About this episode

Chas & Dr Dave discuss various political topics including Trump, gerrymandering, and updates from Iran.

Chas & Dr Dave discuss Meter Boys, A Return To 'Return To Oz', and The Oldest Person To Use The Term 'Cucking Stool' WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave 2:27 - Grateful (Gold Coast Trump Tower, PEPpers With Audio) 14:49 - Updates (Ballroom, Alito, TrumpPhones) 32:29 - Trump China Visit 47:55 - Virginia Gerrymandering 1:42:47 - Iran Update 2:18:35 - Stats Nugget (Grade Inflation) 2:34:21 - Not Normal (Reflecting Pool) 2:41:37 - Unleashed (Updates: Nebraska, Inflation, Swalwell) 2:50:51 - Unleashed (Drug Boats of the Caribbean) 3:12:47 - Unleashed (Not Normal - Truth Social, Kash Patel) SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST: David Malouf - The Great World (Mentioned 2:37, Ep 258) Connie Willis - Doomsday Book & To Say Nothing of the Dog (Mentioned 4:26, Ep 244) Richard Yates - Revolutionary Road (Mentioned 1:48:45, Ep 240) Michael Lewis - Who Is Government? (Mentioned 2:19:59, Ep 235) Orlando Whitfield - All That Glitters (Mentioned 2:34:37, Ep 232) John Lyons - Balcony Over Jerusalem (Mentioned 2:45:26, Ep 231) Yukio…

People in this episode

Host: Chas Licciardello

Guest: Dr Dave

Topics covered

• politics
• current events
• gerrymandering
• Trump
• Iran
• media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gold Coast Trump Tower, Truth Social

Books & works: Return To Oz, Doomsday Book, Revolutionary Road, Who Is Government?, All That Glitters, Balcony Over Jerusalem, Spring Snow, Cannery Row, The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood, The Tragedy of American Diplomacy

Places: Virginia, Iran

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