Welcome to Current Affairs.

My name is Nathan Robinson.

I am the editor-in-chief of Current Affairs magazine.

A very special episode today. I am joined by the filmmakers behind the new documentary, join or die, a film about why you should

join a club and why the fate of America depends on it. I'm joined by Rebecca Davis and

Pete Davis. Rebecca and Pete, welcome to Kurt Affairs.

Thanks for us.

I'm glad to be here.

Thank you.

And of course, our listeners may recognize the voice of Pete Davis, a longtime podcast.

I miss you, listeners.

Glad to be in your year again.

Since Pete Davis invented the current affairs podcast and was its original host for quite a number of episodes,

so we're delighted to welcome him back to discuss this next venture.

I have watched the film.

Everyone should watch the film.

This film will make you, well, this film is not only about why you should join a club,

it will make you want to join a club.

And we're going to dive into why.

I thought we could start with where the film starts.

So this is a documentary.

It's a very unique documentary.

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