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On this episode of Dangerous Laughter, AJ Rice sits down with Solomon Schmidt, author of A Pen to Change the World: The Life of J.K. Rowling, for a fascinating conversation about the woman behind the Harry Potter phenomenon.

They explore Rowling's journey from struggling single mother to one of the world's most influential authors, the cultural impact of Harry Potter, the controversy surrounding her defense of free speech, cancel culture, gender ideology, and why Rowling has become one of the defining public figures of the modern culture war.

Whether you're a Harry Potter fan, interested in publishing, free expression, or today's political and cultural debates, this is an episode you won't want to miss.

Solomon Schmidt
Author of A Pen to Change the World: The Life of J.K. Rowling

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The Woking Dead
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What happens when losing your freedom becomes the catalyst for a new mission?

In this compelling episode of Dangerous Laughter, host A.J. Rice welcomes John Strand—author of Patriot Plea, former January 6 defendant, and congressional candidate—for a wide-ranging conversation about resilience, public life, and the experiences that shaped his campaign for Congress. Strand discusses his account of January 6, his time in federal prison, the lessons he says he learned through adversity, and why he believes now is the time to seek public office. His book, Patriot Plea, chronicles those experiences and his perspective on government, justice, and the future of America.

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Has one of the most consequential chapters in American history been deliberately overlooked?

On this episode of Dangerous Laughter, bestselling author and National Review senior writer Noah Rothman joins AJ Rice for a gripping conversation about the long, often forgotten history of left-wing political violence in America.

Drawing from his new book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, Rothman traces the ideological roots of revolutionary movements—from the Haymarket affair and early socialist uprisings to modern political unrest, Antifa, and the cultural battles shaping America today.

Together, AJ Rice and Noah Rothman explore:

✅ The hidden history of left-wing political violence
✅ Marxism, socialism, and revolutionary ideology in America
✅ Why history is remembered differently depending on who's telling it
✅ Antifa, BLM, and today's political climate
✅ The media's role in shaping historical narratives
✅ What Americans should understand about political extremism on all sides

Whether you agree or disagree, this conversation challenges conventional wisdom and invites viewers to examine history through a broader lens.

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Has Hollywood forgotten how to tell a real story?

On this episode of Dangerous Laughter, host A.J. Rice sits down with filmmaker, comedian, author, producer, and Accidental Talmudist creator Sal Litvak for a sharp, funny, and thought-provoking conversation about comedy, drama, politics, faith, free speech, and the power of independent storytelling.

Sal, the creative force behind Guns & Moses, explains why authentic stories still connect with audiences, why Hollywood’s originality crisis has opened the door for independent creators, and why comedy remains one of the most dangerous weapons against censorship, cultural conformity, and political absurdity.

A.J. and Sal dive into the true art of comedy, the emotional power of drama, the rise of political entertainment, the making of Guns & Moses, Jewish storytelling, Israel, faith, the Second Amendment, American values, and why laughter still matters in an age of outrage.

If you care about movies, comedy, culture, politics, free speech, or the future of entertainment, this episode delivers the kind of conversation Hollywood rarely has anymore.

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Has Hollywood forgotten how to tell a real story?

On this episode of Dangerous Laughter, host A.J. Rice sits down with filmmaker, comedian, author, producer, and Accidental Talmudist creator Sal Litvak for a sharp, funny, and thought-provoking conversation about comedy, drama, politics, faith, free speech, and the power of independent storytelling.

Sal, the creative force behind Guns & Moses, explains why authentic stories still connect with audiences, why Hollywood’s originality crisis has opened the door for independent creators, and why comedy remains one of the most dangerous weapons against censorship, cultural conformity, and political absurdity.

A.J. and Sal dive into the true art of comedy, the emotional power of drama, the rise of political entertainment, the making of Guns & Moses, Jewish storytelling, Israel, faith, the Second Amendment, American values, and why laughter still matters in an age of outrage.

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In this explosive satirical episode of Dangerous Laughter with A.J. Rice, the show lands a fictional “global exclusive” with the one and only “Gayatollah” of Iran for a wild parody interview about Trump, Iran, Pete Hegseth, the Strait of Hormuz, nuclear negotiations, Pride Month, Middle East politics, media hypocrisy, and the absurd theater of modern geopolitics.

This is political satire. This is parody. This is not a real interview with any foreign leader, government official, or representative of Iran. Dangerous Laughter uses comedy, mockery, and exaggeration to expose hypocrisy, puncture propaganda, and transform horror into humor.

A.J. Rice takes the audience through a dangerous-but-hilarious ride involving Trump’s Iran MOU, Pete Hegseth, J.D. Vance, Marco Rubio, the Strait of Hormuz, the Squad, Lindsey Graham, Bad Bunny, Tucker Carlson, Adam Sandler movies, the media’s obsession with America’s enemies, and the ridiculous cultural contradictions of tyrants who demand respect but deserve derision.

Because on Dangerous Laughter, comedy is our civic duty.

There is no substitute for perfectly timed derision.

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Former FBI counterterrorism agent Mark Rossini joins A.J. Rice on Dangerous Laughter for a hard-hitting conversation about the threats America refuses to take seriously until it’s too late.

From the intelligence failures before 9/11 to China buying land near U.S. military bases, Iranian terror networks, Hamas propaganda, Qatar influence, lawfare, and the rise of AI-driven gullibility, Rossini warns that America’s enemies are not just overseas. They are already operating in plain sight.

A.J. and Rossini break down how political agendas weaken national security, why radical movements are being excused by America’s media and universities, and why the next major threat may come from our own inability to separate fact from fiction.

This is one of the most dangerous conversations yet on Dangerous Laughter, because sometimes the joke is that everyone saw the warning signs and still looked away.

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Topics include: FBI, CIA, 9/11 intelligence failures, China threat, land near U.S. military bases, Iran, Hamas propaganda, Qatar influence, national security, lawfare, AI manipulation, media gullibility, universities, radical movements, terrorism, America First, and the future of U.S. security.

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Scott McKay joins Dangerous Laughter with A.J. Rice for a hilarious, politically sharp, and brutally honest conversation about Gen X, the culture war, political satire, Hollywood cowardice, Trump-era politics, and why the generation raised before the algorithm may be the last one that remembers how to fight back.

A.J. Rice and Scott McKay break down why Gen X grew up differently from millennials and Gen Z, how movies like Red Dawn shaped a generation, why Hollywood keeps bowing to China, and how social media, postmodernism, and the digital age changed American culture. From boomers refusing to leave the stage to Gen Z’s political gender divide, the conversation moves from nostalgia to national survival with plenty of dangerous laughter along the way.

Scott also discusses his political satire novels, including the Mike Holman series, his work at The American Spectator, his Louisiana-based politics and culture site The Hayride, and why conservatives must stop surrendering storytelling to the Left.

This episode delivers everything Dangerous Laughter was built for: culture war comedy, conservative commentary, political satire, generational truth bombs, and perfectly timed derision.

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Racism, Revenge and Ruin: It’s All Obama
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King of the Jungle — Mike Holman Novels Book 1
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From Hellmarsh With Love — Mike Holman Novels Book 2
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The Revivalist Manifesto: How Patriots Can Win the Next American Era
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Chris Salcedo joins Dangerous Laughter with A.J. Rice for a sharp, hilarious, and politically fearless conversation about The Rise of the Liberty-Loving Latino and the growing Latino vote revolt reshaping American politics.

In this episode, Chris Salcedo breaks down why more Hispanic Americans and Latino voters are rejecting the Left’s identity politics and embracing faith, family, freedom, border security, America First values, and common-sense conservatism. A.J. Rice and Chris expose the media narrative that assumes Latinos belong to one political party — and explain why the rise of the liberty-loving Latino could become one of the biggest political shifts in modern America.

From the border crisis and cultural pressure campaigns to free speech, conservative media, Texas politics, and the future of the Republican Party, this episode delivers exactly what Dangerous Laughter is built for: truth, satire, courage, and perfectly timed derision.

Chris Salcedo is the host of The Chris Salcedo Show, The Salcedo Storm Podcast, and author of The Rise of the Liberty-Loving Latino: A New American Revolution.

A.J. Rice is the host of Dangerous Laughter, CEO of Publius PR, and a Best Selling author of  The Woking Dead, The White Privilege Album, and The Curse of the Bearded Lady.

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The AI race with China has no finish line, so what is the trophy? A.J. Rice sits down with Wynton Hall, Breitbart News social media director, Distinguished Fellow at the Government Accountability Institute, and New York Times bestselling author of Code Red: The Left, the Right, China, and the Race to Control AI.

In this episode: what America actually wins if we beat China to AI dominance, the DeepSeek shock that erased $600 billion of NVIDIA in a single day, recursive self-improvement (RSI) and why whoever hits it first can never be caught, how AI was used in the Maduro raid and the Iran strikes, AI girlfriends and woke chatbots, and how we beat China without becoming China.

This episode delivers exactly what Dangerous Laughter was built for: comedy, culture, politics, satire, artificial intelligence, national security, free speech, and perfectly timed derision. Because comedy is more than entertainment. It is a weapon of truth.

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Alex Swoyer on Trump Lawfare, Political Prosecutions & the Weaponized Courts

Trump Lawfare Exposed: Alex Swoyer on Courts, Power & Political Revenge

In this episode of Dangerous Laughter with A.J. Rice, Washington Times editor-at-large, Court Watch host, and author Alex Swoyer joins A.J. for a sharp, fearless, and often hilarious conversation about the legal battles reshaping American politics.

Alex is the author of Lawless Lawfare: Tipping the Scales of Justice to Get Trump and Destroy MAGA, and she breaks down how the courts, prosecutors, activist judges, media narratives, and political power are colliding in real time.

A.J. Rice and Alex Swoyer discuss Trump lawfare, political prosecutions, Biden DOJ controversies, the Supreme Court, election law, Democrat panic, media hypocrisy, judicial activism, and the weaponization of America’s justice system.

This episode delivers exactly what Dangerous Laughter was built for: comedy, culture, politics, satire, legal analysis, free speech, and perfectly timed derision.

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