Episode 79 - We Waltz

It’s Fun Time Friday on the Ruthless Variety Program, and the fellas are working hard. Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, and John Ashbrook open with Ilhan Omar’s return from hiding — and a sit-down with Chris Hayes that managed to make everything worse. Asked point-b ... Show More

Ruthless takes on Abdul El-Sayed’s awkward attempts to win over Detroit voters and the controversy surrounding his past academic research. Plus, the “progrum” breaks down the fallout from a disastrous attack ad against Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton, Trump’s latest campai ... Show More

Ruthless breaks down the good, the bad, and the ugly of the midterm elections, from shifting Senate polls in Ohio, Iowa, Kansas, North Carolina, and Georgia to the latest controversies surrounding Adam Hamilton and Troy Jackson. Plus, Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour joins the progrum to ... Show More

The GOP primary heats up, along with a little Don-on-Ron action. President Biden enrages Republican politicians everywhere by hammering their position on Medicare and Social Security. Congressman Adam Schiff stops by to talk about his campaign for California Senate. And the guys ... Show More

<p>The Dems thrash it out at their New Hampshire primary, with Bernie Sanders coming out top, on a terrible night for former vice-president Joe Biden. Sopes and ‘the Zurch’ join the pod from their hotel room in New Hampshire and Maitlis is in a treehouse… don’t ask. </p><p>Produc ... Show More

One day in and it's been a rapturous reception for VP candidate and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Today he and running mate Kamala Harris are stumping in Wisconsin after an enthusiastic debut in Philadelphia. Congressman Brendan Boyle is a longtime friend of Walz and a congressman ... Show More

Hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa are joined once again by powerhouse organizer Paul Glaze to discuss last week's attempted coup at the Capitol and what's next for our country in the fight against fascism, dipping their ears into the insurrectionist musical fair of Ice Cube, DJ ... Show More

Sami and Bryan are back with t-minus 5 days until the mid terms. They start with Pharrell’s cease and desist against the President for using the song “Happy” quite distastefully at an appearance after the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh. At 4:50 they breakdown Trump’s crusade to ... Show More

Andrew Doyle, Hugo Rifkind, Lucy Porter and Ria Lina join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the week's news.This week the panel tackle how a parliamentary debate about peace descended into constitutional conflict, why Donald Trump is actively urging his supporters to put their foot in it, li ... Show More

Roy Wood Jr. and Michael Kosta get ready for the big game, Neal Brennan calls for stricter social media regulations, and Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar stops by. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat ... Show More

This week, the hosts recap recent happenings in the worlds of rhyme and government, from the losses of legendary Blackalicious emcee Gift of Gab and anti-war icon Mike Gravel to the controversy-stirring bars of right-wing rhymesmith Tom McDonald. They also speak with Amazonians U ... Show More