Episode 158 – Year in Review 2023

Everything is political. When taken in the aggregate, the major events these last few years only compound our subconscious societal apocalyptic zeitgeist. Join in today for discussion on the happenings of 2023 and where we go from here.

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Major Events Discussed on the Podcast in 2023

Budweiser got woke, went broke
Lots of church stuff – Bobby is getting angry
Silicon valley bank failure
War
Twitter files – X
the FBI killed a guy in Utah
Barbie
White Noise
Titan sub implosion
Hawaii wild fire
King Charles coronation
Canada wildfires
Trump Indictments
Brazil J6 equivalent Bolsonaro ousted like Trump
Israel war with Hamas

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I play the radio December 28, 2023

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I play the radio December 28, 2023

Here’s another:
“It’s always fun to fight you guys with one arm tied behind your back”
“Making a list, checking it once”
“There’s a lot of Churchity speak there”
“the audacity to say something like we should repent”
“Did they confiscate his journals yet?”
“Biden-style puppet”
“Utah prospereth”
“Predictions are easy”
“We gotta have resorts in Zion”
“We forget who rules in this world”
“Don’t try to make Book of Mormon movies”

- Jordan December 28, 2023
  
  Ok, I have to laugh at some of these quotes. Was that really said on the podcast or were you thinking that out loud while listening?