Maybe it used to be the case that everyone believed a bunch of wild and crazy and reality-denying stuff, but at least we mostly shared those reality-challenged beliefs. Now it feels like everybody has their own bespoke insane reality-denying belief system, largely defined by the rejection of any institutional authority or shared truth. It’s great, and we talk about it! Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown

Open — Packed theaters, rainy ballfields, and the NFL draft

18:33 — Another foiled assassination attempt

1:04:45 — Give me the baby teeth and I will show you the man

1:11:34 — Did CBS News’s Senior National Correspondent Mark Strassmann Get Off a Good One?

1:20:38 — Wrap-up! Michael, Ben Sasse is Dying, and youth beisbol is child harm

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We are back after a beisbol-mandated week off to yap about Iran, a Virginia referendum to redraw the congressional maps, and plenty else. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — What we’ve been up to.
16:02 — Trump threatens to blow up all the bridges and power plants
37:16 — Virginia redistricting vote is today
57:22 — Family Annihilators Run Amok!
1:04:19 — Wrap-up!

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The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Brains were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

This week we’re yapping about an old favorite topic—how the religious fanatics convinced that they know the mind of God barely seem to have a grasp on the very basics of the religion they claim to adhere to, and how that’s probably bad for the world. Plus thoughts on Project Hail Mary and whatever else is going on in the world this week. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — Abe survives not-Freaknik2026, Bob and Lori survive Luke Combs
17:22 — We fight for GOD, not like those savages
52:28 — “Silicon Sampling,” it seems bad
1:11:12 — Did CBS News’ Senior National Correspondent Mark Strassmann Get Off a Good One?
1:21:31 — Wrap-up!

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The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Brains were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

Something the Trump administration did was good, we must reluctantly admit. It’s another week of travel stories and meandering through the headlines looking for something interesting to say. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — ICE at the airport
17:53 — Abe, crime victim
26:56 — Is the phone call making a comeback?
31:25 — WGAS NewsBag; Air Canada CEO forced out; Tiger Woods car crash; Birthright citizenship before SCOTUS
59:40 — Our Bogus Future; We still need to smash ‘em! (Wherein ‘em is the phones)
1:31:51 — Wrap-up!

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The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Brains were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

Lori has made her glorious return from Finland and Estonia and has a lot to say about why flying is bullshit. We also barely contain our glee while discussing a murder, chat about Iran, and play America’s Favorite Game Show, Chuck Norris Edition. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — Being insensitive about airport chaos
8:42 — Lori in the World
49:10 — Handi-capable quadruple amputee succeeds at cornhole, murder
52:40 — Iran war chat!
1:18:26 — Donald Trump had to watch his mail order bride’s closet get raped
1:29:49 — Did CBS News’s Senior National Correspondent Mark Strassmann Get Off a Good One?
1:35:30 — Wrap-up! Project Hail Mary; Inside the Manosphere (redux)

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The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Brains were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

With Lori on a whole-ass other continent, we’re left sad and lonely and drifting through the news of the week, with much talk of American decline, our lack of faith on one another, and whether or not we are a people capable of building the sort of world we hope to live in. It’s quite a hoot! Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — Some talk of Geno Smith, inexplicably
5:10 — Dudes in the Wild, Betting on Senate Races
19:52 — Iran war is over or about to be or possibly escalating ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
31:05 — Does American public opinion matter at all?
1:09:41 — Did CBS News’ News Senior National Correspondent Mark Strassmann Get Off a Good One?
1:12:59 — Wrap-up! Hamnet; The Alabama Solution; Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere; The Two Towers; Baseball season is upon us and how that might herald the decline of civilization

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The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Brains were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

A little less than a week ago, the United States and Israel began a war with Iran. Today, we talk about it. See that?! A masterful sales job! Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — Abe runs, huffs, puffs
4:27 — United States at war in Iran
1:01:27 — Did CBS News’ Senior National Correspondent Mark Strassmann Get Off A Good One?
1:09:37 — Wrap-up! Train Dreams; Blue Ruin; A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

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The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Brains were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

The State of the Union might as well have been a month ago, but we’re here to talk about it as the glorious, hilarious, highly watchable, weird, shameful, exploitative circus gameshow that it undeniably was. That and the latest goings on over on the CBS Evening News, Abe’s movie reviews, and plenty of YOUTH SPORT DRAMA. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — USA Men’s Hockey Triumphs!
8:29 — State of the Union Exploitation Spectacular
1:29:42 — Did CBS News’ Senior National Correspondent Mark Strassmann Get Off a Good One?
1:39:52 — Wrap-up! How to Make a Killing; Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die; Little League updates

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The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Brains were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.