00:00 Introductions

01:49 Shedeur Sanders

06:37 Federal Disaster Relief Funds

12:50 Kanye West

20:29 George Santos

29:27 Rex Parris

36:36 Mike Lindell

41:41 Google Maps

—nathan is in a low-quality hotel in Kentucky, and walks us through the surroundings. 

—Shedder Sanders wasn’t a story nathan sent Jake, but it was all the rage while recording and a viewer threw it into the comments.

Why did Sanders drop so far?

He hadn’t been selected as of the time of taping, but the Browns eventually grabbed him in the 5th round of the draft.

The consistent word has been that he gave horrible interviews.

Word has since come out that he was unprepared, and arrogant.

SHOCKING.

A nepo-baby with an egotistical father thinks he’s the king?

Who’d a thunk it?

—Oh, this is a thing of beauty. Trump voters (as well as innocent victims) are being denied federal disaster assistance. First, North Carolina got the middle finger, and then, in a moment of wonderful, beautiful glory, Sarah Huckabee Sanders—former shill for the first Trump administration and a horrible human being in her own right—requested funds to help with tornado cleanup, and was told, “No.”
We can’t say it loud enough, THIS IS WHAT YOU VOTED FOR.

The best comment I’ve seen regarding the 2024 election came on a TikTok. 

Some crybaby loser was about to lose his small business because of the Trump tariffs. 

He was pleading with Trump to end them, saying he voted for Trump, but didn’t expect this.
The comment on his video was, “You failed an open-book test.”

Yup.

Who knew one a-hole could do so much damage in 100 days? 

Anyone and everyone with an IQ higher than that of a turnip.

—Kanye West had an incestuous, homosexual relationship with his cousin.

I mean…

What more do we need to say?

—George Santos is going to prison.

Good on him. 

Lying, cheating, hilarious loser.

Couldn’t have happened to a more deserving person.

—Rex Parris, the mayor of Lancaster, California, said he wants to give homeless people all the fentanyl they want, and that maybe that will get rid of some of them.

I mean… 

He’s not wrong.

He’s probably trolling liberals, so, hey, liberals?

Don’t take the bait.

You don’t have to fly off the handle every time someone says something you don’t like.

Don’t you get tired of being such thin-skinned crybabies?

—Speaking of crybabies, Mike Lindell is in the news.
Last week, he was sobbing on the phone with a judge (or maybe it was a Zoom call, I forget) saying he couldn’t pay his fines, because he’s destitute. 

Yeah, well, you’re the one who lied and slandered, dummy.

All you had to do was not be an insane a-hole, but that was too hard for you.

Ending up homeless and in prison because you couldn’t pay your fines would be just deserts for you, Mr. Pillow Douche. 

Anyway, his lawyers filed phony briefs filled with made up citations.

Fine him some more!

—What happens when Google Maps tells you to turn around, you’re going the wrong way?

Well, you drive past a concrete barrier meant to prevent traffic from entering an unfinished highway, and you drive off an incomplete ramp, dropping your car 40 feet in mere seconds.

Dummy.

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00:00 Introductions

04:34 Holy Water Illness

10:26 Huffpost

12:45 RFK and Autism

19:43 China, Russia, & Ukraine

23:25 Trump Tariffs

25:07 Beyonce

33:18 Relationships

—Easter is upon us! He is risen! nathan ain’t doing nothing; Jake is visiting family.

—Oh, you silly, silly Christians. You travel to Ethiopia, think it’s a good idea to drink “holy water” from a fetid well, and wonder why you get cholera? 

You are so very, very dumb.

Well, enjoy the bacteria.

Idiots.

Side notes involve Jewish Rodeos, and Jake’s adventures with food in Afghanistan.

—We were already talking allergies, and our immune system, so why not throw liberal media Huffpost into the mix?
Huffpost ran an article on Pete Hegseth, and the fact he’ll eat food off the floor, and never washes his hands.

Does this make him Superman?

Sure.

In a gross kinda way.

—RFK Jr. says the autism epidemic is bigger than COVID.

Of course, he doesn’t know what he’s talking about, but I have insanely stupid friends that agree with him.

Sad times to be alive indeed.

That said, a TikToker named Jon, who goes by the handle “wholeparent,” actually offers up an incredibly insightful and intelligent (two things RFK Jr. isn’t) take on autism.

Short version: healthcare and school.

What’s meant by that?

Tune in.

—This story is fascinating… Chinese nationals taken prisoner by Ukraine claim they were kidnapped and forced to fight for Russia.

This could have huge ramifications, if true.

China has remained hands-off when it comes to Russia having invaded and started a war with Ukraine, but if their citizens are being used as cannon fodder, that could change.

Not our funniest story, but certainly our most interesting.

—Well, he’s tanked the stock market, the economy is on the precipice, and now the U.S. dollar is losing value.

All within 3 months of being in office.

Donald Trump is truly amazing, and his followers are amazingly stupid.

—Well, news media, you did it. You got two people with zero interest in Beyonce, to actually defend her.

Apparently her tour isn’t selling out, which shows there are at least a few people with common sense (and functional ears) out there…

But is not being able to sell the final 3,000 tickets in an 80,000 seat stadium a big deal?

Not to anyone with an IQ above that of a turnip, but when there’s nothing to talk about, you have to invent drama.

A side discussion involves NC Attorney General Jack Johnson taking on Live Nation/Ticketmaster, that evil monopoly. 

—nathan loves looking at clickbait stories, because they rarely disappoint. 

This story involved reasons relationships ended, and the one chosen is a doozy. 

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00:00 Introductions

00:32 Anderson Cooper

11:30 Mahmoud Khalil

20:36 NYC Helicopter Accident

25:46 RFK Jr.

32:16 Gayle King

—Anderson Cooper made a mistake, live on CNN, at the Bernie Sanders town hall meeting.

He accidentally misgendered a woman. Or a non-binary person. Something like that.

In reality, it was a big non-issue.

The woman corrected Anderson, Anderson said, “Oh,” and everyone went about their day.

But, nathan and Jake disagree as to the importance of the event.

Jake says it’s a big nothing, and nothing more.

nathan believes it’s a big nothing that the right can use to create noise, and continually hammer the left as being out of touch.

What do you think?

—The one thing most sane people can agree on is: Mahmoud Khalil is a bit of a douchebag.

He let idiotic protests at Columbia University, and is a bit of a rabble rouser.

But, isn’t being a douchebag protected in our constitution? 

Freedom of speech is supposed to be near-absolute. 

No, you can’t yell, “Fire,” in a crowded theater, but you can have God-awful opinions on things.
Just look at any member of the MAGA cult. 

That said, if you are a visitor to the country, do you automatically get granted all the rights citizens have?

Dicey subject.

An immigration judge in Louisiana agrees he Mahmoud can be kicked out of the country.

What say you?

—Are. You. Kidding. Me?
A helicopter fell apart while flying?

That’s insane.

Tragic, given it was a sightseeing helicopter with a family inside.

And insane.

Crashed?

Sure, that happens.

But FELL APART?

WTF?

—Conspiracy theorist, anti-vaxxer, but not a contestant on American Idol RFK Jr. has announced that Health and Human Services will tell us, in September, what causes autism.

Given the man seems to love measles, rotten bear meat, and brain worms, I’m not sure the reason he gives will have a foundation of truth, facts, or science. 

—Gayle King had comedian Matteo Lane on CBS Mornings, and quoted one of his jokes. 

Naturally, viewers took this in the spirit with which it was intended.

OF COURSE I’M KIDDING.

People freaked out, and are calling for her head on a pike. 

The language police came out in full force, still not understanding that their bs helped Trump get elected.

Crybaby a-holes.

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00:00 Introductions

03:30 Morgan Wallen

06:27 Pete Hegseth

12:16 Tariffs!

17:53 Tush Push

29:00 Pat McAfee

37:06 Cory Booker

41:00 Quittin’ Time

—Technical issues abound… YouTube says that if you tap “horizontal display” on your live cast, you’ll be able to broadcast in a way that befits the standard 16:9 ratio.

Sadly, YouTube lies.

For reasons no one understands, if you tap “horizontal display,” you’ll be horizontal… but YouTube will broadcast you sideways.

So.

Very.

Dumb.

—Did’ja see the headlines? “MORGAN WALLEN STORMS OFF SNL STAGE!”

Or, you know… He hugged the host, and sort of just sauntered off.
“Show’s over. Time to go home.”

People will make a big deal over anything they can these days, because manufactured outrage sells.

What a time to be alive.

—Speaking of manufactured outrage, the dumbest of the dumb people on the planet got mad at SNL writer Colin Jost for insinuating alcoholic Pete Hegseth was drunk on the job.

These, of course, are the exact same people who were extremely forgiving of Hegseth using a non-secure app to share war plans, and having a reporter in on the chat with him and his idiot coworkers.

(These dumb people, the outraged, are also fine with people lying under oath. Funny, that.)

A side discussion involves the fact Saturday Night Live has always been consistently average. Never great, never awful, just… “there.”

—They’re here! They’re ruining the economy! Something that rhymes here and that’s pithy and catchy!
(Forgive me, I was trying to do a play on the whole, “We’re here, we’re queer, get used to it!”)

Well, Donald “I bankrupted multiple businesses, and a casino” Trump is doing his best to bankrupt America.

Anyone with an IQ above that of a turnip can see it, which is why you see his minions defending the loss of trillions of dollars in the stock market.

—Because no one in the NFL seems able to duplicate the “tush push” as well as the Eagles, several teams are trying to have it banned.

Because that’s easier than drawing up a plan to defend against it, apparently.

What a sissy nation we’re in… football is supposed to be a combination of rough and tumble manliness, and strategy.

And yet, here we are, with the Green Bay Packers (my team!) leading the charge to go crybaby over it.

Boo, I say. Boo.

Side discussion: a very clever (sarcasm) commenter tries calling us “groomers,” which leads to a discussion on what the term even means anymore.

(Also: nathan’s son pops in to talk about going swimming.)

—What is the difference between slander/libel, and free speech?

Pat McAfee might be finding out, soon.

Mary Kate Cornett, of Mississippi, is suing McAfee, because he told the story of an internet rumor on air.

McAfee never named Mary Kate, but she says the sheer fact he brought up the rumor associated with her was enough.

Fascinating stuff… What will the courts say?

—Corey Booker breaks records!
Good on Booker for standing up for the people of America, and putting to rest a record previously held by Strom “Biggest racist, ever” Thurmond.

I’m not sure if it’s funny, sad, or both, that the two longest speeches in the Senate were by a-holes trying to keep the country crappy.

Strom Thurmond wanted a more racist America, and Ted Cruz didn’t want people to get healthcare.

Well, Booker is the new winner, and he did it better than either of those other two idiots.

—Connivence Store chain Quik Trip is getting into the alcohol game. Specifically, the beer market.

Given that Miller seems to have given up the catchphrase, “It’s Miller time,” regarding the beer you drink once you’re off work, Quik Trip is going sideways with, “Quittin’ Time.”
You’re done with work, so grab a brew to forget about how much you hate your job.

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Apologies, but Zoom really screwed up.

It recorded 5 seconds of our audio, so we had to yank it from YouTube.

This week, we're talking Gene Simmons, Anthony Webster of Gel, Bryan Kohberger, corporations that won't shut up when they should, Justin Eichorn, and Elon Musk.

00:00 Introductions

05:16 Save the WNBA

12:36 Conservative Beer

20:15 Mike Lindell

27:43 No Other Land

34:48 Sarah Silverman

—We talk energy drinks, travel, and Hawaii.

Crossing multiple time zones when traveling is a pain in the tuckus, which Jake remembers from his military days.

Also: nathan recommends people watch Beverly Hills Cop annually, because it’s such a solid movie.

—Angel Reese said that if she doesn’t get a raise, she’s sitting a season out.

Last week, we laughed at the idea the league’s worst player would make demands like that, this week we discuss the fact that the WNBA is a money-losing venture.

Even with all the eyeballs Caitlin Clark brought to the table, the WNBA was in the red to the tune of $40 million in 2024. 

Jake has ideas involving White Lotus and Only Fans, tune in to hear what they are.

—Seth Weather is really insecure, because he has a teeny-tiny weiner. 

How do I know this? 

Well, he founded a conservative beer company, and sells “ULTRA RIGHT” beer.
(And yes, the all caps is part of the brand.)

Now, if there were whispers Weather made the beer as a joke to sell to insecure dudes with small weiners, that would be one thing. But it looks like he’s sincere in his belief that the culture war is important, and that living your life is too easy, and beer drinkers should bring politics into their urine-water.

Problem is, he may have positioned himself to be slightly too close to the branding of Michelob Ultra, and now Anheuser-Busch is suing him.

We’re rarely on the side of big corporations here, but here’s to hoping AB bankrupts him.

—Speaking of crazy, Mike Lindell is in the news. Again.

You have to (in some ways) respect a dude who is so crazy, he believes in his cause, despite all evidence to the contrary.

Lindell loses case after case in court, and even though it’s because he’s a madman with zero evidence that anything he’s said is even remotely true, he’s sticking by the idea the deep state is out to get him.

How do such monumentally stupid people become so successful?

It’s insane.

Side discussions involve Elon Musk having gone insane. 

—There’s no such thing as bad press, and Miami Beach mayor Steven Meiner is proving that.

A local movie theater in his town began showing the Oscar-winning documentary, “No Other Land,” and instead of letting this happen quietly, Meiner fluffed up the one-inch wonder worm between his legs and said, “Not on my watch!”

Naturally, by protesting the film Meiner brought attention to it.

Neither Jake nor nathan had heard of the movie, because neither of them watches the Oscars (who does?), but now it’s in the zeitgeist.

Anyway, why is the mayor of any city getting involved in what films a movie theater shows?

Well, tracking back to Seth Weather and his idiot beer: insecurities. 

The loudest voices are always the dumbest, and Meiner proves that.

Sadly.

Side discussions involve complete a-hole Mahmoud Khalil, who, though a complete a-hole, should have his right to be a complete a-hole protected in a country that supposedly supports free speech.

—Speaking of free speech, Sarah Silverman is going on tour.

What happens when that’s advertised on social media?

Lol, the dumbest of the dumb come out to play.

Hear what they have to say about Sarah and her jokes.

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00:00 Introductions

01:54 Gene Simmons

16:05 Stephen Pearcy

26:10 Angel Reese 

33:01 Elon Musk

—Jake has a sty, everyone. 

His left eye is gross, funny, purple, ugly…

So, hopefully you’re listening to this on Spotify, not watching us on YouTube.

—You wanted the best, you got the best, the bass player from the hottest band in the mid-to-latter-half of the 1970s, Gene Simmons!

I kid, I kid.

I was a huge KISS fan, back in the day.
Saw ‘em… Jesus, probably over a dozen times. 

One of the biggest moneymakers in music these days is the VIP ticket, where you get a meet & greet with the celebrity before the show.

But has anyone thought of a “pay to work for me” before?

Not that I know of.

But, for $12,000+, you can be a roadie for a day!

Sounds…

Exciting?

A side discussion involves nathan’s stint as a substitute teacher in Iowa, and the “training” he received for that gig.

—Alas, poor Pearcy, we hardly knew ye.

Stephen was the lead singer of Ratt, the one-hit wonder from 1984.
Sure, they put out many albums, and even tried a comeback with Way Cool Jr., but nothing ever matched their peak of Round and Round.

No one really knows what Pearcy is up to these days, but he is on Twitter, complaining about Green Day being political on stage.

Um…

Has he never heard Green Day?

They’ve been political since the day they were formed.

Not every song, no, but enough so that it shouldn’t be a surprise when they take the correct stance on any issue.

Either way, Green Day is currently playing stadiums, and Pearcy is… Well, not.

So…
Take any and all advice with a grain of salt.

—Angel Reese is threatening a WNBA strike, and dozens of people are worried.
What if a sports league based off one player (Caitlin Clark) decides to take a season off?

What will the people who only watch Caitlin do?

To quote Colonel Kurtz: the horror…. The Horror…

Again, we kid.

I’m sure some people would care, but the fact Angel, the most sub-par player in the league, is the one making the threats?

Oh, that’s just delicious.

—This is fascinating…

When nathan found this story, it was very clearly listed as an opinion piece.

But, in the several days since seeing it, and discussing it on the podcast, it was relabeled. 

Suddenly, it’s a “business” article, even though it’s nothing more than some whiner crybabbying about Elon Musk.

Journalism!

*arm swish*

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00:00 Introductions

00:56 The Death Penalty

15:06 Republican Town Hall Meetings

20:54 Tariffs!

25:55 TV Recommendations

—Jake and nathan have always differed on the death penalty: nathan is for it, Jake is against it.
Brad Sigmon became the first person since 2010 to be executed by firing squad.

South Carolina did the honors, and Brad himself made the decision to forgo lethal injection, or old sparky (the electric chair) and accept being shot.

Sigmon was convicted in 2002 in the beating deaths of his ex-girlfriend’s parents, and declined lethal injection because of concerns over its use in the last three executions in South Carolina.

How do comedians make this funny?

Tune in and see!
(Exclamation points!)

—Republicans are playing a losing hand, and they know it.

Their constituents are angry, and showing up to town hall meetings with legislators in good numbers.

So what does Speaker of the House and fake Christian Mike Johnson have to say about it?

He’s telling elected officials to avoid meetings, because “paid protesters” are showing up to be disruptive.

I’d say he knows he’s lying, but I can’t tell anymore.
Someone so willing to sell his soul to the devil is probably so removed from reality, he might actually think that George Soros is hiring old farmers to complain about Elon Musk, DOGE, and the firing of veterans.

—Trump announces tariffs, the stock market tanks, so he pauses them.

Why are we taking anything he says seriously, again?

It’s comically sad at this point.

Also: Tesla stock is continually dropping.

Here’s to hoping it hits rock bottom. 

—nathan is big on Win or Lose, on Disney+, and Jake is watching White Lotus.

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00:00 Introductions

02:05 IVF and Gender

08:13 Livechat Comments

11:04 iPhone Bug

13:27 Tulsi Gabbard

17:32 Dear Abby

23:41 Health

—Here, we explain that Zoom is most likely at fault for our recent (and perpetual) audio issues.

Did we try and fix things by jumping to Google Meet and/or Microsoft Teams? 

Yes.

Yes we did.

Google said we can’t record conversations, and Teams said, “Here’s how you add members…”

And then gave the WRONG explanation.

So, good job, Google and Microsoft. 

Ugh.

Stuck with Zoom… for now.

—Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers took time out of his day to defend an idiotic change to a bill.

While it’s kind to try and be all inclusive when using gender terms, sometimes it becomes beyond silly.

When seeking reproductive help—in vitro fertilization—suggested changes include turning “husband” to “spouse,” “wife” to “person,” “father” to “parent” (or “natural parent”) and “mother” to “inseminated person.”

Why?
Because apparently liberals have way too much time on their hands.

This is red meat for Republicans.

Red. Meat.
They’ll use it to eat Evers alive in the next election.

A completely stupid self-inflicted wound by Democrats.

Good job, dummies.

—We turn to the chat, and in that moment are reminded of the time our podcast blew up.

What happened? 

Anti-circumcision idiots were offended by the fact we mentioned circumcision in passing on the podcast. 

Man, what fun times, being trolled by morons.

Usually the morons that troll us are MAGA cultists.

—Someone put a bug into iPhone text-to-speech technology, but, in reality, it was a fix.

If you dictated the word, “racist,” to your phone, the transcription would read, “Trump.”

And then it would self-correct.

Which is hilarious, and accurate. 

But, Apple is going to remove that feature.

Bummer.

—Is Tulsi Gabbard the biggest hypocrite on the planet? 

Yes.

Kind of.

I mean, it’s a title she shares with every Trump sycophant.

But, she’s firing intelligence officers for sending sexually explicit messages.

Hmmm…

Who does she work for, again?

Who did she endorse?

I forget.

Mr. Grab them, where?

How many times has he been in court for assault?

How much does he owe E. Jean Carroll?

—If you are dumb, you turn to online advice columnists to solve your extremely dumb problems. 

Such is the case of one woman, who turned to Dear Abby, and asked her if she should divorce her husband.

Why?

They haven’t had sex in over 10 years, and he’s manic and has threatened to kill people.

Wow, what a great fella!
She should probably stay with him forever!

Not.

Ugh.

Walk, girl.

Walk.

—Where do we get our medical information?

TikTok.

Because why wouldn’t we?
A random video went viral, and started a discussion about body temperature. 

Because of course it did.

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00:00 Introductions

00:36 Kim Sae-ron

06:38 Gangnam Style singer, PSY

13:41 Social Security & COVID

19:30 Trump Lies

21:26 Hooters

28:39 Free Palestine

33:34 Pete Buttigieg

—Kim was a beautiful South Korean actress who took her own life.

Why? 

Because she had a bit too much to drink one night, got behind the wheel of her car, hit a power station (or something like that), and was arrested for DUI.

(Or OWI, whatever it’s called where you live.)

Long story short: she brought shame upon herself, and had to check out.

That boggles my American mind, because here, we put drunks in all sorts of positions of power.
Hey, gorgeous South Korean actresses who like to imbibe alcohol: move to the U.S. of A.

We won’t mind your habits.

Side discussion: Hawk Tuah girl, her crypto, and disappearance. 

—Staying in South Korea, PSY, the singer behind the enormous hit ‘Gangnam Style,’ lost weight recently.

He posted a picture of his new self on social media, and was praised and embraced for his efforts.

Lol, j/k.
He got shouted at, shamed, and issued a semi-apology.

What is wrong with society (and celebrities) that we shame them for getting healthy, and they feel the need to apologize for not being fat anymore? 

Happened to Adele, and probably one or two others. 

Dumbest thing, ever.

Side discussion: obesity, and all the ways we’ve danced around the subject due to political correctness.

—Social Security has been saved, everyone! It’s solvent again!

Why?

Covid!

So many people passed away that Social Security saved $205 billion!

Silver lining to the pandemic!
Side discussion: viewer comments.

—While campaigning, Donald Trump said things like Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security wouldn’t be touched.

He also said he never heard of Project 2025.

Well, now he’s in office, and he’s done a 180.

Just like anyone and everyone with an IQ higher than that of a turnip knew he would.

—Oh no, one of the worst restaurants chains of all time might file for bankruptcy! Where will I see women that rank between 5 - 6 on the hotness scale and food that ranks below Denny’s on the flavor scale?

Seriously, how did it say in business this long?

—Last week, an overly passionate (yet under-educated) commenter started crowing about Palestine. 

No nuance, just nonsense.

So, let’s talk about Israel, Palestine, and the Gaza conflict. 

—Mayor Pete should’ve been the nominee in 2020, because we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in now had he been.

Is he gonna run in 2028?
He’s certainly making overtures. 

The far left is insane; Obama has called them out in the past, and now Pete Buttigieg is hitting them.

This is a good thing.

This is a very good thing.

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