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Chas and Jared discuss Cuban Christopher Walken, Negative Charisma, and How Shit Comes Out Of That! WARNING: This episode may contain explicit language and topics that may distress some viewers.  TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Introducing: Jared Mondschein 4:07 - Grateful (Jared, The Net) 9:34 - Updates (Propaganda Ads, Ukraine, Wedgewood) 48:28 - Midterms Money 1:01:20 - Acton vs Ramaswamy (CONTENT WARNING) 1:43:07 - Shameless Maine Ad 1:46:39 - What Makes A Good Candidate (Sayed v Talarico) 2:19:26 - Policy Time (Childcare, Lindsey Graham Act) 2:44:29 - Hegseth's Offramp 2:48:53 - Midterms (Polling, Early Voting, Corruption) HOMEWORK: *The article about consultants that Jared was referring to: https://newrepublic.com/article/216304/consulting-class-eating-democratic-party  SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

Chas and Dave discuss A Death Reward, Mobster Alan Jones, and Some Kimberly I Used To Know WARNING: This episode may contain explicit language.    Timestamps: 0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave 3:07 - Grateful (So Many Books, Olivia Rodrigo) 9:24 - Correspondence (Bombing LA, Impeachment) 13:20 - Public Executions 50:33 - Ukraine Starshield Shenanigans 1:30:50 - Katie Zacharia In Memoriam 2:04:07 - Kimberly Guilfoyle In Memoriam  2:35:16 - Rubio v ICC   SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW   Booklist Additions: * Christina Stead - The Man Who Loved Children (Mentioned 3:34, Ep280) * Shirley Hazzard - The Transit Of Venus (Mentioned 5:15, Ep280) * Kate Jennings - Moral Hazard (Mentioned 5:31, Ep280) * Christopher Koch - The Year of Living Dangerously (Mentioned 5:34, Ep280) * Gerald Murnane - The Plaines (Mentioned 5:37, Ep280) * Siang Lu - Ghost Cities (Mentioned 5:40, Ep280) * Kenneth Cook - Wake In Fright (Mentioned 5:43, Ep280) * Eleanor Dark - Prelude to Christopher (Mentioned 5:48, Ep280)   THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

Chas shares a quick update on why there's no long PEP this Saturday, and what to expect for future pods.  SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

Chas and Dave discuss Bogongs In The Wind, Paxton's UnGrateful, and CALL TOM AT 479-453-0533 WARNING: This episode may contain explicit language and content that may distress some viewers. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave 2:27 - Grateful (Marky Mark, Jesus the Mustang) 10:51 - STATS NUG (Testosterone) 13:21 - Correspondence (Xi Visit, ABC Vindication, Basilisk, Fireside Preemptive Strike) 25:12 - Updates (Propaganda Ads, Schmitt, Iran) 41:20 - Diesel Export Ban Update 53:22 - Not Normal (Daylight Saving, Glass Jaw, Empty Gym) 1:10:07 - Midterms (Non-MAGA Backlash, Money) 1:19:38 - Midterms: Texas (Ungrateful Ken, Ads, Where's Talarico?) 1:49:13 - Midterms: Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire 2:00:27 - Alito Book 2:17:20 - The British Base Plot 2:37:25 - Unleashed: Death Penalty (Content Warning) SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

Chas and Dave discuss Egg Steaks, The Year Of The Pre-Written Zinger, and The Hidden Trump Demo: Shirtless Guys in Trucks! WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave 2:20 - Grateful (Debating - In Literature, Patient PEPpers) 15:27 - Updates (Beef Deal, Hammertime, Furries) 39:24 - Xi Visit 1:14:18 - Diesel Export Ban 1:32:21 - Jack Smith Senate Committee Hearing 2:17:43 - Artificial Super Intelligence 2:33:47 - Unleashed: Supreme Court HOMEWORK: * Sally Rooney debating essay - https://thedublinreview.com/article/even-if-you-beat-me/* White House accord on SI - https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/09/inaugurating-the-era-of-super-intelligence/ Booklist Addition: * Andrew Coe - Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States (Mentioned 53:17)  THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

'Too nerdy for TV' has never been a more accurate description! WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language. Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello & Housekeeping 3:05 - Polling, Demographics/Issues  27:45 - Aggregators and Raters 35:36 - Spending 40:32 - Other Indicators 54:41 - Maine 1:27:09 - New Hampshire 1:31:04 - Alaska 1:37:31 - Nebraska 1:44:47 - Kansas 1:58:52 - North Carolina 2:01:51 - Texas HOMEWORK: * G. Elliot Morris on Raters - https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-09-18-race-raters-lagging-midterms SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

Chas and Dave discuss A Conference of Furries, Disneyland Snipers, and Why We Should Be Like Breitbart! WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave 1:56 - Grateful (Old ABC, South Africa Tour) 9:21 - Housekeeping 14:14 - Correspondence (Basilisk, Equal Earth) 18:07 - Updates (Investigations, Don Jr, McConnell) 34:31 - Press Ban 1:04:52 - Press Ban Legals 1:29:20 - Not Normal (Biden Squared, Authoritarianism, End of Trump, Furries) 1:44:23 - UN General Assembly Speech 2:02:14 - Construction Time (JFK Center) 2:23:06 - Greenland Saga 2:36:57 - Unleashed: Construction Time! Arc de Trump 2:53:36 - Unleashed: Missouri Homework: * THE ONLY ENTERTAINMENT YOU'LL EVER NEED EVER AGAIN!!! https://www.youtube.com/live/A4gNgHfZ-v4 SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

Chas frantically tries to clear the deck with all the heart-unwarming ICE material he's been saving for a special occasion. WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language. If this has raised concerns for you or someone you know, call the Lifeline crisis support at 13 11 14.  Timestamps: 0:00 - Housekeeping 5:39 - ICE Arrests Up, Deportations The Same 17:57 - Deportation Programs 30:51 - Haiti TPS  48:39 - ICE Force Multipliers 52:33 - ICE's Dodgy Hiring 1:03:58 - Non-Lethal Tools 1:15:32 - The Castro Arrest Saga 1:25:47 - Alligator Alcatraz Shut 1:31:41 - One Positive Note SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

Chas and Dave discuss Concise Natural Bot 3000, Making A Fuckton of Paperclips, and Elito Alito WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave 3:04 - Grateful (Nawaqanitawase, Hair) 11:33 - Convention (More On The $5k Bribe) 26:02 - Vance & The New Right 55:28 - AI Slowdown 1:34:00 - Midterms & The Courts 2:06:30 - Iran War/Yemen 2:21:10 - Economy (Interest Rates) 2:24:17 - Not Normal (Bullshitting, Cultwatch, Hunter's laptop, Don Jr Wedding) 2:34:53 - Kash Patel Hearing 2:44:06 - Unleashed (Kash Continues) 2:54:50 - Unleashed (Congress Wrapping Up)  SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

Chas, Dave, & Richy discuss The Ballroom Of The Mind, Taco Bell Diarrhoea, and STIMMIES ARE BACK! WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language.   Timestamps: 0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave and Richard Cooke 3:32 - Gratefuls (NFL MCG, Fernando Pessoa, Anti-Inflammatory Drugs) 14:18 - Correction (MMRV) 15:06 - Updates (Construction) 20:32 - More Data Centre Politics 1:03:13 - Wikipedia 1:16:18 - Food Safety 1:31:59 - Trumpapalooza 2:06:52 - Jobs and Interest Rates 2:18:15 - New America 2:30:45 - Lusotropicalism 2:41:19 - Unleashed: More New America 2:51:45 - Unleashed: Election Spending + Texas 3:10:50 - Unleashed: Petrol Prices 3:15:36 - Correspondence (Harp)   Booklist Additions: Fernando Pessoa - The Book of Disquiet (Mentioned 11:13)   HOMEWORK:: Infrasound vid from Discord https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bP80DEAbuo    SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW   THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing   THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

Chas & Jared discuss Pirate Language, The World Champions of Backlash, and In Praise of Hegseth (TWICE!) WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language.   Timestamps: 0:00 - Introducing: Jared Mondschein 3:37 - Gratefuls (Ophthalmologists, Pochettino, Equal Earth Maps, Libba) 18:18 - Hegseth Update 47:55 - Canada Implications 1:04:42 - Venezuelan oil 1:38:17 - Pacific islands 1:55:59 - Mail-In Voting Exec Order 2:38:16 - New Hampshire   HOMEWORK: *NYT Hegseth-Donohue article - https://archive.md/t9NZI *USSC new polling ​​https://www.ussc.edu.au/allies-and-partners-poll-2026-alliances-hold-views-fragment *David Frum on Canada/US trade talks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BT2Ke50M5Q   SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

Chas & Melina discuss Shania Twain Graphs, Starving Tamagotchis, and YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE! WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language. Timestamps: 0:00 -  Introducing the ONLY Melina Wicks 2:20 - Grateful (Appalachian Hike Records) 5:37 - Dolly Parton Extended Grateful 36:28 - META Settlement 1:19:45 - The Debt 1:30:04 - Bond Market Issues 1:42:06 - Iran D-Day 1:49:02 - Canada Trade War 2:26:14 - HEGSETH 3:05:19 - Unleashed Updates (Anthropic, Fauci, Ballroom, Kalshi) 3:12:13 - Census Bureau Report Homework: *Dumbest Trade War in History - https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-tariffs-25-percent-mexico-canada-trade-economy-84476fb2 *Wolfers Census piece -  https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/how-to-fake-a-voting-scandal SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

Chas & Melina discuss The Battle of the Dan Sullivans, Being Neck Deep In Ick, and Trillionaire People Skills WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introducing: Melina Wicks 2:58 -  Grateful (Dan Sullivan, Darth Vader) 10:22 - Correspondence (Pizzagate, Height, Poster) 14:29 - Update: Natalie Harp 42:50 - Update: Ballroom 48:26 - Update: USS Lincoln 52:43 - Data Centers 1:57:11 - Midterms Sweep (Michigan, Canada Tariffs, Maine, Texas) 2:46:21 - Shell Companies 2:53:01 - Vaccine Exec Order 3:20:51 - Correspondence (Haircuts, Drones) SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

Chas & Dr Dave discuss Our Yeats, The Hell Primaries, and Make Swearing Uncool Again! WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language and content some viewers may find distressing. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave 4:32 - Gratefuls (Brush Turkeys, Drone Delivery) 11:14 - Naval Gazing 51:18 - The Natalie Harp Situation 1:14:26 - Ballroom Court Case 1:38:23 - Trump Kennedy Trump Center For Performing Trump Arts 1:42:37 - Florida Primaries  2:03:52 - Midterms Miscellaneous 2:27:17 - Iran Update 2:38:41 - DOJ: Comey Indictment 3:12:46 - Correspondence (Wyman, Socks, Labour, Catering, Assassination, Mitch) HOMEWORK: * Lawfare Comey article - https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-fbi-proved-comey-s-innocence.-the-doj-indicted-anyway SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

Chas & Dr Dave discuss Michiganders vs Michiganians, The Beloved Family Brand Palantir, and A Bar That A Dalek Could Get Over WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language and content some viewers may find distressing. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave 3:33 - Grateful (Patricia Highsmith, Dark) 12:26 - Farewell Leavitt 19:03 - Stats Nug (Congress Dysfunction) 26:00 - DOJ Updates (Jan 6 Compo, Blanche, Reflection Pool, Fauci) 1:02:14 - Midterms (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Woke 1) 1:55:51 - Not Normal (Decoy Plane, Photo Touch-Ups) 2:09:00 - Stats Nug (Ebola) 2:13:33 - Unemployment 2:21:43 - Foreign Policy (Japan Finance) 2:42:46 - Unleashed (Max Miller) SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW Dave's Booklist Addition: * Cory Doctorow - The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI (Mentioned 2:27:15) THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!