Ruthless Podcast
A variety progrum. Smug, Holmes, Duncan, and Ashbrook bring next generation conservative talk to the next level with RUTHLESS. There is no shelter for anyone as the fellas provide a lighter analysis of the news (and fake news) of the day.
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December 19, 2025 ā¢ 82 mins
šļø Another democrat political fairy tale collapses in real time. We start with Ilhan Omarās claim that ICE pulled over her son, then walk through how DHS says it never happened, how the story keeps shifting, and why the media still gives it oxygen. We discuss why this keeps happening and why Minnesota keeps finding itself in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.
ā”Eric Swalwell has painfully forced taco campaign content, just...
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December 18, 2025 ā¢ 84 mins
šļø We break down why ājust asking questionsā turns into an incentive structure for inventing madness. We discuss what this kind of content does to real people who are living through real grief, and the influencers online who are trying to cash in on Charlie Kirk, Erika Kirk and the fight with Candace Owens.
ā” Then we pivot to a brutal week of terror news and the political responses that make our blood boil. We run through the ...
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December 16, 2025 ā¢ 92 mins
šļø The fellas discuss how billions in COVID-era funding vanished through fraud in Minnesota. We walk through how the slush funds were set up, why there was almost no oversight, and how state leadership dodged responsibility while taxpayers got fleeced. We also break down the absurd defenses that Tim Walz continues to offer up. This was not some paperwork errorāit was an invitation to steal.
šŖ Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeR...
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December 12, 2025 ā¢ 77 mins
šļø Gavin Newsom is spinning his Palisades Fire āhair on fireā story, so we go back to the actual clip and walk through how the hero tale falls apart. Then, Tim Walz now claims Republicans fear him because he can fix a truck. We revisit his shifting image from the campaign till now. Kamala is also declaring herself a āhistoric figure,ā and talking about her future marble bust in the halls of Congress.
š« And the great hope of Te...
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December 11, 2025 ā¢ 85 mins
šļø The same people who pushed trillions in spending now act confused that prices climbed. We lay out how democrats got us here on inflation, and the size of the hole that Trump is trying to climb out of.
šµ Then, we look at the actual data ā wage growth under Trumpās second term, the collapse of real wages under Biden, and the painful gap between rising prices and falling purchasing power. We talked through why the free-market...
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December 9, 2025 ā¢ 89 mins
š„ Democratic Party CHAOS: The Radical Left Takes Over & Chuck Schumerās Days Are NUMBERED! + Mary Katharine Ham joins for the lightning round ā”
The Democratic establishment is COLLAPSING before our eyes.
From Jasmine Crockett scaring off āmoderateā challengers in Texas to the progressive lunatics running in primaries nationwide, the party of AOC and āThe Squadā is now fully in charge.
Chuck Schumer? Done. Finished. His grip o...
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December 5, 2025 ā¢ 98 mins
šļø The latest democrat hoax has fallen apart. The drug boat āscandalā seems to be a big nothingburger. Democrats instantly shifted into defending traffickers once the hoax fell apart. After that, we break down the even stranger week on MSNBC, where Morning Joe skipped town for so long that even their audience noticed. As we looked around for them, it felt like half the media went into witness-protection mode the second their earli...
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December 4, 2025 ā¢ 73 mins
šļø There is absolute rot at the core of the Democratic Party, especially their constant need to defend criminals. We start with Senator Reed's baffling attempt to defend narco-traffickers, trying to paint them as mere "delivery drivers" in a discussion about supply and demand. We followed that with the unbelievably unhinged rhetoric from Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
ā”The left's entire ideology is now centered on opposition to Dona...
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December 2, 2025 ā¢ 102 mins
šļø There is an absolute horror show going on in Holmes' home state of Minnesota. We looked into the explosive New York Times story revealing a $1 billion fraud scandal involving the state's social service system under Governor Tim Walz. This wasn't just typical government waste; we dissected how members of the Somali diaspora allegedly stole hundreds of millions of dollars meant to feed children during the pandemic.
š„ These M...
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November 28, 2025 ā¢ 77 mins
šļø The fellas explore the total collapse of Hollywood cinema and what it might mean for the American consumer. We all agree the movies just aren't what they used to beāyou can't find a good, simple action flick or comedy anymore. Holmes points out how the shift happened during the Obama years, moving toward terrible, non-English, anti-American award bait.
š¬ The fellas drive home that Trump's greater influence lies not just in...
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November 27, 2025 ā¢ 46 mins
š¦ Itās our annual Thanksgiving Spectacular! This is the episode that made the Ruthless Variety Progrum famous. A reminder of the basic framework: you want your like-minded relatives excited to arrive, and the libs coming over to be stricken with fear. We dissect a cringe-worthy, anonymous USA Today op-ed from a person who dreads confronting their familyās āhateful politicsā since Trumpās election. We analyze the underlying issues ...
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November 25, 2025 ā¢ 86 mins
šļø AOC appears to be fundraising for her campaign under the guise of a turkey giveaway for the needy, which is beyond the pale. The fellas pointed out that while she has raised money for actual charities in the past, this latest move smells of a massive list-building operation with political transaction fees skimming off the top, leading to local critics calling it a "typical bait and switch."
š» Then, California has no good op...
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November 21, 2025 ā¢ 67 mins
šļø This might be the biggest, messiest, most custom-produced story for the Progrum: the saga of writer Olivia Nuzzi. Thereās a bombshell dropped by her ex-fiancĆ©, Ryan Lizza, and no one expected it. We cover how she left New York magazine, her overly dramatic book, and recent developments.
š The fellas discussed the absurdity of the new Mark Sanford revelations, noting that Nuzzi had apparently had a physical relationship wit...
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November 20, 2025 ā¢ 96 mins
šļø Itās wild how the mainstream media only got interested in Epstein after they thought it would hurt Donald Trump. The fellas discuss how the entire narrative is a cynical exercise in political partisanship, mirroring the disastrous Russiagate hoax, and not a genuine pursuit of justice for victims. We knew all along that Epstein was a well-known liberal financier with deep connections to the left, which is why the national media ...
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November 18, 2025 ā¢ 76 mins
šļø Congressman Brad Sherman had some scandalous iPad scrolling on a flight - which was made for the fellas to cover. PLUS the Democratic Civil War continues to rage with AOC, Tim Kaine, and others squaring off to take out Chuck Schumer.
š The leaders of the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), Chris Winkelman, and the Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), Alex Latcham. In this deep dive, we get the actual stats and outlook for the c...
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November 17, 2025 ā¢ 55 mins
šļø This entire shutdown was a plan without a strategy for success, driven purely by Schumer's desperation to appease an angry base after repeated losses to Republicans. Now, the media is struggling to spin a clear loss as a "win," while Democrats like Sen. Andy Kim still genuinely believe they were fighting a principled fight over Obamacare. This lack of introspection and the sheer cynicism driving the party's leadership have crea...
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November 14, 2025 ā¢ 77 mins
šļø Joe Bidenās back, or at least his lifeless corpse is back in action. The reaction from the crowd, clapping for the "dead guy" just for moving is beyond tragic. Then, the DNC has a new internal civil war over... wait for it... having to work in the office five days a week. The idea that this organization lost the Presidency, House, and Senate but feels they can demand permanent work-from-home is peak Democratic delusion.
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November 11, 2025 ā¢ 66 mins
šļø Itās not surprising, but the fellas called every twist and turn of this government shutdown fiasco months ago. Senate Democrats finally caved, reopening the government without securing any of their stated demands, which further proves that the shutdown was entirely a political exercise to push turnout for Election Day. We get into the media's baffling spin, which finally admitted to a "Democratic filibuster" only after it was b...
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November 7, 2025 ā¢ 23 mins
šļø Live from the Patriot Awards with Carley Shimkus, who seems super excited to join the fellas. She updates us from inside the belly of the beast, talking New York City mayoral race and the victory of self-proclaimed democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani. Smug stands by his assertion that the city "gets what they deserve," a sentiment that Shimkus finally understands. We also chat about recent off-year election results in New Jerse...
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November 6, 2025 ā¢ 102 mins
šļø The Progrum kicks off with a raw analysis of Tuesday's election results, dissecting the sweeping win of socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani in New York. The fellas argue that the media and national Democrats are gravely misinterpreting the result, which was not a sign of broad enthusiasm but a narrow victory powered by radical, highly-educated urbanites. We discuss the historic trouble Republicans have faced in off-year election...
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