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Ballot with Patrick Gutfield - Where Politics Meets Pop Culture

Political Humor Today"s News / Caloroga Shark Media

In the spirit of The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight, and yes, even those Pod Save America guys, we’re cutting through the chaos of Trump’s second term and the Democrats’ sudden hot streak. From Zohran Mamdani shocking New York to Gavin Newsom redrawing democracy with a kombucha in hand, we’ll break down the biggest stories with sharp humor, a little parody, and zero political homework required. Come for the sass, stay for the sanity—and blame the A.I. for the jokes that don’t land.

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5:01

Louvre Heist in 7 Minutes, Latin Mass Drama, and...

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2025/10/22

Thieves pull off a cinematic jewel heist at the Louvre in just 7 minutes—complete with motorbikes. At the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV faces conservative backlash over the Latin Mass. And in infrastructure news, Trump tries to axe the $16B Gateway tunnel project, infuriating New York and New Jersey alike. Patrick Gutfield reports from Paris to the Pope to Penn Station.

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5:25

J.D. Vance Defends Racist Group Chat, Trump Plans...

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2025/10/21

Vice President J.D. Vance brushes off a vile GOP group chat as “boys being boys,” Trump pitches a $250M White House makeover complete with a giant golden arch, and Joe Rogan suddenly notices Trump’s immigration policies are… intense. Patrick Gutfield breaks it all down, from political tone-deafness to literal architectural ego. Plus: Korean scientists invent a new kind of ice. No, seriously. It’s called Ice-21 and it’s wild.

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5:43

Trump’s AI Crown, No Kings Protests, and George...

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2025/10/20

President Trump drops an absurd AI video showing himself as “King Trump,” just as protests erupt nationwide with 2,600 “No Kings” rallies across all 50 states. Celebrities like Pedro Pascal, Kerry Washington, and Bill Nye join the democracy-themed resistance. Meanwhile, freshly released George Santos rebrands himself as a prison reformer—because of course he does. Ballot’s Patrick Gutfield breaks down the madness with all the snark you need.

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7:29

Trump's Hot Mics and World Cup Threats

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2025/10/16

Fresh off a peace summit in Egypt, Trump’s caught on a hot mic discussing real estate deals with Indonesia’s president, then pivots to threatening to yank Boston’s World Cup games because he doesn’t like the mayor. International diplomacy, meet condo development and sports revenge.

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7:47

Trump’s Beach Body Diplomacy PLUS Charlie Kirk...

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2025/10/15

At a joint press event with Argentina’s president, Trump pauses to tell a female reporter how much he likes watching her speak, threatens to “violently disarm” Hamas, and compares his body to Joe Biden’s — all while handing Argentina twenty billion dollars. Because nothing says “statesman” like flirting, flexing, and foreign aid.

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6:17

Trump's Mystery Peace Deal & Marc Maron's WTF Signs...

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2025/10/14

President Trump declares the Gaza war over with a document nobody read that neither side signed. Marc Maron ends his sixteen-year podcast run with Obama dropping by to discuss partial victories and not annoying people into fascism. And John Legend tries positive reinforcement on Trump, promising him a Nobel Prize if he'll just stop with all the dictator stuff.

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6:41

Trump takes on Bad Bunny

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2025/10/13

From Washington, where “I don’t know him” is the new foreign policy, Patrick Gutfield unpacks Trump’s hilarious denial of knowing who global megastar Bad Bunny is—right before calling his Super Bowl halftime show “absolutely ridiculous.” Meanwhile, ICE and Kristi Noem threaten to turn the big game into Operation Tailgate, the Treasury plans to mint an actual Trump coin that may or may not be illegal, and insiders reveal the president’s insomnia is now a workplace hazard for everyone within Wi-Fi

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8:23

Elon's Sex Chatbots PLUS Octagon on the South Lawn:...

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2025/10/10

Forget candles — President Trump’s celebrating his 80th with chokeholds on the White House lawn. Patrick Gutfield unpacks the plan to turn the South Lawn into the Octagon, Dana White’s grass repair bill, Conor McGregor’s confusion, and why this might be the most violent birthday party in presidential history.Oh, and, Sex Chatbots.

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7:31

Trump Takes His Talents to Miami—with Will Smith and...

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2025/10/09

From Miami, where we’re getting jiggy with it, Patrick Gutfield covers Trump’s upcming tour stop—a star-studded business summit featuring Will Smith, Lionel Messi, and more billionaires than sense. Plus, Chicago Marathon runners prepare for a new kind of race-day stress—ICE raids—and Trump “reinterprets” the back-pay law he signed himself. Portions of today’s program were made with the help of A.I. We don’t pay them either.

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7:03

Speaker Mike Johnson’s Totally Normal Delay That...

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2025/10/08

From Washington, D.C., where Dolly Parton is fine and Mike Johnson is totally not hiding anything, Patrick Gutfield breaks down why the Speaker refuses to swear in Arizona’s newest congresswoman—who just happens to hold the deciding signature to release the Epstein files. Plus, Attorney General Pam Bondi turns her Senate testimony into a masterclass in dodging questions, and Dolly’s sister accidentally terrifies America with a late-night prayer post.

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7:25

Trump’s Navy Rave: Fighter Jets, Stair Jokes, and...

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2025/10/07

Nothing says “Commander in Chief” like showing up late to a military party you can’t afford. Patrick Gutfield dives into Trump’s wild Norfolk Navy spectacle — complete with unpaid sailors, a fighter jet branded “Trump 45–47,” and a 45-minute speech about stairs. Oh, and the First Lady napped through it. America’s back, baby.

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6:11

Taylor Swift wants you to know about Travis' big........

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2025/10/06

President Trump spent the government shutdown creating AI deepfakes instead of governing, then turned on Fox News for daring to interview a Democrat. Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear in a congresswoman who'd be the deciding vote to release the Epstein files—total coincidence, he swears. And Taylor Swift dropped her most explicit song ever about Travis Kelce's... talents. Federal workers aren't getting paid, but at least we're all entertained.

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5:57

Trump's World Cup Power Play, Melania's $90 Ornaments...

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2025/10/03

President Trump discovers that hosting the World Cup gives him more leverage than a UN Security Council seat, threatening to move games away from cities run by "radical left lunatics" while holding cards on Israel's potential soccer suspension. Melania launches a Christmas ornament collection in October featuring American landmarks for ninety dollars each - because nothing says holiday spirit like spending that much on a miniature Statue of Liberty. And Los Angeles approves a one million dollar

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7:04

Save Your Tears fro Kai Trump's new fashion line

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2025/10/02

The White House claps back at Ariana Grande using her own song titles, Trump promotes cannabis benefits for seniors while dealing with multiple health issues, and his eighteen-year-old granddaughter launches a clothing line from the White House.

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5:35

Trump's Two N-Words

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2025/10/01

President Trump explains his nuclear nickname system at Quantico, posts a racist deepfake of Democratic leaders hours after a "serious" meeting, and announces a drug discount website called TrumpRx that won't exist until 2026.

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7:35

Release the Earhart Files

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2025/09/30

The White House issues an official denial that Stephen Miller plays with porcelain dolls, which is definitely a normal thing for government press releases to address. The New York Mets complete baseball's most expensive faceplant, turning a three hundred forty million dollar payroll into zero playoff appearances. And President Trump promises to declassify all the files on Amelia Earhart's disappearance from nineteen thirty-seven - because apparently aviation mysteries from ninety years ago are a

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6:30

Trump's Secret Military Meeting, AI Medbed Scam &...

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2025/09/29

President Trump attends a mysterious gathering of hundreds of generals at Quantico that's definitely not suspicious at all. The White House insists it's just about "esprit de corps" and touring weapons, which is exactly what you say when everything is completely normal. Then Trump briefly promotes AI-generated "medbeds" - alien healing technology that turned out to be expensive heating pads from a New Age convention. Plus, Portland gets designated as "war ravaged," which comes as news to Portland

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6:57

Trump hits Bethpage Golf on a Friday while comedians...

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2025/09/26

The hard working President plans to take in some golf later today.Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, and Pete Davidson are among the comedians performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival. Marc Maron has some thoughts about that...

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6:45

Trump Replaces Biden's Portrait With An Autopen While...

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2025/09/25

Patrick Gutfield covers the week's most absurd political theater: Anonymous artists install a bronze statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands on the National Mall (spoiler: it doesn't last), Trump replaces Biden's presidential portrait with a picture of an autopen machine in his new "Walk of Fame," and the President demands a UN investigation into "triple sabotage" involving a broken escalator, malfunctioning teleprompter, and bad audio. Plus, why every political distraction seems designed to avoid

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7:29

Escalator-gate, Traffic Diplomacy, aJimmy Kimmel's...

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2025/09/24

Patrick Gutfield breaks down the week's wildest political moments: Jimmy Kimmel returns from suspension with a masterclass in not-really-apologizing, Emmanuel Macron calls Trump to complain about New York traffic (and tries to solve Gaza while he's at it), Trump demands a federal investigation into a malfunctioning UN escalator, and Zelensky discovers the secret to better US relations is Putin's constant lying. Plus, why Trump's pivot on Ukraine has everyone from France to Fox News doing double

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