Well, well, well, Chandler, welcome back to another episode of pop-apologist podcast.

I'm your host, Lauren.

Chandler, thank you for joining us today on your, on your also your podcast.

You're so formal and I love it so much because you really keep us sounding professional.

Thank you for having me on today's show.

I feel like we've gotten quite the bit of backlash over the Obama, Trump, romance,

deep dive, and backlash, I don't think it's quite deserved.

So now I'm thinking, why don't we just go full politics, like full serious, welcome to

the show.

Today we're going to be talking about nuclear energy, you know, Middle Eastern conflicts.

We're going to be talking about the oil crisis and Iran, my, my stomach is like hurting

at the idea of having to talk about those issues.

It's already hard enough for me to like spout off my opinions about literally meaningless

topics.

Like it already fills me with a lot of insecurity and dread.

So the idea of having to talk about subjects that I don't actually understand at all,

that would be my worst nightmare.

I actually have a friend who does like a journalism podcast and I just have so much respect

for her because the idea that we would talk about any subjects with true merit where

we really would have to know our stuff is crazy.

Never.

So we're just going to stick to swimming in these shallow seas, Chandler, that you and I

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