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** The episode on the "manosphere" and the birth of Men's Rights activism brings up that part of what makes the groups so frustrating is that they often have valid points or legitimate reasons for their feelings, such as acknowledging that Hugh Hefner capitalized on the unhappiness many men felt at being forced into early marriages and fatherhood but instead offered a lifestyle built around material possessions and noting that many in the 70's had some good points about men being reduced to simply breadwinners and expected to uphold outdated views of masculinity where they were meant to act as earners and authority figures but never nurturing figures or allowed to show any vulnerability and even had surprising similarities to second wave feminism, but arrive at entirely the wrong conclusions or default to blaming women rather than taking aim at wider societal issues and thinking that results in men's isolation and unhappiness.
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* CosmicKeystone: Robert claims to believe that ''Franchise/LawAndOrder'' is what keeps the universe running and has to be continuously playing somewhere in the world constantly. Donald Trump was the result of it being off the air for one hour.
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** The series on the rise of right-wing pundits is open in discussing how Joe Pyne, the father of call-in radio, was an extremely abrasive and difficult man and held a lot of questionable views but also takes time to acknowledge he wasn't completely beyond reason, being open to honestly listen and even change his mind when guests on the left made good arguments and being sincerely polite and respectful to Christine Jorgensen, one of the first open Transgender women to gain media attention. Robert also brings up his genuinely impressive military record, serving in the Marine Corps during World War II and surviving some of the worst battles of the Pacific for which he earned three Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart, noting it as a striking contrast to modern pundits who love to talk big game but would never go anywhere near a real battle.
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** The series on the rise of right-wing pundits is open in discussing how Joe Pyne, the father of call-in radio, was an extremely abrasive and difficult man and held a lot of questionable views but also takes time to acknowledge he wasn't completely beyond reason, being open to honestly listen and even change his mind when guests on the left made good arguments and being sincerely polite and respectful to Christine Jorgensen, one of the first open Transgender transgender women to gain media attention.attention, as well as being a very vocal supporter of unions. Robert also brings up his genuinely impressive military record, serving in the Marine Corps during World War II and surviving some of the worst battles of the Pacific for which he earned three Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart, noting it as a striking contrast to modern pundits who love to talk big game but would never go anywhere near a real battle.
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* AnimalAssassin: Synanon was ultimately brought down because they came up with the harebrained scheme of trying to assassinate an IntrepidReporter by sticking a ''rattlesnake'' in the latter's mailbox. Robert and Paul F. Tompkins are left in utter hysterics at the sheer ridiculousness of this.
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* AnimalAssassin: Synanon was ultimately brought down because they came up with the harebrained scheme of trying to assassinate an IntrepidReporter by sticking a ''rattlesnake'' in the latter's mailbox. They actually put a good amount of thought in the attack, amputating the snake's rattle to prevent it from warning their target. (The victim survived, but with permanent injury to the bitten arm.) Robert and Paul F. Tompkins are left in utter hysterics at the sheer ridiculousness of this.
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** The episode on Wally George is all about how he was a deeply unpleasant man whose behavior was motivated purely by getting ratings but notes he brought on white supremacist and neo-Nazi Tom Metzger and was open in his disdain for Metzger. While it may have been also part of his act for ratings, Robert and Tom Reimann acknowledge it as a contrast to modern right-wing pundits who are all too happy to cozy up to said leaders.
