Mike and Nathan discuss one of the holy grails of modern evolutionary biology, the Law of Mother Earth, the Pine Island glacier, aid to Egypt, radio bursts, extremism as a mental illness, secret stuff, James Comey, Bradley Manning, sterilization, Rick Perry and male hawk moth genitals.

Mike, Nathan and Mahler the dog discuss exercise, Morsi, Syria, plants doing math, Edward Snowden, the healthcare law postponement, suicide subdivisions, Tribune TV, student loans, bees, horse meat, Michael Hastings, chalk vandalism, egg rolls, and, of course, drones.

Mike and Nathan talk the Taliban, Mogadishu, Brazil, Taksim Square, Rouhani, CO2, Apple's iOS, Clapper, US wages, the House farm bill, Bank of America, Michael Hastings and Tang.

Mike and Nathan discuss Syria, FARC, Facebook, cadmium rice, Monsanto, Liberty Reserve, Tailored Access Operations, Wal-Mart, Michele Bachmann and the blue-balled lesula monkey.

Mahler is wearing an aluminum pyramid on his head. Mike and Nathan discuss a grim climate milestone, a former cricket star-turned-politician, a meeting with Cameron, a two-month trial, a safety review, a wasp's nest, a controversial vetting process, a seizing of records, a unanimous ruling, a Wall Street pushback, a profit of $50.6 billion, and a gerbil pageant.