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  • The Death of Amateurism: House v. NCAA and the Revenue-Share Era

    Duration: 44:25 | Recorded on August 16, 2026 S3E30 – This week, we take a look into the rapidly changing landscape of higher education. We analyze the financial instability of the collegiate model, starting with a student housing industry facing a major demographic cliff as birth rates continue to fall. The conversation shifts to the…

  • We Hold These Truths: Randy DeSoto on Faith, Founders, and America’s 80-Year Cycle 

    Duration: 1:07:00 | Recorded on August 9, 2026 S3E29 – Journalist and West Point grad Randy DeSoto (The Western Journal) joins Kent and Kyle to unpack We Hold These Truths covering the Declaration of Independence, God-given rights, the Civil War, WWII, Charlie Kirk, and America’s next 80-year turning point. Featured Spirits  E.H. Taylor, Jr Brugal…

  • The Age of Abundance: It’s Not What You Think

    Duration: 56:45 | Recorded on July 25, 2026 S3E28 – Kyle returns from a trip abroad in this forward-looking episode and the hosts dive into the future of work and identity as we stand on the precipice of a world dominated by AI. The conversation moves from the survival of the American workforce to the…

  • The Dictator Retirement Plan

    Duration: 45:36 | Recorded on July 19, 2026 S3E27 – A trans-Atlantic episode finds Kyle in a 150-square-foot London hotel room while Kent prepares for a medical procedure with a non-rum cocktail of polyethylene glycol. We bridge the gap between the staggering wealth of Mayfair and the tactical realities of the ongoing Iran war, debating…

  • Reading the Same Book Differently

    Duration: 1:1:43 | Recorded on July 12, 2026 S3E26 – After wrestling with 1 Timothy 2 and the roles of women in church leadership, Kent and Kyle pivot to Graham Platner, King Cyrus, and whether Donald Trump’s flaws are the price of getting things done. Closes on Mitch McConnell, the death of Lindsey Graham, and…

  • Like Adams and Jefferson, We Need Each Other 

    Duration: 48:14 | Recorded on July 5, 2026 S3E25 – Difference isn’t the threat to this country. It’s the design. On the day after America’s 250th, Kent and Kyle build that argument through seemingly unconnected stories, starting with flag protocols, a theology of connection via the Holy Spirit, the future of rights for humans, humanoids…

  • Mamdani, Colorado, and the Circular Spectrum of American Politics

    Duration: 1:05:46 | Recorded on July 2, 2026 S3E24 – An analysis of the shifting goalposts within the Democratic Party following socialist upsets in Colorado and the rise of Zohran Mamdani in New York. We debate the merits of city-owned grocery stores and free transit against the backdrop of national “tip fatigue” and the 250th…

  • From Lewis and Clark to SpaceX: Navigating American Frontiers

    Duration: 1:18:35 | Recorded on June 14, 2026 S3E23 – Kent and Kyle detour from politics into Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s expedition, sparked by Craig Fehrman’s new book, This Vast Enterprise, then trace threads through the Louisiana Purchase’s economics, slavery and reparations, British West Indies emancipation, and the ethics of SpaceX, Elon Musk, and…

  • The News You’re Not Getting: Howard Polskin, TheRighting 

    Duration: 50:38 | Recorded on June 17, 2026 S3E22 – What does it take to spend nearly a decade reading the news your side doesn’t want to read? Howard Polskin has been doing exactly that since 2017. In this episode, Kent and Kyle interview Howard Polskin, the founder and editor of TheRighting, a newsletter designed…

  • Continuous AI Monitoring, Perfect Knowledge, and Social Credit Scores

    Duration: 54:25 | Recorded on June 7, 2026 S3E21 – A rigorous geopolitical and economic analysis of technological surveillance and fiscal health. We explore the implementation of a national GLP-1 mandate, the use of Anthropic’s Claude for real-time bank auditing, and the looming threat of financial social credit scores in the West. The episode concludes…

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