lead Poisoning) 46:20 - Trump's New Strategy 1:04:05 - RFK Dropping Out? 1:18:15 - Polling Update 1:23:34 - Crypto Correspondence 1:35:32 - Policy Time (Harris Price Gouging) 1:58:20 - Odds And Ends 2:02:21 - Stats Nugget (Presidential Linguistic Complexity) 2:09:25 - Chas Unleashed (Harris Cost of Living/Housing Policies) 2:41:54 - Chas Unleashed (QuietSkies) HOMEWORK/SHOWNOTES * Raygun's Conversation article https://breaking-the-newest-olympic-sport.netlify.app/ * John McWhorter's article about "weird" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/22/opinion/the-hidden-grammatical-reason-that-weird-works.html
Chas & Dr Dave discuss Captain Policies, An Insult To Fawns Everywhere, and Don't Mess With Nick Cave! 0:00 - Intro 2:37 - Grateful For (Gluten-Free Tim-Tams/ The PEPpers!)7:05 - Correspondence (Transgender Culture War/ Walz Military/ Raygun)36:22 - Trump and Elon Musk 1:27:57 - Stats Nugget (Crime) 1:32:24 - Polling 1:51:45 - Policy Time: No Taxes on Tips 2:01:10 - Harris Campaign Messages 2:27:59 - Chas Unleashed (Supreme Court Reforms) SHOWNOTES/ HOMEWORK * The politics of Breakdancing https://www.news.com.au/sport/olympics/travesty-how-the-olympics-breaking-farce-was-allowed-to-happen/news-story/b6ff855d78232f4e6d7da82e7475bc64
Chas & Guest PEPcaster Bill Wyman discuss An Adoption Journey, Greg Gutfeld's Metrics and Is Chas The Next RayGun? 0:00 - Intro2:00 - Grateful For (Citizenship/Climbing) 5:32 - Tangent Treehouse (Raygun) 11:43 - Correspondence (Handball/ Live PEP/ Right To Repair/ Falconing) 23.00 - Bill on Biden 28:49 - Bill on the Harris Takeover (The Pelosi Factor) 41:37 - Polling Update 55:55 - How Has Harris Created This Bump? 1:32:05 - Trump Spinning Out 1:41:43 - Willie Brown's Helicopter + Trump's Presser 2:03:09 - Policy Time (Harris/ No Social Security Taxes) 2:23:24 - More Tim Walz
Chas & Dr Dave discuss Going Down Lawyer Road, Arabic Mick Molloy, and Teaching Your Bird To Say “Bush Did 9/11” 0:00 - Intro 2:05 - Grateful For (Mic Lessons/Masters Losing) 8:07 - Correspondence (Bible/ Tweets/ Crows/ Handball/ Olympics Hack) 18:14 - Tim Walz (NOT “Woltz”) 34:50 - Why Wasn't Josh Shapiro Picked? 1:07:18 - The Knocks On Walz 1:35:36 - Kennedy Kapers 1:48:09 - KSM Deal 2:03:07 - The Politics of Crypto 2:27:00 - Chas Unleashed (Assassination Update) 2:54:00 - More Correspondence (RussiaGate)
Chas & Dr Dave discuss The Underpants Gnome Vote, Dave overexplains Trump jokes correctly, and Chas Schemes About European Handball 0:00 - Intro 2:38 - Grateful For (Return of Winter/European Handball)9:55 - Correspondence (Biden Effective/Harris Strengths & Weaknesses/Long Elections)23:08 - Trump Tells Christians They Only Need To Vote One More Time 43:20 - JD Vance Struggling 1:18:03 - “JD Vance Is Weird” 1:39:44 - Kamala Not Black 2:00:33 - Polling Update 2:12:05 - Project 2025 Done 2:26:25 - Stats Nugget (Immigration) 2:30:55 - Veepstakes 2:43:07 - Chas Unleashed (More Correspondence) HOMEWORK/SHOW NOTES: * Dr Dave's article about Trump's "Never Need To Vote Again" comments https://theconversation.com/past-shootings-of-us-presidents-led-to-new-gun-controls-this-one-probably-wont-234657
Chas & Dr Dave discuss The Worst Political Movie Of All Time, Generals In The Meme Wars, and Fifty…. Five….. Dollars. 0:00 - Intro 7:39 - Biden's Final Week 18:49 - Why Did Biden Have To Go? 35:03 - The Moment Joe Biden Dropped Out 43:10 - The Kamala Koronation v An Open Konvention 1:15:26 - Harris Polling 1:22:47 - Kamala Opportunities 1:24:31 - How Dems Want To Run This Election 1:27:38 - Harris' Record as VP 1:39:10 - Kamala Strengths & Opportunities 2:02:57 - Kamala Weaknesses & Concerns 2:09:09 - Kamala Veepstakes 2:14:06 - Chas Unleashed (More Veepstakes) 2:31:19 - Chas Unleashed (More Weaknesses & Concerns) 2:56:26 - Chas Unleashed - Should Biden Remain President?
Chas & Dr Dave discuss Gareth Evans on Halloween, Our National Gun, and May You Never Find Yourself In An Argentinian Lamb Pit 2:25 - Grateful For (Chas' Dr Dave impression/Bob Menendez Guilty 5:57 - Correspondence (Correction/RFK/Trans Polling/Comedy Songs/Minimum Wage) 21:01 - Trump Assassination Attempt 58:22 - Assassination Conspiracies 1:10:14 - Assassination Rhetoric 1:36:43 - Stats Nugget (Inflation) 1:39:04 - J.D. Vance 2:14:01 - Chas Unleashed (More J.D Vance) 2:26:25 - Chas Unleashed (Aileen Cannon Fodder) HOMEWORK/SHOW NOTES: * Dave's Conversation piece on mass shootings not leading to gun reform https://theconversation.com/past-shootings-of-us-presidents-led-to-new-gun-controls-this-one-probably-wont-234657
Chas & Dr Dave & Guest PEPcaster Richard Cooke discuss How To Kill A Monster, The Mal Meninga Presidency, and Do As Dave Says Not As He Does 0:00 - Intro 4:08 - Gratitude (The TriPodCast/Chengdu/The PEP Audience) 10:09 - Correspondence (Fruit Company/Young Male Voters/Nitrous Oxide/Populism/ Immunity) 34:40 - Biden Nomination Questions 55:09 - Biden's Week Of Interviews 1:28:19 - Biden Health Questions 1:43:05 - Which Democrats Are Opposing Biden? 1:55:35 - Clooney v Biden 2:10:20 - Trump + Project 2025 2:32:26 - The GOP Convention Platform 2:47:11- RFK's Struggles HOMEWORK/SHOWNOTES * The Project 2025 policy article Dave recommended https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-project-2025-the-policy-substance-behind-trumps-showmanship-reveals-a-radical-plan-to-reshape-the-world-227161 * The article about young men moving right internationally (except for in Australia!) https://theconversation.com/australias-young-people-are-moving-to-the-left-though-young-women-are-more-progressive-than-men-reflecting-a-global-trend-222288