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The world is loud, upside-down, and professionally chaotic. You’re not imagining it. I don’t just acknowledge the noise — I grab the volume knob before someone breaks it off.

This episode starts serious… then takes a turn.

I wanted to let you breathe, tell a story, maybe laugh. But the last few days had other plans. So I begin where I need to — and end somewhere a little less flammable.

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Not the headlines designed to panic you, but the ones that slip under your skin without warning. The absurd, the real, the quietly unhinged. You won’t hear these moments repeated on cable news.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is a World Gone Mad.
This is a World Gone Mad, mad,mad, mad, mad.
This is a World Gone Mad.
I'm Jeff Allen Wolfe.
It's Friday night, or maybe it'sSaturday morning, depending on
when you're listening.
Either way, you made it throughanother week In a world that

(00:23):
doesn't just feel chaotic, it'sprofessionally chaotic.
We've got disaster levelheadlines, diplomatic sabotage
and tariffs so heavy they'reabout to tip Canada into Lake
Ontario.
You know, I wasn't even goingto do a serious show tonight.
I wanted to tell you a story,wanted to rant a little, you

(00:46):
know, maybe even let you breathefor once, but the last few days
had other plans, unfortunately.
So before I slip into adifferent kind of vibe, let's
hit a few of the real headlines.
You shouldn't miss the onesthat actually matter, not the

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ones designed to spike yourblood pressure.
Here's what's actually worthknowing this weekend.
I start in Central Texas with anupdate where catastrophic flash
floods have taken the lives ofat least 121 people.
More than 170 are still missing, entire communities have been

(01:29):
swallowed by rising waters andthe federal response is now
under scrutiny, not just forspeed, but for humanity.
President Trump visited thescene earlier today, Friday,
promising support, but if recenthistory is any guide.
We'll be measuring that supportin photo ops and delays, not in

(01:55):
sandbags and food trucks.
Next up, the president hasproposed a 35% tariff on
Canadian goods.
That sounds like a repeateveryone.
It isn't.
It's now Trump going.
I'm pissed off at Canada.
Now let's revisit this.
So 35% tariff on Canadian goods, you know, because if there's

(02:17):
one thing we all needed rightnow, it's more expensive maple
syrup and farm equipment.
It's a move that could backfireeconomically and politically,
especially in rural swing stateswhere Canada isn't just a
neighbor, it's a trading partnerand maybe, just maybe, a better

(02:38):
version of us in flannel.
Finally, things got ugly inCalifornia, where federal agents
raided farms near Carpentariaand Camarillo in a high-profile
immigration crackdown.
Now protesters clashed withagents and videos are already

(03:00):
circulating showing forcefularrests and chaotic scenes.
This isn't just aboutimmigration, it's about how far
the government is willing to goand how close we are to turning
farms into front lines.
So, yes, the world's still onfire, but now that you're caught

(03:22):
up, fire.
But now that you're caught up,let's step away from the flames
for a second, because sometimes,in a world gone mad, you've got
to laugh, reflect or just zoneout, if only to stay sane.
And that brings us to somethingI want to make a regular part
of the show.
I call it news from the edge ofsanity.

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These aren't the stories thatwill start a war or crash the
market.
They're the ones that slip byquietly while the rest of us are
pounding on a soundproof wall,desperate to be heard.
But they're real and they mightjust be the most honest
reflection of where we are rightnow as a species.
Let's start with a man whobuilt his entire career eating

(04:11):
raw liver and yelling aboutancestral living, and who
apparently thinks the best wayto rebuild his build his image
is with fake police andInstagram clout Brian Johnson,
aka the liver king.
He actually staged his ownarrest this week on video with

(04:34):
handcuffs, fake cops and anactual ankle monitor still
strapped to his leg from a realarrest just days earlier.
The caption below his videoread I thought it might be funny
.
You know nothing says I'mhandling my legal troubles
maturely, like turning youractual criminal case into a

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TikTok sketch.
At this point, liver King isn'ta health influencer.
He's a walking lawsuit waitingfor a signature.
Meanwhile in Tennessee we had agas station robbery where the
suspect was shirtless, barefoot.
Might as well have been arguingwith a squirrel on his way out.

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Let me set the scene.
Two men walked into aconvenience store.
Sounds like a joke, right?
But two men walked into aconvenience store armed Not with
guns, not with knives, but withlive pythons.
They waved them around likeIndiana Jones with anxiety

(05:38):
issues and demanded money andCBD oil and somehow that's not
the weirdest part the clerkswere genuinely terrified.
I mean, wouldn't you be someoneslams a snake down on the
counter and starts yelling aboutcannabinoids?

(05:58):
That's not a robbery, that's aprophecy.
And for record, if you'restealing non-psychoactive
cannabis supplements withreptiles, I don't think crime is
your real problem.
Go home, re-evaluate.
Maybe don't lead with the boaconstrictor next time.

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Over on Spotify, a ban thatdoesn't even exist has quietly
racked up over a half a millionmonthly listeners.
The band is called the VelvetSundown trippy name moody vibes,
vintage album art and not asingle living person involved.

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The entire band, from the musicto the lyrics, to the fake
backstories, is generated byartificial intelligence.
People are leaving five-starreviews on this band, saying
things like this band gets me.
No, what gets you is apredictive algorithm trying to

(07:04):
sell you oat milk.
I'm not saying the music's bad.
Honestly, it's pretty catchy.
But if the best rock group ofthe summer is just some code
with a sad boy filter, then Ithink we've hit the end of the
road creatively and probablyemotionally.

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Let's hop over to France forthis next story.
A man, 62 years old, wasdriving with his wife to the
south of France.
They stop at a highway gasstation.
He gets out, stretches his legs, maybe buys a coke, gets back
in the car and drives offwithout her.
Three hours later he realizesshe's not in the back seat,

(07:51):
because she never was.
She'd gone inside to use thebathroom.
By the time he called police hecouldn't even remember which
gas station he left his wife at.
He said, and I quote, I thoughtshe was sleeping, sleeping For
300 kilometers.
Sir, if your wife can disappearfor three hours and you don't

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notice, you're not in a marriage, you're in a rideshare.
And finally, florida, because,of course, a man at Orlando
International Airport tried toboard a commercial flight with
an AR-15 and 163 rounds of ammoin his carry-on.

(08:39):
When TSA stopped him, he toldthem it was his comfort item.
I'll let that sink in for asecond.
His comfort item hey, I bringheadphones and ibuprofen when I
fly.
This guy packed like he wasflying through the apocalypse
not over it.
And sure some other peoplebring a neck pillow Not over it,

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and sure some other peoplebring a neck pillow.
But if your emotional supportobject requires a serial number
and a federal background check,maybe you should just stay home
and hug a couch cushion.
Honestly, at this point,florida doesn't need stricter
gun laws.
It needs a padded room at everyTSA checkpoint.

(09:25):
That was your news from theEdge of Sanity, a friendly
reminder that while theheadlines are terrifying, the
sidelines are completelyunhinged.
I'm not saying the world'sbroken, but I wouldn't let it
babysit my dog.
Email me your thoughts, yourstories or rants, even the ones

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written in crayon with rage, ataworldgonemadpodcast at gmailcom
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It helps.

(10:11):
I'm Jeff Alan Wolf.
I'll be back Monday.
I'll be doing my podcast from agiant Ziploc bag while
underwater Rescue crews will bestanding by.
By Monday, we could expect atleast three new tariffs, two
firings in another departmentthat counts and matters and one

(10:34):
press conference held from theback of a moving golf cart where
the president yells I'm puttingtariffs on gravity.
It's been hurting our peoplefor years.
Stay hopeful.
This is a world gone mad.

(10:54):
This is a world gone mad.