Ruthless Podcast

The fellas break down Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico’s latest controversies, the state of the biggest Senate races, alarming new polling on political violence, and a wild round of our signature game, King of the Hill.

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0:00:00 Intro
0:07:07 Kamala Harris Campaigns With Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan
0:16:20 El-Sayed Pressed on Michigan’s Uncommitted Movement
0:20:42 El-Sayed Faces Questions Over His Physician Claims
0:26:37 El-Sayed’s Controversial Take on Michigan’s Auto Industry
0:29:08 James Talarico and Sherrod Brown Face New GOP Attack Ads
0:36:47 What the Generic Ballot Says About the Midterms
0:40:31 Key Senate Races in Ohio, Minnesota, Alaska and Iowa
0:45:56 Michigan, Texas, Maine, Georgia and North Carolina Senate Races
0:53:56 Polling on Democrats, Trump and Political Violence
0:59:17 King of the Hill: Bill Kristol vs. Cheri Jacobus
1:06:50 Kid Takes on an Aggressive Goose
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Ruthless breaks down the Democrats’ growing war on AI and data centers, Hasan Piker’s disastrous Axios interview, and some wild stories involving a Todd Helton statue, a Romanian crime ring, and parents hiring “college moms” for their kids.

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0:00:00 Intro
0:05:03 Why Sunday Night Football Has Become Unwatchable
0:09:42 Democrats Turn AI Into a Midterm Battleground
0:12:59 Bernie Sanders Compares AI to Nuclear Weapons
0:14:41 Why the AI Backlash Is Growing
0:22:25 The Data Center Dirty Water Controversy
0:27:36 From AI Panic to the Net Neutrality Flashback
0:39:36 Hasan Piker’s Axios Interview Backfires
0:47:42 Hasan Piker Pressed on Israel and China
0:51:55 Todd Helton’s Bizarre Rockies Statue
0:53:47 Romanian Crime Ring Targets U.S. Welfare Accounts
1:00:46 The Rise of Rent-a-Moms for College Students
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Gavin Newsom talks 2028, AOC jumps into the Macklemore controversy, Sydney Sweeney sends the media into another meltdown, and Yankees legend Mark Teixeira joins the progrum to talk baseball, politics, and his run for Congress.

#RuthlessPodcast #Politics #FunTimeFriday0:00:00 Intro
0:05:12 Gavin Newsom’s Awkward 2028 Promise About Kamala Harris
0:14:04 Macklemore’s Anti-Israel Controversy Hits the Ed Sheeran Tour
0:17:46 AOC Defends Macklemore and Targets Ed Sheeran
0:21:54 Pete Buttigieg Responds to Kamala Harris’s Running Mate Revelation
0:29:14 Brandon Gill Shuts Down an Al Jazeera Reporter
0:32:26 Sydney Sweeney’s New Sports Ad Sparks Another Backlash
0:40:37 How Politics Took Over Sports Journalism
0:48:21 Mark Teixeira on Going From MLB Star to Congressional Candidate
0:51:38 What Baseball Taught Mark Teixeira About Politics
1:04:56 Mark Teixeira on Fixing NIL and College Sports
1:10:37 Mark Teixeira’s Most Memorable Walk-Off Home Runs
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James Talarico’s record comes under the microscope as he describes his "favorite drag queen", Trump’s midterm cash blitz ramps up, plus Sen. Jon Husted, OPM Director Scott Kupor, and Arena founder Max Meyer to talk the midterms, America’s workforce, tech, and innovation.

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#RuthlessPodcast #Midterms #Tech0:00:00 Intro
0:05:51 James Talarico’s Controversies Keep Getting Worse
0:08:30 Talarico Reveals His Favorite Drag Queen
0:14:59 Talarico’s Pastor Undercuts His Campaign Rebrand
0:22:07 Trump’s $138 Million Midterm Spending Blitz
0:23:41 The Senate Battlegrounds Getting a MAGA Inc. Cash Infusion
0:26:22 John Husted’s Fight to Hold Ohio’s Senate Seat
0:33:11 King of the Hill: Adam Kinzinger vs. Bill Kristol
0:43:09 Scott Kupor on Recruiting the Next Generation of Federal Workers
0:57:54 Max Meyer on Reinventing American Tech Journalism
1:06:40 How the Media Got SpaceX’s Early Rocket Launches Wrong
1:12:15 America’s AI and Technology Race With China
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Republicans unleash a massive midterm spending blitz as Democrats scramble to outrun their records, plus the progrum joins Gov. Greg Abbott in Texas to talk football, the state's booming economy, energy, innovation, and the fight to keep the state red.

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0:00:00 Intro
0:04:48 Republicans Unleash a Massive Midterm Spending Blitz
0:10:05 GOP Groups Pour Millions Into the Texas Senate Race
0:19:23 The Strategy Behind the GOP’s James Talarico Ad Blitz
0:20:57 Michigan Democrat Faces Questions Over Reparations
0:23:19 James Talarico’s Transgender Record Comes Back to Haunt Him
0:32:06 Ruthless Goes Behind the Scenes at Texas vs. Ohio State
0:35:43 Firing the Texas Longhorns’ Legendary Cannon
0:40:36 Texas Stuns Ohio State in a Wild Comeback
0:46:43 Greg Abbott on Why Businesses Are Flocking to Texas
0:54:34 Greg Abbott on Keeping Texas Red in the Midterms
1:01:54 Abbott on Property Taxes, Energy and America’s Tech Race

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