Hello there! Listener and welcome to stand up. I'm very happy that you decided to stop by or press play or do whatever it takes to get this conversation in your ears and your life and I am so grateful to have you in mind with all of your support.

For so many really cool people hanging out last night or hang out while I was in a hotel here in New Hampshire still am and I just got done with a great conversation with Jared Yeatsectin which I'm going to bring to you in just a moment.

But just wanted to plug my upcoming stand up comedy date in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

You know a few of you are coming out to that and I need to probably plug that every day until the 11th, October 11th, I'll be with JL Covan in Pittsburgh City Winery.

We're co-headlining and I hope to see you on the 11th of October. Also want to mention that our good friend Kevin is got a whole new batch of honey and it's even better than the first batch.

If you want to spend your money on Kevin's honey he needs it. He's a farmer. He's an independent farmer and this is his crop. This community has been so great.

I think we pretty much a lot of us bought it and sold out on that first batch but he's got a brand new batch of honey. It's a great gift. It's a great thing for the holidays so go get it right now.

There is a link to Slate Hill edible forest in today's show links and much, much more.

Alright that's it. Let's get to my conversation with Jared Yeatsectin who hasn't been on the show and far too long he of course is the author most recently of the Midnight Kingdom.

The history of power, paranoia and the coming crisis. He's a co-host of the Muk-Rake podcast. You can subscribe to his YouTube channel. Hang out with him there. He does all these great YouTube videos, live videos as well as follow him on Twitter and subscribe to his sub-stack dispatches from a collapsing state.

Jared and I have a thoughtful personal conversation at the beginning and for about the first 13 minutes on account of his vulnerability and admission to me about something that he's going through. I think that you'll like that and then of course we get into politics, history and where we're at in America right now for the rest of the conversation.

I think you're going to love this one. I look forward to hearing from you. Stand up at ppdgmail.com. I know I was white guy heavy this week by the way but I'll try to make up for it with next week's slot of guests. Tell me who you want to hear but right now it's a great conversation with the always awesome Jared Yeatsectin.

Oh it's been too long but there he is Jared Yeatsectin. Welcome back my friend. I texted you and you texted me back. We had a thoughtful exchange and I'm happy that you're here today. Thank you.

You know Pete it's weird. I literally the day before you got ahold of me. I thought I haven't talked to Pete in too long and then you got a there's a psychic symbiosis here and I appreciate it.

It's weird. I will say that Twitter old Twitter where I think you dominated in such a positive way is where I would hear and see so much of what you said your threads and then want to reach out to you as a result.

Ask you a question thoughts do an interview and like I just like Twitter is so different now and I missed that I really miss your those things I you're still doing it.

I don't think is much but I have to go find it. It doesn't come to me ever.

Well I've been I believe the kids call it shadow band which is fun.

You know if you mention Elon Musk enough times or you go after capitalism and oligarchies it seems to happen.

I'm in a weird spot with that like I I but the only reason we're having a conversation the other reason people know me is because I originally went viral on Twitter and had had to build a career after that.

So like I'm in a weird space which is I think what happens around this age I think when I'm 41 get right turn 42.

You know I think this is one of those moments where the horizon starts changing a little bit you have to start figuring out what's happening who you are where you're going and I and this Twitter thing for me.

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