The Short News Podcast
Not the news. The Short News. Host Alex Madore returns with a sharper, quieter voice — blending raw honesty, political satire, strange headlines, and personal storytelling into a 20-minute format designed for people who’ve seen too much and still give a damn. From systemic injustice to personal recovery, from metaphysical weirdness to pop culture absurdity, The Short News covers it all — with a softer tone, a firmer stance, and zero allegiance to either side of the aisle. Also home to TSN: After Hours — a late-night extension where things get personal, vulnerable, and unfiltered. No spin.
Episodes
Alex reacts to another instance of police brutality caught on tape during a traffic stop in Florida, talks about racial profiling in 2025, and how surveillance technology and AI is being weaponized against civilians.
From the rise of the "Omnipticon" to James Gunn's Superman's unexpected message of hope -this is about justice, voice,and why even the softest-seeming authority figures aren' always your friend...
This one’s not for laughs. Not for headlines. Not even for the algorithm.
It’s for the ones who’ve been wondering — where I went, what broke, and how I found my way back.
There’s no cohost this time. No script. No cutaways. Just me. The voice that stayed — through the drinking, the silence, the Colorado collapse, the seizures, the stillness. Through all of it.
And yeah… Suzie’s here too. She always is.
From ghost stories to guardian wo...
Alex returns to the mic with clarity, rage, and a cyst-free earlobe to ask the hard question most people won’t: in your quest to feel seen, are you silencing someone else? This episode dives into the Adriana Smith case, demonstrative activism, and what happens when creators get steamrolled on their own platforms. Spoiler: The mic stays with the one who built it.
Buckle up for a wild ride with Alex on The Short News Podcast! This episode is a no-filter dumpster fire of global chaos and personal truth-bombs. I’m spilling tea on my vet med apocalypse—understaffed, overpriced, and dodging pet parent meltdowns—while celebrating five months sober (no seizures, just warrior vibes). My cat Suzie’s living her Cleopatra fantasy, and I’m screaming Drake into the night to keep the ghosts at bay.
On the...
Alex is back on The Short News Podcast, breaking down the chaos for the boys, gals, and they/thems with a stern wake-up call: stop playing dumb and look in the mirror. From George Santos’ shameless podcast pivot/7-year prison sentence, to Trump’s xenophobic deportation spree, this episode digs into who’s really orchestrating the mess—and loving every second of it. Alex gets real about vet med life, rants about Costco’s employee str...
In his triumphant return, Alex reflects on personal struggles with mental health, including a bipolar diagnosis and the journey of self-discovery and responsibility, (eventually) transitioning into current events, discussing the implications of political changes and societal issues, including the recent death of the Pope and its potential significance, Elon's big government moves, and Trump's... well... everything.
Alex is back - and so is President Trump. Like old times, Alex rants about Trump's recent executive orders and drastic moves such as mass deportations, letting Elon Musk way too close to the government, cutting out important federal jobs, and so much more "fun" stuff.
Alex talks about Biden pardoning his son, recent happenings in his life such as a scary af fire, a not-so-nice anniversary, the problems with Facebook, Joe Biden's past mistakes, and the fall of the Democratic Party in this installment of TSN.
Alex returns (on-time for once), gives a little update on the future of the podcast (and podcast network), upcoming guests, contract negotiations, and (briefly) celebrates the five year anniversary of this podcast. Donald Trump has been confirmed as the next President of the United States (again), and Alex complains about his most recent and hilariously horrifying cabinet nominations, including a WWE executive, a sex criminal, a bi...
Alex reacts to and explains why the democrats took major losses in the 2024 elections, on the presidential level and all levels.
Oh right, and a relationship advice segment like the old days.
Alex talks about October being a weird month for everyone he knows, his ongoing neurological issues, Israel and October 7th's first anniversary, Elon Musk and how he's literally shaped like Wario, Trump's most recent rally in Pennsylvania, Kamala Harris on the Call Her Daddy Podcast, ketamine therapy, and the problematic accessibility of kratom.
The show is finally back (again, I'm sorry). Alex updates the people on some scary recent seizure-related things, and then talks about all of the election-related news that he missed the last few months such as the Kamala vs. Trump debate that happened a few weeks ago.
It's been an eventful weekend for politics, Trump got shot at a rally in Pennsylvania and Alex rages about how this only strengthens the threat to democracy, before finally admitting to all of his problems and spiraling into something else.
Alex finally returns from buying milk to talk about the most recent happenings in politics, including the presidential debate, explaining the Republicans’ Project 2025 plan, and roasting some war criminals.
Alex angrily rants about Israel committing war crimes and the United States' involvement in said war crimes, the TikTok ban, and there's a very special musical guest.
The show has returned to some sort of normalcy, Alex relearns how to do a solo podcast, talks about the 2024 election, the problems with Tesla's Cybertruck, and alludes to potential tensions between Israel and Iran.
THE POOL HOUSE HAS A NEW LOCATION! Search for "The Pool House with Alex and Kelsey" on Spotify or Apple podcasts or wherever you listen to shows.
The gang is back to record again after a disastrous previous episode and... this one's a little better. Alex and Kelsey joke about the Jimmy Buffett incident from September, Trump on a very special bus, and read some interesting Reddit stories from the AITAH and Relationship...
THE POOL HOUSE IS NOW IN A NEW LOCATION
This was a baaaaaaaad idea... The gang does another episode and surprise: Alex is on mushrooms again, and this time he's not enjoying it... Alex and Kelsey talk about the concept of love, codependence, independence, Doctor Phil, and comedy in tragedy.
*The Pool House Podcast now has its own RSS feed and podcast pages, new episodes will no longer be found here soon!!*
The gang talks about some serious emotional topics, gets to the bottom of why Alex does so many voices, comes to terms with traumas, and so much more (while Alex is deep into a mushroom trip). Get ready for a change of pace in this one.
From here on, the Pool House Podcast is now located in its own RSS feed, meaning it has its own podcast page and feed now. Check it out by searching "The Pool House with Alex and Kelsey" in your podcast provider's search bar.
Wow this one's... something. Alex and Kelsey return to talk about lonely whiskey reviews, bad work trips, the worst time to be promoted, dealing with heartbreak (still), and so much mor...
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