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Why Democrats Are Nervous About the Election Aug 14, 2026

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Fun Time Friday brings Dr. Luke Thompson to the progrum to break down Democratic Party infighting, Abdul El-Sayed’s resurfaced videos, the media’s reaction to an Iranian assassination plot against President Trump, an SPLC fraud case, Karoline Leavitt’s White House departure, and plenty of Variety—from Italy’s cheese banks to college chaos and Hard Pivot fallout. #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #FunTimeFriday00:04:00 Democrats Turn on Each Other After Primary Chaos

00:04:39 Peggy Flanagan Dodges Minnesota Fraud Responsibility

00:07:40 Flanagan Refuses to Set an Age Limit on Gender-Affirming Care

00:10:31 Jamie Raskin Downplays the Democratic Socialists’ Agenda

00:12:06 Hakeem Jeffries Faces the DSA Takeover of the Democratic Party

00:15:00 How Democratic Party Elites Lost Control of Their Voters

00:20:44 Abdul El-Sayed’s Deleted Videos Reveal His Anti-Fireworks Agenda

00:24:21 El-Sayed Wants to Rewrite the Second Amendment

00:31:23 Journalists Melt Down Over Trump’s Escape From an Iranian Assassination Plot

00:39:25 Former SPLC Executive Charged in Federal Fraud Case

00:43:39 Karoline Leavitt Leaves the White House Press Secretary Role

00:48:25 Italy’s Billion-Dollar Cheese Banks Face a Melting Problem

00:53:27 The Economist Targets Paw Patrol as Authoritarian Capitalism

00:55:43 University of Michigan Drops First-Semester Grades

00:59:40 $20,000 SEC Dorm Rooms Are Apparently a Thing Advertise on the Progrum: Ads@RuthlessPodcast.com

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Socialism IMPLODES in Wisconsin Aug 13, 2026

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Wisconsin Democrats narrowly stop DSA candidate Francesca Hong while Peggy Flanagan cruises to victory in Minnesota. The fellas breaks down the socialist movement’s evolving strategy, Abdul El-Sayed’s football problem, foreign money flowing into U.S. political groups, and a round of one of our favorite games, Hard Pivot. Plus, Jayme Franklin joins to discuss her viral White House moment and the internet conspiracy theories that followed. #RuthlessPodcast #DSA #Wisconsin #Minnesota #Politics

00:01:59 Francesca Hong Falls Short in Wisconsin’s Democratic Primary

00:09:55 Peggy Flanagan Wins Minnesota’s Democratic Senate Primary

00:15:56 Michele Tafoya Wins Minnesota’s Republican Senate Primary

00:17:03 Steve Kornacki Gets Stumped by Wisconsin’s Missing Election Results

00:19:19 Did the DSA Actually Benefit From Francesca Hong Losing?

00:24:35 Jayme Franklin on Her Viral White House Moment

00:26:55 The Internet’s Bizarre Trump Conspiracy Theory

00:31:34 How Online Conspiracy Culture Took Over Politics

00:37:25 DSA Leader Struggles to Explain a World Without Jails

00:40:19 Gavin Newsom Brands Himself an Establishment Insurgent

00:43:43 Abdul El-Sayed Calls Football Toxic Masculinity

00:49:13 Foreign Money Floods U.S. Political Nonprofits

00:53:48 Hard Pivot Returns

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DSA Candidates Try (and Fail) to Appear Moderate Ahead of the Midterms Aug 11, 2026

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Democrats try to repackage the woke agenda as Abdul El-Sayed pushes Medicare for All, while the crew digs into radical rent-control activists, taxpayer-funded nonprofit abuse, a bizarre Green Party nomination, and some wild moments from Cornell, the soccer world, and QVC. #RuthlessPodcast #Democrats #Politics #Woke

00:02:39 Abigail Spanberger Faces Buyer’s Remorse in Virginia

00:08:17 AOC Tries to Rebrand the Woke Era

00:11:30 Abdul El-Sayed Dodges Questions About Hasan Piker

00:14:24 El-Sayed Admits Medicare for All Means Higher Taxes

00:23:30 David Hogg Rejects the Democratic Party’s Moderate Wing

00:27:10 Mamdani Ally Refuses to Pay Rent for Years

00:34:45 California Homeless Nonprofit CEO’s Massive Taxpayer-Funded Payday

00:39:56 Michigan Green Party’s Bizarre Candidate Nomination

00:46:40 Cornell Students Butcher a Bear in Their Dorm

00:53:03 Soccer Player Injures Himself Celebrating a Disallowed Goal

00:58:12 QVC Host’s Live TV Slip-Up Goes Viral

00:59:42 QVC Tricycle Demonstration Ends in Disaster

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Talarico’s Flame Burns Bright for Lib voters, Will it Be Enough in Texas? Aug 07, 2026

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It's Fun Time Friday! Josh, Smug, Michael, and John roast James Talarico, react to Trump's latest one-liners, laugh through the week's funniest political moments, debate AI house robots, and tackle everything from WNBA drama to Thanksgiving, coyotes, and rabbits—with plenty of Ruthless chaos along the way. #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #FunTimeFriday #Trump #Comedy

00:04:25 Texas Democrat's Blowtorch Photo Op Backfires

00:09:42 Trump's WNBA and LeBron Joke Steals the Show

00:11:56 Women's Baseball National Anthem Goes Completely Off the Rails

00:15:06 Democrat Tries to Distance Himself from the DSA

00:20:20 Trump's Pearl Harbor Joke Has the Crowd Laughing

00:22:48 Wisconsin Socialist Scrambles to Defend Thanksgiving Comments

00:26:27 Abdul El-Sayed Confronted Over Defund the Police Record

00:33:39 Yale Professor's Proposal to Give Young Adults Children's Votes Sparks Outrage

00:45:42 Robot Housekeepers Are Coming Faster Than You Think

00:49:01 Phillies Fan Delivers a Surprisingly Great Broadcast Performance

00:54:36 Coyotes Take Over an Abandoned Los Angeles Apartment

01:00:41 Kamikaze Rabbit Wipes Out Scooter Rider

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Socialists Defeat Democrats: Now It’s USA vs. DSA Aug 06, 2026

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A huge victory for the Socialists over the Democrats in Michigan. November is now the DSA vs. the USA. In this episode, the Democrat party's sharp move to the left after Michigan's primary, what it means for key races in Wisconsin and beyond, and why they believe the DSA is reshaping the party ahead of the midterms. Plus, King of the Hill and the best Ruthless Variety. #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #Michigan #Wisconsin #Midterms00:02:20 DSA's Michigan Victory Signals a Democratic Party Shift 00:05:00 Mike Rogers Warns About Abdul El-Sayed's Record 00:06:41 Can Democrats Hide Their Socialist Agenda in the General Election? 00:14:40 Michigan Primary Exposes Democrats' Growing Internal Divide 00:20:53 Senate Leadership Fund Has New Ad Attacking Abdul El-Sayed 00:25:51 Bernie Sanders Pressed on Hasan Piker and 9/11 Comments 00:28:46 Why the Stakes Go Beyond Michigan's Senate Race 00:34:16 Wisconsin's Democratic Primary Takes a Sharp Left Turn 00:44:57 Michigan Democrats Nominate Another Progressive Firebrand 00:55:16 Shri Thanedar's Primary Defeat Ends a Bitter Campaign 01:00:10 King of the Hill: Steve Schmidt vs. Cheri Jacobus 01:08:04 New Study Suggests Viagra May Help Slow Cancer Spread

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Democrat Civil War Explodes in Michigan: DSA v DNC Aug 04, 2026

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The fellas break down Michigan's pivotal Senate primary, the Democrat Party's leftward shift, whether the DSA is reshaping the 2026 midterms, and what it all means for Republicans heading into November. Plus, a conversation with AFP's Katelyn Bledsoe on the fight against the far-left agenda. Brought to you in partnership with AFP #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #Michigan #Midterms #DSA #ElSayed #Michiganprimary

00:05:03 Michigan's Democratic Primary Becomes a National Test

00:11:35 Haley Stevens vs. Abdul El-Sayed: The Democratic Divide

00:22:16 Can El-Sayed Unite Michigan Democrats?

00:24:32 Why Democrats May Be Leaving Swing-State Votes on the Table

00:30:56 Ro Khanna Defends the Progressive Wing

00:32:33 Mike Rogers' Path to Flipping Michigan

00:37:58 Can Republicans Stop Michigan's Leftward Shift?

00:41:54 Politico's Claim That Republicans Have a Staffer Problem

00:50:33 What Makes Great Political Staffers?

01:06:27 AFP on Battling the Democratic Socialist Movement

01:22:14 Can Democrats' Leftward Shift Cost Them the Midterms?

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FAKE: Talarico Facade Starts to Crumble Jul 31, 2026

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The fellas break down James Talarico's "authentic Texan" act unraveling after his campaign ad featured a rental truck, sleuths dig up his Fauci action figure Christmas tweet, and watch Chuck Schumer get shouted down at his own anti-corruption event.

Plus: Wisconsin's DSA gubernatorial front-runner Francesca Hong denies tweeting "abolish the Senate" (she tweeted it), Nancy Mace's new House legislation, a chainsaw-wielding centaur robot, a Big PNAS study on macaques, and an innovative new way to fish.

#RuthlessPodcast #JamesTalarico #ChuckSchumer #TexasSenateRace #Fauci

5:04 - Fake Texan: Talarico's Rental Truck Ad

11:20 - Talarico's Fauci Action Figure

14:33 - Schumer Shouted Down at His Own Event

21:17 - Iowa Senate Candidate Punts on Schumer

24:20 - Question of the Day

26:34 - Wisconsin's DSA Nominee Francesca Hong

30:19 - "Fact Checkers" Cover for Hong

36:59 - The Midwest Has a Problem

40:52 - Nancy Mace's New Legislation

45:37 - The Centaur Robot We All Need

53:00 - Big PNAS Returns: A new study on Macaque

59:44 - Your Comments: Is Fauci Going to Prison?

1:03:42 - Spear Fishing Innovation

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Is Fauci Going to Prison? Jul 30, 2026

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The fellas discuss Anthony Fauci's Senate hearing where he invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times, debate what accountability should look like after COVID, discuss the legal questions surrounding his pardon, and wrap up with King of the Hill and plenty of classic Ruthless variety. #RuthlessPodcast #Fauci #COVID #Politics #KingOfTheHill

00:02:32 Anthony Fauci Pleads the Fifth 111 Times

00:06:56 Rand Paul Confronts Fauci Over COVID Decisions

00:10:39 Why Americans Still Want Answers About the Pandemic

00:19:19 Rand Paul Has Fauci's Lawyer Removed From the Hearing

00:21:54 Josh Hawley Exposes Fauci's Refusal to Answer Anything

00:27:54 Ron Johnson Questions Fauci's Own COVID Diary

00:31:34 Can Fauci's Biden Pardon Be Challenged?

00:39:19 The Biggest Questions Fauci Still Won't Answer

00:45:10 Prison or the Truth? What Accountability Should Look Like

00:52:08 Woman Flips SUV Inside Her Own Garage

00:55:21 Hiking Disasters: Trekking Pole Impalement and Yosemite Airlift

01:07:57 King of the Hill: Steve Schmidt vs. Adam Kinzinger

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Woke & Broke: The Stunning Collapse of the DNC Jul 28, 2026

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The fellas break down the DNC's financial meltdown, growing chaos inside the Democratic Party, and the rise of the Democratic Socialists. Plus Sen. Ron Johnson joins the Program to discuss the latest Anthony Fauci hearing, COVID accountability, reconciliation, election integrity, and more. #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #DNC #RonJohnson #Fauci

00:02:33 Democratic Party Meltdown Takes Center Stage 00:06:55 Ken Martin's Phone-Throwing Incident Sparks DNC Chaos 00:12:03 Who Wants Ken Martin Gone? 00:16:57 The DNC's Deepening Financial Crisis 00:24:24 Democratic Socialists Fill the Leadership Vacuum 00:35:05 Texas Democrats Face Backlash Over Identity Politics 00:39:12 Sen. Ron Johnson on the Fauci Accountability Hearings 00:46:50 Did COVID Policy Prioritize Vaccines Over Early Treatments? 00:54:41 How COVID Changed Americans' Trust in Medicine 01:08:31 Ron Johnson on the Filibuster and Election Integrity 01:11:58 What to Watch as the Fauci Investigation Continues 01:15:02 Viewer Comments and Question of the Day

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Democrat Fundraising Scam Unravels - Act Blue Fraud Jul 24, 2026

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The fellas reveal the new scandal surrounding ActBlue fundraising, New Jersey's voter registration controversy, and the week's funniest political moments. Plus, Great insight from Iowa gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn about family farms, education, healthcare, and the future of the GOP. #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #ElectionIntegrity #Iowa #FunTimeFriday00:02:58 The ActBlue Donor Scandal Gets Even Bigger 00:10:37 How Alleged Straw Donors Could Be Fueling Democratic Campaigns 00:14:16 New Jersey's Non-Citizen Voter Registration Controversy 00:17:10 Software Company Pushes Back on New Jersey's Election Excuse 00:20:57 Why Republicans Say Voter Integrity Must Become a Top Issue 00:29:05 Jasmine Crockett's World Cup Comments Spark Confusion 00:32:20 Brandon Gill Exposes Smithsonian DEI Contradictions 00:41:34 Iowa Gubernatorial Candidate Zach Lahn on Saving Family Farms 00:49:30 Zach Lahn's Plan to Stop Iowa's Brain Drain 00:52:55 Why Zach Lahn Wants Iowa to Lead the MAHA Movement

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