What you'll learn

• 1 (00:26) **Episode Kickoff & Merchandise Pitch** - Host PBD opens with a listener gift, then introduces the "Here Am I, Send Me" hat from VT Merch, framing it as a call to stand up for faith.
• 2 (04:00) **Trump & Netanyahu's Heated Call Over Iran** - The Wall Street Journal reports a contentious call between Trump and Netanyahu, with Netanyahu pushing for escalation and Trump defending a diplomatic path to limit Iran's nuclear program.
• 3 (26:30) **Reza Pahlavi's Frustration with Trump** - The exiled Iranian prince shows impatience, blaming Trump for a lack of regime change, which sparks a heated panel debate on his credibility and lack of action.
• 4 (42:12) **Raul Castro Indictment** - The U.S. indicts former Cuban leader Raul Castro for the 1996 shootdown of civilian planes, with the panel criticizing Obama's friendly relationship with him.
• 5 (54:06) **SpaceX S-1 Filing & Elon's Trillion-Dollar Vision** - The panel breaks down the SpaceX IPO filing, highlighting a $28.5 trillion total addressable market, Elon's 85.1% voting power, and the massive AI spending that exceeds rocket development.
• 6 (66:53) **Zuckerberg's AI Layoffs & The Future of Work** - A leaked audio reveals Meta is using engineers' coding to train AI that will replace them, sparking a debate on job displacement and the need for adaptability.
• 7 (86:11) **Jeff Bezos on the Washington Post Layoffs** - Bezos defends the layoffs in an interview, arguing profitability is a sign of relevance and that the newsroom is still larger than during Watergate.

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