IT’S RAPTURE-OUS! Indeed, on this episode we celebrate our making it through the rapture, but we mainly dial in on the life of THE showboy (Donald Trump). Our heads are still pounding from the decade-long Jello shot hangover that started in 2015 when we originally questioned why this man couldn’t have just stayed on TV. And unfortunately, Rebooties, we’ll never truly be able to get into Trump’s mind to know for sure (and thank God for that!). Still, we can explore all the ways in which … pls don’t cancel us for this … Trump is lowkey funny as f*ck, and WHY this is relevant to the cult of personality which he has leaned on so strongly in all of his time as a public figure, but especially as President. And sure, Donald’s the main showboy in this ep, but he’s supported by back-up dancers Liz Cheney, Ron “pudding hands” DeSantis, and a major philosophical proposal put forth by Ben. But we’ve said too much already… you’ll just have to listen ;)
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SOURCES:
Allison, Natalie. 2023. “DeSantis Greeted by ‘Pudding Fingers’ Chant in Iowa.” POLITICO, August 11. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/11/desantis-iowa-pudding-fingers-chant-00110860
Dailey, Hannah. 2025. “‘I Hate Taylor Swift’: Everything Donald Trump Has Ever Said About the Pop Star.” Billboard, August 26. https://www.billboard.com/lists/donald-trump-taylor-swift-timeline-everything-hes-said/oct-8-2018-says-he-likes-taylors-music-25-less/
“List of Nicknames Used by Donald Trump.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nicknames_used_by_Donald_Trump
McCreesh, Shawn. 2025. “At The Kennedy Center, Trump Puts His Pop Culture Obsession on Display.” The New York Times, August 14. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/us/politics/trump-kennedy-center-pop-culture.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Spanos, Brittany. 2025. “Sorry, Trump — Taylor Swift’s Career Is Still Very Hot.” Rolling Stone, August 5. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/donald-trump-taylor-swift-debunk-1235400525/
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