WARNING: Today's podcast handles some heavy topics, including conversations about murder, politics, war and mental health. If you're just here for some Padres talk, feel free to skip ahead to the 34:00 mark.

Darren Smith and John Gennaro spend the first half of today's podcast talking about the assassination of Charlie Kirk and why it feels like a specifically historical moment that could lead to things getting worse.

Then, because sports is a great distraction and not everything needs to be so serious all the time, the guys let loose some opinions about the San Diego Padres losing yet again to the Cincinnati Reds, Mike Shildt's (or Jackson Merrill's?) penchant for bunting, why the team is talking so much about "caring" after a team breakfast meeting, and who is telling Manny Machado that he can't take a day off.

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