The most played episodes among Podcast App listeners.

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   Number 1: Newt’s Blueprint to Shock the World

   Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich joins Sean with a five-part strategy he believes can help Republicans defy history and win the 2026 midterms. Drawing lessons from the Contract with America, Gingrich argues that Republicans need big ideas, clear language, and a positive agenda centered on lower healthcare costs, greater choice, and individual freedom. Sean also tracks the growing influence of the DSA inside the Democratic Party and makes the case that the next 67 days could determine the political direction of the country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

   August 29, 2026·31min
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   Number 2: Cruz and the 50-Vote Problem

   Senator Ted Cruz joins Joe Pags for a candid conversation about why Republicans still do not have the 50 votes needed to advance the SAVE America Act. Cruz discusses GOP holdouts, including Mitch McConnell and Thom Tillis, the limits of Senate leadership, and why electing more conservatives may be the only way to break the logjam. The conversation then expands to Michigan, the growing influence of Democratic Socialists, and what Cruz describes as a broader ideological battle over capitalism, constitutional government, religious liberty, and the future of the country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

   September 04, 2026·35min
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   Number 3: SOUNDBYTES 18 - MERITOCRACY VS IDEOLOGY

   SoundBytes 18 conversation starts with a WNBA customization controversy over religious language on jerseys, then widens into a broader critique of selective enforcement, identity politics, and double standards in sports and media. From there, we pivot to California and Pennsylvania politics, attacking public spending, campaign finance systems, COVID-era power consolidation, and what they see as dishonest leadership and taxpayer-funded corruption. Meritocracy or Ideology? Eric and Lynda repeatedly argue that institutions are too focused on race, gender, labels, and narratives instead of competence and evidence. That theme shows up in discussions of DEI, academic research, policing data, and election coverage, all of which are used to argue that truth is being distorted to fit preferred political outcomes. We hit the Lindsay Clancy murder case and the absurd defense of a mother who killed her children. We reject the “psychotic break” explanation - she's a murderer - period. @LyndaMick @TheRogueRecap RogueRecap.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

   August 30, 2026·49min
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   Number 4: SOUNDBYTES 19 - ANNE HATHAWAY, ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, VICTIM CULTURE

   Colorado schools are turning kids into protest props, and a brutal House hearing exposes why the debate over immigration is far more personal than the headlines admit. Lynda McLaughlin and Eric Eggers connect the dots between school walkouts, sanctuary-state politics, and the angel families who are left picking up the pieces. The conversation starts with a jaw-dropping anti-ICE student protest in Colorado. It quickly becomes a broader indictment of how kids are pressured, coached, and used to push political messaging they barely understand. Lynda and Eric break down the role parents and teachers play in that pressure, why state leadership matters, and why these walkouts hit differently when they happen alongside stories of real families devastated by illegal-drug and trucking accidents. The episode then shifts into a sharp takedown of public figures and politicians who, in the hosts' view, talk in elite abstractions while ignoring real-world consequences. From Anne Hathaway's controversial abortion remarks to the growing influence of Hasan Piker-style politics on candidates like Abdul El-Sayed, Linda and Eric trace how rhetoric, branding, and ideological alignment are shaping the 2026 and 2028 political landscape. They also hit a Georgia election official's claim that the Pledge of Allegiance is offensive, then close with one of the most unexpectedly human moments of the episode—a Staten Island man struck by lightning who survives, goes to church, and thanks God for sparing his life. It's the kind of ending that reminds you this show can swing from outrage to gratitude in a heartbeat. @lyndamick @theroguerecap RogueRecap.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

   September 04, 2026·45min
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   Number 5: LET FREEDOM RING...BUT NOT IN PENNSYLVANIA

   Shapiro says two people died from measles, but the county says there are zero measles deaths on record. That contradiction is the center of this episode, and it opens into a larger question: who is shaping the narrative, why now, and what happens when public health messaging collides with politics? Lynda McLaughlin breaks down the fast-moving Pennsylvania measles controversy and the timeline surrounding Governor Josh Shapiro's announcement, the Lancaster County coroner's record, and the local commissioner pushing back on what he calls a false claim. She also pulls on the thread of vaccine politics, the role of advocacy group Protect Our Care, and the way messaging around "measles-associated" deaths can be used to influence voters heading into a school year and an election cycle. You'll hear the full argument laid out around Shapiro's ties to vaccine industry interests, the grant money Pennsylvania funneled to a vaccine manufacturer, and the accusations that public health language is being weaponized for political gain. Lynda also connects the story to broader concerns about COVID-era mandates, pharma profits, media framing, and why she believes the public is being pushed into fear instead of given clear evidence. We get to a few other topics too, like Flock cameras and Chris Murphy. @lyndamick RogueRecap.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

   August 28, 2026·40min
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