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A Labor Day mailbag episode where the Pod Save America hosts answer listener questions about the 2026 midterms, 2028 presidential race, political strategy, and various hypothetical scenarios. The episode concludes with an interview with Vote Save America's Shaniqua McClendon about their Crooked Dozen program targeting beatable Republican House seats.
Testing Peptides and Longevity
In a brief opening exchange, the hosts joke about Dan's skincare routine, revealing a generational and geographic divide in wellness culture. The conversation touches on peptides, the longevity movement exemplified by biohacker Brian Johnson, and the tension between San Francisco's optimization culture and LA's vanity. Dan admits he doesn't know what peptides are or use them, despite living in the center of longevity hacking culture.
- The hosts joke about Dan needing to know about peptides since he's in San Francisco where life hackers live
- Reference to Brian Johnson, the longevity influencer who famously measures his nocturnal erections
- Dan admits he doesn't know what peptides are or use them
" I thought you injected them or something. There's topical peptides. But Dan's in San Francisco where all the life hackers are. What's that guy's name? Brian Johnson. The one who's measuring his boner. "
Stopping Trump: Uncertainty About the Future
Opening with a Facebook question asking if anyone can stop Trump, the hosts joke darkly about heart disease and Father Time before acknowledging they'll hopefully stop asking this question after his second term ends. They contemplate what comes after the Trump era, with Lovett joking they'll need to get real jobs. The brief exchange captures both the exhaustion of the Trump years and uncertainty about what political media looks like post-Trump.
- Question from Facebook asks if anyone can stop 'this orange piece of shit' with three exclamation points
- Dark humor about heart disease and hardening of veins getting everyone eventually
- By 2027 they hopefully won't be asking this question anymore
" It's 2026, almost 2027, so pretty soon we won't be asking that question. What happens then? Then we get real jobs. "
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