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Nothing Lasts Forever, Even Vile, Child-Raping Presidents

April 6, 2026·32 min·2 clips
"Everything changes" is the point: weather, health, and politics all pass, including Trump.
He starts by greeting the regulars and marking another day of the daily podcast. The streak is closing in on 550 straight days, and he treats that number like both a milestone and a reminder. He says he just published an article about the broader writer’s journey he has been on for a little over four years, including the last few months and nearly two years on Substack. This is not a politics rant and not a throwaway joke piece. It is about writing, podcasting, future dreams, and the uneasy feeling of wanting everything to move faster. He admits that impatience is baked into his personality. He also admits that getting older has not magically erased it. The mood stays personal and self-checking rather than polished. He talks like someone thinking out loud while the day is still happening. The episode then slides into talk about a Las Vegas birthday trip for his youngest, who is turning 21, and a show featuring Taylor Momsen. He jokes about the heat, the crowd, and the fact that the venue will be packed. He sounds excited enough to go anyway. He also sketches a second trip to Pennsylvania. That one is about seeing close friends he has known through a game called Golf Clash and finally meeting them in person. He names Jared as a friend he talks to constantly. He also brings up Russo, the old-school friend who gave his dog the name Moot. He explains that Libby has long been called Moot around the family. The dog story turns into a small running joke about food, attitude, and affectionate trash talk. Throughout all of it, he keeps circling back to the people on the other side of the microphone. He ends with thanks, a reminder to subscribe, and the familiar sense that showing up every day is the whole deal.

As heard by us

An honest check-in on patience, persistence, and the work of showing up.

The episode reads as a steady check-in on keeping a daily show moving, but it lands most strongly as a look at the gap between wanting progress and living through the slower pace of it.

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