On this episode, Geoff and Jake discuss their Black Friday finds, Jake's food exploration, the worst foods ever, and finding room to breath. They spiral into Jake's hatred for Christmas movies, and discuss Christmas tree decorating, choreographed dance scenes, resolutions or "goals," and criticisms of war, literature reflecting history and the film adaptations. Enjoy!

In this episode, Jake breaks down a few key indicators from the 2022 midterm elections that most people may have missed. Then, Jake examines the design of group arrangements/political institutions and how the effect cooperation between individuals or countries in the long-run. He looks specifically at how leadership, incentive and punishment mechanisms, equity, scope of issues, flexibility and forgiveness all play a crucial role in determining whether cooperation will last or breakdown within a group of people/countries. Enjoy!

On this episode, Geoff and Jake discuss the midterm elections, ponder the shift away from down ballot voting, Jake's indoctrination through logic, inventing a third political party, history and revolutions, what-if lottery tickets, how do we seek comfort through sadness, and are we young at heart or old souls? Enjoy!

On this episode, Geoff and Jake discuss Kyrie Irving, Kanye West, and Elon Musk. Most importantly, they discuss the concept of only being who you can afford to be. They explore some history of antisemitism, the acceptance of conspiracy theories in society today, the attack on Paul Pelosi, and the self gratitude for thinking good thoughts. They also discuss secondhand embarrassment and Jake tells an incredible story. Enjoy!

On this episode, Jake and Geoff discuss public transit, road rage, who the weirdos are, follow @LemAntMeringue on Twitter, math nerds in sports, Kanye West wants Yeezy ShapeUps, James Cordon is rude, and some people need growth through grace. Enjoy!

In this episode of To The Republic, Jake discusses the nature of politics (winner and losers) from a historical perspective, talks about the evolution of political complexity from hunter gatherer societies from present day, and attempts to tackle the question of can the nature of politics be overcome? Hint: think democracy!

On this episode, Jake and Geoff are coworkers, Jake lives in a simulation, the boys are going to Blink-182, the tickets are too spendy, Geoff shares his biggest monetary regret and buys an adult Happy Meal, Jake gets conned by Boy Scouts, and they wonder what defines a "stolen" election. Enjoy!

On this episode, Jake and Geoff have a mental health checks, discuss policing hikes, celebrate music news, "get to know them" questions, the fear of conversations, shiny non-committal sports attire, Hunter Biden and oil production and manipulation. Enjoy!