The Derek Hunter Podcast

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"Trump Denies He's Dead," The Last of the Dicks, and Ricardo Montalban's Peace Plan Sep 04, 2025

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Dean Karayanis, columnist at the New York Sun and Rush Limbaugh Show veteran sits in for Derek. Topics include the left wishing President Trump dead to solve their problems, Senator Dick Durbin imagining crazy motives behind the president cracking down on crime, Mamdani planning to trap more people in the government cage with an untenable rent freeze, and the legendary Ricardo Montalban talking about his confrontation with militant Chicanos who were threatening to kill him over advocating for Mexican actors even though the activism got him blacklisted by Hollywood.

BLT Pritzker Prefers Crime to Working with President Trump Sep 03, 2025

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Dean Karayanis of the New York Sun fills in for Derek. Topics include JB Pritzker and other Democrats on the losing side of denying crime rather than work with President Trump to solve it, Woody Allen on the joy of directing Trump, an illustrative story on the press lamenting that gravediggers were suffering as the Iraq War wound down, Trump Chicken, and more.

Who Trump's Firing, Covid Vax Transparency, "Self-Partnering," and the Little Lebowski Urban Achievers Sep 02, 2025

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Dean Karayanis of the New York Sun fills in for Derek. Topics include the rest of the story behind the New York Times piece alleging that Black women are hardest hit by President Trump shrinking the federal workforce, John Turturro's very big performance in a small role in the Big Lebowski, Emma Watson inventing new terms for being single, and President Trump's push for transparency from Pfizer over the Covid-19 vaccine produced by Operation Warp Speed.

The Hamptons Exploit Slave Labor, Making John Brennan Pay, Popeye's Chicken, and Derek's Strangest Text Sep 01, 2025

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Dean Karayanis of the New York Sun and the Rush Limbaugh Show sits in for Derek as he deals with the prospect of losing is beloved cat, Veruca. On the docket today is a hilarious Vanity Fair story about rich lefties in the Hamptons facing the prospect of having to follow the law on immigration, the strangest text Derek ever sent, Communist Party USA voter and ex-CIA director John Brennan finally facing consequences, and how Popeye's chicken got its name.

Crime, Improv, Gloria Gaynor's MAGA, and the Legacy of "Young Frankenstein" Aug 29, 2025

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Dean Karayanis of the Rush Limbaugh Show and the New York Sun sits in for Derek to groove you into the weekend. A look at the Democrats bungling their response to President Trump's crime initiatives and a New York Daily News hit piece on the legendary Gloria Gaynor for daring to support conservative candidates. Plus, a preview of Dean's Substack, "Postcards from the Shed," looks at the legacy of "Young Frankenstein," the "walk this way" bit's origin, how it saved Aerosmith and helped bring rap into the mainstream when Run-DMC covered the song in 1986. It's an enduring lesson for Hollywood and creative people everywhere.

Off for a few days Aug 28, 2025

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Sucks

Can't Fix Chicago Stupid Aug 27, 2025

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Unbelievable, but totally believable.

Democrats Hail Saint Kilmar Aug 26, 2025

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In case you forgot how awful they are.

Democrat Love Crime Like JB Pritzker Loves Anything Really Fatty Aug 25, 2025

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And he really loves fatty, high calorie foods.