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Gabriel and Nick chat about how not talking about the difficult things can very quickly backfire on you. Recommendations: Nick: Saudi Arabia and the U.S. https://thedispatch.com/p/saudi-arabia-welcomes-a-likely-reset Gabriel: The right thing to do https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBdfcR-8hEY Supreme court ruling https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/19-1392_6j37.pdf

Nick and Gabriel chat about urban decay the end of ANC dominance and the cynicism of American politics. Recommendations: Nick: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/06/birthplace-saudi-state-becomes-tool-new-nationalism Gabriel: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/15/opinion/bimbo-tiktok-feminism.html

The internet assures me that the title's spelling is the correct one. Nick and Gabriel chat about a recent spate of firings, or more accurately a suspension, a firing and two election losses. Recommendations: Gabriel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1oeJwF5tG4 Nick: https://dailyfriend.co.za/2022/06/10/the-amritsar-crisis/

Gabriel and Nick discuss a little more about the Depp and Heard trial, and then move on to talk about the recent by-elections and how they suggest the age of the ANC is drawing to an end. They also discuss the criminal accusations made about President Cyril Ramaphosa and what these might mean for the country. Recommendations: Nick: Pirates of the Caribbean curse of the Black Pearl Gabriel: Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Gabriel and Nick discuss the latest on the Monkeypox outbreak, the Amber and Johnny Trial and the incident at Stellenbosch university. (Warning the later half of the podcast contains some fairly gross stories of urine related university stories.) Recommendation: Nick: Star Trek The original series Gabriel: Professor Katz https://paw.princeton.edu/article/word-freaks https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/23/us/princeton-fires-joshua-katz.html https://www.wsj.com/articles/joshua-katz-princeton-campus-cancel-culture-woke-mob-11653350161?mod=mhp

Gabriel and Nick discuss the latest scientific discovery about our galaxy and then move onto the problems with and consequences of, the leak from the U.S. supreme court regarding its draft opinion on abortion legislation. Recommendations: Nick: Worldle https://worldle.teuteuf.fr/ Tradle https://oec.world/en/tradle/ Gabriel: The Tragedy of Macbeth https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10095582/

Nick and Gabriel discuss the weirdness that is French politics and the results of the latest French presidential election. Recommendations: Nick: https://www.youtube.com/c/MarkFeltonProductions/videos Gabriel: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050083/

Gabriel and Nick discuss the Elon Musk's offer to buy Twitter as well as the state of the media world today. They also manage to have a (relatively) short discussion on the situation in the Ukraine, Russia war.

Nick and Gabriel discuss the problem with "wet noodle" centerists, a new law in Florida and the latest toxic development in the U.S. culture war. Recommendations: Gabriel: https://www.amazon.com/Childhood-Jesus-J-M-Coetzee/dp/0143125761 Nick: https://dailyfriend.co.za/2022/04/04/race-lessons-from-rwanda/

Gabriel and Nick discuss the need for new topics for South African Comedy , the nomination of a new American supreme court justice and their thoughts on how the Russo-Ukrainian war is going so far. Nick: Equipment losses of the war https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-equipment.html Gabriel: George Orwell's review of Mein Kampf https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Portals/7/military-review/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_20160228_art020.pdf

Nick and Gabriel chat about the 30 year anniversary of the 1992 whites-only referendum on ending Apartheid. Recommendations: Gabriel: Remember St. Patrick's day is 1992 referendum day Nick: Jim Geraghty from National Review https://www.nationalreview.com/author/jim-geraghty/

Nick and Gabriel fail to keep the show short again in a sober reflection on the horror unfolding in Ukraine as war once again breaks out in Europe. Recommendations: Gabriel https://www.yalebooks.co.uk/display.asp?K=9780300259933&%20M.%20E.%27 Nick Life of Boris cooking playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKfmRhfuI8g&list=PLbS0HkS8Xsorrdr3pPk4lP80tUAzfyxP1