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We're reminded often to mind our "work-life balance", but perhaps that distinction is drawn too plainly. Today we hear from David Bahnsen, author of the just-published Full Time: Work and the Meaning of Life, who makes the case that what we do for a living means a great deal more than what today's wellness gurus would have us believe. They go over everything in between the midcentury trend toward retirement as the goal to the contemporary push to work in pajamas.
On the flipside Peter, Rob and James discuss the latest reminder that Joe Biden is not up for the job he's got; and they dig into an unbelievable project to make ancient scrolls flash-fried by the Vesuvius eruption in the first century AD readable once again.
- Audio this week: Biden defends his memory and then places Mexico outside of Gaza.
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Peter Robinson
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Could not agree more with David Bahnsen. The first job when you are a teenager is important. You learn to show up on time, work with people of different backgrounds, and generations, you learn what you do not want to do, you gain deposable income. I got my first job at 15. Haven't stop yet (62 and counting) - I expect to work into my 70s.
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I can't say I understand it, but supposedly McCain-Feingold eliminated the smoke filled rooms and the party bosses and it's been bad.
For the one millionth time: when you see somebody babbling about John McCain on social media, ask him or her how he moved the football forward for conservatives or libertarians. The same thing happens every time.
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My dear Lord is TDS tiresome.
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14:50 - Excellent lesson for 2024 Democrats. Peter on FDR's health / succession problem in 1944.
49:05 - Author David Bahnsen on the value of teenage jobs, and (50:30) life skills learned in the minor leagues of work.
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