Air Date: 4-28-25

Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss:

- Why the “manly” manufacturing jobs Trump and MAGA want are never coming back

- Why incels love Trump’s tariffs

- The sad flails of the “Make America Manly Again” movement

- The “Sigma grindset” guys’ obsession with - and complete misunderstanding of - disturbing fictional movie characters

- Cliffhanger! Jay explains our upcoming schedule

- SOLVED! SONG! “Blinded” (Directly inspired by this episode!)

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REFERENCES:

Manufacturing jobs are never coming back - Vox

The strange link between Trump’s tariffs and incel ideology - Vox

Trump’s Tariff Pause Sets Back the “Make Men Manly Again” Movement - The Nation

Sigma grindset: TikTok's toxic worshipping of Patrick Bateman is another sign young men are lost - GQ

SOLVED! SONG! “Blinded” - Concepts: Human Intelligence. Song: Artificial Intelligence. Based on SOLVED! Ep. #8: “Part 1: Drowning Men Will Clutch at Straws: Masculinity in a MAGA world” (April 26th)

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