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Red State Reboot

Fried Green Tomato Media

Red State Reboot is what happens when two friends read way too much news and realize that podcasts are way too easy to make. Every Monday, Ben & Abby take you on a guided tour through the headlines of the day. You’ll come for the digestible political analysis, stay for the cultural critique and unhinged group chat energy, and become a true Rebooty because of a shared empathy for real people trying to make sense of modern times. It’s political comedy for folks who are tired of feeling hopeless,

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53:40

#49 Argentina & ACTIVITY BOOK

Red State Reboot ·

2025/11/03

EEEEEP! We’ve been keeping a secret from you, Rebooties!!! We made the most RSR-coded holiday gift EVER: it’s called The Red State Reboot Activity Book, and it’s available NOW on www.FGTM.store !!! :) Now that we got our gift/grift out of the way…. Today, we’re talking Argentina. We cover Trump’s bailout, Argentine President Milei’s (failed) rockstardom, and explore how patterns of colonization and extractive capitalism repeat themselves over and over again in the region, and how the Don-roe

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44:18

#48 BONUS: Spooky Scary Satanic Panic

Red State Reboot ·

2025/10/31

It’s Spooky. It’s Scary. It’s Satanic. It’s Chaotic. It’s a Bonus Ep of RSR! The key to happiness? Low expectations. The key to this episode? Brain dumping on moral panics. After all… what’s spookier than a scapegoat?Be sure to tune back in on Monday for a special announcement!!—IG: @redstaterebootpodWebsite: www.redstatereboot.comContact: rsr@friedgreentomatomedia.com—SOURCES:Blakemore, Erin. 2017. “The Latchkey Generation: How Bad Was It?” JSTOR Daily, July.

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62:42

#47 The Group Chat Strikes Again

Red State Reboot ·

2025/10/27

Listen, we’re really talking two things today: the fuckass ballroom, and the Venn diagram that is really just a circle between getting your NASTY texts exposed and alleged (you’re welcome, @Legal) white supremacists. Alternatively named “Oops…Wrong Group Chat: Take Three,” this episode covers the leaked Young Republicans group texts, as well as the withdrawal of Paul Ingrassia’s nomination to serve as Special Counsel following his alleged ‘N*zi streak’ texts being released. Like, actually… WTF

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67:54

#46 TSA & Tylenol

Red State Reboot ·

2025/10/21

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING: WE PREDICTED GEORGE SANTOS’ RELEASE!!!!This episode of Red State Reboot is brought to you by… A Bad Night’s Sleep - “Nature’s Beta Blocker!” JK, it’s brought to you by us after Freaky Friday-ing our bad moods. This week, we’re talking the MAGA-made crisis of a government shutdown and the :) dissolution of a free press in the U.S. :) as evidenced by the new Pentagon media rules. Also, we discuss the Hatch Act and its repeated violations by this Admin - including but not

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61:58

#45 Our October Surprise: The Wheel of Doom!

Red State Reboot ·

2025/10/13

This week … we have another Statement on the Matter:Red State Reboot is just two people cracking jokes on wheelofnames.com and we’re sorry we called it the Gulf of M*****.But truly, we’re so back. Abby’s in the clear after moving/being depressed, Ben’s slurping soup, and there’s a new nickname for Pete Hegseth. Other highlights:Abby updates about the Ap*le sitch.Ben ranks his top albums of the year.Abby and Ben (regretfully) shout out Marjorie Taylor Greene.Ben makes an Official Projection™.Abby

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52:02

#44 Greta, Palestine, & Some More Reheated Nachos

Red State Reboot ·

2025/10/05

Hey Rebooties! Life gets in the way of making new & good art sometimes, but thank god we're not a sh*wgirl at least. Enjoy these rebooted clips on Greta Thunberg, Palestine, & Trump Reheating South Africa's Nachos (yes, they're dry af by this point).BTW / ICYMI: We're now streaming only on Spotify, iHeartRadio, Audible, & Pandora!

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63:29

#43 The Life of a Showboy

Red State Reboot ·

2025/09/29

IT’S RAPTURE-OUS! Indeed, on this episode we celebrate our making it through the rapture, but we mainly dial in on the life of THE showboy (Donald Trump). Our heads are still pounding from the decade-long Jello shot hangover that started in 2015 when we originally questioned why this man couldn’t have just stayed on TV. And unfortunately, Rebooties, we’ll never truly be able to get into Trump’s mind to know for sure (and thank God for that!). Still, we can explore all the ways in which … pls don’t

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72:53

#42 SCOTUS Predictions et al.

Red State Reboot ·

2025/09/22

TW: In this episode, we discuss conversion therapy, including specific details that may be upsetting for some listeners. Anyone else feel like it’s the beginning of the end?? Man, it’s been a rough few weeks both for the country, and for Ben’s and Abby’s immune systems. But don’t even worry, Rebooties, because we’re back here with a long one for ya. We start off with a range of topics that somehow connect, including an update on Maurene Comey’s firing, Don Lemon & ‘death grifting,’ Jimmy Kimmel,

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31:50

#41 Abby’s Birthday Spectacular (Pt. 2)

Red State Reboot ·

2025/09/16

Literally if you’re listening to this without listening to #40…don’t even go there with us. We’ve been through enough. Closing details and analysis on Pizzagate, Alex Jones and the language of conspiracy theories in general, Ben’s new proposed term for rabbit holes, and quick thoughts on Trump’s expanded National Guard deployment.—New episodes of Red State Reboot drop every Monday.—IG: @redstaterebootpodWebsite: www.redstatereboot.comContact: rsr@friedgreentomatomedia.com—SOURCES:

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67:58

#40 Abby’s Birthday Spectacular (Pt. 1)

Red State Reboot ·

2025/09/15

Get out your red string and notebook paper. Abby turned 28 over the weekend, and Ben has gifted her (and y’all!) a wild ride of a podcast/game show/full term paper on Q-Anon/performance art spectacular. This episode veers from our standard format, and honestly, tgod! Behold, an hour (plus ;)) distillation of THE conspiracy theory spider web to end them all: you’ll come for Pizzagate (feel old yet?), John Podesta, and adrenochrome, but stay for a DEEP-dive on Melania’s fashion, recollections of

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37:04

#39 Charlie Kirk's a Bad Man Who Should Still be Alive

Red State Reboot ·

2025/09/11

EMERGENCY EPISODE (LIVE & UNEDITED)Well, here’s the RSR take on the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and the resulting national discourse. Recorded in the morning on 9/11/25. —Thanks for tuning in to this emergency ep. New episodes of Red State Reboot drop every Monday.—IG: @redstaterebootpodWebsite: www.redstatereboot.comContact: rsr@friedgreentomatomedia.com

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63:28

#38 America Prays/Preys

Red State Reboot ·

2025/09/11

There simply wasn’t any way Trump was going to announce the “America Prays” initiative and we weren’t going to cover it on Red State Reboot. In this mid-week bonus ep, we dive into this new passion project of the Administration and its implications for everyday people, and in classic RSR fashion, also draw comparisons between America Prays with MLMs and YoungLife. Still want more? You got it. Ben gives a biblical lesson involving the Book of Revelation and the Antichrist; we let our guards down and

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55:44

#37 Panama Playlists Amongst Other Things

Red State Reboot ·

2025/09/08

What do Owen Shroyer, the Epstein files, Trump’s health rumors, Kamala’s secret service detail, the Smithsonians(sp?) and Evangelical cafes all have in common? They’re all traps that we fall in this week before getting to our actual topic: the Panama Playlists!It’s a chaotic and wild episode….but hey, that’s showbiz baby ;)Ben's Panama Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/46L233t4ljSDrUXztDIxcL?si=HTeVCq61QQ-NhSO2OBZ2dw Abby's Panama Playlist:

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49:38

#36 Labor Day, Hall of Shame, & Circling Back with...

Red State Reboot ·

2025/09/01

Wondering what James Dobson and the fruit fly drowning in Abby’s iced latte have in common? They’re the newest inductees to our HALL OF SHAME!Y’all, there’s a LOT going on. In this ep, we are circling back on a range of updates that we’d promised re: the militarization of DC, the newly proposed California district maps, and … American Eagle. Because it’s Labor Day (power to the people!!!!!!!), we also discuss the history of the “holiday” and how it’s “kinda just a capitalist scam,” and also give

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45:40

#35 Who IS the Clown?

Red State Reboot ·

2025/08/25

Listen, our brains are tired, so we have a full episode about pop music. But in RSR style, we begin with a complex question and distill it to a simple answer throughout our discussion: Who *is* the Clown?? The answer? We are. And if you make it to the end of this ep? You are too. But trust you WILL be rewarded for doing so…Also Rest in Hell to evangelist James Dobson :)And one more Q&A for ya: How Do You Make Us?? Just like this ;) —New episodes of Red State Reboot drop every Monday.—IG:

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56:48

#34 Subway Sandwich v. The State

Red State Reboot ·

2025/08/18

It’s really a claaaassic RSR ep this week. Ben and Abby cover the federal government’s attempted takeover of DC - including a deployment of the National Guard (DC statehood NOW btw). This one simultaneously features top billed characters alongside debut performances: Pam Bondi, Big Balls™, Judge Ana Reyes and of course, Subway sandwich guy. We also react to an X video created by Subway sandwich guy’s nemesis Judge-not-Judge-U.S.-Attorney-Jeanine, talk fascism-by-confusion (new term for this theory

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43:09

#33 New Season; Same Bullshit

Red State Reboot ·

2025/08/12

We’ve taken a page out of the books of the manchildren running our country, and present to you 45 minutes of gaffes, grifts, and gifts! This bonus episode, dearest rebooties, features a technological mechanism revived only by popular demand: THE WHEEL OF DOOM. Listen as we rapid(ish)-fire our takes on topics ranging from the Oklahoma Superintendent of Education and his computer ‘hack’ to Roy Cooper’s announcement (!!!!) to Katy Perry + Justin Trudeau to Alligator Alcatraz to TYLER CHILDERS’ NEW

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55:55

#32 Epstein Has Great Jeans

Red State Reboot ·

2025/08/11

WELCOME TO SEASON 2 baddies and rebooties!!! Brat summer is out and exposing pedoph*le rings summer is in. But a summer such as this wouldn’t be complete without Trump rolling out his red carpet for a REBOOT of his favorite non-truths and ad hominems. In this season premiere ep, we deep-dive on the 2 things that we physically couldn’t let another moment pass by without discussing on the mics: the Epstein files & Sydney Sweeney’s jeans [sic]. And because y’all deserve it (and because we already

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52:18

#31 BIG BEAUTIFUL BONUS EP

Red State Reboot ·

2025/07/08

It's big; it's beautiful; it's bonus; and it's an ep.We'll be back in a flash!!!—IG: @redstaterebootpodWebsite: www.redstatereboot.comContact: rsr@friedgreentomatomedia.com—FGTM Call for Creators still open!!https://www.friedgreentomatomedia.com/join-us

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54:46

#30 S1 FINALE & Call for Creators!!!

Red State Reboot ·

2025/06/23

HOLY FREAK! We actually made it to the season one finale with y’all!!!!CALL FOR CREATORS: CONTACT@FRIEDGREENTOMATOMEDIA.COM—Text or Call our Hotline: 336-422-6267IG: @redstaterebootpodWebsite: www.redstatereboot.comContact: rsr@friedgreentomatomedia.com

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