
Cognitive Dissonance
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Episode 920: Ballmaxxing and Goats
Episode 919: The Cult of Trump
Episode 918: The Men Who Want Women to Be Quiet
Episode 917: Data Centers and Trump Phones
Episode 916: Christian Wife Schools
EPISODE 916 releasing on Wednesday!
Episode 915: High Dolphins and the Epstein Museum
Episode 914: Gerrymander Wars
Episode 913: More Gunman Conspiracies
Episode 912: Petty Kash Patel Sues the Atlantic
Episode 911: The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram
Episode 910: Door Dash Stunt Driver
Episode 909: Teleporting into Waffle House
Reminder - No Show this Week
Episode 908: Artificial Intelligence and Ethics with Dr. Aaron Rabinowitz
Episode 907: Project 2025 Tracker
EArticles Tracking how much of Project 2025 the Trump administration achieved this year | PBS News From Venezuela to immigration crackdown, Project 2025 provided Trump's roadmap Trump Executive Orders Follow Project 2025 Instructions - Fullerton Observer Trump enacted dozens of Project 2025 goals. Here's what's left https://archive.is/20260101155507/https://www.axios.com/2026/01/01/trump-project-2025-remaining-goals Did Project 2025 get done in Trump's first term in office? | Vox https://archive.is/20260120154114/https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/475753/project-2025-2026-trump-administration The Plan That Foretold Trump's 2025 - The Atlantic A Podcast How Project 2025 Is Reshaping Our Country – Mother Jones Trackers Project 2025 Tracker Project 2025 Executive Action Tracker - Center for Progressive Reform One Year of Project 2025: 53 Percent of Authoritarian Agenda's Domestic Policy Recommendations Completed or Underway - Center for Progressive Reform
Episode 906: The 31-Year-Old Candidate Thrilling Gen Z
E'This Should Be Illegal': Senate GOP Uses AI Deepfake to Attack Talarico | Common Dreams A DOGE Bro Allegedly Walked Out Of Social Security With 500 Million Americans' Records On A Thumb Drive And Expected A Pardon If Caught | Techdirt 2 DOGE staffers say 'no' regrets for people losing income, didn't reduce the deficit: Depositions - ABC News Trump spoke about girls being 'of age' at 'above six years old' as he promoted the SAVE America Act Some Republicans warn Trump's SAVE America Act is doomed to fail as Senate tees up a vote I Went to Florida to See the 31-Year-Old Candidate Thrilling Gen Z. We're in Trouble.
Episode 905: Iran war and the SAVE Act
EGOP senator allegedly breaks Marine's hand during protest against Iran war - LGBTQ Nation Trump fires Kristi Noem as DHS chief and then she thanks him for new 'Shield of the Americas' job | The Independent How Trump's SAVE Act would reshape voting and why critics are concerned | PBS News Leavitt Admits SAVE Act Will Make It Harder for Married Women to Vote | The New Republic Sen. John Cornyn flips on the filibuster to pass SAVE America Act as Trump weighs endorsement U.S. May Have Committed War Crime In Sinking Of Iranian Ship | HuffPost Latest News U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says - The New York Times Peter Thiel and Jeffrey Epstein Had a Yearslong Relationship World faces biggest oil disruption ever Democrat Shawn Harris to face Trump-backed Clay Fuller in runoff to replace MTG Trump Tightens Pressure on Cuba as U.S. Pushes for Charges Against Leaders
Ep 904Episode 904: RFK Tells Broke People to Try Peasant Food
E'This is actually crazy': Callers to Washington hotline shocked when pressing 2 for Spanish "Try peasant food": RFK sparks outrage after telling 'broke' Americans to stop complaining and eat cheaper food instead Melania Trump presides over UN meeting promoting 'peace through education' after bombing of Iran school | CNN Florida man destroys Chinese restaurant with shovel, claimed to be prophet ending new COVID strain: Affidavit | FOX 35 Orlando Man accused of setting fires to 'kill spiders,' then fleeing as blaze spread to neighbors in Poconos | Monroe County Area | wfmz.com Scientists create tomatoes that smell like popcorn using gene editing - Dexerto Missing Florida Man Found at Sand Plant Stuck Shoulder-Deep in Mud | Us Weekly GOP senator demands Netflix remove trans content since it doesn't align with his personal values - LGBTQ Nation Kristi Noem Repeatedly Claimed ICE Deported a Cannibal. It Was "Completely Made Up." https://archive.is/20260223141435/https://theintercept.com/2026/02/23/kristi-noem-ice-cannibal/ Kid Rock Predicts Go d Will 'Cut Down' Journalists for Reporting (Accurately) That He's Charging Up to $5,000 for Tour Tickets
Episode 903: War in Iran and the Texas Primary
EDemocrats Raise Alarms About Trump's War In Iran After Classified Briefing | HuffPost Latest News Trump threatens to cut off trade with Spain over Iran, defense spending\ Takeaways from Kristi Noem's combative Senate Judiciary Committee hearing | CNN Politics Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts Talarico Beats Crockett as G.O.P. Heads to Runoff: Texas Primary Election Takeaways - The New York Times Results in Key Races: March 3 Primaries in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas - The New York Times Texas Supreme Court stops Dallas County from counting late votes after confusion over new rules | CNN Politics Gregory Bovino Is Now Under Criminal Investigation – Mother Jones DOJ admits 47,635 Epstein files — including Trump allegations — were removed | The Independent Sprawling investigation finds decades of sexual abuse among Catholic priests in Rhode Island Epstein deposition videos show Hillary Clinton in heated moments with lawmakers, Bill Clinton addressing hot tub photo
Episode 902: How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo and The Price of the Epstein Frenzy
Ehttps://web.archive.org/web/20260219135910/https://www.theverge.com/tech/874721/epstein-thiel-musk-trump-metoo With The Price of the Epstein Frenzy
Episode 901: The DOJ Hid Trump's Epstein Files and 2025: Zero Job Growth
EDemocratic lawmaker: 'If a Prince can be held accountable, so can a President' US women's gold medal-winning hockey team declines Trump State of the Union invitation F.B.I. Director Celebrates Hockey Victory as Bureau Stares Down Crises Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs : NPR Rep. Al Green ejected from Trump State of the Union after holding 'Black People Aren't Apes' sign Secret Service says an armed man was shot and killed after entering Mar-a-Lago's secure perimeter | PBS News NPR finds DOJ withheld, removed some Epstein files related to Trump U.S. had almost no job growth in 2025
Episode 900: Least Healthy Health Ad
ECostco defied Trump's DEI directive as Target and Walmart scaled back. Business is booming Republicans, Braced for Losses, Push More Voting Restrictions in Congress - The New York Times Trump's election bill tops 50 Senate votes, but Democrats could still block it Trump's Director of Election Security Is an Election Denier - The New York Times FCC Attempt to Kill Stephen Colbert Interview Completely Backfires What the 'Epstein Files' tell us about conspiracy theories – and about skeptics Watch Kid Rock and RFK Jr. take off their shirts in new workout video
Episode 899: Slate: Trump supporters sound alarmed that people like me are buying guns. Maybe they should be.
ETrump supporters sound alarmed that people like me are buying guns. Maybe they should be.
Episode 898: Another Year, Another Superbowl Halftime Outrage Brigade
EMissouri Republican suggests Bad Bunny performance merits FCC action The Next Democratic President Better Be Merciless Grand jury declines to indict Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to disobey illegal Trump orders | CNN Politics Trump says he didn't see full racist video before it was posted, says he won't apologize - ABC News Under-fire Trump commerce secretary confirms he visited Epstein's island Bondi Faces Anger From Lawmakers Over Handling of Epstein Files
Episode 897: Cottage Pill Empire and Long Bath Showdown
EEpisode 896: Trump Wants Everyone To Stop Talking About Epstein
ESen. Mitch McConnell hospitalized after experiencing 'flu-like symptoms' Rand Paul on Trump call to 'nationalize' elections: 'That's not what the Constitution says' Steve Bannon calls for immigration agents at polling sites during midterms Trump admin identified the "leader of Antifa." It's a 29-year-old who helps injured protestors. - LGBTQ Nation The Supreme Court lets California use its new, Democratic-friendly congressional map | WYSO https://web.archive.org/web/20260203063937/https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a70227192/tulsi-gabbard-whistleblower-wrongdoing/ JD Vance refuses to apologize for Alex Pretti remarks - Newsweek 21 Democrats Just Voted to Fund ICE Temporarily: Full List of Names - Newsweek After Republicans push Clintons to testify on Epstein, Democrats warn they'll haul in Trump Trump says country should move on from Epstein files after latest release All About the Epstein Files - The New York Times
Episode 895: Execution of Alex Pretti
EA minute-by-minute timeline of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti involving federal agents - ABC News Man Rushes Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis Town Hall and Sprays Her - The New York Times Why Did the Trump Administration Silence Bovino on Social Media? - The New York Times Gun-rights groups decried the administration's rhetoric on Alex Pretti's gun. Then Trump went even further. | CNN Politics Trump Suggests Gun Control Is Necessary, Sparking Online Backlash New polling memo urges Senate Dems to 'play hardball' on ICE - POLITICO Democrats lay out immigration enforcement demands to avert shutdown F.B.I. Agents Search Georgia Election Center - The New York Times
Episode 894: ICE Overreach, Greenland Saga
ETrump's Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw - The Atlantic Trump says 8 European nations face tariffs rising to 25% if Greenland isn't sold to the U.S. Stocks sell off globally as traders digest Trump message saying he wants Greenland because 'your Country decided not to give me the Nobel' After Creating A Crisis Over Greenland, Trump Declares Victory And Ends It | HuffPost Latest News Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner presents her medal to Trump Progressive effort to primary Sen. John Fetterman ramps up Kristi Noem: Don't Say ICE Agent Jonathan Ross' Name Day One: Governor Spanberger ends Virginia's ICE collaboration ICE says its officers can forcibly enter homes during immigration operations without judicial warrants: 2025 memo
Episode 893: Inside Stephen Miller's Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
EInside Stephen Miller's Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State | The New Republic
Episode 892: DOJ Goes After Renee Good's Widow. Trump Still Wants Greenland
EOpinion | The Resistance Libs Were Right - The New York Times What to know about the rules for officers firing at a moving vehicle Whistles, then gunfire: How the deadly ICE shooting unfolded in Minneapolis | CNN Six Prosecutors Quit Over DOJ Push to Investigate Renee Good's Widow - The New York Times ICE Detention Center Says It's Not Responsible for Staff's Sexual Abuse of Detainees | American Civil Liberties Union Europe must now tell Trump that enough is enough – and cut all ties with the US | Alexander Hurst | The Guardian Trump Raises Middle Finger at Heckler in Michigan Ford Factory Tour - The New York Times Statement from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell Donald Trump Reacts After Republican Senators Vote To Curb His War Powers - Newsweek The Quest to 'Make America Fertile Again' Stalls Under Trump - The New York Times
Episode 891: Bourbon, Lobster and V4C
EBourbon maker Jim Beam halts production at main distillery for a year Mom sues Character.AI after 11-year-old son found sexting with 'Whitney Houston' and 'Marilyn Monroe' | The Independent $400K lobster shipment hijacked en route to Illinois Costco locations | FOX 32 Chicago Final Vulgarity for Charity
Episode 890: Murder of Renee Nicole Good, Overthrowing Maduro in Venezuela
EOfficials Dispute Federal Account of Fatal ICE Encounter in Minnesota - The New York Times Trump's MAGA base backs his handling of Venezuela and Maduro capture, allies say Senate to vote next week to block Trump's military action against Venezuela Elon Musk indicates he's 'going all in' on financing the GOP ahead of the midterms: 'America is toast if the radical left wins' | The Independent Pentagon to cut Sen. Mark Kelly's military retirement pay over 'seditious' video: Hegseth Denmark prime minister calls on Trump to "stop the threats" about Greenland - CBS News US discussing options to acquire Greenland including using military, White House says https://www.skeptic.org.uk/ knowrogan.com
Episode 889: Welcome to 2026
EGen Z men are moving away from MAGA in droves, polls show | The Independent The Worst Thing About Elon Musk Is That He Got Away With All of It | The New Republic Could the feds throw you in jail for merely filming ICE immigration raids? An HIV expert at the CDC was asked to scrub data on trans people. He quit instead. - LGBTQ Nation Congress looks to reclaim relevance after ceding power to White House Trump sent Mar-a-Lago masseuses on Epstein house calls: report - Salon.com
Episode 888: Republican Women Wake Up and Smell the Misogyny
Ehttps://archive.is/20251220213941/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republican-critics-fear-incomplete-disclosure-epstein-files-will-loom-over-2025-12-20/ Epstein files: A number of documents, including Trump photo, reportedly removed from DOJ release site Congress leaves town until 2026 with no health care deal, forcing premium hikes Opinion | Republican Women Suddenly Realize They're Surrounded by Misogynists - The New York Times A Look Inside the Lonely World of Republican Lesbians Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenue | Reuters-
Episode 887: MAGA and Rob Reiner
ETwo-thirds of Americans say government should ensure health care for all: poll | LiveNOW from FOX House GOP will not allow amendment vote to extend ObamaCare subsidies Republicans Clinch Democrats' Bid to Force Vote on ACA Subsidies - The New York Times Even MAGA Can't Stomach Trump's Vile Rob Reiner Post | HuffPost Latest News Epstein survivors and Senate Democrats ask for audit to determine if Epstein files have been "tampered with" - CBS News Fed Chair Warns Trump Admin May Be Seriously Exaggerating Jobs Numbers 'A Chilling Assertion': Trump Officials Falsely Claim Citizens Must Carry Immigration Docs to Prove Their Status | Common Dreams Noem Gets Most Awkward Fact-Check of Her Life on Deported Veterans | The New Republic FBI Leader Crumbles During Basic Questions About Threat of "Antifa" | The New Republic Accused gunman in Bondi Beach shooting charged with 15 counts of murder : NPR South Carolina measles outbreak 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine Trump unveils $12 billion aid package for farmers hit by trade war | Reuters
Episode 886: Who are the Groypers?
EWho Are the 'Groypers'? - The New York Times The Conservative Old Guard Wakes Up and Smells the Groypers People Are Underestimating America's Groyper Problem - The Atlantic Grappling With the Groyper Problem: Insight From Columbia University | RealClearPolitics
Episode 885: Kash and the FBI Slush Fund, Trump's Mortgage Fraud
EJasmine Crockett announces campaign for Texas Democratic Senate primary Democrats flip Miami mayor's office, winning control for first time in nearly 30 years House Democrat Seeks to Impeach Kennedy for Undercutting Public Health Trump's Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal — ProPublica Kash Patel ordered FBI detail to give girlfriend's pal a lift home: sources Kash Patel Hits Back At Humiliating Report That He Demanded An FBI Raid Jacket Damning New Poll: Americans Say Cost Of Living Is 'Worst They Can Ever Remember' Trump responds to "traitor" Marjorie Taylor Greene after "60 Minutes" interview - CBS News Inside the Pentagon's Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors - The New York Times
Episode 884: Bus Joy Ride and Bear Shelters
EMan tries to rescue injured raccoon, gets bitten on face while driving, learns it has rabies Campbell's fires executive who was recorded saying company's products are for 'poor people' | AP News The 'ShamWow guy' is running for Congress in Texas Man who took Hamilton bus on joy ride 'did a great job' driving, left no dings, say police | CBC News 'We cloned Gmail, except you're logged in as Epstein and can see his emails' is the most impressively cursed tech project of the year | PC Gamer Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives | CNN Business Bear attack shelters going on sale in Japan as country experiences record-high number of incidents | SoraNews24 Police: Suspect breaks into Circle K, steals only beef sticks
Episode 883: Boat Strike War Crimes
ECostco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs FBI paid nearly $1M in overtime to redact Epstein files, documents show | Snopes.com Epstein Survivors Believe DOJ Is 'Intentionally' Exposing Their Names In The Files: Lawyers | HuffPost Latest News Trump said he was 'sharper than I was 25 years ago.' Then he spent an hour appearing to doze off – again | CNN Politics Doctor says Trump had preventative screening MRI on heart, abdomen with 'perfectly normal' results What the law says about killing survivors of a boat strike, according to experts | PBS News Trump says he's canceling all Biden orders that were signed using an autopen - CBS News Trump Launches Into Massive, Unhinged Late Night Posting Spree | HuffPost Latest News Justice Department weighs charging James Comey again, without Lindsey Halligan as main prosecutor Suspect in D.C. shooting of National Guard members pleads not guilty to murder
Episode 882: Right Wing Chatbots and Vulgarity for Charity 2025
ERight-Wing Chatbots Turbocharge America's Political and Cultural Wars - The New York Times Palantir CEO Says a Surveillance State Is Preferable to China Winning the AI Race Vulgarity for charity returns! Thanks to everyone who donated!
Episode 881: Epstein List and MAGA Rift
Ehttps://www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/us/video/trump-snaps-reporter-epstein-quiet-piggy-digvid https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-withdraws-support-marjorie-taylor-greene-2025-11-15/ https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5606562-ufc-fighter-slams-white-house-matches/ https://apnews.com/article/trump-pardon-biden-justice-department-ed-martin-d525b1911534a40f70394fddf396acc1 https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/14/politics/epstein-texts-stacey-plaskett https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marjorie-taylor-greene-receiving-threats-amid-rift-with-trump/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-venezuela-military-options/ https://thehill.com/homenews/5609014-comey-wins-grand-jury-materials/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-tariffs-coffee-steak-maga-b2866637.html https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5606666-democrat-plan-tear-down-ballroom/
Episode 880: End of the Shutdown, Epstein Emails
EKnives Are Out For Chuck Schumer After Democrats Cave On Shutdown | HuffPost Latest News Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches - The New York Times 'Some in This Room Are Going to Prison – Myself Included': Bannon Predicts Grim Fate for Himself If Democrats Win Upcoming Elections Trump Finally Meets A Problem His Lies Cannot Overcome: Rising Grocery Prices | HuffPost Latest News Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark same-sex marriage precedent | CNN Politics Judge permanently bars Trump from deploying National Guard troops to Portland in response to immigration protests New Epstein Emails Alleged Trump Knew of His Conduct - The New York Times Trump pardons top allies who aided bid to subvert the 2020 election - POLITICO What to know about Trump's promise of $2,000 tariff dividend payments - ABC News
Episode 879: It's never been easier to be a conspiracy theorist
EIt's never been easier to be a conspiracy theorist How a son spent a year trying to save his father from conspiracy theories
Episode 878: Dick Cheney, Shutdown
E2025 General Election: Races to Watch in New York, Virginia, New Jersey and California White House is working on executive order on elections, press secretary says | Reuters Why the Hell Did JD Vance and Erika Kirk Hug Like That? | The New Republic Trump says government shutdown ends when Democrats give in: "If they don't vote, that's their problem" - CBS News Trump on Binance cryptocurrency tycoon he pardoned: "I don't know who he is" - CBS News USDA tells grocery stores: No special discounts for SNAP recipients Trump throws 'Gatsby'-themed gala as SNAP benefits expire How Cheney's Presidential Power Push Paved the Way for Trump to Go Further - The New York Times
Episode 877: A visit to QED with Malort
EWild bear makes 'very polite' surprise visit to California zoo before returning to forest Cops Arrest 61-Year-Old Woman in Penis Costume at No Kings | The New Republic University wrongly accuses students of using artificial intelligence to cheat - ABC News Robin Williams' Daughter Rips Into AI Videos Of Her Dad | HuffPost Latest News San Jose Sharks apologize after pro-ICE message appears during Hispanic Heritage Night | KRON4 Firefighter dumped 75 'possibly used' tampons on ex's lawn for dating new girl: police
Episode 876: No Snap, Trump's Third Term
Ehttps://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/vulgarity-for-charity Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1 A judge is set to decide whether SNAP benefits can be cut off on Saturday Obamacare Prices Become Public, Highlighting Big Increases - The New York Times Mike Johnson Dismisses Trump Third Term Talk — But Applauds the 'Trolling' - The New York Times It's Unconstitutional, but Trump Keeps Musing About a 3rd Term Judge Questions Gregory Bovino Over Immigration Crackdown Tactics - The New York Times Appeals court blocks judge's order requiring daily briefings on Chicago immigration sweeps | PBS News ICE invokes Halo remake, seeks recruits to 'destroy the flood' Man finally released a month after absurd arrest for reposting Trump meme - Ars Technica Trump says he wants to resume nuclear testing. Here's what that would mean White House website posts topless pic of trans woman in response to critics of East Wing destruction - LGBTQ Nation
Episode 875: No Kings, Santos Sentence Commuted
ECrowds gather at anti-Trump "No Kings" rallies across the U.S., worldwide - CBS News Democrats rally at No Kings to protest Trump — but many say they're also unhappy with their own party North Carolina Republicans will redraw maps to gain extra seat in Congress Trump posts AI video of himself flying KING TRUMP jet and bombing protesters with brown liquid | The Independent Judge to question feds on use of force, body camera mandate amid immigration enforcement in Chicago George Santos Is Released Early as Trump Commutes Fraud Sentence - The New York Times Donald Trump says Republican must be thrown out of Congress 'ASAP' - Newsweek Rand Paul: 'All of these people have been blown up without us knowing their name' - POLITICO
Episode 874: Pro Hitler 'Young' Republicans, ABC Does a Real Journalism
EABC Host Pulls Plug on JD Vance Interview Mid-Sentence 'I love Hitler': Leaked messages expose Young Republicans' racist chat - POLITICO Republican congressman calls flag with swastika displayed in his office 'vile' and says it's under investigation Vance downplays group chat messages: 'Kids do stupid things, especially young boys.' - POLITICO Trump falsely suggests FBI agents to blame for igniting Jan. 6 violence - POLITICO JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago Donald Trump accused of profiting from presidency as crypto ventures rake in hundreds of millions - ABC News New York Times, AP, Newsmax among news outlets who say they won't sign new Pentagon rules | wkyc.com Fact Check: Speaker Mike Johnson called nude cyclists in Portland 'the most threatening thing' he's seen. Here's context Pentagon agrees to host Qatari F-15 fighter jets and pilots at Idaho air base Multiple airports refuse to play Kristi Noem video that blames Democrats for government shutdown | CNN
Episode 873: Portland's 'War Zone' Is Like Burning Man for the Terminally Online
EPortland's 'War Zone' Is Like Burning Man for the Terminally Online Before Trump Ordered in Troops, Federal Officers Called Portland Protests 'Low Energy' - The New York Times