Ruthless Podcast

The Guys breaks down the midterm battlefield, from the biggest Senate, governor, and House races to polling and ad spending, while Sen. Ted Cruz joins the progrum to discuss his bipartisan college sports bill and new book on Justice Clarence Thomas.

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0:00:00 Intro

0:04:29 What the Generic Ballot Says About the Midterms

0:10:18 The Senate Battleground Map Takes Shape

0:12:01 Kansas Senate Race Moves Into the Spotlight

0:14:25 Minnesota Senate Race Tightens

0:17:43 Ohio and Iowa Senate Polling Under the Microscope

0:22:07 Maine and Michigan Senate Races Heat Up

0:24:07 The Key Governor’s Races to Watch

0:36:46 Critical House Races in New York and Pennsylvania

0:43:14 Republicans’ Midterm Ad Spending Advantage

0:46:07 Adam Gray Faces Questions Over a California Infrastructure Deal

0:56:18 Ted Cruz on the Protect College Sports Act
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The midterm fight heats up as the progrum breaks down the Senate battle over data centers, Trump’s push on AI and American manufacturing, and Democrats’ Hasan Piker problem.

Plus, Iowa Senate candidate Ashley Hinson joins to talk her campaign, the economy, and a major new steel plant coming to Iowa.

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0:00:00 Intro

0:07:43 Senate Fight Over Data Center Energy Costs

0:21:00 The Late Midterm Push in Congress

0:26:06 Trump’s White House AI and Tech Showcase

0:34:26 Roy Cooper’s AI and Affordability Campaign Message

0:39:03 Republicans Debate the Midterm Economy Message

0:43:05 Trump Announces a Massive New Iowa Steel Plant

0:45:11 Ashley Hinson on Iowa Manufacturing and the Senate Race

0:50:20 Ashley Hinson Makes Her Midterm Case to Iowa Voters

0:59:37 Hinson Lays Out Her Priorities for the Senate

1:06:34 Hasan Piker’s Political Influence Draws Scrutiny

1:16:17 Fat Bear Week Takes Over the Variety Segment
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Mary Peltola’s campaign turmoil takes center stage, Lauren Boebert faces a disputed ethics complaint, and Kyrsten Sinema’s affair saga gets even messier.

Plus, Fun Time Friday dives into a mask-mandate meltdown at a Massachusetts bar and a Philadelphia activist accused of faking her identity.

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0:00:00 Intro
0:03:52 Mary Peltola’s Staff Turmoil Rocks the Alaska Senate Race
0:10:08 Peltola’s Planned Parenthood Texts Spark Controversy
0:16:19 Peltola’s Staff Turnover and Yard Sign Blowup
0:21:28 Lauren Boebert Responds to Staffer Affair Allegations
0:27:32 Kyrsten Sinema’s Former Bodyguard Faces Felony Charges
0:36:23 Massachusetts Bar’s Mask Policy Splits Its Community
0:43:18 The Bar’s Apology Creates an Even Bigger Backlash
0:48:22 A Community Meeting Spirals Into Chaos
0:53:37 Inside the Bar After the Mask Controversy
0:57:05 The Palestinian Rachel Dolezal Controversy
0:59:37 Philadelphia Activist Admits She Lied About Her Identity
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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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