The Short News Podcast
Not the news. The Short News. Host Alex Madore returns to the charged, comedic, and blunt voice that made TSN a cult favorite during 2020’s lockdowns — blending raw honesty, political satire, strange headlines, and personal storytelling into a condensed format designed for people who’ve seen too much - but this time he’s not a college student learning the ropes. From systemic injustice to personal recovery, from metaphysical weirdness to pop culture absurdity, The Short News covers it all — with a a firmer stance, sharper bits, and zero allegiance to either side of the aisle.
Episodes
New Year, New War??? Donald Trump goes Empire-mode on Venezuela and kidnaps their president, Alex rants about drugs (big pharma), and recounts a memory of a routine doctor's appointment gone-wrong.
Happy New Year from TSN! Alex looks back on the last year of craziness, discusses the future of the podcast, and addresses the people. Back to our regularly scheduled programming next week, much love.
Alex rants about the slow trickle-truth that is the botched release of the Epstein files, and proceeds to go on an endless lecture about the cannabis industry and how it's going to become Monsanto but for fun stuff. Also, Jake Paul finally lost a boxing match in his first not-staged PPV fight, and the world finally feels (somewhat) right again thanks to that.
NEW MERCH: The "Fine, I miss her." coffee mug. Out now on t...
Alex rants about gun laws after the most recent mass shooting at Brown University, and then ruins the new Avengers: Doomsday film for everyone.
Alex rants about the sudden movement by a lot of influential outlets against cannabis/cannabis legalization, how all odds have already have been stacked against dispensaries in legal states since legalization, Trump's historic treatment/mistreatment of women, and some other stuff but don't worry about it.
Finally answering the question "is the common person smarter than Kim Kardashian?" while discussing invasive home robots like the NEO nightmare bot by 1X, which is only semi-autonomous (the rest of the time a dude in an Oculus headset is just exploring your house from many miles away), and contemplating the double-edged sword that convenience is becoming with the introduction of automation in everyday life. Alex also talks ...
Alex returns to make fun of the Epstein files for the third week in a row, rant about how democrats (aside from Zohran) don't know how to run a successful/authentic election anymore, and complain about the state of the economy, and what you can do to navigate a world where everything around you is trying to find more inventive ways to take your money (btw new merch is available in the link here: https://my-store-11508079.creato...
Alex runs his mouth about the way the current President allegedly used his mouth on that other President, and discusses the AI bubble being about to burst, as well as the consequences of the public allowing themselves to get gaslit by LLMs like ChatGPT.
It turns out sometimes the most sinister of people use Gmail to discuss their crimes, and accidentally leave behind the most outrageous and incriminating paper trail. Sometimes it's through said paper trail where we find out something as outrageous as "Donald Trump gave Bill Clinton head."
Alex talks about the recent findings from the leaked 20,000 Jeffrey Epstein emails as well as clowns the current president for... yo...
Alex (finally) (actually) returns from getting milk to rant about the government shutdown, Donald Trump, late stage capitalism, how AI is contributing to the downfall of the working class, and the McDonald's App.
Come for the popcorn lung. Stay for the full-throttle monologue about justice, dreams, and why Joe Biden might actually be our dying-yet-adorable last hope.
This episode covers:
- Epstein's disappearing list
- Diddy's slap on the wrist
- Vaping being worse than analog smoking
- Your boss (the government) being bad at their job (and why you're actually their boss)
And somehow ends with a hopeful love story and a spee...
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 friends.
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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 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 A...
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 more....
After the "royal trifecta" of Watermelonrita, the holy penjamin, and some mango pods, Alex becomes his unhinged self once again to talk to Kelsey about growing up hormonal with an iPod Touch, medical issues, childhood trauma, proper college party etiquette, the other ways a PSP can be used, and much much more.
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