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Listen to two middle aged Xers. One a former Truck Driver, and the other an over educated guy with four degrees.

Hosted by:

- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries

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(00:00:20) Opening banter: "six seven" meme and introductions

(00:03:18) Government shutdown: impact, automation, parks, and politics

(00:12:45) Taxes, tariffs, and the growth of government

(00:12:46) Ted Cruz, anti-doxxing bill, and data broker debate

(00:20:08) TSA/Air Marshals allegedly tracking lawmakers

(00:22:36) Washington state’s service sales tax overhaul

(00:29:11) Immigration case update and airport mishaps

(00:32:09) ADL database removed and extremism labels

(00:33:54) Traffic sting: CDL, Real ID oddities, and English rules

(00:38:05) Retail rants: Walmart receipts and self-checkout woes

(00:45:02) Cultural gaps in schools and youth sports coaching dust-up

(00:50:19) Community responses to violence and Christian forgiveness

(00:52:02) International: Gaza flotilla, arrests, and terror plots in Europe

(00:56:45) Air travel oddities: eating passports and asylum angles

(00:57:57) JK Rowling vs. Emma Watson: words and backlash

(01:00:59) UK NHS and first-cousin marriage controversy

(01:08:24) Value-for-value break and contact info

(01:08:26) Walmart reformulates house brands: dyes and sweeteners

(01:10:30) Study chat: yogurt, infant sleep, and memory

(01:15:00) New parachute tech resists wind drift

(01:17:55) Cosmology rethink: do dark matter and energy exist?

(01:24:26) Science isn’t “settled”: laws, theories, and questioning

(01:26:04) AI actors, unions, and the future of animation

(01:31:55) Space booze and sign-off