May 2026

“Ugly MFs, 250th Bday Fail?”

In episode 2066, Miles and guest co-host Sofiya Alexandra are joined by comedian, Greta Titelman

1. Sofiya Alexandra
2. Greta Titelman
3. Erin Brockovich reveals crowdsourced AI data center map
4. Trump appointees push $250 banknote with his portrait
5. A Treasury Official in 1866 Put His Own Face on U.S. Currency
6. $250 Bill Act
7. Democrats Point Out That Stephen Miller Is An “Ugly F**k”
8. Stephen Miller made an anti-trans post about James Talarico. The DNC response hit its mark
9. Conservatives erupt after DNC lashes out at top White House official with vulgar personal attack
10. Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Previews Plans for the Grandest Celebration of America’s Birthday
11. Whatever happened to Trump’s ‘Patriot Games’? The latest on president’s teen athletic tournament
12. Trump Books All the Music Heavyweights for Freedom 250 Great American State Fair
13. Morris Day & The Time Drop Off Trump’s Freedom 250 Concert
14. C+C Music Factory’s Freedom Williams posted a lengthy video in which he declared "Y'all can suck my d**k with that 'Don't do a show for Trump sh*t."
15. Young MC Follows Morris Day in Exiting D.C. ‘Freedom 250’ Festival Over Trump Connection, as C+C Music Factory Weighs Options: ‘The Artists Were Never Told About Any Political Involvement
16. Critics Mock Trump's 'Freedom 250' For Including 1 Of Pop Music's Most Infamous Acts
17. 'Total fraud' music act Milli Vanilli 'perfect' for White House extravaganza
18. Why is Milli Vanilli back in the spotlight after the release of Menendez brothers series?
19. Turns out, the surviving member of Milli Vanilli Fab Morvan is a great singer
20. Fab Morvan Earns Grammy Nomination 35 Years After Milli Vanilli’s Best New Artist Award Was Revoked

Song of the day: Cassava Piece by Augustus Pablo

“DNC Smoke Bomb, K-9mm”

In episode 2065, Jack and Miles are joined by author of Cry For Me, Argentina: My Life As A Failed Child Star , Tamara Yajia

1. Cry For Me, Argentina: My Life As A Failed Child Star
2. Tamara Yajia
3. Megyn Kelly: “I didn’t expect the corruption to be quite as widespread as it has been."
4. DNC’s 2024 Autopsy Is Out—and It Completely Misses the Point
5. Dog shoots woman with shotgun at Nebraska convenience store
6. Pennsylvania man says he was shot by his dog
7. In the past five years, at least six Americans have been shot by dogs
8. ‘BusPatrol’ Put AI Cameras in Tens of Thousands of School Buses. Now They Want to Give Cops Access
9. BusPatrol.com
10. Buffalo school bus stop-arm cameras boost safety, bring in millions from 52,000 tickets
11. Police Tech Giant Axon Is Concealing Its Political Spending
12. Districts nationwide continue to face school bus driver shortages
13. School Bus Drivers Make School Possible. They Deserve Better.
14. Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Puts Safety First, Finalizes Rule to Stop Unqualified Foreign Drivers from Driving Big Rigs on American Roadways
15. Trump anti-migrant agenda costs bus, subway drivers and truckers jobs

Song of the day: sweet talk by nomi.

“Anti-Big Tech = CRIMINAL! Shoulda Been Baby Yoda”

In episode 2064, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, podcaster, and creator of JennaWorld , Molly Lambert

1. JennaWorld
2. Molly Lambert
3. Pope Leo says AI must be 'disarmed' in first major teaching
4. Pope Leo warns that AI challenges must be confronted with regulation, transparency in his 1st encyclical
5. Pope Leo warns about AI and calls for regulation as he quotes from The Lord Of The Rings
6. Anthropic aligns with Vatican over White House as Pope Leo addresses AI fears
7. Defending A Genocide Is Bad For Your Health And Aura
8. The Mandalorian and Grogu has lowest box office opening for a Star Wars film in Disney era
9. Mandalorian and Grogu  makes unfortunate  Star Wars  box office history while  Michael  moonwalks towards $800 million
10. Conservatives Are Trying to Boycott a ‘Star Wars’ Movie Mark Hamill Is Not In
11. I saw the first 15 minutes of The Mandalorian and Grogu
12. ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Is a ‘Star Wars’ Stopgap
13. Iraq War: 'Most Wanted' playing cards
14. The Mandalorian Just Proved the New Republic Isn’t Much Better Than the Empire
15. ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Review: This Supersized Episode Is ‘Star Wars’ at Its Most Generic
16. Grow up, America. Not everything is rebels versus the Empire.
17. Star Wars Was A Vietnam War Allegory
18. Lucas on Iraq war, 'Star Wars'
19. George Lucas' third Star Wars trilogy would have made Darth Maul the big bad along with a 'new Darth Vader'
20. Mando escape from New Republic patrol - The Book of Boba Fett (2021)

Song of the day: Spirals by Juice Cuice

“Oops... All Overrated/Underrated!”

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“Bezos ISN’T The Problem? Iran War x Michael Bay”

In episode 2063, Jack and Miles are joined by actor. writer. and stand-up comedian, Marcella Arguello

1. Marcella Arguello
2. Bezos on CNBC: "You could double the taxes I pay, and it's not gonna help that teacher in Queens. I promise you."
3. SpaceX confirms plans for an IPO that could make Elon Musk a trillionaire
4. Judge Orders White House to Preserve Officials’ Text Messages
5. 'Established a substantial risk': Federal judge orders White House to comply with 'modest constraint' on Trump 'validly enacted' after Watergate
6. Michael Bay to Direct Operation Epic Fury Rescue Movie for Universal
7. The US military storm Hollywood
8. WATCH: Secret Service Drops a Super Bowl Ad Directed By Michael Bay — Complete With Photo of Assassination Attempt on Trump
9. The Biggest Conservative Dog Whistles in Michael Bay’s Benghazi Movie  13 Hours
10. Michael Bay’s 13 Hours promotes some of the worst Benghazi conspiracy theories
11. Michael Bay's Benghazi movie could hit Hillary Clinton's campaign
12. Michael Bay: Hollywood’s Conservative Hero?
13. How michael bay met obama
14. How Michael Bay’s ‘The Rock’ Was Used to Justify War in Iraq

Song of the day: Dum Dums - Remix (feat. J Sina & TOBISWAG) by CPski

“Epstein? Files? Astroworld The Comedy!”

In episode 2062, Jack and Miles are joined by award-winning tv writer, comedian, creator of  Gone Native , and author of We've Been Here the Whole Time!: A Not So Sacred Guide to All Things Native America ,  Joey Clift

1. Gone Native
2. We've Been Here the Whole Time!: A Not So Sacred Guide to All Things Native America
3. Joey Clift
4. Blanche: "I don't understand what 'Epstein investigation' means. As for Jeffrey Epstein himself? Yes, he's dead."
5. BLANCHE: Anybody in this country is eligible to apply if they believe they are a victim of weaponization
6. VAN HOLLEN: An individual who was pardoned by Trump went on to molest 2 children... Can you commit to not making that person eligible for a payout? BLANCHE: You're obviously lying
7. Epstein files?
8. ‘Perfect Storm’: How Trump’s Aid Cuts Are Fueling the Ebola Outbreak
9. Here is Elon Musk bragging about how he "accidentally" canceled all Ebola prevention efforts
10. Clip of Elon Musk admitting DOGE cancelled Ebola aid funding goes viral as cases surge
11. Musk says DOGE ‘restored’ Ebola prevention effort. Officials say that’s not true.
12. Trump Self Dealing Is Kind of Insane
13. Robot’s Moonwalk Fail Goes Viral
14. Watch the moment a dancing robot collapses mid-performance - before its body is dragged off stage
15. Travis Scott Praises Owen Wilson’s ‘Superhero, Super Father S–t’ in ‘Rolling Loud’ Movie Trailer
16. Owen Wilson Loses His Son at a Music Festival and Befriends Travis Scott in  Rolling Loud  Trailer
17. Rolling Loud The Movie (Teaser)
18. Opinion: “A Star Is Born” Is A Very Good Movie Produced By A Very Bad Company
19. Movie about Rolling Loud festival faces backlash over Travis Scott casting in light of Astroworld tragedy
20. No Escape Plan: How missed warning signs at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival led to one of the worst U.S. concert tragedies
21. Rapper Travis Scott avoids charges over fatal crowd crush at his 2021 Astroworld Festival
22. Travis Scott and Live Nation Settle Almost All Wrongful Death Suits Stemming From Astroworld Festival in Houston
23. Family of Youngest Astroworld Victim Settles Last Remaining Wrongful Death Lawsuit
24. The Astroworld Tragedy  Examines the Fatal Concert   Through Survivors’ Eyes

Song of the day: Don't Break by ZEP

“Like…Insider Trading, Ben Shapiro’s Daily House Fire”

In episode 2061, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and co-host of Ain't It Footy , Jamel Johnson

1. Ain't It Footy
2. Jamel Johnson
3. People Are Losing Their Minds Over This Resurfaced Video Of Mike Johnson Defending Congressional Trading
4. Speaker Johnson Says $174K Isn’t Enough While Blocking a $15 Minimum Wage
5. Mike Johnson says lawmakers' $174K+ salaries haven't kept up with inflation — they need stock trading to 'take care of their family'
6. Trump Is Backing a Stock-Trading Ban That Doesn’t Ban Trading Stocks
7. Mike Johnson: “We have to have sympathy. We need to at least let them engage in some stock trading so they can continue to take care of their family.”
8. Cursed AI Radio
9. ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Splits Critics: “Most Boring Star Wars” vs. “Best in Decades”
10. ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Gets Divided First Reactions, From a ‘Thrilling Adventure’ to ‘One of the Weakest Star Wars Movies’ and a ‘Snooze Fest’
11. Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire Hit With Layoffs Across a ‘Number of Teams,’ Largely From Nashville HQ
12. Why Ben Shapiro's Media Empire Is Collapsing
13. The Ben Commandments
14. There’s a Right-Wing  Game of Thrones  and It’s as Terrible as You’d Think
15. A Crack in Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire
16. The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
17. 'Conservative Hollywood' dream 'in ruins' as eight-figure show staggers out the door
18. John Travolta finally explained his beret and pocket square.

Song of the day: Get down! by SunnyBoyFitz

“Kash Patel: War Grave Snorkeler, Trump Arrests Hot Alien?”

In episode 2060, Jack and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by comedian and co-host of The Worst Idea of All Time , Tim Batt

1. Pallavi Gunalan
2. The Worst Idea of All Time
3. Tim Batt
4. Trump’s Alien Distractions Are Getting More Desperate
5. Trump warns Iran "clock is ticking" until U.S. launches harder strikes
6. Trump’s Approval Sinks Amid Unpopular War, Darkening G.O.P. Prospects
7. Trump floods Truth Social with AI-generated alien, warfare images amid Iran tensions
8. Trump posts AI images of himself with buff alien and space lasers in latest Truth Social spree
9. Trump triggers online frenzy with 'nuclear' AI image: 'God help us'
10. Snorkeling at Pearl Harbor: Kash Patel’s Travels Add to Focus on Ethical Issues
11. Are There Still Bodies in Pearl Harbor? The Story of Those Left Behind
12. Kash Patel faces scrutiny over snorkeling outing at USS Arizona memorial in Hawaii
13. Judge Bars Kars4Kids From Broadcasting ‘Misleading’ Ads in California
14. Kars 4 Kids Rakes in the Buckz
15. Nonprofits for kids accused of misleading donors
16. Charity misled donors, AG says

Song of the day: Mouka by Maverick Mom

“Dr Rando’s Open Heart Surgery, Secret To Immortality Revealed!”

In episode 2059, Jack and Miles are joined by producer and beauty influencer,  Carmen Laurent

1. Carmen Laurent
2. Carmen's Piece of Media: "Just give me a fan!"
3. Bryan Johnson's list of 41 things he's learned while 'spending millions' on longevity
4. Giuliani Reveals ‘Spiritual Experience’ While in Coma
5. Fact Check: Did RFK Jr Perform Heart Surgery on a Live Patient in Ohio?
6. RFK Jr. Sits in on Open Heart Surgery in Bonkers Move
7. Thierry Frémaux Talks New Oscar Rules, “Feminist Washing” ‘Thelma & Louise’ Poster Charge; Berlinale Backlash, AI, Red Carpet Selfies & Hollywood
8. Film industry cannot fight rise of artificial intelligence, says Demi Moore
9. AGC Launches Open AI-Produced Animated Family Film ‘Critterz’ For Cannes Market
10. IMDB: Critterz
11. ‘Critterz’ First Look: New Tech Behind AI Animated Feature Unveiled as Vertigo and Federation Form New AI Production Company
12. “This future looking like a nightmare”: OpenAI announces feature-length AI-generated film, “Critterz,” and nobody wants this
13. OpenAI Backs AI-Made Animated Feature Film
14. If making a movie with AI still costs 30 MILLION then AI-generated “art” is an objective failure.
15. French Filmmaking Organizations Condemn OpenAI-Backed Animated Feature Aiming For Cannes

Song of the day: sleeptalkin by Black Light Animals

“True Crime Whoopsee, KKK Popout Continued”

In episode 2058, Jack and Miles are joined by actor, comedian, writer, pop culture expert, and host of TV, I Say with Ashley Ray , Ashley Ray

1. TV, I Say with Ashley Ray
2. Ashley Ray
3. GOP Rep. Jen Kiggans says she agrees that Hakeem Jeffries has “cotton-picking hands”
4. Reporter: "Do you have any more to say after agreeing with racist comments made by a radio host?" Kiggans: "..."
5. Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions
6. Amid Hantavirus Panic, the Ivermectin Super Fans Are Back
7. 'Should work': Texas doc sells horse dewormer for hantavirus despite COVID-19 reprimand
8. Can ivermectin cure hantavirus? Controversial Covid treatment touted for rat disease outbreak
9. More Cancer Patients Are Taking Ivermectin. Mel Gibson and Joe Rogan Might Be Why.
10. Mel Gibson Drops Two Medical Bombshells on the Joe Rogan Podcast
11. Ivermectin is making a post-pandemic comeback, among cancer patients
12. Under Florida bill, controversial drug ivermectin could be sold over the counter
13. Utah bill would allow pharmacies to dispense ivermectin
14. Over-the-counter ivermectin sales proposed in Georgia
15. Oklahoma lawmakers want to make dewormer drug ivermectin available over the counter
16. 11 calls made to Oklahoma Center for Poison and Drug Information regarding Ivermectin
17. Bill making ivermectin an over-the-counter drug signed by Gov. Greg Abbott
18. Ivermectin could become available over the counter in Georgia despite concerns about potential harms
19. River blindness treatment receives Nobel Prize
20. Ivermectin was touted as a cure for COVID, now it’s being tested for cancer. But what can it actually treat?

Song of the day: Crash Landing by Mary In The Junkyard

“Teenage Spermland, President Baby’s Toxic Sandbox”

In episode 2057, Jack and Miles are joined by co-host of Pod Yourself A Gun & Mad Yourself A Man , Vince Mancini

1. Pod Yourself A Gun & Mad Yourself A Man
2. Vince Mancini
3. RFK Jr: "In 1970, men had twice the sperm count as our teenagers do today"
4. RFK Jr. Says Men in the '70s Had Twice as Much Sperm as Teenage Boys Today: 'Existential Crisis'
5. Do teens today really have half as much sperm as men in the ‘70s? What docs say about RFK Jr.’s claims
6. Trump has a proposal to expand fertility benefits. Here's how that would work
7. White House Uses Absurd New Excuse for Trump, 79, Sleeping
8. Trump touts accomplishment of protecting IVF, calls himself 'father of fertility'
9. Stephen Miller’s Secret Plot to Cling on to Power
10. David Koepp Redraws Michael Crichton’s ‘Westworld’ For Warner Bros Film
11. Steven Spielberg Issues Timothée Chalamet Dig, Teases Western In Development & Upcoming ‘Disclosure Day,’ Gives His Take On Existence Of Alien Life At SXSW
12. How Dare They Reboot  Westworld  Without Finishing the TV Series
13. 8 Hilariously WTF Backstories Behind Your Favorite Shows
14. The making of Jurassic Park
15. Westworld (1973) 4K UHD Review
16. Rubble from Trump ballroom dumped at DC golf course has toxic metals, data shows
17. Republicans propose $1 billion in taxpayer dollars to secure Trump ballroom
18. Trump Says His Ballroom Only Costs More Because It’s More Awesome
19. White House project dumps dirt on local golf course
20. Soil at D.C. Golf Course Where East Wing Debris Was Dumped Contains Toxic Metals
21. Why is the White House carting dirt to a golf course? It’s a D.C. mystery
22. My Quest to Find the East Wing Rubble
23. Trump fundraiser shares plans for ‘Garden of Heroes,’ golf course as takeover looms
24. Top Trump fundraiser enlisted in new nonprofit for president’s sculpture garden and golf course as legal challenges abound
25. Lawsuit aims to halt Trump administration’s takeover of D.C. golf course
26. Uncertainty Over D.C. Public Golf Courses After Lease Termination

Song of the day: THESE DEEDS, FOR MY PLACE IN HELL by Camo Mane

“Muffin But Net, James Cameron: Face Stealer”

In episode 2056, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and co-host of Ain't It Footy , Chris Martin

1. Ain't It Footy
2. Chris Martin
3. Southern Baptists of Texas offer tips for churches on how to evangelize World Cup fans.
4. U.S. hotels say World Cup is ‘non-event’ so far
5. Soaring World Cup ticket prices for players’ families and guests leave several FAs stunned
6. James Cameron and Walt Disney Company Sued Over Unauthorized Use of Actress’ Likeness in ‘Avatar’
7. D’Avatar à Titanic : le grand James Cameron est dans le Art Club
8. Q’ORIANKA KILCHER Lawsuit against James Cameron's Avatar
9. Avatar Concept Designer Reveals the Secrets of the Na’Vi
10. All I See Is You  and   Q’orianka Kilcher: The Transcript
11. ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ and the question of Indigenous representationby
12. Avatar director James Cameron joins Amazon tribe's fight to halt giant dam
13. Dua Lipa sues Samsung for $15m over use of her image on TV boxes
14. Did Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter Appear on the Cover of a Serbian Biology Textbook?

Song of the day: Sciallà by Nu Genea

“Whisky D***khead, Travolta’s Hot Mom”

In episode 2055, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and host of Everybody Knows But Me ,  Holly Brown

1. Everybody Knows But Me
2. Holly Brown
3. Kash Patel’s Personalized Bourbon Stash
4. Sounds Like Kim Kardashian Is Putting Her Law Career on Ice
5. Kim Kardashian Says ChatGPT Made Her Fail Law Exams: “They’re Always Wrong"
6. ‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach’ Trailer: John Travolta Directs a Feel-Good Family Film About a Cross Country Flight to Hollywood
7. Propeller One-Way Night Coach — Official Trailer
8. Films Produced by JTP Films

Song of the day: 42 PARANOID by Judgement G

“Kash = Minority Report, Hard R Billionaire?!”

In episode 2054, Jack and Miles are joined by TV writer, comedian, essayist, host of  Private Parts Unknown , and author of Girl Gone Wild ,  Courtney Kocak

1. Private Parts Unknown
2. Girl Gone Wild
3. Courtney Kocak
4. Kash Patel credits AI with stopping attacks: ‘I’m using it everywhere’
5. A Dangerous New Attack on Press Freedom

Song of the day: 9-2-5 by Boko Yout

“wAr iS wOn! Miles’ Romulus & Remus Joke Too Good For Jack?”

In episode 2053, Jack and Miles are joined by host of That Sounds Like A Lot , Matt Buechele

1. That Sounds Like A Lot
2. Matt Buechele
3. Lindsey Graham is asked how he defines victory in the conflict with Iran.
4. White House Adviser: “I don’t know what the definition of war is when we’re not shooting, and we’re negotiating, and they’re under a lot of pressure,”
5. Greg Kelly exposes the ‘hysteria’ over rising gas prices
6. Trump claims hostilities have ended in Iran in letter to congressional leaders
7. Trump says he doesn't need congressional authorization for Iran operations, citing ceasefire
8. Trump says operation will start Monday to help stranded ships leave Strait of Hormuz
9. Iran threatens retaliation after Trump says U.S. will guide ships in Strait of Hormuz
10. Iran war updates: UAE intercepts missiles, drone sparks fire at oil site
11. Thermos Recalls 8.2 Million Stainless King Food Jars and Bottles Due to Serious Impact Injury and Laceration Hazards
12. Thermos jars recalled after exploding lids blind users
13. Thermos Recalls 8.2 Million Jars and Bottles After Customers Are Injured
14. McDonald’s Is Quietly Ditching Its Self-Serve Soda Fountains
15. McDonald’s Is Phasing Out Self-Serve Soda Fountains Across the U.S.
16. McDonald’s moves to phase out self-serve drink stations
17. McDonald’s to scrap self-serve soda fountains over theft, hygiene concerns: report
18. McDonald's fans are mourning the loss of self-serve soft drinks, saying it's the 'end of an era' and a 'tremendous loss'
19. Want a refill? McDonald's is changing how you get soda at restaurants
20. Why You Should Avoid Ordering A Fast Food Soft Drink (It's Pretty Gross)
21. E. coli found in soda fountains
22. McDonald’s to end public soda fountains due to coronavirus pandemic
23. McDonald’s Franchisees Face Uproar Over Ending Free Soda Refills
24. Where Fast Food Restaurants Really Make Their Money
25. ‘That robot thing in the lobby’: McDonald’s expert reveals the real reason free drink refills are going away

Song of the day: All You Zombies by The Hooters

“2024 Election = Nothing To Learn, Bible Grift Goes Poorly”

In episode 2052, Miles and guest co-host Andrew Ti are joined by Associate Professor of Journalism at NYU and host of Unruly Subjects and Empire City , Chenjerai Kumanyika

1. Andrew Ti
2. Unruly Subjects
3. Empire City
4. Chenjerai Kumanyika
5. The Onion and Tim Heidecker’s InfoWars Takeover Delayed by Texas Court
6. Texas appeals court pauses The Onion's purchase of Infowars
7. Watch as Alex Jones signs off from Infowars after 27 years on air
8. The Onion’s Plan to Take Over Infowars Is Once Again in Jeopardy
9. INFOWARS CHIEF (Tim Heidecker) ISSUES EMERGENCY STATEMENT

Song of the day: DOGGOD by L.A. Witch

“The Purge But Horny, Donald Trump Jr: Charisma Void”

In episode 2051, Jack and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan  are joined by the hosts of Soccer Moms , Holly Laurent & Katie Rich

1. Pallavi Gunalan
2. Soccer Moms
3. Holly Laurent & Katie Rich
4. Michael Wolff Suggests Trump Team Floated a Don Jr. Outdoors Show as a Way for Warners to Curry Favor With White House
5. Donald Trump Jr. guests hosts on 21st Century TV
6. Donald Trump Jr. Once Hosted an Entire Season of His Own Unbelievably Dull TV Show
7. Donald Trump Jr. hosting TechnoTutor
8. The Purge but for sex? One Night Only might be the year’s strangest romcom
9. ‘One Night Only’ Trailer: Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro Charm Their Way Through a Rom-Com Twist on ‘The Purge’
10. One Night Only | Official Trailer
11. The world is a horny, repressed nightmare in  One Night Only  trailer
12. Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro have  One Night Only  to get it on in a world where premarital sex is illegal
13. Scientology speedrunning
14. The Guy Who Started the ‘Scientology Run’ TikTok Trend Says It’s Time to Stop
15. Jesus is taking over Scientology building
16. Three Scientology buildings on Hollywood blvd have removed their door handles.
17. 'Speed running’ Scientology: TikTok trend causes havoc, church alleges ‘hate crimes’
18. Scientology Spied on Leader’s Father, Police Report Says
19. CHURCH IN CYBERSPACE
20. Sirius by The Allen Parsons Project

Song of the day: Awoken by Arlo