Episodes

Episode 880: End of the Shutdown, Epstein Emails
Nov. 17, 2025

Episode 880: End of the Shutdown, Epstein Emails

Knives Are Out For Chuck Schumer After Democrats Cave On Shutdown | HuffPost Latest News Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches - The New York Times ‘Some in This Room Are Going to Prison – Myself Included’: Bannon Predicts Grim Fate for Himself If Democrats Win Upcoming Elections Trump Finally Meets A Problem His Lies Cannot Overcome: Rising Grocery Prices | HuffPost Latest News Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark same-sex marriage precedent | CNN Politics J...
Episode 880: End of the Shutdown, Epstein Emails
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Episode 880: End of the Shutdown, Epstein Emails
Episode 879: It’s never been easier to be a conspiracy theorist
Nov. 13, 2025

Episode 879: It’s never been easier to be a conspiracy theorist

It’s never been easier to be a conspiracy theorist How a son spent a year trying to save his father from conspiracy theories
Episode 879: It’s never been easier to be a conspiracy theorist
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Episode 879: It’s never been easier to be a conspiracy theorist
Episode 878: Dick Cheney, Shutdown
Nov. 10, 2025

Episode 878: Dick Cheney, Shutdown

2025 General Election: Races to Watch in New York, Virginia, New Jersey and California White House is working on executive order on elections, press secretary says | Reuters Why the Hell Did JD Vance and Erika Kirk Hug Like That? | The New Republic Trump says government shutdown ends when Democrats give in: "If they don't vote, that's their problem" - CBS News Trump on Binance cryptocurrency tycoon he pardoned: "I don't know who he is" - CBS News USDA tells grocery stores: No special discounts f...
Episode 878: Dick Cheney, Shutdown
COGNITIVE DISSONANCE
Episode 878: Dick Cheney, Shutdown
Episode 877: A visit to QED with Malort
Nov. 6, 2025

Episode 877: A visit to QED with Malort

Wild bear makes 'very polite' surprise visit to California zoo before returning to forest Cops Arrest 61-Year-Old Woman in Penis Costume at No Kings | The New Republic University wrongly accuses students of using artificial intelligence to cheat - ABC News Robin Williams’ Daughter Rips Into AI Videos Of Her Dad | HuffPost Latest News San Jose Sharks apologize after pro-ICE message appears during Hispanic Heritage Night | KRON4 Firefighter dumped 75 'possibly used' tampons on ex's lawn for dating...
Episode 877: A visit to QED with Malort
COGNITIVE DISSONANCE
Episode 877: A visit to QED with Malort
Episode 876: No Snap, Trump's Third Term
Nov. 3, 2025

Episode 876: No Snap, Trump's Third Term

https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/vulgarity-for-charity Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1 A judge is set to decide whether SNAP benefits can be cut off on Saturday Obamacare Prices Become Public, Highlighting Big Increases - The New York Times Mike Johnson Dismisses Trump Third Term Talk — But Applauds the ‘Trolling’ - The New York Times It’s Unconstitutional, but Trump Keeps Musing About a 3rd Term Judge Questions Gregory Bovino Over Immigration ...
Episode 876: No Snap, Trump's Third Term
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Episode 876: No Snap, Trump's Third Term
Episode 875: No Kings, Santos Sentence Commuted
Oct. 27, 2025

Episode 875: No Kings, Santos Sentence Commuted

Crowds gather at anti-Trump "No Kings" rallies across the U.S., worldwide - CBS News Democrats rally at No Kings to protest Trump — but many say they're also unhappy with their own party North Carolina Republicans will redraw maps to gain extra seat in Congress Trump posts AI video of himself flying KING TRUMP jet and bombing protesters with brown liquid | The Independent Judge to question feds on use of force, body camera mandate amid immigration enforcement in Chicago George Santos Is Released...
Episode 875: No Kings, Santos Sentence Commuted
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Episode 875: No Kings, Santos Sentence Commuted
Episode 874: Pro Hitler 'Young' Republicans, ABC Does a Real Journalism
Oct. 20, 2025

Episode 874: Pro Hitler 'Young' Republicans, ABC Does a Real Journalism

ABC Host Pulls Plug on JD Vance Interview Mid-Sentence ‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat - POLITICO Republican congressman calls flag with swastika displayed in his office 'vile' and says it's under investigation Vance downplays group chat messages: ‘Kids do stupid things, especially young boys.’ - POLITICO Trump falsely suggests FBI agents to blame for igniting Jan. 6 violence - POLITICO JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago Donald Trump a...
Episode 874: Pro Hitler 'Young' Republicans, ABC Does a Real Journalism
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Episode 874: Pro Hitler 'Young' Republicans, ABC Does a Real Journalism
Episode 873: Portland’s ‘War Zone’ Is Like Burning Man for the Terminally Online
Oct. 16, 2025

Episode 873: Portland’s ‘War Zone’ Is Like Burning Man for the Terminally Online

Portland’s ‘War Zone’ Is Like Burning Man for the Terminally Online Before Trump Ordered in Troops, Federal Officers Called Portland Protests ‘Low Energy’ - The New York Times
Episode 873: Portland’s ‘War Zone’ Is Like Burning Man for the Terminally Online
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Episode 873: Portland’s ‘War Zone’ Is Like Burning Man for the Terminally Online
Episode 872: Bondi Hearing and Fake Protest Videos
Oct. 13, 2025

Episode 872: Bondi Hearing and Fake Protest Videos

Comey pleads not guilty as lawyers signal intent to argue Trump foe's case is politically motivated Schiff Lists Every Question Pam Bondi Ignored as She Melts Down | The New Republic Most Americans don't want troops deployed without an external threat, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Fake Protest Videos Are the Latest AI Slop to Go Viral in MAGA World Podcast Bros Turn on Trump as His Popularity Sinks Senate confirms scientist with ties to Sharpiegate as top NOAA official
Episode 872: Bondi Hearing and Fake Protest Videos
COGNITIVE DISSONANCE
Episode 872: Bondi Hearing and Fake Protest Videos
Episode 871: Scams, Fox News Creepy Stories, and Tiger King
Oct. 9, 2025

Episode 871: Scams, Fox News Creepy Stories, and Tiger King

Why people on TikTok think the rapture is coming and that the world is ending this week Fox Hosts Creepily Speculate About Whether Barron Trump, 19, Had Sex on His Date I’ve Written About Loads of Scams. This One Almost Got Me. Patagonia founder lived on $1 a day and cat food before making it—when he hit billionaire status, he was so angry he gave away his $3 billion company 'Bachelor' Star Madison Prewett Says She Has 'Been Free From' Masturbation For 10 Years | HuffPost Entertainment Naked and...
Episode 871: Scams, Fox News Creepy Stories, and Tiger King
COGNITIVE DISSONANCE
Episode 871: Scams, Fox News Creepy Stories, and Tiger King
Episode 870: Medbed AI Slop
Oct. 6, 2025

Episode 870: Medbed AI Slop

White House Uses Shutdown to Maximize Pain and Punish Political Foes These Democrats Voted With Republicans Against a Shutdown - The New York Times Trump, 79, Deletes Weird AI Video Shilling Magic Beds Trump Posts AI Video Promoting Far Right Conspiracy Med Beds Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 on X: "President Trump just posted this featuring OMD Director Vought. Here comes the reaper. https://t.co/oq7iNYXmJr" / X Vance Laughs Off Fake Video of Hakeem Jeffries: ‘I Think It’s Funny’ - The New York Times Democ...
Episode 870: Medbed AI Slop
COGNITIVE DISSONANCE
Episode 870: Medbed AI Slop
Episode 869: Weaponizing the Justice Dept. and UFC South Lawn
Sept. 29, 2025

Episode 869: Weaponizing the Justice Dept. and UFC South Lawn

https://zeteo.com/p/missed-trumps-deranged-un-speech 'No evidence' found yet of ties between Charlie Kirk's shooting and left-wing groups, officials say Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill banning law enforcement and ICE from wearing masks : NPR A Statue of Trump and Epstein Holding Hands Is Removed From the National Mall - The New York Times Democrats Open Inquiries Into Handling of Homan Investigation - The New York Times ‘Your Countries Are Going to Hell’: Trump Airs His Grievances at the U.N. Trump...
Episode 869: Weaponizing the Justice Dept. and UFC South Lawn
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Episode 869: Weaponizing the Justice Dept. and UFC South Lawn
Episode 868: Post Truth Blame Game, Free Speech for me not for thee.
Sept. 22, 2025

Episode 868: Post Truth Blame Game, Free Speech for me not for thee.

Why was Kirk killed? Evidence paints complicated picture of alleged assassin : NPR ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments After F.C.C. Pressure - The New York Times Trump and his advisers plan for crackdown on left-wing groups, channeling anger over Charlie Kirk’s killing | CNN Politics FBI chief Patel says 'no credible information' others involved in Epstein crimes | Reuters Reporter Reveals Nancy Mace's Stunning Hypocrisy On Charlie Kirk’s Death With Just 1 Question On Charli...
Episode 868: Post Truth Blame Game, Free Speech for me not for thee.
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Episode 868: Post Truth Blame Game, Free Speech for me not for thee.
Episode 867: JP Morgan Chase, Epstein and a Birthday Book
Sept. 18, 2025

Episode 867: JP Morgan Chase, Epstein and a Birthday Book

Tom had a rough week and will record these two longform articles tomorrow morning. I will post them ASAP. Sorry about that! You can listen without or wait until tomorrow morning like it is Christmas! Thanks! Here are the articles: How JPMorgan Enabled the Crimes of Jeffrey Epstein - The New York Times You Really Need to See Epstein’s Birthday Book for Yourself - The Atlantic Speaker Johnson walks backs comment that Trump was an ‘FBI informant’ in Epstein case | CNN Politics Trump’s signature und...
Episode 867: JP Morgan Chase, Epstein and a Birthday Book
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Episode 867: JP Morgan Chase, Epstein and a Birthday Book
Episode 866: Assassination of Charlie Kirk
Sept. 15, 2025

Episode 866: Assassination of Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk Shot During Utah Valley University Event: Live Updates - The New York Times Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk Encourages Audience to Post Bail for Paul Pelosi’s Attacker: ‘Why Is He Still in Jail?’ (Video) Update to the Jezebel Charlie Kirk Story Trump DOJ is looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns, sources say | CNN Politics In Undercover Video, Staffer Claims DOJ Will Hide Republican Names In Epstein Files | HuffPost Latest News Republican condemns Vance...
Episode 866: Assassination of Charlie Kirk
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Episode 866: Assassination of Charlie Kirk
Episode 865: High Rise Bottle Throwing and a Cap Snatch
Sept. 12, 2025

Episode 865: High Rise Bottle Throwing and a Cap Snatch

Polish CEO Piotr Szczerek blasted online for stealing a kid's signed cap at US Open - Sports News | The Financial Express Two dead after getting flesh-eating bacteria from eating raw oysters Man accused of regularly throwing glass bottles from Miami high-rise faces deadly missile charges Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters Humans are being hired to make AI slop look less sloppy Deputy Green Party Leader admits to performing hypnotherapy to 'enlarge' women's breasts...
Episode 865: High Rise Bottle Throwing and a Cap Snatch
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Episode 865: High Rise Bottle Throwing and a Cap Snatch
Episode 864: RFK Must Resign, Epstein Victims Press Conference
Sept. 8, 2025

Episode 864: RFK Must Resign, Epstein Victims Press Conference

RFK Jr, who doesn’t have a medical degree, says he can diagnose children by just looking at them | The Independent CDC employees walk out to rally in support of ousted leaders Opinion | Bernie Sanders: Kennedy Must Resign - The New York Times Florida Moves to End Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren - The New York Times A federal appeals court ruled against Trump's tariffs. Here's what could happen next. - CBS News Trump's use of National Guard in Los Angeles illegal, judge rules Appeals Court Bl...
Episode 864: RFK Must Resign, Epstein Victims Press Conference
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Episode 864: RFK Must Resign, Epstein Victims Press Conference
Episode 863: Dictators, National Guard Troops, and Flying Sandwiches
Sept. 1, 2025

Episode 863: Dictators, National Guard Troops, and Flying Sandwiches

Democrats flip Iowa state Senate seat, breaking GOP supermajority Donald Trump's D.C. Takeover Has National Guard Soldiers Picking Up Trash | HuffPost Latest News Trump Suggests People Might Want A Dictator For The Second Day In A Row The Trump Recession Is Coming | The New Republic Republicans are trying to ensure we’ll never have another fair election | Judith Levine | The Guardian Whistleblower says Trump officials copied millions of Social Security numbers Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictme...
Episode 863: Dictators, National Guard Troops, and Flying Sandwiches
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Episode 863: Dictators, National Guard Troops, and Flying Sandwiches
Episode 862: Red Carpet for Putin
Aug. 25, 2025

Episode 862: Red Carpet for Putin

The White House Keeps a 'Loyalty' Scorecard for Companies: Report Newsom mocks Trump's social media in a flurry of redistricting posts Republicans Keep Falling For Gavin Newsom’s Trump Trap | HuffPost Latest News Trump Rolled Out the Red Carpet for Putin. He Still Didn’t Get a Peace Deal. Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit Trump vows to end use of mail-in ballots ahead of 2026 midterm election | Reuters Supreme Court formally asked to overturn la...
Episode 862: Red Carpet for Putin
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Episode 862: Red Carpet for Putin
Episode 861: How Foreign Scammers Use U.S. Banks to Fleece Americans
Aug. 21, 2025

Episode 861: How Foreign Scammers Use U.S. Banks to Fleece Americans

How Foreign Scammers Use U.S. Banks to Fleece Americans — ProPublica Scammers Are Coming for College Students
Episode 861: How Foreign Scammers Use U.S. Banks to Fleece Americans
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Episode 861: How Foreign Scammers Use U.S. Banks to Fleece Americans
Episode 860: DC Police Under Federal Control
Aug. 18, 2025

Episode 860: DC Police Under Federal Control

Infowars conspiracist Alex Jones is a big step closer to losing his studio and brand Judge Detested by Trump Will Oversee Epstein Files Case | The New Republic Senator Demands Bureau Of Prisons Explain Ghislaine Maxwell Transfer Trump puts Washington, DC, police under federal control, deploys National Guard Opinion | Trump Is Turning Us Into a Doddering Industrial Giant - The New York Times Texas Democrats to return after governor ends special session that included redistricting, sources say - A...
Episode 860: DC Police Under Federal Control
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Episode 860: DC Police Under Federal Control
Episode 859: Whippets and Surfing Dogs
Aug. 14, 2025

Episode 859: Whippets and Surfing Dogs

SF cops seize the unlikely drug of choice of Grateful Dead fans Elon Musk Amplifies Bizarre Claim That 'Women Are Built To Be Traded' | HuffPost Latest News Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver Fighting in ‘Marriage Story’ Is Being Used by the USDA to Scare Off Wolves and Save Cattle: ‘They Need to Know Humans Are Bad’ Recall issued after some Celsius energy drinks were inadvertently filled with High Noon vodka seltzer South Africa injects rhino horns with radioactive material to curb poaching | A...
Episode 859: Whippets and Surfing Dogs
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Episode 859: Whippets and Surfing Dogs
Episode 858: Trumps Shoots the Messenger on Labor Statistics
Aug. 11, 2025

Episode 858: Trumps Shoots the Messenger on Labor Statistics

FBI Reportedly Redacted Trump’s Name in the Epstein Files | The New Republic Ghislaine Maxwell moved to prison camp, Trump says no plea for pardon | Reuters House committee issues subpoenas for Epstein files, depositions with Clintons and other officials Donald Trump Just Delivered The Worst Three Months Of Job Growth Since The Pandemic | HuffPost Latest News After Trump’s Firing of BLS Commissioner, Republicans Fall in Line With His Criticism - The New York Times Smithsonian says Trump impeachm...
Episode 858: Trumps Shoots the Messenger on Labor Statistics
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Episode 858: Trumps Shoots the Messenger on Labor Statistics
Episode 857: Ghislaine Maxwell talks to DOJ, Johnson Amendment Scrapped
Aug. 4, 2025

Episode 857: Ghislaine Maxwell talks to DOJ, Johnson Amendment Scrapped

CBS News investigation of Jeffrey Epstein jail video reveals new discrepancies Jeffrey Epstein’s Sex Trafficking Operation Might’ve Been Bigger Than We Think https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a65513573/epstein-money-transfers-south-park-texas-gerrymandering-consumer-products/#google_vignette Ghislaine Maxwell talked about ‘100 different people’ during DOJ’s Epstein interview, lawyer says | The Independent How Conservative Christians Cracked a...
Episode 857: Ghislaine Maxwell talks to DOJ, Johnson Amendment Scrapped
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Episode 857: Ghislaine Maxwell talks to DOJ, Johnson Amendment Scrapped
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