We're back with a new season of Why Are We Like This?, and the guys play a round of catch-up on various topics, including the impact of good internet on media professionals, the intersection of sports and politics, the Venezuelan crisis, human rights violations in Alcatraz, conspiracy theories related to high-profile crimes, cultural commentary on nepo babies, crisis communications in politics, the rise of charter schools, Trump's presidential library, and the challenges of regulating artificial intelligence. The conversation highlights the complexities and nuances of these issues, providing insights into the current state of affairs in Florida and beyond.

Time Codes:

00:00 Introduction and Internet Woes

02:49 Political Commentary and Sports Media

05:41 Venezuelan Boat Attacks and Military Intervention

08:24 Alcatraz and Human Rights Concerns

11:09 High-Profile Criminal Cases and Conspiracy Theories

16:37 Cultural Commentary on Nepotism and Celebrity

22:05 Corruption in Politics and Education Reform

26:29 Charter Schools and Privatization in Florida

35:08 The Miami Mayoral Race: Candidates and Predictions

49:21 Artificial Intelligence: Regulation and Implications

After an extended work/family/pneumonia-driven hiatus the WAWLT Boys are back and we're getting right into it. Among the topics discussed in our comeback episode:

• Open-carrying in Publix
• Charlie Kirk memorial campus streets
• Fort Myers' Madison Cawthorne infestation
• Miami mayoral race
• Eric Adams update
• Dominion Voting out, Liberty Voting in
• Argentina-Puerto Rico soccer match out in Chicago, in in South Florida

We intended to talk about the so-called Alligator Auschwitz or Alligator Alcatraz Detention Center that opened last week a mere 45 miles from our WAWLT offices at the Dade-Collier Training & Transition Airport in the Big Cypress Preserve.

The $450 million affront to common decency and humanity was hastily slapped together by the Florida Division of Emergency Management and our old friend Attorney General James Uthmeier.

Already, the reports from the facility are grim. One detainee has shared that there is no no water to bathe, the food is riddled with worms, there is no access to essential medication or religious observation materials.

We're joined by political director for Florida Student Power Network, Laura Muñoz, who helps us peer into the possessed souls of our state and federal leaders. This one goes out to Marjory Stoneman Douglas.

Follow Laura Muñoz by following Florida Student Power Network, or on Twitter @LauraEMunoz.