Hey everyone, Max here. We recorded this episode in May back before Aaron went on maternity leave,

that's why she's suddenly back in your feed. But get ready to hear her thoughts on a topic that has gotten very

timely with the heat dome smothering the east coast.

It's the grass lawns wilting and yellowing across America.

Enjoy.

Max, did you grow up with a lawn dad?

Oh, you mean a dad who treated his lawn like his child

meticulously, feeding, trimming, intending to it with a care that he showed nothing

else in his life, even his own children?

Yeah.

No, I wouldn't know anything about that.

Even if you didn't or you're in some kind of denial that's playing out live for our listeners,

a lot of people grew up with lawn dads.

Drive through just about any town in America and you'll pass a series of houses fronted by lush green carpets of grass, the pride and joy of whoever lives there.

But also, cue the Debbie Downer music, an environmental catastrophe that is bad for just about everybody.

I can always count on you to have an untial take about beloved traditions, Erin.

It's what I'm here for.

I'm Max Fisher. I'm Max Fisher.

I'm Aaron Ryan, and this is how we got here, the show that goes beyond the week's headlines

to ask one big question and then tells a story that answers that question.

This week, can America really kick its law and addiction?

Max, to answer that question, I want to start by telling a story of a modern day David

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