Businessman and son of Iranian refugees Jon Elist has launched his campaign for United States Senate in California. Elist is challenging incumbent Senator Alex Padilla, who was appointed to his position by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2021.
 
Unlike Padilla, who has been a career politician for nearly twenty-five years and has not had a private sector job since the 1990s, Elist is an outsider, entrepreneur, and successful businessman who brings a fresh perspective that is desperately needed in California and Washington D.C.

Businessman and son of Iranian refugees Jon Elist has launched his campaign for United States Senate in California. Elist is challenging incumbent Senator Alex Padilla, who was appointed to his position by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2021. &nbsp; Unlike Padilla, who has been a career politician for nearly twenty-five years and has not had a private sector job since the 1990s, Elist is an outsider, entrepreneur, and successful businessman who brings a fresh perspective that is desperately needed in California and Washington D.C.

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Episode 24: Jon Elist

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0:12 - Intro: The establishment continues to lose trust....because the establishment continues to be proven WRONG - as Mic Solana's piece "Dark Plots & Secret Explanations" eloquently demonstrates.

11:01 - Big Tech, the "Fact Checkers" and media outlets all spring into action to support Biden's claim that a "Recession" really isn't 2 consecutive quarters of negative GDP (and other similar fabrications)

30:56 - A win for Pro-Choice as Kansas voters (including conservative ones) reject referendum that would clear the path to a full abortion ban 

39:55 - Ukraine's President Zelensky poses for a Vogue photoshoot...despite Russia's continued progress against him on the battlefield. Summary of the current state of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

53:52 - 3 states declare State of Emergency on Monkeypox....but public health struggles on messaging to avoid "stigmatizing" high risk groups (in other words, more bullshit). 

1:06:11 - Wellness expert Max Lugavere on a shocking recent study casting doubt on "chemical imbalance" as the cause of depression, and the (over) prescription of anti-depressants as the solution. 

0:12 - Intro: The establishment continues to lose trust....because the establishment continues to be proven WRONG - as Mic Solana's piece "Dark Plots &amp; Secret Explanations" eloquently demonstrates.
11:01 - Big Tech, the "Fact Checkers" and media outlets all spring into action to support Biden's claim that a "Recession" really isn't 2 consecutive quarters of negative GDP (and other similar fabrications)
30:56 - A win for Pro-Choice as Kansas voters (including conservative ones) reject referendum that would clear the path to a full abortion ban 
39:55 - Ukraine's President Zelensky poses for a Vogue photoshoot...despite Russia's continued progress against him on the battlefield. Summary of the current state of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
53:52 - 3 states declare State of Emergency on Monkeypox....but public health struggles on messaging to avoid "stigmatizing" high risk groups (in other words, more bullshit). 
1:06:11 - Wellness expert Max Lugavere on a shocking recent study casting doubt on "chemical imbalance" as the cause of depression, and the (over) prescription of anti-depressants as the solution.

Episode 30: "Dark Plots & Secret Explanations": Study Rejects "Chemical Imbalance" as Cause of Depression (Max Lugavere Discusses); Biden & His Media Surrogates Re-Define "Recession; Kansas Abortion Ruling; Zelensky Poses for Vogue(?!); Public Health Lies on Monkeypox

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Ernest Hemmingway once said "There is nothing to writing. You sit down at a typewriter and bleed." Kamal Ravikant has adopted that raw, revealing approach to writing to great acclaim with his best-selling book "Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It". On this episode, Kamal discusses the principles and experiences informing that book which has changed the lives of thousands across the globe and that have helped him life a more satisfying and successful life. 

We also dissect various approaches to personal development and the practical steps to strengthening your inner game. Kamal also gives us some thoughts on investing and the current start-up landscape, and an exploration his many thrill-seeking adventures and what he has learned from them.

Ernest Hemmingway once said "There is nothing to writing. You sit down at a typewriter and bleed." Kamal Ravikant has adopted that raw, revealing approach to writing to great acclaim with his best-selling book "Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It". On this episode, Kamal discusses the principles and experiences informing that book which has changed the lives of thousands across the globe and that have helped him life a more satisfying and successful life. 
We also dissect various approaches to personal development and the practical steps to strengthening your inner game. Kamal also gives us some thoughts on investing and the current start-up landscape, and an exploration his many thrill-seeking adventures and what he has learned from them.

Episode 29: Kamal Ravikant - Silicon Valley Thought-Leader, Investor, & Bestselling Author on Loving Yourself, Stepping Past Fear, Extreme Sharing, Investing Skills, and Living a Life of Honesty, Adventure and Authenticity

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0:11 - Intro: Why is America producing more mass shooters? We take a look at Katherine Dee's piece on America's unique brand of Nihilism and how modern society's ultra-individualism may be leading to dark results. 

14:50 - Political Scientist Wilfred Reilly joins Matt to discuss his recent Newsweek piece on Gun Control and "Targeted Solutions". We try to attack the issue of gun control and recently proposed legislation from all angles, as well as many of the myths around gun violence and recent related political/social movements.

0:11 - Intro: Why is America producing more mass shooters? We take a look at Katherine Dee's piece on America's unique brand of Nihilism and how modern society's ultra-individualism may be leading to dark results.&nbsp;
14:50 - Political Scientist Wilfred Reilly joins Matt to discuss his recent Newsweek piece on Gun Control and "Targeted Solutions". We try to attack the issue of gun control and recently proposed legislation from all angles, as well as many of the myths around gun violence and recent related political/social movements.

Episode 28: Political Scientist Wilfred Reilly on Gun Control, Targeted Solutions, and the Facts and Myths About Gun Violence in America; Nihilism and Mass Shootings

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