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Ballot - Where Politics Meets Pop Culture

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Current events and news, but sassy.In the spirit of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart, John Oliver, Trevor Noah and even those Pod Save America guys, we’ll strip away the political jargon and dive into the heart of the action, offering a fresh, sassy take on the biggest stories and controversies. Come by for a laugh, and get just enough information to keep you conversational at the water cooler. Portions of this podcast were created with the assistance of AI, Like with any good show, we mix the news with

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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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7:46

Jimmy Kimmel Returns PLUS Tylenol, call your lawyers!

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2025/09/23

Jimmy Kimmel returns to TV tonight.Some politicians made some clams Tylenol isnt gonna like.

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5:53

Trump's Boat Parades and Billion Dollar Tantrums:...

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2025/09/22

Patrick Gutfield dives into Trump's plan for a Navy boat parade after his thirty-million-dollar Army birthday bash flopped (apparently soldiers marching out of step isn't good TV), his fifteen-billion-dollar lawsuit against the New York Times over TV production credits, and his declaration of war on the NFL's new kickoff rule as "sissy football." From shimmering seacraft spectacles to presidential sports commentary, it's military pageantry meets media lawfare with a side of football critique.

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5:57

Jimmy Kimmel Canceled, Marine One Grounded, and...

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2025/09/19

Patrick Gutfield breaks down the week's absurd political news: Trump threatens to revoke broadcast licenses while Jimmy Kimmel gets indefinitely pulled from ABC, Marine One makes an unscheduled landing in England due to hydraulic issues, crypto investors install a twelve-foot golden Trump statue outside the Capitol during the Fed's rate announcement, and the fate of TikTok hangs on a phone call between world leaders. Plus, why Congressional Democrats are now the ones fighting to protect free speech,

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5:53

Trump's Boat Parades and Billion Dollar Tantrums:...

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2025/09/18

Patrick Gutfield dives into Trump's plan for a Navy boat parade after his thirty-million-dollar Army birthday bash flopped (apparently soldiers marching out of step isn't good TV), his fifteen-billion-dollar lawsuit against the New York Times over TV production credits, and his declaration of war on the NFL's new kickoff rule as "sissy football." From shimmering seacraft spectacles to presidential sports commentary, it's military pageantry meets media lawfare with a side of football critique.

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5:39

Historic Erasure and Ballroom Dreams: Trump's...

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2025/09/18

Patrick Gutfield covers the Trump administration's order to remove slavery materials from National Parks (apparently whip scars are too negative for the gift shop), Luigi Mangione dodging terrorism charges for the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing, and Trump's two-hundred-million-dollar White House ballroom project that's turning the South Lawn into a construction zone. From sanitizing Civil War history to chainsaw diplomacy, it's revisionist history meets extreme home makeover

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4:25

Horses, Parades, and Political Copycats: Trump's...

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2025/09/17

Patrick Gutfield covers President Trump's lavish second state visit to Windsor Castle - complete with horse carriages, military bands, and a private lunch that makes Mar-a-Lago look like a Denny's. Plus, Trump announces a Republican midterm convention after Democrats had the same idea, proving that even presidential politics involves copying homework. From wreath-laying at Queen Elizabeth's tomb to dueling political conventions, it's pomp, circumstance, and shameless imitation all in one show.

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6:17

Trump Says “Smart People Don’t Like Me” at Golf Club...

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2025/09/16

Patrick Gutfield recaps Donald Trump’s eyebrow-raising weekend at Bedminster where he declared “smart people don’t like me,” skipped Charlie Kirk’s vigil for tee time, and threatened a national emergency over DC immigration enforcement. Meanwhile, Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade suggested “involuntary lethal injection” for the homeless, then issued a rare apology.

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5:10

Royal Flush: Trump Gets the Crown Treatment While AI...

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2025/09/15

Patrick Gutfield broadcasts live from London (on the company dime) as Trump heads to Britain for his second unprecedented state visit. King Charles rolls out the full royal charm offensive - helicopters, carriages, and banquets - hoping sparkly crowns will make Trump forget about tariffs and Ukraine. Meanwhile, we dive into Trump's most jaw-dropping promises: renaming the Defense Department to sound more warlike, slapping his name on the Kennedy Center, and somehow keeping a promise about sugar Coke

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6:13

Trump Country Radio, More Cracker Barrel Chaos, and...

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2025/09/12

A Florida radio station goes full MAGA as “Trump Country 93.7” and triples its ratings. Cracker Barrel’s $700 million rebrand crashes harder than grandma’s biscuits. And Supreme Court justices remind America that two terms means… two. Plus, why “Trump 2028” hats might be the punchline of the week. All that and more on Ballot.

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7:10

Trump’s Seafood Stunt, iPhone Air Gets Skinny, and...

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2025/09/11

President Trump tries to prove D.C. is safe with a crab dinner—protesters say otherwise. Apple unveils the wafer-thin iPhone Air and a sleep-shaming Apple Watch. And doctors battle government red tape over who should get the COVID vaccine. It’s politics, tech, and medical drama with a side of sarcasm on Ballot.

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5:46

CSI: Epstein — The Trump Birthday Letter Mystery

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2025/09/10

Trump says he didn’t write Epstein’s 2003 birthday letter and definitely didn’t draw the woman’s silhouette on it. The signature looks familiar, Democrats are giddy, and the White House suddenly wants forensic CSI on speed dial.

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6:12

Trump's Blue Pill Panic, Supreme Court Says "Go Ahead...

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2025/09/09

Patrick Gutfield breaks down the Supreme Court's decision to allow Trump's controversial immigration enforcement in California, investigates the mystery blue pill Trump was caught taking at the U.S. Open (spoiler: the internet has theories), and covers West Point's decision to cancel Tom Hanks' award ceremony because apparently Forrest Gump is too "woke" for our military academy. Plus, why attending a tennis match with Trump is harder than getting through airport security during the holidays.

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6:34

Secret Agent Trump? Johnson's FBI Bombshell about the...

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2025/09/08

House Speaker Mike Johnson claims Trump was secretly working as an FBI informant against Jeffrey Epstein, while the administration focuses on revoking Rosie O'Donnell's citizenship and dealing with swollen ankle diplomacy. Plus: that time Navy SEALs killed shellfish divers in North Korea.

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6:35

RFK Jr. Faces the Senate, the Clippers Plant $28M...

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2025/09/05

Patrick Gutfield dives into the Senate Finance Committee showdown where Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to defend firing the CDC director and gutting vaccine funding — and somehow ended up nominating Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize. Meanwhile, the NBA is investigating the Clippers for allegedly funneling $28 million to Kawhi Leonard through a tree-planting company, and survivors of Jeffrey Epstein demand the Trump administration release the long-buried Epstein files. Chaos, contradictions, and

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6:12

World Leaders Mock Trump While His Own Guy Spills...

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2025/09/04

Gavin Newsom claims foreign leaders are laughing behind Trump's back, and we've got the UN footage to prove it. Trump responded by staying up until 2 AM frantically Googling dirt on Governor Wes Moore because Moore called his memory "comical." But the real bombshell came when MAGA Congressman Mike Collins casually admitted Trump is probably in the Epstein files - then tried to spin it as Trump being the hero whistleblower. We break down the international mockery evidence, Trump's late-night revenge

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6:52

Trump's Wild Tuesday: He's Not Dead, Not Resigning,...

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2025/09/03

Patrick Gutfield breaks down Trump's chaotic return to public life - from moving Space Command to Alabama because Colorado uses mail-in ballots, to casually mentioning shooting at Venezuelan drug boats, to contradicting his own staff about viral footage of trash bags being thrown from White House windows. Plus, the Epstein files finally dropped with 33,295 pages nobody's read yet. All this while Trump insists he's perfectly healthy and definitely not an AI-generated robot clone.

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7:44

Reading and Willing: JD Vance ready if, you...

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2025/09/02

JD Vance says he's ready to be President after seven months of watching Trump work - that's less time than most people need to figure out their new job's healthcare benefits. Meanwhile, a TikTok physical therapist diagnosed Trump with six months to live through his phone screen, and Health Secretary RFK Jr. thinks he can spot children's mitochondrial problems just by people-watching at airports. We dive into Vance's NFL conspiracy theories about Taylor Swift rigging games for Travis Kelce, Trump's

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