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   Number 1: Badlands Media Special Coverage: 9/16/26 - Trump Rallies North Carolina for Michael Whatley

   Trump lands in North Carolina to make one very clear pitch: pretend I'm on the ballot, because Michael Whatley basically is. The rally leans hard into crime, walking through the brutal murder of Ukrainian refugee Irina Zaretska and Governor Roy Cooper's early release of 3,500 inmates, before comparing it to the infamous Willie Horton ad that sank Dukakis decades ago. From there it's a full sweep of economic bragging rights, record stock market highs, a proposed $5,000 "Trump dividend," no tax on tips and Social Security, plus a candid Iran update covering their sunken navy and a Strait of Hormuz blockade. Congressional candidates Laurie Buck and Jennifer Balcomb get their moment too, alongside plenty of Hurricane Helene recovery talk and some classic crowd banter, including a "front row Joes" shoutout. Heavy on crime and border messaging, with the signature mix of policy wins and unscripted riffing throughout.

   September 17, 2026·1h 3min
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   Number 2: Devolution Power Hour Ep. 492: DiGenova Exit, Dividend Fights, AI Race

   Jon Herold and Chris Paul kick off with midterm convention takeaways before Herold recaps some heated online fights he got into this week over the tariff dividend proposal. From there they dig into Joe DiGenova stepping away from the RICO grand conspiracy case in Florida, a development the guys clearly think deserves more attention than it's getting. There's also a stretch on the AI race and what they see as an operation forming around it, plus the usual mailbag style rundown of superchats and viewer comments covering everything from debt policy pushback to a North Dakota State football shoutout. An Aaron Rodgers clip closes things out if time allows, giving the episode a lighter final note after a fairly dense couple of hours.

   September 13, 2026·2h 7min
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   Number 3: Flow Ep. 67: Back from GART Vegas, Embracing Friction & Holding On for the Sunrise

   Cam Cooksey returns for episode 67 (September 26th) after a few weeks off for GART Vegas, running loose and unstructured without his usual music setup, and leaning into a warm, reflective, community focused night rather than hard news. The heart of the show is a meditation on embracing friction without turning on each other. Cam holds up Jon Herold's "refuses to bend the knee to the mob" defense as a model of disagreeing well, and suggests pairing it with the Roseanne Barr and Bill Maher interview as a study in contrasts. He recaps the beauty and pageantry of Las Vegas, teases the next event (GART 14 in St. Pete Beach this November), shares a few light X finds, and offers a "Dear Son" style reflection on staying close to God even when life is good. He teases a few Truth Social posts and closes on a hopeful sunrise themed song. Come back for DPH.

   September 27, 2026·1h 53min
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   Number 4: Badlands Media Special Coverage: 9/24/26 - Trump Welcomes Xi Jinping for Historic State Visit

   President Xi Jinping becomes the first Chinese leader ever to make a second formal state visit to America, and the White House pulls out all the stops for it, national anthems, full honor guard, and a genuinely warm arrival ceremony. Trump reflects on his years long friendship with Xi, the new Board of Trade created during his Beijing visit, and a shared World War II history that gave the Marines their "gung ho" motto. Xi responds with his own vision for a steady, cooperative relationship, touching on AI development, counternarcotics cooperation, increased direct flights, and a rather charming announcement: two new pandas headed to Zoo Atlanta. Expect plenty of diplomatic warmth, talk of trade balance and superintelligence, and a shared nod to the 250th anniversary of American independence. Less policy fireworks, more ceremonial handshake energy, with genuine substance tucked between the pleasantries.

   September 24, 2026·44min
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   Number 5: Badlands Daily: 9/23/26 - Chris Murphy's Loneliness Cure, Greenland Bases & Trump's UN Blitz

   CannCon and Ashe open Ash Wednesday with a Senator Chris Murphy clip arguing that regulating the Internet and fixing loneliness is the way to inoculate voters against Donald Trump, which the hosts find both revealing and a little rich given what Badlands events do every year. That leads into a candid exchange about whether elections are really the mechanism of consent. The bulk of the show works through yesterday's UN General Assembly, from the Greenland and Denmark Arctic security agreement and two new military bases to pointed remarks on Iran, the Western hemisphere, and a globalist push around AI that the hosts promise to unpack further. Along the way there is JD Vance on fraudulent Obamacare enrollments, a Minnesota Senate candidate's campaign video raising eyebrows, and the usual sponsor breaks and chat banter.

   September 23, 2026·2h 4min
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