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#6157
Friday · 1 hr 28 min
Badlands Story Hour Ep. 185: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Chris Paul and Burning Bright revisit this Terry Gilliam adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's gonzo classic, and it turns out this one is a genuine dividing line between the two hosts. Expect an honest reckoning with a movie that's aged into something stranger and more uncomfortable than either remembered, plus real talk about psychedelics, why fear is often what actually sends a trip sideways, and a thoughtful detour into whether humans are naturally ordered or chaotic beings. The conversation gets surprisingly reflective on drug culture, personal experience, and where the line sits between genuine insight and just disordering your own mind for the sake of it. There's also some practical Vegas trip chatter woven in given the timing. Stick around for the wrap up and next week's pick, a Shia LaBeouf surveillance state thriller that feels more relevant now than when it came out.
#6156
Friday · 1 hr 58 min
Quite Frankly Ep. 67: Cryptids, Haunted Places & the Dover Demon with Jeff Belanger
Frankie Val leans into the damp, mosquito bitten edge of the season with a full cryptid and haunted places special. Before the guest, he wades through the week's grimmer headlines and his running theory that the Internet now incubates characters and legends that start manifesting in real life, from the postpartum murder mom to that Cat in the Hat figure the show keeps tracking. Then the main event: New England Legends host and Ghost Adventures contributor Jeff Belanger, author of "The World's Most Haunted Places." They tour spots from Pennhurst State School to the RMS Queen Mary, the Paris catacombs, and a supposedly haunted Mount Fuji, and dig into why New England works as America's creepy attic. The Dover Demon, complete with pale skin and glowing orange eyes, opens the door. Expect talk of ghost towns, theories on what ghosts actually are, and audience submitted local lore no outsider would know. Raffle night as always.
#6155
Friday · 21 min
Badlands Media Special Coverage: 9/17/26 - Trump Signs Executive Orders for Hunters and Anglers
Trump welcomes hunters, fishers, and outdoorsmen to the newly renovated Rose Garden to sign two executive orders that sound almost too niche to matter, until you hear the numbers. One opens up millions more acres of federal land for hunting and fishing on top of 92 million acres already unlocked, while protecting traditional lead ammunition. The other tosses out a widely mocked 10 mile per hour boating speed limit and kills a push to mandate electric only boats, complete with a genuinely wild tangent about electrocution versus sharks. Bass Pro Shops' Johnny Morris, NRA's Doug Hamlin, NASCAR legend Richard Childress, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum all get their moment, alongside talk of restored statues, duck hunters, red snapper season, and a possible Great American Outdoors Act 2.0 on the horizon. Lighthearted, a little chaotic, and clearly a favorite crowd for Trump to work.
#6154
Thursday · 46 min
Badlands Book Club: The Creature From Jekyll Island - Chapter 14 Part 2
CannCon and Ashe in America finish out Chapter 14 of The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin, picking up with what the book calls the Transfusion Mechanism. This week covers how American taxpayers ended up quietly subsidizing Soviet Russia and its satellites long after Lend Lease officially ended, through below market trade deals, guaranteed loans, and bailouts routed through agencies like the IMF and World Bank. The hosts trace how that same pattern continued into the 1990s, with a long list of major American corporations and their CFR connected executives rushing into former Soviet territory once Yeltsin opened the door. Expect a frustrating but eye opening look at how consistent this playbook has been across decades, plus a quick preview of Chapter 15 coming next week.
#6153
Thursday · 1 hr 2 min
Badlands Media Special Coverage: 9/16/26 - Trump Rallies North Carolina for Michael Whatley
Trump lands in North Carolina to make one very clear pitch: pretend I'm on the ballot, because Michael Whatley basically is. The rally leans hard into crime, walking through the brutal murder of Ukrainian refugee Irina Zaretska and Governor Roy Cooper's early release of 3,500 inmates, before comparing it to the infamous Willie Horton ad that sank Dukakis decades ago. From there it's a full sweep of economic bragging rights, record stock market highs, a proposed $5,000 "Trump dividend," no tax on tips and Social Security, plus a candid Iran update covering their sunken navy and a Strait of Hormuz blockade. Congressional candidates Laurie Buck and Jennifer Balcomb get their moment too, alongside plenty of Hurricane Helene recovery talk and some classic crowd banter, including a "front row Joes" shoutout. Heavy on crime and border messaging, with the signature mix of policy wins and unscripted riffing throughout.
#6152
Thursday · 1 hr 26 min
Devolution Power Hour Ep. 493: The Real AI Race, Elon as Weapon
Jon Herold and Burning Bright pre record from the road this week and dive straight into a wild theory: that the AI safety story dominating headlines right now is timed suspiciously close to the midterms and might be less about safety and more about election interference. They play a clip of Todd Blanche calling the AI panic a hoax and posts from Trump comparing it to treason. Burning Bright lays out a longer running theory about Elon Musk functioning as a character or weapon in a broader disclosure operation, tracing it back to a 2022 Kash Patel clip about DOD contracts that first got him thinking differently about Musk's companies. There's talk of open source Chinese AI models undercutting the big players, a supposed real AI race happening outside public view, and plenty of Nikola Tesla adjacent theorizing along the way. Dense, speculative, and unmistakably devolution flavored.
#6151
Thursday · 1 hr 12 min
Space Revolution Ep. 36: Forming a More Perfect Union
Kwast and Chris Ponder mark Constitution Day with a deep dive into America's founding document, tracing its full timeline and showing how it stacks up against basically every other legal document in human history, including, in a genuinely fun aside, Claude's own 82 page constitution compared to America's tidy four pages. Chris breaks down his method for structuring any document, the Constitution, the Bible, the Magna Carta, into articles, clauses, sentences, and words, treating language itself like a natural law system that can be anchored and protected from distortion. The conversation moves through eight categories of inquiry designed to help people think critically, touches on privacy as an unresolved third rail issue, and closes with a genuinely moving reflection on duty, freedom, and what it means to be American. Constitutional nerds and truth seekers alike will find plenty here.
#6150
Wednesday · 1 hr 17 min
Badlands Daily: 9/16/26 - Kash Patel's Senate Grilling, Alito's Blistering Dissent & FBI Hiring Flap
CannCon and Ashe record a special late night edition ahead of travel to Nevada, opening with the Supreme Court's mail in ballot decision and the blistering Alito and Thomas dissent that raises real questions about who actually gets to set election rules. Ashe is still fired up from a Why We Vote episode recorded moments earlier. The bulk of the show works through a series of Kash Patel clips from his Senate appearance, where he pushes back hard on senators feeding media narratives, defends his record on weaponization, and fields a line of questioning about FBI hiring standards that leaves both hosts genuinely speechless. They also revisit lingering questions about the Thomas Crooks rooftop and what the Bureau still has not explained. Expect candid opinions and a looser late night feel throughout.
#6149
Wednesday · 1 hr 23 min
DEFCON ZERQ Ep. 061: The AI Doom Psyop and Who Is Behind It
Josh Reid flies solo again this week and does not waste any time, diving straight into what he calls a coordinated AI doom narrative playing out across media, tech, and celebrity circles all at once. He walks through a supposed AI hack that may not be what it seemed, explains the concept of regulatory capture and why it matters for the future of open source AI, and connects a handful of recent headlines to a British NGO angle that most people have not been tracking. Expect plenty of pattern recognition, some pointed commentary on who benefits from slowing down American AI development, and a few solo host quirks since the usual co host setup is not quite in place. As always there is community banter, sponsor shoutouts, and Josh doing his best to hold down the fort on his own.
#6148
Wednesday · 1 hr 35 min
Why We Vote Ep. 188: David Becker's Town Hall & Alito's Mail-In Ballot Dissent
No in-studio guest tonight, just CannCon and Ashe in America playing prosecutor as they roll the tape on David Becker's members-only town hall, the one Ashe tried to record and got 49 minutes of silence for her trouble, now recovered from the group's own YouTube. They pick apart his victory-lap framing that the DOJ is a perfect zero for 23 in voter-data cases, his turnout sleight of hand, and a candid admission that even the government's own analysis shows non-citizen voting almost never happens. Along the way they hit the ERIC-to-CEIR data handoff, the identity-theft "holy trinity," and why NGOs and China get the rolls but the administration cannot. Then it's part two: the Supreme Court's mail-in ballot order and a close read of Justice Alito's dissent, including a wrinkle that surprised even them. Plus a 9/11 Pentagon debate, meatball sliders, and guard week chaos.
#6147
Wednesday · 1 hr 7 min
The Shipwreck Show Ep. 72: Voting Apathy, Sydney Sweeney Backlash, and Soulless People
Shipwreck is fully checked out on voting this year, and she lays out exactly why, from gas prices to the same recycled promises no matter who wins. She digs into the online energy vampire theory, reacts to the Sydney Sweeney sports betting ad backlash and the double standard she sees in who gets outraged about what, and works through a wild Matrix inspired take on why everyone suddenly needs more data centers. There is a genuinely fascinating detour into a theory that we are living in Satan's little season rather than waiting on end times, plus billionaire bunker skepticism and her ongoing belief that some people simply do not have souls. She closes out on burnout culture, the rise of AI influencers flooding every platform, and her frustration with shrinking reach on X. Chaotic, funny, and unmistakably her.
#6146
Tuesday · 1 hr 7 min
The Daily Herold: 9/15/26 - Anthropic Founders' Anti-Trump History and the USPS Ballot Ruling Fallout
Jon Herold digs into the Supreme Court's decision leaving a lower court block on the USPS mail ballot integrity rule in place for the midterms, reading through Alito's sharp dissent and Kavanaugh's concurrence to argue election officials and courts, not Trump, caused the timing crunch that killed it. He builds a theory connecting the AI industry's sudden safety slowdown push to the midterms, digging up years of anti Trump statements and donations from Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei to question the motives behind the timing. There's also a detailed update on the Joe DiGenova resignation saga, including new court filings suggesting friction with Todd Blanche's DOJ leadership over a John Brennan grand jury subpoena, plus a Trump Truth Social post reacting to the SCOTUS ruling. Sponsor reads, Vegas conference logistics, and a lively chat session round out a dense, pre Gart travel Tuesday show.
#6145
Tuesday · 1 hr 12 min
Badlands Daily: 9/15/26 - SCOTUS Kills Mail Ballot Order, Brennan Subpoenaed & Flock Stalking Case
CannCon and Zak Paine christen the new Tuesday slot with the Supreme Court finally ending the Schrodinger executive order saga, declining to revive the President's mail in ballot requirements with ballots already going out. From there they cover John Brennan getting subpoenaed to testify in a federal conspiracy case, complete with a six year Q delta that lands the same morning, plus James Comer demanding the release of immigration evidence tied to a sitting congresswoman. Jim Jordan stepping back from the Judiciary Committee prompts an honest conversation about accountability that has not materialized. They close with a genuinely chilling Texas case where a police officer used the Flock camera database to track a woman 78 times, and the one admission buried in the reporting that CannCon says everyone should notice. Scheduling updates for Gart week are included up front.
#6143
Tuesday · 1 hr 22 min
Culture of Change Ep. 163: 9/11 Remembered with Jonathan & Deborah Flora
Ashe in America brings back Deborah Flora, joined this time by her husband Jonathan Flora, to talk about their newly released 9/11 remembrance film. Deborah serves as executive producer, and Jonathan wrote and directed the project, which Ashe caught at a private screening the night before recording. Rather than retreading conspiracy angles, the film focuses on something Ashe felt strongly about, the humanity, unity, and heroism that emerged in the aftermath of that day, capturing what she calls the "spirit of 9/12." Expect stories about the making of the film, the sheer scale of the interviews and footage behind it, hopes of eventually bringing it into classrooms, and reflections on why remembering the day matters just as much as remembering the tragedy itself. Ashe also shares a personal, emotional memory of her own tied to that morning. A moving, reflective episode ahead of the anniversary.
#6144
Tuesday · 1 hr 31 min
Baseless Conspiracies Ep. 202: USPS Ballot Ruling and a Hollywood Abuse Conspiracy
Jon Herold and Zak Paine open with breaking news out of the Supreme Court, breaking down a ruling that blocks new USPS mail ballot rules from taking effect before the 2026 midterms, and what that means for election integrity heading into the fall. The back half of the show shifts into much darker territory as the guys examine an anonymous online post alleging decades of abuse inside a prominent Hollywood family, loosely tied to real headlines involving a troubled adult child of a famous director. Jon and Zak handle the material carefully, weighing how much of it could be genuine versus internet speculation running wild, while noting how disturbingly specific some of the claims are. It's a heavier stretch than usual, balanced out by the usual sponsor reads, event announcements for the upcoming Vegas tour, and the hosts' typical rapport.
#6142
Tuesday · 1 hr 33 min
Geopolitics with Ghost Ep. 126: MBS Under Siege, Houthis Threaten Saudi Oil, UK's Slow Breakup - 9/14/26
Ghost jumps on for a surprise live show and finds a lot to unpack. He opens with Trump's off the cuff comments on Irish unification during his Ireland trip, which somehow snowballs into Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland signing a joint pact toward independence from the UK, something Ghost frames as a genuine win for local sovereignty rather than the doom certain corners of the internet are selling. He also digs into the Falkland Islands controversy and a wave of Israeli influencer pressure campaigns, plus a Fox Business hypocrisy moment involving Macklemore and Robert Kraft. But the real story is MBS. Houthi forces have seized Saudi coastline, hit an oil pipeline and a refinery, and reportedly pushed MBS to call Trump twice asking for military strikes. Ghost walks through the reporting and lays out why he is skeptical of the narrative that MBS is quietly turning to Israel for help.
#6141
Tuesday · 1 hr 36 min
Battle of the Sexes Part 3: Y-Chromes vs. Alphas Make Sandwiches Trivia Showdown
The battle of the sexes returns for round three, and this time it's a full crossover between Y-Chromes and Alphas Make Sandwiches. Ash, Christy, and Jackie face off against Brian and Cam (poor Alpha forfeits by absence) in an AI-generated, Jeopardy-style trivia gauntlet that starts civil with sports, music, and movies, then gets gleefully lopsided once the categories turn to Glow Up, Herstory, Man Cave, and Rom Com Roulette. Expect fantasy football trash talk, a courtroom-skit ad for a suspiciously edible lotion, and a genuine debate over whether Minecraft or Tetris deserves the title of best selling game. The score stays razor close down to the final question, and the losing team's punishment may or may not involve karaoke on the Vegas strip. Grab your buzzer and pick a side, because nobody in this friend group loses gracefully.
#6140
Monday · 59 min
The Daily Herold: 9/14/26 - Anthropic's AI Dooming Warning and the DiGenova Skiff Standoff
Jon Herold kicks off Vegas conference week digging into the fallout from Joe DiGenova's resignation from the Fort Pierce grand jury investigation, reporting new CNN details about an apparent clash with Todd Blanche over a denied secure facility request, and connecting it to his broader theory that Blanche may not be the white hat everyone assumes. He spends the back half of the show unpacking Trump's fiery response to AI leaders (including Anthropic's Dario Amodei) calling for stronger regulation, drawing a detailed parallel to COVID era institutional panic and floating a theory that AI companies might be slowing public facing development while pursuing it privately or for the military. Other topics include a viral 60 Minutes segment on alleged "pardon brokers," a major NSA restructuring effort, and Trump's latest defense of the proposed $5,000 dividend. Sponsor reads, fantasy football trash talk, and plenty of live chat banter round out a newsy Monday show.
#6139
Monday · 30 min
Y-Chromes Ep. 92: Week 2 Picks, Fire LaFleur & Alpha the Sick-Day Princess
A short and sweet one, since the crew is doubling up before the Battle of the Sexes show. Alpha is out sick, which spawns a whole riff on how men become helpless ten-year-olds the moment they catch a fever while women like CannCon's wife power through food poisoning to go work a bar shift. Alpha earns the permanent nickname "Princess" for his trouble. The bulk of this one is a rapid Week 2 pick-em run through the full slate, from Detroit at Buffalo to the Giants-Rams Monday nighter, with the guys landing on the same picks more often than not. Before that, CannCon vents a lengthy, physics-lecture-grade breakdown of the officiating that helped Green Bay blow another game, complete with his standing "Fire LaFleur" grievance dating back to January. There is also NFL touchdown-record trivia, the running gag that Jacksonville "does not exist," and optimism about Florida's turnaround ahead of the Georgia game.
#6138
Monday · 1 hr 48 min
Badlands Daily: 9/14/26 - Surrogacy Industry Exposed, DiGenova's Exit & Hassett's Polling Clash
CannCon kicks off the new solo Monday format, with Zak Paine moving to Tuesdays, and a heads up that he is headed to Las Vegas for art week. The show opens with CBS finally catching up to a story CannCon has been covering for months, involving a foreign national quietly using American surrogates and imported fertilized embryos on a scale nobody is tracking, and why he sees it as the strongest argument yet for ending birth tourism. From there he unpacks fresh NBC reporting on Joe DiGenova's abrupt resignation from the Mar a Lago search probe, including what was left unsaid about who was sent in from DOJ headquarters. He also covers an AI deepfake tangent, a Kevin Hassett clip pushing back hard on inflation talking points, and a Don Bacon interview that does not go the way Bacon intended.

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