No global weather report this week! I know, so sad! Some of this week's topics include: this is not 2017, the real problem behind all the shootings, are we enjoying entertainment too much, living like the Native Americans, people do not need to be governed, how to address the impoverished, block parties and good news to offset the hysteria of the horrors in the world and a couple movie recommendations.

An apology for the accidental burp in the last episode, looking at the weather in the U.S. and Mexico, upcoming movies in theaters, natural disasters and the cost of existence on this planet, are you a cynic or skeptic, are you a cult follower of anything from religion to entertainment and some thoughts about anti-capitalism and anti-government.

It's National Talk Like a Pirate Day, global weather, marijuana and barbaric parents.

After a global weather report I talk festivals & food, remembering 9/11, Hurricane Irma, community, the fragility of life & Amazon Prime.

I offer a couple apologies then talk about the seasons, school, the arts in school, holy expletives, hypocrisy, setting your sights high, quitting youtube, twin peaks & David Lynch.

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I talk school, Twin Peaks, going off the wagon and pork.

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I talk about the solar eclipse, TV, awards, capitalism, laziness and inventing away our humanity.

I talk about some channel info, Breaking Bad, the dentist, taking care of yourself, 420, being sober and a few other related topics.

I turn the podcast over to the audience once a month where they get to suggest the topics for me to discuss, whether they are a Patron or not (out of fairness). In this episode I touch on seasonal affective disorder (S.A.D.) then talk my favorite places to eat, jealousy, tabletop games and a little bit about organized school systems in the U.S. and religion, which are 2 topics I plan to discuss alone in their entirety at some point in the future either on the podcast or in a relaxed ASMR Let's Talk. There are a couple topics I didn't get the time to talk about.

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