The Daily Zeitgeist - Dog Pawrade > Filibuster, The Barbz Are BOTTING?! 02.27.26

Episode Date: February 27, 2026

In episode 2014, Miles and guest co-host Mort Burke are joined by hosts of Text Me Back, Lindy West & Meagan Hatcher-Mays, to discuss… Thune Filibuster Dog Parade, Tampa Airport Has Lost The Plot, Nicki Minaj MAGA Psy-Op? And more! Thune Filibuster Dog Parade Tampa Airport Has Lost The Plot INAUTHENTIC AMPLIFICATION OF POLITICAL DISCOURSE ON NICKI MINAJ’S X ACCOUNT LISTEN: Swang (Labrynth Flip) by Rae Sremmurd Get Lindy West's new book, Adult Braces: Driving Myself Sane, out March 10!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is that your matching tattoo right there, Megan, right there? Yeah, we have a match. Lindy and I have this matching. I saw that. I saw your post on Instagram. I was like, well, they got the matching tattoos. Yeah. We're really serious about our podcast. Hell yeah.

How do you convince your co-host to get a podcast or a podcast tattoo? Because Jack never wants to get the Calvin and Hobbs tattoo I want to get. I hate that for you guys because it's so cute and it's so nice. But also, Lindy and I have been best. friends since high school. So, and I, you know, oh, shit. So we're like, we're already in pretty deep. You know what I mean? Oh, so it wasn't the podcast. It's your legitimate friendship. That's probably the thing I should put ahead of all that. Yeah. I don't know. I'm something to talk to Jack about for sure. Yeah. Uh, how come we were friends in high school?

What the hell? Oh, you're older than me. I do want to say that, uh, it does say the name of our podcast. And we did do it as a stunt to grow our Patreon. We were like, if you subscribe to the Patreon, you can pick our tattoo. So actually we are very committed to podcasting. Yeah. Yes. Yes. But we then we rejected anything ugly that they

suggested. We kind of, we kind of gamed. Oh, they were able to vote on what they submitted drawings and stuff, but then we cooked the books. Yeah, the one that one, I was like, I just don't, I'm not getting attached to with that. Do they know that? This might be in the cold open. Okay, okay,

okay. Yes, we told them. It was a good drawing that. It was really, it was really it was really fun. It was like a drawing of Sasquatch and it was great. No complaints. Yeah. It's just that I didn't want a tattoo of it. So we got the best friend Lockett's

except it spells out our podcast instead of best friends. I love that you guys rat fucked the Democratic process there. And vote on your favorite ones unless I'm not looking with it. Look, if Donald Trump can do it, why can't two moderately successful

podcasters do it? You know, that's what they're saying. ahead of your time. Thank you. I've been trying, I've been trying to get Miles to get the guy whispering into George Bush's ear about 9-11

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Two best friends on 9-11. Your best friends? Were we ever that, of course we were close that day. Yeah, yeah. We all were. One of my best friends since preschool's birthday is 9-11.

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47, episode five of the daily zeitgeister production of our heart rate. This is a podcast where we take a deep dive into America's shared consciousness through the day's news. Also, if you've been living under a rock and you're not one of the day one zykegank, who listens to all the episodes we do have a new history version of the episodes we do on Monday, dropping every Monday morning to a deep dive into, you know, some kind of icon and try to understand the zeitgeist through different icons. So we've done Tony Hawk, we've done Sherlock Holmes, we've done two points, we've done two, Pach, Shakur. We've done, let's see, who else we got?

Dolly Parton, Marilyn Monroe, Santa Claus. We're going to have some upcoming ones that are going to blow your mind. And I want to tease one. We're going to do a Lisa Frank episode eventually. Get ready for that one. Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

The trapper keeper world. Hell yeah, bro. And the people who are on acid and looking at those things, being like, yo, what if a dolphin was purple and pink? Anyway, it is Friday. Woo! Friday. That feels good to say.

It's Friday. February 27th. That means it's Pokemon Day. Let's see, National Retro Day. I don't know what that means. National Polar Bear Day. National Strawberry Day. And shout out Kalua, because it's your day.

I'm sure you didn't pay to get on a national calendar as a marketing thing. But hey, yet again, here you are on the national calendar. My name is Miles Gray, aka, I learned yes, and from Kevin Sorbo, paid 1600 to him and Dean Kane. I only got one hour with old Hercules. And what the fuck this museum's awake. Oh, what the fuck? This museum's awake. Okay, shout out to Trite Gang on the Discord.

People don't realize, and our guests surely don't know, that Kevin Sorbo and Dean Kane have a new Jesus movie coming out called Night at the Bible Museum. No, they don't. Yes. Please get away from me immediately. But to cast children as background, the production company has set up a film camp during the weekend where it's shooting where people can send their kids there for $1,600 to learn the film experience, but really just be extras in the back. And I keep this, this is the funny shit to me On this schedule they see like this is what the campers will get There's like a daily one hour of improv with Kevin Sorbo.

SORB. Sending my children to Kevin Sorbos feels like I would be putting them into a wood chipper. That sounds awful. Is that how they're financing the movie with the $1,600 of the parents? Who knows? I know you haven't introduced us yet, so we're two mysterious voices. be mysterious. Can I say something at the museum?

I think people probably know this, but the museum of the Bible is like primarily funded by the same freaks who own Hobby Lobby. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And who were also found to be stealing antiquities from Iran and put them on display at the Museum of the Bible and they had to return them in like in shame, although I doubt that they were ashamed. So it's like, what else have the children going to learn about there? They were probably be like, we got burned by that antiquities dealer.

Now we're going to give this shit back. Because they also got in trouble for claiming they had parts of the Dead Sea Scrolls and people like, well, this shit is on printer paper. I still believe it, though. Sending your child to little grifter camp to fund a film, wow, I'm obsessed. Is there an age limit on who can go? 14 to 18. Oh, do they look at your birth certificate? I know.

I've said this so many times. I'm like, I need to infiltrate. I just need to see what the Kevin Sorbo improv. I'm losing my mind. Because the bit I've just been doing is like, he enters every scene just being like, well, what the fuck is this? And it goes nowhere because everything stinks like shit or something.

Has Kevin Sorbo ever told a joke? Like what? I mean, yeah, probably when he states his value. His career. Nice. Nailed it. Yeah. Nailed it. Is he trained in improv?

I mean, it's a specific skill set. He, I did it. While we were talking about this, I found an interview where, he mentioned improv and it's because like one of his co-hosts on hercules who played aries this like new zealand or australian actor was like hey come down to hang out with me and he saw him do improv and kevin sorb was like he did sports theater or theater sports and it was really captivating and you're like jesus christ there's no fucking way this guy knows proper improv in any capacity i want to go

anyway i'm thrilled to be joined by my co-host today look one of the greats. One of our favorite people to have on the show. A comedian, an actual improviser. I've done improvise. I've done improv. Podcast host and skateboard. Please welcome to the Mike Mortberg. Everybody, thanks, Miles. Good to see you guys. Yeah, good to see you. Megan. Oh, don't say their name. I have an improvisation. Oh, cut it. We're still, we're still mysterious. Cut it. Be cool, dude. They're disembodied voices. Now, our guest today have a fantastic podcast, because they are a literal, legitimate best friends. The show is called Text Me Back.

One is an expert on democracy, the judiciary. The other, a fantastic writer, a fantastic podcast host. You might know their work. I don't know. You ever heard of Shrill? Heard of it? Yeah? You ever heard about the witches are coming?

Maybe, because they might be. Please welcome to the microphone, the brilliant and talented. Megan Hatcher, Amazing. And Lindy West! Yes! Oh, my God. Wow, that was such a nice intro. I feel like I'd have to take all that expert stuff out of my bio.

It's okay. It really gasses me up. I claim it. But you are. You are. You are. Come on. I hope you're not claiming expert.

No, no. I really. I know. No, my day job is really that depressing. Yeah, yeah. It's really great. Oh, yeah. Well, look, I'm sure, especially looking at it through like the lens of the judiciary, you're like,

uh, is there really? It rocks so much. Yeah. My favorite was when the Supreme Court was like, no, for sure, the president can commit crimes. We like it. And in fact, you cannot hold him criminally liable for all of his crimes. Commit murder, if he wants to. If he wants to. Have a good one.

Yeah. All right. Later. Bye. Have a good summer. Yeah. It's June 30th. Have a good summer. We're going on vacay. We're gone. Which is paid for by a white, Christophascist billionaire. Yeah.

Hey, guys, I'll see you at the Grove, huh? We'll be here until we die. Dude, Harlan Crowe's got some really cool Nazi stuff. He sure does. No, hey, he just is a fan of history. Yeah, and I think what he said, he wants to unburden himself from his wealth by buying these things. There's such an odd description of saying, like, I'm a Nazi boy. Yeah, every time I come into a bit of money, the first thing I punch into the eBay search bar is Nazi.

Ler Youth Dagger. Yeah. I type anything with swastika. I just say lot of swastika question mark. Abandoned lot. I just, whatever you got, I'm buying. I'm looking for some distressed stock. What am I going to do with this million dollars?

Oh, God. I mean, they were designed by Hugo Boss. So there's a fashionista, you know? So. Just shoot me. Well, it's great to have you both on the show. We're obviously going to get to know. a little bit about you when we do our overrated underrated search history.

But we've got to tell the people what we're up to today. First, we're going to talk about, hey, Senate leader Thune just said, hey, we're not, maybe the filibuster ain't going to happen. And so maybe we're not going to save America with the Save Act. Maybe. We'll see. I'm kind of hopeful. He's been somewhat consistent on that, but we'll see where he actually nets out.

Because it's also funny that while he's saying, we don't have time to do anything, there was something that happened on the hill yesterday that clearly they did have time for that had nothing to do with voting. Then we've got to talk about the Tampa airport. They have lost the fucking plot and have just become some weird like maga troll account, which is really dumb. We'll even probably get to Nikki Minaj being, was she like a Maga Sia now? What's going on? Because there's an analysis that was done by Politico that says, oh yeah, they botting.

There's a lot of bots there. We haven't seen bot activity like this since, I don't know, our elections usually. But it's all around Nikki Minaj. And then talk about AMC theaters. We're a lover of films because in a place like this, heartbreak. It feels. I can't remember it.

Oh, God. I've never been put on the spot. No, it's okay. It's okay. I didn't mean it. I shouldn't have done that. I should have actually checked everybody. I want to apologize to Nicole and every gay man I know.

I thank you for calling me in. I'll be working on it. I'm so sorry. So you're not watching heat of rivalry and you can't do an alley-up finish the sentence of a Nicole Kidman iconic line. I'm losing my ally status as the moments took by. Yeah. This isn't doing, you're not paying.

You're not covering yourself in glory, as I say. This is a gotcha podcast here. Yeah. Yeah. And you got me real bad. I'm ashamed. I've got a whole dossier I've cooked up. Really put you to the sword later.

But yeah, we'll talk about AMC's like new fucking system of selling tickets. That's just putting people off further. But before all that, Lindy, Megan. We got to ask. What's something from your search history? This is real from this morning. Because I, sometimes when I have a lot to do, I'm very stressed like today. I like to wake up and immediately start watching traitors on television and not doing any of my work.

And so I don't know if you watch traders, but this morning I googled, is this Alan Cummings real castle? It's not. It's not. No, of course it's not. He's not quite that stacked. He might be, I don't know, but they, why would he invite these derelicts into his home? But I think that's the fun that like an accent, like a European accent has on Americans, you're like, yeah, it's probably his castle. I don't know.

Well, he lies to your face. He says it's his castle in every episode. But is that not the whole point of the UK is that the person you'd least expect owns an A. British Manor? It's not that weird. You know what I mean? Yeah. Yeah.

I will say, Alan Cumming is a great porn star name. Oh, yeah. And the way he's... The fact that it's singular is... Alan Cumming. Because the way he says it with that, Scott, it's Alan Cumming. You're like, oh, shit. Okay, flavor patrol.

I see that. You know, I bet he's never heard that before. Yeah. I know, right? Brand new. He's like, I was going to change my name to Alan Conrad. It would have never worked. Megan, how about you? What's a summit from your search history? Mine is just a little bit of a journey through my emotional state on Sunday, the last day of the Olympics, and it was the U.S.

versus Canada men's hockey final. I'm not a big hockey watcher, although I'm really excited because Lindy and my hometown Seattle got a PWHL, which is the new women's professional hockey league, the Seattle Torrent and the captain for the U.S. team, Hillary Knight, plays for Seattle. So I'm really excited to get. She had a great comment after the fuckery. Yeah, just yesterday she was like,

now I have to sit here and take responsibility for somebody else's actions. And that's like not. And I was like, yes, sister, you tell them. So I went to go buy her jersey, sold out. And I love to see that. But that's not what my search history says. My search history is men's hockey start,

then hooking? question mark. Fighting aloud in Olympics. And then I went for, which it's not. And yet they kept doing it. So I guess fighting allowed in Olympics, period.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Then I took my dogs for a walk because I was getting stressed because despite me not really following hockey or caring that much about it, I nevertheless picked a guy I wanted to win and then it was stressful. And then I was in too deep immediately.

You have a rabid competitive spirit. Yes. And it kicks in instantaneously. It could be like the Nuggets versus the Rockets or something. If I just, I don't know, offhandedly like, oh, I hope Denver wins. Oh, it's over for me. Because if Denver loses, it's like now my reputation's on the line. Are you a Denver sports fan?

No, I'm from Seattle, but they took my team away. Oh, sure, sure, sure. I kind of don't acknowledge. So you don't fuck with the Thunder then. Yes, I don't acknowledge the M&BA until I get my team back. Anyways. So I went for a walk and then my searches on my walk were U.S. men's hockey team score. U.S. men's hockey team score. U.S. men's hockey team score. Score. Score. Like a lot of refreshing. Then I get home and I stopped Googling and then we won. And then I googled Jack Hughes' teeth because I noticed that he was bleeding out of his mouth, but I had missed that he had lost them in that game. And I was like, Jack Hughes' teeth lost today?

Question of answer. Yes. And then it starts kind of falling apart for me because I start seeing a lot of chatter online about these guys on our team. It turns out some of them aren't so good. I'm like, Kachick Brothers. Oh, yeah. Kachik Brothers MAGA. Mm. Kachik Brothers anti-transcommission Donald Trump question mark?

Wayne Gretzky. Wayne Gretzky, MAGA. And I think we all know where my searching ended up. It all fell apart. I went from, I've never turned so fast on a T-Ewe. that I was excited about than I did with the men's hockey team. I was really excited. The Jack Hughes, the Hughes brothers, I thought had a good story because their mom is one of the coaches for the women's team. And I was like, wow, it seems like a couple of good guys. And then they're like,

nope, I want to go to a strip club in Miami. And then after that, I want to eat cold quarter-pounders with our freak president. And do the women's team hang out with Stanley Tucci? Yes. The women's team got to have a lovely Italian meal with Stanley Tucci and champagne supplied by. And the women's team by Megan v. Stalian, our nation's top Megan. So who really won? You know what I'm saying? It used to be Megan McCain for me. Yeah, how far her star is fallen, you know?

Oh, man. It's funny, too, because I remember when their dad Keith Kachick was playing, and I was like, I remember seeing, I used to play hockey, but I've completely checked out from checking it with, like, the NHL. And I'm like, is Keith Katchik still playing? And I was like, no, this motherfucker, 55 or whatever. This is kids. No, he's got two scumbag sons now.

Oh, I love to see it. Dude, these Seattle Torrent jerseys are dope as fuck. Aren't they good looking? Such a good color scheme, like the emerald green, blue with the cream. It's good. Catch me at Dix driving, rocking this shit. On Broadway, baby. Deep cut.

Look, I'll always give it up to Dix because they got the best fucking fries in the game. They really do. It's crazy what they do to those French fries. They're floppy. I don't like them too crispy. I like the way they do them at Dix. And they keep the skins on as well. I don't care for any of that.

Yeah, I definitely go a crispy fry over a floppy. It's an acquired taste. But I like, you know, Dix, obviously, great Seattle company, hometown heroes. So I do like to teach the controversy. I appreciate that some people like the Dix fries. Personally, I like a crispy fry. The Dix fries are floppy brown and just saturated in oil. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

But I do like a Dix burger. Yeah, yeah. They're all good. They're all good. I think the floppy fry is definitely not a popular choice. No. Most people like Krispy. So whenever I go and the default is flop, oh, baby.

And I have to root for the underdog. So I support you. That's fine. That's fine. You don't have to. Look. No, I do. We don't have to like what each other like.

You know, Megan cannot watch heated rivalry. And it's okay. You're literally the first person who said that. Thank you. I was just trying to bring something relevant up. Megan, what's something you think is underrated? Okay. What I think is underrated is, sorry, can I start with overrated?

Sure. Because mine is, it's funnier the other way, right? Okay, okay. Let's mess with the form. Let's do it. Overrated prestige television. Okay, don't make me sit around watching Freaking Succession. I don't want to do that.

I don't want to watch the bear and be stressed out by the yelling and the, you know, the emotional. violence that we're committing upon in the sake, for the sake of comedy, they say, you know, that Christmas episode is awesome. Laugh riot. Wow. I surely do love to laugh as people scream over sandwiches.

It's one of my top comedic. When I'm doing improv and someone says location, I say angry at the sandwich shop. You know, because what I think is underrated is slop on TV. more slop, more stupid shit that gets 38 seasons. You know what I mean? By the way, when you started this show and you said, this is your 427th season, I said, yes, that's what I'm talking about.

This is the Slop podcast. I'm talking. I want... We're 4,000 episodes deep on the show. Hell yeah, man. We did three seasons this morning before you guys think. Oh, God. Everything, every show, even if it sucks, should have 18 seasons as an absolute minimum.

You know what I mean? What's an example of this kind of slap show? Okay, we've talked about this on our show before Text Me Back Podcasts. Check it out everywhere you get your podcast. Hosted by two best friends. Two best friends, Megan and Lundy. With matching tattoos. And that's the way of matching tattoos.

Anyway, we've talked about this on my show. Here's another problem. I think this kind of fits into my tendency to get to attach too quickly. I watch a lot of television, and I like to watch it nonstop. Like a stretchy saltwater taffy. You know what? Yeah, yeah. And like I, so I like to immerse myself in it and never leave.

And so unfortunately, the last time this happened to me, I sat my ass down and watched like all 13 seasons of house. Oh, wow. Wow. What a show. It's a nightmare. But you know, the procedure is what makes it comforting. Somebody gets sick. Yep.

They try to guess what it is. They're wrong. They figure it out. Problem solved. Wow. That's house, baby. And it's so. You, Lori, hit some opioids heavy.

You never know. And Dr. House MD gets really high. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's sensational. Just like me watching. Wow. Yeah, wow. We're twins.

So the thing I love about this show is I think it was considered a good TV show at the time, which is crazy to me because it's so bad. It's like really offensive. It was definitely like the Obama era of like, oh, it's okay to make racial jokes because we have a black president. Like 30 Rock did that a lot. The office too. The office did it a lot.

And it's just something you have to understand about the time. Turns out we were super wrong about racial progress. And those jokes aren't funny. It's okay that he's doing these jokes because he doesn't mean it. Yeah, he doesn't mean it. Plus Obama's the freaking president. Like, how bad could it get? Get over it.

But there's like so many, like, I don't know, there's like one episode where a kid died because he was inhaling termite poop. You know, there was like pigeon. Hold on. that's yeah okay because I was just doing lines and turn my poop off a toilet seat you better watch out because I can really fuck you up I'm begging him to stop but he loves the stuff oh do we sweat can we swear on this show oh you can just say what fuck you want nice and it just was so satisfying because every episode got more and more insane like you know at the at the very end you know at some point house goes to jail for I guess drugs or something finally yeah finally and then he sort of yeah finally and then he's going to jail for drugs. After he's been sort of like highly treating patients and like ritually abusing all of them, because he's really mean to everyone, especially the women and the people of color. So he finally goes to jail, which I guess is technically not illegal

to be a racist and misogynist. But anyways, yes, he at one point he crashes his car into his beloved girlfriend's home because he's like obsessed with her. And then she's like, okay, I'm going to bounce out of this and he's like, why would she leave? I'm like, because you crash your Buick into her hall. Like, what are you talking about? Anyway, but at the very end, he goes to jail. He finally gets out

and he's on probation. And so he can't commit any crimes while he's on probation. And at a certain point, he, somebody gives him, like, season tickets to Is it hockey related? It's hockey again. I think it might be like, somebody gives him like season tickets to like Rangers or, no, the devil.

I guess is the New Jersey team. And so he doesn't want it. For whatever reason, he chucks them in the toilet and flushes them down the toilet. Now, the old plumbing of the hospital cannot abide that level of waste. And so the pipes explode and drown the MRI machine

in sewage water and like wet paper from the tickets. And everyone's like, who did this? Who ruined the pipes and the MRI machine? and it was, you know, they were able to figure out it was house because they found the tickets. And they give the tickets to the police. The police, quote, unquote, fingerprint the tickets, which at this point have been soaking in toilet water for five.

What do you mean you fingerprinted pope? Look, don't point out the plot holes. We just needed a way to get here, okay? And so they're like, we're going to have to take you back to jail, house. And so this is a spoiler for the whole series. So if you don't want to listen, I guess. Spoilers for House. Spoilers for House.

Spolars for House. And by the way, this finale did air like 2009. So, but still, I want to be respectful. So House, instead of going back to jail for what is at most, like, a level one misdemeanor, the least amount of misdemeanor. It depends on the damage. Depends on the damage. It's just like not anything.

So instead of going back to jail, he fakes his own death in a warehouse fire. and goes on a motorcycle ride across the country with his best friend. That's right. So that means they can bring it back. And that means they can bring it back. And I hope they do because there's nothing more sloppy and disgusting than Dr. House MD. And I can't get enough of it.

And that is underrated and overrated is trying to make me watch any show that's ever been nominated for an Emmy. That only has three seasons. Yeah. I mean, to me that, and I'll stop talking, but to me that's the worst. part of modern television, streamer television, is that you get one really good season

of something. Like, like, Lindy and I actually both just finished Pluribus. I loved it. I loved it so much. And I'm like,

immediately, Pluribus Season 2, question mark. Sure, sure. And Vince Gilligan's like, I have no idea. We haven't even started writing it yet. It could be seven years before you get season two of Pluribus.

I'm like, buddy, the pit was back in the lab immediately. They only made me wait six months. But it shows. And this season, I had to see a man's erect penis. Doesn't it feel like I feel like the writing's way worse

this season of the Pits? I haven't watched it yet. I don't care. Yeah, yeah. It's like so on the nose. Like where, yeah, they're like, this is a death dula. What I do is this.

I'm like, who the fucker, why are you doing all this shit now? The Pid sometimes does a little bit of, you know, sort of like anachronistic, wokeness, I guess, or I'm not sure. And sometimes, like, you get this with historical shows.

Like, Frine Fischer was always doing this, too. historical wokeness where it would not have existed, where they're like, by the way, here's what, here are the statistics on sexual assault, as if any two ER doctors would be having some conversation about, or like black women are often under, underdiagnosed for XYZ mental illness or for XYZ pain medication or whatever. And it's like, I'm sure those conversations happen, but you are really, I feel like they did it subtly. They did it subtly with the woman who had sickle cell. Like I felt like that was just like a patient came in and that naturally comes up.

Like don't have to tell this person they're not in pain when they're in panel. I was like, okay, that's. But this season, it really feels like, here's a new concept that I will explain very painfully to you. Lindy, what about you? What's something you think is underrated? Okay, underrated. I'm going to say Fritos. Freedos of shit.

Okay. Yeah, yeah. Speak on. Talk that shit. Unless you're V. I think, or you know, you have some sort of... Freetos aren't vegan? No, they are.

I'm saying like... If there's some sort of restriction that drives you toward the Fritos, I feel like people are not going and picking up the Fritos. Yeah, yeah. And if you do, you will find that they rock. Yeah. And they smell like dog feet. Yeah, which is...

Which is fine. It's a selling point. It's a selling point. Exactly. And I feel like Fritos... And I'm one of these people, by the way. I, this is an accountability segment. I, I am myself, am not.

I am not buying freedoms at the store. But then every time I am. You're a big Doritos girlie. You're always blah, blah, blah. At least you're some kind of Edo, though. Oh, yeah, I got, I've got Edo on my resume for sure. Hell yeah. Like you were the judge in the OJ trial.

Exactly. I'm guilty of not buying enough freedoms. Lock me up. But, yeah, I think that Fritos, every time one passes my lips and I get a crunch, I'm like, oh, yeah, this is one of God's finest creations. It's obviously great as an ingredient, like if you want to put some on your chili. But I just want to flag as underrated, simply opening a bag of Fritos and eating them. You're on the record. You're on the record for that.

I am so, so glad you brought that up. People are not talking about this. Megan is crying, y'all. You know, can I say something crazy? You ever put some Fritos and some cottage cheese? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. What a situation. Yeah, is that a known thing?

You're both, I've never heard of that. You've never heard of that. Get into it. Really? You should get involved. I can see it because there's sort of, there's almost like a spiciness to the savory of a Frito as opposed to the, because it's so fucking salty.

Yeah, exactly salty. It hurts. Yeah, it's like, oh, God. She needs to cool down. percent of my daily sodium intake is from this guy. It's that cool cottage cheese going. So good. So good.

Lindy, what do you think of something that is overrated? Well, you're not going to like this one. This is a take so controversial. I've never uttered it out loud before. I'm taking a big swing. Overrated potato chip. Ooh. Interesting.

Don't care for it. Wow, Mort is leaving the room. I might leave. podcasting altogether. Oh, he's leaving the industry. But I would love, look, I'm open to hear the explanation. I mean, I'd like to hear this as well. I'm just being told Lindy doesn't fuck with potato chips.

Oh my God. A second potato chip has hit the podcast. Has that hit Lindy's on. What? Potato chips suffer from a cruel circumstance known as sitting on the shelf next to the Doritos. Doritos are so superior by, like, it's immeasurable. There is no metric.

And I feel like it's not fair to the potato chip. And yet I am, I am not immune. It's the juxtaposition that it's really sad. I live in the world. And, you know, it's interesting because I feel like you kind of can't go wrong with a Dorito no matter what. but potato chips definitely have a hierarchy. Like, there's, there is such a thing as a bad potato chip. Even I, look, look, a sour cream and onion, great.

A ruffles sour cream and cheddar, great. Like a crusty skin on. First of all, plain potato chip? Don't waste my fucking time. I just, I don't know. I like a salt and vinegar, but none of those. I would never choose one of those over any Dorito. You know what I'm saying?

Or even a Frito. I love a regular ass chips. I know what you mean. I like flavor. I love when they're homemade. Like if there's a bar, it's like we make our own chips. I'm like,

fuck yeah. Okay, you know what? This is, okay, you're right, you're right. You know what? You know what's the one exception? Homemade.

That proves the rule. Yeah. That I would choose over a Dorino. If a restaurant made me a potato chip and they gave me an onion dip. Yeah. Okay, then now we're talking. All right. But, you know, I think if I were to really dial it in on why I say this,

a potato chip never has a flavor powder. And a Dorito? Caked in that shit. Baby, they're giving you the flavor powder. Your hand is more Dorito than hand. That's right. Exactly. It's like a second helping of Dorito when you're left.

It's probably a little dessert. You know, I also, and then I know we have to move on, but I also want to just say, like, I don't think so. Well, no, we're good. Look, you sit down, you sit down at a banquet table, you got a pile of boiled potatoes, you got a pile of boiled corn. Which one are you going to eat? I think we know it's the corn corn. Yeah, if it's flamed. Boiled potato.

Yeah, I'm just saying. Just like, just nothing, just some loose potatoes. I will say as you're neglecting the French fry when you belittle the potato. Oh, interesting. I'm not belittling the potato. That's, but I think, let's stay focused. This was about the chip. If we distill the chips to their essence, who has a more delectable base?

Yeah, I get that. You know what I mean? Well, unfortunately, we have to take a break right now. And like I said, I want to apologize. I need to apologize to our sponsor, Tim's Cascade Chips. I was just going to say, when we talk about potato chips, we are never, ever defaming Tim's Cascade. Shout out to the sponsor, Tim's Cascade. cascade chips based in the state, the great state of Washington.

Yep, great Seattle company. You'll hear more about them after this break. We'll be right back. Hi, this is Joe Winterstein, host of the Spirit Daughter podcast, where we talk about astrology, natal charts, and how to step into your most vibrant life. And I just sat down with a mini driver. The Irish traveler said when I was 16,

you're going to have a terrible time with men. Actor, storyteller, and unapologetic Aquarian visionary. Aquarius is all about. freedom-loving and different perspectives and I find a lot of people with strong placements in Aquarius are misunderstood. A son and Venus in Aquarius in her seventh house spark her unconventional approach to partnership. He really has taught me to embrace people sleeping in different rooms on different houses and different places, but just an embracing of the isness of it all. If you're navigating your own transformation or just want a chart-side view into how a leading artist integrates astrology, creativity,

and real life, this episode is a must listen. Listen to the Spirit Daughter podcast, starting on February 24th, on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your podcast. What if mind control is real? If you can control the behavior of anybody around you, what kind of life would you have? Can you hypnotically persuade someone to buy a car? When you look at your car, you're going to become overwhelmed with such good feelings. Can you hypnotize someone into sleeping with you?

I gave her some suggestion. to be sexually aroused. Can you get someone to join your cult? NLP was used on me to access my subconscious. NLP, aka neurolinguistic programming, is a blend of hypnosis, linguistics, and psychology. Fans say it's like finally getting a user manual for your brain. It's about engineering consciousness.

Mind games is the story of NLP. It's crazy cast of disciples and the fake doctor who invented it at a new age commune and sold it to guys in suits. He stood trial for murder and got acquitted. The biggest mind game of all, NLP, might actually work. This is wild. Listen to Mind Games on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Welcome to the A building. I'm Hans Charles. I'm Inaleck Lamoma. It's 1969. Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. had both been assassinated. And Black America was out of breaking point. Writing and protests broke out on an unprecedented scale.

In Atlanta, Georgia, at Martin's Almermata, Moore House College, the students had their own protest. It featured two prominent figures in black history, Martin Luther King's senior and a young student, Samuel L. Jackson. To be in what we really thought was a revolution. I mean, people would die. 1968, the murder of Dr. King, which traumatized everyone. The FBI had a role.

in the murder of a Black Panther leader in Chicago. This story is about protest. It echoes in today's world far more than it should, and it will blow your mind. Listen to the A building on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. What do you do in the headlines, don't explain what's happening inside of you?

I'm Ben Higgins, and if you can hear me, is where culture meets the soul, a place for real conversation. Each episode, I sit down with people from all walks of life, celebrities, thinkers, and everyday folks, and we go deeper than the polished story. We talk about what drives us, what shapes us, and what gives us hope. We get honest about the big stuff, identity when you don't recognize yourself anymore, loss that changes you, purpose when success isn't enough, peace when your mind won't slow down,

fake when it's complicated. Some guests have answers. most are still figuring it out. If you've ever felt like there has to be more to the story, this show is for you. Listen to if you can hear me on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. And we're back. Big things happening on the hill as we just watch democracy fall by the wayside. Midterms creep closer and closer.

Primary season is beginning. And there's been a lot of emphasis from the Trump regime to pass the sayings. act. It's like trending on X every day because we have to affect these elections in some way because we're not going to win based off the merits. So rat fuckery is on the menu, fellas. Obviously, we've talked about this bill. It's just designed to make it harder to vote and presupposing that there's an issue with fraudulent voting when there, in fact, is not. But anyway, the House passed its version and now it's waiting for a vote in the Senate and the pressure is mounting on Senate leader John Thune to nuke the filibuster so this can pass with a simple majority.

However, Thune has been pretty consistent in saying that he's like, I don't see her reason to do this. Like, it's not going to happen. He recently said he's like, we'll see if there's a democratic blockade. We will at least have them on record for not wanting to have secure elections, which I think will be good in the midterms. I'm like, oh, we love a meaningless vote to put things on the record, don't we? I'm still very dubious that someone would have, would be so

upstanding when they know that so much hangs on the fact that they cannot have any kind of free or fair election to really get the line over. I mean, they see all the polling like yikes.com slash GOP, are you seeing this? But we shall see. There is a good. So take that with a grain of salt. But the funny thing that people are pointing out is that soon, Thune said that with the partial shutdown, the senators don't really have time to debate the save act. But on Wednesday, on the Hill, they had time for their annual parade where you get your doggies out and do a little

dog show at the Capitol. Here's this. I just place some of this because you got Tom Tillis on a fucking megaphone being like, all right, who's our next doggy coming up? Literally a dog and pony show. You have been hanging around the Senate button. Oh, that must be the West Virginia guys.

That's baby dog. Yeah, McGoverns. Yeah. That's baby dog. And literally in a fucking wagon, they're cheering. It's so nice to be just reminded that all these people are, you forget that they're just old dorks. Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. You know, Lindy and I talk about this a lot. It would actually be very funny if it wasn't destroying our ability to live freely. You know what I mean? Yeah. Because a lot of the stuff Trump says is unfortunately hilarious. Yeah. But he's evil.

Yeah, he's 100% evil. No laughing aloud. This thing with like, where do you think Thune's going to end up with the filibuster? I'll put my day job hat on. Yeah, put your day job hat. You know, it's hard to say. Here's the deal. And I worked on the filibuster for a long time.

When I was at working for Indivisible, this huge national grassroots organization, our stated position was Democrats should nuke the filibuster and passed the For the People Act, which would have made it easier for people to vote. Fancy that. And restore the Voting Rights Act, which the Supreme Court struck major parts of in 2013. And then pretty much every single case involving the V. Rights Act since 2013, they have chipped and chipped away at it. And there's another case, sorry, just a quick digression.

Another case is called Louisiana v. Kaleigh. And that's about vote dilution in Louisiana. Basically, Louisiana was required to draw a second majority black. district, so two out of six are majority black districts because one third of Louisiana's population is black. And a group of white voters said, oh, well, that's not fair, because now you're diluting our Caucasian vote. And we should have more representation than we're due. And the Supreme Court is really on the precipice of agreeing with that sentiment. So that would pretty much, so they've already gotten rid of sections four and five of the Voting Rights Act. The only provision pretty much that

remains that allows people to litigate voter discrimination cases is section two. And that's what's that issue in Louisiana v. Calais. And that's the provision that it's almost certainly going to be murdered by John Roberts and the rest of the MAGA justices on the court. So stay tuned. Should be a gas. Anyway, and while all that's happening, I mean, you got it right on. Basically, Republicans need to find a way to keep the House this year because they're not going to win it on the merits. Everything that they're doing is horrifyingly, is horrifying and it's deeply unpopular, even among white people.

Yeah, even among like Republicans and white people. Yeah. Even the whites are like, oh boy, I didn't know you were going to deport all my friends, which is like, this dumb, you know,

but a lot of people really didn't think he was going to do this. There's something like, my husband? No. We vote for Trump. It's like, yeah, do you read the fucking... He straight up told you what he was going to do. A lot of people didn't believe it. And a lot of people just thought, well, he's a businessman. He'll

fix the economy, which is funny because he didn't do that either. Anyway, so now they want to pass, Republicans in Congress want to pass this bill called the Save Act, which would require Americans to show proof of citizenship before they can vote, which is obviously a huge barrier for millions of people who don't have a paper birth certificate, don't have a passport, don't have a real ID yet, which you're incarcerated, or if you're in jail. And by the way, you might be sitting at home thinking, oh, well, I do have my birth certificate. The name match. Exactly.

So if you are a woman who changed your name after you got married, this fouls your shit up as well. So if this passes, women who have their maiden names on their birth certificates are going to have to jump through a lot of administrative hoops to figure this out. Not to mention the fact that the states are the ones who have to, would have to implement these rules if they pass. it'd be a huge cluster fuck and it'd be really expensive and no there's no money attached to this. So basically it's telling a bunch of states, well, figure it out. Figure out who's a citizen and who's not. Oh, and by the way, you have to send your voter rules to the Department of Justice too. Right.

Yeah. Which under this DOJ, there's probably no DOJ I would want having my state's voter roll, but especially not this one, especially not Pam Bondi. So all that said, is John Thune going to get rid of the filibuster to pass this? I'm often wrong, but I don't think he's going to, and here's why. Republicans don't really legislate that much. And they've already gotten rid of the filibuster for the things they care about. So they already got rid of the filibuster for judges who are regularly ruining our lives, Supreme Court and lower court judges.

And they don't need a supermajority. They don't need to overcome the filibuster to pass like tax stuff, like tax cuts. And that's really all they do is confirm judges. and cut taxes for rich people. So they already don't need the filibuster for those two things. Would it be nice to suppress the votes of millions of people across this country

to improve their chances of winning back the House? Yes. But if Republicans get rid of the filibuster for legislation, that clears the deck for Democrats to pass stuff without the filibuster if slash when they ever regain a majority. Because Democrats are losers

who didn't get rid of, rid of it last time. Democrats do legislate, or they want to, they claim to want to. And the stuff that they want to pass. It's hard. Stang Kirsten Cinema, man. I know. And Joe Manchin. Don't forget Joe Manchin. Don't let him off the hook either. Oh, man. What am I supposed to do now? Oh, all right. I guess that's it. So, like, yeah, so, so they do want to pass up or they claim to say, they say that they want to. Yeah. But they are too scared to get rid of the filibuster. So really, in a weird way, I kind of, I wish he would. I wish John Thun would because then there's no argument for keeping it or bringing it back or anything. We're already

in a place where Senate candidates, Democratic Senate candidates, are pretty quickly pilloried if they say they support keeping the legislative filibuster. So that's good for us. That people really aren't running for office who are like, oh, I love rules and I want to keep all the rules. Especially since everyone's following them. Yeah. It's really good to have it. If Republicans break down this final thing that it's bad, really bad. Yeah. And I don't want it to happen in the short term. But in the long term, that opens the door for like, you know, Medicare for all for the People Act. The big if, that's the if.

That's like what's really troubling about it. It's like the if of it all because you see a version where they're like, look, a lot of us are creating exit positions for ourselves financially right now. It's like just pillaging as much as we can. So if the music stops, like we have a way to just buy our way out of it maybe. It's really hard to say what is going to happen in this country. I'm speaking to you as though the country will continue to exist. Sure, yeah, yeah, yeah. I want that too.

I'm actually genuinely not sure what's going to happen. I think that what Donald Trump has done just in the last 18 months is... Oh, set us back. I mean, it's unheard of. And so much of the stuff that he's gotten, he's just ditched, I fear will never come back. It's like, it's easy to get rid of it. It's a lot harder to bring it back and then make the case to the American people like, hey, we want to bring back the Department of Education, and this is how much

it's going to cost because voters are so well trained to hate the concept of taxes, thanks to Republicans, basically. But this Save Act thing, I mean, it really would be a disaster. I don't know if it will pass the Senate, but people should act like it's going to. So if you're, if you're hearing my voice and you have a Republican senator, spend your weekend making calls. There's a chance that might come up next weekend. So 202-24-3-1-21. That's the Senate switchboard. You give them your zip code. You can leave a message, you can send an email and tell them that you don't support it. It would be just a disaster if they try, if they pass it at all, but if they try to implement it before the midterms, it would just be a nightmare. And I think we should all just, you know, I just would like to say one last

thing. I feel like a lot of people on the left will do this sort of dismissive, be very dismissive of voting. And I get that it's annoying when somebody in power says, well, just vote, vote really hard. I get that that's annoying. But if it wasn't important, they wouldn't be trying to stop you from doing it all the time. Yeah, yeah. So here's what everyone should be doing, in addition to calling their senators. Check your voter registration. Make sure you have all of your stuff.

This is going to be a rough election and it's probably going to take a lot more effort on your part to vote. Also, be aware of like the cutoff deadlines. If you vote by mail, send your ballot as early as is humanly possible because now the post office is messing around with postmarks. The Supreme Court is hearing a case about counting ballots if they're received after election day. Right, right, right.

So just it's not, I know it's only February, but it's actually not too early to start to make a plan about voting in the midterms in November. Yeah, keep checking. Just really keep checking that you're on the rules. Make sure you have everything you need to go vote. Make sure you have stamps or you know where drop boxes are, whatever it takes.

Because this is actually one of those times where, like, we do have to vote really hard to try to, like, overcome this insane set of rules that they are trying to implement, which hopefully they won't. But even if they don't, if you live in a red state, a Republican-led state, it's going to be difficult for you. So make sure you have all your stuff ready. Unless you want to live in an America where the only two votes that count are Donald Trump's and John Voight. If you think that sounds cool. Or unless you have signed up for Kevin Sorbo's improv class, which is also on the ballot this

November. Megan, if you, thank you for the Senate switchboard number. Do you happen to have the number for that bulldog in a wagon for earlier? For a baby dog? Yeah. 1-800, B-U-L-L-D-O-G. Also, does anyone have Mike Jones's number? 28-1-T-3-0-A-0-0-O?

Hit Mike Jones up on the low because Mike Jones is about to blow. If you don't work, you don't eat, if you don't grind, you don't shine. So the next time you come up to me and ask how I blew put that on your mind. Yeah, give him a call as well this weekend. I'm very interesting. I think Mike Jones still does. does answer that. Mike Jones does still answer that number. Oh. Okay. Let's take another break. Sorry, that was depressing. No, not at all. I mean, this is not your fault. This is, we do this every day.

Maybe it is what it is because at the very least, like, we have to be aware. And I totally, I agree. Like, I think thinking like electoralism is the be all end all is a little bit narrow. But it's definitely part of how you do things because you have to, I look at it as it's the context in which you're having, your fight. You can have your fight with a full MAGA takeover or you can have a fight where there at least there are some blue dots that are putting back. And that, that creates a context that it's a little bit easier to push back. Think of it as picking the ball field where you want to play. Exactly. It's, it's not going to be perfect, but you can pick the circumstances under which we fight for something better. It can be a bunch of rattlesnakes or it can be a bunch of discarded heroin

needles. Or grass. Or grass with like a couple heroin needles when they clean most of them up. Amazing. Up to you. And they give you a beer in a tiny little upside-down hat. Yeah. All right.

We're going to take a break. We'll be right back. Hi. This is Joe Winterstein, host of the Spirit Daughter podcast where we talk about astrology, natal charts, and how to step into your most vibrant life. And I just sat down with a mini driver. The Irish traveler said when I was 16, you're going to have a, terrible time with men.

Actor, storyteller, and unapologetic Aquarian visionary. Aquarius is all about freedom-loving and different perspectives, and I find a lot of people with strong placements in Aquarius are misunderstood. A son and Venus and Aquarius in her seventh house spark her unconventional approach to partnership. He really has taught me to embrace people sleeping in different rooms, on different houses, in different places, but just an embracing of the isness of it all. If you're navigating your own transformation or just want to chart side view into how a leading artist integrates astrology, creativity, and real life, this episode is a must listen.

Listen to the Spirit Daughter podcast starting on February 24th on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your podcast. What if mind control is real? If you could control the behavior of anybody around you, what kind of life would you have? Can you hypnotically persuade someone to buy a car? When you look at your car, you're going to become overwhelmed with such good feelings. Can you hypnotize someone into sleeping with you? I gave her some suggestions to be sexually aroused.

Can you get someone to join your cult? NLP was used on me to access my subconscious. NLP, aka neurolinguistic programming, is a blend of hypnosis, linguistics, and psychology. Fans say it's like finally getting a user manual for your brain. brain. It's about engineering consciousness. Mind Games is the story of NLP. It's crazy cast of disciples and the fake doctor who invented it at a new age commune and sold it to guys in suits. He stood trial for murder and got acquitted. The biggest mind game of all, NLP might actually work. This is wild. Listen to Mind Games on the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you

get your podcasts. Welcome to the A building. I'm Hans Charles. our menelick Lamoma. It's 1969. Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. had both been assassinated. And Black America was out of breaking point. Writing and protests broke out on an unprecedented scale. In Atlanta, Georgia, at Martin's Almermata, Morehouse College,

the students had their own protest. It featured two prominent figures in black history, Martin Luther King, Sr., and a young student, Samuel L. Jackson. to be in what we really thought was a revolution. I mean, people would die. In 1968, the murder of Dr. King, which traumatized everyone. The FBI had a role in the murder of a Black Panther leader in Chicago. This story is about protest.

It echoes in today's world far more than it should, and it will blow your mind. Listen to the A-building on the I-Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get, your podcasts. What do you do in the headlines don't explain what's happening inside of you? I'm Ben Higgins, and if you can hear me, is where culture meets the soul,

a place for real conversation. Each episode, I sit down with people from all walks of life, celebrities, thinkers, and everyday folks, and we go deeper than the polished story. We talk about what drives us, what shapes us, and what gives us hope.

We get honest about the big stuff, identity when you don't recognize yourself anymore. Loss that changes you. Purpose when success isn't enough. Peace when your mind won't slow down. Faith when it's complicated. Some guests have answers. Most are still figuring it out.

If you've ever felt like there has to be more to the story, this show is for you. Listen to if you can hear me on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. And we're back. and look, if you're at the Tampa International Airport, take off the fucking pajamas and crocs, asshole. Because last fall, we saw Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy

talk about a new golden age of travel where he basically shamed people from dressing comfortably for overpriced plane flights. Specifically, he's like, hey, you know, man, why you gotta wear pajamas all the time and slippers looking sloppy? I remember when you could smoke cigarettes on an airplane and you wore a business suit while saying racial slurs

and harassing air flight. attendance. That's the golden age we want to bring back. Well, apparently the Tampa Airport has taken things a step further with a new policy. It's clearly a troll post, but just so dumb. This is what they posted. Quote, we've seen enough. We've had enough. It's time to ban pajamas at Tampa International Airport. After successfully banning Crocs and giving everyone the amazing opportunity to experience the world's first Crocs Free Airport, it's time to take on an even larger crisis. pajamas at the airport in the middle of the day. We know this decision could be disruptive to someone in your life.

It's time to have a difficult conversation with them. You can do this. We and Phoebe believe in you. The madness stops today. The movement starts now. Help Tampa International become the world's first Crox Free and Pajama Free Airport. Do your part. Say no to pajamas.

You know, they really know how to tap into what the people care about. Yeah. Yeah, you know, planes are literally falling out of the sky. because of Sean Duffy and Elon Musk's mismanagement of the Department of Transportation. But no, it's really the pajamas. The air traffic controllers are wearing pajamas is the thing that we think in the tower. So that's a big thing. I like how this sentence sounds like a thing we should be saying about your friends who are still MAGA at this point.

It's like, we know this decision could be disruptive to someone in your life. It's time to have a difficult conversation with them. You can do this. We believe that you cut these motherfuckers out of your life because they literally stand for all things evil. in the effort. But they haven't, anyway. But here they are. The madness stops today.

It just feels like the whole country's in crisis. Everyone I know is depressed and like on their last nerve, you know, barely hanging on. And that who would this appeal to? Who would even get a chuckle out of it? First of all, the right does not. Donald Trump is the only funny person. Yeah. And that's 98% senility that's doing that's driving that humor.

There's also like what he's saying, somebody should only say sarcastically. So he gets extra like, like, he gets lucky with how funny he is. I mean, I, right. I mean, I think of him as like outsider art. Like it's like, oh, you've stumbled onto something interesting here. I guess smearing shit all over these Gatorade bottles is an interesting take on consumer culture. Yeah, he's like state's capitalism. Evil Daniel Johnston or something.

Yeah, exactly. There's something about this, this airport pajamas meme that, that makes me sick. I hate it so much. I hate the punctuation. Pajamas, period. At, period. The, like, I'm sorry, is this 2009 Twitter? Like, what's, you put the clapping emoji between the hours or whatever? It's cringe millennial Twitter. As a cringe millennial, I'm a vet. My culture is not a costume. for this fascistic airport. I guess this, I mean, this pisses me off for all the obvious reasons and also for the reasons Lindy named.

But it's like, I'm sorry to be too serious about this, but it's like people are dressing for the experience they're having at the airport and on planes. You know, it's like, yeah, you can wish for a golden age of travel. Back then, you were treated as a human being with a seat that your butt fit in, and they gave you actual food. And nobody was, you know, scanning your genital.

with radiation to see if you were packing a knife in there. Yeah. And, you know, it's like, why do I have to get dressed up just to have my Fourth Amendment rights violated? Yeah. Like, come on now. This is stupid. And then, you know, you get on the plane. Everyone is pissed off and angry because they've all been treated like garbage all through security.

Everyone's on a hair trigger in there. They're getting, they're being treated like garbage at the gate. They're getting, and I say this with love because we know our nation's flight attendants are God's strongest warriors. But, you know, they're sick of everybody's ass as well. People are getting in fights. Everybody's drunk. It's like, you want me, and I have to wear a gown. Yeah, right.

To this. I'm dressed like how you would see me come out of my house if I heard there was a car crash in the middle of morning. Like, what the fuck? Hello? Yeah, everybody looks profoundly hungover. Sorry, go ahead. Yeah.

No, I just, people are wearing their pajamas because they're clinging to one shred of comfort in an absolutely hellish. nightmare experience that also you're constantly aware this might be when you when you die when they finally there there aren't any any air traffic controllers left and you are going to fall out of the sky and die and producer victor has a good point in the chat he said also a lot of people go to sleep on the plane like right i'm like bro i'm just trying i'm trying i want to time travel there so i can not pay 14 dollars for hummus yeah and like the worst part of it all is that But like, you can't ever get mad or they'll put you on a list that says you can never get on the plane again.

Yeah, yeah. Which I don't ever want to be on the plane again. And yet there's no other way for me to get anywhere. And so you have to just be disrespected and be like, thank you. Thank you so much. So much. Also, and it's giving Next Top Model documentary where Tyra made Danny close her tooth gap. And then seasons later, she made some other girl create a tooth gap.

if you fly like business class to Europe they give you pajamas yeah right they'll make a bed for you they're like

while you're at the bathroom we made your bed I remember like looking back what the fuck they make an abet for you right they'll give you those hot sleep mask

oh I can't bring my own bats and I have plain phobia like I can I freak out on planes the only way I can imagine it worse is a bunch of dudes

with annoyingly good posture in suits and ties. Just like, we mentioned rows of those guys. How are you doing today, sir? Staring and looking weirdly strong. Like a middle school principal, like dress coding you. Like checking for spaghetti straps. Yeah, like getting the ruler out to make sure your skirts along us. A little above the knee.

That's about over six inches above the knee. Yeah, I went to college school. Great. Fucking Sean Duffy. Fuzzy. Loozer. Moving on, though, to just something that's really interesting because we live in a world of like synthetic movements and synthetic media, like, you know, the Melania documentary being

propped up by, you know, bulk ticket buys, the fake turning point USA halftime show. There's a lot of these things that want to give people the sense that this is a shared reality and that this is people are behind it when really just a lot of shit propped up by algorithms and like disingenuous engagement. And Nikki Minaj seems to be part of that too now because she's had a hell of a year. Like, after increasingly losing relevance as a musician and her constant defending of her sexual predator husband, people have not really been picking up what she's been putting down recently. And her MAGA transformation was solidified with an appearance on Erica Kirk's show or whatever the fuck.

That was a panel. It was a turning point panel they did. And from there, she slowly became one of MAGA's hottest new tokens, culminating in an appearance with Donald Trump himself. but a recent analysis of the Twitter, we call it Twitter in this house, Twitter activity reveals that she's been propped up by bots and coordinating with other MAGA influencers. So this was in Politico where they got this full-on analysis

of like a lot of the social media activity on Twitter. It says, quote, the report compiled by the disinformation detection company, Saibra, identifies a coordinated network of bots, more than 18,000 of them that drove out. algorithms to spread Menage's posts on X. The analysis, which looked at social media activity from November 11th to December 28th, provides a window into how the rapper was able to capture millions of views online and position

herself as a celebrity the White House found value in partnering with. The report found inauthentic accounts repeatedly amplified Minaj's posts with praise that used highly similar language, as they put it, particularly in response to posts where authentic accounts were criticizing Minaj. So like when real people are like, the fuck are you talking about? Are you for real? The what? What are you saying?

There would be things like this. Nikki, you are brave for living your truth. People might not always agree with what's being played out. But as an artist and watching your growth as a person, it's inspiring. This was from a comment of a, I guess, Nikki Minaj fan at LAX-76-28-5-6-5-5-5. Yeah, sure, sure, very real. Very real. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

And they're all using, they say, supportive comments generated by fake profile. files are predominantly brief, repetitive, and low in semantic complexity, consisting largely of praising keywords and positive hashtags rather than original or substantive engagement. You're like, yeah, although low syntax complexity does not bar them from being mega people, but yeah, yeah, sure, sure. Yeah, that might be, we could maybe look at that a little bit closer. But again, like she posted her support for Trump and then talked about the prosecutions of Christians in Nigeria, Gavin Newsom's perceived in alignment with the transgender community.

The bots were there to back her up. Saira's report shows. They also amplified her post related to the music industry, too, because I guess she's trying to also really keep herself going there. It's interesting, speaking of her tweets about the music industry, because she's willing to be like, call out Jay-Z, but you'll note she will never go so far as to utter Beyonce's name. So there's still a sliver of reason in there somewhere.

You know, like, look, the barbs. The barbs just ain't what they used to be on Twitter. No. You know what I mean? There was a time when you're like, bro, watch out for the fucking bars. They have nothing to do. And now the beehive, probably they're like, that's legit, I think, still. So I don't know if we have a synthetic defense program against the beehive.

It's just, I don't know, this one just makes me kind of sad. I was a huge Nicki fan. I saw her in concert in New York. I saw her at Barclays, and it was really fun. and she was so talented. Yeah, still am. But even in her pre-Maga days, she had just this inability to,

she's always had a scarcity mindset. You know what I mean? So she can never like be okay. Celebrate other people too. Yeah, especially other women rappers. And so I feel like that was the start of her downfall. And as she started getting gassed up by like worse and worse people, I feel like it corrupted her mind more and more.

I'm not trying to make excuses for her. Obviously, her husband did. a nightmare in and of himself as well. But the way she goes after women in particular is really disappointing. And then to be kind of co- to sort of willingly jump into this movement of people who like, like under their own legislation, under their own legislation, you wouldn't be in this country. Right.

And you won't be allowed to vote under like their new plans. And you're like, you have an axe to grind about Jay-Z. and Cardi B. And somehow that's turned into you appearing on stage with Erica Kirk, who is the most menacing individual I've ever laid eyes on in my life. Okay. And it just absolutely took a hammer to her legacy. And it's frankly quite sad.

Yeah. Although I don't like feel bad for her, but it's sad to watch. And a lot of rappers do this because like the second they start orienting towards Maga, I'm like, okay, what do you need a pardon for? Who needs a pardon? Right. Exactly. Yeah. The first thought.

I'm like, there's no fucking reason for this because you believe your proximity to the administration is going to render you some above the law status. And clearly with Kenneth Petty's record, I don't know what they're, I don't know what's going on. I don't know who she knows or whatever's happening. But it's also like, lady, you were born in Trinney. You're from Trinidad. Like, are you seeing anything that's going on? But again, it's just that same proximity to the power that they're like, it's fine. It's going to protect me.

And I can completely turn my back on everyone else who's going. going to be affected by this because at least I can carve out a little spot. Yeah. And it's like, oh, go ahead. No, no, you go. Well, you just immediately become the coolest, most powerful person in that arena compared to everyone else. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah, that's basically what I was like what I was going to say like the, it's that sort of, oh, someone annoyed me or hurt my feelings one time. And I have such a fragile, tattered, wounded ego that the first person who's nice to me, like I have no discernment. Like, I don't care at all. Whoever's going to be nice to me and tell me that the person that was mean to me is bad, I'm going to move toward them.

And then they're going to also pay me to be their friend. Of course. Especially as her other revenue streams are drying up. So it's like, yeah, this is an easy way to just like launder rich mega guy's money directly to Nikki Minaj through TPUSA. And I think what's interesting is like if they're doing this whole campaign with the bots and all this, uh, spending. all this money and, you know, I guess there must be someone putting a bunch of time into

organizing this. It's like, the goal is that do they think that they can trick Nikki Minaj fans into becoming MAGA? Because is that working? I mean, no, but I think like, to put a finer point on what you and what we're saying, it's like, it's not just that like, I mean, she becomes the most popular person immediately, but also because she's black, right? Like, they're constantly on this hunt for like black validators or POC validators to be like, oh, it's not that bad. And also because they've flattened like identity to be like, well, if you could get one black person, that'll like win over. Yeah. It's like how they were running Allen Keyes against Barack Obama in Illinois as if there's no difference between those two guys. They're both black men. So it's the same. I mean,

like that's as as nuance of their thinking is about like identity and race. And so I think that's like One of the reasons why, like, Nikki Minaj had a very easy time ascending to the highest heights of loserdom on the Magaside is because they're like, oh, nice. Yeah, because they're like, oh, I've heard of her. They're like, I've heard of her. It's not like these other people. They're like, nobody's really fucking will waka faca faca anymore. Right. But they don't see.

They don't see what we all see, which is that her doing that lowers her esteem of literally everyone else. She turned her back and they're like, nope. It doesn't, it might win over like six. mentally ill barbs on Twitter, but it's not going to win over like huge swaths of the community because she's an insane person. No, and the reaction from black people was like, what the fuck is, what is she doing? Like, get the fuck out of there. But also, hey, that's enough to let us know where the fuck you're at. If you're willing to just be like, ah, well, this is the right wing grift I'm doing now because nothing fucking matters to me except my damn cell. Seriously. Yeah. To your point,

though, Alex Brousowitz, who's a median political advisor to Trump, considers him a very close friend, and told Politico he is confident there are no bots involved with the social media, the rapper's presence. Quote, Nikki has never used bot activity to promote herself on social media because she doesn't need to. She has one of the largest band bases of any musician that's alive today, which reads like some shit they read in some doc,

like some kind of analysis where they're like, these are the people with great social media presences that we could maybe leverage their blackness to create cover for our white sub, like naked and open white supremacy. And it's not working because later goes on to be like, they're just mad because they even said she's getting Democrats to like open their eyes. And you're like, that's really, you really think that's happening. Name one. I will.

I'll tell you later. I'll get back to your, I'll get back to your office on that. You wouldn't know him. He's, I met him at summer camp. Yeah. His name is Byron Donaldson. Who else? Tim Scott.

Oh, good. Huge. Yeah, huge, huge. Eric Adams. I heard more Burke it worked on. Yeah. It was actually, yeah. You're like, yeah.

Hey, when she's, when she's spitting like Roman, then I'm just like, wherever you want me to go, queen. Yeah, since the monster verse, I've based every decision of my life on what Nikki and Nash would do. Honestly, that would have been reasonable. That's what a real monster do.

Oh, man, it's funny to think that some of the best versions on that monster track are now like MAGA people. Dude. Rough. Crazy. Yeah. Look, it happens.

It happens. But hey, everybody, you keep your head on a swivel and know the bullshit when you see it and call it out and tell your friends. Look, this is, because again, this is so funny to me because so much of like what conservatism is on the internet now is just pretending that a bunch of people are fucking with it when they're not. And it's like trying to give the perception that it's so much bigger. And that's the one other little green shoot of hope I have is that there is that there,

There's so much just being propped up in like the digital world and like the aesthetic of social media to make you think this is mainstream. Yeah. It's not. It's not. Yeah. I mean, I don't know how to process this because I heard it from Candice Owens. Right. But like Candice Owens made that video where she was like, I did some some YouTube math and like actually only 6,000 people watched the kid rock.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Now, look, Candice. Okay. I don't, we're not relying on Candace as a source, but I believe it. I mean, I believe, like, based on the reality that I see around me.

I don't know. Yeah, yeah. And like, the people who are like crowd being like, we're watching the Turning Point USA. It's like, there's like five videos of like people at their homes doing it. And like all the kids in there look miserable. Because you're like, oh my God. I wanted to watch bad bunnies. Yeah.

What the fuck. I'm going to get cooked at school tomorrow. I'm posting this shit. Right. All the children were like, I thought he was going to be a kid. He's 60. Yeah, yeah. This is sad.

This said it was rock for kids. Yeah. This is not rock. He's not a kid. Wait, you said the TPUSA halftime with kids bop? No, no, no. Kid rock. Oh, God.

Well, Megan, Lindy, thank you so much for joining us on the Daily Zike guys today. What a joy. And an honor. Where can the people find y'all, you? you know, engage with your work, et cetera. And what's a work of media that you're liking, social or otherwise? Oh, well, they can find us anywhere you get your podcasts, text me back podcasts. We're on Instagram at Text Me BackPod.

If you like this and we're like, wow, can I financially support these two women? Yes, you can. Patreon.com slash TextMe Backpod. Get involved with that. And very quickly, a piece of media I'm enjoying is I keep getting served these TikTok videos from a guy named Malibu FitMax who looks like a sentient surfboard. I'm obsessed with him.

And for whatever reason, it's not triggering my fight or flight with respect to diet culture. He just is like, what's up, guys? Here's how you do? A killer chess press. You have to check him out. He's amazing. If he turns out to be politically incompatible with me, I

will be devastated, but he's right now, you can just enjoy it because we don't know. The honeymoon period when you don't know. I've married a murder. Malibu Fit Max. Megan, I also think that his vibe rocks and I get surface video.

Yes, and I had you know, I'd been a little cautious about him. Then I was doing a little investigation yesterday and I came across a comment where someone was like, ew, what's wrong with his face? And then someone else was like, I'm so glad you brought this up. He was in the war and his face got blown up by an IED.

And then he got reconstructed and that's why his face is weird. So stop being so judgmental. And I was like, it never even crossed my mind. He just looks like he's from California. but like it just looks like he has filler. I never was like, what's wrong with your face? Turns out he took an IED.

Interact. Respect, Malibu Fitnax. For now, why don't know? What could happen? I'd like to say, in addition to the podcast, I also wrote a book that's coming out March test, and you should buy it. It's called Adult Braces.

And it's about a road trip that I took from Seattle to Florida and back in 2021 when I had Adult Braces. And a piece of media that I'm enjoying is called a podcast called Adults in the Room, which is, they've only released one episode so far,

it's coming out weekly, and it's two friends of ours from high school who made a podcast about all this insane shit that happened in our senior year, which makes it sound like, oh, why would I care about the gossip from your high school?

But it's not gossip from our high school. It's like truly horrifying. It's like inappropriate relationships with students' death. Like our senior year was very insane. And it's reported out really beautifully, and it's really good. It's called adults in the room. And it's really helping us process our trauma from high school, which is nice and healing.

And like the general trauma of the 90s. Yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And high school. Yep. Yeah. Yeah. Adults in the room, you should check it out.

It's really, really good. Like, very riveting and depressing and good. Mort, how about you? Where do they find you follow you? Yeah. Again, my Instagram is cool. So I don't know what's going on. Again, I may be done as a public-facing personality,

but I did just put out a stand-of-special called There's Beauty in It All on YouTube. So if you look that up and Mort Burke, you'll find it. Go check it. I'm really proud of it. I think it's beautiful. Awesome of myself. Dope.

Let's see. A work of media. Oh, you can find me everywhere at Miles of Gray. A work of media like a friend of the show, Kat Abu Ghazale, who's running for office in Illinois's 9th District, just put out a self-attack ad, which I'm like brilliant. Like, get, oh, just let me see what you're talking about. Let me see what this adds about.

Cat Abu Ghazale is the kind of radical Democrat Fox News warned you about. Cat believes you deserve universal health care, groceries, and housing. Where does she think we are? The richest country on earth? Cat isn't a millionaire. She doesn't take pack money. She can't even afford health insurance yourself. Anyway, fucking brilliant.

So, so fucking brilliant. fucking brilliant. Yeah. Strengthen R to you, Kat, as you pursue office. Yeah, good luck. We need more people like that. Just to give people of the imagination

to be like, that's right. You can be a human and run for office. And I talk a lot of shit about the algorithm, but it has been serving me her videos, and I'm so grateful and empowered by them. Yeah. Anyway, also find me on the other podcast, 420 Day Fiance, where guess what?

I'm talking about 90-day fiancé. Hi. I is no. And also talking football, soccer on Ain't It Footy with Jamel Johnson and Chris Martin, the new show. Shout out to everybody who's been subscribing. I really appreciate it. You can find us everywhere at Daily Zekeyes. The Daily Zekegeist on Instagram.

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