# Ep. 316 - Sometimes Dead is Better

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Podcast: [Pridham and Sheafe](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pridham-and-sheafe-6228045)
Published: 2026-01-13T01:28:43+00:00
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Ep. 316 - Sometimes Dead is Better David and Brad survey the wreckage of New York City under Mayor Mamdani. His housing czar wants to dismantle white supremacy by seizing private property (conveniently excluding her mother's $1.4 million Nashville home.) The hosts dissect the performative self-loathing of white progressives who rail against everything they are while somehow exempting themselves from their own indictments. Meanwhile, we all witnessed a masterclass in American power, plucking Maduro from his Russian-defended Venezuelan fortress without losing a single man. Plus: Tim Walz slinks away from Minnesota amid daycare fraud scandals, USA Today manufactures hypothetical racism for clicks, and the disturbing rise of pet cloning. Because nothing says emotional health like dropping fifty grand to resurrect Fluffy.

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