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THIS WEEK'S EPISODE:
Episode #1059: Put Another Way
First Broadcast: 7/27/26
On July 21, 2026, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee that Donald Trump's war of choice against Iran has cost $37.5 billion so far, which made me think: What else could that much money have bought if it had been spent on something--anything!--less stupid? The following ideas came to mind:
- Rent for an apartment for every homless person in the United States for 2 years,
- OR: Lunch for every public school student in the United States every day for 17 years,
- OR: A full year's tuition at a state university for 1.2 million students,
- OR: Four year's tution at a state university for at least 302,000 students,
- OR: A "Restaurant Week" dinner for everyone in New York City every day for 78 days,
- OR: 40% of the entire budget of the Artemis mission to the moon,
- OR: Tickets for everyone in the United States to see Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey in an IMAX theater three times,
- OR: 150 sequels to The Odyssey with the same budget as the original,
- OR: A new home for everyone in Camden, among many other things!
Hegseth went on to ask the Committee for $67 billion MORE on top of that to keep the war going, which makes me wonder why we can never find enough money for national health insurance, public education, or basic income, and yet the spigot for war money--declared or not--never seems to shut off? And speaking of The Odyssey, what would possess someone to waste time & energy to generate a competing movie of the same story put together entirely with A.I.? Will the sun really not consume the earth, after all? Does anyone remember the Clerks animated series? And how much bistromath was involved in this episode? So many questions to ponder while I hit "refresh" on a certain web site...
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last updated July 26, 2026
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