And we're live. Welcome back to Loopcast. It's Tom, Erica, and Josh. The trio is back together.

Of course, the Loopcast is brought to you by The Loop. Every American Catholic's favorite morning

newsletter. Of course, you got to check it out. But we're happy to have all three back in the studio.

Josh has returned, hopefully, tanned, hydrated, rested, ready to rant. I got some good topics for you today.

I'm ready, but we do this live. Monday, Wednesday to rant. I got some good topics for you today. I'm ready, but we do this live.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday. 11 a.m. Eastern. We have this show. Josh will pop in like at 10.59.

Like, yeah, we have this show called the Luke at 11 a.m. Eastern. Super predictable. For like two years now.

But we're welcome to everyone in the chat. Here's what I'm going to say because I had to take the bullet and look into Epstein.

I guess I'm the resident conspiracy guy on the podcast.

I honestly, I've heard stuff about it.

I, of course, heard the promises from the Trump administration about it.

And I actually went.

And I'm going to provide hopefully a primer on who Jeffrey Epstein is, what he's been charged with, what the administration promised, and how they've handled it at this point.

And I'm very curious to get some political expertise from Josh on the handling of scandals of this nature.

And honestly, the truth is important.

So I think that's why we need to discuss it

today. Second one, the IRS has allowed churches to endorse political candidates, which opens up a

very fun camelwarns that Josh is excited. Josh is so pumped for this segment. Once again, and then I

saved this one, but Josh, we have a third party option now, the American party.

I know you also have strong thoughts. What's up with Elon?

This is about to be the Josh Mercer Triumphant Return episode.

And I can't wait.

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