A WORLD GONE MAD

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Donald Trump’s own new government AI chatbot was supposed to make Washington work better.  Instead, it started giving Americans answers that created a very different problem for the man who proudly introduced it. Then there’s JD Vance asking Americans to give Republicans another chance, while Mike Johnson explains what that next chance would actually look like.  Those tw...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Nine days away from the microphone. You’d think that might calm me down, clear my head, maybe even give me a little perspective. Yeah. That didn’t happen. I came back to a United States Congress heading for the exits, Mike Johnson and Thomas Massie battling over Pete Hegseth and the Iran war, and an announcement about American weapons in space that sounds like somebody p...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW What happens when we hand kids the most powerful intellectual shortcut ever invented? New York City is putting the brakes on generative AI for hundreds of thousands of younger students, and it raises a much bigger question: Are we teaching kids how to use AI, or teaching them they don’t need to think anymore? Then there’s the strange case of the disappearing American. We...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW When exactly did the word NO become a fucking suggestion? A judge says stop. Congress says no. The Constitution says you can’t do that. And somehow, the answer keeps becoming: try again until somebody finally gives in. That should scare the hell out of people, because democracies don’t usually collapse in one dramatic moment. Sometimes they get worn down one exception, o...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Donald Trump has picked a trade war with Canada, and Americans may soon discover exactly what a 50 percent tariff looks like when it reaches the checkout line.  I break down what’s coming, why Canada is retaliating, and what you might want to buy sooner rather than later before higher prices hit. Meanwhile, something deeply unsettling is happening inside the United State...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Primary night just delivered a few surprises nobody should ignore. Florida, Alaska and Wyoming produced results that raise some uncomfortable questions about Democrats, Republicans and just how powerful a Donald Trump endorsement really is. Meanwhile, the Kennedy Center name war has somehow gotten even more ridiculous. Trump’s name came down after a federal court ruling,...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Fake electors are back in the news, and the latest development raises one hell of a question about accountability after the 2020 election.  Jeff takes on a story that somehow manages to become even more infuriating the deeper you get into it. Donald Trump’s White House ballroom battle has now landed at the Supreme Court, with an incredibly bizarre reason from Trump for w...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Jeff Alan Wolf is in a weird Wednesday mood, and this edition of A World Gone Mad takes a decidedly different turn. It’s shorter, more relaxed and a little experimental, while still finding plenty in the news worth talking about. Karoline Leavitt is leaving the Trump White House, bringing another change to an administration that rarely seems to stay quiet for long. Mike...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Jeff Alan Wolf really didn’t want to do this episode. Not because there wasn’t enough news, but because American politics increasingly feels like the same infuriating show on an endless loop… power, retaliation, investigations, outrage and politicians who seem far more interested in settling scores than actually governing. This episode of A World Gone Mad is different. I...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW What happens when political principles collide with political survival, presidential power runs into constitutional limits, and one of the world’s most important military alliances confronts a question nobody wants answered the hard way? Jeff Alan Wolf looks at the growing political drama surrounding Todd Blanche and the Republican senators who could determine his future...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW What happens when headlines become more important than the consequences? In this episode of A World Gone Mad, Jeff Alan Wolf examines three stories that all raise the same question: What happens when politics, public health, and party power become driven more by messaging than by substance? Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces a new Department of Health and Human Services ini...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW What happens when the rules keep changing? In this episode of A World Gone Mad , Jeff Alan Wolf examines three stories that all point to the same troubling question: What happens when Americans begin losing confidence in the institutions that are supposed to hold democracy together? The Supreme Court weighs whether the Trump administration can move forward with new mail...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW How close are we to the point of no return? That’s the question driving this episode…and it may be the most important one I’ve ever asked.  Forget the latest political headline or who’s winning the news cycle. I’m asking whether American democracy has become so deeply fractured that rebuilding it could take decades… or even generations. Some divisions have always existed...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW If you’ve ever wondered whether Washington has completely lost its sense of proportion, this episode is for you.  While America faces real challenges, some of our leaders seem far more interested in building personal legacies than solving the problems millions of Americans are actually worried about. At some point, you have to ask whether anyone in charge remembers what...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW I’m asking a question that should be easy to answer, but somehow nobody in Washington wants to. Whatever happened to the Republican Party that built its entire identity around fiscal responsibility?  After decades of hearing lectures about deficits, government spending, and living within our means, suddenly ninety-five billion dollars is treated like pocket change. Eithe...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Donald Trump delivered another speech. I forced myself to watch every minute of it so you don’t have to. Trust me… it wasn’t easy.  What started as a routine presidential address quickly became something far stranger, filled with grand claims, familiar grievances, and moments that left me wondering whether I was watching politics or pure performance art. From promises th...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Some political stories make you shake your head. Others make you wonder if anyone in Washington is even pretending anymore. This week, I take on confirmation hearings that increasingly feel like political theater, where everyone already knows how the vote will end before the first question is even asked. At what point does the performance become more important than the p...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Lindsey Graham’s sudden death should have been a moment for reflection. Instead, it became something else almost immediately. Kash Patel and the FBI got involved. Before the facts had a chance to catch up, the speculation took off at full speed. In today’s America, that’s becoming the rule instead of the exception. Then came language that should sound familiar to anyone...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Some milestones deserve a celebration. Others deserve a story. Episode 250 is both. What began during a hospital stay as nothing more than an idea has grown into a podcast heard in 108 countries and nearly 1,700 locations around the world.  Armed with a microphone and a lifetime in broadcasting, I never imagined that journey would happen, and I certainly never imagined I...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW For one episode, I’m hitting the pause button on the political noise. There’ll be plenty of time for headlines, arguments, and outrage TOMORROW. This one is different. As America celebrates its 250th Fourth of July, I want to share a simple challenge with the WolfPack… What if the best way to honor this holiday’s not by scrolling through another endless debate, but by pu...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW House Republicans are making headlines again, and this time the fight isn’t with Democrats.  Speaker Mike Johnson is facing another revolt from within his own party, and I’ll break down what’s really happening, who’s behind it, and why this latest showdown could have consequences that reach well beyond Capitol Hill. Donald Trump has given his acting Director of National...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Some weeks, the biggest political battles don’t happen at the White House. They happen inside the Supreme Court, where a handful of justices can reshape presidential power with a single opinion.  This week, the Court handed Donald Trump a major victory, surprised just about everyone with another ruling, and reminded the country that the rules can change in ways few peopl...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW James Carville just made one of the boldest political predictions of the year. He says Donald Trump won’t finish his term and will resign by Easter of 2027. That’s an extraordinary claim. But is it political genius… or another prediction that’s destined to age badly? I break down what would actually have to happen for a president who has survived impeachments, indictment...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW In this episode of A WORLD GONE MAD, Democratic voters in New York just sent shockwaves through their own party, and the political establishment suddenly has a brand new problem it didn’t see coming. Congress actually managed to agree on a bipartisan housing affordability bill. Then Donald Trump stepped in with an ultimatum that has nothing to do with housing. If you’ve...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Social media started as a way to connect people. Share a photo. Keep up with friends. Stay in touch with family. Somewhere along the way it became a source of news, entertainment, political warfare, conspiracy theories, outrage, cat videos, and endless scrolling that somehow turns ten minutes into an hour. In this episode I take a look at how social media evolved from a...