In this episode, the fellas delve into their concerns and hopes for the Democratic Party's Speaking with American Men (SAM) research project, a $20 million effort to understand how to better connect with a demographic of young men in the United States who have become disenchanted with the Democratic Party.

• (00:00) - Introduction
• (01:22) - Surafel debriefs on PCB trip and work break
• (03:16) - Surafel talks about taking rollerblading classes
• (05:28) - The fellas discuss caloric restriction and dieting culture in the manosphere
• (10:11) - Chris talks about him and his wife helping his son work through sleep regression
• (11:08) - The fellas discuss the challenges and beauties of childrearing
• (15:37) - Discussion on Speaking with American Men (SAM) plan
• (16:46) - Mason talks about SAM's structure and research team
• (18:37) - Surafel discusses the background of SAM's research staff
• (19:12) - Mason reacts to beginning of SAM plan
• (19:50) - The fellas talk about what the ambitions of the plan say about the Democratic Party today
• (21:12) - Chris talks about SAM's sampling issue
• (24:52) - The shift from Biden to Kamala Harris between elections
• (28:50) - Mason talks similarities between Democrats and Republicans when trying to reach men
• (30:52) - The fellas unpack SAM outreach efforts
• (35:01) - Chris argues SAM study participants are guinea pigs for new Dem talking points
• (37:39) - Mason parses SAM's data analysis plan
• (40:39) - The fellas explore the disconnect in SAM between messaging ambitions and potential policy prescriptions
• (43:47) - Mason wonders about Dem's participation in culture war moving forward
• (49:08) - Manosphere influencers and SAM have the same interests: exploiting their target demographic
• (51:01) - Mason discusses David Hogg/DNC incident
• (54:22) - The fellas close out with suggestions to improve SAM
• (01:04:38) - Mason's outro message