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  • You Don't Have to Apologize for Being Mean and Stupid Anymore

    On This Episode of the Red State Update podcast:

    🎄 Christmas After the Rapture • Christmas songs are mostly about other Christmas songs • Atheist drunks celebrate Christmas too • Is there a "Hell Channel" in Heaven

    🇺🇸 Back to the Horrors • Trump vs. 60 Minutes (now banned… except in Canada) • ICE abuses, family separations, and cruelty as "policy" • Stephen Miller's immigration strategy: be as mean, stupid, and disorganized as possible

    📉 Mean & Stupid Economics • Tariffs hurting farmers, bourbon, and Jim Beam • Canada rejecting American whiskey while kids stop drinking altogether • Trump's war on windmills, renewable energy, and basic physics • Why "mean and stupid" is not an economic plan

    🌍 Foreign Policy, But Dumber • Battleships, Greenland, Venezuela, and things Trump heard once • The Supreme Court to save Trump from himself?

    📂 Epstein Files & Administrative Chaos • Redactions, leaks, denials, and obvious cover-ups • Why the worst people on Earth shouldn't be allowed to email each other • Destroying departments as a governing philosophy

    🤡 JD Vance, Racism & Exhaustion • "You don't have to apologize anymore for being white" says JD Vance, who has a lot of other things to apologize for • Why even racists don't want JD Vance as their spokesperson • The administration as an anger-affirmation chatbot

    🎁 Don't let the outrage machine ruin your holidays

    Get 20 Extra Minutes with Jackie & Dunlap over at http://patreon.com/redstateupdate

    🎶 Christmas Music, RSU Style

    • RSU Christmas songs you should (and maybe shouldn't) put on your playlist
    • "Christmas in a Beer Joint"
    • Why your holiday playlist isn't complete without a Martian and a gorilla
    47 min
  • REPOST: Cubby Free, Lee Greenwood, & the Christmas Number One Countdown from 1670 AM W-MURFO

    It just ain't Christmas in Murfreesboro if you ain't listening to Cubby Free and the Top 7 at 7 Murfreesboro Christmas Countdown Special on 1670 AM W-MURFO. We all know the number one song on the nightly Top 7 at 7 is always "God Bless the USA" by Lee Greenwood. But not at Christmas. At Christmastime, Cubby gives ol' Lee a break.

    OR DOES HE?

    PART ONE: 2019: Murfreesboro Christmas Number One Countdown (December 22, 2019 - Episode 380)

    PART TWO: 2020: Murfreesboro Christmas Number One Countdown 2020 from W-MURFO (December 21, 2020 - Episode 424)

    PART THREE: Head to the third and final part of the Cubby Free Christmas Saga by visiting our Christmas album 9 FINE TENNESSEE CHRISTMAS CLASSICS from 2021! Available at YouTube and all the Music Streaming places: https://youtu.be/KxAVpAk7ThA?si=2YpSb4hX9YqRAZMz

    https://open.spotify.com/album/6bN7vaNeaVbRbiJhtkuVP4?si=EqSxFAGEQmSzMW8QfwCMPA

    https://music.apple.com/us/album/9-fine-tennessee-christmas-classics-1670-am-w-murfo/1600975201

    Thank you kindly!

    Part one: 12/22/2019 INFO: Murfreesboro Christmas Number One Countdown (December 22, 2019 - Episode 380)

    What will the Christmas Number One song be on Murfreesboro's 1670 AM W-MURFO's Top 7 at 7 with Cubby Free? Christmas Hot Sauce by the Hickory Grove Suspenders? Candy Cane Puddles by Nick Primo and the Glueboys? Backwards Christmas Tree by Cubby Free? Christmas on an Island with a Martian and Gorilla by Red State Update? Or Across the Street from Rudolph by Jillian Cherries?

    Music by William Sherry Jr. Lyrics by Travis Harmon & Jonathan Shockley.

    Vocals:

    Christmas Hot Sauce vocals by Phil Leonard

    Across the Street from Rudolph vocals by Adrian Rose Leonard

    Candy Cane Puddles vocals by William Sherry Jr.

    Backwards Christmas Tree vocals by Travis Harmon & Adrian Rose Leonard

    Christmas on an Island with a Martian and Gorilla by Red State Update

    Part two: 12/21/2020 INFO: 424: Murfreesboro Christmas Number One Countdown 2020 from W-MURFO (December 21, 2020 - Episode 424)

    What will be the Christmas Number One song on the 1670 AM W-MURFO Top 7 at 7 Murfreesboro Number One Christmas Countdown Special Expanded Top 20 Edition with Cubby Free?

    Elf Drugs by The Young Rustlers of the Hazy Glade? Fauci Christmas by Little Cussin' Cayden? Christmas Hot Sauce by the Hickory Grove Suspenders? Candy Cane Puddles by Nick Primo and the Glueboys? Backwards Christmas Tree by Cubby Free? Across the Street from Rudolph by Jillian Cherries? Or a handful of Red State Update classics?

    Music by William Sherry Jr. Lyrics by Travis Harmon & Jonathan Shockley.

    Vocals:

    Christmas Hot Sauce vocals by Phil Leonard

    Across the Street from Rudolph and Fauci Christmas vocals by Adrian Rose Leonard

    Candy Cane Puddles vocals by William Sherry Jr.

    Elf Drugs vocals by Bridge Codpipper.

    Backwards Christmas Tree vocals by Travis Harmon & Adrian Rose Leonard

    Snow Sliding Sleigh Riding Day, Christmas on an Island with a Martian and Gorilla, Christmas in a Beer Joint, Christmas Kisses, and Christmas Crow by Red State Update

    The Red State Update Christmas albums "Santa Is Real" and "Merry Twismas Part Twoo" are available at all the music places

    CONCLUSION: For the third and final part of the Cubby Free Christmas Saga, please enjoy our Christmas album 9 FINE TENNESSEE CHRISTMAS CLASSICS from 2021! Available at YouTube and all the Music Streaming places: https://youtu.be/KxAVpAk7ThA?si=2YpSb4hX9YqRAZMz

    https://open.spotify.com/album/6bN7vaNeaVbRbiJhtkuVP4?si=EqSxFAGEQmSzMW8QfwCMPA

    https://music.apple.com/us/album/9-fine-tennessee-christmas-classics-1670-am-w-murfo/1600975201

    Thank you kindly! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and God Bless the USA!

    http://patreon.com/redstateupdate

    1 hr 5 min
  • Trump: Love me more, you dumb poor sick idiots

    On this week's The Trump-Kennedy Patriot Games $1776 Y'all Don't Love Me Enough What If I Reclassify Pot Red State Update Podcast:

    Jackie and Dunlap celebrate the holidays by complaining about fake Christian politics, exploding health-care costs, and Trump's latest horse hockey—plus Christmas music, the Incredible Hulk, and Jesus's socials

    🎄 Holiday Hypocrisy & Christian Politics

    • Republicans "can say Christmas again"
    • Jesus' actual teachings vs. modern GOP Christianity
    • Mega-church flying-angel Christmas spectacles
    • nachos

    🏥 Health Care Meltdown

    • Trump will let Obamacare subsidies expire and insurance premiums skyrocket
    • Distracting from the health care crisis by attacking trans folks
    • Rural hospitals closing, maternity wards disappearing, and Tennessee's health care grades (it ain't A+)
    • "If you've always dreamed of delivering a baby on the side of the road, now's your time"

    🇺🇸 Are the Rats Deserting the Sinking Sh#tposter?

    • Are Trump people actually getting tired of Trump?
    • Vanity Fair, Susie Wiles, and the horrors of close-up photography
    • The White House plaque quotes Trump reportedly wrote himself
    • Why screaming at the country for not loving you enough isn't a winning strategy
    • The egomaniacal, heartless Rob Reiner post that actually hurt Trump

    💸 $1,776 for Soldiers

    • Hell, good.

    ⚖️ Pardons, Corruption & Consequences

    • January 6th pardons and the real-world harm they've caused
    • Repeat pardons for violent offenders and Trump don't care
    • DOJ and FBI chaos under political pressure and Kash Patel is a dummo

    🌍 War, Venezuela & Military Fallout

    • Confusion and concern over strikes and foreign policy chaos
    • Military leaders seeking legal counsel
    • "I was just following orders" doesn't hold up in court

    😵 End-of-Year Exhaustion & 🎧 Also Mentioned:

    • The Incredible Hulk delivering a baby

    · Marjorie Taylor Greene vs. Trump

    • The song about Rudolph is pretty straight forward but the Frosty the Snowman song raises more questions than it answers
    • Stephen Miller, Kash Patel, Elon Musk, JD Vance
    • Why everyone feels broke, scared, and tired
    • The danger of laughing at the chaos while people are actually getting hurt
    • The sense that even Trump's own people are starting to jump ship

    Get 20 Extra Minutes with Jackie & Dunlap over at http://patreon.com/redstateupdate

    🎶 Christmas Music, RSU Style

    • RSU Christmas songs you should (and maybe shouldn't) put on your playlist
    • "Christmas in a Beer Joint"
    • Why your holiday playlist isn't complete without a Martian and a gorilla
    59 min
  • Are we just rage-bait? Plus: Racist Trump screws farmers while Hegseth murder spree, Miller kidnapping ring continue

    Get 20 Extra Minutes of Jackie & Dunlap over at http://patreon.com/redstateupdate

    Stream Red State Update Christmas music at all the music streaming places!

    Christmas on an Island with a Martian and Gorilla: https://open.spotify.com/track/4F3sgtPTVQKGN8rD2quWw7?si=67b1e3f5e0b04c97

    Our holiday album Santa Is Real:

    https://open.spotify.com/album/2EUNgTxIk1x3gWAjZgE1rT?si=Kq9jK9eNQrGow6Qw3bCwHw

    Our other Christmas album Merry Twismas Part Twoo:

    https://open.spotify.com/album/0CA1iuwDcoDbN7qGDg0FEt?si=Up435V0hRBuCe6Fc4vTxvA

    Our third collection of Christmas and holiday music 9 Fine Tennessee Christmas Classics:

    https://open.spotify.com/album/6bN7vaNeaVbRbiJhtkuVP4?si=XIvz-SnCSiuWNKxHxpMoag

    THIS WEEK ON THE RED STATE UPDATE PODCAST:

    Jackie & Dunlap return to break down another week of American political awfulness—Trump's racist outbursts against Somali folks; "Speak English, neighbor!" says JD Vance; and the fallout from Trump's trade wars hitting farmers (again).

    They also dig into the Tennessee special election that unexpectedly turned a deep-red district purple, the Supreme Court opening the door for Trump to purge independent agencies, and Pete Hegseth bragging about blowing people up like a Cannon movie villain.

    Along the way: clickbait-rage farms, fake Trump "peace prizes," and whether America has officially monetized every last emotion we have left.

    • Trump's latest racist rhetoric toward Somali immigrants Explicit statements about not wanting Somalis in America, and how Trump uses racism to distract from elite corruption and pardons.
    • • JD Vance's comments about not wanting neighbors who "don't speak the same language" Just more coded racism. Is this even coded? •
    • Fox-driven "Somali fraud" narratives in Minnesota How Tim Walz gets dragged into right-wing misinformation loops and why these stories spread. •
    • Farmers hit again by Trump's trade chaos $12 billion in bailouts framed as "bridge money," with U.S. soybean markets permanently shifting to Argentina, Canada, and China. •
    • Tennessee special election shifts purple Aftyn Behn narrows margins dramatically; GOP forced to pour money into a "safe" seat as Trump drags the party in expensive directions. •
    • Trump receives a made-up 'peace prize' from shady soccer officials A look at his obsession with awards and manufactured victories. •
    • Supreme Court poised to let Trump fire independent agency heads Symbolic culture-war gestures often accompany structural power grabs. •
    • Pete Hegseth brags on-air about "blowing up boats" He thinks he's a war-hero movie but he's the obnoxious side-character who gets everyone killed.
    56 min
  • Hegseth War Crimes, AI Country Music Crimes, Kash Patel's Jacket, Aftyn vs. Matt Von Trump Stooge

    Jackie and Dunlap have Christmas music galore for you!

    Santa is Real https://open.spotify.com/album/2EUNgTxIk1x3gWAjZgE1rT?si=wO8csd-ZRwKHmY5rSY62Sg

    includes Christmas on an Island with a Martian and Gorilla https://open.spotify.com/album/0UFeD4h4IdJa8XaxSEWolu?si=MsDzDjI7QXy5nPFGqNYkDQ

    and Christmas Kisses https://open.spotify.com/track/1yRPCbYUcTgJbEoZFVh8zK?si=bc35074dae7549b8

    Merry Twismas Part Twoo https://open.spotify.com/album/0CA1iuwDcoDbN7qGDg0FEt?si=dk4eJc5yRbWMN2ubjQpMPQ

    9 Fine Tennessee Christmas Classics https://open.spotify.com/album/6bN7vaNeaVbRbiJhtkuVP4?si=5xukXhnYT2ikfq0qlntNig

    Get 20 Extra Minutes with Jackie & Dunlap over at http://patreon.com/redstateupdate

    Jackie and Dunlap on Hegseth, Honduras, Mark Kelly, Kash Patel, dressing up for planes is stupid, blowing up boats is war crimes, Laura Loomer, Sean Duffy, Elon Musk is ruining Tennessee, Afghanistan, Venezuela, autopen, Joe Biden, Trump's MRI, who's the dumbest member of Trump's cabinet.

    Plus: The TN-7 election is today (Tuesday December 2) so you may know who won by the time you hear this. Aftyn Behn or Matt Van Epps? We give 'em one last go over. (We're for her.)

    Also: Is it okay to hate country music and Nashville? Some parts of 'em it is!

    Plus: Jackie weighs in on the AI country music hit "Walk My Walk" by Breaking Rust.

    1 hr 10 min
  • BONUS EP: Democrat Aftyn Behn running close race in TN-7, Trump says release the Epstein files?

    This was recorded November 19, 2025, but we're just now puttin' it up! You could either call it a bonus episode or just a real late one.

    Jackie and Dunlap are back together again in separate locations.

    Democrat Aftyn Behn has a real shot at beating Republican Matt Van Epps for Congress in the Tennessee 7th District Special Election! Early voting has ended but Election Day is TUESDAY DECEMBER 2! It would really piss a lot of the right people off if you voted for her.

    Also in this episode: Epstein and Trump, of course.

    Hope y'all had a good Thanksgiving! New episode coming later this week.

    Get 20 Extra Minutes with Jackie and Dunlap at http://patreon.com/redstateupdate

    22 min
  • Close Race in TN, Trump Loves Mamdani, Marjorie Hates Trump

    In this episode: Could Democrat Aftyn Behn win against Trumplover Matt Von Epps in the TN-7 special election?

    Early voting ends Wednesday November 26!

    Plus Mamdani meets Trump

    Trump meets Saudi Arabia

    Marjorie Taylor Greene hates Trump, will resign

    Doge gone

    Trump wants to execute Dem soldier-senators?

    Get 20 Extra Minutes with Jackie & Dunlap at http://www.patreon.com/redstateupdate

    Christmas Music from RSU: CHRISTMAS ON AN ISLAND WITH A MARTIAN AND GORILLA

    https://open.spotify.com/album/0UFeD4h4IdJa8XaxSEWolu

    SANTA IS REAL

    https://open.spotify.com/album/2EUNgTxIk1x3gWAjZgE1rT

    9 FINE TENNESSEE CHRISTMAS CLASSICS

    https://open.spotify.com/album/6bN7vaNeaVbRbiJhtkuVP4

    52 min
  • Vance defends Young Republican racist texts, Voting Rights Act doomed, Trump: Heaven won't have me

    This week, Jackie Broyles and Dunlap yell about:

    J.D. Vance defends Young Republican racist texts.

    Is the Supreme Court about to get rid of the Voting Rights Act?

    Pete Hegseth kicks the press out of the Pentagon.

    Russell Vought uses government shutdown to gut Department of Education and their special ed department.

    Trump afraid he won't go to heaven, hates his Time cover.

    Are we going to war with Venezuela? What's up with Argentina?

    No Kings protests this weekend.

    Get 20 Extra Minutes with Jackie & Dunlap at http://patreon.com/redstateupdate

    Get you a Jackie Barrel shirt at http://redstateupdate.myshopify.com

    music by william sherry jr. art by yoni limor. photos by robyn von swank.

    54 min
  • Trump Terrorizes Chicago, Government Shuts Down, Bad Bunny To Play Super Bowl

    Get you a Jackie Barrel shirt! https://redstateupdate.myshopify.com/

    Get 20 Extra Minutes with Jackie & Dunlap over at http://patreon.com/redstateupdate

    In this episode of the Red State Update podcast, Jackie and Dunlap yell about:

    Trump in Chicago with Blackhawks, ziptied kids

    Portland, Memphis too

    You did not vote for Stephen Miller

    Will Trump pardon Maxwell?

    Government still shut down-- Trump may not pay no back pay

    Pam Bondi Senate Hearings - why?

    Supreme Court may outlaw bans on conversion therapy because of free speech?!?

    Amelia Earhart's disappearance

    Bad Bunny's Super Bowl

    Taylor Swift's Wood

    Photos by Robyn Von Swank. Music by William Sherry Jr.

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    1 hr 11 min
  • Hegseth Negs Generals, Trump Trains Troops on US Cities, Stephen Miller Unleashes Memphis Cops, Government Shutdown

    Get you a Jackie Barrel shirt! https://redstateupdate.myshopify.com/

    Get 20 Extra Minutes with Jackie & Dunlap over at http://patreon.com/redstateupdate

    In this episode of the Red State Update podcast, Jackie and Dunlap yell about:

    Hegseth and Trump talk at all the generals: No beardos, no fat soldiers, US cities will be training grounds for troops, the "enemy within." They want to kick everyone out who isn't male, white, straight, and willing to treat Hegseth like an actual serious person and not an embarrassing joke.

    Troops in Portland, Chicago, Memphis. Stephen Miller unleashes unleashed Memphis cops.

    Government shutdown: Republicans claim Democrats want to give your money to illegal immigrant healthcare. Meanwhile, insurance rates will skyrocket and the number of insured will plummet. Trump and Vought admit that Project 2025 is in full effect, as Trump plans to shutter "Democrat" parts of government, fire workers, and pull funding for Democrat cities and states. Rural hospitals and health care in danger of going away.

    Farmer bailout, soybeans, Argentina, China. FBI fires knee-takers. Johnson won't swear in Arlita Grijalva to prevent an Epstein files release vote.

    Art by Yoni Limor. Music by William Sherry Jr.

    Video version on YouTube. http://youtube.com/travisandjonathan

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    58 min

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