Discussed:

* It’s been a long hiatus, and a lot’s happened.

* “Maduro doesn’t want to f**k around with the United States.”

* The Fifth Column: #524 - BTW, Venezuela is a Dictatorial Commie Narcostate (w/ Thor Halvorssen)

* María Corina Machado is a win for centrist dads.

* The chances for a sustainable post-Maduro government.

* We say this a lot, but dictatorships kinda suck.

* Michelle Bolsonaro: the Brazilian right’s new (old) hope.

* Dear Zema, no one cares about deficits. Dear Tarcísio, no one cares about tunnels.

* Everyone should watch Killer Ratings.

* A look inside the minds of Yuval Noah Harari, Rory Stewart, and Maria Ressa. It ain’t pretty.

* Sorry, MAGA, this is a rules-based podcast (whatever that means).

* John Oliver’s never met a bad take he didn’t like.

* Artificial Intelligence has given us many horrors. But only human intelligence could give us Alastair Campbell vs Curtis Yarvin.

* And much more!

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