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🗓️ 21 July 2024
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Air Date: 7-21-24
Today, Jay!, Amanda, and Deon (Erin couldn't join us) discuss:
- Deon's hatred of old people
- How the media industry's failing state led to ineffective coverage of the Biden age story
- Amanda's excellent sports analogy
- The factors that have lead to America's worsening gerontocracy
REFERENCES:
Did the media botch the Biden age story?
Jon Stewart Examines Biden’s Future Amidst Calls For Him to Drop Out | The Daily Show
Inside the Complicated Reality of Being America’s Oldest President
Biden, turning 80, faces renewed age questions as he weighs reelection
Our U.S. Gerontocracy Needs to Go (and Biden Isn’t Even the Worst)
Why American politicians are so old
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