·E50

Charlie Kirk, Conspiracy Stew, JD Vance’s Podcast Debut, and a World Record

September 19

52 mins

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Episode Description

The Charlie Kirk assassination is global politics now, so that means we’re covering it on the show. From the connections between Kirk and Netanyahu to the conspiracy stew that’s arisen from his death, we did our best to make the terrible bearable. Saena and Travis unpack how foreign powers buy influence, how disinformation is shaping the battlefield of your mind, and why JD Vance filling in as Kirk’s podcast host might be the worst open mic set in history. Plus: Germany’s far-right gains, a Swedish pole vaulting hero, and a heavy dose of sarcasm along the way.

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youtube.com/watch?v=03KASmLbDM4&t=131

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