We don't talk about politics by talking almost exclusively about politics for the entire episode. Also: Cultural alchemy and the power of joy; creating new things and loving your work; heroic narratives in pop culture; and how we wish we ate as well as our children. 

Additionally: J gets rhapsodic about Ramez Naam's Nexus trilogy and P gets interested in Benjamin Clementine's new album. 

Welcome to season 2!