I’ve been listening to this on my way to and from work. I wish I could go into as much detail as you do with my middle school students but time just doesn’t allow for it. Great podcast.

Patrick, Adam Bloch here. Very cool to see you pop up on Deadspin. I hope all is going well.

we go over the labyrinthine, Kafkaesque bureaucracy

As a matter of fact, George Washington’s army didn’t have a single soldier who was born in the United States.

Absolutely - and there’s also something to be said about the Enrollment Act and the ability of well-off people to pay someone else (often a cash-poor immigrant) to take his place in the draft.

Man, Mike Kafka played for the Roman Wildcats too?

When Trump starts bribing foederati to man the wall, you know the American empire is toppling.

Powered through the first five episodes over the weekend. Excellent stuff.

Wow. That’s very eye-opening. And all this time I thought it was because it wouldn’t stop calling its neighbours “Chris”.

Yeah?

Biggus Dickus?

I WILL BUILD A WALL AND THE GOTHS WILL PAY FOR IT! -Emperor Trumpicus Maximus 416 C.E.

I hear pigeons can be trained to understand simple words.

All female journalists should band together and constantly question his wealth and virility from now until the election. His head would explode Scanners-style.

A man who was paid handsomely without producing anything of value has nothing left to learn in Silicon Valley.

If only Steve Jobs had loved chemo, we could ask him.

Phyisically, Kovalev is a smaller Andrew Golota. 👍🏻 Mentally, Kovalev is a smaller Andrew Golota. 😟

That sounds deceptively vague. I think I’m gonna have to listen to the podcast, you sneaky pete.