Rodger opens up the show describing the “M” disease coming home to roost. Ryan reiterates his increased energy sans caffeine and, no, he’s not a Mormon! “Stars-rubles” replaces Starbucks in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine. The guys then talk about the “informal collar” of the famous turtleneck and then move on to mock the IRS new recruitment campaign to fill the ranks of the new 87,000 hires. Finally, a win for electric cars makes it to the RTRT podcast. After the first break the guys talk about their fond memories of Ikea and juxtapose that to the recent Ikea lockdown in Shanghai. Stelter is out at CNN. Is Don Lemon next? And where the heck is Cuomo? Ryan’s off this week to tear down a shed and throw other s*** away. Would you buy emergency supply food? One of the guys did… can you guess who?

https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/starbucks-s-new-russian-cousin-stars-coffee-opens?
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/08/16/rep-thomas-massie-highlights-irs-using-guns-attract-college-students/
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/15/china/china-covid-shanghai-ikea-lockdown-intl-hnk/index.html