# #359 Slippery Roads w/ Ben & Bob

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Podcast: [The Road to Now](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-road-to-now-1065183)
Published: 2026-02-09T11:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

Having recently been hit with winter storms, Ben & Bob catch up to talk about the literal and figurative slippery roads all around us. The conversation covers talking politics when we don't agree, the Epstein files and more. We also talk about one of the more exciting events on the horizon: Bob's new book, America's Founding Son: John Quincy Adams, from President to Political Maverick, which drops on March 10! Make sure to check out the book page at the Zando site and preorder your copy! This episode was edited by Ben Sawyer.

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