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Rivera and Reeves

Meseidy Rivera and Rachel Reeves

Forget the media talking points—“Rivera and Reeves” is where the spin stops and the real talk begins. We tackle the news, politics, and cultural battles the mainstream wants you to ignore, all from a perspective that values truth, freedom, and common sense. Delivered with wit, humor, and a whole lot of coffee, this is the podcast for anyone who refuses to be spoon-fed narratives and is ready to think critically about the world around them. Think of it as coffee with two friends who aren’t afraid to

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Ep. 219 | They Caught Him Twice and Let Him Go Twice

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2026/03/24

TSA agents are 40 days into working without pay, an 18-year-old college student is dead at the hands of an illegal immigrant Chicago refused to deport, Iran is firing ballistic missiles at U.S. bases, and a Twitch streamer is glamping at a Cuban government hotel in the name of socialism. This week, Meseidy and Rachel break down the DHS/TSA shutdown — including the inconvenient truth Democrats don’t want you knowing about ICE funding — react to the murder of Sheridan Gorman and Chicago’s outrageous

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Ep. 218 | Joe Kent, Chavez Bombshell & Democrat...

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2026/03/19

The news cycle is officially broken — and we’re here for it.This week, Meseidy and Rachel unpack the FBI investigation into Joe Kent, the former DNI chief of staff who resigned shortly after Tucker Carlson claimed he was being investigated by the CIA. Are these stories connected? The timing is hard to ignore.Then it’s back to campaign fundamentals: the Illinois primaries just handed a Senate nomination to a candidate backed by $14 million in PAC money who openly advocates abolishing ICE — and she’s

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Ep. 217 | Tucker's CIA Claim, Joe Kent Quits & Why...

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2026/03/17

Tucker Carlson says the CIA is building a criminal case against him. Joe Kent just resigned from the DNI’s counterterrorism office with a letter that contradicts itself. And legacy media — the same outlets that cheerleaded the Iraq war without a single tough question — are now going wall-to-wall negative on Iran. Coincidence?Meseidy and Rachel break down Tucker’s pattern of CIA and NSA victim claims, Joe Kent’s scathing resignation letter (and his very different statements from just two years ago),

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Ep. 216 | They Tried to Bomb NYC & the Media Wrote...

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2026/03/10

Two Pennsylvania teenagers yelled “Allahu Akbar” and threw a homemade TATP bomb into a crowd in New York City — and the media called it a “normal day gone wrong.” We’re not doing that. This week, Mercedes and Rachel break down the NYC bombing attempt, Mayor Zoram Mamdani’s stunning non-response, and the media’s shameless cover for what’s clearly ISIS-inspired terrorism. Then: the Iran operation’s messaging crisis, the Tomahawk missile question Trump fumbled, and the Iranian women’s soccer team

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Ep. 215 | The Democrat's Fake Pastor, Tucker's Holy...

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2026/03/05

Texas just handed Democrats a weapon and they're already using it. James Telerico won the Texas Senate Democrat primary, and the media is rebranding this progressive seminarian as a "moderate Christian" — spoiler: he's neither. We break down his scripture cherry-picking, play the clip of a progressive pastor getting absolutely schooled by a congressman on the Bible she claims to represent, and then turn our attention to Tucker Carlson's increasingly unhinged holy war against

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Ep. 214 | Operation Epic Fury: What the Media Is...

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2026/03/03

Four days into Operation Epic Fury, and the takes are already outpacing the facts. We brought in our foreign policy nerd Amanda Peterson to sit down with Rachel and Meseidy and actually work through what's happening—the US-Israel coordination, the nuclear calculus, what "regime change" realistically means, and whether the administration's messaging is doing them any favors. This is the conversation the podcaster circuit doesn't want to have, because it requires more than 24 hours

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Ep. 213 | Democrats Refused to Stand for This....

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2026/02/26

Democrats sat on their hands for veterans, reunited families, and injured little girls — and Trump made sure the whole country saw it. Meseidy and Rachel break down the longest State of the Union in modern history: the viral moments the media buried, the policy wins nobody's talking about, the economic numbers that are actually moving, and why this speech was less about Congress and more about the 2026 midterms. Plus: Hillary Clinton's Epstein testimony, Kamala's 2028 dip back into the

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Ep. 212 | America Wins Gold, 50 Democrats Bail on the...

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2026/02/24

America is riding high — and the left can't stand it. Meseidy and Rachel break down the US Men's Hockey team's stunning overtime gold medal win over Canada, Cash Patel joining the locker room celebration, and why the media immediately tried to turn a national victory into a culture war. Then it's State of the Union prep: 50 Democrats staging a walkout, Joy Reid headlining a counter-rally on the National Mall, and what Trump must say about the economy to keep the midterms from

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Ep. 211 | AOC Froze on Taiwan, Prince Andrew Arrested...

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2026/02/19

Prince Andrew just became the first British royal arrested in 400 years — and it has nothing to do with what the media is telling you. This week, Meseidy and Rachel break down the actual Epstein file charge, AOC’s disastrous Munich Security Conference debut (Spain, Taiwan, and Venezuela — she got zero for three), Marco Rubio’s standing-ovation keynote that’s making people say the quiet part loud about 2028, and the $2.5M con James Telerico just pulled off using a fake FCC censorship story. Plus:

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Ep. 210 | Pam Bondi MELTS DOWN on Capitol Hill Voter...

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2026/02/12

Pam Bondi’s fiery testimony on Capitol Hill turns into a masterclass in what not to do under pressure. We break down her emotional clashes with Raskin and Nadler, the so-called “burn book” controversy, and why the Epstein files rollout has been a communications disaster. Plus: the SAVE Act passes the House with near-unanimous GOP support—so why are Democrats still screaming “Jim Crow 2.0”? We’ve got the Scott Jennings CNN clip that shut it all down. Also: Tom Homan’s Minnesota victory lap, the FAA’s

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Ep. 209 | Super Bowl Politics, Epstein File Chaos,...

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2026/02/10

The Super Bowl halftime show ignited a firestorm—but not for the reasons you’d expect. Mercedes breaks down Bad Bunny’s politically charged performance, the cultural messaging most Americans missed, and why she’s “annoyed with everyone.” Plus: the latest Epstein file chaos, why the document dumps are creating more confusion than clarity, and Howard Lutnick’s testimony on Capitol Hill. We wrap with a viral Megyn Kelly clip contrasting Michelle Obama’s complaints with JD Vance’s gratitude—and what it

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Ep. 208 | Are Republicans About to Blow the Midterms?...

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2026/02/05

Are Republicans losing the messaging war before the midterms even begin? This week, Meseidy and Rachel break down a Ross Douthat commentary that’s rattling normie conservatives—and why the anxiety might be overblown. They cover the Texas state Senate seat flip that has GOP strategists sweating, how the Trump administration adjusted course in Minneapolis after initial missteps, and whether the “far-right” label even applies. Plus: Washington Post lays off a third of its staff, and corporate

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Ep. 207 | Iran Is Collapsing, China's Getting Our AI...

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2026/02/03

Foreign policy expert Amanda Peterson returns to break down the most pressing global developments. With massive protests rocking Iran and a high-stakes meeting in Istanbul this Friday featuring Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, what’s Trump’s endgame? Amanda explains why these protests are different, whether the regime is truly threatened, and what US strikes might actually look like. Then the conversation shifts to China: Why did the Pentagon downgrade Beijing as a threat? And why are we selling

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Ep. 206 | FBI Raids Fulton County as Preti "Nurse"...

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2026/01/29

Tom Homan takes charge in Minneapolis as new video destroys the Alex Preti “peaceful nurse” narrative. We break down the footage showing Preti kicking federal vehicles and spitting at officers just days before the fatal shooting—and why the media won’t touch it. Plus, the FBI just raided Fulton County’s election offices with saws and crowbars, seizing 2020 ballots after years of stonewalling. Why was Tulsi Gabbard lurking in the shadows? Democrats are in full meltdown mode, and Mark Warner is

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Ep. 205 | Minneapolis Is a Powder Keg—Did Noem Just...

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2026/01/27

The Minneapolis Border Patrol shooting has exposed a coordinated effort to obstruct federal immigration enforcement—and the administration’s response made everything worse. We break down what actually happened to Alex Pretti versus what DHS claimed, why Kristi Noem and Bovino’s press conference was a disaster, and the Signal chat networks organizing real-time interference with ICE operations. Plus: Tom Homan gets deployed to Minnesota, Tim Walz compares law enforcement to Nazis, and why this feels

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Ep. 204 | Trump TORCHES Europe at Davos, ICE Arrests...

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2026/01/22

Trump’s Davos speech is sending shockwaves through Europe—and the media is losing its mind. This week, we break down the Greenland framework deal, Trump calling out NATO allies to their faces, and Howard Lutnick declaring “globalism has failed” from the WEF stage. Plus: arrests have been made in the Minneapolis church invasion, subpoenas are flying to Tim Walz and Jacob Frey, and a leaked ICE memo is raising serious constitutional questions about administrative warrants. We also dissect the viral

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Ep. 203 | Protesters Storm Church Mid-Service, DOJ...

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2026/01/20

Anti-ICE protesters stormed a Minneapolis church during Sunday worship—and the media wants you focused on everything except what actually happened. This week, we break down the chaos in Minnesota: from the DOJ’s FACE Act investigation to the “rapid response” vigilante networks profiling random citizens as federal agents. We examine the cases making headlines, what’s being left out of the reporting, and why Tim Walz stayed silent for 36 hours. Plus: the legal realities of due process that no one

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Ep. 202 | We Got the Playbook: Inside the GOP's Plan...

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2026/01/16

Republicans have a second reconciliation bill ready—and we got four members of Congress to break it down.We traveled to Capitol Hill to sit down with Rep. Mark Alford, Rep. Eric Burlison, Rep. Stephanie Bice, and Rep. Ben Cline from the Republican Study Committee. They walked us through the “Make the American Dream Affordable Again” package: mortgage portability, MAHA health accounts, paid family leave without federal mandates, and energy deregulation that can’t be undone by the next president.Plus:

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Ep. 201 | Trump's Foreign Policy Masterclass & The...

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2026/01/14

Rivera and Reeves return for 2026 with their first episode, tackling the biggest stories from their month-long hiatus. Meseidy and Rachel break down Trump’s foreign policy moves in Greenland, Venezuela, and Iran—explaining why it all connects back to China and Russia. They analyze the Minneapolis ICE shooting that killed activist Rebecca Good, cutting through the political spin from both sides. Plus: Tim Walz drops out of the governor race amid the Somali fraud scandal, and Elizabeth Warren wants

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Ep. 89 | Will Candace Owens Debate TPUSA In...

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2025/12/04

Pentagon press briefings just got a major shakeup—and the new faces asking questions might surprise you. Meseidy and Rachel break down the controversial media restrictions at the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth’s mounting controversies, including “Boat Strike Gate” and the Signal scandal, and the explosive showdown brewing between Candace Owens and Turning Point USA. Plus: why Candace’s conspiracy-driven investigation into Charlie Kirk’s assassination is more dangerous than anyone’s admitting,

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