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.
Episodes
February 19, 2026 ⢠98 mins
Colbert says he was âsilenced.â
Reality: CBS lawyers reminded him the FCC equal-time rule exists â and he didnât want to give the other Democrat equal airtime.
So instead of booking other candidates, he kicked the interview online and cried censorship.
This wasnât Trump.
It wasnât the FCC storming the studio.
It was a late-night host trying to tilt a primary on broadcast TV â and getting boxed in by the rulebook.
Josh Holm...
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February 17, 2026 ⢠89 mins
AOC hits the Munich Security Conference and faceplants on foreign policyâso why is the media acting like it was a breakout moment?
Is this the Democratsâ next presidential contender⌠or a kingmaker theyâre trying to polish in real time?
The fellas break down the Taiwan dodge, the Venezuela spin, the âglobal southâ rhetoric, and the press running cover like itâs their full-time job.
Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Dunca...
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February 13, 2026 ⢠91 mins
Minnesota Mayhem, Irish Heat, and Kentucky Senate Showdown | Ruthless Podcast
Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, and John Ashbrook kick off another Fun Time Friday with the Ruthless Podcast crew tackling the week's most unbelievable stories.
This episode features incredible congressional testimony that has to be heard to be believed, some well-deserved heat thrown at Minnesota's left-wing imports, and the Irish finall...
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February 12, 2026 ⢠90 mins
The fellas discuss one of the biggest political stories flying under the radar: a State Department report identifying far-left activist groups as potential vectors of Chinese influence operation.
Thatâs not just politics â thatâs national security.
Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, and John Ashbrook break down:
⢠The State Department naming Code Pink and The Peopleâs Forum in a report to Congress
⢠How foreign infl...
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February 10, 2026 ⢠72 mins
The fellas tackle the Olympics controversy head-on as US athletes seem more interested in trashing America than representing it.
What happened to patriotism in elite sports and why is anti-American sentiment getting rewarded instead of condemned.
Plus, Congressman Pete Stauber joins to share his unique perspective on the US Olympic hockey team, Minnesota's political transformation, and his family's Olympic legacy. The fells also...
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February 6, 2026 ⢠92 mins
In this episode of the Ruthless Variety Program, hosts Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, and John Ashbrook dissect Kamala Harris's awkward campaign relaunch and what it means for a bankrupt Democratic Party.
From her Gen Alpha "skibidi" vibes to failed youth appeals, we break it all down with zero holds barred.
Then, tune in for an exclusive interview with RNC Chairman Joe Gruters on crushing fundraising records, ...
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February 5, 2026 ⢠94 mins
We open by laying out what actually just happened with the SAVE Act and why it matters right now. The bill clears the House, heads toward the Senate, then gets stripped out during a government funding move. We walk through the numbers, the polling, and the quiet shift from open opposition to procedural delay. We also get into why voter ID keeps pulling strong public support while Democratic leadership keeps finding reasons to slow-...
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February 3, 2026 ⢠75 mins
The left has become insufferable theater kids đ â staging Iwo Jima reenactments with the wrong flag đ¸đ´, blocking Minneapolis streets with shipping crates đ, and screaming âno one is illegal on stolen landâ while living securely mansions đ°.
Josh, Smug, and Duncan and Ashbrook break down the performative outrage đ¤, the foreign money behind it đ°, the recycled San Francisco protests đ, and why social media + cash incentives...
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January 30, 2026 ⢠99 mins
đď¸ Weâre live in Philadelphia to kick off America 250, and weâre coming in hot: big crowd, big venue, and a full night built around pride in the country and what it still makes possible. We talk about why celebrating the 250th isnât just a partyâitâs a push to re-learn what holds this place together. Then we bring out the NFLâs own Jaws, Ron Jaworski, and the conversation lands on values, work ethic, leadership, and what it takes ...
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January 29, 2026 ⢠73 mins
đď¸ The fellas sit down with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for a wide-ranging conversation that hits policy, politics, and the pure theater of the moment. We talk through what Trump Accounts are built to doâseed money, compounding, and a real push toward financial literacyâplus how the private sector and states may stack on top of it. We also get into the broader economic pitch: growth, inflation, deficits, and why Bessent think...
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January 27, 2026 ⢠93 mins
 The fellas are laying the whole Senate map on the table and getting real about whatâs actually at stake for the next two years.
We get into why holding the Senate matters so much for a Trump administration, from confirmations to the very real threat of impeachment politics coming roaring back if Democrats get the chance.
Then we start walking state by state through the early battlefield, where the money is going to flood in, w...
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January 23, 2026 ⢠79 mins
đď¸ No better start to a Friday than the fallout from the church disruption in Minnesota, and for once, we actually get the kind of consequences we hoped for. We talk through the arrests, the perp walks, and the sheer audacity of watching people try to rewrite what happened in Minneapolis. However, there is a continued refusal to bring charges against Don Lemon. We go through what it says about Minnesotaâs political rot, what it sa...
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January 22, 2026 ⢠91 mins
đď¸ Once again the left has given the American people a bait-and-switch with the promise of âmoderate Democratsâ in VA and NJ. We walk through how that brand gets sold, why it keeps working in purple places, and what happens the minute governing power shows up. Virginia Governor Spanberberger shows how a âmost bipartisanâ claim turns into a very different set of priorities once the ink is dry.
đ Border Czar Tom Homan explains ...
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January 20, 2026 ⢠80 mins
đď¸ We break down the leftâs overt hatred of religion in America - on display Sunday in Minneapolis. More than unhinged, itâs dangerous. Then we get into Don Lemon showing up on the scene and trying to dress the whole thing up as âFirst Amendmentâ theater, while the fellas call out whatâs really happening: organized chaos with a media camera crew conveniently on-site. We dig into the growing sense that the activist left is operatin...
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January 16, 2026 ⢠82 mins
đď¸ Watching SCOTUS this week, itâs obvious that the leftâs entire legal theory collapses once someone asks simple questions. We talk about why this case isnât just about sports, and why the arguments weâre hearing put far more than one issue at risk. Serious question, though, is Ketanji Brown Jackson the dumbest current justice, or the dumbest justice ever? I bet she doesnât understand.
đŠđťââď¸ Then, we break down why this thi...
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January 15, 2026 ⢠69 mins
đď¸ Why does it feel like weâre bouncing from one high-stakes fight to the next without ever forcing the real public debate? Because liberals and the media use this as a tactic. The fellas explain how narratives and process drama help the bigger questions get ignored: like why federal law enforcement is in Minneapolis in the first place, and what elected leaders did to set the whole mess in motion.
âĄď¸ Then, we get into the sanct...
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January 13, 2026 ⢠78 mins
đď¸ There is a new internet sickness: AI-generated rage bait dressed up as âreal life.â We walk through the fake priest clips, the Italian deli âBastaâ performance art, and the comment sections that somehow make the videos look subtle. We explain why this stuff works, who itâs really built for, and how the left treats the internet like an indoctrination machineâbecause if they canât find enough real people to sell the outrage, they...
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January 9, 2026 ⢠90 mins
đď¸ We break down how Democrats, activist groups, and legacy media work together to turn massive government fraud into street unrest and false narratives. We walk through the ICE enforcement at the center of the controversy, the viral clips being deliberately misrepresented online, and the way language like âlegal observerâ is used to confuse the public and protect bad actors.
⥠From there, we examine how the media and Democrat...
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January 8, 2026 ⢠79 mins
đď¸ We dig into the Minneapolis ICE shooting video thatâs lighting up social media, focusing on what the footage shows: officers identify themselves, a âget out of the carâ command, the vehicle surging forward, and shots fired as an officer is put in immediate danger. We talk about how the clips are getting spun into a partisan Rorschach testâand why Minnesotaâs leadership jumps straight to blaming the feds instead of dealing with ...
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January 6, 2026 ⢠79 mins
đď¸ We walk through the Maduro capture and why it matters that the U.S. can go in, grab the guy, and get outâclean. We talk through the stakes in the region, the role of adversaries in propping up a failed-state mess, and why the oil angle is less about âneeding itâ and more about who gets to control it in our own hemisphere.
đŤ Then, the democrats trip over themselves to pretend they never spent years saying Maduro had to go, o...
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