Ballot with Patrick Gutfield - Where Politics Meets Pop Culture

Trump tries to fire our nuclear weapons staff (but takes it back), makes Boeing execs sweat over Air Force One inspections, and Jeff Gordon hints at a "Days of Thunder" sequel that could either be amazing or a disaster. Plus, why firing nuclear scientists by email might not be the best management strategy.

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While most people spend their Sundays watching sports, Trump's out here living them! Fresh from turning Daytona into his personal Victory Lane (where he had Richard Petty wondering who really is The King), the former president dropped a spicy Napoleon quote about saving countries and breaking laws. But that's not all - turns out he wants to replace Jackie O's historic Rose Garden with what sounds like a Mar-a-Lago dance club. From pace cars to paved paradise, emperor quotes to extreme makeovers, we've got the stories that'll make your head spin faster than Trump's motorcade at Daytona

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A hilarious take on Canada's national anthem boos, a tourist's shocking shark selfie fail, and the explosive SNL-Samantha Bee feud.  Patrick Gutfield delivers biting (oops, sorry tourist) commentary on international sports drama, bizarre vacation disasters, and late-night TV warfare.

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Fort Bragg plays musical chairs with its name (and burns through eight million dollars doing it), learn about the WWII hero who Grand Theft Auto'd a Nazi ambulance, discover why this year's flu season is hitting harder than a metal concert mosh pit, and see why the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominations are causing more drama than an Oasis family reunion! Plus: Find out why Chubby Checker might finally get recognized for telling people to spin in circles!

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VP Vance's terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad week! First, Trump publicly friendzones him on Fox News, then the POPE HIMSELF writes a letter saying he's got Catholic teaching all wrong (awkward!), all while Trump stages a hostile takeover of the Kennedy Center! Plus: Why Ben Folds said "bye bye bye" to the National Symphony Orchestra, and how "Les Misérables" might need a name change that hits a little too close to home!

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The latest political roundup dives into the most bonkers real estate deals in American history! From a viral petition to sell California to Denmark for one trillion dollars, to a Congressman trying to rename Greenland as "Red, White and Blueland," to Apple Maps getting patriotic with the Gulf of Mexico - this story has more plot twists than a Netflix series. Plus, Illinois's governor throws shade by trying to steal Lake Michigan! 

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Today we're diving into the absolutely bonkers world of politics where Trump is waging war on your shower head, Lauren Boebert and Kid Rock are having two thirty AM taxi adventures, and plastic straws are apparently a matter of national security. Watch Trump explain how sharks eating plastic will save America, and find out why he's reviewing Kennedy Center shows he's never seen! Plus, the real reason your bathroom isn't making America great again. It's an episode packed with more plot twists than a soap opera written by a congressional committee.

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Join Patrick Gutfield as he unpacks Trump's wild Super Bowl Sunday where the former president managed to ban pennies, start a trade war, AND storm out of the biggest game in America - all in the span of twenty-four hours! From declaring war on copper to watching his golden predictions turn to lead, we're breaking down how Trump turned America's favorite sporting event into his own personal metal crisis. Plus, find out why Melania chose to ghost the big game (spoiler alert: maybe she just didn't want to watch another L). You won't believe what happened when the Eagles crashed Trump's perfect Sunday faster than a falling penny!

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The White House turns into a romantic comedy as Elon Musk declares his love for Trump (while Melania "will be okay with it somehow"). Meanwhile, Trump's trying to start a trade war during a coffee date with Japan's Prime Minister, South African farmers are saying "hard pass" to his rescue mission, and two million toxic donuts are attempting the largest mass breakup with American stomachs in FDA history. The world's gone mad, and Patrick Gutfield's got all the delicious - and possibly contaminated - details.

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Patrick Gutfield dissects Trump's wild Super Bowl week, from his Taylor Swift feud to inventing a fake coaching history with Tommy Tuberville. Plus: Why Dawn Staley can't watch her Eagles thanks to Air Force One, and how Trump's presence at the Super Bowl is making for some awkward conversations in Kansas City. 

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