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Anthony Fauci pleading the Fifth more than 100 times — what that says about accountability, power, and public trust. John DeGoede breaks down why this lands so hard and what it means for how institutions treat ordinary people.

Topics: Anthony Fauci and the Fifth Amendment; government accountability; public trust in institutions.

Chapters: 00:00:00 Fauci Pleads the Fifth 100+ Times 00:02:49 RFK Jr Book and COVID Legacy 00:08:03 Tate Brothers UK Extradition 00:11:58 Flock Cameras and Mass Surveillance 00:14:58 Taxes Then vs Now

Host: John DeGoede · Blunt BrainWaves Email: [email protected]

Why have dating and gender roles reversed, and why don't men lead in relationships anymore? John DeGoede takes on the "there are no good men" complaint head-on, then gives an update on his watch collection.

Topics: reversed gender roles in dating; why women say there are no good men; men leading in relationships; watch collection update.

Chapters: 00:00:00 Aethelsohn Watch Haul 00:05:58 Why Dating Roles Flipped 00:09:02 Lead Means Women Must Follow 00:13:50 Where Did the Good Men Go? 00:18:13 Treat Him Better, He Treats You Better

Host: John DeGoede · Blunt BrainWaves Email: [email protected]

The only person who truly cares about your life is you. John DeGoede makes the blunt case for self-reliance and working harder, and asks why there seem to be so many rude people these days.

Topics: self-reliance and personal responsibility; working harder when nobody is coming to save you; rudeness in everyday life.

Chapters: 00:00:00 The Hard Truth: Nobody Cares 00:02:04 Nobody Cares, Work Harder 00:04:34 Selfishness and Everyday Rudeness 00:13:29 Trophy Culture and Accountability 00:24:57 Young Money and Maxing 401k

Host: John DeGoede · Blunt BrainWaves Email: [email protected]

Which peptides John DeGoede is taking right now — including BPC-157, TB-500, GHK-Cu, KPV, NAD+ and Retatrutide — the dosages he is running, and his reasons for using each one.

Topics: current peptide stack; dosages; reasons for each peptide; Retatrutide.

Chapters: 00:00:00 Why I Started Peptides 00:03:38 Past Ozempic, Now Retatrutide 00:09:32 Healing Peptides Research Starts 00:22:33 KLOW, GLOW, Wolverine Stack 00:27:43 NAD+, MOTS-c, Injection Load

Host: John DeGoede · Blunt BrainWaves Email: [email protected]

The rabbit holes John DeGoede has been going down lately: Knights Templar history (including Scott Wolter), Hamilton and other watches, and peptides.

Topics: Knights Templar history; watches and Hamilton watches; peptides.

Chapters: 00:00:00 Busy Hiatus and Vacation 00:02:26 Scott Wolter and Templar History 00:16:14 Peptides Teaser for Next Time 00:17:12 Falling Into Watches 00:24:56 Hamilton Khaki and Jazzmaster

Host: John DeGoede · Blunt BrainWaves Email: [email protected]

When someone cheats, who should we really be angry at? It is not who most people blame. John DeGoede also calls out the men who don't deserve to hold a man card.

Topics: cheating in relationships; who deserves the blame; men who have lost their man card; dating culture.

Chapters: 00:00:00 Florida Freeze and Global Warming 00:02:50 Why Friends Go Back to Bad Exes 00:05:04 Blame the Cheater, Not the Other 00:07:59 Gift-Card Idiocy Interruption 00:11:08 Turn In Your Man Card

Host: John DeGoede · Blunt BrainWaves Email: [email protected]

Accountability, everyone — let's have some. John DeGoede on owning your actions and why people need to stop being so damn rude to each other.

Topics: personal accountability; rudeness and basic respect; society's manners problem.

Chapters: 00:00:00 Rude Client Email 00:02:04 Restaurant Hostess Meltdown 00:07:46 Society's Accountability Gap 00:14:34 Blame Games in Relationships

Host: John DeGoede · Blunt BrainWaves Email: [email protected]

Men are taught how to treat women, but women are rarely taught how to treat men. John DeGoede looks at why your man behaves the way he does, society's neglect of men's emotional needs, and the view of men as useful and disposable.

Topics: how men are taught to treat women; men's emotional needs; men seen as useful and disposable; men vs women expectations.

Chapters: 00:00:00 Still Sick, Welcome Back 00:01:46 Quitting Coffee Cold Turkey 00:06:25 How Men Are Taught to Treat Women 00:09:29 Nobody Cares If You're Useful 00:18:55 Subtle Hints Aren't Enough

Host: John DeGoede · Blunt BrainWaves Email: [email protected]

Fresh from a cold-compromised gym session packed with New Year crowds, John calls out people who sit on machines scrolling phones for half an hour and gym socializers who won't shut up. A social post about no-win expectations on men (work/absent, rest/lazy, lead/oppressive) hits hard from his ex-marriage and current relationship.

Topics: gym etiquette; phone scrolling; New Year gym; men's expectations; relationships; listening; accountability.

Chapters: 00:00:00 Cold, Gym, and Intro Music 00:01:47 Phone Scrollers Hog Equipment 00:03:18 Gym Talkers and Etiquette 00:10:54 Men's Impossible Expectations 00:20:17 Don't Interrupt—Just Listen

Host: John DeGoede · Blunt BrainWaves Email: [email protected]

John recounts playing drunk Bad Santa at a post-Christmas Pimp and Ho Ho Ho party and being shocked how many women on his lap said they needed to get laid. That sparks a blunt rant on dating: women overlooking average men, chasing top-percentile partners, and the old Tinder-era finding that ~80% of women rate most men unattractive.

Topics: dating; Bad Santa; women; attraction; dating apps; 80/20 rule; thirsty women; relationships.

Chapters: 00:00:00 AI Intro Music Check-In 00:01:13 Pimp and Ho Ho Ho / Bad Santa 00:03:57 What Women Told Santa 00:08:18 Thirsty Women and Dating 00:09:36 The 80/20 Attraction Study

Host: John DeGoede · Blunt BrainWaves Email: [email protected]