Ep 80: Weekend at Biden's

Pete and Howell digest the 2024 election results and discuss what appears to be an impending Trump return to the presidency and what it says about America. They also welcome in friend of the pod Mayo to chat about his thoughts as well.

With one week to go until the election, Pete and Howell turn the agenda over to chatGPT. They run through a Large Language Model review of the show, respond to AI created show topics and listener questions and then give final thoughts on the election before talking about what they are into for the week.

Pete and Howell rap about hurricanes and the Middle East at war on Oct 7 anniversary before diving into a review of the one and only VP debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz.

Pete and Howell take a few minutes to discuss 9/11 on its anniversary and how younger generations approach it, before diving in to give their thoughts on Tuesday night's epic debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump

Pete and Howell contrast the DNC and RNC conventions and talk about the pros-cons of the Harris/Walz ticket.

Exasperated with the pace of political news, Pete and Howell regroup to discuss Biden dropping out, Kamala Harris's chances and how the GOP is responding to the change. We're exhausted!

Pete and Howell get together to discuss the assassination attempt on President Trump that occurred over the weekend and what it might say about discourse, American politics, and the November election.

Pete and Howell welcome back Ryan and Quinn to talk music (mostly Pearl Jam) and politics.

Pete and Howell get together to talk about the Trump conviction, why the reaction wasn't a big deal, what could happen next, and how it may play politically. They also discuss whether bipartisanship might be making a comeback, as well as what they've been into. Enjoy!

Pete and Howell ring in the weekend with the latest MTG hi jinx and discuss the student protests on campus. Also, a short homage to legendary music engineer and fellow Chicagoan, Steve Albini.