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The World is on Fire: Embracing Inevitable Change

The World is on Fire: Embracing Inevitable Change

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Hello and Welcome! Thank you for joining us!Personal Updates and Anecdotes
  • Personal Life: Johnny talks about how they were unable to attend DragonCon this year due to various unexpected reasons, including finances, but hopes to go next year. Kelsey mentioned their brother totaled his car, but is fine.
  • New Job Experience: Kelsey started a new job as a dietary aide in a nursing home, describing the training as "baptism by fire".
  • Sports: Kelsey briefly mention college football season starting, with Johnny having very strong opinions on professional athletic organizations.
News and Current Events
  • Charlie Kirk Discussion:
  • He was shot in the neck at the first stop of his "Prove Me Wrong" tour.
  • The host strongly condemns Kirk, calling him a "piece of shit" and a "fucking Nazi".
  • Queer people should be killed "like they were in the Bible".
  • Questioning the qualifications of Black pilots or Black people in jobs.
  • Dismissing police violence and saying Black people assaulted by police "deserve it".
  • Stating women should not be in the workplace, only be at home, and that those who go to college are "just there to find a husband".
  • Stating that women who are raped "deserve it" and should be forced to carry the child to term, even if it was his 10-year-old daughter.
  • They also mention that Donald Trump prematurely announced Kirk's death and later suggested giving him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
  • Other News:
  • A Colorado school shooting at Evergreen High School left two students in critical condition; the suspected 15-year-old shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
  • There was an active shooter situation at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
  • Historically black colleges and universities were facing threats after the Kirk shooting.
  • Multiple judges have blocked Trump administration efforts, including removing unaccompanied minors from Honduras in shelters , restricting federal funding for immigrant services like Headstart , and subpoenaing trans kids' medical records from a Boston hospital.
  • White supremacists were taking to the streets, chanting "white men fight back".
  • North Korea stated they would "take action" if Israel does not cease actions with Gaza and the West Bank.

Book Reviews:

  • Assistant to the Villain by Anna Nicole Mayer
  • Toxic Empathy by Allie Beth Stuckey
  • On a Sundown Sea by Jill Hall
  • Ink and Sigil series by Kevin Hearne

TV Show Review:

  • Alien Earth TV Series (on Hulu/FX)


The hosts conclude with a card reading.

  • Ace of Hearts: New feelings for a change, with the potential for great emotional and spiritual awareness. It suggests trusting intuition to lead to new horizons.
  • Ten of Swords (Reversed): Indicates combating an inevitable change or ending. It's time to "rip off the bandage" and embrace the change for personal growth and regeneration.


We are also happy to announce that we will be beginning our book club! We will be starting The DiscWorld Series by Terry Pratchett! We are moving to book 5, Sourcery.


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