The Bird & The Bear - Session 100 - "Bear Balls to the Walz"

Dimes In The Dozen

On this week’s session of, The Bird & The Bear … Our hosts, Sammy Ray and Daryl Lazer, focus back in on politics as they give their passionate and satirical analysis of Governor Tim Walz, “bootstrap” politics, and conservative pundits reacting to the Walz pick … Our hosts will also try their hands at sports analysis as they discuss the misgendering of Olympic athletes, Turkey’s Olympic hitman, and highlights of Team USA’s biggest wins … Let’s sort through it together!

(0:00) - Intro - “I mean, we’re no professors … we’re no historians.”

(5:01) - Discussing Governor Tim Walz: Gun policy - “There’s certain responsibilities that I understand that I’m going to have to take … as long as the government is responsible with my rights.”

(13:41) - Discussing Governor Tim Walz: Social programs and healthcare - “More introspection than I think the people that are criticizing it are capable of.”

(24:26) - Ranting about “bootstrap” politics - “But, no one can do that … No one could focus on the climate, focus on their job, focus on doing anything if they’re fighting for their f**king lives.”

(28:22) - Defending how Governor Tim Walz handled the George Floyd Protest - “Set it on fire … Go ahead … We’ll wait till you calm down then we’ll talk about it.”

(33:51) - Analyzing conservative pundits reactions to Tim Walz - “I think one of the things that I would be most excited for out of a Harris/Walz administration … Is to have a vice president that was outspoken as Dick Cheney, but for good.”

(43:05) - Reacting to Vivek Ramaswamy and his “managing class” theory - “He’s trying to get away from what people are trying to call him.”

(52:39) - Reactions to Olympic athletes being misgendered - “Look at women’s rugby … Sturdy!”

(1:07:34) - Olympic Highlights: Turkey sent a hitman - “This strikes me as one of those things where somebody just has a natural talent for something.”

(1:13:13) - Olympic Highlights: US Men’s victories - “That’s what the Olympics is about, baby … Patriotism on high … Let’s f**kin go!”

(1:19:11) - Olympic Highlights: US Women’s Victories - “If other people can only do one backflip and you do three … You’re fundamentally better!”

(1:29:47) - Outro - “Well I mean … Quit being Republican weird!”

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