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Episode 518: Potluck

August 9, 2026 · 51 min

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This week Ant and James seem not to have much of a point, but that's never stopped them before, and it sure didn't stop them this week.

00:00 Introduction and Episode Preview

00:24 Caleb Hammer, Personal Finance, and Economic Hypocrisy

05:13 Thomas Jefferson, Hypocrisy, and Judging Ideas vs. People

10:00 Political Tribalism and Why People Stop Thinking Critically

14:46 Government Ownership of Corporations and Modern Socialism

20:51 Gas Prices, Oil Company Profits, and Government Taxes

26:43 Foolishness of the Week: The Reflecting Pool Fiasco

31:28 The 2028 Election, JD Vance, Marco Rubio, and John Fetterman

33:48 Russia’s Nuclear Threats and the War in Ukraine

41:35 China, Population Collapse, and the Future of Global Power

49:18 Closing Thoughts

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