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Sean and Brett reflect on their tone and attitude while discussing certain topics, specifically about not being too negative or cavalier. Brett clarifies some points about his thoughts from last week, and then they talk about people's niche passions, putting yourself in the other's person's shoes in a conversation, and more.

Brett and Sean discuss weddings, new dogs, the history of Brett venting to Sean, the real attitude of destigmatizing mental health, how to go about having sensitive conversation about mental health without coming across as an idiot and a jerk, and more.

Sean and Brett sit down after a break to talk about how fascinating and broad history is, just not the kind they learned in class, whether people would actually prefer to read a quality newspaper or if they prefer the current product, why everyone is a parrot who hates when other people are parrots, and on the more humorous side, Brett gives Sean a few jokes to tell to his friends at comedy night.

Sean and Brett discuss college, the future of the virtual world, empowerment, shootings, and more.

Sean and Brett discuss Sean's newish friend, what they'd do with a few million (or if that's too poor for you, a few hundred million) dollars, what really makes Sean glow and Haley's role in that, and more.

Without a proper intro or ending, Brett and Sean discuss the CCP, coming across new ideas, the US's nefarious intelligence community, and more.

Brett calls Sean from the airport to have a quick talk about what really makes them feel alive and what puts that huge electric smile on their faces.

Sean and Brett discuss privilege, brain implants, white tech guilt, and more.

Sean and Brett discuss beer, NBA activists, radical protesters, comedians who aren't funny, and the future of energy.

Brett calls in from his drive through South Dakota to check in with Sean. Apologies for the low quality, spotty audio.

Sean and Brett talk about moving to a new place of residence. They also spend a while on gun rights, ownership, and the future of firearms in the US. They also discuss the future of social media and what laws make sense on it. They also touch on another exposed fool in the NFL. Finally, they talk more about how having conversations with people and keeping them productive.

Sean and Brett discuss a neighbor's wild "alternative facts" on Covid and more reasonable opinions. They also talk about a national story of murder from Florida and how the media swings from important to meaningless stories. Other topics include closet assholes on the internet, ridiculous politics, and low effort opinions touting popular narratives. They finally discuss being positive and how they can turn to more positive things in their lives. Finally, Brett buys a soda.