Show Notes
Chas and Jared discuss Cuban Christopher Walken, Negative Charisma, and How Shit Comes Out Of That! WARNING: This episode may contain explicit language and topics that may distress some viewers. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Introducing: Jared Mondschein 4:07 - Grateful (Jared, The Net) 9:34 - Updates (Propaganda Ads, Ukraine, Wedgewood) 48:28 - Midterms Money 1:01:20 - Acton vs Ramaswamy (CONTENT WARNING) 1:43:07 - Shameless Maine Ad 1:46:39 - What Makes A Good Candidate (Sayed v Talarico) 2:19:26 - Policy Time (Childcare, Lindsey Graham Act) 2:44:29 - Hegseth's Offramp 2:48:53 - Midterms (Polling, Early Voting, Corruption) HOMEWORK: *The article about consultants that Jared was referring to: https://newrepublic.com/article/216304/consulting-class-eating-democratic-party SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!
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'Too nerdy for TV' has never been a more accurate description! WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language. Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello & Housekeeping 3:05 - Polling, Demographics/Issues 27:45 - Aggregators and Raters 35:36 - Spending 40:32 - Other Indicators 54:41 - Maine 1:27:09 - New Hampshire 1:31:04 - Alaska 1:37:31 - Nebraska 1:44:47 - Kansas 1:58:52 - North Carolina 2:01:51 - Texas HOMEWORK: * G. Elliot Morris on Raters - https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-09-18-race-raters-lagging-midterms SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!