01:00 How will Democrats interact with Donald Trump? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk_2nTJ87Ho
06:00 Susie Wiles ran the most disciplined Trump campaign ever, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzmzyWyd0No
10:00 MSM deride voters for being sexist, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6os-TDzfoh8
26:00 How Mark Halperin would turn around the New York Times, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk_2nTJ87Ho
37:00 Part of being a fan is an irrational hatred of people you don’t know (episode 3, 19 minutes), https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32367796/
39:00 NYT: Smile, Flatter and Barter: How the World Is Prepping for Trump Part II, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/09/world/europe/trump-presidency-global-reaction.html
41:30 Trumpocalypse Now, Again: Puck Superfriends on 45 Becoming 47, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trumpocalypse-now-again-puck-superfriends-on-45-becoming/id1529346075?i=1000675999193
48:20 American enthusiasm vs Euro restraint, https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/supplementary-material-17-american-dreams-youtube-algorithms-and-poisonous-plastics
51:30 Andrew Gold on YT & audience capture
1:03:30 Kip makes the case for mysticism, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBGO_fy7oSk
1:07:30 Kip’s case against Israel
1:19:00 Religious belief enhances bonds, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sam-harriss-the-end-of-faith/id1651876897?i=1000675593962
1:20:45 Israelis beaten up by Muslims in Amsterdam, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/09/world/europe/amsterdam-israel-soccer-attacks.html
1:25:00 Republicans are victims of their own success at reducing crime, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B63gtEoo9TU
1:35:00 Trump and the Art of the Bullshitter, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trump-and-the-art-of-the-bullshitter/id1570872415?i=1000675434493
1:38:00 If you understand pro wrestling, you’ll understand Donald Trump, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trump-and-the-art-of-the-bullshitter/id1570872415?i=1000675434493
1:47:00 Did the Democrats gaslight themselves? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXaRKa6fEvs
1:51:00 How Trump crushed Obama’s legacy: The president-elect rides the cowboy spirit, https://unherd.com/2024/11/how-trump-crushed-obamas-legacy/
2:01:00 Kip & Claire Khaw join to talk about mysticism, advertising, democracy
2:40:20 Howard Kurtz says the news media misjudged the election
2:56:15 PASSPORT BROS and international DATING, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZmd5G0jFik
3:00:00 In Japan, men come first
3:02:30 Beverly Gage: What Trump and the American Right See in Foreign Autocrats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s602SN6RzL4
3:04:00 LAT: No jumping. No shouting. Beverly Hills High issues new rules after students celebrate Trump win, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-08/beverly-hills-high-school-limits-congregating-jumping-following-student-celebrations-of-trump-win
3:06:30 All In Podcast: The news media worked hand in glove with the Democratic party to vilify Donald Trump, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH76q6yYVlk
3:08:50 NYT: Trumpism is who we are, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZWZJnYX_zw
3:16:00 TRUMP IS IN; GALLANT IS OUT, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuRXdpb8VZc
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