A day late…(we are considering a permanent switch to Tuesdays) BUT, this time Simone & JP discuss the Gordon Nuefeld and Gabor Maté’s concerns about “peer orientation” as well as their critique of our cultural obsession with independence as it related to child rearing.

Horrible Headlines:

* Mamdani visits the White House

* MTG resigns

* Two National Guardsmen are shot

Artifact:

An episode of “What Fresh Hell” featuring Gordon Nuefeld and Gabor Maté, reflecting on the dangers of “peer orientation” among modern kids.

(Special thanks to Amy Wilson and Margaret Ables for allowing us to use clips of their episode)

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Intermission Music: “Isla De Mallorca (One Step)” by musikpirat, Licensed under CC BY (2025)

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Horrible Headlines:

* The UN rubberstamps Trump’s plan for Gaza

* SC proposes an extremely draconian abortion bill

* Starbucks workers on strike

Artifact:

Nathan J. Robinson of Current Affairs lambastes the failing NYTs over its continued warmongering, this time setting its sights on Venezuela.

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Intermission Music: “I Gotto to Be Me” by Rewob, Licensed under CC BY 4.0

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Our first episode with a guest star!

She was cranky and demanding and interrupted a lot.

It may seem like we were ignoring her, but please trust that the family dog was entrusted with her care (though he didn’t really do a very good job).HH:

* Epstein Emails

* Government Shutdown is Over

* Tucker Carlson Platforms Nick Fuentes

* Tesla agrees to pay Elon Musk $1 Trillion

Artifact:

New York Times: Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace? A debate between Helen Andrews and Leah Libresco Sargeant, hosted by Ross Douthat

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Intermission Music: “Uphill Town” by Japertine

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HH: -Dick Cheney is dead

-Simone tries to convince Jean-Paul not to be an ultra-leftist about Zohran Mamdani

-Violence continues in the West Bank

Artifact:

Anna North, writing for Vox: Are fewer young people identifying as trans?

(Trigger warning: discussion of government taking kids away)

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Intermission Music: “Locust” by Chill Rasta Reggae

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Horrible Headlines this week:

• Ireland has a new President, I guess
• 4 AI execs enter the Army Reserve
• Genocide is underway in Sudan
• Gaza ceasefire is tested

Artifact:

J. P. Hill (New Means): Millions are about to go hungry. We need to build power with them.

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Intermission Music: "72 Goetic Demons And They All Do Basically The Same Thing (feat. CandyMane & Hoose)" by Nurgul Jones & The School Shooter Society, Licensed under CC BY 3.0

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Horrible Headlines this week:

• Trump calls Colombian President Gustavo Petro a drug dealing thug
• ICE shoots a famous TikToker in LA
• Graham Platner's Nazi tattoo is exposed

Artifact:

The Washington Post cautions MAGA not to underestimate No Kings... relating it, somehow, to the Tea Party...

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Intermission Music: "Blind Love Dub" by Jeris, Licensed under CC BY 3.0

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Simone and Jean-Paul discuss the Nobel Peace (War) Prize, the CIA messing around in Venezuela, the salesforce CEO inviting the National Guard into San Francisco, and Trump's blinking on Tariff's threat, before pondering the potential right wing radicalization of our white boys.

⁠This week's artifact⁠: A reel from johnmacivergage⁠

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Intermission Music: "Faith and Hope" by Radioontheshelf, Licensed under CC BY 3.0

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Simone and Jean-Paul discuss the ceasefire in Gaza, ICE social media snooping, torture meted out by Israel against the Sumud Flotilla activists, and a threat by the White House to invoke the Insurrection Act, before reviewing a classic Bari Weiss NYT Op-ed in honor of her installment at the top of the CBS Newsroom.

Sorry. This one's a little long.

This week's artifact⁠

Theme Music: "⁠⁠Mock the Afflicted⁠⁠" by Robert Warrington, Licensed under CC BY 3.0

Intermission Music: "City view from Torni" by Brylie Christopher Oxley, Licensed under CC BY 3.0

Clip from Reel by User “yusufvaw”

Clip from Al Jazeera

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On this episode, we discuss the distressing executive orders, the US invading itself, the government shutdown, and the humiliation ritual of the top military brass, before diving into the sophisticated politics guiding the Global Sumud Flotilla that was "intercepted" on the way to Gaza.

This week's artifact

Theme Music: "⁠Mock the Afflicted⁠" by Robert Warrington, Licensed under CC BY 3.0

Intermission Music: reel audio from everydaypalestine

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On this second episode of The Red Diaper Pail, we try--and fail--to cheer ourselves up with Trump's lowlights from his speech before the UN General Assembly.

Then, Simone explains what a large language model actually is before we dive into digital romance with Patricia Marx's article for the New Yorker, Playing the Field with My A.I. Boyfriends.

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Intermission Music: "Mystic Mars" by Rewob, Licensed under CC BY 4.0

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