Fun Time Friday brings Dr. Luke Thompson to the progrum to break down Democratic Party infighting, Abdul El-Sayed’s resurfaced videos, the media’s reaction to an Iranian assassination plot against President Trump, an SPLC fraud case, Karoline Leavitt’s White House departure, and plenty of Variety—from Italy’s cheese banks to college chaos and Hard Pivot fallout. #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #FunTimeFriday00:04:00 Democrats Turn on Each Other After Primary Chaos 00:04:39 Peggy Flanagan Dodges Minnesota Fraud Responsibility 00:07:40 Flanagan Refuses to Set an Age Limit on Gender-Affirming Care 00:10:31 Jamie Raskin Downplays the Democratic Socialists’ Agenda 00:12:06 Hakeem Jeffries Faces the DSA Takeover of the Democratic Party 00:15:00 How Democratic Party Elites Lost Control of Their Voters 00:20:44 Abdul El-Sayed’s Deleted Videos Reveal His Anti-Fireworks Agenda 00:24:21 El-Sayed Wants to Rewrite the Second Amendment 00:31:23 Journalists Melt Down Over Trump’s Escape From an Iranian Assassination Plot 00:39:25 Former SPLC Executive Charged in Federal Fraud Case 00:43:39 Karoline Leavitt Leaves the White House Press Secretary Role 00:48:25 Italy’s Billion-Dollar Cheese Banks Face a Melting Problem 00:53:27 The Economist Targets Paw Patrol as Authoritarian Capitalism 00:55:43 University of Michigan Drops First-Semester Grades 00:59:40 $20,000 SEC Dorm Rooms Are Apparently a Thing Advertise on the Progrum: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wisconsin Democrats narrowly stop DSA candidate Francesca Hong while Peggy Flanagan cruises to victory in Minnesota. The fellas breaks down the socialist movement’s evolving strategy, Abdul El-Sayed’s football problem, foreign money flowing into U.S. political groups, and a round of one of our favorite games, Hard Pivot. Plus, Jayme Franklin joins to discuss her viral White House moment and the internet conspiracy theories that followed. #RuthlessPodcast #DSA #Wisconsin #Minnesota #Politics 00:01:59 Francesca Hong Falls Short in Wisconsin’s Democratic Primary 00:09:55 Peggy Flanagan Wins Minnesota’s Democratic Senate Primary 00:15:56 Michele Tafoya Wins Minnesota’s Republican Senate Primary 00:17:03 Steve Kornacki Gets Stumped by Wisconsin’s Missing Election Results 00:19:19 Did the DSA Actually Benefit From Francesca Hong Losing? 00:24:35 Jayme Franklin on Her Viral White House Moment 00:26:55 The Internet’s Bizarre Trump Conspiracy Theory 00:31:34 How Online Conspiracy Culture Took Over Politics 00:37:25 DSA Leader Struggles to Explain a World Without Jails 00:40:19 Gavin Newsom Brands Himself an Establishment Insurgent 00:43:43 Abdul El-Sayed Calls Football Toxic Masculinity 00:49:13 Foreign Money Floods U.S. Political Nonprofits 00:53:48 Hard Pivot Returns Advertise on the Progrum: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Democrats try to repackage the woke agenda as Abdul El-Sayed pushes Medicare for All, while the crew digs into radical rent-control activists, taxpayer-funded nonprofit abuse, a bizarre Green Party nomination, and some wild moments from Cornell, the soccer world, and QVC. #RuthlessPodcast #Democrats #Politics #Woke 00:02:39 Abigail Spanberger Faces Buyer’s Remorse in Virginia 00:08:17 AOC Tries to Rebrand the Woke Era 00:11:30 Abdul El-Sayed Dodges Questions About Hasan Piker 00:14:24 El-Sayed Admits Medicare for All Means Higher Taxes 00:23:30 David Hogg Rejects the Democratic Party’s Moderate Wing 00:27:10 Mamdani Ally Refuses to Pay Rent for Years 00:34:45 California Homeless Nonprofit CEO’s Massive Taxpayer-Funded Payday 00:39:56 Michigan Green Party’s Bizarre Candidate Nomination 00:46:40 Cornell Students Butcher a Bear in Their Dorm 00:53:03 Soccer Player Injures Himself Celebrating a Disallowed Goal 00:58:12 QVC Host’s Live TV Slip-Up Goes Viral 00:59:42 QVC Tricycle Demonstration Ends in Disaster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Fun Time Friday! Josh, Smug, Michael, and John roast James Talarico, react to Trump's latest one-liners, laugh through the week's funniest political moments, debate AI house robots, and tackle everything from WNBA drama to Thanksgiving, coyotes, and rabbits—with plenty of Ruthless chaos along the way. #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #FunTimeFriday #Trump #Comedy 00:04:25 Texas Democrat's Blowtorch Photo Op Backfires 00:09:42 Trump's WNBA and LeBron Joke Steals the Show 00:11:56 Women's Baseball National Anthem Goes Completely Off the Rails 00:15:06 Democrat Tries to Distance Himself from the DSA 00:20:20 Trump's Pearl Harbor Joke Has the Crowd Laughing 00:22:48 Wisconsin Socialist Scrambles to Defend Thanksgiving Comments 00:26:27 Abdul El-Sayed Confronted Over Defund the Police Record 00:33:39 Yale Professor's Proposal to Give Young Adults Children's Votes Sparks Outrage 00:45:42 Robot Housekeepers Are Coming Faster Than You Think 00:49:01 Phillies Fan Delivers a Surprisingly Great Broadcast Performance 00:54:36 Coyotes Take Over an Abandoned Los Angeles Apartment 01:00:41 Kamikaze Rabbit Wipes Out Scooter Rider Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A huge victory for the Socialists over the Democrats in Michigan. November is now the DSA vs. the USA. In this episode, the Democrat party's sharp move to the left after Michigan's primary, what it means for key races in Wisconsin and beyond, and why they believe the DSA is reshaping the party ahead of the midterms. Plus, King of the Hill and the best Ruthless Variety. #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #Michigan #Wisconsin #Midterms00:02:20 DSA's Michigan Victory Signals a Democratic Party Shift 00:05:00 Mike Rogers Warns About Abdul El-Sayed's Record 00:06:41 Can Democrats Hide Their Socialist Agenda in the General Election? 00:14:40 Michigan Primary Exposes Democrats' Growing Internal Divide 00:20:53 Senate Leadership Fund Has New Ad Attacking Abdul El-Sayed 00:25:51 Bernie Sanders Pressed on Hasan Piker and 9/11 Comments 00:28:46 Why the Stakes Go Beyond Michigan's Senate Race 00:34:16 Wisconsin's Democratic Primary Takes a Sharp Left Turn 00:44:57 Michigan Democrats Nominate Another Progressive Firebrand 00:55:16 Shri Thanedar's Primary Defeat Ends a Bitter Campaign 01:00:10 King of the Hill: Steve Schmidt vs. Cheri Jacobus 01:08:04 New Study Suggests Viagra May Help Slow Cancer Spread Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The fellas break down Michigan's pivotal Senate primary, the Democrat Party's leftward shift, whether the DSA is reshaping the 2026 midterms, and what it all means for Republicans heading into November. Plus, a conversation with AFP's Katelyn Bledsoe on the fight against the far-left agenda. Brought to you in partnership with AFP #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #Michigan #Midterms #DSA #ElSayed #Michiganprimary 00:05:03 Michigan's Democratic Primary Becomes a National Test 00:11:35 Haley Stevens vs. Abdul El-Sayed: The Democratic Divide 00:22:16 Can El-Sayed Unite Michigan Democrats? 00:24:32 Why Democrats May Be Leaving Swing-State Votes on the Table 00:30:56 Ro Khanna Defends the Progressive Wing 00:32:33 Mike Rogers' Path to Flipping Michigan 00:37:58 Can Republicans Stop Michigan's Leftward Shift? 00:41:54 Politico's Claim That Republicans Have a Staffer Problem 00:50:33 What Makes Great Political Staffers? 01:06:27 AFP on Battling the Democratic Socialist Movement 01:22:14 Can Democrats' Leftward Shift Cost Them the Midterms? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The fellas break down James Talarico's "authentic Texan" act unraveling after his campaign ad featured a rental truck, sleuths dig up his Fauci action figure Christmas tweet, and watch Chuck Schumer get shouted down at his own anti-corruption event. Plus: Wisconsin's DSA gubernatorial front-runner Francesca Hong denies tweeting "abolish the Senate" (she tweeted it), Nancy Mace's new House legislation, a chainsaw-wielding centaur robot, a Big PNAS study on macaques, and an innovative new way to fish. #RuthlessPodcast #JamesTalarico #ChuckSchumer #TexasSenateRace #Fauci 5:04 - Fake Texan: Talarico's Rental Truck Ad 11:20 - Talarico's Fauci Action Figure 14:33 - Schumer Shouted Down at His Own Event 21:17 - Iowa Senate Candidate Punts on Schumer 24:20 - Question of the Day 26:34 - Wisconsin's DSA Nominee Francesca Hong 30:19 - "Fact Checkers" Cover for Hong 36:59 - The Midwest Has a Problem 40:52 - Nancy Mace's New Legislation 45:37 - The Centaur Robot We All Need 53:00 - Big PNAS Returns: A new study on Macaque 59:44 - Your Comments: Is Fauci Going to Prison? 1:03:42 - Spear Fishing Innovation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The fellas discuss Anthony Fauci's Senate hearing where he invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times, debate what accountability should look like after COVID, discuss the legal questions surrounding his pardon, and wrap up with King of the Hill and plenty of classic Ruthless variety. #RuthlessPodcast #Fauci #COVID #Politics #KingOfTheHill 00:02:32 Anthony Fauci Pleads the Fifth 111 Times 00:06:56 Rand Paul Confronts Fauci Over COVID Decisions 00:10:39 Why Americans Still Want Answers About the Pandemic 00:19:19 Rand Paul Has Fauci's Lawyer Removed From the Hearing 00:21:54 Josh Hawley Exposes Fauci's Refusal to Answer Anything 00:27:54 Ron Johnson Questions Fauci's Own COVID Diary 00:31:34 Can Fauci's Biden Pardon Be Challenged? 00:39:19 The Biggest Questions Fauci Still Won't Answer 00:45:10 Prison or the Truth? What Accountability Should Look Like 00:52:08 Woman Flips SUV Inside Her Own Garage 00:55:21 Hiking Disasters: Trekking Pole Impalement and Yosemite Airlift 01:07:57 King of the Hill: Steve Schmidt vs. Adam Kinzinger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The fellas break down the DNC's financial meltdown, growing chaos inside the Democratic Party, and the rise of the Democratic Socialists. Plus Sen. Ron Johnson joins the Program to discuss the latest Anthony Fauci hearing, COVID accountability, reconciliation, election integrity, and more. #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #DNC #RonJohnson #Fauci 00:02:33 Democratic Party Meltdown Takes Center Stage 00:06:55 Ken Martin's Phone-Throwing Incident Sparks DNC Chaos 00:12:03 Who Wants Ken Martin Gone? 00:16:57 The DNC's Deepening Financial Crisis 00:24:24 Democratic Socialists Fill the Leadership Vacuum 00:35:05 Texas Democrats Face Backlash Over Identity Politics 00:39:12 Sen. Ron Johnson on the Fauci Accountability Hearings 00:46:50 Did COVID Policy Prioritize Vaccines Over Early Treatments? 00:54:41 How COVID Changed Americans' Trust in Medicine 01:08:31 Ron Johnson on the Filibuster and Election Integrity 01:11:58 What to Watch as the Fauci Investigation Continues 01:15:02 Viewer Comments and Question of the Day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The fellas reveal the new scandal surrounding ActBlue fundraising, New Jersey's voter registration controversy, and the week's funniest political moments. Plus, Great insight from Iowa gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn about family farms, education, healthcare, and the future of the GOP. #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #ElectionIntegrity #Iowa #FunTimeFriday00:02:58 The ActBlue Donor Scandal Gets Even Bigger 00:10:37 How Alleged Straw Donors Could Be Fueling Democratic Campaigns 00:14:16 New Jersey's Non-Citizen Voter Registration Controversy 00:17:10 Software Company Pushes Back on New Jersey's Election Excuse 00:20:57 Why Republicans Say Voter Integrity Must Become a Top Issue 00:29:05 Jasmine Crockett's World Cup Comments Spark Confusion 00:32:20 Brandon Gill Exposes Smithsonian DEI Contradictions 00:41:34 Iowa Gubernatorial Candidate Zach Lahn on Saving Family Farms 00:49:30 Zach Lahn's Plan to Stop Iowa's Brain Drain 00:52:55 Why Zach Lahn Wants Iowa to Lead the MAHA Movement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices