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About the Tucker/Putin Interview and the Arizona GOP
The gang discuss various topics including wearing Spanx, going to the gym, and Tucker Carlson's potential interview with Vladimir Putin. They also delve into the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the challenges of finding a resolution. Overall, the conversation covers personal anecdotes, current events, and geopolitical issues. This part of the conversation explores topics such as the global game of power, controversy within the Arizona GOP, the decline of institutions, transparency in Congress, the functionality of Congress, the ethics of recording conversations, the value of transparency, the charm of Baltimore, the impact of congressional size, and the conservative-liberal divide. It also addresses misconceptions about progressives and their policies. This conversation covers misconceptions about progressives, misrepresentation of political movements in media, the influence of pickup artist culture, and the impact of immigration on New York City. It also discusses the bias in artificial intelligence and highlights recent episodes of Congressional Dish and PX3.
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Spanx and Gym Talk
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Tucker Carlson's Interview with Vladimir Putin
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The Intractable Ukraine Conflict
48:20
The Global Game of Power
52:33
Controversy in the Arizona GOP
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The Decline of Institutions
56:59
Transparency in Congress
57:57
The Role of Institutions
58:25
The Functionality of Congress
59:43
Recording Conversations in Politics
01:03:31
The Pendulum of Transparency
01:08:03
The Ethics of Recording Conversations
01:09:09
The Value of Transparency
01:11:41
The Dysfunction of Congress
01:18:55
Transparency in Congress
01:21:37
The Charm of Baltimore
01:25:15
The Impact of Congressional Size
01:28:11
The Conservative-Liberal Divide
01:32:21
Understanding Progressives
01:34:43
Misconceptions about Progressives
01:35:12
Misconceptions about progressives
01:36:35
Misrepresentation of progressives in media
01:37:29
Incel, PUA, Gamergate, Prager, and Epic Times
01:38:26
Pickup artists and the book 'The Game'
01:39:24
Critiques of pickup artist culture
01:41:14
Gamergate and Jordan Peterson
01:42:10
Dennis Prager and the Epic Times
01:42:27
Misconceptions about Gen Z men
01:43:52
Misrepresentation of political movements
01:46:30
Looking beyond tribalistic politics
01:50:18
Impact of immigration on New York City
01:51:33
Historical perspective on immigration in the US
01:55:25
Lifting up the poor and helping immigrants
01:56:49
Proposed immigration criteria
01:59:45
The bias in artificial intelligence
02:01:06
Recent episode of Congressional Dish
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Preview for the Nevada primary on PX3
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