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I'm Dr. Lari Sandos, host of the Happiness Lab podcast.

As the US elections approach,

it can feel like we're angrier and more divided than ever.

But in a new hopeful season of my podcast, I'll share with the science really shows

that we're surprisingly more united than most people think.

We all know something is wrong in our culture, in our politics, and that we need to do better and

that we can be better.

Listen on the I-Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

All right, so I'm going to ask you a question, are we living in a banana republic. If you look at the Biden family, what they've been

able to get away with, what they've done, The question has to be asked, are we living in a

Banana Republic? What is a banana republic? Let's start with that. A banana republic is a

government that basically is run by corrupt

individuals who then decide the outcome of free and fair elections and also lock up their political opponents.

Now this is a line I want to be clear that has been talked about a lot.

It is a line that concerns me.

The reason why I say it's a line that concerns me is because there are people that overuse it.

It's a way to hit people politically. That's a problem.

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