Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss the brewing Texas showdown between Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico. Then, they break down Rep. Nancy Mace’s (R\u2013S.C.) proposal to give boomers a property tax break and Pope Leo XIV’s latest encyclical on artificial intelligence. Finally, they wrap up with some lighter debates over The Legend of Zelda, Nicolas Cage movies, retro-futurism, Jill Biden’s latest remarks, and whether President Donald Trump’s political influence will ever fade.<\/p>\n

0:00\u2014<\/span>Heretics and hypocrites in Texas<\/p>\n

14:30\u2014Talarico takes back his former wokeness<\/p>\n

19:10\u2014If you can’t take it, don’t dish it<\/p>\n

32:25\u2014Coal mines are cool?<\/p>\n

34:00\u2014Mace’s boomer luxury communism<\/p>\n

39:20\u2014The pope’s views on AI<\/p>\n

47:40\u2014Why does anyone play video games?<\/p>\n

58:59\u2014Nicolas Cage is a good actor<\/p>\n

1:05:57\u2014Retro-futurism<\/p>\n

1:10:26\u2014Jill Biden’s latest remarks<\/p>\n

1:18:36\u2014Will Trump’s influence ever fade?<\/p>\n

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