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Lost Debate

Trump Arraigned, Covid Patient Zero, Helicopter Parents, Sex Positivity

Lost Debate

The Branch

News, Politics, Society & Culture

4.6607 Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Former President Donald Trump was arraigned in federal court on documents and obstruction charges this week. Ravi and Rikki talk through the details of the case and predict what's likely to happen in the trial of the century. Helicopter parents are now buzzing around the workplace. From job applications and interviews to work conflicts, how should employers react when mom and dad try to take over? And finally, Gen Z is the most sex-positive generation in history, yet they're having less sex. The hosts tackle this contradiction and how sex talk has evolved through the generations. [04:23] - COVID Patient Zero [08:47] - Trump Arraigned [25:12] - Helicopter Parents [30:23] - Sex Positivity [45:30] - Voicemails Leave us a voicemail with your thoughts on the show! 321-200-0570 Show notes: https://thebranchmedia.org/show/lost-debate/ Subscribe to our feed on Spotify: http://bitly.ws/zC9K Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3Gs5YTF Subscribe to our Substack: https://thelostdebate.substack.com/ Follow The Branch on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebranchmedia/ Follow The Branch on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebranchmedia Follow The Branch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thebranchmedia The Branch website: http://thebranchmedia.org/ Lost Debate is also available on the following platforms:  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lost-debate/id1591300785 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vTERJNTc1ODE3Mzk3Nw  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-lost-debate iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-lost-debate-88330217/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/752ca262-2801-466d-9654-2024de72bd1f/the-lost-debate

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0:00.0

Donald Trump was a reigned in federal court in Miami on Tuesday. We'll give you an update on what's likely to happen in the trial of the century. Then helicopter parents are invading the workplace. What should employers do when mom and dad call up to ask to be involved? And finally, Gen Z is the most sex positive generation in history, yet they're having

0:22.9

less sex. We'll try to unravel that contradiction. All of that and more on Lost Debate, a show for

0:29.9

politically collectings.

0:42.0

Hello, everybody. I'm Robbie Gupta. And I'm Ricky Schlett.

0:45.5

Well, Ricky, I have in front of me this article from the National Review.

0:46.4

Yes.

0:50.8

It's 20 rules for dating by one Ricky Schlatt.

0:54.3

Now, aka conservative Carrie Bradshaw. thank you very much. Is that right?

0:55.3

So I hadn't realized that the National Review did this kind of social commentary.

0:59.7

How did this article even come about?

1:01.7

They had a special issue on men and boys.

1:04.6

And naturally, I was the go-to source for that.

1:08.0

Noted men's rights activist, Ricky Schlett. Yes. As the female men's rights activist that I am, they reached out and they said, would you write an article about how to date in the modern age? And I said, sure, because that's really the blinds leading the blind, but that's okay. You know, we're all figuring it out. We're all muddling through. But it's in the special Father's Day edition, which is kind of funny. So I'll give that to my dad on Sunday. All right. So there's some interesting stuff in here that I need to ask you about. So you've got some, you've got a bunch of rules here. Ask dad or grandpa about rejection. Yeah. I mean, I think my generation is so afraid of rejection.

1:46.8

And we'd much rather, like, sit on our toilets and swipe with people and only talk to people who we've mutually, like, swiped on.

1:53.0

And people are afraid to go up in person and, like, they take rejection so personally.

1:56.7

But, you know, we wouldn't be here if our prior generations didn't shoot their shot in person sometimes.

2:03.7

So buck up kids.

2:06.2

Yeah.

2:06.8

Yeah. I agree.

2:07.8

You know, when I was a kid, I used to have a job selling candy door to door.

2:11.6

And I feel like that kind of experience helps you a lot because then you just hear no so often that you just don't take it personally

2:18.9

anymore um pay okay so you say you should pay on the first date always and call me old

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