Living in Eddington

In light of Charlie Kirk’s murder, this week we talk about political violence and review “Eddington,” Ari Aster’s recent film that explores America's culture war, alienation, and predilection for carnage.   “You will never live in a society when you have an armed citizenry and you won't have a single gun death. That is nonsense. It's drivel. But I think it's worth it. I think it's worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational. Nobody talks like this. They live in a complete alternate universe.” • Charlie Kirk at a Turning Point USA Faith event in 2023.   For excellent journalism focusing on trans rights: https://www.erininthemorning.com/   Donate to the ACLU to support trans rights and fight the Trump agenda: https://action.aclu.org/give/pm-donate-fight-trump-agenda   Support humanitarian aid for Ukraine: https://novaukraine.org   The Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF): https://www.pcrf.net   Further relief options to the victims of genocide and famine through The Sameer Project:  https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject   Every bit helps.   Opening clip from Michael Moore’s “Bowling for Columbine”   Music from Jefferson Ross’ Southern Currency and Herman Kluge’s Society of Little Friends   Episode Art by Perry Kneisel   Main logo art by Patrick Mitchell and Angelina Harvey (@graffitifucks on Instagram) Chapters (00:00:00) - Outside Issues With Audrey and Patrick(00:00:58) - Charlie Kirk's Death Is Unthinkable(00:08:53) - Charlie Kirk's Death on the Left(00:14:15) - Matthew Dowd on the Shooting of Charlie Kirk(00:19:19) - Post-Watching The Dark Knight(00:19:53) - The Ballot in(00:24:11) - Emma Stone on 'The Wife'(00:31:25) - Ted Garcia's Campaign Commercial(00:33:23) - On The Left vs The Right(00:39:58) - How to Recharge Yourself During the Holidays(00:40:43) - How Can You Win or Lose?