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Matt McDonagh walks through where AI and superintelligence are heading, and why he sees it as an opportunity rather than something to fear. He covers how the big labs are moving into making their own chips, AI agents that will one day buy and sell on their own, how reinforcement learning scores good and bad moves to build better models, and why information alone cannot replace real expertise. He a...

President Trump rallies in Rock Hill, South Carolina, for Senator Darlene Graham ahead of Election Day. The event opens with Attorney General Allen Wilson, the Republican nominee for governor, followed by Senator Darlene Graham, who thanks supporters for their prayers after the loss of her brother, Lindsey Graham, and makes her case against Democrat Annie Andrews on borders, gun rights, policing a...

Jon Herold flies solo on a lighter prep day, starting with The Atlantic's three-part Pizzagate anniversary series and why decode culture isn't waking up normies. Then it's Hegseth firing Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia over alleged leaks to the press, why the case went to the DOJ instead of a court-martial, and the 1984 Justice and Defense memorandum of understanding behind that kind of referral. Jon also w...

CannCon and Alpha Warrior break down the felony charges against James O'Keefe in Minnesota, the Democrats' scheme to put a second Dan Sullivan on Alaska's ballot, and Netanyahu's claim that Israel's election was stolen. First up, Judge Alvin Hellerstein's death puts the Maduro case in front of a new judge, and the crew reacts to a program bragging that it has taken 10% of active federal judges on...

The Justice Department announces the first results of Operation Ghostbusters, a nationwide crackdown on ghost student fraud that uses stolen identities to enroll fake students and drain federal student aid. Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald of the new National Fraud Enforcement Division lays out how the scheme works, from stolen identities and AI-written coursework to stand-ins attending o...

President Trump holds a rally in Chillicothe, Ohio, six days before Election Day, campaigning for Senator Jon Husted and governor nominee Vivek Ramaswamy. Trump opens with the crowds along the ride in from the airport and a story about Husted's football career, then pushes early voting, which ends Sunday, November 1st, and Ohio's voter ID ballot amendment. He goes after Sherrod Brown and Amy Acton...

Ghost is back after a month away with a Halloween episode, the day after Israel's election left everyone claiming victory. First, Ghost walks through the new Russia and Iran sanctions act and the waiver power that lets Trump lift sanctions and tariffs on his own. Then the Israeli results: Netanyahu's bloc, the Bennett, Lapid and Gadi Eisenkot alliance, Avigdor Lieberman, the ultra-Orthodox draft f...

Jon Herold and Burning Bright are back for the Wednesday edition, one week out from the midterms, and neither of them is losing sleep over it. First up, the DOJ charges James Comey over disclosing national defense information, filed by criminal information on the very last day before the 10-year statute of limitations ran out, and the guys ask what that says about the long-promised grand conspirac...

Shipwreck explains why she is sitting out the midterms and baking instead, and why Iowa's flood of mailers, phone calls and campaign ads is only making her more sure of it. She shows off her new Linzer cookies for this year's Christmas boxes, then gets into the moment she thinks things changed with Trump, pro-Israel campaign ads running in Iowa, Mike Johnson and the $9,000 stay-at-home parent idea...

Steve Kwast takes on human race, information system and decision rights. First up, the talk turns to essential steps, with Space Revolution and Ash in the mix. Then the crew gets into information system, with Universe, Space Revolution and Bible in the mix. From there, it's on to decision rights, with Christ, Spirit and Bible in the mix. Later, the conversation moves to essential steps, with Bible...

CannCon and Ashe in America dig into the ruling that granted Patrick Byrne summary judgment in Eric Coomer's defamation suit over The Deep Rig, then break down the 60 Minutes piece on Tina Peters. First up, the crew reads through the judge's opinion on actual malice, Joe Oltmann's story and why the court found Coomer hadn't met his burden. Then they play Martin Rodil describing the Venezuelan engi...

Jon Herold is joined by Ghost of Based Patrick Henry to break down Israel's election, where no bloc reached 61 seats, Arab parties won 19 and now hold the balance, and Netanyahu's Likud is claiming the vote was stolen. Ghost walks through the new hardline Knesset members, how a coalition gets formed, and where all of this leaves Trump. After that, Jon covers the Trump administration granting U.S....

CannCon and Ashe in America break down a grand jury refusing to indict Cassidy Hutchinson, new questions around Eric Swalwell, and a court fight over California's voter rolls. First up, the DOJ's false statement case against Hutchinson falls flat with the grand jury, and the crew revisits her January 6 testimony. Then it's on to Swalwell, his benefactor Klobuch and the Beverly Hills woman whose ac...

JB White takes on enemy combatants, somewhere around and Iranian oil. First up, the conversation moves to Haiti, Shapiro and Israeli. Then the focus shifts to Bibi Netanyahu, Israel and Gadi Eisenkot. From there, the talk turns to British boy. Later, the crew gets into tax code, with Russia in the mix. After that, it's on to somewhere around, with Europe, Secretary of Defense and Naval War College...

President Trump speaks in Texas, covering favorite word, football player and Indian blood. First up, it's on to Brutal killers, with Jocelyn in the mix. Then he moves to greatest president, with President Trump, Paul and Kamala in the mix. From there, the speech shifts to favorite word, with Mexico, Apple and Eli Lilly in the mix. Later, he turns to football player, with John Gruden, Ohio and All-...

Alpha Warrior and Josh Reid take on Brazil, toxic water and the push for accountability. First up, the talk turns to Lula, Bolsonaro and the State Department, with Ed Martin in the mix. Then the crew gets into vinyl chloride and PFAS in the water, with the EPA and NSF. From there, it's on to the United Nations and UNHCR. Later, the conversation moves to holding people accountable, with Susan Rice...

On Badlands Daily for 10/26/26, CannCon opens with the fight over Alaska's ranked choice voting, the confusion of two candidates with the same name on the ballot, and the debate over whether President Trump is laying groundwork to step in if Alaska's election goes sideways. From there the show turns to election integrity, with reported vote discrepancies in Los Angeles, mail-in ballots, Maricopa C...

President Trump speaks at the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, on October 27, 2026. He opens with breaking news: a ship in the port carrying a million barrels of oil from Venezuela, to be refined right here in Texas, then reports that the port has just come off one of the busiest months in its history under his administration. He talks through American energy production, exports and the jobs tied to...

Ashe in America, Christy Lupo and Jackie Espada kick off Halloween week in costume and catch up on fall weather from Denver to the South. First up is the story behind Halloween: Stingy Jack tricking the devil and the turnip that became the jack-o'-lantern, the strange roots of bobbing for apples, and how costumes went from warding off spirits to pure fun, plus the costumes the hosts have made over...

On Y-Chromes Ep. 97, the crew breaks down a wild NFL weekend from top to bottom. They start with the Niners taking their first loss of the season and the Dolphins grinding out a win, then get into Tom Brady and the never-ending roughing the passer debate, including which calls actually deserved a flag and which ones are ruining the game. From there it is Joe Burrow and the Bengals, Matt LaFleur's...

Jon Herold opens the week on Brazil's election, where Lula's surprise win over the Bolsonaro camp has Jon skeptical. He flashes back to the USAID and Brazil connection, looks at the voting machines and Lula's former lawyer on the court, and covers the market rout that followed the result. Then the focus shifts to the US midterms: long early voting windows and mail-in ballots, when states are allow...

This time Jon Herold and Zak Paine break down conspiracy theories, blue heron and Diné tribe. First up, the focus shifts to conspiracy theories, with Flávio Bolsonaro, Brazil and Twitter in the mix. Then the talk turns to Trump administration, with Comey and DOJ in the mix. From there, the crew gets into ghost tour, with Bridgewater Triangle, Bermuda Triangle and English in the mix. Later, it's on...

One week out from the midterms, CannCon and Zak Paine open Tuesday's Badlands Daily on why every election is do or die and why citizens have to stay involved in the process. First up is the third federal charge against James Comey, a case that has played out under seal since October 5th, and what Comey and his friends could do with the details of their own plotting. Then the focus shifts to electi...

JB White opens Florida-Georgia week distracted and fired up, with a Victory Monday for the Gators and Jaguars even though neither team played. He starts with the homecoming week shooting at Florida A&M, where six juveniles were shot, and draws a straight line to gang activity in Atlanta, Miami, Jacksonville and Haiti. JB says young males need a strong hand, talks about his own work in Haiti an...

Alpha Warrior and Josh Reid open the week with Brazil's election, the planned summit between Trump, Putin and Xi, and Zelensky asking for a seat at the table. They also revisit a Glenn Beck breakdown on Ukraine that Trump reposted. Next they dig into the Leah Files fight with Sean Ryan, the red flags each side raises about the other, and a clip questioning the future of the petrodollar as BRICS co...