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Hosts Alan and Stephen engage in a multifaceted discussion for their podcast, “Episode 173 – Riding the Challenges of Reality.” They start with a profound exchange about climate change, highlighting the impact of pollution and how it affects different regions differently. They express their frustration with petro-industry people and finance people for ignoring real science and continue polluting the planet. Alan and Stephen also mention the societal consequences of ignoring these issues and bear their discontent for political hypocrisy.

Further in the discussion, they delve into the world of television and comic books, referencing shows like “Monarch,” “What If,” “Echo” and “Percy Jackson,” and discussing a comic series called “Mystery.” They also express their admiration for bands like “Porcupine Tree,” mentioning how discovering and sharing such interests sparks joy for them.

They continue with a critique of the societal behavior towards intellect versus physical strength, discussing the disparity in admiration for mental and physical accomplishments. Finally, they wrap up with a candid critique of religious and political prejudice. In this engaging conversation, the hosts lead the listeners through various aspects, from global issues and entertainment to societal norms and individual values.

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Alan: Yeah, now you can. Oh here’s some smoke. Let me just get some smoke on me. There we go. Okay. All right. Harbor main, which probably is getting hit pretty hard. Ooh, yeah. I love, I’ve got nothing. We’ve got some stuff like that. It’s a, it’s always we notice often that in the Cleveland area, we don’t get that hard compared to Chagrin falls or down South on Snowville road, like in Brackville, we like would seem to be just to the.

West instead of the east of the city, and however, things come sweeping down from the lake or across the city. We just seem to be in this nice null zone if it doesn’t hit us that hard compared to many other places that get it worse and then expand it outwards from Cleveland to like the whole nation and thing patterns have shifted now so that the east coast is regularly getting lambasted as well as like uncharacteristically in the south that they never used to get this.

And I must say, for the people that caused this, all the petro [00:01:00] people and all the finance people, the people that wouldn’t look at real science and statistics and say, we need to calm the hell down about how we’re damaging the planet. It’s nice to have it visiting them much more than the innocent people all around.

I just, I, it used to be that you’d invariably hear. from the crazies about how, hey, New Orleans just got hit by a hurricane. Oh, that’s because it’s a city of sin, and they deserve somehow to get it. And I just, that’s so grotesque that you would think so.

Stephen: At least in your own logic,

Alan: hand of God,