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Ruthless Podcast

Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan and John Ashbrook

A variety progrum. Smug, Holmes, Duncan, and Ashbrook bring next generation conservative talk to the next level with RUTHLESS. There is no shelter for anyone as the fellas provide a lighter analysis of the news (and fake news) of the day.

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01:23:32

How Trump Beat the Media & Academia

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2025/07/03

🎙️ The fellas bask in the $16M glory that is the latest Trump legal victory. Who else would build their empire like this? 🏊 Then, UPenn caves to the will of Donald Trump and Linda McMahon takes a well-earned victory lap. Holmes gives credit to Riley Gaines, who took an unpopular position when this all started, to her credit. ⚡️ The lightning round features Alligator Alcatraz, or Gator GITMO, Democratic meltdown around the Big Beautiful Bill and then we play some King of the Hill. 👩🏻‍⚖️ Then,

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01:26:39

What’s Driving Trump’s Hot Streak?

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2025/07/01

🎙️Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, and John Ashbrook unpack a historic week: President Trump’s surgical strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, executed with zero U.S. casualties, crippled Iran’s capabilities while their weak retaliation fizzled, showcasing America First precision. NATO allies, inspired by Trump’s leadership, now pledge 5% GDP to defense, with Germany set to become Europe’s largest military power, buying American-made equipment. 💪 The Big Beautiful Bill secures border

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01:14:41

Socialist Shocks New York: A New Dem Leader Emerges

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2025/06/26

🎙️ Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, and John Ashbrook break down a seismic week in politics! President Trump’s precision strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities delivers a masterclass in America First foreign policy—no U.S. casualties, Iran’s weak response fizzles, and NATO allies now pledge 5% GDP to defense, bowing to Trump’s leadership. 💪 Democrats, meanwhile, spiral into chaos, embracing a socialist nominee in NYC, Zohran Mamdani. He's a radical who pushes abolishing police, prisons,

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01:21:10

Trump's Masterstroke In Iran As Dems Spiral

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2025/06/24

🎙️ Join Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, and John Ashbrook as they analyze President Trump’s surgical strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, a bold move to neutralize a decades-long threat from the world’s top state sponsor of terrorism. 🇺🇸 With no American casualties and Iran’s weak response, Trump’s team, including Marco Rubio and JD Vance, dunk on critics like Margaret Brennan. 💪 Plus, the LA sheriff’s department is more worried about Iran than local crime? The crew also dives

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01:02:57

Trump's Military Options: Is A Strike On Iran Necessary?

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2025/06/19

🎙️ Michael Duncan, Comfortably Smug, and John Ashbrook tackle the Iran question: should Trump strike or seek peace? They explore the 50 years of context—Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, the 444-day hostage crisis, Hezbollah’s 1983 Beirut bombing (241 US service members killed), and Qassem Soleimani’s IED attacks in Iraq. 🇮🇷 Guest Brian Hook, former Assistant Secretary of State, breaks down Israel’s surgical strikes on Iran’s proxies (Hamas, Hezbollah) and missile capabilities, exposing Iran’s

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01:07:28

Who’s REALLY Behind The “No Kings” Protest?

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2025/06/17

🎙️Join Michael Duncan, Comfortably Smug, and John Ashbrook as they jump into the chaotic "No Kings" protests, exposing Randi Weingarten and a $2.1B dark money machine behind the anti-Trump frenzy. The team roasts theater-kid protesters in cat costumes and a Boomer bashing a Trump voodoo doll!😆 Ray Starling from the North Carolina Chamber joins to discuss a tax provision threatening tobacco farmers, and we unpack a wild Italian crypto kidnapping saga. 🤯 Why does this matter? The 2024 election

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01:14:39

How To Respond To Riots W/ Speaker Johnson

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2025/06/12

🎙️ Join Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, John Ashbrook, and Speaker Mike Johnson as they unpack the LA riots, a Big Beautiful Bill, bold border security, tax cuts, and $1.6T in spending cuts! 🇺🇸 Speaker Johnson also reveals how Republicans are delivering on Trump’s 2024 mandate despite a razor-thin majority. The fellas are breaking down the chaos of LA, Seattle, Atlanta, and Chicago riots, roasting Katy Perry’s absurd colonialism take, and laughing at protesters’ logical meltdowns

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01:33:39

Riots Erupt: Trump Takes A Stand, Media Spins

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2025/06/10

🎙️ Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, and John Ashbrook discuss the chaos of LA’s latest riots—think burning Waymo cars, Mexican flags, and bricks flying off overpasses. 🚗🔥The left calls it “peaceful protest,” but the split-screen carnage tells a different story. The fellas unpack the media’s absurd spin, from CNN’s “fiery but mostly peaceful” to professors warning against stopping the madness. Plus, Maxine Waters’ viral flop trying to “use her congressional authority” to visit an

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02:02:51

What's REALLY Behind The Trump Vs. Musk...

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2025/06/05

It's a fight in DC; enter the fiery debate over the "Big Beautiful Bill." 💸 The fellas break down the tax cuts, Medicaid reforms, and border security measures, exposing the left’s CBO-fueled lies that keeping your taxes low is “deficit spending.” 🤡 Elon Musk’s surprising flip on the bill sparks heated discussion—hero or misunderstanding the process? 🤔 Plus, exclusive interviews with Senator Joni Ernst, dishing on Senate drama and her jokes under fire, and LIV Golf champ Talor Gooch, sharing tales

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01:15:39

Uncovering BIAS In Boulder Terrorist Attack Coverage:...

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2025/06/03

🎙️ Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, and John Ashbrook analyze the media coverage following the shocking Boulder, Colorado terror attack, where an illegal immigrant threw Molotov cocktails at Jews advocating for hostages held by hamas. The suspect was chanting "Free Palestine." The fellas expose the media’s shameful cover-up by omission, from CNN’s “peaceful” protest quotes to CBS’s vague “attack burns several.” They call out Democrats’ complicity, arguing Hamas has become a core

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01:45:32

Dems Spending Millions to Learn How to Talk To Men

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2025/05/29

🎙️ Join Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, and John Ashbrook as they unpack the Democrats' epic struggle to connect with American men. From luxury hotel PowerPoint pitches to a $20M plan to "speak to dudes," the Dems are lost in translation! 😆 Plus, Politico’s bizarre "shadow cabinet" picks, including an illegal immigrant for Homeland Security? 🤯 We’ve got laughs, hot takes, and a spicy game of King of the Hill with Jen Rubin vs. George Conway! 🏆 Don’t miss the latest on Hannah

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01:04:28

Will The Big Beautiful Bill Make It Through The Senate?

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2025/05/27

🎙️ Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, and John Ashbrook offer insider analysis of Trump's tax cut package. The bill includes no tax on tips or overtime and prevents a massive tax hike! 💰 Speaker Johnson's leadership shines despite media doubts, and now it's the Senate's turn to seal the deal. When will Trump sign this big, beautiful bill? The fellas break down the week's biggest wins with Senator Shelley Moore Capito! 🚗💨 Sen. Capito led the charge to crush California's insane EV

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01:32:44

Why The Biden Health Claims Don’t Make Sense W/...

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2025/05/22

🎙️This Episode of the Ruthless Variety Progrum is a banger! 🔥 Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, and John Ashbrook sit down with fitness icon Jillian Michaels for a no-holds-barred talk! 💪 From her Biggest Loser days to battling the politicization of health, Jillian dishes on motivating millions, the MAHA movement, and why health shouldn’t be a political football. She slams the Biden cognitive decline cover-up, calling out Jake Tapper’s propaganda and questioning the sudden prostate

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01:36:38

Biden Reveals His Biggest Lie Yet

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2025/05/20

🎙️ Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, and John Ashbrook analyze the Biden cognitive decline cover-up that’s rocking DC! Medical experts call BS on his sudden prostate cancer diagnosis—did they hide it for years? The Tapper Awards: We crown a champion! 🏆 Hannah Trudo's New Hampshire congressional run gets spicier! 🚨 Her “working-class” claims clash with a Ferrari, High-end dating profile, $300K in Birkin bags, and a gifted Manhattan townhouse. Why ghost us after promising a debate? 🤔

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01:38:34

Biden Media Coverup, Plus Democrat Candidate's...

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2025/05/15

🎙️ Strap in for an epic episode of the Ruthless Variety Program! 🔥 Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, and John Ashbrook expose the jaw-dropping cover-up of Joe Biden’s cognitive decline by journalists and Democrats! 🧠💥 Jake Tapper’s new book claims to “uncover” what we’ve been saying for years, but we’re not letting him off easy—enter the Tapper Awards, celebrating the worst offenders like Joe Scarborough, Brian Stelter, Sunny Hostin, and Nicole Wallace for hiding Biden’s stumbles

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01:49:05

Why Did Dem Politicians Storm An ICE Prison? Arrest...

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2025/05/13

We unpack the Democrats’ total meltdown—think Congress members storming a New Jersey ICE facility to defend convicted criminals and Joe Biden’s awkward return on The View that’s got his party begging him to vanish! David Hogg’s sudden pivot to “new leadership” is pure hypocrisy, and we’re calling it out! Plus, a wild Florida story where a woman shoved nacho cheese down her wife’s pants—yep, it’s as crazy as it sounds! 🌮🤯 Special guest Joe Concha joins us to spill secrets from his bestseller The

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01:47:09

Is Trump’s Trade Messaging Working?

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2025/05/08

🚨 Get ready for a 🔥 banger of an episode from the Ruthless Variety Program! 🎙️ Join Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, and John Ashbrook as they break down the latest on Trump’s trade strategies, tariffs, and the economy with a sharp, no-nonsense take you won’t find in mainstream media. 🇺🇸💰 We’re unpacking the genius behind Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s good cop, bad cop negotiation tactics—especially with China! 🐉 Plus, we tackle Dick Durbin’s risky credit card

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01:11:27

What This Journalist's Stunning Career Change Reveals...

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2025/05/06

Dive into this episode of the Ruthless Variety Program, where hosts Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, and John Ashbrook peel back the curtain on the cozy relationship between mainstream media and the Democratic Party. This episode is packed with jaw-dropping revelations, hilarious commentary, and unfiltered takes on the state of journalism, politics, and culture in 2025. 🔥 What’s Inside: Journos Turned Democrats: We expose the revolving door between journalism and Democratic politics,

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01:42:24

Can The DNC Beat Hogg?

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2025/05/01

🔥 The Hogg Wars continue! 🐗 This week, the DNC infighting hits a whole new level. David Hogg, vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, is under siege from within. Party insiders are trying to sideline him after he pledged to primary fellow Democrats — and now he’s facing a formal challenge from Caitlin Free, a Native American attorney accusing the DNC of violating its own diversity charter. The Ruthless crew breaks it all down with trademark precision (and mockery). 🧠 Democrats implode

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01:28:25

Did Journos Really “Miss” Biden's Health Issues? -...

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2025/04/29

🔥 This year’s White House Correspondents' Dinner 🏛️ revealed everything wrong with establishment journalism. Instead of honoring reporters who told the truth early — like Siobhan Hughes and Annie Linskey — the event rewarded those who played it safe. Fearless reporting was ignored in favor of those who went along with the narrative. 📸 Behind the scenes, cringe-worthy mistakes and elite cluelessness 😬 stole the spotlight. Smug and Duncan took photos with liberal media darlings like David Hogg and

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