In this episode, Josh and Ian talk about former US President Donald Trump declaring his Presidential run for 2024, the potential campaign of Ron DeSantis and Republican party division, similarities between Biden and Trump, what it means to be a productive citizen in a capitalist society, the value of a college degree, griefing and the competition of debt and punishment, the monopoly of TicketMaster, President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan being held up in the courts, the ineptitude of US Congress and legislation by fiat, economic comparisons between the US and Nordic countries, the possible antisemitism or mental degradation of Kanye West, the power and responsibility of artists and people of great influence, the death of Aaron Carter, the difference between consumer and independant art, the world of Twitch streamers and participating in content creation, the importance of art in culture, NASA's recent and upcoming Artemis missions to the Moon, and various other topics.

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Recorded 19 November 2022