WEBVTT - Worn Down To A Nub By Life

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<v Speaker 1>Broadcasting live from the Abraham Lincoln Radio Studio, the George

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<v Speaker 1>Washington Broadcast Center, Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty.

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<v Speaker 2>Arms Strong and Dak Katie and he Armstrong and Eddy.

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<v Speaker 3>We're also still dealing with the environment that Joe Biden created,

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<v Speaker 3>which was which was depleting those stockholes and not sending

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<v Speaker 3>him to our own military but to Ukraine. Which is

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<v Speaker 3>when every time we reach back and look at any

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<v Speaker 3>sort of a challenge we have, it.

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<v Speaker 4>Goes back to, well, send it to Ukraine.

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<v Speaker 3>Ultimately, we think this should be these munitions are better

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<v Speaker 3>spent in our own interests at this point, and this

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<v Speaker 3>kind of funding bill is going to ensure that we're

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<v Speaker 3>properly funded going forward.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, that's kind of interesting that suggestioning the Secretary of

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<v Speaker 1>War that money and armaments given to Ukraine were not

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<v Speaker 1>in our own interest, whereas this is I would disagree

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<v Speaker 1>with that. I think it is in our interest to

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<v Speaker 1>not let Russia take over a country for all kinds

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<v Speaker 1>of reasons we've talked about before. But the main thing

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<v Speaker 1>I want to talk about is that two hundred billion

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<v Speaker 1>dollar asked that Pete hegse throughout yesterday. According to all

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<v Speaker 1>reporting there's no way that's going to happen. You can't

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<v Speaker 1>get a majority of the Republicans on board, let alone

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<v Speaker 1>the Democrats voting for it. So it's just not on

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<v Speaker 1>the table. So where does that leave the war. That's

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<v Speaker 1>the way wars sometimes end is you can't get them funded.

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<v Speaker 1>Once again, quite possibly being a point of Trump should

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<v Speaker 1>have gone to Congress or made the case stronger to

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<v Speaker 1>try to get more people on board before this came up.

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<v Speaker 1>See how more buy in, whether from European countries or

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<v Speaker 1>from more voters, or from more people in Congress for

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<v Speaker 1>more money or whatever.

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<v Speaker 2>It's difficult to predict how that's going to play out.

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<v Speaker 2>It might just be a lesser sum that they get,

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<v Speaker 2>but it is the checks and balances of our system working.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope it comes out in a way that we

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<v Speaker 2>can finish the job in Iran, whatever that might be. Again,

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<v Speaker 2>there are different goals that may or may not be achievable.

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<v Speaker 2>But the one thing we don't want to do is

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<v Speaker 2>pull out prematurely and leave the regime like intact with

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<v Speaker 2>the power to project force.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I assume they're never going to bring us up

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<v Speaker 1>to a vote. If it's clear that there's not a

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<v Speaker 1>chance it would pass, because that would be a bad.

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<v Speaker 2>Look, right right. Well, so more concrete news. US warplanes

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<v Speaker 2>and helicopters kick off the battle to reopen horror moves.

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<v Speaker 2>The US and its allies have intensified the battle to

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<v Speaker 2>reopen the straight sending low flying attack jets over the

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<v Speaker 2>sea lanes to blast Iranian naval vessels, and apache helicopters

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<v Speaker 2>to shoot down Iran's deadly drones. According to military officials,

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<v Speaker 2>Stepop Operation part of a multi stage Pentagon plan to

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<v Speaker 2>reduce the danger from armed boats, mines, and cruise missiles,

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<v Speaker 2>which are more or less halted ship traffic through the

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<v Speaker 2>waterway since early this month. If the danger can be reduced,

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<v Speaker 2>the US could send warships through the strait and eventually

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<v Speaker 2>escort vessels in and out of the Persian Gulf. It

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<v Speaker 2>couldn't take a while.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, six, So we're in an uncomfortable position. We have

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<v Speaker 1>breaking news, but it's celebrity related. Do we interrupt our

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<v Speaker 1>Iran conversation? Katie's nodding her head, yes, yes, so this

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<v Speaker 1>is big celebrity breaking.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, this is on you, Katie Green. I'll take it.

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<v Speaker 2>You and the donkey are going to be shown out

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<v Speaker 2>post haste if this is inappropriate.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, Chuck Norris has died at the age of eighty six,

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<v Speaker 5>Oh the great Chuck Norris. Yeah, the family says it

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<v Speaker 5>is with heavy hearts. Our family shares the sudden passing

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<v Speaker 5>of our beloved Chuck Norris yesterday morning. They're going to

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<v Speaker 5>keep the circumstances private. He had been hospitalized recently, and

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<v Speaker 5>they're truly grateful for all of the prayers that they

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<v Speaker 5>sent his way.

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<v Speaker 1>The Grim Reaper doesn't come for Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris

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<v Speaker 1>comes for the Grim Reaper, but not this time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. The great irony of his tough guy image, which

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<v Speaker 2>he embraced and laughed at, is he was said to

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<v Speaker 2>be a very gentle and loving man and family figure

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<v Speaker 2>and the rest of it. In a hell of a

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<v Speaker 2>patriot too. And Beard before Beard was cool, Tourney stuck

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<v Speaker 2>with it. Yep, yep, Plussy, Armstrong and Getty listened to

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<v Speaker 2>Chuck Norris. We certainly did when we interviewed him. I

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<v Speaker 2>believe he was a great innervator in mixing spandex into

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<v Speaker 2>jeans too, because he did things in jeans you can't

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<v Speaker 2>do in jens unless they're struct way early, right, right,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think we all thank mister Norris and others,

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<v Speaker 2>some of his corporate partners for that innovation. So what

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<v Speaker 2>is his trajet?

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<v Speaker 1>Was he he like a martial arts that somehow could

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<v Speaker 1>act a little and got a TV show?

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<v Speaker 2>Is that what happened? I think that was it? Yeah. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>he was like a martial arts champion. Yeah he was.

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<v Speaker 2>He was a legit cham Then how did he end

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<v Speaker 2>up being Walker Texas Ranger. Well, he's a handsome devil

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<v Speaker 2>and can act a little bit okay, and could kick

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<v Speaker 2>his leg way uphie in the air. Yeah. Some TV

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<v Speaker 2>exact or some writer thought, hey, what if we have

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<v Speaker 2>like a white guy who's super good at karate and

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<v Speaker 2>we'll put him in a low man drama on the

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<v Speaker 2>TV back when everybody watched you know that were a TV.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a reasonably a big hit.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, the problem is that the number of prominent

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<v Speaker 1>conservative TV or movie stars has gone from like five

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<v Speaker 1>to four with his death.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, at least a twenty percent drop. Ah. The interesting

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<v Speaker 2>part about his trajectory, kind of like Bill Shatner, is

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<v Speaker 2>he became a meme. Yeah, but an affectionate meme. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you're right.

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<v Speaker 1>Very similar that people just have kind of a warm

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<v Speaker 1>feeling toward him for no particular reason. He just seems likable.

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<v Speaker 2>And he and he and Shatner both embraced it and

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<v Speaker 2>chuckled along with it.

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<v Speaker 1>Why did nobody do like a buddy cop movie with

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<v Speaker 1>elderly Chuck Norris and William Shatner'd been.

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<v Speaker 2>Too late now, So you're right, Joe, it is too

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<v Speaker 2>late now. God the rick in the gut.

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<v Speaker 5>On March tenth, it was his eighty sixth birthday, and

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<v Speaker 5>he posted a video that says, I don't age, I

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<v Speaker 5>level up and he was doing martial arts in the video.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh man, no, he so ray. Chuck Norris wasn't some hipster,

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<v Speaker 1>trendy beard. He was a beard when it wasn't popular

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<v Speaker 1>to have a.

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<v Speaker 2>Beard nicely trimmed too. He cared enough to look sharp exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>Now back to the probable trigger of World War three

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<v Speaker 2>situation in the Persian Hill, which which we could have

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<v Speaker 2>use a man like Chuck Norris in these times. Boy,

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<v Speaker 2>he's not gonna stop. Oh golly, maybe we should just

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<v Speaker 2>take a break. Probably should take a break and reset it.

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<v Speaker 1>We do.

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<v Speaker 2>What's interesting? Diary The online diary of the Son of

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<v Speaker 2>the President of Iran has disclosed a lot of interesting

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<v Speaker 2>things about the thinking behind the scenes during these chaotic

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<v Speaker 2>times in Tehran.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to hear that we had in our one.

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<v Speaker 1>There is a flying, venomous spider that's making its way

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<v Speaker 1>across the country. It was said to be the size

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<v Speaker 1>of your hand. It's not quite the size of your hand,

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<v Speaker 1>but it is quite big. It can grow that large.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh I can. Okay, Well, that's a dang big spider.

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<v Speaker 1>So we need to talk more about that, because the

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<v Speaker 1>idea of flying spiders that are venimus is uh, well,

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<v Speaker 1>that'll keep you awake tonight, among other things.

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<v Speaker 2>So stay right here.

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<v Speaker 6>The President of the United States, he's in touch with

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<v Speaker 6>his buddy Putin. He's got to say to him, we

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<v Speaker 6>consider this an act of war against our troops, that

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<v Speaker 6>you are providing intelligence.

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<v Speaker 7>An act of war, that Russia is an act war

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<v Speaker 7>against the United States.

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<v Speaker 6>That's true, Yeah, because they're providing intelligence to endanger our

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<v Speaker 6>troops to back off.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's interesting. That's Nancy Pelosi. I don't quite get

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<v Speaker 1>this part of it. Russia is providing intelligence to Iran

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<v Speaker 1>to help hit our guys, and I don't know what

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<v Speaker 1>we're doing back channel, but we haven't said anything out

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<v Speaker 1>loud about it. That's Nancy Pelosi suggesting we go to

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<v Speaker 1>war with Russia. I guess our I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>But I've heard enough. She just said the President needs

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<v Speaker 2>to tell him back off, cut it out. I agree

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<v Speaker 2>with her. I think she's right for once in my life.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe we are behind the scenes. But yeah, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>get why that's not an active war. How is it

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<v Speaker 1>not an active war? It's pretty warlike. Yeah, his buddy

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<v Speaker 1>Putin thing is probably unnecessary.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Yeah, here's a fascinating fun fact for you. One

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<v Speaker 2>of the reasons that this is going to take it

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<v Speaker 2>longer than it might have a while back is in

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen eighty eight, the United States Navy had two hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and fourteen surface ships. Two hundred and fourteen. We're down

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<v Speaker 2>to eighty one. Oh my god. The year twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 2>six the peace dividend because because the Cold War ended

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<v Speaker 2>and we don't need the ships, and we'll never have

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<v Speaker 2>a need for a powerful military again. Set our brilliant leaderships,

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<v Speaker 2>particularly on leaders particularly on the left. Yeah. Anyway, more

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<v Speaker 2>on that another time. I wanted to get a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of other interesting developments and fun facts on good piece.

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<v Speaker 2>Good analysis that came across about Israel and the US's

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<v Speaker 2>different goals, which is absolutely appropriate given the fact that

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<v Speaker 2>Israel is a regional power with some fairly specific needs

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<v Speaker 2>and the United States is a global superpower that also

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<v Speaker 2>is more or less in charge of global energy supplies,

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<v Speaker 2>in global commerce, working on Earth, and so yeah, our

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<v Speaker 2>interests in THEIRS and some tactics are going to verge.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's perfectly natural. It's not a disagreement per se.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just different goals. I mean, for instance, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we could get into the specifics, but like Washington is

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<v Speaker 2>much more focused on the strait of horror moos for

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<v Speaker 2>obvious reasons, whereas Israel doesn't care as much. They don't

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<v Speaker 2>really get anything through the strait of horror moves. They're

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<v Speaker 2>pretty pretty energy independent that sort of thing. So again, friends,

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<v Speaker 2>but not in lockstep. Then this was super interesting. The

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<v Speaker 2>New York Times with a big feature about this son

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<v Speaker 2>of the President of Iran, which, as we've learned through

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<v Speaker 2>the years, is not a super powerful figure, not like ours.

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<v Speaker 2>He's part of the leadership team. But in the sterious

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<v Speaker 2>world of Iran's leadership, nobody's really sure who has what power.

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<v Speaker 1>Also allows them to have elections and pretend that they

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<v Speaker 1>do that sort of thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, right, So this guy is very handsome. He reminds

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<v Speaker 2>me of a couple of times, whether it's Luigi Mangioni

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<v Speaker 2>or there's some felon in Central Wifornia that happened. He

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<v Speaker 2>and be handsome, loathsome individual. But the stupid females of

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<v Speaker 2>the world, all you know, got all hot fella that

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<v Speaker 2>would have been what's that hot felon? Right? Hot? The

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<v Speaker 2>whole hot felon thing. It's just so stupid, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>as stupid as dudes are. Ladies, come on, at least

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<v Speaker 2>some of you are pretty weak in the head. Anyway,

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<v Speaker 2>this guy is very, very handsome, very handsome, and he's

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<v Speaker 2>got this online diary he's been publishing since the war began.

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<v Speaker 2>He's forty four years old, he's got a degree in

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<v Speaker 2>physics as a college professor, and the diary offers a

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<v Speaker 2>rare glimpse of how Aron's political figures are faring as

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<v Speaker 2>the war rages and closes in on them, and perhaps

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<v Speaker 2>an inadvertently mister Pozechan at times takes his readers into

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<v Speaker 2>the arguments and inner deliberations of Iron's top leadership, which

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<v Speaker 2>is really interesting. Here's one thing he wrote. I think

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<v Speaker 2>some political figures are panicking, he wrote on the sixth

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<v Speaker 2>day of the war, which is wid the people are

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<v Speaker 2>stronger and more resilient than our pundits and political leaders.

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<v Speaker 2>We have to keep reminding ourselves that defeat will only

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<v Speaker 2>come when we feel defeated. Now you may think, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>he's standing up for the people. He's a man of

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<v Speaker 2>the people. Yeah, a stay tuned. Interestingly, he wrote of

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<v Speaker 2>his father that he is his two siblings could not

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<v Speaker 2>wait for the two remaining years at the presidency to

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<v Speaker 2>end so we can all get back to our normal lives.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, he has that in common with the

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<v Speaker 2>families of American politicians to a large extent. But this

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<v Speaker 2>guy is a hardcore loyalist. He wrote in his diary

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<v Speaker 2>that protecting the lives of officials has become the number

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<v Speaker 2>one priority for the country. Stopping the targeted killings, he says,

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<v Speaker 2>is now a matter of honor. Let's see, he writes

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<v Speaker 2>about attending him. Who's left to care about that? Have

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<v Speaker 2>we taken out the head of everything? Well? Those left

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. This guy knows them.

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<v Speaker 1>So.

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<v Speaker 2>He recounted attending a meeting with government officials in the

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<v Speaker 2>first week of the war, which disagreements about strategy surfaced. Quote.

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<v Speaker 2>The biggest serious disagreement we have is how long are

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<v Speaker 2>we supposed to fight forever? Until Israel is destroyed and

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<v Speaker 2>America retreats, until ren is in complete ruins and we surrender.

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<v Speaker 2>We have to study the different scenarios. Then here's one

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<v Speaker 2>of my favorite quotes quote unquote favorite. In his diaries,

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<v Speaker 2>he says he keeps receiving messages about the war from friends, acquaintances,

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<v Speaker 2>and also from strangers. Occasionally, he said, quote the messages

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<v Speaker 2>call for us to surrender and return the power to

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<v Speaker 2>the people, a notion that he dismissed as quote ignorant

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<v Speaker 2>and delusional. He did say that he worried about the

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<v Speaker 2>veteran's attacks on Arab countries could backfire. It's so sad

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<v Speaker 2>that to defend ourselves we have to attack American bases

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<v Speaker 2>in friendly countries. I don't know if they will understand

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<v Speaker 2>our situation or not. They don't. Son.

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<v Speaker 1>They also hate you secretly, Yeah, but they hate you.

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<v Speaker 1>They want you to go away.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. He fiercely defended his father for apologizing to the

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<v Speaker 2>Arab neighbors on March seventh and saying they should stop.

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<v Speaker 2>He was quickly dragged to the inner halls of the

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<v Speaker 2>command and told he's going to shut up right now

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<v Speaker 2>and apologize for apologizing, and he retracted all of that,

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<v Speaker 2>but he was in favor of that for his papa

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<v Speaker 2>to do. Interesting. It's funny. He's really hardcore on this.

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<v Speaker 2>We should not have allowed the enemy to have another

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<v Speaker 2>successful assassination. Our honor is at stake. We've got to

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<v Speaker 2>protect our official I don't know how, dude, I think

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<v Speaker 2>that ship has sailed. Yeah, no kidding, unless he had

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<v Speaker 2>a Harry Potter invisibility cloak or something that it's, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just a question of time until your old man gets

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<v Speaker 2>separated from his body, his head gets separated from his body.

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<v Speaker 2>And his diary says, unless Ron can stop the targeted killings,

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<v Speaker 2>we will lose the war. Correct, Yeah, well you're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>lose the war, I think, one way or the other.

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<v Speaker 2>But so, what day was it? Wednesday?

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<v Speaker 1>When the oil field, the gas field got attacked on

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<v Speaker 1>both sides of the border.

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<v Speaker 2>There that was the you know, a turning point.

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<v Speaker 1>According to Wall Street Journal, that was the drastic change

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<v Speaker 1>in the war, all that sort of stuff. Stuff settled

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<v Speaker 1>down quite a bit in the last twenty four hours, though,

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't know if we did get to Israel

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<v Speaker 1>and get them to believe that you can't be attacked

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<v Speaker 1>in those oil fields anymore, that sort of thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Right right, all right, that's enough of that. Something different

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<v Speaker 2>on the way, including our apology for bad mouthing land.

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<v Speaker 2>What it was it? Animal bridges, all the wildlife bridges? Whatever?

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<v Speaker 2>Why can't you enjoy the humble pie you deserve on

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<v Speaker 2>a topic that I don't care about. I don't just

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<v Speaker 2>get back. You gave the very idea of the rough

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<v Speaker 2>side of your tongue. Stare shocking. I was horrified at

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<v Speaker 2>the time. This ranks below Chuck Norris and the important

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<v Speaker 2>news of the day. Oh, how about what's happening in

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<v Speaker 2>Cuba and likely to happen. We can get to that

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<v Speaker 2>in a little bit. Oh and why Republican Senator Ron

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<v Speaker 2>Johnson thinks we do need to end the filibuster? What's

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<v Speaker 2>that we do need end the filibuster? Okay, yeah, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>really into that topic. So I think that will blow

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<v Speaker 2>up our country.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that'll be a disaster. To end the filibuster,

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<v Speaker 1>but I want to hear that argument. The part of

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<v Speaker 1>the argument is that the Democrats are going to do

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<v Speaker 1>it as soon as they take charge, so why don't

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<v Speaker 1>we do it first?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that is classic race.

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<v Speaker 1>To the bottom right there, right that everything's headed in

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<v Speaker 1>the negative direction, so we should do the negative thing first.

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<v Speaker 2>Man, it's hard to get out of that spiral. That

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<v Speaker 2>is more or less his argument, and it's a att

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<v Speaker 2>least slightly persuasive, and we'll get into the full extent

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<v Speaker 2>of his arguments in a couple of minutes.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how many people are into that story

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<v Speaker 1>or paying attention to it at all, but that's a

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<v Speaker 1>that's a big one.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, look forward to that and you can text us anytime.

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<v Speaker 1>Four one five two nine five KFTC four one five

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<v Speaker 2>More in the way. If you missed a segment, get

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<v Speaker 7>ABC pulling its upcoming highly promoted season of the Bachelorette

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<v Speaker 7>after this new video emerged obtained by TMZ showing the

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<v Speaker 7>show star Taylor Frankie Paul in a domestic violence dispute

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<v Speaker 7>with her former.

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<v Speaker 2>Partner, Your daughter is great. Here in the video.

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<v Speaker 7>From twenty twenty three, you can see the Secret Lives

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<v Speaker 7>of Mormon Wives star throwing barstools at her then boyfriend

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<v Speaker 7>Dakota Mortenson, all in front of her five year old daughter,

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<v Speaker 7>her crying ABC and who lose parent company Disney says,

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<v Speaker 7>we have made the decision to not move forward with

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<v Speaker 7>the new season of the Bachelorette at this time.

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<v Speaker 1>So they had to pull the Bachelorette because a video

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<v Speaker 1>came out that the super hot chick was crazy. It's shocking,

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<v Speaker 1>I think to many of us that a super hot

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<v Speaker 1>chick who is about to be on her third different

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<v Speaker 1>nationally televised reality show turns out to be a nut job.

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<v Speaker 2>That is shocking stuff. Trying to decide if it's beneath contempt. No,

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<v Speaker 2>I still have a little contempt for it, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>just about beneath contempt.

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<v Speaker 1>She had been on some sort of thing that I'd

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<v Speaker 1>never heard of. Then she was on Secret Lives of

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<v Speaker 1>Mormon Wives or something, and then she is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be the Bachelorette, and the video comes out of her

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<v Speaker 1>attacking her boyfriend with a chair in front of her

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<v Speaker 1>little kid.

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<v Speaker 2>Turns out she's a nut. I'll be damned, seriously, anybody

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<v Speaker 2>who watches those shows if they write a letter explaining

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<v Speaker 2>that they enjoy them ironically, I think, to make fun

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<v Speaker 2>of the people, you will be allowed to vote. But

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<v Speaker 2>if this is actually important to you how those shows

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<v Speaker 2>come out, you will be denied the vote.

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<v Speaker 1>So the happiness, the worldwide happy. This report came out yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>It comes out every year. Finland's always on top. We

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<v Speaker 1>always mock the criteria. We're not gonna have the same

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<v Speaker 1>conversation we have every other year about this because this

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<v Speaker 1>is slightly different. There seems to be a big, really

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<v Speaker 1>big drop among young people, specifically in countries where social

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<v Speaker 1>media has caught hold over the years. Now, I think,

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<v Speaker 1>I I don't know what you all think when you

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<v Speaker 1>think social media. I think I need to change my mind.

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<v Speaker 1>I always thought when you're talking about social media, you

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<v Speaker 1>mean stuff like Facebook.

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<v Speaker 2>Not that young people are on Facebook, but.

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<v Speaker 1>Any platform where you're like comparing yourselves and interacting and

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<v Speaker 1>all that sort of stuff. I wasn't thinking of just

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<v Speaker 1>scrolling YouTube and scrolling Instagram or just scrolling Snapchat. And

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<v Speaker 1>apparently that's what people mean when they're talking about social media.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know why we call that social media, but

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<v Speaker 2>I guess we call that social media. So I have

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<v Speaker 2>been wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>I've not understood this conversation the whole time, apparently because

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't know scrolling YouTube videos was being on social media.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, understand the distinction you're making. I think that the

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<v Speaker 2>kids are doing all of the above, but yeah, a

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<v Speaker 2>huge part of it's just watching video after video after video. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so if that's what we mean by social media,

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<v Speaker 1>then yeah, now I understand it more than I did before.

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<v Speaker 2>But I guess so well. And I know Instagram is

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<v Speaker 2>huge too, especially among young women.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, but just the scrolling it, it doesn't have to

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<v Speaker 1>be the posting it, getting into conversations, comparing yourself to

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<v Speaker 1>other Just scrolling it all day long makes you depressed

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<v Speaker 1>and miserable, apparently, So that's interesting and not surprising to

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<v Speaker 1>me at all.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, I think although you threw in comparing yourself,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think and Katie feel free because you're closer

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<v Speaker 2>to this world than I am. I just happen to

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<v Speaker 2>come across a feature about bachelorette outings and how everybody

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<v Speaker 2>posts their spectacular, amazing, expensive glamorous bachelorette thing on the

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<v Speaker 2>gram or whatever, and women look at that and feel

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<v Speaker 2>like they really need to live up to that, or

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<v Speaker 2>they're not happy enough about being a bride or their

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<v Speaker 2>friend being a bride, and so it is rampant comparison stuff.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, that has a lot to do with like a

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<v Speaker 5>weak mentality though as well. I mean, I know a

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<v Speaker 5>couple of people on there who if you looked at

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<v Speaker 5>their Instagram profiles, you would think they are rich and happy,

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<v Speaker 5>and I know for a fact that they are neither.

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<v Speaker 5>So I mean it's just people that fall for that though.

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<v Speaker 1>I think I'm barely on any of that stuff. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I've barely looked at in my life. And maybe I've

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<v Speaker 1>made up this connection in my head because i want

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<v Speaker 1>it to be true. But it sure looks to me

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<v Speaker 1>like the more pictures you have of you and your

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<v Speaker 1>wife or husband walking on a beach as the sunset,

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<v Speaker 1>the more likely it is you're divorced already.

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<v Speaker 2>Than the reverse.

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<v Speaker 1>It just seems to me looking at those that I've

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<v Speaker 1>seen a lot of those, well, you have got the

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<v Speaker 1>fantastic You hired a photographer to take pictures of you

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<v Speaker 1>all in coordinated out fits walking on the beach. Now

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<v Speaker 1>you're divorced, then some family style then then yeah, then

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<v Speaker 1>people who aren't on it not you know, it's not universal.

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<v Speaker 2>Of course, but certainly not. There's no more than a

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<v Speaker 2>fifty percent chance that you'll be on the evening news

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<v Speaker 2>one of you having murdered the other, you know, within

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<v Speaker 2>six months.

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<v Speaker 5>I just think it takes a certain kind of person, though,

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<v Speaker 5>to see those posts and have it really affect them. Well,

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<v Speaker 5>an adolescent, yeah, yeah, but I mean there are women

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<v Speaker 5>my age that watch these TV shows that you were

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<v Speaker 5>just talking about that, you know, the rich and famous

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<v Speaker 5>life and glamour and all that, and it's just I

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<v Speaker 5>think it's a certain person.

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<v Speaker 2>Hmmm.

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<v Speaker 1>So well, if you're older, maybe you're already so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>worn down to a nub by life, that you were

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<v Speaker 1>too cynical to fall for that stuff in the first

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<v Speaker 1>place when it all arrived in the world, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>all this social media stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>At least to describe it, I think one must be nubby.

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<v Speaker 1>It was kind of myseptical of snake oil, worn down

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<v Speaker 1>to a nub by life. So when social media first hit,

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<v Speaker 1>I was already somewhat skeptical of your perfect pictures and

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<v Speaker 1>all that sort of stuff. But if you're young and

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<v Speaker 1>you're new to it, you don't know any better. And

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<v Speaker 1>heavy social media use appears to be contributing to the

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<v Speaker 1>drop in well being among young people in English speaking

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<v Speaker 1>countries and Western Europe, especially among which gender is it

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<v Speaker 1>affecting the most girls? Of course, according to the twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty sixth edition of the World Happiness Report, which came

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<v Speaker 1>out yesterday, Oxford puts it together along with Gallup and

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<v Speaker 1>a bunch of other think tank people, and we talk

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<v Speaker 1>about it every single year and again, Finland's always at

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<v Speaker 1>the top.

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<v Speaker 2>Good for you, Finland.

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<v Speaker 1>The picture, however, shows that the younger crowd seems to

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<v Speaker 1>be really affected by hours, long hours of scrolling through

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<v Speaker 1>what they're calling social media, and that's a contributing factor

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<v Speaker 1>to the drop in happiness the United States, Canada, Australian

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<v Speaker 1>New Zealand, those in the youngest generation reported an initial

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<v Speaker 1>increase in life evaluations before smartphones, so it is go

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<v Speaker 1>in the right direction. So smartphones showed up in the

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<v Speaker 1>world in like two thousand and seven, two thousand and

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<v Speaker 1>eight and became widespread, followed by a sharp.

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<v Speaker 2>Decline since then. Yeah, well, right, So hey, I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's worth pointing in and it hits you the numbers

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<v Speaker 2>and then you can yeah, and a ranking of happiness

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<v Speaker 2>changes for under twenty fives.

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<v Speaker 1>The United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand now rank

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<v Speaker 1>between one hundred and twenty second and one hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>thirty third out of only one hundred and thirty six countries.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're down near DFL for our young people's happiness.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow. So like the Haitians and the Somalians are saying, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>that's all right here it gets a little hot in

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<v Speaker 2>the summer. But and our our affluent youngsters are miserable. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>So I think it's helpful to actually talk about the

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<v Speaker 2>Finland thing a little bit because I think it relates

0:25:10.680 --> 0:25:16.720
<v Speaker 2>directly to this. Finlanders aren't happier or more cheerful. Their content,

0:25:17.440 --> 0:25:20.480
<v Speaker 2>their whole culture is no, you don't have much, but

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<v Speaker 2>you can have a happy life with that. And to

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<v Speaker 2>think that you need lots of stuff and status to

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<v Speaker 2>be happy as stupid. And you don't fit into Finish society.

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<v Speaker 2>We're a tough, down to earth people. That's why they're

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<v Speaker 2>quote unquote the happiest on earth is because they don't

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<v Speaker 2>expect much at all. And if you spend your day

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<v Speaker 2>scrolling through the fakery of the most glamorous, exciting, living,

0:25:48.680 --> 0:25:51.160
<v Speaker 2>beautiful people on earth and all the things they have

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<v Speaker 2>and the wonderful things they do, that's like anti Finland.

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<v Speaker 1>Most Western industrial countries, where it'd be the most likely

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<v Speaker 1>that you have smartphones in your you know, scroll in

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<v Speaker 1>the gram are now less happy than they were in

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<v Speaker 1>the two thousand and five to twenty ten period, with

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen having had significant drops, significant drops in happiness since

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<v Speaker 1>the smartphone showed up on the scene. Is anyone surprised

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<v Speaker 1>by that? No, Well, that fits in with one question

0:26:23.240 --> 0:26:26.320
<v Speaker 1>that they ask. Most people agree, most people, the majority

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<v Speaker 1>of people agree they'd be better off if these platforms

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<v Speaker 1>didn't exist. Isn't that something that we know we'd be

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<v Speaker 1>better off if they didn't exist, yet can't stop ourselves

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<v Speaker 1>from participating in making ourselves miserable.

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<v Speaker 2>Apparently a lot of people. Yeah, I see plenty of

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<v Speaker 2>as they say, green shoots of a away from technology,

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<v Speaker 2>away from doom scrolling movements among the young. It's really

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<v Speaker 2>difficult to determine. Is that like a teeny tiny percentage

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<v Speaker 2>or is that going to be something that really grows.

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<v Speaker 2>I certainly hope it's the latter. You're not ever going

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<v Speaker 2>to find happiness scrolling. You will find it with human beings.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you don't get the immediate little dopamine hits from.

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<v Speaker 2>The old wife, and people get addicted to that.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess the most problematic platforms are those with algorithm

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<v Speaker 1>driven by algorithms, curated content, influencer culture, and primarily visual

0:27:32.640 --> 0:27:34.960
<v Speaker 1>material because they encourage social comparisons.

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<v Speaker 2>Platforms designed to facilitate.

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<v Speaker 1>Direct communications show a more positive association with happiness. So

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<v Speaker 1>what I was calling social media in my head, I've

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<v Speaker 1>been listening to all these discussions for this past several

0:27:47.359 --> 0:27:49.800
<v Speaker 1>years having a completely different idea of what we were

0:27:49.840 --> 0:27:50.439
<v Speaker 1>talking about.

0:27:50.480 --> 0:27:53.480
<v Speaker 2>So that is a mistake. But because I.

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<v Speaker 1>Thought all of the I thought platforms reinteracted each other

0:27:57.440 --> 0:27:59.320
<v Speaker 1>a lot was what we meant by social media.

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<v Speaker 2>But apparently, but those.

0:28:00.880 --> 0:28:03.560
<v Speaker 1>Where you interact with each other people that there is

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<v Speaker 1>a more positive association with happiness among the platforms where

0:28:06.720 --> 0:28:08.960
<v Speaker 1>you actually interact as opposed to the ones where it's.

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<v Speaker 2>Mostly just scrolling. Yeah, it's more positive, but I'll bet

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<v Speaker 2>it isn't net positive, particularly among young people.

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<v Speaker 1>Heavy social media use more than five hours per day

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<v Speaker 1>is associated with lower well being. On average, heavy users

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<v Speaker 1>are significantly more likely to report higher stress and depressive

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<v Speaker 1>symptoms and believe they are worse off than their parents.

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<v Speaker 2>Well that might be.

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<v Speaker 1>Has there ever been an example of something where this

0:28:42.280 --> 0:28:46.360
<v Speaker 1>isn't like there's a ton of problems where we guess.

0:28:46.600 --> 0:28:48.600
<v Speaker 1>We try to guess the cause of them, and it's

0:28:48.680 --> 0:28:50.760
<v Speaker 1>like could be ten different things and maybe all all

0:28:50.760 --> 0:28:52.360
<v Speaker 1>of them combined or whatever. We just don't know what's

0:28:52.440 --> 0:28:56.680
<v Speaker 1>driving this problem. And this one, though everybody knows exactly

0:28:56.720 --> 0:29:00.920
<v Speaker 1>what it is, looking at social media makes you less happy.

0:29:01.120 --> 0:29:03.560
<v Speaker 1>If you stopped, you'd be happier. We know exactly what

0:29:03.600 --> 0:29:06.560
<v Speaker 1>it is, but still can't get past it for some reason.

0:29:07.360 --> 0:29:10.600
<v Speaker 1>I can tell you it's a huge That's my question.

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<v Speaker 1>Are we getting past it? Some people absolutely are getting

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<v Speaker 1>past it. I wonder how many and how quickly that

0:29:15.760 --> 0:29:16.600
<v Speaker 1>trend will continue.

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<v Speaker 5>But I well, I can just tell you it's a

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<v Speaker 5>huge conversation amongst uh soon to be or new parents

0:29:26.040 --> 0:29:29.800
<v Speaker 5>right now bringing babies into the world, going, how are

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<v Speaker 5>we going to make sure that this is not what

0:29:31.480 --> 0:29:33.560
<v Speaker 5>their living situation looks like?

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<v Speaker 2>Sure, yeah, yeah, that's good. Instinctively, you can just see

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<v Speaker 2>the danger.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it's possible that those of us who raised kids

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<v Speaker 4>with the first like the first round of how bad

0:29:50.920 --> 0:29:51.200
<v Speaker 4>is this?

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<v Speaker 1>Now that we all know it's really, really, really bad,

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<v Speaker 1>the next crowd of raising kids like you and all

0:29:57.200 --> 0:30:00.200
<v Speaker 1>your friends, Katie are gonna know no way.

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<v Speaker 2>That may me miserable. I ain't gonna let my kid

0:30:01.600 --> 0:30:05.920
<v Speaker 2>do this. Yeah, for you know, newer listeners, Jack and

0:30:05.920 --> 0:30:08.080
<v Speaker 2>I are virtually the same age, but my kids have

0:30:08.200 --> 0:30:09.880
<v Speaker 2>been grown for quite some time. We had them young.

0:30:09.960 --> 0:30:12.600
<v Speaker 2>Jack had them later in life, So I like was

0:30:12.680 --> 0:30:16.680
<v Speaker 2>raising kids just before the what is this? What do

0:30:16.760 --> 0:30:18.840
<v Speaker 2>we do with it? And what does it mean? Era

0:30:19.440 --> 0:30:23.120
<v Speaker 2>of smartphones and social media and stuff like that, And yeah,

0:30:23.320 --> 0:30:26.320
<v Speaker 2>the one you were in the sweet spot of what

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<v Speaker 2>the hell is this? What do we do? I think

0:30:28.920 --> 0:30:32.280
<v Speaker 2>you're right. The next you know, cohort of parents is

0:30:32.320 --> 0:30:34.200
<v Speaker 2>going to be aware of. Okay, the one thing that

0:30:34.280 --> 0:30:37.120
<v Speaker 2>ain't gonna happen in this house is you know whatever

0:30:37.440 --> 0:30:38.640
<v Speaker 2>social media danger.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, and it seems to be agreed upon across all

0:30:43.480 --> 0:30:45.880
<v Speaker 5>the boards. So instead of you know, interesting, well, and

0:30:45.880 --> 0:30:49.120
<v Speaker 5>because you've talked about like, well, if our kid doesn't

0:30:49.120 --> 0:30:51.440
<v Speaker 5>have the phone, and the YouTube or whatever. Then they're

0:30:51.520 --> 0:30:54.040
<v Speaker 5>left out. They don't know what everybody else is talking about.

0:30:54.040 --> 0:30:56.000
<v Speaker 5>But hopefully this next round, it seems like we're all

0:30:56.080 --> 0:30:58.800
<v Speaker 5>kind of like, uh no, you're not getting that, so

0:30:58.880 --> 0:31:01.600
<v Speaker 5>maybe it won't be what everybody is talking about.

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<v Speaker 2>Air quotes used, you know. I'll bet there is an

0:31:05.760 --> 0:31:09.000
<v Speaker 2>answer to this question. Is there a really great resource

0:31:10.040 --> 0:31:13.280
<v Speaker 2>for parents who want to talk to their their little

0:31:13.320 --> 0:31:18.520
<v Speaker 2>boys in particular, but girls too, about porn before you

0:31:18.640 --> 0:31:22.360
<v Speaker 2>think it's necessary, because that's when it is necessary. I'll

0:31:22.360 --> 0:31:24.280
<v Speaker 2>bet there are some really good resources for that. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know. I'm hoping it's true, Katie, that.

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<v Speaker 1>Your crowd that has lived through being miserable from staring

0:31:35.160 --> 0:31:37.560
<v Speaker 1>at instant the start because it didn't exist when my

0:31:37.640 --> 0:31:43.360
<v Speaker 1>kids were born, are going to be police it much

0:31:43.360 --> 0:31:47.120
<v Speaker 1>heavier than it was brand new to a lot of us.

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<v Speaker 5>Bring back the Nokia bricks Man. You can play Snake,

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<v Speaker 5>you can text, and you can make a phone call.

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<v Speaker 2>That's it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you go, that needs to be the first phone

0:31:55.120 --> 0:31:57.680
<v Speaker 1>every kid gets. Absolutely any thoughts on that our text

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<v Speaker 1>line four one five two, Armstrong and getty.

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<v Speaker 8>All right. New York's Governor Kathy Hochele has pissed off.

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<v Speaker 2>Had a recent media appearance.

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<v Speaker 8>She begged ex wealthy New Yorkers who fled the state

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<v Speaker 8>to come back to support her social programs.

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<v Speaker 9>What I want to make sure we are smart about

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<v Speaker 9>is having a system in place where it's not just

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<v Speaker 9>taxing for the sake of taxing, and being conscious of

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<v Speaker 9>the facts that I need people who are high net

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<v Speaker 9>worth to support the generous social programs that we want

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<v Speaker 9>to have in our state.

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<v Speaker 8>The translation, rich dudes, I want you back because I

0:32:37.280 --> 0:32:37.960
<v Speaker 8>miss your money.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, clearly. Oh there's there's more from Greg Guttfield.

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<v Speaker 9>Now there are some patriotic millionaires who stepped up.

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<v Speaker 2>Shut up, Okay, cut me the checks.

0:32:51.800 --> 0:32:54.360
<v Speaker 9>I mean, just if you want to be supportive, but

0:32:54.440 --> 0:32:56.480
<v Speaker 9>maybe the first step should you go down to Palm

0:32:56.560 --> 0:32:58.440
<v Speaker 9>Beach and see what you can bring back home.

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<v Speaker 2>That makes me because I can't even loosten do or talk.

0:33:01.200 --> 0:33:04.040
<v Speaker 2>That makes me angry. That was good, thoseill was good.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't tell me I'm not patriotic because I don't want

0:33:06.800 --> 0:33:08.640
<v Speaker 1>to support your stupid social.

0:33:08.280 --> 0:33:09.760
<v Speaker 2>Program that doesn't do anything.

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<v Speaker 1>If you and the horse you rode in on, good Lord,

0:33:14.800 --> 0:33:17.160
<v Speaker 1>where do you get off saying that, oh, you're not

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<v Speaker 1>if you're a patriot, come support my giant social programs.

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<v Speaker 2>Screw you, all right, Michael, play six again, Because she

0:33:25.120 --> 0:33:26.680
<v Speaker 2>was just getting to the point where she was trying

0:33:26.680 --> 0:33:29.000
<v Speaker 2>to recruit what zillionaires to go down to Palm Beach

0:33:29.040 --> 0:33:31.120
<v Speaker 2>and browbeat people that have moved back to New York

0:33:31.120 --> 0:33:34.640
<v Speaker 2>to pay high taxes. What now there are.

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<v Speaker 9>Some patriotic millionaires who stepped up.

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<v Speaker 2>Ah, okay, sickening, cut me the checks.

0:33:39.920 --> 0:33:42.480
<v Speaker 9>I mean, just if you want to be supportive, but

0:33:42.560 --> 0:33:44.680
<v Speaker 9>maybe the first step should be go down to Palm

0:33:44.680 --> 0:33:47.440
<v Speaker 9>Beach and see what you can bring back home because

0:33:47.520 --> 0:33:49.640
<v Speaker 9>our tax base has been eroded, Like I have to

0:33:49.680 --> 0:33:51.480
<v Speaker 9>look at the fact that we are in competition with

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<v Speaker 9>other states who have less of a tax burden on

0:33:55.600 --> 0:33:57.600
<v Speaker 9>their corporations and their individuals.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's funny. I was going to be more charitable

0:34:03.720 --> 0:34:07.600
<v Speaker 2>and say until that clip that she's a politician who

0:34:07.760 --> 0:34:13.839
<v Speaker 2>understands the mobility of wealth, unlike her populous DIPS supporters

0:34:14.080 --> 0:34:17.440
<v Speaker 2>who just about to punish billionaires. Than billionaires they shouldn't

0:34:17.440 --> 0:34:21.520
<v Speaker 2>even exist. Let's text them out of existence. She's like, dude,

0:34:21.600 --> 0:34:24.560
<v Speaker 2>it's not gonna work. Is there is there another one? Okay?

0:34:24.640 --> 0:34:24.960
<v Speaker 2>Go ahead.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, Yet the denser shocked when taxpayers leave, when it

0:34:28.480 --> 0:34:31.960
<v Speaker 8>was the same Kathy Hokle back in twenty twenty two

0:34:32.360 --> 0:34:34.200
<v Speaker 8>who told them just to do that.

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<v Speaker 9>Leave, just jump on a bus and head down to

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<v Speaker 9>Florida where you've long.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, get out of town.

0:34:40.640 --> 0:34:44.239
<v Speaker 9>Get out of town because you don't you don't represent

0:34:44.320 --> 0:34:45.120
<v Speaker 9>our values.

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<v Speaker 2>You are not New.

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<v Speaker 1>Yorkers, So you don't like it, well, then leave?

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<v Speaker 8>Well how did that work for you? They did leave,

0:34:55.440 --> 0:34:58.359
<v Speaker 8>along with your tax base. The only ones who didn't

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<v Speaker 8>leave are those who are still meaning us. Believe me,

0:35:03.239 --> 0:35:06.240
<v Speaker 8>if Fox wasn't here, I wouldn't be here either.

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<v Speaker 1>It's so maddening that the people on the left, they

0:35:12.920 --> 0:35:16.319
<v Speaker 1>think all their government programs are just wonderful and doing

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<v Speaker 1>good things.

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<v Speaker 2>Apparently the politicians know they're not. They know it's a scam,

0:35:22.120 --> 0:35:24.520
<v Speaker 2>but boy, the voters still believe it inspite of all

0:35:24.520 --> 0:35:26.680
<v Speaker 2>the evidence of their eyes and ears. God, that makes

0:35:26.719 --> 0:35:27.200
<v Speaker 2>me angry.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, We got more in our three Stay tuned,

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<v Speaker 1>Armstrong and Getty