About this episode

The episode discusses various current events including an assassination attempt on Trump, the costs of the war in Iran, and societal trends affecting teen boys.

Another would be assassin goes for Trump. The cost of the war in Iran. Teen boys don’t want to date humans, and it’s bad for capitalism. Scientists are going missing. And gold and blue macaws are returning to Rio de Janeiro. https://www.foxla.com/news/white-house-fbi-investigation-la-county-scientists-missing-reza.amp https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/us/politics/iran-war-cost-military.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share https://fortune.com/2026/04/17/teen-boys-dating-ai-chatbot-girlfriend-experts-warn-kill-social-skills-gen-alpha-network-promotions/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/us/politics/trump-gunman-security-violence.html https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/09/a-dream-come-true-brazils-blue-and-yellow-macaws-return-to-rio-after-200-years https://www.aaup.org/issue/winter-2026/underclass-session AAUP Registration https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FyTI5671RZix9n0wt6y8xg#/

Topics covered

• assassination attempts
• war costs
• teen dating trends
• scientists missing
• wildlife conservation

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• teen boys
• dating
• scientists missing
• macaws
• assassination
• war costs

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