# Ep 76 | What Is the Cost of Maintaining Civilization?

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Podcast: [The John Doyle Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-john-doyle-show-7581028)
Published: 2026-06-10T22:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of "The John Doyle Show," John speaks on the trial of Karmelo Anthony, who viciously murdered Austin Metcalf during a high school track meet over a year ago. John speaks on the antisocial nature of Anthony's behavior leading up to the stabbing and how genetic factors like IQ predispose certain people to erratic outbursts and irrational violence. Later on in the episode, John reacts to a similar story out of Belfast, Northern Ireland, in which a third-world migrant attempted to decapitate an Englishman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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