With the decline of religion, the question then becomes, well, what replaces it?

And I think there are some good things that have replaced it.

But then I think there are other forces, Ricky, that I worry about.

And I think part of the reason potentially why our politics are so polarized

is because people are trying to find meaning out, like new meaning.

And they're creating clans around their politics.

But like like we're

losing community in so many different ways welcome to the lost debate a show for political

eclectics i'm robbie goopta and i'm rickie schlatt well rickie let's welcome young jo back to the show. Joe, you'll be researching and fact-checking us today. Welcome back. Thank you, guys. Well, I have a question for the two of you. So, Ricky, Joe is an aspiring comedian. He has a big show, from what I understand, come up Thursday right in my neighborhood here in New York. I'm back, by the way. So if you hear, you know, dogs purring, cats barking, honking horns, police sirens, you know I'm back in New York. So I apologize. I didn't walk the three blocks to the studio. But I have a question for you guys. So, Joe, how do you feel about the fact that Ricky, not being a comedian herself, had a bigger crowd from I understand at the comedy seller than you've had. A sold out show, my man. Sold out show. How do you feel about that? Yeah, I'm impressed. I have, I wouldn't doubt her. I, uh, I couldn't fill three seats at the comedy seller. No, that's not right. That's not right. Well, you want to, do you want to just on the front end tell our listeners where they can see you on Thursday?

Yeah. three seats at the comedy seller no that's not right that's not right well you want to do you want to

just on the front end tell our listeners where they can see you uh on thursday yeah i am uh i'm actually

performing at your favorite coffee shop ravi which one is that stone street cafe oh nice i do love

that place yeah yeah on broom street and olita that's why you have no excuse not to come i will

stop by assuming I get my schedule

right. It's a bit of a pack week, but I want to see it. I haven't seen you yet in action.

So that's exciting. I want to shout out. We have a Citizen Stewart episode coming out today.

This is our education podcast. This is a spicy one. We talk about Andrew Tate and the growth of educators just being alarmed, especially in the UK, about kids sharing Andrew Tate commentary and how, like, schools are having to adjust to that. And if you don't know who Andrew Tate is, that's going to be a fascinating episode. We also talk about this bizarre show called The Parent Test,

where apparently they pit parents with different parenting styles against each other,

free range, strict, et cetera.

And so we talk about the ethics of that and basically rank order our favorite

parenting styles.

And so that's the Citizen Stewart podcast.

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