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Hey, Townies. Welcome to another episode of dumb people town population new population Rodriguez.

I'da Rodriguez. Welcome to the show. It's so good to have you. Thank you for having me.

What a day to be here. I appreciate you.

I'm sorry. Dumb is in the air. Yeah, it's so in the air. First of all, we, I think just became fans of yours from watching you do stand up at the improv. We've been on many show, many a show together here in LA.

But you were fantastic on the terminal last. We loved what you did on there. And you're just great.

I mean, nine months or 15 years ago. Yeah, does that feel like that was 15 years ago that happened this summer? Oh my god. Yeah, it does feel like.

Well, I love you guys too. I think you guys are great. And I think it was Polito con. Oh, yeah, we were there. And I was like, oh, they're they're of my ilk.

Yes, that was that that panel we did with John Fugel saying and Elaine, but that's what you did. I wasn't even there. But then we got together again on the election night.

Yeah, we did that for that show for the Wisconsin comedy club. Turning was constantly. Yeah, that was really fun. And, you know, we just been a fan of yours.

And I feel like you are your comedy. And the stories you tell about the stupid shit that happens in your life is like so perfect for this.

So that's what we do on the show. We sort of say the, you know, the world's getting dumber. And that's my question. Do you think the world is getting dumber?

Have are we just now contain it's falling off a cliff at this point? I mean, a lot has happened this week. But is that what you think?

I do think I do think the world is getting dumber. I'm a mom. And I had to watch.

You know, my step out is from Cuba. And he used to make fun of us because we learned algebra in high school and he learned it in fourth grade.

Yeah. And, you know, we like the rag on communist countries and true. I'm not pro communism. But I am pro education.

And we have to be honest about the level of education in this country with the things that we're seeing now is just, you know, what FDR said that the biggest thing that preserves democracy is education.

And I just think that yes, we are getting dumber. Technology has made us dumber.

I think so too. Yeah, we talked about this. How many phone numbers? I mean, think about 20 years ago in the 90s.

I remember my mom, my grandma's, and my aunt, and Uncle Ken. I know I don't know. I don't know. I don't know.

We've been doing this podcast for nine years. We are the closest. We're like three brothers. And I don't know.

Are you a, are you a, like Beverly Hills area codes? No. I'm a 32 days. I know Jason's. But you're right. Like in the 90s, you knew like 150 phone numbers.

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