The All About Nothing: Podcast

Barrett Gruber and Zac King sit down for an election-week episode that tackles one of the most talked-about political documentaries of the cycle — The Closetocracy , distributed by The Young Turks, which presents unverified allegations about the late Senator Lindsey Graham’s private life alongside his public record on LGBTQ rights. Barrett and Zac don’t treat this as a gotcha moment or a celebrati...

Barrett Gruber and Zac King are joined by investigative journalist and author Ken Silva for one of the most substantive conversations the show has produced — a methodical, evidence-based examination of the two assassination attempts on Donald Trump, what the official investigations got wrong, and why it matters that nobody in power seems interested in finding out. Ken’s book, The Trump Assassinati...

Barrett Gruber and Zac King are back for another South Carolina debate analysis — and this one covers the full spectrum of policy territory, from healthcare and military spending to immigration, government debt, nepotism, and primary reform. If you want the debate decoded, this is your episode. The conversation opens with a look at the candidates and their campaigns before Barrett and Zac settle i...

Early voting in South Carolina starts October 19th — and Barrett Gruber is here to make sure you walk into that voting center informed, prepared, and ready to make every race on your ballot count. This solo episode is Barrett’s most comprehensive voting guide of the election cycle, built around a single argument: 24 years of single-party Republican control has had real, measurable consequences for...

Barrett Gruber and Zac King sit down for a full breakdown of the South Carolina gubernatorial debate — candidate by candidate, exchange by exchange — giving listeners the analysis the mainstream coverage skips. The episode opens with a look at candidate backgrounds and credibility before diving into the debate itself. Barrett and Zac examine how each candidate handled the big policy areas — educat...

Barrett Gruber sits down with Juan Lee — nonprofit founder, military veteran, prison ministry volunteer, and advocate for love as a daily practice — for one of the most genuinely moving conversations the show has produced. This episode isn't about politics or policy. It's about the foundation underneath all of it: how people find the strength to keep going, keep growing, and keep showing up for ea...

Barrett Gruber goes solo for one of the show's most pointed and unflinching episodes — connecting two stories that, on the surface, look unrelated, but share a common thread: institutions that had the power to protect people and chose not to. The first story is the Cornell University sexual assault scandal. Barrett breaks down the details of the case, the institutional betrayal that allowed perpet...

Barrett Gruber, Matt Vilardebo, and Donald Brock kick off the Live Monday Edition with festival stories and stage management chaos before diving into one of the most ethically charged conversations the show has tackled — the failed execution in Tennessee, the morality of capital punishment, and the financial incentives that keep private prisons running whether justice is served or not. Matt opens...

Barrett Gruber sits down with Chad Law — author of the Common Sense trilogy and host of Common Sense with Chad Law — for a sharp, candid conversation about conservative principles, media manipulation, congressional dysfunction, and what honest governance would actually look like if anyone in Washington had the courage to pursue it. Chad opens with the mission behind his media work and why he belie...

Barrett Gruber and Zac King are back for an episode that opens with Senator Tommy Tuberville's wildly inaccurate claims about the furry community and somehow manages to connect them to military nomination standoffs, Trump's China diplomacy, a tarmac incident that speaks volumes, and a closing call for civic engagement that cuts through the cynicism. This is the show at its most wide-ranging and mo...

Barrett Gruber sits down with Stella McCormick — survivor, advocate, author, and one of the most compelling voices in the conversation around trauma, healing, and justice — for an episode that is as honest as it is hopeful. Stella's story begins in a family that looked devout from the outside and functioned like a cult from within. She walks through what daily life actually looked like growing up...

Barrett Gruber and Zac King are back for the Midweek Edition — September 23rd, 2026 — diving into a week that has somehow managed to pack in Mitch McConnell's ongoing health mystery, pipeline bombings, a potential trucker strike, FBI recruitment standards, Iran's offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and a brief detour into football betting. Just another Wednesday. The episode opens with the week'...

Barrett Gruber and Donald Brock dig into one of the most consequential press freedom stories of the current political moment — the White House's decision to ban CNN, MSNBC, and Politico from press pool access — and what it means when the government decides which journalists get to witness history. The episode opens with the mechanics of the ban itself and the immediate practical consequences — cov...

Barrett Gruber sits down with Jessica Beasley — business leader, mother, community advocate, and candidate for South Carolina House District 11 — for a conversation rooted in the real, everyday challenges facing rural South Carolina and what it actually looks like to show up for your community when the people in power won't. Jessica's motivation for running is personal and practical. Abbeville and...

He's back. After a three-month absence, co-host Zac King rejoins Barrett Gruber for a return episode that wastes no time getting into it — Trump's proposed $5000 dividend plan, the potential unraveling of MAGA, Elon Musk's outsized influence on politics and technology, AI safety concerns, and what the future of healthcare might look like when insurance companies and tech giants are both pulling th...

Barrett Gruber and Donald Brock are back for a candid, wide-ranging episode that takes on the Supreme Court, Mitch McConnell's congressional presence, political hypocrisy, gas prices, North Korea, and the future of American democracy — all with the directness and humor that makes this duo worth listening to every week. The episode opens with McConnell's health and what his continued presence in Co...

Barrett Gruber sits down with Kasie Whitener — novelist, academic, libertarian-leaning independent, and candidate for South Carolina Senate — for a conversation that starts with character development and ends with a thorough dismantling of how political parties have broken American governance. Kasie's path to politics runs through academia and fiction writing, and the skills that make her a noveli...

Barrett Gruber and Donald Brock are back for a free-ranging conversation that moves through gas prices, market manipulation, Trump's health and statements, the intersection of politics and social media, and — somehow — dating. It's the kind of episode that defies a clean summary but rewards the full listen. The economic conversation centers on energy markets and the forces shaping what Americans p...

Barrett Gruber and Donald Brock return for a Labor Day episode that covers climate change, Trump's proposed state renaming, US-Canada tariff wars, presidential emergency procedures, and the most unexpected potluck story you'll hear on a political podcast this year. The hidden ducks alone are worth the runtime. The episode opens with Labor Day reflections and a quick detour through wrestling nostal...

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South Carolina's Comptroller General office has a financial mismanagement problem — and Tiffany Boozer, CPA and auditor, is running to fix it. Barrett Gruber sits down with Boozer for a detailed, substantive conversation about what the Comptroller General actually does, why professional experience in accounting matters more than most voters realize, and what it means to run for office with the aud...

Barrett Gruber and Donald Brock are back for another wide-ranging episode that somehow covers nuclear weapons strategy, Canadian tariffs, mosquito fogging, Trump collectible coins, deer in Brock's backyard, and South Carolina Democratic candidate predictions — all without losing the thread. This is the show at its most comfortable and most candid. The political conversation opens with social media...

Barrett Gruber sits down with Zyon Khalifa — Air Force veteran, 25-year-old Democratic nominee for South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District — for one of the most energizing candidate conversations the show has produced. This is what forward-thinking representation actually looks like. Zyon's path to this race runs through military service, logistics leadership, and a clear-eyed assessment of wh...

Partnered with Broadcast and Media Relation Manager of the Columbia Fireflies , John Kocsis, Jr ., Here is your Columbia Fireflies Update! Thanks to Cake (the band) for our Columbia Fireflies Update Music Bed; "Shadow Stabbing." John Kocsis, Jr. | "Play-by-Play from the Minors: Profiles of Baseball Broadcasters from Scranton to Yakima" Barrett Gruber | Linktree The All About Nothing: Podcast | Lin...

Barrett Gruber and Donald Brock sit down for a post-Soda City Comic Con debrief that covers the highs, the surprises, and what comes next — then takes a few unexpected turns through pinball legislation, water resource management, and tributes to two genuine pop culture icons. The episode opens with a full recap of Soda City Comic Con — what worked, what surprised them, and the behind-the-scenes re...