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Featured player Alex Nichols discusses the controversial 'Edgar' haircut in Texas, the U.S. Navy's issues, young American fascists, and Biden's celebrity outreach. The hosts analyze the hairstyle's impact, defense spending, political movements, and influencer campaigns. Topics range from AI images to unconventional romances, addressing online engagement, hypothetical scenarios, and a new documentary series.

Director Lance Oppenheim discusses HBO's docu-series 'Ren Faire' focusing on power struggles at Texas Renaissance Festival. They explore themes of work, ownership, power dynamics, and obsession with the past in a darkly comedic real-life story.

Last week, we looked at Trump’s felony convictions and the various weaknesses that brings his campaign. This week, we turn to Biden world. First, Hunter is in court on federal gun charges, leading us all to learn about his bizarre taste crack music. Then, we spend the majority of this ep reading through the absolutely addled interview Joe Biden gave to Time magazine last week. How cooked is he? Can we make sense of any of this? How could we get two candidates this bad leading their presidential tickets? We discuss all inside.

Featured guest Alex Nichols joins the hosts to discuss soda rankings, reactions to Trump's conviction, comparisons between Barron Trump and Augustus Batman, new campaign ads by Valentina Gomez, and a reading series on Erik Prince's far-right podcast group chat.

Guest Derek Davison discusses the war in Gaza, failed aid mission with Pier disaster, Israeli military tactics in conflict, US policy in the Middle East, Iranian political future, prospects for negotiation in Ukraine, and the guitar-playing official as a diplomatic tool.

Director Mike Cheslik discusses the Wisconsin influences, ultra-DIY filmmaking, and inherent humor of 'Hundreds of Beavers'. The podcast explores survival in the fur trade, visual comedy in silent films, and balancing practical and digital effects in filmmaking.

Pendejo Time duo covers Texas politics, ICC warrants for Netanyahu, Red Lobster collapse, GOP candidate's 'weak and gay' campaign, and kicker Butker's address. Mini bios shared, humor intertwined with serious topics throughout.

Political commentator Alex Nichols joins the show to discuss Eurovision drama, Biden's campaign challenges, Trump's VP search, and the value of commencement speeches. Topics include rigged contests, foreign policy criticisms, VP choices, cultural references, and the absurdity of graduation speeches.

Former university administrator and anonymous guest discuss the corporate structure of universities, bias against certain perspectives, and foreign influence on college operations. They delve into the response to pro-Palestinian protests, the role of trustees in decision-making, ethical challenges in university communications, and media bias in favor of Israeli perspectives.

Will talks to Anny Viloria Winnett, a UAW 4811 ASE Trustee, Graduate Student Worker at the UCLA School of Public Health, and an organizer involved with UCLA’s pro-Palestinian encampments. They discuss last week’s violent assaults on the UCLA encampments, first from a group of Zionist vigilantes and subsequently by the LAPD. They then discuss the university’s response, keeping the movement resilient and safe in the face of such opposition, and some answers for all the media who want to know “why are you here?”