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Yeah.

Yeah.

They've failed too many times at it. True. Tough guy podcasts have failed there time and time again. True that. You would like the book I'm listening to. What is it? I get like five minutes a night before I fall asleep. You're talking about the one you're falling asleep to? The Guns of August. It's very nice.

They've failed too many times at it. True. Tough guy podcasts have failed there time and time again. True that. You would like the book I'm listening to. What is it? I get like five minutes a night before I fall asleep. You're talking about the one you're falling asleep to? The Guns of August. It's very nice.

You would love how it started. It's World War I, so it's just the funniest.

You would love how it started. It's World War I, so it's just the funniest.

Literally, it's just one family, and they're all related. The Kaiser is related.

Literally, it's just one family, and they're all related. The Kaiser is related.

Yeah, they're all family, and they all have to hang out together. It's like succession, except it results in one of the biggest catastrophes in human history.

Yeah, they're all family, and they all have to hang out together. It's like succession, except it results in one of the biggest catastrophes in human history.

They're jealous of each other. The Kaiser has a small hand, and he's like, don't fucking look at my hand. Fuck you. I think it was him or the Tsar. I forget.

They're jealous of each other. The Kaiser has a small hand, and he's like, don't fucking look at my hand. Fuck you. I think it was him or the Tsar. I forget.

Wilhelm's the one they kind of pinned the entire war on. Shit. Which that led to. Wait, World War I started just because of a couple dudes beefing? Yeah, pretty much. Damn. You can boil it down to that.

Wilhelm's the one they kind of pinned the entire war on. Shit. Which that led to. Wait, World War I started just because of a couple dudes beefing? Yeah, pretty much. Damn. You can boil it down to that.

I think the whole point of this book is the buildup to World War I. So if you look into it, there's explanations.

I think the whole point of this book is the buildup to World War I. So if you look into it, there's explanations.

That's how – well, World War I was basically the end of monarchies.

That's how – well, World War I was basically the end of monarchies.

In Europe. So it was still that type of thing where it's, like, the Habsburg royal family.

In Europe. So it was still that type of thing where it's, like, the Habsburg royal family.