What's Bugging Me

What's Bugging Me

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What's Bugging Me episodes

  • My Trade Deals Are Up Here
    While the Left is going nuts over denim wear ads, Donald Trump is reshaping the world economy.

    This week we talk to former Wall Street Journal reporter - and now Founder and Chairman of Paradigm Pharmaceuticals - Amal Naj, about how reshoring our pharma industry is a matter of national security.

    All that and the Parting Shot.
    59 min
  • Tulsi Time
    This week DNI Tulsi Gabbard took center stage to accuse the 44th President of the United States of malfeasance against his successor. Dennis takes a long, hard look at the allegations and talks about it with journalist Lee Smith and his book, Disappearing the President: Trump, Truth Social, and the Fight for the Republic.

    All that and the Parting Shot on the joys of the quiet party.
    50 min
  • Kneale's List
    Dennis Kneale has his own list and it's a naughty one. On the top of it is Communist China and the people who make deals with them to the detriment of America. And then there's the list, the Epstein List and the way it's been buried by the last two Administrations.

    Then we welcome in old friend Kristen Shaughnessy for the latest update on shady dealings on Wall Street.

    All that and the Parting Shot... Have your documents ready!
    44 min
  • Put ICE On It
    ICE is fighting Antifa, Elon is fighting the system and MAGA is feeling betrayed by the closure of the Jeffrey Epstein case. There's a lot to bug Dennis this week.

    But there's also a lot to celebrate as the Trump Administration truly invests in the next generation and we get a parting shot from Dennis' mom.
    36 min
  • Don't Sell Us Short
    Has the City of New York gone nuts? What does the Democratic primary for mayor mean for the rest of the party and the country? 

    Then we take a deep dive into the unethical practice of short selling stocks with John Welborn, Senior Lecturer in Economics at Dartmouth College and David Lauer of Urvin Finance.

    Welborn's paper can be read here.
    48 min
  • MAGA Civil War?
    If Donald Trump decides to help Israel finish off the Iranian regime will that trigger a MAGA Civil War?

    Plus we chat with veteran radio talker Bill Martinez on the situation in Southern California and a Parting Shot on looking for love after lockup.
    47 min
  • Battle of LA
    It's June, Trump is back in office, so it must be Riot Season. On one side is the President, ICE, active-duty and reserve service members, and a majority of the American people. On the other side are elected Democrats in California, illegal aliens, and Antifa. It's getting ugly out there.
     
    Then we follow up on our coverage of Wall Street shenanigans of naked short selling and the dereliction of duty of government regulators.
     
    All that and the Parting Shot - for which we apologize…
    45 min
  • Family Feud
    Elon Musk criticizes President Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" and distances himself from the Administration. Is the honeymoon over?

    Our guest this week is Lt. Col. Buzz Patterson (USAF, Ret.), NY Times bestselling author and former keeper of the nuclear football. We talk about his time in the White House with President and Mrs. Clinton and the current state of the military under SecDef Pete Hegseth.

    All that and the Parting Shot.
    51 min
  • Time to Get Out of D.O.G.E.
    The time has come for the Electric Horseman to saddle up and the get the hell out of D.O.G.E.
    This week Elon Musk leaves government service and returns to the private sector.

    Then we talk to Scherie Murray, a Jamaican-American businesswoman from Queens who ran for the GOP nomination fot New York's 14th House District in 2020.

    All that and the Parting Shot of D-I-V-O-R-C-E.
    46 min
  • Cover-ups and Other Magic Tricks
    Jake Tapper is in the crosshairs this week as Dennis wonders, "What did he know and when did he know it?"

    Then we talk to Rene “Butch” Meily about his book, From Manila to Wall Street: An Immigrant's Journey With America's First Black Tycoon  which chronicles his time with Reginald Lewis, the first Black American to build a billion dollar business. 

    All that and the Parting Shot.
    44 min

About What's Bugging Me

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Dennis Kneale brings 30 years of business reporting to his podcast, What’s Bugging Me. It’s no holds barred as he takes on leaders in industry, on Wall Street, and in politics.