PEP with Chas and Dr Dave

'Too nerdy for TV' has never been a more accurate description!

WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language.

Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello & Housekeeping 3:05 - Polling, Demographics/Issues 27:45 - Aggregators and Raters 35:36 - Spending 40:32 - Other Indicators 54:41 - Maine 1:27:09 - New Hampshire 1:31:04 - Alaska 1:37:31 - Nebraska 1:44:47 - Kansas 1:58:52 - North Carolina 2:01:51 - Texas

HOMEWORK: * G. Elliot Morris on Raters - https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-09-18-race-raters-lagging-midterms

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THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing

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Chas and Dave discuss A Conference of Furries, Disneyland Snipers, and Why We Should Be Like Breitbart! WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language.

Timestamps: 0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave 1:56 - Grateful (Old ABC, South Africa Tour) 9:21 - Housekeeping 14:14 - Correspondence (Basilisk, Equal Earth) 18:07 - Updates (Investigations, Don Jr, McConnell) 34:31 - Press Ban 1:04:52 - Press Ban Legals 1:29:20 - Not Normal (Biden Squared, Authoritarianism, End of Trump, Furries) 1:44:23 - UN General Assembly Speech 2:02:14 - Construction Time (JFK Center) 2:23:06 - Greenland Saga 2:36:57 - Unleashed: Construction Time! Arc de Trump 2:53:36 - Unleashed: Missouri

Homework: * THE ONLY ENTERTAINMENT YOU'LL EVER NEED EVER AGAIN!!! https://www.youtube.com/live/A4gNgHfZ-v4

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Chas frantically tries to clear the deck with all the heart-unwarming ICE material he's been saving for a special occasion.

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Timestamps: 0:00 - Housekeeping 5:39 - ICE Arrests Up, Deportations The Same 17:57 - Deportation Programs 30:51 - Haiti TPS 48:39 - ICE Force Multipliers 52:33 - ICE's Dodgy Hiring 1:03:58 - Non-Lethal Tools 1:15:32 - The Castro Arrest Saga 1:25:47 - Alligator Alcatraz Shut 1:31:41 - One Positive Note

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THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing

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Chas and Dave discuss Concise Natural Bot 3000, Making A Fuckton of Paperclips, and Elito Alito WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language.

TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave 3:04 - Grateful (Nawaqanitawase, Hair) 11:33 - Convention (More On The $5k Bribe) 26:02 - Vance & The New Right 55:28 - AI Slowdown 1:34:00 - Midterms & The Courts 2:06:30 - Iran War/Yemen 2:21:10 - Economy (Interest Rates) 2:24:17 - Not Normal (Bullshitting, Cultwatch, Hunter's laptop, Don Jr Wedding) 2:34:53 - Kash Patel Hearing 2:44:06 - Unleashed (Kash Continues) 2:54:50 - Unleashed (Congress Wrapping Up)

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THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing

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Chas, Dave, & Richy discuss The Ballroom Of The Mind, Taco Bell Diarrhoea, and STIMMIES ARE BACK!

WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave and Richard Cooke

3:32 - Gratefuls (NFL MCG, Fernando Pessoa, Anti-Inflammatory Drugs)

14:18 - Correction (MMRV)

15:06 - Updates (Construction)

20:32 - More Data Centre Politics

1:03:13 - Wikipedia

1:16:18 - Food Safety

1:31:59 - Trumpapalooza

2:06:52 - Jobs and Interest Rates

2:18:15 - New America

2:30:45 - Lusotropicalism

2:41:19 - Unleashed: More New America

2:51:45 - Unleashed: Election Spending + Texas

3:10:50 - Unleashed: Petrol Prices

3:15:36 - Correspondence (Harp)

Booklist Additions:

Fernando Pessoa - The Book of Disquiet (Mentioned 11:13)

HOMEWORK::

Infrasound vid from Discord https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bP80DEAbuo

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THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST

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Chas & Jared discuss Pirate Language, The World Champions of Backlash, and In Praise of Hegseth (TWICE!)

WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Introducing: Jared Mondschein

3:37 - Gratefuls (Ophthalmologists, Pochettino, Equal Earth Maps, Libba)

18:18 - Hegseth Update

47:55 - Canada Implications

1:04:42 - Venezuelan oil

1:38:17 - Pacific islands

1:55:59 - Mail-In Voting Exec Order

2:38:16 - New Hampshire

HOMEWORK:

*NYT Hegseth-Donohue article - https://archive.md/t9NZI

*USSC new polling ​​https://www.ussc.edu.au/allies-and-partners-poll-2026-alliances-hold-views-fragment

*David Frum on Canada/US trade talks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BT2Ke50M5Q

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THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST

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Chas & Melina discuss Shania Twain Graphs, Starving Tamagotchis, and YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE! WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language.

Timestamps: 0:00 - Introducing the ONLY Melina Wicks 2:20 - Grateful (Appalachian Hike Records) 5:37 - Dolly Parton Extended Grateful 36:28 - META Settlement 1:19:45 - The Debt 1:30:04 - Bond Market Issues 1:42:06 - Iran D-Day 1:49:02 - Canada Trade War 2:26:14 - HEGSETH 3:05:19 - Unleashed Updates (Anthropic, Fauci, Ballroom, Kalshi) 3:12:13 - Census Bureau Report

Homework: *Dumbest Trade War in History - https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-tariffs-25-percent-mexico-canada-trade-economy-84476fb2

*Wolfers Census piece - https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/how-to-fake-a-voting-scandal

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Chas & Melina discuss The Battle of the Dan Sullivans, Being Neck Deep In Ick, and Trillionaire People Skills WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language.

Timestamps: 0:00 - Introducing: Melina Wicks 2:58 - Grateful (Dan Sullivan, Darth Vader) 10:22 - Correspondence (Pizzagate, Height, Poster) 14:29 - Update: Natalie Harp 42:50 - Update: Ballroom 48:26 - Update: USS Lincoln 52:43 - Data Centers 1:57:11 - Midterms Sweep (Michigan, Canada Tariffs, Maine, Texas) 2:46:21 - Shell Companies 2:53:01 - Vaccine Exec Order 3:20:51 - Correspondence (Haircuts, Drones)

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THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss Our Yeats, The Hell Primaries, and Make Swearing Uncool Again!

WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language and content some viewers may find distressing.

Timestamps: 0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave 4:32 - Gratefuls (Brush Turkeys, Drone Delivery) 11:14 - Naval Gazing 51:18 - The Natalie Harp Situation 1:14:26 - Ballroom Court Case 1:38:23 - Trump Kennedy Trump Center For Performing Trump Arts 1:42:37 - Florida Primaries 2:03:52 - Midterms Miscellaneous 2:27:17 - Iran Update 2:38:41 - DOJ: Comey Indictment 3:12:46 - Correspondence (Wyman, Socks, Labour, Catering, Assassination, Mitch)

HOMEWORK: * Lawfare Comey article - https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-fbi-proved-comey-s-innocence.-the-doj-indicted-anyway

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss Michiganders vs Michiganians, The Beloved Family Brand Palantir, and A Bar That A Dalek Could Get Over

WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language and content some viewers may find distressing.

Timestamps: 0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave 3:33 - Grateful (Patricia Highsmith, Dark) 12:26 - Farewell Leavitt 19:03 - Stats Nug (Congress Dysfunction) 26:00 - DOJ Updates (Jan 6 Compo, Blanche, Reflection Pool, Fauci) 1:02:14 - Midterms (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Woke 1) 1:55:51 - Not Normal (Decoy Plane, Photo Touch-Ups) 2:09:00 - Stats Nug (Ebola) 2:13:33 - Unemployment 2:21:43 - Foreign Policy (Japan Finance) 2:42:46 - Unleashed (Max Miller)

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Dave's Booklist Addition: * Cory Doctorow - The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI (Mentioned 2:27:15)

THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss Artis Leon Ivey Jnr, The Capone Award, and DAVE'S BLOCKBUSTER BIDEN IMPERSONATION! WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language.

Timestamps: 0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave + Catch-up 6:08 - Grateful (Wyman's List, Optimism about Enviro Policy) 15:20 - Iran: Remembering the Memorandum 40:33 - Blanche Confirmation 1:10:54 - Trump's Approval Polling 1:35:06 - Pirro's Pool Predicament 2:04:20 - Michigan Corner: El Sayed 2:54:15 - Unleashed: Corruption API 3:08:53 - Unleashed: Fauci Hearing

Homework: * Biden IRA Atlantic article - https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/biden-climate-ira-2024/688179/?gift=U5i_fU3LhJpheeE9K9K4aSV50_m6mdanqMxpkRDF6DQ&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

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Chas & Melina discuss The Difference Between "At" and "In", Extraordinary Levels of Butthurt, and Why Chas & Melina Wish They Were Megyn Kelly

WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language.

Timestamps: 0:00 - Introducing: Melina Wicks Live in Studio 2:01 - Grateful (The Knicks, Holiday) 12:27 - Hawaii Guns case 30:23 - Trans Sport case 56:00 - Claiming Asylum case 1:14:46 - TPS case 1:47:15 - Birthright Citizenship case 2:25:49 - Slaughter Appointees case 2:51:39 - Cook Fed Reserve case 3:00:33 - Campaign Finance case 3:20:08 - Mail-In Ballots case

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THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST *https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss The Other Gru, Rubio Under His Blankie, and Why Scammers Are Not Fly Fishermen

WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language.

Timestamps: 0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave & Lucas 4:21 - Grateful (Dr Anastasiya, Quizzing) 17:58 - Correspondence/Updates (Freedom250, Ebola) 24:15 - Iran: Negotiations & The Blame Game 1:15:10 - Not Normal (Tarp, Enemies List, Trump Historian) 1:33:04 - Dave's Address for Graduates 1:42:17 - Reflecting Pool: The Textbook Trump Story 2:11:32 - Policy Time: Housing, Pulte, Corporate Transparency 2:42:08 - New York Primaries 2:53:48 - Unleashed: Correspondence (Idioms, Medical, DC Bar, Screwworm, Platner, 86) 3:03:57 - Unleashed: Mid Terms (NY Primaries, Alaska, Iowa)

Homework: * Anastasiya's Conversation page - https://theconversation.com/profiles/anastasiya-byesyedina-1128494/articles * Anastasiya SMH interview - https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/sacred-home-australian-in-kyiv-angered-by-russian-desecration-of-monastery-20260616-p6072b.html * If You're Listening ep on UFC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaJG62rU2wU

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MISGENDER THE TITANS! PEP with Chas & Dr Dave (Ep 266, 19 June)

Chas & Dr Dave discuss Trump's Hegseth Impression, The FIGHT HOUSE!!!, and How It's Hard To Find a Worm in Texas WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language.

Timestamps: 0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave 2:19 - Grateful (Wemby, Wittman) 17:56 - Updates (Ballroom, Alaska Midterms) 23:41 - Iran: Memorandum of Understanding 1:22:04 - Screw Worm 1:42:19 - Freedom 250 (UFC, State Fair, Rallies) 2:19:38 - Fable 5 2:29:49 - Unleashed: Fable Continued 2:39:17 - Unleashed: Freedom 250 (Reflection Pool, Arch) 2:51:10 - Unleashed: Midterms (Talarico, Platner, Lindsey Graham) 3:23:35 - Unleashed: DOJ (Blanche Nomination, Lawsuit, Patel, Miller)

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THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST

Larry McMurtry - Lonesome Dove (Mentioned 1:41:52, Ep 266) Danny Funt - Everybody Loses (Mentioned 3:13, Ep 262) David Malouf - The Great World (Mentioned 2:37, Ep 258) Connie Willis - Doomsday Book & To Say Nothing of the Dog (Mentioned 4:26, Ep 244) Richard Yates - Revolutionary Road (Mentioned 1:48:45, Ep 240) Michael Lewis - Who Is Government? (Mentioned 2:19:59, Ep 235) Orlando Whitfield - All That Glitters (Mentioned 2:34:37, Ep 232) John Lyons - Balcony Over Jerusalem (Mentioned 2:45:26, Ep 231) Yukio Mishima - Spring Snow (Mentioned 2:35:12, Ep 227) John Steinbeck - Cannery Row (Mentioned 2:39, Ep 226) David Simon & Ed Burns - The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood (Mentioned 2:21:40, Ep 225) William Appleman Williams - The Tragedy of American Diplomacy (Mentioned 2:11:23, Ep 222) Mahmood Mamdani - Good Muslim, Bad Muslim (Mentioned 2:07:14, Ep 220) Carlo Rovelli - The Order Of Time (Mentioned 06:36, Ep 220) Carlo Rovelli - Reality Is Not What It Seems (Mentioned 06:36, Ep 220) Ryszard Kapuściński - Shah of Shahs (Mentioned 2:21:27, Ep 217) Ervand Abrahamian - Khomeinism (Mentioned 2:23:19, Ep 217) Anthony Seldon - Truss at 10 (Mentioned 1:36:09, Ep 215) Steven Teles - The Conservative Legal Movement (Mentioned 2:12:12, Ep 215) Amin Maalouf - The Crusades Through Arab Eyes (Mentioned 4:32, Ep 214) 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) Cory Doctorow & Rebecca Giblin - Chokepoint Capitalism (Mentioned 34:55, Ep 150) Elizabeth Ingleson - Made In China (Mentioned 31:50, Ep 150) John Corrigan - Religious Intolerance, America, and the World (Mentioned 1:16:18, Ep 141) Gérard Prunier - From Genocide to Continental War (Mentioned 48:18, Ep 141) Liu Cixin, - The Three Body Trilogy (Mentioned 1:11:04, Ep 136) Tilman Allert - The Hitler Salute (Mentioned 22:03, Ep 134) Philip Roth - Nemesis (Mentioned 1:56, Ep 133) Joshua Cohen - The Netanyahus (Mentioned 3:12, Ep 129) Zeke Faux - Number Go Up Michael Paul Rogin - The Intellectuals and McCarthy Cathy Kramer - The Politics of Resentment (Mentioned 13:22, Ep 124) Naomi Klein - Doppelganger Maria Bamford - Sure, I'll Join Your Cult (Mentioned 15:41, Ep 123) Wendy Brown - States Of Injury (Mentioned 1:12:38, Ep 105) Corey Robin. - The Reactionary Mind Patricia Lockwood - No One Is Talking About This (Mentioned 23:55, Ep 105) David Cay Johnston - The Making of Donald Trump (Mentioned 1:32:36, Ep 102) Jane Mayer - Dark Money (Mentioned 1:13:06, Ep 119) Harry Frankfurt - On Bullshit (Mentioned 41:59, Ep 100) Stephen King - The Dead Zone Elle Hardy - Beyond Belief (Mentioned 55:04, Ep 63) Federico Finchelstein - From Fascism to Populism in History Robert Jervis - Why Intelligence Fails (Mentioned 1:21:48, Ep 90) Alex Haley and Malcolm X - The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mentioned 1:09:14, Ep 88) Jonathan Haidt - The Righteous Mind (Mentioned 13:38, Ep 88) David Graeber - Debt: The First 5000 Years (Mentioned 26:01, Ep 87) Jerry L. Mashaw - Creating The American Administrative Constitution (Mentioned 53:05, Ep 86) Brian Balogh - A Government Out of Sight (Mentioned 52:50, Ep 86) Paul Connerton - How Societies Remember (Mentioned 1:40, Ep 83) Paul Connerton - How Modernity Forgets (Mentioned 1:25, Ep 83) Catherine Green and Sarah Catherine Gilbert - Vaxxers (Mentioned 1:02:02, Ep 82) John Zaller - The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion (Mentioned 3:27, Ep 80) Matthew Karp - This Vast Southern Empire (Mentioned 42:32, Ep 73) Robert Fatton - The Guise of Exceptionalism (Mentioned 42:32, Ep 73) Anatol Lieven - Climate Change and the Nation State: The Realist Case (Mentioned 1:30:52, Ep 98) James Alfred Aho - The Politics of Righteousness (Mentioned 1:25:29, Ep 68) The substack that Dr Dave apparently plagiarises liberally from! https://luke.substack.com/ (Mentioned 1:24:50, Ep 64) James Beverley - God's Man in the White House (Mentioned 59:10, Ep 63) Jane Chi Hyun Park - Yellow Future Matthias Gardell - In The Name of Elijah Muhammad Gosta Esping-Andersen - The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism Suzanne Mettler - The Submerged State Mentioned (Mentioned 34:06, Ep 25) Brendon O'Connor - Anti-Americanism and American Exceptionalism (Mentioned 1:22, Ep 32) James Morone - Hellfire Nation (Mentioned 4:40, Ep 32) Nathan Kalmoe - With Ballots and Bullets Winnifred Fallers Sullivan - The Impossibility of Religious Freedom (Mentioned 1:43:40, Ep 28) Mary L. Trump - Too Much And Never Enough Richard Cooke - Tired of Winning (Mentioned 1:05, Ep 28) Jon Ronson - So You've Been Publicly Shamed Rodney Tiffen, Ross Gittins, Anika Gauja, David Smith, Brendon O'Connor - How America Compares (Mentioned 14:55, Ep 26) Tony Horwitz - Confederates In the Attic (Mentioned 43:15, Ep 25) Ghassan Hage - White Nation George Lakoff - Women, Fire and Dangerous Things George Lakoff - Metaphors We Live By Michelle Alexander - The New Jim Crow Alex S. Vitale - The End of Policing Dave Cullen - Parkland: Birth of a Movement (Mentioned 41:43, Ep 22) Thomas Sugrue - The Origins of the Urban Crisis (Mentioned 16:22, Ep 23) Rick Pearlstein - The Invisible Bridge Rick Pearlstein - Before the Storm Rick Pearlstein - Nixonland (Mentioned 1:03:48, Ep 23) Brian Doherty - Radicals for Capitalism Leon Festinger, Henry W. Riecken, Stanley Schachter - When Prophecy Fails (Mentioned 1:02:59, Ep 25) Michael Paul Rogan - The Oxford Handbook of Religion and American Politics (Mentioned 13:52, Ep 124) Patrick Radden Keefe - Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Mentioned 33:52, Ep 105) The Bronze Age Pervert - Bronze Age Mindset: An Exhortation (Mentioned 1:05:43, Ep 98) Andrew Baseovich - The New American Militarism (Mentioned 1:00:52, Ep 74) Vine Deloria - Custer Died for Your Sins (Mentioned 49:31, Ep 55) Daniel Schlossman and Sam Rosenfeld - The Long New Right and the World They Made (Mentioned 43:18, Ep 51) Andrew J Healy, Neil Malhotra, Cecilia Hyunjung Mo - Irrelevant events affect voters' evaluations of government performance (Mentioned 59:08, Ep 32) Henry Adams - The Education of Henry Adams (Mentioned 50:24, Ep 26) Nancy L. Rosenblum & Russell Muirhead - A Lot Of People Are Saying Benjamin Moffitt - The Global Rise of Populism Jon Krakauer - Missoula

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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/

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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Chas rants about Last Week's Supreme Court Rulings, all on his lonesome! 2:44 - SEC v Jarkesy 17:40 - Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo 38:09 - Ohio v EPA 57:04 - Corner Post v Board of Governors 1:07:40 - Fischer v USA 1:26:35 - Trump v USA 2:43:27 - Stats Nugget (Supreme Court)

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Chas & Guest PEPcaster Richard Cooke discuss The Bedwetting Brigade, Halloween Masks for Faces and What is the Collective Noun For A Group Of Bidens? 3:18 - Grateful For 6:12 - Biden's Debate 1:25:10 - Kamala Harris: The Heir Apparent 2:07:05 - Someone Else?: The Heir Apparent 2:27:47 - Richy Plays Talk Show Host 2:38:40 - Odds & Ends SHOW NOTES/HOMEWORK * The RFK Debate https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1806462171892895808

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Chas & Guest PEPcaster Elle Hardy discuss The Dalek of Rage, Hanging With the Jeff Cranks, and Bert Newton's Racist Relative 1:55 - Grateful (New Series of Fargo/ Assange Freedom) 14:56 - Debate Reaction 32:02 - Correspondence (WaterGate/Mormon BirthRate/CheapFakes/Biden Slogan/No Tax on Tips) 49:30 - More on Louisiana Ten Commandments 1:04:56 - Stats Nugget (National Debt) 1:06:59 - Campaign Primaries (Jamaal Bowman/Lauren Boebert/Trump Disappointments) 1:37:26 - Campaign Tidbits (Trump Execution Threats/ Dirty Pool Mail-in Ads) 1:46:32 - Trump's Ground Game and Charlie Kirk 1:57:30 - The Elle Zone (Ukraine) 2:15:35 - The Elle Zone (Catholics and Hispanics) 2:23:27 - Chiquita Bananas Ruling 2:29:57 - Supreme Court (Rahimi) 2:47:30 - Biden Student Debt Forgiveness Plan Blocked

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss The REAL Watergate, The Gun's Perspective, and The Benefits of a Tribe of Half-Men 2:16 - Grateful For (Vermont's WaterGate/MLK's Back)16:10 - Correspondence (Community Service/Gooner/Lankford/Economy/Caitlin Clark/Election/IslamoFascism/Noam Chomsky)34:36 - Stats Nugget (Ozempic) 35:37 - Polling Tidbits 1:02:29 - The Campaign (Old Biden Videos/ Trump and CEOs/Biden's Big Ad/Detroit's Comeback/ No Tax on Tips) 1:32:47 - Biden's Immigration Executive Order 1:43:05 - Southern Baptists + IVF 1:51:54 - Louisiana Ten Commandments Law 2:06:20 - Stats Nugget (Families) 2:08:48 - Bump Stocks Supreme Court Case 2:32:14 - Chas Unleashed (The Campaign - Tariffs Instead of Taxes) 2:42:59 - Chas Unleashed (Polling Tidbits - Old People/Young People/Unlikely Voters)

HOMEWORK/SHOW NOTES * For some reason Dave wanted me to put this old article of his in here, so here it is! https://www.ussc.edu.au/why-it-still-pays-to-chase-the-us-religious-vote

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss Matt Gaetz's Insatiable Work Ethic, The Alito's Miaow, and Jesse Watters' Parenting Advice 2:15 - Grateful For (Jiawei Shen/Supreme Court Clean Sweep)10:50 - Correspondence (Trump Verdict/Jury/Ninjas/Akron/"Doctor"/MTG/Ranked Choice)28:35 - Hunter Biden Verdict Reaction57:24 - Steve Bannon v Merrick Garland Contempt-Off1:09:46 - Congressional Expensing & Nancy Mace1:15:29 - The Alito Recordings1:30:14 - Clarence Thomas' Many Gifts1:36:10 - Stats Nugget (IVF) 1:39:24 - Aileen Cannon + Her Calibresi Hearing1:54:31 - Biden's Immigration Executive Order 2:22:19 - Caitlin Clark Olympics Snub 2:36:28 - Chas Unleashed (Elon vs Australia) HOMEWORK/SHOWNOTES * Sakura Killers!!! GET INTO IT! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Az9aVQyoig * The Caitlin Clark article Dave was referring to https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/06/04/caitlin-clark-chennedy-carter/

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss The Party of Dogs, The Soft Pecker and Dave HATES Akron Ohio!

3:13 - Grateful For (Indian Elections/Chas' New Sting) 9:15 - Correspondence (Deadly Force Warrant/EVs/Youth Polling/Supreme Court) 23:10 - Trump at the UFC 28.33 - Trump Conviction: The Verdict 33:33 - Trump Conviction: Why Did He Lose? 46:35 - Trump Conviction: Were The Charges Too Minor? 57:55 - Trump Conviction: Was It A Political Stitch-Up? 1:14:58 - House Hearings with Fauci + Garland 1:32:12 - Trump Conviction: The Political Ramifications 1:44:47 - Trump Conviction: Will This Provoke Retaliation? 2:05:09 - Biden and Netanyahu 2:18:27 - Trump Conviction: Sentencing 2:30:14 - Chas Unleashed (Trump Conviction: Damage To Faith In Legal System) 2:41:16 - Chas Unleashed (Trump Conviction: Grounds For Appeal)

HOMEWORK/SHOWNOTES * A collection of Trump-related comments by Alvin Bragg when campaigning in 2021 https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/apr/12/heres-what-manhattan-district-attorney-alvin-bragg/ * Why Joe Biden is Hitler - A History Lesson by Newsmax's Carl Higbie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtACPxGJvfU

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss Sam Alito - Super Feminist, Chuckles GPT, and How Trump Nearly Escaped Death! 2:09 - Grateful For (Rishi Sunak/Generous PEPpers) 5:41 - Correspondence (VP/Plea Bargain/Campaign/Charlottesville/Stats/EV Tariffs) 32:36 - The Libertarian Convention 1:00:07 - Stats Nugget (Recycling Plastics) 1:03:24 - Trump Trial Verdict 1:38:10 - Alito's Flags AGAIN 1:59:26 - Push to Hold Garland in Contempt/Congressional Clusterf*ck 2:20:48 - Biden Tried To Assassinate Trump!?! 2:36:29 - Correspondence (Theocracy/National Service) 2:45:48 - Are All The Recent Poll Trends Explained By "Low Trusters"?

HOMEWORK/SHOWNOTES * The article about how Obama 2012 overcame their economic messaging issues https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024/05/30/biden-absolutely-should-take-credit-for-the-economy/ * The FBI's "Use of Deadly Force" Official Policy https://www.justice.gov/jm/1-16000-department-justice-policy-use-force * The "Use of Deadly Force" Policy on the Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7a6c0630-82a7-4d0f-91d5-b403c514a9d7_1097x816.png * The VOX article about "low trusters" that I purloined from https://www.vox.com/politics/351563/one-explanation-for-the-2024-elections-biggest-mystery * Elle Hardy's article about the New Apostolic Reformation https://newrepublic.com/article/167499/new-apostolic-reformation-mastriano-christian * The Yes Minister National Service segment https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=ahgjEjJkZks

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Chas & Guest PEPcaster Bill Wyman discuss The Demise of the NZ Sheep Rooting Joke, The Stagnation in Wig Technology and Bill Wyman is a Jealous Bitch. 1:48 - Grateful For (The NewsBiz/Connecting on the Internet/Bad Wigs)10:13 - Correspondence (Louisiana Abortion Pills/Comedy Songs) 21:49 - Correspondence (Alito's Flags) 37:52 - Interesting Polling 1:02:18 - Hush Money Trial Miscellanea 1:39:31 - The Ticketmaster/Live Nation Antitrust Lawsuit 2:01: 54 - Stats Nugget (NZ Sheep) 2:03:42 - Bill's Crime Thoughts 2:14:09 - Bill and Drudge 2:22:15 - Bill Wyman v Bill Wyman 2:34:00 - Chas Unleashed (The Red Tie Brigade) 2:47:32 - Chas Unleashed (Stats Nugget - Social Security)

HOMEWORK/SHOWNOTES Bill's Novelty Songs Playlist! * "Senator Bobby" singing "Wild Thing" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LE0aToTtGY * Dr Demento Classic 1: "Shaving Cream" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8ffkDf0ol4 * Dr Demento Classic 2: "Fish Heads" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKDtUzRIG6I Now a handful of so of Bill's last category - what he would term pretty good legit rock songs that happen to be funny, or funny songs that happen to be pretty good legit rock songs: *"Clowns" — one of many nice humorous endeavors from Too Much Joy that really rock! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O52mNrTjYTE *"Dead Skunk" is an immortal "one hit wonder" of the 1970s... though the artiste in question, Loudon Wainwright III, went on to a pretty distinguished career as a singer-songwriter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu5hzc2Mei4 * This guy had a brief celebrity. Bill doesn't support the overall message, but the verse about Jackson Browne is a keeper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSktY_6sL-4 * This is a group called Two Nice Girls. Hint: There aren't two, they aren't girls, and they are not nice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMiV27R1ZiI Bill's top 3 Hall of Fame immortals: * Mr Bo Diddley, with his maracas-playing foil, Jerome https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45ZdKCFFR3I * (Bonus! A sequel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHXDkLl7CCc ) * "I, Viv Stanshall, trumpet" is one of the most beautiful sentences in the English language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcrUuCDFLOQ *And this could be the greatest of them all; Mojo Nixon, who died this year, was a great man. Bill once wrote about him, "He's like a friendly but not-quite-housebroken German shepherd: He means well but tends to make a mess, and he'll bite your leg if angered." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt81bVae4tQ

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Chas & Guest PEPcaster Melina Wicks discuss Giuliani Legal Case Bingo, Flying the Monsanto Flag, and Why The Old Thug's Doing Better Than Young Thug. 1:56 - Grateful For (NBA Playoffs/Courtney Gore) 10:00 - Correspondence (Worms/ Domes/ Comedy Songs/ Polling) 19:50 - Alan Lichtman's 13 Keys Election Predictions 31:14 - Trump's Legal "Unfairness" 40:31 - More on Hush Money Trial 1:05:34 - Greg Abbott's Pardon 1:31:55 - Stats Nugget (Supreme Court Cases) 1:34:33 - North Carolina Masks Law 1:39:31 - Louisiana Abortion Laws 1:48:52 - Trump + Contraception1:57:26 - Giuliani's Birthday2:05:05 - Stats Nugget (Woke Uni Syllabi) 2:08:40 - Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Supreme Court Case 2:18:31 - Alito's Flag

HOMEWORK/SHOWNOTES: * The ProPublica story that inspired my "Grateful For" about Courtney Gore https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-granbury-isd-school-board-courtney-gore

* Transcript of Michael Cohen getting caught out on the call to Keith Schiller (p3879-3899) https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/05648d6e0e415192/16f9b7bb-full.pdf

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss The Bradman of Wasted Money, Ron DeSantis' Fingering, and The 1800-SMILES Stadium of the 20s 2:41 - Grateful For (ABC MakeUp/Comeuppance for Gaetz Mates) 9:13 - Correspondence (Camping/ Tapeworm/ Vietnam War/Eurovision/Comedy Songs) 36:08 - NYT/Siena Disaster Poll for Biden 59:20 - Stats Nugget (Biggest Money Wasters) 1:06:48 - Trump Hush Money Trial Latest 1:34:34 - Trump's Fundraiser With Oil Men 1:42:39 - RFK Jr on Abortion/Vaccines 1:55:59 - DeSantis Bans Lab-Grown Meat 2:18:51 - Chas Unleashed (Israeli Weapons Hold/Human Rights Report)

SHOW NOTES/HOMEWORK All The Comedy Songs I Talked About: * Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - The Math Of Love Triangles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck-UhvbCDAk * Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - Let's Generalize About Men https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa_QtMf6alU * Simpsons - When I Was 17 (I Drank Some Very Good Beer) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptrmW51ed58 * The Lonely Island - Jack Sparrrow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI6CfKcMhjY * The Lonely Island - Shy Ronnie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX4vzKH4les * The Lonely Island - Shy Ronnie Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_W_xLWtNa0 * I Think You Should Leave - The Bones Are Their Money https://vimeo.com/359233381 * Extras - David Bowie Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUOeMtF_-bc

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss What Happened To Weed Culture?, Why Tom Cotton Should Join The National Guard, and Leaving No Sex Offender Behind

3:53 - Grateful For (Courtroom Artists/Orthokeratology) 9:00 - Correspondence (Immunity/Marijuana/Documents Case/Trivia/ 27:19 - College Protests 58:59 - Biden, Netanyahu and Rafah1:12:11 - Hush Money Trial Recap1:24:19 - Harvey Weinstein Conviction Overturned1:29:37 - Polling1:42:54 - RFK's No Spoiler Pledge/BrainWorms2:02:51 - Toilet Break (Printing Money) 2:09:18 - More Kristi Noem Shenanigans 2:30:50 - New Title IX Revision

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss Panhandling Dhoni, Trump's BIG Statement in 14 Days, and At What Point Does This Become A Spree? 2:16 - Grateful For (Michael Moorcock/TextFile Transcripts/No Iran-Israel War) 13:28 - Correspondence (Non-Compete Clauses/Trump's Bond/Cricket/Corrections/Music) 29:49 - Student Protests 1:14:52 - Kristi Noem's Dog 1:36:06 - Policy Time: Airline Refunds 1:41:58 - Policy Time: Marijuana Rescheduling 1:55:44 - Arizona (Abortion/Indictments) 2:04:55 - Stats Nugget (Population Dropping) 2:08:45 - UAW success in Volkswagen Factory 2:17:06 - Third Eagle! 2:20:52 - Chas Unleashed (Supreme Court Trump Immunity Hearing)

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss Jim's Online Spaces, Trump's Playboys and How Christopher Columbus Was An Arsehole! 2:00 - Grateful For (Causation/ MS Dhoni/ The Denton B-Side) 19:36 - Correspondence (Eclipses/Libraries/Weather Girls/Inflation/Good Books) 33:30 - The Conviction of The Crumbleys 40:58 - Trump's NY Trial's First Week 1:04:51 - Congress: Foreign Aid Votes 1:18:16 - The All-New Mike Johnson 1:28:20 - Comstock Act 1:32:08 - James Comer Wants Biden's Audio 1:34:42 - 2024 Polling/RFK 1:46:34 - Supreme Court: Grants Pass Homelessness Case 1:58:05 - Arizona Abortion Law 2:00:33 - Weird Florida Law 2:02:40 - Stats Nugget (Crime Rates) 2:07:17 - Terrible Political Songs 2:14:15 - Chas Unleashed: Non-Compete Clauses Banned 2:29:39 - Chas Unleashed: New Federal Overtime Rules 2:39:30 - Chas Unleashed: Supreme Court EMTALA Case (Emergency Abortions)

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Chas and Dr Dave discuss Killing The Chicken To Scare The Monkeys, Why Dave Is A Monster, and We Enter The Paddle Pop Lion's Den 1:50 - Grateful For (The Spider-Eaters/The McCain Girls) 12:54 - Correspondence (King James Bible/Andrew Denton/Press Sources/Left & Right/Nebraska/Bloodbath/Space-X/Polling/Trivia) 27:08 - Trump In Court 48:31 - Truth Social Price Tangent TreeHouse 50:54 - Trump In Court Continued 1:08:24 - Stats Nugget (Political Websites) 1:11:18 - s702 Re-Authorisation 1:21:09 - Congress: Foreign Aid Bills 1:29:04 - TikTok Ban Revisited 1:34:16 - Marjorie Taylor-Greene v Mike Johnson 1:51:04 - Mike Johnson & The House Democrats 1:54:40 - Mayorkas Impeachment 2:02:57 - More on Abortion in Arizona 2:10:01 - Correspondence (Abortion) 2:19:46 - Biden Closes Gun Show Loophole? 2:23:05 - Biden Closes Oil Development in Parts of Alaska 2:27:08 - Congressional Review Act Window Opening Soon 2:28:54 - Trump CAmpaign's New Fundraising Idea 2:31:20 - The Next Dirty-Pool SuperPac Advertising Tactic 2:33:31 - New Cooking Copyright Opportunity! 2:37:27 - Chas Unleashed - (Supreme Court, Fischer Case)

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Chas and Dr Dave discuss Biden Showing Some Leg, Dave Insists That Student Debt Forgiveness Isn't Boring and TAKE THAT, SUPREME COURT! BAM! 2:20 - Grateful For (The Conversation/Missing Easter News/Kari Lake Lawsuit) 16:49 - Correspondence (Olympic Mascots/Truth Social/Trump Bible/Left and Right/Good News Sources) 52:18 - Trump Abortion Announcement 1:10:47 - Abortion and Florida 1:18:21 - Abortion and Arizona 1:26:54 - The Comstock Act 1:30:24 - 2024 Polling (and The Generational Inversion) 1:45:13 - March Fundraising, Organization, and TV ads 1:50:32 - Stats Nugget (Book Sales) 1:52:30 - Biden's Student Debt Forgiveness Policy 2:10:53 - State Electoral Rule Foibles (Nebraska's Rogue Electoral College Vote) 2:21:35 - State Electoral Rule Foibles (Alabama/Ohio Presidential Ballots) 2:24:19 - OJ Simpson R.I.P. 2:28:28 - Trump Scaremongering Migrant Crime (and the Trump Two-Step) 2:44:07 - s702 Re-Authorization 2:53:35 - Stats Nugget (Work Hours) 2:55:22 - Lara Trump's New Single! HOMEWORK/SHOW NOTES: * The Biden Campaign's "Willow's Box" Abortion Ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wInNjr_9D28 * Norm McDonald's SNL O.J. Simpson Joke Compilation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aut3QkIJQOc * Norm McDonald's infamous 1999 SNL Opening Monologue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofXxinOtPiQ

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Chas and Dr Dave discuss Amik The Beaver from the 1976 Montreal Olympics, The World's Worst Cane Cutting Podcast, and How Dave Needs A Wikipedia Page! 2:02 - Grateful For (Olympic Mascots/Linsey graham) 25:40 - Correspondence (Trump Legals/ Conservative Media Affinity/ Kids Of Today/ Wikipedia/ Tarantino/ Flappy Bird) 40:59 - Ronna McDaniel out from MSNBC 1:01:10 - The Trump Endorsed Bible 1:08:15 - Trump & The RNC's Cash 1:13:10 - DJT Stock 1:30:28 - Trump Legal Miscellanea 1:34:22 - The End of The Hunter Biden Inquiry 1:36:22 - Mifepristone Supreme Court Case 1:48:52 - Immigration & The New Great Replacement Theory 2:01:34 - Not Really Talking About The UN Ceasefire Resolution 2:02:24 - RFK Jr's VP Pick 2:12:50 - The Departed (Joe Lieberman) 2:21:03 - Chas Unleashed (Campaign + Polling) 2:26:05 - Chas Unleashed (Social Media Blocking Supreme Court Case) 2:34:37 - Chas Unleashed (Don't Say Gay Bill) 2:40:18 - Chas Unleashed (Gavin Newsom Panera Scandal) 2:45:53 - Chas Unleashed (Perverse Gun Law Outcomes) 2:50:46 - Chas Unleashed (Congress On The Edge) HOMEWORK/SHOW NOTES: * Learn how awesome The Netherlands is, and check out those pics of vertical farms! https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2022/netherlands-agriculture-technology/

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Chas and Special Guest PEPCaster Richard Cooke discuss the challenges facing the newsmedia, and how they are a little like trading a horse for a handjob. 1:43 - Grateful For (Neil's Mugs/Potential Assange Deal) 6:40 - Correspondence (TikTok/Fani Willis/Trump's Bond/Kevin Rudd/The Kids of Today/Richy's Book) 50:14 - My chat with Richy about the challenges facing journalists, and what a post-media environment looks like. HOMEWORK/SHOWNOTES * A free link to the Jonathan Haidt article about "The Kids of Today" being ruined by phones https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/03/teen-childhood-smartphone-use-mental-health-effects/677722/?gift=U5i_fU3LhJpheeE9K9K4afhcLOnsWIsMXFxg79zQ-_8&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss The Everyman of McDonaldland, The 'Mouse Trap' Prosecution Strategy, and THAT IS BAIT! 5:43 - Grateful For (Blazing Saddles/Neil's Present/PEPFAR) 12:48 - Correspondence (Biden SOTU/Willy Wonka/CNNNN/Obama's DNC/Judge Cannon/Adam Sandler/TikTok) 39:21 - Kevin Rudd and Trump 58:05 - Trump Legals (Bragg Trial Delayed) 1:04:22 - Trump Legals (Trump Can't Pay His Bond) 1:14:23 - Trump Legals (Navarro Going To Jail) 1:17:17 - Paul Manafort's Return 1:20:38 - Trump Legals (Suing Stephanopoulos) 1:29:48 - Trump Legals (14th Amendment Update) 1:30:40 - Elections (No Labels) 1:31:38 - Elections (Ohio Republican Primary) 1:44:14 - Elections (Pence/Young Non-Endorsements) 1:50:06 - Biden v Netanyahu 2:06:47 - Chas Unleashed: Judicial Shopping (Update) 2:10:20 - Chas Unleashed: Fani Willis Ruling (Update) 2:18:51 - Chas Unleashed: Merrick Garland's 2021-22 2:25:01 - Chas Unleashed: Biden Special Counsel Transcript/Hearing 2:55:38 - Chas Unleashed: Stats Nugget (Shootings)

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss A Wife Who Lives In A House, Adam Sandler: The Ultimate Push Factor, and Is This The Way To Amarillo? I Have A Dubious Lawsuit To File! 1:53 - Aileen Cannon rules on Trump Espionage Act challenge. 4:59 - Grateful For (The NYT Games Package/World Party/End of Judicial Shopping) 14:25 - Correspondence (Size of Phoenix/Brian May/Queen/Jack Smith/ My Visits to America/Inequality/Football Gambling) 32:29 - The Departed (Ken Buck) 39:14 - What's Going On With The Mayorkas Impeachment Trial? 45:01 - State Of The Union Wrap 1:11:21 - Tik Tok Sale Bill 1:44:24 - Stats Nugget (Highest Paid Actors) 1:49:13 - New RNC Chairs 1:59:01 - Eric Woolson Chat, Part 2 1:59:41 - Eric on Third Party Candidates 2:29:55 - Eric on The Age Question 2:42:25 - Eric on The Gaza Influence on The Election 2:44:22 - Eric On The "Crazy Shit Trump Says" Campaign Tactic 2:46:40 - Eric on Trump's Legal Issues 2:49:52 - Eric on The Abortion Issue 2:55:14 - Eric On The Immigration Issue HOMEWORK/SHOW NOTES * Relive The Impending End Of The World with 'World Party - Ship Of Fools' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHh0V7UjVXI

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An introductory chat with our new Guest PEPcaster, Iowa Campaign Manager Extraordinaire Eric Woolson 3:08 - Who Eric most enjoyed working for 7:10 - Grateful For…. (Eric's Wife/People Indulging The Segment/Eric's T-Shirts) 14:07 - What It Was Like To Work For Joe Biden 33:10 - Eric's Concern About Trump or Trumpism 50:27 - When The Republican Party Went Off The Rails 57:40 - How A Campaign Manager Thinks 1:06:35 - Eric On Polling 1:51:26 - Eric On The Economy 2:23.01 - Eric on the RNC and 2024 Campaign Money

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Chas and Guest PEPcaster Bill Wyman discuss Flouncing On The Senate Floor, The Unknown Unmasked, and Pissing On Your Own Face In Disgust 1:28 - Grateful For…. Living in Australia/Fetterman's Grace 7:13 - Correspondence (Russia Stuff/Senate Stuff/Wonka Stuff/Bill & Queen) 34:42 - The Departed - Nikki Haley 49:40 - The Departed - Kyrsten Sinema 1:11:56 - Stats Nugget (Unproductive Congresses) 1:16:41 - Super Tuesday 1:20:03 - State Of The Union Preview 1:35:30 - Trump Supreme Court Immunity Appeal (Update) 1:55:28 - Bill's World Of Entertainment (Oscars) 2:07:46 - Chas Unleashed (Supreme Court & the 14th Amendment) 2:33:40 - Chas Unleashed (Hunter Biden Testimony)

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss Judge Quarter Pounder, Sanding A Table Down To Nothing With Your Vowels, and Dave Has A Vision For "The Future"

2:18 - Grateful For (NRL Return/ Willy Chocolate Experience) 17:48 - Correspondence (Navalny/Hillary Videos) 25:06 - Vale Mitch "Old Crow" McConnell 38:14 - Alabama IVF (Again!) 49:52 Stats Nugget (Abortion Pills) 51:07 - The Michigan Primaries 57:36 - Michigan Primary and 'Uncommitted' 1:12:39 - Biden's Attempts To Suck Up To Dearborn 1:19:37 - Michigan Republicans Update 1:21:55 - Supreme Court Hears Trump Immunity Appeal 1:37:21 - The Atlantic's Nightmare Fuel About Jan 6 2025 1:42:16 - Trump's Massive New York Fine 1:53:48 - The Fani Willis Hearing 2:06:56 - Shifty Schiff in California 2:13:55 - RFK Jnr Update 2:14:56 - Trump Sneakers Update

HOMEWORK/SHOWNOTES * MAKE YOUR VOICE COUNT! And sign the change.org petition to DEMAND the return of the Willy Chocolate Experience! https://www.change.org/p/reopen-the-beloved-glasgow-willy-wonka-experience

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Chas & Special Guest Podcaster Elle Hardy discuss Russia's Taylor Swift, Dodgy Dean Phillips and What You Get The Putin Who Has Everything. 1:41 - Grateful For (Air Conditioning/ "Evidence Maximalism") 7:57 - Correspondence 17:31 - Alabama IVF (Aftermath) 40:05 - Tucker-Putin Interview 1:03:36 - Tucker's Propaganda Videos 1:37:13 - Stats Nugget (Competitive Seats) 1:41:42 - All About Navalny 2:18:21 - Democratic Brokered Convention Freakout 2:29:23 - 2020 "Stolen Election" DeadEnders (Update) 2:34:50 - AI Robocall (Update)

HOMEWORK/SHOWNOTES * That "Evidence Maximalism" article I'm grateful for! (Don't forget to use archive.md if you can't read it) https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/02/evidence-maximalism-conspiracy-theories-taylor-swift/677390/ * The 'More Perfect' podcast I mentioned, if you are heavily into the American legal system reaching into foreign countries! https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolabmoreperfect/episodes/enemy-of-mankind

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Chas and Dr Dave + Felicity Ruby discuss "Chasnip", The Essence of Trumpness, and Hyping Up The King of Kings 1:40 - Grateful For (The Kid Who Found Asbestos/Chas' Archive Secret) 8:45 - Correspondence (Jon Stewart/Swearing/Biden Special Counsel Report) 18:28 - Trump's Massive Civil Fraud Payout 44:29 - Trump Sneakers/Fragrances 55:33 - Trump and NATO 1:14:54 - Alabama IVF Courtcase 1:35:42 - Comstock Act Abortion Law Theory 1:38:45 - Hunter Biden "Source" Indicted 1:54:48 - 2024 Election Updates 1:56:10 - Assange's Hearing (with Felicity Ruby) HOMEWORK/SHOW NOTES: * Dave's Asbestos article https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5664636/ * The article about Trump's debt https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2022/07/29/donald-trumps-great-escape-how-the-former-president-solved-his-debt-crisis/?sh=33b944c23970 * Dave's Embryo info source https://theconversation.com/most-human-embryos-naturally-die-after-conception-restrictive-abortion-laws-fail-to-take-this-embryo-loss-into-account-187904 * We can't fit the Assange notes in here. Head to the blurb under the Youtube or Facebook videos of this podcast for Felicity Ruby's full list of Assange resources.

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss DJ Cornball's Day In Court, The Tiny Cursed Majority, and Chas Recommends That You Don't Become A Regular User Of Fentanyl. 2.44 - Grateful For (Whatever The Hell Was On Our TV/Jon Stewart) 10.45 - Biden Special Counsel Report Breakdown 1.06.18 - Biden Pressert & The Politics of Old 1.26.04 - The Very Special Elections 1.45.50 - Stats Nugget (Drug Overdoses) 1.48.03 - Mark Steyn Defamation Case 2.04.00 - Stats Nugget (Most White/Black/Latino/Asian/Male/Female Jobs) 2.08.32 - Biden's LNG Export Pause 2.17.12 - Senate Foreign Aid Bill 2.29.11 - Correspondence (Winston Churchill) SHOW NOTES * Jon Stewart's First Monologue back to The Daily Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpBPm0b9deQ * When Jon Stewart Destroyed Crossfire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE * Noah Smith's Climate Change Piece with some Very Digestible Graphs https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/a-bunch-of-handy-charts-about-climate * The Special Counsel Report on Biden's Classified Documents https://www.justice.gov/storage/report-from-special-counsel-robert-k-hur-february-2024.pdf

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss The Power of Al Green, Mitch McConnell releasing 'The Dudes', and Monkeys Having Relations With Footballs 2.33 - Grateful For (Australian Explorers/Nat Bullard) 9.15 - Immigration Intro 20.52 - Illegal Immigration (The 3 Main Problems) 45.17 - The Immigration Bill (The Detail) 59.52 - The Immigration Bill (The Politics) 1.34.28 - The Mayorkas Impeachment 1.54.03 - The Biden Impeachment 1.57.59 - More ClownCar Congress 2.04.50 - Attempted Ilhan Omar Censureship 2.08.55 - Child Tax Credit Update 2.10.37 - Stats Nugget (Unions) 2.12.39 - Biden's Campaign Tactics 2.20.41 - Nancy Macde Update 2.21.55 - Taylor Swift Conspiracy Update 2.25.42 - Trump Immunity Claim Update SHOW NOTES/HOMEWORK * Nat Bullard's Climate Change Graphs https://www.nathanielbullard.com/presentations * The article about when the Jan 6 trial might be held https://www.justsecurity.org/91837/how-long-will-trumps-immunity-appeal-take-analyzing-the-alternative-timelines/

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss Embarrassing Cabinet Ministers, Clearing The Path To The Michigan Republican Party's Anus, & Does Anyone Know What A "Psyop" Is? 1.11 - Grateful For (Shamar Joseph/Wyden + J.Smith) 9.06 - Correspondence (Political Spending/Proclamation Day) 12.10 - Who's In Charge of the Michigan Republican Party? 25.25 - Libertarian RFK? 26.53 - Trump Immunity Update 32.25 - Georgia Trial Update 34.36 - Abortion Update 36.02 - Yemen Update 42.15 - ICJ Gaza Case 1.27.12 - Bernie Sanders Push for Human Rights 1.30.09 - E.J. Carroll Trial Verdict 1.47.20 - Taylor Swift Conspiracy 2.26.17 - Texas Migration Stand-Off HOMEWORK/SHOW NOTES *The two John McWhorter artciles Dave referred to are here https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/30/opinion/plagiarism-language.html and here https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/opinion/plagiarism-claudine-gay-ackman-oxman.html

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss Troll Justice, Our Onesie Forefathers, and This Week's Big Award Winner! 5.09 - Grateful For (Hans Noel/Matt Gaetz Trolls) 13.27 - Georgia Trial Update 16.10 - House Budget/Leadership Update 22.31 - Bill Ackman Update 24.47 - Ron DeSantis R.I.P. 1.01.43 - New Hampshire Primary 1.40.07 - Biden v The Houthis 2.00.34 - Stats Nugget (Black Male Employment) 2.02.38 - Dave's Football Update 2.04.20 - Stats Nugget (Life Expectancy) HOMEWORK/SHOW NOTES * The awesome Atlantic hitpiece against tweeting phenom Bill Ackman, free for a month here https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/01/bill-ackman-neri-oxman-twitter-posts/677164/?gift=U5i_fU3LhJpheeE9K9K4aSmGVTdAHiSPsQwU0wvFYXA&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share * The Sarah Phillips piece on Yemen that Dr Dave cribbed from https://theconversation.com/why-us-strikes-will-only-embolden-the-houthis-not-stop-their-attacks-on-ships-in-the-red-sea-221588

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss Billionaire Bowerbirds, Manufacturing Bullshit, and Seal Team Sics 2.11 Grateful for… (Tanzania, Judge Kevin Newman) 10.45 - Claudine Gay/Bill Ackman Update 20.18 - IOWA 49.04 - Stats Nugget (Manufacturing) 52.08 - Colorado Supreme Court ruling on 14th Amendment 1.06.50 - Trump Immunity to Prosecution Claim 1.18.00 - Fani Willis Georgia prosecution scandal 1.30.30 - Dave's World of Football!! 1.40.21 - NY Fraud Trial 1.41.50 - E. Jean Carroll Defamation Trial 1.51.15 - Roger Stone Murder Tapes

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Chas and Melina finish discussing all the Joe and Hunter scuttlebutt. ALL of it! 1:37 - Was Hunter Sneaking Burisma Talking Points into The White House? 10:05 - The Ukrainian Prosecutor Sacking46:06 - Miscellaneous Matt Gaetz Allegation47:39 - Did Joe Profit From Hunter's Businesses?52:03 - The FD-1023 Form Alleging Joe was Bribed1:08:18 - Hunter Paying For Joe Expenses1:11:40 - Did Joe and Hunter Share a Bank Account?1:13:48 - Loan Repayments of Ill Repute 1:21:11 - Corruption Without Profiting?1:22:40 - Chas' Impeachment Conclusion1:24:08 - Was there a Cover-up?1:26:27 - Was The Investigation Stymied?1:39:06 - Did Hunter Get A Sweetheart Deal?1:52:51 - Who Was The Decider?2:03:01 - Melina's Impeachment Conclusion

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Chas and Melina discuss EVEN MORE of the Joe and Hunter scuttlebutt. ALL of it! 1:30 - The Bobulinski Allegations continued: '10 for the Big Guy?' Email 11.30 - Other Evidence Implicating Joe in Hunter's Business29:14 - Confirmed Phone Calls Joe Had with Hunter Business Associates 41:08 - Confirmed Meetings Between Joe and Hunter Business Associates 48:50 - The Cafe Milano Dinners 1:00:39 - The UN Secretary-General Meeting 1:05:02: - More Confirmed Meetings Between Joe and Hunter Business Associates 1:21:25 - Joe Biden Pseudonyms and Leaking Govt Info to Hunter?

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Chas and Melina discuss all the Joe and Hunter scuttlebutt. ALL of it! 3:12 - Joe and Hunter's History of Dodgy Dealings 14:32 - Hunter Biden Overview 18:47 - The Influence Peddling that Generally Exists in Politics 28:52 - Hunter and Russia 36:01 - Hunter and Kazakhstan 41:20 - Hunter and Romania 50:58 - Hunter and Ukraine (Intro) 1:14:41 - Hunter and China (Intro) 1:45:10 - Joe's Denials of Knowing Anything about Hunter's Business 1:48:35 - Joe's Involvement in Hunter's Business: The Bobulinski Allegations

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss The BeBop and RockSteady of MAGA, A Stats Nugget Mystery, and Dr Dave's Million Dollar Debate Idea 2:21 - Grateful For (De Havilland Dash Planes/Norman Lear) 11:50 - AI Journalism Update 14:28 - Elon Musk Update 26:00 - ACLU Update 27:44 - Debate Update 35:53 - Fake Electors Update 36:45 - UAP Update 39:56 - "Dictator" talk backfiring 54:39 - Trump's Appeal for Immunity 1:07:51 - Why Punters May Not be Enthused by the Economy 1:20:41 - Stats Nugget (Pedestrian deaths) 1:26:04 - The College Presidents Anti-Semitism Hearing 2:00:53 - Stats Nugget (Climate Change Temperatures 2:05:11 - Texas Abortion Case 2:18:00 - Biden Taking Patents off Pharma Companies? 2:23:40 - The Topics We Didn't Get To

SHOW NOTES *The Military Youtuber who seemed to know a bit about Ukraine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIKiFAKMoi0 (Thanks Tim!)

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Chas and Dr Dave discuss What Happened to Michelangelo NInja Turtle, The Writer Who Loves To Try Different Foods And Drinks, and Why Chas Is A Beautiful Little Seahorse. 1:35 - Grateful for PhD Graduations/RFK Jr's Honesty 11:34 - Correspondence (Refugees) 17:04 - Not Talking About The Debate 19:09 - Cornel West (Update) 20:21 - Correspondence (Religion) 25:09 - Florida Dem Primary 34:49 - Congress (Vale Kevin McCarthy) 47:02 - Congress (Ukraine/Israel/Immigration Bill) 58:28 - Congress (Anti-Semitism Bill) 1:02:53 - Congress (Tuberville Hold Over) 1:07:22 - Congress (UAP Amendment) 1:12:05 - Artificial Intelligence & Journalism 1:21:08 - Toilet Break 1:25:47 - Sandra Day O'Connor (Obituary) 1:38:33 - Stats Nugget (Russian Domestic Violence) 1:40:14 - Elon Musk (Update)

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Chas and Dr Dave discuss Sign-Stealing Scumbags, Warmongering Leo DiCaprio & How Do You Pronounce B'Tselem? 2:01 - Grateful for 'Foolhardy'/PrEP 5:41 - Question Time (Fascism) 18:19 - Stats Nugget (Democracy Voters) 23:34 - Biden v Missouri Update 26:41 - 14th Amendment Update (Colorado Court) 31:00 - Dr Dave on Kissinger 45:11 - Gaza (Polling) 57:45 - Gaza (WashUp from Al Shifa Operation) 1:20:11 - Gaza (The Humanitarian Pause) 1:30:15 - Gaza (Palestinian Prisoners) 1:42:40 - Michigan Corner (College Football) 2:03:06 - Anti-Semitism and Elon Musk HOMEWORK/SHOW NOTES * The Mike Mukasey piece explaining the "Officer of the United States" argument against Trump being disqualified https://www.wsj.com/articles/was-trump-an-officer-of-the-united-states-constitution-14th-amendment-50b7d26?mod=article_inline *Spencer Ackerman's obituary of Kissinger (remember to open in incognito mode) https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/henry-kissinger-war-criminal-dead-1234804748/

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Chas and Dr Dave discuss Selling Their Spleens, Dave Has Brought A Prop, and IT'S FINALLY 'BIDEN V MISSOURI' O'CLOCK! 1:31 - Grateful For (The Toilet Door Instructor, Nathan Fielder) 7:09 - Correspondence (3000 Shoes) 12:57 - Trump Legal Updates 15:35 - Primaries Update 16:24 - No Labels Update 17:25 - Abortion Update 18:54 - Budget Update 19:58 - Trump and Fascism 1:36:45 - Stats Nugget (How Much More Money?) 1:38:41 - *BIDEN V MISSOURI*!!!!! 1:56:04 - Russell Brand (aka Planet Britain!) 2:05:41 - The New Argentinian President HOMEWORK/SHOW NOTES * Nathan Fielder on Conan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TUGZ1VQDss * Nathan Fielder on Jimmy Kimmel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MldMVC82-Po

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss Lizard Porn, 3000 Pairs of Shoes and MarkWayne Mullin in Tajikistan 1:56 - Grateful for … (Roth's book/Tim Scott Dropping Out) 9:06 - Florida Updates 13:49 - Unions Update 17:46 - 14th Amendment Update 20:30 - Mike Johnson and the Shutdown Avoided 39:47 - Tuberville Hold (AGAIN) 47:33 - Kevin McCarthy Elbowing Congressmen 55:16 - Markwayne Mullin v Bald Union Guy 1:32:35 - George Santos Ethics Report 1:39:49 - Nancy Mace Update 1:46:24 - Xi-Biden Meeting 1:57:04 - Correspondence (From The River To The Sea) 2:04:41 - Gaza Updates (Hospital Bomb/Qatar) 2:10:20 - About A Gaza Ceasefire HOMEWORK/SHOW NOTES * The UK Channel 4 analysis of the hospital bombing is here https://www.channel4.com/news/human-rights-investigators-raise-new-questions-on-gaza-hospital-explosion The bit I was referring to is from 4:40 onwards. * The article about ceasefires that Dr Dave was referring to is here https://theconversation.com/what-exactly-is-a-ceasefire-and-why-is-it-so-difficult-to-agree-on-one-in-gaza-217683

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Chas & Guest PEPCaster Bill Wyman discuss The Z-Team, Attack of The Gay Satanists From Antifa, and Wyman J is in Session! 2:55 - Grateful For (Paul McCartney) 14:02 - Manchin 3rd Party Update 20:58 - RFK Jnr Update 22:50 - Last Week's Elections/Abortion Amendment Wash-Up 31:10 - Stats Nuggets (News Interest) 34:40 - Brief Anti-Semitism Chat 42:05 - Back to Abortion Chat 56:15 - Nikki Haley Chat 1:06:54 - More Election Chat 1:12:33 - Trump Legals 1:25:48 - Social Media Court Case 1 (Blocking people) 1:40:02 - Social Media Court Case 2 (No Viewpoint Discrimination Allowed) 1:57:45 - Trump New York Trial Update 2:18:36 - Jenna Ellis Leak 2:24:05 - Trump Florida Trial Update

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss Poll Wars, Left Right and Censure, & What Doesn't Belong in a Denny's Toilet 5:25 - Grateful for… (Japanese 7-11 Umbrellas + Kim Reynolds) 9:45 - Not Talking About the Debate 14:53 - Horror Polling Week for Biden 46:11 - This Week's Election Results/Analysis 1:42:10 - Toilet Break (Pete Buttigieg) 1:45:40 - Question Time (Next Year's Results) 1:52:29 - UAW Strike Over 2:00:43 - Rashida Tlaib Censuring

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss DeSantis' Material Support, The Aliens from The Simpsons' Preferred Candidate, and For Whom Does The Clown Car Honk? 2:07 - Grateful For... (Bill Wyman, ACLU) 15:30 - R.I.P. Pence campaign 23:06 - Dean Phillips (is a dick) 28:30 - Miscellaneous thoughts about Trump's campaign 31:35 - Censorship of/Discrimination against anti-Zionist points of view 53:21 - Trump Legal Update (14th Amendment + Mark Meadows) 1:01:08 - Stats Nugget (Army Recruitment) 1:06:38 - Toilet Break (Bob Knight) 1:11:15 - Bit more on Mike Johnson 1:22:55 - Israel Funding Vote in Congress 1:36:05 - Duelling Censure Motions + George Santos 1:48:20 - Jamaal Bowman and his Fire Alarm 1:52:58 - Israel Miscellanea - (Netanyahu Under The Pump/ Biden Under The Pump)

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss Ariana Grande at The Golf, The Experts' Projections, and Must We ALWAYS Raise The Stakes Of Inconsequential Views? 1:12 - Grateful For Netanyahus/Assange Letter 7:18 - Debates Update 11:07 - Clarence Thomas Update 12:41 - Trump Legals Update 40:31 - The House Speaker Schmozzle 1:30:41 - Stats Nugget 1:33:28 - Toilet Break (Trump Drug Policy) 1:37:24 - Israel/Gaza SHOW NOTES: My gift link to The Atlantic article about settlers on The West Bank. This is only good for a few weeks - so get in fast! https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/10/israel-settlers-violence-netanyahu-government/675755/?gift=U5i_fU3LhJpheeE9K9K4aRe1xGNxXLK0ux-l4iN6lts&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss Nyet-anyahu, VP Nancy, & Why Jim Jordan Is Like A Clown-Spider 1:28 - Grateful For…. 9:22 - Correspondence 15:55 - Trump Legals Update 31:35 - 2024 Fundraising 34:43 - Wisconsin Gerrymandering Update 36.00 - Menendez Update 42:47 - Jim Jordan Speaker Fail 1:19:53 - Toilet Break (Afroman) 1:24:31 - Israel SHOW NOTES * When Fetterman went on Colbert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYtrFNPBTXk

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss Osama's Hog Farmers, Nate Dogg's Confirmation Battle & The 1950s Western Shootout for Speaker 1:51 - Grateful For (George Will) 4:40 - Grateful For (George Santos) 10:57 - Fat Bear Week Winner 11:54 - RFK Update 23:32 - Cornel West Update 29:52 - Israel-Gaza War 1:29:01 - Stats Nugget 1:33:58 - The New (Non) Speaker 1:45:10 - Question Time 1:54:46 - Dodgy (Non)Confirmations SHOW NOTES *George Will putting his marriage on the line for our amusement https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/10/10/tim-scott-drop-out-endorse-nikki-haley/ *Kimmel's Great Georga Santos Sketch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlZql-LfiL4&t=619s from 10:19 *23 (Terrible) Reasons To Oppose RFK Jnr https://gop.com/rapid-response/23-reasons-to-oppose-rfk-jr/

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Chas & Special Guest Pepcaster Melina Wicks discuss Kamala Salads Harris Word, An Impeachable Inquiry & What's Curbing Larry's Enthusiasm 2:10 - What We're Grateful For 7:07 - Trump & Pratt Submarines Chat 19:01 - RFK Running As An Independent 31:29 - Is RFK The New Nader? 50:28 - Poll Pourri - Biden Impeachment Inquiry 57:00 - Poll Pourri - Ranked Choice Primary Poll 1:04:05 - Poll Pourri - Economics Polling 1:20:44 - Old Biden 1:25:25 - Why Do People Dislike Kamala Harris So Much? 1:40:53 - Republican VP Ratf@cking

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Chas & Dr Dave discuss The "Keneckie" of Youth Groups, Panda Rentals & Are 4% of Survey Respondents Dogs? 3:46 - Grateful for the Cricket World Cup 5:04 - Fetterman Rule Update 9:21 - Primary Update 12:38 - Bob Menendez Update 23:50 - House Shutdown Avoidance 30:10 - House Spill 1:05:12 - Jamaal Bowman & The Fire Alarm 1:13:10 - Trump's New York Trial 1:54:37 - Poll Pourri (WaPo 10 point margin poll) 2:19:35 - Commander's Bitten Off More Than He Can Chew 2:22:53 - Question Time (Deion in ProPublica) SHOW NOTES: It's FAT BEAR WEEK! Get voting! https://www.nps.gov/katm/learn/fat-bear-week-2023.htm

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Chas and Dr Dave discuss Oxygenated Judgements, A War Trump Does Not Want To Start, and Corruptin' With A Goldbug. 2:18 - What we're grateful for 7:19 - Wisconsin judicial update 14:36 - Congressional Shutdown Latest 27:07 - 'Bribery' Bob Menendez Indictment 1:08:41 - Trump NY Lawsuit Update 1:14:42 - Trump Immigration Policy 1:34:15 - UAW Strike 2:02:38 - Odds and Ends

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Chas and Dr Dave discuss Reaching Across The Aisle, Chas' Next Ringtone & Dave Tries Valiantly To Not Be A Hater 2:00 - Tangent Tree House 8:19 - Correspondence & Corrections: Elon Musk 15:40 - What We're Grateful For 22:46 - Ken Paxton Impeachment Update 28:57 - Shutdown Incoming 42:14 - Fetterman Rule 50:27 - Boebert Beetlejuice 59:22 - Stats Nugget 1:05:00 - A Gag Order For Trump? 1:12:33 - Policy Time: Trump Abortion 1:28:00 - Policy Time: Trump Bureaucracy 1:33:00 - Policy Time: Trump Tariffs 1:43:53 - Question Time: Deion Sanders HOMEWORK: * More ABBA basslines, cause why not? One Of Us https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k6ctg0aIGI Dancing Queen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWhRT4GFpxU Knowing Me, Knowing You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALUZEnOsml4

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Chas and Melina ask Why Do the Doves Cry?, What About Your Gaffes?, and How Does Trump Get To Play So Much Cats? 2:02 - Correspondence/Corrections 10:10 - Racial Prison Stats Nugget 18:20 - Grateful for James O'Keefe 27:15 - Impeachment Inquiry Update 44:46 - Romney Retirement HOMEWORK: This is the Mitt Romney article if you can access it https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/11/mitt-romney-retiring-senate-trump-mcconnell/675306/ Get podcast updates at @PEPChasDrDave Catch us on Facebook at facebook/abcplanetamerica

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Chas and Dr Dave discuss The King of the Sauna, Teaching The Horse To Sing, and What We Can Blame Black Panther For 3:52 - Grateful for the FDA 15:24 - Alito Ethics Update 17:51 - Wisconsin Gerrymander Update 24:10 - Impeachment Inquiry Called 46:31 - Georgia RICO Indictment Update 55:49 - 14th Amendment Foibles 1:06:57 - Elon Musk + Starlink 1:17:11 - New Mexico Guns Exec Order 1:39:21 - New Twist in JFK Assassination Theories 1:49:36 - Poll Pourri 1:54:22 - Question Time: Cornel West Get podcast updates at @PEPChasDrDave Catch us on Facebook at facebook/abcplanetamerica

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Chas and Dr Dave discuss Boring Monotone Batman, The OG of Corruption, and No-one Wants Rick Scott 9:48 - Grateful for Brian Kemp 17:00 - Trump's Lawyer Logic 24:17 - Govt Shutdown Coming 27:28 - Wisconsin Judicial Impeachment 37:20 - COVID studies 42:57 - Medicare negotiation update 50:09 - Ken Paxton's Impeachment 1:02:05 - 14th Amendment Update 1:13:40 - Supreme Court Ethics 1:38:20 - When Christian Nationalists Leave Churches 1:46:23 - Poll Pourri 2:05:17 - World's Shortest Michigan Corner DR DAVE'S (AND MY) HOMEWORK: * The 2 articles about the 14th Amendment I recommend are https://adamunikowsky.substack.com/p/is-the-supreme-court-seriously-going AND https://electionlawblog.org/?p=138454 *If you have an Atlantic sub, this is the Article about Christian Nationalists I was referring to https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/09/christianity-religion-america-church-polarization/675215/ Otherwise check out the comments to the Facebook version of this podcast!

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Chas and Elle discuss Ron De-Vangelical, The SuperPAC Ad Opportunity for the Truly Brave, and just for once Some Actually Good Policy! **ELLE would like to pass on her apologies for not actually switching her mic on till halfway through the podcast. I personally think it sounds fine. But I'm not going to discourage apologies for sound quality! 3:28 - Indictments Update 24:13 - Flood (Under)Insurance and The Next Crisis 37:31 - The Christian Movement DeSantis is Trying to Co-opt 57:24 - U.S. Car Fatalities Stats Nugget 1:03:30 - State Funny Business (Finally!) 1:23:23 - Medicare's Negotiating Some Drug Prices (Also Finally!) 1:38:47 - Elle on Where Ukraine Is At 1:54:20 - Question Time (Newsom/DeSantis Debate) Get podcast updates at @PEPChasDrDave Catch us on Facebook at facebook/abcplanetamerica

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Chas and Melina discuss The Great Swinger, Losing Eminem, and The Ghost of Supreme Court Future **APOLOGIES for Melina's super high mic levels. This might be the first time in history Melina was too loud! 7:13 - Debate Updates 18:01 - Vivek Update/Correction 51:52 - Trump Indictment Update 1:07:51 - Stats Nugget 1:10:41 - The Supreme Court 2023's Hack Evaluation 2:01:53 - The Supreme Court & Ghost Guns 2:16:43 - The Supreme Court & Abortion Pills

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Chas and Dr Dave discuss Elon's Eggs, The New Winner of the 2012 GOP Primary & The Starship Troopers Policy Platform 9:12 - Indictment Updates 31:43 - The First GOP Debate 1:01:55 - All About Ramaswamy 1:53:05 - Random Stats Nuggets

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Chas and Dr Dave discuss The False, The Fictitious, The Fraudulent & The F@cked - as well as 11.6 Million Pages of Crimin', Commander's Coke, and The Turtle In The Room. 2:06 - The Georgia Indictment 41:23 - Updates on Trump's OTHER indictments 1:05:21 - The Senate/Retirement Home 1:22:15 - Hunter Biden's Art Update 1:26:06 - The White House's Mysterious White Powder 1:34:07 - Poll Pourri 1:46:57 - Next Week's Debate Preview HOMEWORK FOR PEP 116: * See if your convinced by Jay Kuo's gallant attempt to justify Merrick Garland not beginning the Trump Jan 6 investigation for over a year https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/was-merrick-garlands-approach-correct *Thrill at 126 pages of dense legal theory about the 14th Amendment disqualifying Trump, which I failed to read https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4532751 *It will take much less time to watch Mitch McConnell have some kind of brain freeze mid-sentence. The man is not well. https://twitter.com/RaquelMartinTV/status/1684263785542844433

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Chas and Guest PEPcaster Bill Wyman discuss Nancy Pelosi's Trip to Hell, How Bill's Mum Spoilt His UFO Fun, and Why Chas Can't Watch Blossom 3:38 - Ohio Constitutional Amendment to raise bar to 60% fails 10:59 - More on Trump's J6 Indictment 1:01:09 - Who is best placed for the 2024 election? 1:16:50 - Congress' UFO (UAP) hearing 1:47:44 - The Writers and Actors Strike

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Chas and Dr Dave discuss The Much-Ignored Crypto Bros Constituency, Dave's Advice For Trump, and Whether Tommy Tuberville Is A Real Person 1:30 - The Jan 6 Indictment 44:51 - Homelessness Stats Nugget 47:53 - Dave on The DeSantis DeScentus 1:18:11 - Latest in Abortion News 1:34:38 - Most Popular Senators Stats Nugget 1:38:22 - Major League Cricket

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Chas and Special Guest Pepcaster Melina Wicks discuss Mel Gibson's Movie Chain, The Cheque Bouncing After You Sell Your Soul, and Pretty Much Anything EXCEPT The Jan 6 Indictment!

6:04 - The bonus indictments for the Mar-a-Lago documents case

18:29 - Rudy Giuliani's defamation lawsuit admission

23:05 - FDA approves contraception pill for over-the-counter usage

29:32 - Hunter Biden's ex-mate speaks out

45:42 - What did Ron DeSantis do wrong - both tactically and morally

1:30:11 - COVID update - did scientists lie when attacking the lab leak theory?

1:47:11 - "Sound of Freedom"

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Chas and Dr Dave discuss some Xtremely Bad Branding, Jack Smith's footlong, and why Dave would go on a White House biting spree. 3:40 - Dave's rant about "X" 12:25 - A digest of all of Trump's legal issues 1:04:52 - New study explains why elite universities admit so many rich people 1:19:10 - Is Hunter Biden a problem for Joe Biden or not?

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VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hozPemQ1SyA - Chas and Special Guest Podcaster Melina Wicks discuss The Fine Reportage of 'Tunneling Journal', The Fine Reportage of 'The Daily Wire', and The Fine Reportage of 'Yes, I Know the Audio is Terrible - I Spent 7 Hours Trying to Fix It!'.... 2:06 - Elon Musk & Twitter; 1:08:51 - Are Polls Even Worth Conducting?; 2:01:11 - The Inspector-General on Afghanistan; 2:18:41 - Biden and the Khashoggi Murder Lawsuit; 2:38:27 - Announcement: My Next 6 Months; 2:28:58 - The Strategic Reserve; 2:43:18 - A Xmas Whippet!!!!

MERRY XMAS AND SEE YOU IN JUNE 2023!!!

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Chas and Special Guest Podcaster Bill Wyman discuss The Loneliest Mastodon, a Schiffty Fellow & The Kulture Korner is Gonna Make Chas sweat!.... 2:04 - Bill's Joined Mastodon; 9:43 - The Next Congress; 42:44 - Kulture Korner - Disney CEO issues; 1:05:02 - Kulture Korner - Rock n' Roll Hall Of Fame; 1:46:55 - The Next House Republican Investigations

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Chas and Special Guest Podcaster Elle Hardy discuss Mitch McConnell's Lack of Feelings, Boris Johnson's Bed Buddy, and the Whitest White Guy Ever.... 5:25 - Special Counsel/Hunter Investigation; 21:23 - Who Should Republicans blame for Election 2022?; 58:24 - Georgia Run-Off; 1:15:07 - Colorado Springs Shooting; 1:40:30 - Ukraine War; 2:10:57 - UAE's Influence on America; 2:17:20 - Colorado Springs Addendum

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Chas and Dr Dave discuss Lakenfreude, The Almost Completely Ignored 'Mr Politics', and BIG DADDY DON!!... 4:20 - Midterms Wrap-Up Chat; 15:54 - Kari Lake loses; 27:41 - A Bad Election For Denialism; 40:30 - The Pollster Who Got The Election Right; 47:20 - The Trump Effect on Republican Elections; 53:26 - Trump's Big Announcement; 1:10:42 - Trump v DeSantis; 1:41:19 - The New Congress/Vale Pelosi

Chas and Dr Dave discuss Who Won the NateBowl, The Great Drunk Uncles of the State Legislature, and How Chas Isn't Error-Prone, He's Just Ahead of His Time…. 2:38 - Election Overview; 18:03 - Polling Evaluation; 34:10 - The Abortion Issue; 43:20 - America Disliked Dems Least; 54:50 - How Red Is Florida?; 1:06:55 - Some Election Firsts; 1:09:17 - The "Democracy's On The Ballot" Push; 1:20:29 - Trading Non-White Voters for White College Educated Voters; 1:24:51 - Republican Tactics Evaluation; 1:28:00 - State Legislatures; 1:35:38 - Ballot Questions

Chas and Dr Dave discuss the Meme Army's Hierarchy, Life on Todd Akin's Mailing List & The Ficklest Cat Turd… 2:58 - COVID Update; 7:40 - The Paul Pelosi Attack; 42:22 - Midterms Polling; 57:00 - Elon Musk's 1st Week at Twitter; 1:12:48 - Affirmative Action & Harvard; 1:44:42 - The Brazilian Election; 1:55:29 - Midterms Issues Focus; 2:10:35 - Midterms Odds & Ends

Chas and Dr Dave discuss The Good of Humanity (Who We Love), Avoiding the Wohl Hole, and How Dr Dave Did NOT Teach Jane Coaston Everything She Knows...

0:57 - COVID Correction; 7:12 - Kanye Update; 9:06 - Immigration Update; 13:00 - Debt Ceiling Update; 17:12 - Dave's GDP Update; 18:17 - Elon Musk & Twitter; 34:20 - The Pennsylvania Debate; 1:08:14 - How Partisans from Both Sides Feel Like They're Losing; 1:16:40 - 2022 Pot Pourri; 1:23:35 - Kari Lake; 1:35:35 - Progressive Dems' Ukraine Letter; 1:46:05 - Latest Sanctions Against China; 1:49:54 - Last Minute Squeeze

CHAS' EXTRA-CREDIT READING:

The Patriotism v Nationalism piece that Dave agreed with https://thedispatch.com/article/nationalism-goes-to-war/

The Classical Liberalism v New Right piece that Dave absolutely did not agree with https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2022/10/classical-liberalism-vs-the-new-right.html

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Chas and Special Guest PEPcaster Melina Wicks discuss Being Enslaved by the Internet of Things, Your Agency getting 86ed (and Why That's Not Smart), and Why Fauci Should be Your Stockbroker...

4:05 - COVID Part 1 (Is the Pandemic Over?, Vaccines & The Effect of Partisanship)

1:06:30 - Abortion: The Big Picture

2:08:59 - COVID Part 2 (Schools, Fauci, Long COVID)

Chas and Dr Dave discuss The Last Young Gun, The Upside-Down of Political Analysts and Chas is Very Easily Impressed.

10.33 - Polling; 29.47 - 2022 Pot Pourri; 54.38 - Kanye West & Anti-Semitism; 1.11.12 - Kevin McCarthy's Big Hints; 1.26.10 - Ukraine; 1.33.22 - Durham Inquiry Wrap-up 1.42.06 - Last Minute Squeeze

Chas and Dr Dave discuss The Federal Govt's History with Marijuana, Herschel Walker Redux and Alex Jones' Comeuppance.

Chas and Special Guest Podcaster Bill Wyman discuss Sexy Flood Insurance, The Latest from the Social Media Company that's Slightly Bigger than Quora, and WALKER ON!!!

Chas and Dr Dave celebrate 100 PEPs of "Getting Closer and Closer to Relevance" with an Inflation Reduction Act Party!!! We also discover what Tucker's problem is with Swiss cheese - and DID I MENTION THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT?!?

Chas and Dr Dave discuss Trump's Terrible Lawyers, Joe Biden: Ace Op-Ed Writer & The PEP that was Too Hot for YouTube!