S2E16: "Who Cross-Contaminates Every Culture? We Do, We Do!

S2E21: You're F**king Crazy (A Civil Conversation)

It's election night in California and we're watching results roll in live as Hilton, Becerra, and Steyer battle for two spots in November - with Spencer Pratt somehow also on the ballot. Then things get messier: Trump apparently told Netanyahu "You're f**king crazy" on a phone call while Iran ceasefire talks were hanging by a thread. We dig into Pride Month and Men's Mental Health Month - and why the internet's obsession with pitting them against each other says more about us than either cause does. We touch on the missing scientists case after Melissa Casias was found in New Mexico, and run through the lightning round: Ebola, Bill Pulte somehow running national intelligence, Hegseth blocking promotions, and the $1.8B slush fund nobody wanted. So sit back, relax, and get ready to have a civil conversation.

Start Here: A Best of from Civil Discourse 101

New to the show? This is where you start. Joe and Jesse pull the best moments from two seasons and 40+ episodes - the funny ones, the heavy ones, and the ones that are somehow both. Cover: J6 revisionism read live on air, No Kings Day protests at the local level, gun violence data, the DNC autopsy, and an election night. If any of it lands, the full archive is in your feed. So sit back, relax, and get ready to have a civil conversation.

S2E20: Spirit Halloween Politics

The DNC commissioned an autopsy of its 2024 loss, buried it for a year, then released it and disowned it — no executive summary, whole sections missing. Narrative strategist Calvin joins Joe and Jesse to dig through the wreckage: why the rollout was a bigger scandal than the report, why "always-on" beats "Spirit Halloween" politics, and why community might matter more than your vote. Plus: George Washington's horse teeth. So sit back, relax, and get ready to have a civil conversation.

S2E19: Rose Seeds for a Paved Garden

No rundown, no rules — just two friends chasing the thread wherever it went. This week, Joe and Jesse unpack Xi's quiet power moves on Trump in Beijing, the rose seeds gifted for a garden that got paved over, and Congress swearing it can't survive on $170K. Then the tinfoil comes out: Chinese robot armies, Orwellian doublespeak, déjà vu by tachyon, and why 2016 might've been the beta test for a simulation that badly needs a patch. So sit back, relax, and get ready to have a civil conversation.

S2E18: Maps, Metals, and Mayhem: The Democracy Dilemma

This week Joe is flying solo as tackles voting maps that are being redrawn by courts—not voters—while Trump's court-stacking strategy pays off. Democrats are fighting fire with fire, but they're already losing ground before the first midterm ballot is cast. Then we zoom out to the China summit: AI, rare earth metals, Taiwan, and how chip controls could reshape the entire U.S.-Russia-Ukraine conflict. Plus, quick hits on Louise Lucas, Alligator Alcatraz, and passport revocations. So sit back, relax, and get ready to have a civil conversation.