According to astrology, Mars is squaring Neptune, which means that from energy vampires to draining schedules, you need to root out what's zapping your spirit.

The election is basically one big energy vampire if you think about it. Hello and

folks, it's here.

folks, it's here.

Labor Day is behind us and the conventional final stretch of the presidential campaign is upon us.

Don't worry, we'll ask how much that convention still applies, but either way, things are about to feel different.

First and foremost, sorry to our friends in the battleground states,

you can still enjoy an episode of Judge Judy,

but you might have to sit through five political ads

per half hour of it.

That's an actual stat from Philadelphia in 2020, by the way.

There are going to be debates, in fact, one a week from today between Trump and Harris on

ABC.

The VP debate is a month away.

New jobs reports and Fed meetings

will take on a new sense of urgency.

There are probably going to be some October surprises

and your anxiety just might start to spike. Fear not, I'm here for you, we're here for you,

we've been embracing uncertainty on this podcast for just shy of nine years and we're not done yet. And of course the next two months

will all lead up to the big day, November 5th, my birthday. I can't wait to celebrate with all of you. Of course, I'm kidding, I'm kidding.

It is my birthday, but of course more importantly, it's election day. Am I blessed or cursed? I don't know. Great question.

But today, we are going to mark this post-Labor day period in three parts. First, how we got here, two, where we actually are, and then what we should expect over the next two months.

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