The Three Whisky Happy Hour: Send the TSA to Iran?

About this episode

The episode discusses the current state of the Iran War, the confusion surrounding the DHS shutdown deal, and the implications of the closing of the 'Liberal Patriot' Substack, all while incorporating sound effects.

Be afraid, be very afraid, as this livestreamed edition of the 3WHH featured special effects for the first time. Steve has a new toy—a soundboard that comes with the classic sound effects. These turn out to be quite useful when pondering where the Iran War stands, why the deal to end the DHS shutdown was so confusing and ulimately collapsed, what the "pursuit of happiness" means in the Declaration of Independence (one clue: happiness is contending with John's never-ending intransigence about all things metaphysical), why the closing of the 'Liberal Patriot' Substack is an ominous sign for the old-fashioned reform liberal tradition. Also, we give away the secret of the Straussian cheeseburger, which, to pararphrase Professor Strauss, makes the Big Arch look like an idiot childburger.

People in this episode

Host: Steve

Topics covered

• Iran War
• DHS shutdown
• Declaration of Independence
• liberal tradition
• sound effects

Keywords

• Iran War
• DHS shutdown
• Declaration of Independence
• liberal tradition
• soundboard
• Straussian cheeseburger

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Liberal Patriot, DHS

Books & works: Declaration of Independence, Straussian cheeseburger, Big Arch

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