We begin the episode with a few stories about how fun it’s been seeing Reader really get into their interests. Then we return patriotism and how religion gets in the way of the wackiness that makes America great. And we finish up digging into a topic inspired by an awful take on gentle parenting. But are people bad or good? I don’t know if you can tell from the tone, but I don’t know if Pops and I have ever disagreed more on a single topic.

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