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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(07:07) – Kanye ‘Ye’ West

(14:47) – Hitler and the nature of evil

(22:53) – Political attacks on the left and the right

(28:37) – Quebec mosque shooting

(38:33) – Elon Musk buying Twitter

(51:36) – Trump and Biden

(56:09) – Hunter Biden’s laptop

(1:07:42) – Candace Owens

(1:11:22) – War in Ukraine

(1:21:31) – Rhetoric vs truth

(1:26:26) – Infamous BBC interview

(1:29:42) – Day in the life

(1:44:37) – Abortion

(1:57:32) – Climate change

(2:04:55) – God and faith

(2:16:05) – Tribalism

(2:20:41) – Advice for young people

(2:24:26) – Andrew Breitbart

(2:26:56) – Self-doubt

(2:28:58) – Love