On this Happy Hour, Michael and Anthony discuss the latest crime in DC with Trumps takeover of the police. Then they discuss Who's On Their Playlist this week which is Greg Casar of Texas, a progressive Democrat fighting the ongoing gerrymandering. And later in the episode, they discuss Jake Auchincloss clapping back at Trump's upcoming meeting with Putin and specifically How To Talk About the implications of this, and finally they parse out whether the Harvard deal or no deal is a Win Of The Week?

00:00 The State of Crime in DC

14:05 Introducing Greg Kassar and Texas Redistricting

23:02 The Role of Technology in Politics

24:14 The Ukraine Conflict: Casualties and Consequences

26:22 Understanding Ukraine's Fight for Survival

28:43 Military Aid: Misconceptions and Realities

29:45 Potential Outcomes of the Trump-Putin Meeting

32:09 Negotiation Dynamics: Trump and Putin's Meeting

36:55 Harvard's Settlement: Implications and Controversies

42:06 Education and Vocational Training: A Societal Shift

45:36 Hope vs. Fear: The American Narrative

46:21 NEWCHAPTER