J. McVay and contributor Matt Ruby discuss President Trump’s recent rebalancing of relationships, first with traditional US allies at the G7 and second in Singapore, where he met with North Korean dictator and antagonist of the US, Kim Jong Un. They also discuss Anthony Bourdain, the beloved author and TV host, whose suicide surprised and saddened so many.

Also, J. McVay and Jacqueline Soller discuss the recently released movie, Hereditary, directed by Ari Aster and starring Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, and Ann Dowd.

Along the way, we’ll also hear from Radio Dispatch’s John Knefel with his take on the GOP’s war on voting; we’ll hear from a woman named Sarah about life as a triplet; and we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by NYC artist, Yazan, from an episode of BTR Live Studio set to be released next week.

Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu.

00:00 - Intro

01:21 - START /// Trump, Allies, and Enemies w/ Matt Ruby & J. McVay

02:04 - Timeline of G7 and North Korea summit

04:54 - Matt’s Reactions

08:19 - Why trust deals with Trump?

12:00 - A strategy of easy wins vs. long term consequences

15:20 - What about Putin?

17:17 - Distracting from other news

19:35 - What questions would Matt like posed to Trump?

20:53 - Do Trump’s answers even matter?

21:52 - Do Americans care about G7 and other alliances? /// END

25:08 - Matt Ruby on Anthony Bourdain

34:49 - 1st Person: Sarah // Life As A Triplet

39:17 - Movie Review: ‘Hereditary’ w/ Jacqueline Soller

40:52 - Movie Chat: J. McVay joins (spoiler alert)

60:55 - John Knefel // The GOP War On Voting

62:53 - "Tell Me Baby" (BTR Live Studio) - Yazan

67:22 - Outro / Credits

68:08 - Finish.