Pras and Joe discuss Prasanna's recently published article about the comforting limits of pessimism, the California wildfires, Prasanna's recent re-watch of Avatar, and more!

On the anniversary of the assassination of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark, Prasanna and Joe are not neutral in their opinions of two scary upcoming FCC decisions about Sinclair Broadcasting's acquisition of Tribune media and net neutrality. They also talk about some of Angela Davis' work and robots, the future overlords of the world.

Prasanna and Joe talk about what's changed in the long months since they last recorded. Later, they talk about the National Anthem protests sweeping the sports world and boycotting the NFL.