Dubious Solutions (CIB #272)

About this episode

The episode discusses American decline, public opinion, and various news topics while the host Lori is absent.

With Lori on a whole-ass other continent, we’re left sad and lonely and drifting through the news of the week, with much talk of American decline, our lack of faith on one another, and whether or not we are a people capable of building the sort of world we hope to live in. It’s quite a hoot! Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our  Substack  or you can  send us an email here . Enjoy! Show Rundown Open — Some talk of Geno Smith, inexplicably 5:10 — Dudes in the Wild, Betting on Senate Races 19:52 — Iran war is over or about to be or possibly escalating ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 31:05 — Does American public opinion matter at all? 1:09:41 — Did CBS News’ News Senior National Correspondent Mark Strassmann Get Off a Good One? 1:12:59 — Wrap-up! Hamnet ; The Alabama Solution ; Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere ; The Two Towers ; Baseball season is upon us and how that might herald the decline of civilization Relevant Linkage can be found by visiting https://brainiron.substack.com/ , where, if you would like to support this and the other podcasting and blogging endeavors of…

People in this episode

Hosts: Bob, Abe

Topics covered

• American decline
• public opinion
• Senate races
• Iran war
• civilization decline

Keywords

• American decline
• public opinion
• Senate races
• Iran war
• civilization

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBS News

Books & works: Hamnet, The Alabama Solution, Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere, The Two Towers

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