James and Lisa discuss Dan Bongino's recent freakout over the handling of the Epstein files and why Oklahoma schools now embrace election lies. Then we get to this week's Main Thing for this episode, examining Trump's war on climate science, calls to ban imaginary weather manipulation and why reporters who list pronouns on their bios don't deserve answers about any topic whatsoever.

We're witnessing what could be the most perplexing era in American history.

Donald Trump and his supporters are spreading fringe ideas, conspiracy theories, anti-intellectualism, and a rejection of science are all gaining a foothold in our public discourse. It's maddening. It has never been more important for Americans to stand up for democracy.

You don't have to face stupidity alone. Every week (more or less), "Life in the Stupid Times" will examine the insanity to help you make sense of the growing pile of nonsense. We are proudly pro-democracy and anti-fascist.

There's no cure for stupidity. But we can prevent it. Get your dose of sanity here.

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James and Lisa talk about Laura Loomer, Marjorie Taylor Green and other right wingers who are freaking out about Zohran Mamdani and why religious right activists believe US involvement in the Iran Israeli conflict likely to bring about the end times and the return of Jesus Christ. Then, they take on roadkill enthusiast the HHS Secretary RFK Jr., who is absolutely not OK..

We're witnessing what could be the most perplexing era in American history.

Donald Trump and his supporters are spreading fringe ideas, conspiracy theories, anti-intellectualism, and a rejection of science are all gaining a foothold in our public discourse. It's maddening. It has never been more important for Americans to stand up for democracy.

You don't have to face stupidity alone. Every week (more or less), "Life in the Stupid Times" will examine the insanity to help you make sense of the growing pile of nonsense. We are proudly pro-democracy and anti-fascist.

There's no cure for stupidity. But we can prevent it. Get your dose of sanity here.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James and Lisa talk about the war in Iran and Israel, Trump's illegal bombing raid, the ongoing, illegal saga of troops in Los Angeles and the novel things young-Earth creationists believe. Spoiler: Flat Earth is not among them, but dinosaurs and Noah's Ark absolutely are.

We're witnessing what could be the most perplexing era in American history.

Donald Trump and his supporters are spreading fringe ideas, conspiracy theories, anti-intellectualism, and a rejection of science are all gaining a foothold in our public discourse. It's maddening. It has never been more important for Americans to stand up for democracy.

You don't have to face stupidity alone. Every week (more or less), "Life in the Stupid Times" will examine the insanity to help you make sense of the growing pile of nonsense. We are proudly pro-democracy and anti-fascist.

There's no cure for stupidity. But we can prevent it. Get your dose of sanity here.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.