Participants: John Steppling, Hiroyuki Hamada, Jennifer Matsui and Dennis Riches. Topics covered: senescent dotard presidents in the White House, the stalled Venezuela invasion, Norwegian oil funds going to Ukraine? Zionism and the Epstein files causing MAGA supporters abandon Trump, FBI director Patel helps his girlfriend sue her critics, the unanswered questions about the Charlie Kirk assassination, manipulated trials for high-profile assassinations and murders, no long-term viability for Israel, the decline of culture and literacy, popular entertainment as a therapy that is “psychoanalysis in reverse,” diversity hires in historical dramas, global warming, people pleasing AI responses—it tells you what you want to hear, climate change, the nature of Netflix, the power of the mayor’s office. See Aesthetic Resistance on Substack for the links related to this episode. Music track: “Kansas City Blues” by Jim Jackson (public domain).