PEP with Chas and Dr Dave

Chas and Dave discuss Egg Steaks, The Year Of The Pre-Written Zinger, and The Hidden Trump Demo: Shirtless Guys in Trucks!
WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave
2:20 - Grateful (Debating - In Literature, Patient PEPpers)
15:27 - Updates (Beef Deal, Hammertime, Furries)
39:24 - Xi Visit
1:14:18 - Diesel Export Ban
1:32:21 - Jack Smith Senate Committee Hearing
2:17:43 - Artificial Super Intelligence
2:33:47 - Unleashed: Supreme Court
HOMEWORK:
* Sally Rooney debating essay - https://thedublinreview.com/article/even-if-you-beat-me/* White House accord on SI - https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/09/inaugurating-the-era-of-super-intelligence/
Booklist Addition:
* Andrew Coe - Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States (Mentioned 53:17) 
THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing
SHOW LINKS:
*Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW
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'Too nerdy for TV' has never been a more accurate description!
WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Hello & Housekeeping
3:05 - Polling, Demographics/Issues 
27:45 - Aggregators and Raters
35:36 - Spending
40:32 - Other Indicators
54:41 - Maine
1:27:09 - New Hampshire
1:31:04 - Alaska
1:37:31 - Nebraska
1:44:47 - Kansas
1:58:52 - North Carolina
2:01:51 - Texas
HOMEWORK:
* G. Elliot Morris on Raters - https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-09-18-race-raters-lagging-midterms
SHOW LINKS:
*Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW
THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

Chas and Dave discuss A Conference of Furries, Disneyland Snipers, and Why We Should Be Like Breitbart!
WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave
1:56 - Grateful (Old ABC, South Africa Tour)
9:21 - Housekeeping
14:14 - Correspondence (Basilisk, Equal Earth)
18:07 - Updates (Investigations, Don Jr, McConnell)
34:31 - Press Ban
1:04:52 - Press Ban Legals
1:29:20 - Not Normal (Biden Squared, Authoritarianism, End of Trump, Furries)
1:44:23 - UN General Assembly Speech
2:02:14 - Construction Time (JFK Center)
2:23:06 - Greenland Saga
2:36:57 - Unleashed: Construction Time! Arc de Trump
2:53:36 - Unleashed: Missouri
Homework:
* THE ONLY ENTERTAINMENT YOU'LL EVER NEED EVER AGAIN!!! https://www.youtube.com/live/A4gNgHfZ-v4
SHOW LINKS:
*Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW
THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

Chas frantically tries to clear the deck with all the heart-unwarming ICE material he's been saving for a special occasion.
WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Housekeeping
5:39 - ICE Arrests Up, Deportations The Same
17:57 - Deportation Programs
30:51 - Haiti TPS 
48:39 - ICE Force Multipliers
52:33 - ICE's Dodgy Hiring
1:03:58 - Non-Lethal Tools
1:15:32 - The Castro Arrest Saga
1:25:47 - Alligator Alcatraz Shut
1:31:41 - One Positive Note
SHOW LINKS:
*Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW
THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

Chas and Dave discuss Concise Natural Bot 3000, Making A Fuckton of Paperclips, and Elito Alito
WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave
3:04 - Grateful (Nawaqanitawase, Hair)
11:33 - Convention (More On The $5k Bribe)
26:02 - Vance & The New Right
55:28 - AI Slowdown
1:34:00 - Midterms & The Courts
2:06:30 - Iran War/Yemen
2:21:10 - Economy (Interest Rates)
2:24:17 - Not Normal (Bullshitting, Cultwatch, Hunter's laptop, Don Jr Wedding)
2:34:53 - Kash Patel Hearing
2:44:06 - Unleashed (Kash Continues)
2:54:50 - Unleashed (Congress Wrapping Up) 
SHOW LINKS:
*Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW
THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrSLzBt8ztEmCCZ6ZtyV6MiS4S4CaMgg-UbBZMef6uQ/edit?usp=sharing
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!