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Midnight Therapy #85 - Pick your Poison

Cat Matthews Episode 85

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In this episode, Cat Matthews recaps the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Scranton, Pennsylvania and breaks down what he calls the four tiers of parade-goers—from the early-morning diehards to the late-day wanderers just trying to survive the chaos. From there, Cat reflects on the strange timing of the Ides of March and Friday the 13th falling in the same week, setting an oddly symbolic tone for everything happening in the world right now.

Cat then shifts into a recap of recent developments in global tensions and the ongoing war, asking questions about rumors surrounding Benjamin Netanyahu and the strange AI videos circulating online. He also comments on what he sees as a growing shift on the political right toward authoritarian or fascist tendencies—pointing to headlines about military spending and figures like Pete Hegseth preparing the country for potential conflict.

On the other side of the coin, Cat looks at what he believes are signs of the political left drifting toward communism, using events in New York City under Zohran Mamdani as a microcosm example, including discussion surrounding a recent IED attack. Neither side looks particularly good from Cat’s perspective, so he lays out the observations and lets listeners decide where they stand.

As always, Cat is just the cowboy in the basement sharing his perspective on a comedy and satirical podcast.

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