JL;DR SUMMARY In a discussion between Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi, the focus is on the recent turmoil in U.S. politics, including events such as Donald Trump surviving an assassination attempt, Joe Biden deciding not to seek a second term, and the likelihood of Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic presidential nominee. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

• At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
• This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
• Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
• But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
• And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.