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Back to EpisodesWhy All Adults Should Still Enjoy Things Other Than Politics & Culture War Topics (Wrestling, Toys, Sports)
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In this episode of The Clay Edwards Show, Clay delivers a refreshingly honest reminder that it’s not only okay — it’s healthy — to have real passions and interests outside of politics and the endless culture war.
He opens up about his personal Facebook page, where politics barely exists. Instead, it’s packed with pictures of his dogs, animal rescue shares, killer food, wrestling, sports, boxing, MMA, and all the fun stuff that actually makes life worth living. Clay pushes back hard against the toxic crowd that hunts him down on his personal profile just to attack him, acting like you’re not allowed to enjoy anything if you have strong political opinions.
As a proud Gen Xer, he celebrates how his generation made it normal for grown men to still collect the toys they loved as kids — GI Joes, Star Wars figures, wrestling memorabilia — and to keep enjoying comic books, action movies, and the hobbies that bring real joy. “Wrestling’s fake? So is the news you watch every night,” he quips with classic Clay humor.
Politics and culture war battles aren’t #1 or even #2 in his life, and he says they don’t have to be in yours either. This one’s a fun, human, no-BS segment about balance, joy, and remembering there’s a whole world outside the outrage machine.