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This week we welcome debut author Elysha Chang to discuss her novel A Quitter's Paradise.

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This week we discuss the Trump indictment, early 2024 contenders, Ukraine updates, aliens, Orca attacks, Jokic brilliance, and Messi practicality.

This week we discuss balloon confusion, train derailments, the state of the union, the super bowl, and the start of F1. 

This week we discuss revelations about Biden's secret documents, the debt ceiling, tanks in Ukraine, and the NFL playoffs.

This week we discuss disarray in the House of Representatives. 

This year we recap a whirlwind year. 

This week we preview the World Cup final. 

This week we discuss the return of Brittney Griner, ChatGPT, Liver King, and a simmering World Cup.

This week we finish the autopsy of the midterms and preview the World Cup in Qatar. 

This week we discuss the (current) results of the midterms.

This week we discuss the midterm knife edge and Taylor Swift's new album. 

This week we discuss Elon Musk finally buying Twitter, Rishi Sunak's election to prime minister, the state of the midterms, and Biden's chip ban. 

This week we discuss the resignation if Liz Truss.

This week we discuss the state of the war in Ukraine, the midterms, sports, and get some big announcements. 

The week we discuss Queen Elizabeth II's passing, the worsening European energy crisis, and the firing of Thomas Tuchel.

This week statman Walter joins us to discuss defining fairness with machine learning, Arsenal's perfect start, and dancing.

This week we go off the deep end and dredge up some nautical history.  

This week we discuss the raid on Mar-a-Lago. 

This week we discuss the inflation-climate change compromise in the Senate, Pelosi's ballsy trip to Taiwan, the start of the Premier League, and Richard Nixon's legacy. 

This week Nick returns from training to talk about tangled US foreign policy. 

This week Dan breaks down recent crypto struggles.

This week Remy joins us to talk about the euro/dollar parity and Top Gun. 

This week we discuss Boris Johnson's quick exit and new variant. 

This week we discuss a spate of depressing Supreme Court rulings. 

This week Dan breaks down a tumultuous financial picture. 

This week Dan and Nick lay out the Republican primary landscape. 

This week we discuss the Heard-Depp trial and the Celtics taking the advantage in the NBA Finals. 

This week we discuss the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

This week we discuss the massacre in Buffalo and the possibility of new NATO members.

This week we discuss the leaked Supreme Court opinion on overturning Roe v Wade, Korean Age, and the NBA (duh). 

This week special guest Trever joins to discuss the shifting of Ukrainian battles lines and American military aims. Real Madrid’s epic comeback, the tightening NBA playoffs, and more F1 porpoising close out the episode. 

This week Dan breaks down the Twitter sale, midterm election prospects, and the rocky NBA playoffs. Special guest Martine also wonders about the dollar's place as the world's reserve currency. 

This week we discuss the battle lines in Ukraine and the heating up NBA playoffs. 

This week we discuss growing fears of a recession and Elon Musk's bid to buy Twitter. 

This week Emilia joins the show to talk about favorite colors, Will Smith’s slap, her mixed sentiments on Russian aggression, her aversion to Donald Trump, and love of New York City. 

This week we groggily discuss the Senate hearing of Ketanji Brown Jackson.

This week we focus on developments in Ukraine, including Zelenskyy's continuing calls for help, partial no fly zones, drones, and defaulting Russian bonds.

This week Nick updates us on military developments in Ukraine. 

This week we discuss the dire situation in Ukraine, the growing pressure on Russia, and what might come next. 

This week Remy joins us to discuss Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

This week we discuss the Super Bowl and the continuing tensions in Ukraine.

This week we discuss the Harden/Simmons trade, an NYC rat variant, trucker shutdowns, and inflation.

This week we discuss the nature of patrisanship, gerrymandering, and Brian Flores v the NFL. 

This week Jad joins us for a grab bag on the military escalation in Ukraine, NFL playoffs, human archetypes, the future of viral engineering, and CRISPR.

This week we discuss NATO?

This week statistician Walter Dempsey joins to talk about distortions in tracking Covid rates.

This week we discuss Novak Djokovic’s denial, the NFL’s concussion problem, and foreign conflicts of interest. 

This week we do a pretty cursory glance over a pretty meh year.

This week we discuss how the new variant took over, including early findings on mutations and conjecture on where this might be going. We also look forward to our year-end episode. 

This week we discuss Lewis Hamilton’s crushing F1 loss and the congressional hearings on crypto.