Y’all know the dad that turns the van around to prove a point, even though it’s going to spite him in the end? That’s Trump’s level of stubbornness with his (concepts of a) plan for tariffs, and in this ep, we cover what the hell a tariff is, why historians and economists are shaking their heads at Trump’s recent moves, and end with some projections on how the aftershocks of all this chaos will affect everyday people. Spoiler: it's tariff-fying (…we had to). Also: Ben gives Trump a new nickname, Abby screams into the void, and we both try our hands at RSR ASMR. Lots of good primary sources in this one - direct from the right-wing depths of social media.

We know the situation has been changing by the day, so FYI, we recorded this on April 8. Which also was the last day Ben had the tip of his finger before he cut it off on his birthday ...