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  • Who Gets to Question Power? The Press Pool Fight

    Duration: 51:33 | Recorded on September 27, 2026 S3E36 – The White House’s removal of CNN and MS NOW from the press pool, and a federal judge’s ruling against it, set off a running argument about who gets to question power. Kent calls the exclusion unconstitutional and cites Sherrill v. Knight. Kyle, a Trump voter,…

  • Simulation Theory: Would It Change How We Live?

    Duration: 41:07 | Recorded on September 20, 2026 S3E35 – Elon Musk’s claim that we are more likely than not living in a computer simulation sets up a conversation about AI, faith, and free will. Kent and Kyle ask whether a Creator could be a vastly evolved AI, whether life is fair or rigged, how…

  • Looks Good on Paper: Bond Yields, AI, and Economic Debt

    Duration: 56:28 | Recorded on September 3, 2026 S3E34 – While headline economic indicators and stock market highs look impressive on paper, the underlying financial foundation feels far less solid. Hosts Kent and Kyle analyze the global sell-off in bond markets, rising national debt, and the widening economic divide between 401(k) investors and mortgage seekers.…

  • 25 Years Later: Shared Sadness and Unity on 9/11

    Duration: 1:10:36 | Recorded on September 11, 2026 S3E33 — Recorded on the 25th anniversary of September 11, hosts Kent and Kyle reflect on their personal memories of the 2001 terrorist attacks, George W. Bush’s crisis leadership, and the emotional challenge of parenting through historic trauma. Comparing the cultural responses of Toby Keith and Bruce…

  • The Hemp Loophole: How the 2018 Farm Bill Split Cannabis

    Duration: 43:18 | Recorded on August 22, 2026 S3E32 – The 2018 Farm Bill created two parallel cannabis markets in the United States, allowing federally legal hemp-derived Delta-9 THC to flourish in states where traditional marijuana remains prohibited. Hosts Kent and Kyle analyze the Senate’s Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act co-introduced by Chuck Schumer and…

  • Strange Bedfellows: When Trump, Abbott, and AOC All Have a Point

    Duration: 38:46 | Recorded on August 9, 2026 S3E31 – Kent and Kyle dig into the AI data center boom reshaping Texas and the political fight over who pays for it. They debate the collision between Donald Trump’s push for data center growth and Governor Greg Abbott’s concerns over the Texas power grid, discovering a…

  • The Death of Amateurism: House v. NCAA and the Revenue-Share Era

    Duration: 44:25 | Recorded on August 16, 2026 S3E30 – This week, we take a look into the rapidly changing landscape of higher education. We analyze the financial instability of the collegiate model, starting with a student housing industry facing a major demographic cliff as birth rates continue to fall. The conversation shifts to the…

  • We Hold These Truths: Randy DeSoto on Faith, Founders, and America’s 80-Year Cycle 

    Duration: 1:07:00 | Recorded on August 9, 2026 S3E29 – Journalist and West Point grad Randy DeSoto (The Western Journal) joins Kent and Kyle to unpack We Hold These Truths covering the Declaration of Independence, God-given rights, the Civil War, WWII, Charlie Kirk, and America’s next 80-year turning point. Featured Spirits  E.H. Taylor, Jr Brugal…

  • The Age of Abundance: It’s Not What You Think

    Duration: 56:45 | Recorded on July 25, 2026 S3E28 – Kyle returns from a trip abroad in this forward-looking episode and the hosts dive into the future of work and identity as we stand on the precipice of a world dominated by AI. The conversation moves from the survival of the American workforce to the…

  • The Dictator Retirement Plan

    Duration: 45:36 | Recorded on July 19, 2026 S3E27 – A trans-Atlantic episode finds Kyle in a 150-square-foot London hotel room while Kent prepares for a medical procedure with a non-rum cocktail of polyethylene glycol. We bridge the gap between the staggering wealth of Mayfair and the tactical realities of the ongoing Iran war, debating…

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