Yuppies & Harpoons

🎙️ Unpacking the 2023 Election Fallout: GOP Shakeup and Debate Drama! 🗳️ In this episode, we dive deep into the aftermath of the 2023 elections, where the Republicans faced surprising setbacks in Virginia and Ohio. Tune in to discover the seismic shifts in Virginia, where the GOP lost both houses of the state assembly, and in Ohio, where a game-changing amendment on abortion took center stage. But...

On this week's pod Jacob and I briefly delve into the ongoing speaker battle within the Republican party, address the conflicted signals the US is sending to Israel amid political pressure from the left, and finally look at one of many factors contributing (or maybe not!) to demographic decline around the world: urbanization. Enjoy! As always, please like and subscribe!

In today's episode Jacob and I tackle the issue of Iran and its influence behind the current conflict between Israel and Hamas. We look at how its sought to counteract Israel's plan to unite the Arab world against Iran, how nuclear proliferation has pushed many Arab neighbors to potentially partnering with Israel and how other foreign governments like China, seek to mediate the ongoing con...

With the death of thousands already counted and no sign of the pummeling of Gaza in sight, the recent events in Israel redirected our attention. We discussed the geopolitics at play between Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Israel. What normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel would look like. We also dived a little into the history of Israel, the land beneath it, and where Zionism originated. Finally...

Hello again viewers! Today we covered an range of topics focused on the overall change within the GOP since the early 2000s. We debate with our friend Anthony whether the GOP has moderated its position on abortion, what the impact Donald Trump has had is directly the GOP towards a much more left-wing fiscal policy, and we touch on the GOP's emerging fascination with isolationism. Like and subs...

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We would like to hear from you on your thoughts on the higher education and student loan! Once you are finished listening, don't forget to: Subscribe I comment | Enable ALL push notifications 🔔 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@YuppiesHarpo... Instagram: @yuppiesharpoons Apple: @yuppies-harpoons Spotify: @yuppies-harpoons Yuppies & Harpoons Co-Hosts: Joe Mohler & Jacob Glensor Inquiri...

This week we dive into immigration: The challenges the USA faces with the current structure of immigration and why our country desperately needs immigration, just not in its current form. Tune in this week as we highlight the history of immigration tied into the American Spirit and what that means moving forward. Weekly Updates include conversations around the House of Representatives moving forwa...

Today we discussed the issue of age in our politics and why we as a society are relunctant to move on. We look at the legacy of Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, the troubling Senate race in Pennsylvania and the unwillingness in both parties to move on from prominent political figures. We also dive into the political future of states like Texas. Once you are finished here, don't forget...

Hello everyone! This week we took a spin and had our first guest on the podcast - Dom Dalmasso. Dom has his own podcast  @thelogosproject7  and joined us to review Christopher Nolan's blockbuster, Oppenheimer. We discussed a variety of different subjects: human nature, technology, the advent of AI, what it means to be human and much more! Once you are finished here, don't forget to: Subscr...

Our thoughts on the republican debate August 23, 2023

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Hey! It's Joe and Jacob, This was podcast numero uno! Don't mind the quirks and the random subject matter, we're wading our way through this initial podcast launch phase. Jacob shares his thoughts about campaign finance in this part of the presidential season. Joe ventures down a tangential diatribe about President Trump's indictment, RFK's relevancy (or irrelevancy) and whatev...