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The Bliss Gene And The Burden Of Mood

The Gist

Mike Pesca

News, Politics, Arts, Daily News

4.43.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Psychiatrist Richard A. Friedman explains how a rare genetic mutation affecting the enzyme FAAH, and a ubiquitous neurotransmitter called Anandamide may account for unusually low anxiety, reduced drug cravings, and an innate buoyancy, the type of which you might find in a daily podcast host. Plus,  Louisville reverses its immigration detainer policy under federal pressure, reigniting the debate over sanctuary cities and local autonomy. And in the Spiel a burial standoff concerning the former President of Zambia.

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0:00.0

Bradley Tusk is an interesting guy with a long political resume and also a venture capital

0:07.0

resume. Why am I just talking about Bradley Tusk because he's interesting, but also because

0:12.0

I'm doing a substack live with him at 630 on Wednesday that I'm inviting you to.

0:18.0

But I want to point out that he did a TED talk

0:21.5

because his big project is to totally change

0:25.6

the way we do primaries.

0:26.9

He thinks this will be a massive overhaul

0:29.6

of the political process, I tend to agree.

0:32.2

And then he has this other project solving hunger.

0:35.5

He did campaigns in different state legislatures, and he wants to, in our

0:41.0

substack live, just shame the members of the legislatures who got in the way of feeding kids.

0:46.9

So if you want to check into our substack live doing some homework, the TED Talk is out there

0:53.2

and will also be naming the names of those who

0:55.8

just smacked food out of the mouths of hungry kids. See at 630 on Substack. Mike Peska.com.

1:07.1

It's Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025. From Peachfish Productions, it's the gist.

1:12.8

I'm Mike Peska.

1:14.3

Justice Department officials had wanted Brett Hankinson,

1:18.6

a former Louisville police officer, to serve a day in prison.

1:23.9

This was the only officer who was convicted in federal court

1:26.9

of firing into the home of

1:28.6

Brianna Taylor. He did not strike Brianna Taylor, but he did stand outside the apartment and

1:34.2

just pump shots into the side of it. I'm enough of a fan of law and order to think that the law

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