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  Badlands Daily: 9/16/26 - Kash Patel's Senate Grilling, Alito's Blistering Dissent & FBI Hiring Flap 16.09.2026 1t 17min

  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.  
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  DEFCON ZERQ Ep. 061: The AI Doom Psyop and Who Is Behind It 16.09.2026 1t 23min

  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.  
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  Why We Vote Ep. 188: David Becker's Town Hall & Alito's Mail-In Ballot Dissent 16.09.2026 1t 35min

  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.
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  The Shipwreck Show Ep. 72: Voting Apathy, Sydney Sweeney Backlash, and Soulless People 16.09.2026 1t 7min

  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.  
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  The Daily Herold: 9/15/26 - Anthropic Founders' Anti-Trump History and the USPS Ballot Ruling Fallout 15.09.2026 1t 7min

  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.  
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  Badlands Daily: 9/15/26 - SCOTUS Kills Mail Ballot Order, Brennan Subpoenaed & Flock Stalking Case 15.09.2026 1t 12min

  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.
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  Culture of Change Ep. 163: 9/11 Remembered with Jonathan & Deborah Flora 15.09.2026 1t 22min

  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.
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  Baseless Conspiracies Ep. 202: USPS Ballot Ruling and a Hollywood Abuse Conspiracy 15.09.2026 1t 31min

  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.
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  Geopolitics with Ghost Ep. 126: MBS Under Siege, Houthis Threaten Saudi Oil, UK's Slow Breakup - 9/14/26 14.09.2026 1t 33min

  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.
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  Battle of the Sexes Part 3: Y-Chromes vs. Alphas Make Sandwiches Trivia Showdown 14.09.2026 1t 36min

  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.
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  The Daily Herold: 9/14/26 - Anthropic's AI Dooming Warning and the DiGenova Skiff Standoff 14.09.2026 59min

  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.  
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  Y-Chromes Ep. 92: Week 2 Picks, Fire LaFleur & Alpha the Sick-Day Princess 14.09.2026 30min

  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.
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  Badlands Daily: 9/14/26 - Surrogacy Industry Exposed, DiGenova's Exit & Hassett's Polling Clash 14.09.2026 1t 48min

  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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  RattlerGator Report: 9/14/26 - Gameday Wins, a Jury Duty Debate and Word Warfare 14.09.2026 1t 3min

  JB White is coming off a big weekend, with the Gators handling Campbell and his beloved Jaguars taking down Cleveland, and he brings that victory lap energy into a wide ranging Monday show. He digs into a closely watched Massachusetts criminal trial and the debate swirling around one holdout juror, then pivots into a candid, unfiltered discussion about language, reclaimed words and what he sees as selective outrage in how certain terms get treated in public life. Along the way there is talk of the silent majority within the Democratic Party, some thoughts on America's global standing versus old world powers, and a preview of an artificial intelligence discussion he plans for Wednesday before heading out to a Badlands Media event in Las Vegas. He closes things out with a classic love song. It is candid, personal and typically opinionated JB.
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  Q After Hours Ep. 36: AI Fear Porn, the Old Guard, and diGenova's Exit 14.09.2026 1t 57min

  Josh Reid flies solo this Sunday, with Alpha Warrior home sick, and turns it into his first solo Badlands show. On the itinerary: the AI fear porn cycle and why the doom mongering matters for what comes next technologically, plus a Peter Thiel clip Josh reads as secretly on the right side of the argument. From there it is Trump against the globalists, framed as an unfolding fight with the old guard, the London bankers and the leftover institutions of the British Empire, freshly relevant after Trump's Ireland trip. Josh works the rumor mill on why Joe diGenova abruptly resigned from the Florida grand jury investigating Brennan, tying it back to that August meeting with Blanche and Cash Patel and what it signals about pending indictments. He closes on the midterms, Trump's $5,000 dividend check as incentive, and why he thinks an economic boom lands around 2027. Bring your gold bug curiosity.
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  The Narrative Ep. 82: American Outcast 14.09.2026 2t 22min

  Solo show, take three. Burning Bright opens Episode 82 fighting a dying microphone and cheerfully choosing between two audio disasters until he can fix his setup after Vegas. This is the every-other-week format he is experimenting with: not a polished presentation but his version of a live dig, a "cognitive cascade" that stitches seemingly disconnected headlines together in real time. He warns you it may not make sense, because he genuinely does not know where it is going yet. The macro theme is American Outcast. Drawing on his background as a fiction writer, he argues that headlines are not reality but narrative deployments engineered to guide the collective mind toward a manufactured emotional catharsis. Expect a fiery detour into 9/11-anniversary "debunker" pieces, including one from a well-known outlet, and why even earnest truth-community reactions can play right into the enemy playbook. Weird, freewheeling, self-aware, and exactly the cocktail he is going for.
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  The No Treason Podcast Ep. 46: Usury Laws and Institutional Poverty 14.09.2026 1t 8min

  Jonathan Drake opens up about quitting his job before diving into Proposition 3 and the meaty Proposition 4 of Spooner's poverty essay, where the real target becomes usury laws. His case is that capping interest rates does not protect borrowers, it locks the very people who need capital most out of the market entirely, funneling wealth into fewer hands and trapping everyone else in generational wage labor. Expect a memorable HOA bedtime analogy, a neighborhood lawnmower rental thought experiment, and a sharp distinction between legitimate risk pricing and third party price fixing. Jon also connects Spooner's 1846 argument to a modern surveillance state rabbit hole he went down with AI research, teasing a deeper history of usury laws and personal finance next week. Along the way there is grief, gratitude, some Philippians 2 reflection, and Soft Disclosure's finest courtroom themed ad yet.
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  America First Stories Ep. 17: Kurt and Cristin Ludlow 14.09.2026 23min

  The first repeat guests in the series are back. Kurt and Cristin of Pet Club 24/7 return to talk mushrooms, immune systems, and why a company with "Pet" in its name spends a lot of time talking about people too. They open with the origin story: a partner's mother, sent home from Sloan Kettering with a grim outlook, who credits a proprietary mushroom extract with turning things around and sparking the first U.S. clinical study on it. From there Kurt and Cristin explain their guiding idea, that the mushroom does not cure, mitigate, or prevent anything but instead helps the immune system work optimally, for pets and humans alike. Expect stories of aging animals well past their expected years and a pitch built around one simple mantra: every person, every pet, every single day. Take the health claims as enthusiasm rather than medical advice. Jon clearly believes in what they do, and there is a Vegas meetup and a Badlands link waiting at the end.
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  Devolution Power Hour Ep. 492: DiGenova Exit, Dividend Fights, AI Race 13.09.2026 2t 6min

  Jon Herold and Chris Paul kick off with midterm convention takeaways before Herold recaps some heated online fights he got into this week over the tariff dividend proposal. From there they dig into Joe DiGenova stepping away from the RICO grand conspiracy case in Florida, a development the guys clearly think deserves more attention than it's getting. There's also a stretch on the AI race and what they see as an operation forming around it, plus the usual mailbag style rundown of superchats and viewer comments covering everything from debt policy pushback to a North Dakota State football shoutout. An Aaron Rodgers clip closes things out if time allows, giving the episode a lighter final note after a fairly dense couple of hours.
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  OnlyLands Ep. 72: A CBP Hardware Hack, Camps Debate & an Ed Markey Ad Gaffe 12.09.2026 2t 12min

  The crew dives into a genuinely wild story about a green card holder who worked his way into a Customs and Border Protection job at a major crossing, only to get arrested for allegedly swapping out government hardware for compromised parts. That kicks off a broader, sometimes contentious debate about immigration enforcement, detention camps, and a recent court decision limiting how long ICE can hold detainees without a warrant. On the lighter side, there's a genuinely funny catch: a Massachusetts senate campaign ad that appears to lift its closing line almost word for word from a Scorsese movie, seemingly without anyone on the campaign noticing. The back half turns to courtroom drama with reactions to the Lindsay Clancy verdict and some pointed questions about jury composition. Sponsor breaks, tangents, and the usual banter round things out.