Kids hate going to school because they're idiots, but do they have a point? School kinda does suck, but without it, the foundations of democracy wouldn't work, so says one handsome badass named Maddox. So the debate this week: SHOULD SCHOOL BE MANDATORY?

Should school be mandatory? Debate starts at 26:44. YouTuber and jack of some trades, Robby (https://www.youtube.com/user/RobbyEpicsauce). We discussed whether or not school should be mandatory and everyone in the room whose name starts with 'M' and ends with 'addox' thought I did a great job. Make the right choice when you vote this week. Watch the video version here at Madcast Media Network YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChMUFeIZ1l9uRJ4bIXuAKDg?sub_confirmation=1

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Rucka (https://www.youtube.com/user/itsRucka) is back this week and has a recap of the LA vs NY debate. It's like two episodes in one! Plus Mikey Bolts (https://twitter.com/MikeyBolts) released a new impression video, check out ya boi:

https://youtu.be/bcOiotq_5UE

Also, a big you're-welcome to everyone who pre-ordered my book: F*CK WHALES: Petty Essays from a Brilliant Mind. The countdown has begun. October 17. Clear your year. Clear your life:

http://amzn.to/2oiF2xi

We round out the episode with another poop story, the first lady bullying her home country and Pepe the Frog creator, Matt Furie has had enough of the alt-right's crap. Sources below. Also if you're in LA, my release-day book signing will be at Book Soup on Tuesday, October 17th at 7pm:

http://www.booksoup.com/event/maddox-discusses-and-signs-fck-whales-also-families-poetry-folksy-wisdom-and-you

More details and info to come...

The voicemail number is: 1-562-58-I-RULE (1-562-584-7853).

BBC - Melania Trump in legal row with English-language school - http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41317287

Vice - Pepe the Frog's creator goes legally nuclear against Alt-Right - https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8x8gaa/pepe-the-frogs-creator-lawsuits-dmca-matt-furie-alt-right

"Mining by Moonlight" and "Music to Delight" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Jingle Bells (Cocktail Lounge) by Haim Mazar, Licensed Premiumbeat, Royalty Free