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In this week’s episode we discussed stories and characters, both good and bad. Some of our favorite entertainment has very well written characters, but recently it feels like most characters are poorly written. We explored what makes a good and compiling character, as well as why so many shows and movies feel like a cash grab.

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In this week’s episode we discussed the 60th presidential election that will happen in November of this year. We had a guest on this episode to talk about this important topic and his name is Jim Engster. He is a longtime journalist and host of "Talk Louisiana" a radio broadcast that brings listeners insight into the conversation.

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In this week’s episode we discussed the ship collision with the Francis Scott Key Bridge that happened a few weeks ago. There are some scary statistics about the structural integrity of the bridges in the US, and after this incident it has shed some light on a big problem. There are some major infrastructure changes that will have to take place to accommodate what happened, and it is going to take some time to fix all of the problems this crash has caused.

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In this week’s episode we discussed what has been going with the Boeing 737 MAX airplanes. There have been some quality control issues and changes in leadership that have led to a decline in Boeing’s reputation. We also mentioned that there may have been some foul play with the recent death of whistleblower John Barnett, a former Boeing Quality Control Manager.

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In this week’s episode we discussed how quickly AI is evolving, and a concept called The Dark Forest. As well as, how eventually we will have to have checks in place to prove that we are human online. I have been thinking about this AI a lot over the last few months, and I came across some videos elaborating on the subject better than I could. As always Jason came with some great stats that back up a lot of what we talked about.

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In this week’s episode we discussed the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8th, 2024. This is going to be a big eclipse for a lot of people here in the US. We talked about how many towns will be reinforcing their infrastructure to accommodate such a large influx of people. It wouldn’t be a Retrospect episode if we didn’t talk about some of the crazy things that happened in history, or some speculation of what might happen in the future.

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In this week’s episode we discussed how Ivy League colleges are bringing back the SAT and ACT as an entrance requirement. Many of these colleges suspended these standardized tests during the pandemic and adopted a more holistic approach to admission. What are your thoughts about college and standardized tests?

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In this week’s episode we discussed some of the secret things underneath Antarctica. From massive underground lakes, to mysterious caves, we talked about all sorts of stuff in and around that frozen continent. Do you believe there are aliens there? What about those portals Jason talked about?

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In this week’s episode we discussed the big AT&T outage that happened recently. I was on a retreat while it happened so I missed out, but Stoney said he watched Leave This World Behind the day before. That movie apparently has some correlations and he really wanted to talk about it. If you aren’t already paranoid, then it’s probably too late…

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In this week’s episode we discussed the Yellowstone Caldera. Yellowstone is a volcanic caldera and supervolcano in the National Park of the same name. The last time it erupted was approximately 631,000 years ago, and if it were to erupt today it would have devastating consequences.

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