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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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The Left’s “Theater Kid” Problem + Midterms Outlook w/ NRCC Chair Richard Hudson
The left has become insufferable theater kids 🎭 — staging Iwo Jima reenactments with the wrong flag 🇸🇴, blocking Minneapolis streets with shipping crates 🛑…
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How to save America - America 250 kickoff with Ron Jaworski, Guy Benson and more
🎙️ We’re live in Philadelphia to kick off America 250, and we’re coming in hot: big crowd, big venue, and a full night built around pride in the country and…
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Economic Boom? Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Joins the Progrum
🎙️ 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…
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What To Expect From The Midterms + US Attorney Jeanine Pirro
The fellas are laying the whole Senate map on the table and getting real about what’s actually at stake for the next two years. We get into why holding the…
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Are leftists the dumbest criminals? + HUD Secretary Scott Turner
🎙️ 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…
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Bait-and-Switch: How Moderate Democrats Con Voters + Tom Homan and Sec. Brooke Rollins
🎙️ Once again the left has given the American people a bait-and-switch with the promise of “moderate Democrats” in VA and NJ. We walk through how that brand…
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Democrats’ Religion Problem - Church Protests & Anti-Semitism
🎙️ We break down the left’s overt hatred of religion in America - on display Sunday in Minneapolis. More than unhinged, it’s dangerous. Then we get into Don…
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The Dumbest Supreme Court Justice Ever?
🎙️ Watching SCOTUS this week, it’s obvious that the left’s entire legal theory collapses once someone asks simple questions. We talk about why this case isn’t…
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Don't Take the Bait - How Libs Trap Conservatives in Pointless Arguments
🎙️ Why does it feel like we’re bouncing from one high-stakes fight to the next without ever forcing the real public debate? Because liberals and the media use…
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New Low: Libs Push Anti-ICE *AI* Propaganda
🎙️ There is a new internet sickness: AI-generated rage bait dressed up as “real life.” We walk through the fake priest clips, the Italian deli “Basta”…
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How the Left Creates Fake Narratives - ICE Shooting
🎙️ We break down how Democrats, activist groups, and legacy media work together to turn massive government fraud into street unrest and false narratives. We…
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Are Democrats Trying to Start a Civil War?
🎙️ We dig into the Minneapolis ICE shooting video that’s lighting up social media, focusing on what the footage shows: officers identify themselves, a “get out…
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Maduro Arrested: What's Next?
🎙️ We walk through the Maduro capture and why it matters that the U.S. can go in, grab the guy, and get out—clean. We talk through the stakes in the region…
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Spectacular Media Fails of 2025
🎙️ We review the year that was 2025, counting down the greatest media failures of last year. To top the list, Sydney Sweeney’s jeans ad. A basic pun about…
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Should You Run for Congress? What Do Our Wives Think of the Show? Ruthless Q&A part 2
🎙️ We start by trading stories about the funniest reactions our wives have had to the Progrum, including the moment it dawned on them that this thing might…
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Minnesota Fraud: It’s Worse Than You Think + Jayme Franklin Joins the Progrum
🎙️ The fellas should open a daycare—because apparently the easiest money in America is getting paid for childcare that doesn’t exist. Nick Shirley’s goes…
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The Left Wants to “Decolonize” Christmas Baking - Best of Variety
🎙️ Get ready for a whole stack of holiday-flavored chaos. We start with the most deranged “ideology in baking” moment imaginable: a decolonized Christmas…
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How did we get here? What’s with Holmes ‘stache? - Ruthless Q&A
🎙️ We kick off our Christmas Day Q&A by answering the burning questions from the audience. We talk through how our careers actually started, how campaign…
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A Very Ruthless Festivus
🎁 A happy Festivus to all those who celebrate. Today, the fellas have their a festivus celebration for the ages. Everyone shares their personal and political…
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Democrat Caught in Another Massive lie? And Bill Barr Joins the Progrum
🎙️ Another democrat political fairy tale collapses in real time. We start with Ilhan Omar’s claim that ICE pulled over her son, then walk through how DHS says…
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Danger of Podcast Drama - Candace Owens Attacks TPUSA + Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders
🎙️ We break down why “just asking questions” turns into an incentive structure for inventing madness. We discuss what this kind of content does to real people…
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Minnesota Fraud Explodes, LA & Australian terror + US Labor Sec Lori Chavez-DeRemer & OPM Director Scott Kupor
🎙️ 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…
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The Grand Delusions of the Democrat Party
🎙️ Gavin Newsom is spinning his Palisades Fire “hair on fire” story, so we go back to the actual clip and walk through how the hero tale falls apart. Then, Tim…
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The Truth About the Economy + Mike Rogers for Michigan
🎙️ 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…
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Why the Democrat Establishment is Collapsing + MKH Joins the Progrum
🔥 Democratic Party CHAOS: The Radical Left Takes Over & Chuck Schumer’s Days Are NUMBERED! + Mary Katharine Ham joins for the lightning round ⚡ The Democratic…
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Another Dem Hoax Unravels + Rep. Steve Scalise Joins the Progrum
🎙️ The latest democrat hoax has fallen apart. The drug boat ‘scandal’ seems to be a big nothingburger. Democrats instantly shifted into defending traffickers…
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Why are democrats defending criminals? Plus, Sen. John Thune Joins the Progrum
🎙️ 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…
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Massive Democrat Fraud Exposed + Rep. Ashley Hinson
🎙️ 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…
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Can Trump Save Hollywood?
🎙️ 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…
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How to Win Thanksgiving - Your Ruthless Thanksgiving Spectacular
🦃 It’s our annual Thanksgiving Spectacular! This is the episode that made the Ruthless Variety Progrum famous. A reminder of the basic framework: you want your…
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AOC’s Thanksgiving Scam + ICE Director Todd Lyons
🎙️ 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…
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This is why the liberal media is failing - DC Journo Scandal Explodes
🎙️ This might be the biggest, messiest, most custom-produced story for the Progrum: the saga of writer Olivia Nuzzi. There’s a bombshell dropped by her…
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The Truth About the Epstein Files
🎙️ It’s 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…
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How Republicans Win The Midterms - Insider Analysis
🎙️ 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…
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How Bad Will the Dem Civil War Get?
🎙️ 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…
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Democrats Are Weaker Than You Think
🎙️ Joe Biden’s 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…
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Why Democrats Caved On The Shutdown
🎙️ It’s not surprising, but the fellas called every twist and turn of this government shutdown fiasco months ago. Senate Democrats finally caved, reopening the…
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What's Next With Mamdani and the Shutdown w/Carley Shimkus
🎙️ 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…
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Is Mamdani a Midterm Curse for Democrats? - Election Debrief + Rep. Tom Emmer
🎙️ 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…
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Will Democrats’ Cynical Election Strategy Work? PLUS Sen. Dave McCormick Joins the Progrum
🎙️ The fellas discuss the Democrats' concerning lack of a national message, noting their reliance on negative identity politics and edgy rhetoric exemplified…
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Is the Dem Shutdown Coalition Fracturing? + Chairman Brett Guthrie Makes Gambling News
🎙️ House Democrat leadership insists there are "zero cracks" in their party's strategy, a claim that evaporates under the slightest pressure. We highlight the…
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End Game for Dems' Failed Shutdown?
🎙️ The Schumer Shutdown has some confusing goals. The fellas dissect the nonsensical argument from Democrats like Senator Chris Coons and Sheldon Whitehouse…
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Democrats Caught in Another Massive Lie + Gov Glenn Youngkin Joins the Progrum
🎙️ Gavin Newsom's latest pathetic attempt to change who he is has him claiming to be a dirt-poor, hustling athlete. Spoiler alert - he did not grow up on these…
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It keeps Getting Worse for Democrats + Bret Baier Joins the Progrum
🎙️ The stunning lack of self-awareness from House Democrats’ Minority Whip Katherine Clark is amazing. Pro tip: don’t say the quiet part out loud. Huge hat tip…
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What’s driving the Democrat civil war? + Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll Joins the Progrum!
The fellas are reveling in the Democratic Party's absolute chaos, starting with the government shutdown. Anonymous Democratic senators confess they would vote…
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The Truth about “No Kings” + DHS Asst Sec Tricia McLaughlin Joins the Progrum
🎙️ The Progrum totally shreds the absurd "No Kings" rally, which proved to be little more than a cringeworthy Saturday for the country's most maladjusted…
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How the Left Took the Democrat Party Hostage
🎙️ There is an astounding disarray of intellectual dishonesty gripping the Democratic Party. We put AOC and Bernie Sanders’ CNN town hall under the microscope…
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Nutty Democrats Crank the Crazy
🎙️ Democrats have insane priorities right now. It’s crazy to see the disconnect with Senate Democrats, living it up at a luxurious retreat in Napa Valley at…
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How Donald Trump Brought Israel and Gaza to a Ceasefire w/ Eric Trump
🎙️ Eric Trump joins the Progrum to discuss peace in the Middle East and what an achievement it is for Donald Trump to get Israel and Palestine to a ceasefire…
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How to Test Negative for Stupid w/ Sen. Kennedy
🎙️ Fun Time Friday with the always-hilarious Senator John Kennedy, who didn't hold back on the chaos in D.C. Kennedy broke down Senate Majority Leader Chuck…
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Democrats’ NEXT LEVEL Crazy
🎙️ We dive straight into the deep end of the left's current insanity, starting with Congresswoman Katie Porter's truly unhinged interview where she struggles…
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Trump’s Plan to Stop the Radical Left
🎙️ The democrat party's strategy is built on crisis exploitation. Every major event is used to lock in irresponsible, temporary, and unworkable socialist…
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Instant Chaos: Dems Immediately Regret Shutdown
🎙️ Democrats' complete and utter failure to message the government shutdown isn’t surprising. What is surprising is the level of political self-clowning on…
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Democrats Have a Serious Problem
🎙️ Leave it to democrats in Congress to totally embarrass themselves on social media because of a government shutdown. We go over the most cringe moments that…
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This is Why Democrats Want to Shut Down the Government
🎙️ Chuck Schumer's total inability to rein in the far-left is why we’re here. Democrats are now a collection of lunatics willing to throw the entire federal…
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Why the Left is Collapsing
🎙️ The progressive coalition is fracturing across media, culture, and politics and causing a total collapse on the left. The fellas examine things like Greta…
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Trump Trolls the UN
🎙️ There is an obvious uptick in recent and unprovoked attacks on ICE, including yesterday's shooting in Dallas. These are not isolated incidents but a symptom…
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What to Expect From Trump at the United Nations
🎙️ With Donald Trump headed to the UN General Assembly, the fellas reflect on how well Trump has played his hand with our European allies. Getting 5% spending…
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Exposing Left Wing Hypocrisy & Giving A Crash Course on Actual First Amendment Freedoms
🎙️ Weird that the same people who are calling foul on ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel were the ones cheering for the silencing of Roseanne Barr, Gina Carano…
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Left-Wing Media Goes Totally Berserk After Charlie Kirk
🎙️ ABC News' relationship with this Utah shooter is mind-blowing. The fellas unpack this viral clip where the anchor’s sympathy is for the assassin and then…