Ruthless Podcast

By Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan and John AshbrookNews Politics

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September 17 Talarico’s Shocking Behavior Makes Voters Suspicious
James Talarico’s record comes under the microscope as he describes his "favorite drag queen", Trump’s midterm cash blitz ramps up, plus Sen. Jon Husted, OPM Director Scott Kupor, and Arena founder Max Meyer to talk the midterms, America’s workforce, tech, and innovation.
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#RuthlessPodcast #Midterms #Tech0:00:00 Intro
0:05:51 James Talarico’s Controversies Keep Getting Worse
0:08:30 Talarico Reveals His Favorite Drag Queen
0:14:59 Talarico’s Pastor Undercuts His Campaign Rebrand
0:22:07 Trump’s $138 Million Midterm Spending Blitz
0:23:41 The Senate Battlegrounds Getting a MAGA Inc. Cash Infusion
0:26:22 John Husted’s Fight to Hold Ohio’s Senate Seat
0:33:11 King of the Hill: Adam Kinzinger vs. Bill Kristol
0:43:09 Scott Kupor on Recruiting the Next Generation of Federal Workers
0:57:54 Max Meyer on Reinventing American Tech Journalism
1:06:40 How the Media Got SpaceX’s Early Rocket Launches Wrong
1:12:15 America’s AI and Technology Race With China

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1 hr 30 min
September 15 Is the Tide Turning? Republicans Dominate Democrats in Campaign Spending
Republicans unleash a massive midterm spending blitz as Democrats scramble to outrun their records, plus the progrum joins Gov. Greg Abbott in Texas to talk football, the state's booming economy, energy, innovation, and the fight to keep the state red.
#RuthlessPodcast #Midterms #Texas

0:00:00 Intro
0:04:48 Republicans Unleash a Massive Midterm Spending Blitz
0:10:05 GOP Groups Pour Millions Into the Texas Senate Race
0:19:23 The Strategy Behind the GOP’s James Talarico Ad Blitz
0:20:57 Michigan Democrat Faces Questions Over Reparations
0:23:19 James Talarico’s Transgender Record Comes Back to Haunt Him
0:32:06 Ruthless Goes Behind the Scenes at Texas vs. Ohio State
0:35:43 Firing the Texas Longhorns’ Legendary Cannon
0:40:36 Texas Stuns Ohio State in a Wild Comeback
0:46:43 Greg Abbott on Why Businesses Are Flocking to Texas
0:54:34 Greg Abbott on Keeping Texas Red in the Midterms
1:01:54 Abbott on Property Taxes, Energy and America’s Tech Race
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1 hr 12 min
September 11 Trump Dominates Democrats + Stars Shine at Midterm Convention > Sen. McCormick, Sen. Thune, Sec. Burgum & more
The fellas are at the historic Midterm Convention with Trump’s biggest moments and conversations with Sens. Dave McCormick and John Thune, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and more on the fight for Congress, socialism, and the 25th anniversary of 9/11.
#RuthlessPodcast #Midterms #neverforget
0:00:00 Intro
0:06:11 Trump Takes Aim at James Talarico
0:08:26 Trump Proposes a $5,000 Midterm Dividend
0:16:02 John Fetterman Stuns the GOP Convention
0:18:44 Dave McCormick on His Unlikely Friendship With Fetterman
0:33:41 Dave McCormick Breaks Down the Midterm Stakes
0:41:13 John Thune on the Fight to Keep the Senate
0:53:11 John Thune Explains the SAVE Act and Filibuster Math
1:02:07 Doug Burgum on Energy, Affordability and Trump’s Agenda
1:17:36 Lisa McClain on Michigan’s Crucial Midterm Battles
1:25:33 Katelyn Bledsoe Meets the Fellas At the Convention
1:30:02 Former NFL Kicker Jay Feely Makes the Jump to Politics
1:39:48 Remembering 9/11 Twenty-Five Years Later
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1 hr 47 min
September 10 Will The RNC Convention Make the Difference in November?
Ruthless hits the Midterm Convention in Dallas to break down the fight for Congress, Trump’s strategy to turn out voters, and the biggest Senate battlegrounds, with Sean Duffy, Linda McMahon, Chris LaCivita, James Blair, and API’s Mike Sommers joining the progrum.
#RuthlessPodcast #Midterms #Politics
0:00:00 Intro
0:02:35 Trump’s Midterm Convention Opens in Dallas
0:14:48 Texas Senate Race Puts Talarico and Paxton in Focus
0:22:38 Sean Duffy on Trump’s Midterm Push and American Travel
0:29:16 Sean Duffy on Modernizing Air Traffic Control
0:35:13 Chris LaCivita and James Blair on MAGA Inc.’s Midterm Strategy
0:43:38 How Trump Allies Plan to Message Against Democrats
0:52:57 Linda McMahon on Reshaping the Department of Education
1:05:16 Mike Sommers on American Energy and Permitting Reform
1:10:20 Energy Security, Data Centers and the Strait of Hormuz

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1 hr 22 min
September 08 Republican's Plan to WIN the Midterms + Meta President Dina Powell McCormick
The midterms kick into high gear as Ruthless breaks down the GOP’s first-ever midterm convention and the key Senate battlegrounds, while Meta President Dina Powell McCormick joins the progrum to discuss AI, data centers, American jobs, and technology’s impact on veterans and communities.
#RuthlessPodcast #Midterms #AI
0:00:00 Intro
0:05:41 Trump’s Midterm Convention Kicks Off in Dallas
0:15:11 Why Republicans Are Focused on Turning Out Trump Voters
0:21:39 The Senate Battleground Map Takes Shape
0:24:09 North Carolina and Georgia Become Key Senate Fights
0:27:35 Maine, New Hampshire and Michigan Senate Races Heat Up
0:31:35 Ohio, Iowa and Texas Enter the Midterm Spotlight
0:40:24 What the Generic Ballot Says About the Midterms
0:43:55 Dina Powell McCormick on Meta, AI and American Innovation
0:46:12 How Meta’s AI Glasses Are Helping Blind Veterans
0:49:09 The Debate Over Data Centers and Local Communities
0:55:50 Meta’s Plan to Train America’s AI Workforce

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1 hr 11 min
September 04 Hunter Biden is Gay? Dem Candidate’s Criminal Past + Canada Memes w/ Alex Brueswitz
Alex Bruesewitz joins the progrum to break down the trials and tribulations of Democrats, the midterm fight and the influencer economy, while Canada’s meme war heats up, Scott Bessent turns the screws on Iran, and Fun Time Friday delivers a crack-swallowing congressional candidate, Hunter Biden, a fake NFL player scamming women, and King of the Hill.
#RuthlessPodcast #Politics #FunTimeFriday0:00:00 Intro
0:03:27 Alex Bruesewitz on the New Media Revolution
0:06:40 The Hidden Money Behind Political Influencers
0:08:44 Ohio Democrat’s Crack Cocaine and Hot Dog Arrest Story
0:15:55 Alex Bruesewitz Breaks Down the GOP’s Midterm Strategy
0:20:11 Why Trump’s 2024 Podcast Coalition Has Changed
0:23:17 Hunter Biden’s Bizarre Media Tour
0:33:15 Canada’s Mark Carney Loses the Meme War
0:40:19 Scott Bessent Reveals the Economic Strategy Against Iran
0:44:26 Susan Collins Takes a Brutal Shot at Troy Jackson
0:46:59 Fake NFL Player Scams Women Out of $1.3 Million
0:56:46 King of the Hill: Adam Kinzinger vs. Steve Schmidt

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1 hr 9 min
September 03 Talarico's Skeletons Come Out of the Closet
James Talarico’s radical record on Texas energy comes back to haunt him, while Abdul El-Sayed pushes Medicare for All and Kathryn Burgum joins the progrum to share her powerful story of addiction, recovery, and the Trump administration’s fight to transform treatment in America.
Plus, otter attacks and a man survives a lightning strike.
#RuthlessPodcast #Politics #Recovery0:00:00 Intro
0:02:18 James Talarico’s Texas Oil Problem
0:11:10 Talarico Compares Texas Oil to Cassette Tapes
0:16:17 Talarico Scrambles to Rebrand as a Capitalist
0:21:11 Talarico Responds to His Past Controversial Comments
0:25:48 Abdul El-Sayed’s Radical Senate Campaign
0:32:06 El-Sayed’s Love Island Medicare for All Ad
0:37:45 Woman Mauled by an Otter in Lake Tahoe
0:43:11 GOP Staffer Survives a Direct Lightning Strike
0:48:28 Kathryn Burgum on America’s Addiction Crisis
0:56:53 Kathryn Burgum Shares Her Addiction and Recovery Story
1:02:06 Turning Recovery Into a National Mission

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1 hr 20 min
September 01 Not Radical Enough? Will the DSA Stop AOC in 2028?
The DSA’s growing power sparks a socialist civil war over AOC’s future, while the progrum breaks down the staggering cost of the left’s agenda, Chinese influence behind the anti-data center movement, the looming government funding fight, and what AFP’s Katelyn Bledsoe is hearing from voters ahead of the midterms.
#RuthlessPodcast #Politics #Midterms00:04:00 The DSA Takeover Reshapes the Democratic Party
00:10:07 AOC Faces a Socialist Civil War Over 2028
00:15:50 Why the DSA Is Turning Against AOC
00:22:40 AOC Begins Gearing Up for a Presidential Run
00:31:55 The $200 Trillion Price Tag of Democratic Socialism
00:39:28 Brad Lander Gets Turned On by Pro-Palestinian Activists
00:43:38 Chinese Bot Accounts Target America’s Data Center Boom
00:55:14 Will Democrats Force Another Government Shutdown?
00:58:37 Katelyn Bledsoe on What Voters Are Really Saying
01:02:41 Socialist Candidates Become a Midterm Liability for Democrats
01:07:53 Can Republicans Turn Out Trump Voters Without Trump?
01:14:54 Baby Boomers Reveal Their Marijuana Habits

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1 hr 18 min
August 28 Where's Schumer? Did Chuck Schumer Leave the Country in the Middle of an Election?
Ruthless breaks down rumors of Chuck Schumer’s whereabouts, the Democrats’ growing socialist problem, some wild Fun Time Friday stories, and a great interview with New Hampshire Senate candidate Scott Brown to talk the midterms, Trump, the economy, and his fight to flip a critical Senate seat.
#RuthlessPodcast #Politics #midterms2022
00:02:37 Is Chuck Schumer Missing in Europe Before the Midterms?
00:05:46 Debbie Dingell Loses Patience Over the Hasan Piker Controversy
00:08:28 Oklahoma Democrats Nominate a DSA Socialist for Senate
00:12:46 Mamdani Critics Say NYC Is Retaliating Against Their Businesses
00:20:54 Baby Boomers Are Smoking More Marijuana Than Ever
00:30:11 Target Pulls a Controversial Halloween Costume
00:34:51 Los Angeles Gets a Bizarre Proposal for the Homeless
00:39:47 49ers Owner Jed York Caught in Prostitution Sting
00:50:04 Scott Brown on His Comeback Bid for the U.S. Senate
00:53:23 Why New Hampshire Could Decide Control of the Senate
00:59:04 Scott Brown's Unexpected Life as a Rock Musician
01:01:15 Scott Brown Takes on the Fight Over Women's Sports

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1 hr 18 min
August 27 Why Hasan Piker is Suddenly a Problem for Democrats
Josh, Smug, and John break down Democrats’ sudden attempts to distance themselves from Hasan Piker, and cover Abdul El-Sayed’s mounting campaign problems.
Plus, Undersecretary of War Emil Michael joins Ruthless to discuss AI, defense innovation, and the future of American military technology.
#RuthlessPodcast #Politics #AI
00:02:08 Democrats Scramble to Distance Themselves From Hasan Piker
00:12:52 Hasan Piker’s History of Violent and Anti-American Rhetoric
00:18:31 Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries Face Questions Over Piker
00:26:54 Rep. Dingell Responds to Abdul El-Sayed’s Piker Problem
00:31:13 Democrats’ Last-Minute Hasan Piker Damage Control
00:36:26 Abdul El-Sayed’s Problems Keep Piling Up in Michigan
00:39:10 El-Sayed Campaign Paid Detroit Pastor $82,500
00:46:23 Emil Michael on Transforming the Pentagon
00:54:48 How AI and Autonomous Weapons Are Changing Warfare
00:58:04 Rebuilding America’s Defense Manufacturing Base
01:05:12 Inside the Pentagon’s Fight With Anthropic Over AI
01:17:00 Why America’s Next Tech Boom Could Be Hard Tech

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1 hr 25 min

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