<description>&lt;p&gt;Talking Hegseth, blue dogs, and many studies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt; - &lt;a href="https://mindlesssea.com" target="_blank" &gt;Jesse Fries&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; - Jamon Fries&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://paypal.me/MindlessSea?country.x=US&amp;locale.x=en_US" target="_blank" &gt;Support our show. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://mindlessmeanderings.com" target="_blank" &gt;https://mindlessmeanderings.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:00:20) Live intro&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:00:56) NFL weekend recap: Chiefs collapse vs. Houston&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:04:46) Old dynasty teams, playoffs odds, roster problems&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:06:32) College football drama: Notre Dame snub and bowl talk&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:12:12) Politics opener: Jasmine Crockett eyes Senate, Texas maps&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:15:36) Supreme Court on Texas redistricting and race vs. politics&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:19:19) SCOTUS to hear birthright citizenship debate&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:22:37) Hegseth at Reagan event: Reagan–Trump parallels&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:25:00) Peace through strength and talking to adversaries&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:29:18) Neocons, nation‑building, and Cold War comparisons&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:40:32) Iraq, WMD debates, Syria optics, Afghanistan mission creep&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:47:02) Trump restoration, drug boats, and defense contracting&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:53:34) Department of War naming riff and soundbites&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:55:25) Work permits to 18 months? Security vs. bureaucracy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:58:01) NYC mayor‑elect guidance on ICE; Minneapolis clash&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(01:02:38) Campus disability surge, accommodations, and skepticism&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(01:07:34) International quick hits: Russia launch pad, Louvre leak&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(01:09:15) UK arrests over US gun photo; EU fines X and free speech&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(01:17:59) EU, NATO, borders, and rebranding language rants&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(01:19:17) Belgium balks at seizing Russian assets; Ukraine fatigue&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(01:20:36) Greta Thunberg fined and briefly banned in Venice&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(01:22:04) Value‑for‑value break and donations portal&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(01:23:35) Media mega‑mergers: Netflix–Warner vs. Paramount bid&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(01:25:14) Study roundup: smells, fasting brain, marriage, cannabis&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(01:32:28) Ultra‑processed plant foods and handwriting vs. typing&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(01:34:30) Fun stories: Chernobyl "blue dogs" and porta‑potty dye&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(01:36:34) Idaho bar’s free‑beer bounty and closing sign‑off&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Mindless Meanderings

Jesse Fries & Jamon Fries

Free Beer

DEC 8, 202599 MIN
Mindless Meanderings

Free Beer

DEC 8, 202599 MIN

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<p>Talking Hegseth, blue dogs, and many studies.<br /><br /><p> - <a href="https://mindlesssea.com" target="_blank" >Jesse Fries</a></p><p> - Jamon Fries</p><br /><p><a href="https://paypal.me/MindlessSea?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US" target="_blank" >Support our show. </a></p><br /><p><a href="https://mindlessmeanderings.com" target="_blank" >https://mindlessmeanderings.com</a></p><br /><p>(00:00:20) Live intro</p><p>(00:00:56) NFL weekend recap: Chiefs collapse vs. Houston</p><p>(00:04:46) Old dynasty teams, playoffs odds, roster problems</p><p>(00:06:32) College football drama: Notre Dame snub and bowl talk</p><p>(00:12:12) Politics opener: Jasmine Crockett eyes Senate, Texas maps</p><p>(00:15:36) Supreme Court on Texas redistricting and race vs. politics</p><p>(00:19:19) SCOTUS to hear birthright citizenship debate</p><p>(00:22:37) Hegseth at Reagan event: Reagan–Trump parallels</p><p>(00:25:00) Peace through strength and talking to adversaries</p><p>(00:29:18) Neocons, nation‑building, and Cold War comparisons</p><p>(00:40:32) Iraq, WMD debates, Syria optics, Afghanistan mission creep</p><p>(00:47:02) Trump restoration, drug boats, and defense contracting</p><p>(00:53:34) Department of War naming riff and soundbites</p><p>(00:55:25) Work permits to 18 months? Security vs. bureaucracy</p><p>(00:58:01) NYC mayor‑elect guidance on ICE; Minneapolis clash</p><p>(01:02:38) Campus disability surge, accommodations, and skepticism</p><p>(01:07:34) International quick hits: Russia launch pad, Louvre leak</p><p>(01:09:15) UK arrests over US gun photo; EU fines X and free speech</p><p>(01:17:59) EU, NATO, borders, and rebranding language rants</p><p>(01:19:17) Belgium balks at seizing Russian assets; Ukraine fatigue</p><p>(01:20:36) Greta Thunberg fined and briefly banned in Venice</p><p>(01:22:04) Value‑for‑value break and donations portal</p><p>(01:23:35) Media mega‑mergers: Netflix–Warner vs. Paramount bid</p><p>(01:25:14) Study roundup: smells, fasting brain, marriage, cannabis</p><p>(01:32:28) Ultra‑processed plant foods and handwriting vs. typing</p><p>(01:34:30) Fun stories: Chernobyl "blue dogs" and porta‑potty dye</p><p>(01:36:34) Idaho bar’s free‑beer bounty and closing sign‑off</p><br /><br /></p>