Ballot with Patrick Gutfield - Where Politics Meets Pop Culture

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Healthcare CEO's Alleged Killer Becomes TikTok's Hottest Felon Dec 16, 2024

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From Boston nightclubs celebrating a murder suspect with Miley Cyrus to GiveSendGo fundraising controversies and banned merch, this episode unpacks the bizarre Luigi Mangione phenomenon.
Join us for a sardonic look at a week where true crime met TikTok fame and presidential candidates met mounting legal fees. A darkly humorous take on what happens when criminal justice collides with social media stardom and political drama in modern America.
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Time's Person of the Year Trump Drops Bombs While Accused CEO Killer Loses Fortune: Trump's 2025 Vision Meets McDonald's Manhunt Dec 13, 2024

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From mass deportation plans to vaccine skepticism, Trump's triumphant return to Time's cover collides with a stranger-than-fiction manhunt, as an Ivy League heir allegedly kills a healthcare CEO only to get caught at McDonald's - and lose his grandmother's millions thanks to her prophetic "no felonies" inheritance clause. A tale of two Americas in December 2024: presidential promises and fast food justice.
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Nobel vs. RFK: Scientists Say 'No Way,' Trump Says 'You're Hired Dec 12, 2024

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77 Nobel laureates write a strongly-worded letter opposing RFK Jr.'s nomination as health secretary, because apparently winning a Nobel Prize makes you an "elite"; Trump's perfume line gets an unwitting endorsement from Jill Biden; The Biden-Harris relationship gets colder than a December dip in the Potomac; and the President admits Trump outsmarted him by... signing his name on checks
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Mystery Drones Hit Jersey, and Trump Hits on a Prince! Dec 11, 2024

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The alleged assassin of a healthcare CEO gets caught at McDonald's with a silencer and enough cash for 2,000 Big Macs; New Jersey's got UFOs playing hide and seek while the governor holds secret meetings; Trump gushes over Prince William like a royal fanboy; and Kim Kardashian's fans think she should defend an alleged murderer because what this case really needs is more media attention.
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UFOs over New Jersey, Eric Adams called Thirsty Dec 10, 2024

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Anyone seen the NJ Drones?
Anyone seen Biden's hair?!
Is Eric Adams thirsty?
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Trump's Big Interview...and RFK's crazy Interview application Dec 09, 2024

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Donald Trump, the man who once thought stealth planes were actually invisible, met with Prince William in Paris - and his first observation was basically "Wow, you're tall!" Real diplomatic genius there.
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Time's up Tik-Tok Dec 06, 2024

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Mac Davies had too mych floouride or something and is out sick so Patrick gets to host the show!
We dive into the digital drama as TikTok faces a potential breakup with America that's messier than your ex's Instagram feed.
And in our "Healthcare Hijinks" segment, Anthem Blue Cross tried to put surgeries on a timer like they're baking cookies, only to backtrack when everyone from doctors to senators pointed out that human bodies aren't exactly known for following insurance company schedules.
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Naked RFK in the shower Dec 05, 2024

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Cheryl Hines proves that when life gives you a naked Kennedy nominee, you make scented candles!
Aaron Rodgers reminds RFK he's a football player.
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Come for the sass, stay for the sanity—and blame the A.I. for the jokes that don’t land.
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Time Lords and Anthems that aren't gay Dec 04, 2024

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Tiday, we're diving deep into a world where nothing is what it seems! The Village People want you to know "YMCA" isn't gay (it's just about affordable housing for muscular men in costumes),and Elon Musk wants to bend time itself (but can't decide which direction).
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PARDON MY FRENCH! (And Son) PLUS Trump to Annex Canada? Dec 03, 2024

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From our studios in the 51st State of Canada, Mac Davies fights off bronchitis to tackls another wild day in American politics. What links Trump's Canada comments, Notre Dame visit, and Biden's surprise Hunter pardon? Only our signature snark can make sense of this circus!
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