Seasoned & Unfiltered

Apparently, election interference doesn't always come with a hacked voting machine. Sometimes it comes with a gas receipt. $2,000. That's the estimated cost the Iran war has already added to the average American household, according to an estimate discussed in this episode from Moody's Analytics economist Mark Zandi. And Steveo has a question: What if some of that economic pressure is being used t...

Apparently, donating a few dollars to a political campaign might get you more attention than you bargained for. 639,000 Americans. That's the number at the center of this episode of Seasoned & Unfiltered , and Steveo has a few questions. According to findings outlined in an October 2026 memo from Senator Chuck Grassley, Jack Smith's Arctic Frost investigation reportedly obtained information in...

Apparently God is nonbinary. Or maybe that wasn't quite what he meant. Depends on which interview you're watching. Welcome back to Seasoned & Unfiltered , where Steveo has a few questions for Texas Democrat James Talarico—and he's brought the receipts. In 2021, Talarico made headlines for saying God is nonbinary and arguing that modern science recognizes more than two biological sexes. Now, as...

Roadside surveillance technology now tracks your vehicle by license plate, color, and model in real time. Cameras mounted near roadways are increasingly capable of logging precise location data and timestamps for every passing car. This monitoring network creates a persistent record of movement, raising questions about the scope of automated tracking systems in public spaces. Understanding how lic...

Steveo has never been particularly subtle about illegal immigration. Enter illegally and commit crimes in America? Deport them. But what happens when you actually look at who is getting swept up in America's 2026 immigration crackdown? In this episode of Seasoned & Unfiltered , Steveo does something uncomfortable: he challenges his own position. Immigration arrests have surged, but Steveo exam...

Iran fired ballistic missiles at U.S. Navy warships. The missiles missed. The response didn’t. In this episode of Seasoned & Unfiltered, Steveo digs into the September attacks on American warships and the subsequent U.S. strikes against Iranian oil tankers — a military story he argues got overshadowed by headlines about rising oil and fuel prices. And those prices matter. When oil jumps, Ameri...

One year after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Steveo has a question that goes far beyond whether you agreed with the man: When did political violence become something to joke about? In this episode of Seasoned & Unfiltered, Steveo looks at the anniversary of Kirk’s assassination, Utah Valley University’s decision to cancel classes while a memorial takes place under heightened security, and...

They told us inflation was “transitory.” Apparently, “transitory” can last a little longer than expected. In this episode of Seasoned & Unfiltered , Steveo runs the tape on one of the most repeated economic talking points of the Biden years and asks a simple question: when the numbers changed, why did the response take so long? We dig into the inflation surge that began in 2021, the Fed’s dela...

The ceasefire was supposed to buy peace. But did it actually just buy Iran time? In this episode of Seasoned & Unfiltered, Steveo takes a hard look at the agreement between the United States and Iran following the conflict that disrupted one of the most important shipping routes in the world: the Strait of Hormuz. At the center of Steveo’s concern is some very specific language in the 14-point...

Does political violence get judged differently depending on who's responsible? This week on Seasoned & Unfiltered, Steve O. examines a controversial speech delivered by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and asks whether America has spent decades applying different standards to political violence based on ideology. From the Weather Underground and Bill Ayers to modern-day terrorism statistics and...

Why are so many Americans packing up everything they own and moving across the country? The answer may not be what you think. In this episode of Seasoned & Unfiltered, Steve O explores one of the biggest demographic shifts in modern America: the migration from high-cost coastal states to places like Texas, Tennessee, and Florida. But this isn't just about politics. It's about affordability. It...

What if paying for the roads meant giving up your privacy? This week on Seasoned & Unfiltered , Steve O takes a closer look at the Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Tax —a proposal that could fundamentally change how Americans pay for highway infrastructure. With gas tax revenues shrinking due to electric vehicles and increasingly fuel-efficient cars, lawmakers are exploring a mileage-based tax tha...

What if you spent nearly your entire life in America… Served your community. Wore the badge. Protected your neighbors. …and still weren't allowed to become an American citizen? In Episode 2 of Pull Up a Chair, Steve sits down with Edgar Vasquez, a Mississippi deputy sheriff, DACA recipient, and proud patriot whose dream is simple: To become a United States citizen. Brought to America from Mexico a...

The gas tax isn't enough anymore... So what's the government's next idea? Charge you by the mile. This week on Seasoned & Unfiltered , Steve O takes a deep dive into the growing push for a Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Tax , a policy that could fundamentally change how Americans pay for the roads they drive on.  With electric vehicles becoming more common and gas tax revenues shrinking, states...

A former President is suing the Department of Justice. Let that sink in. This week on Seasoned & Unfiltered , Steveo dives into one of the most controversial legal and political battles of the year: former President Joe Biden filing a lawsuit to stop the release of roughly 70 hours of audio recordings known as the Ghostwriter Tapes .  The recordings were made during Biden's post-vice presidenc...

This week on Seasoned & Unfiltered, Steveo takes aim at one of the most viral political claims making the rounds: “Nobody earns a billion dollars.” Using names like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and the Walton family as examples, Steve breaks down how modern billionaires actually built their wealth—and why capitalism, technology, and risk-taking still matter in America. Then things s...

This episode covers a lot—and none of it is simple. In Episode 13 of Seasoned & Unfiltered, Steve O breaks down a controversial question that hits close to home: Who’s actually paying to teach English in American public schools—and how much is it costing you? Using insights from Congressman Chip Roy, the conversation dives into: The true cost of educating English learners in Texas Why taxpayer...

This isn’t a normal episode. In this special edition of Seasoned & Unfiltered, Steve O reacts in real-time to a chilling event—an attempted assassination targeting President Trump during a high-profile Washington event. What was supposed to be a night of politics and press turned into something far more dangerous. Steve breaks down: Who the attacker was and what we know so far The disturbing m...

This one doesn’t tiptoe around anything. In Episode 12 of Seasoned & Unfiltered, Steve O. dives headfirst into one of the most heated debates in America right now: Should truck drivers be required to speak English—or is that crossing a line? What starts as a safety conversation quickly turns into something bigger—touching on immigration, regulation, discrimination, and the real-world consequen...

This episode isn’t for the faint of heart. Steveo. dives headfirst into some of the most heated conversations in America right now—starting with the question nobody wants to touch: should religious leaders like the Pope weigh in on war? From there, it only gets more intense. We break down the reality behind “no tax on tips” and overtime—what it actually means, who benefits, and why it’s not as sim...

What’s actually inside the bills Congress is passing? And why is it so hard to find out? In this episode of Seasoned & Unfiltered, Steveo takes a hard look at omnibus vs. single-subject bills — and why the current system might make it easier to hide things than explain them. Massive, consolidated bills packed with unrelated items have become the norm. But should they be? Would single-subject b...

When politics turn into power plays, real people pay the price—and this episode doesn’t hold back. In this episode of Seasoned & Unfiltered, we dive headfirst into the fallout of a partial government shutdown hitting critical agencies like DHS, TSA, and FEMA—leaving frontline workers stuck in the middle of political gridlock. Why are the people protecting the country the ones going without pay...

What’s really happening between the U.S., Israel, and Iran—and are we already on the brink of war? In this episode of Seasoned & Unfiltered, SteveO dives headfirst into one of the most controversial and complex geopolitical conversations today. From Iran’s history of alleged state-sponsored terrorism to its rapidly advancing nuclear program, this episode breaks down why tensions have escalated...

How long should someone be allowed to stay in Congress? Five years? Ten years? Forty-five? In this episode of Seasoned & Unfiltered, Steveo digs into the debate around congressional term limits, the age gap between Washington and the rest of America, and whether career politicians were ever what the Founding Fathers had in mind. Right now the median age of Americans is 38, but the average age...

What should Congress hide… and what should it reveal? In this episode of Seasoned & Unfiltered, Steveo starts with a serious question: Why did Congress vote against releasing sexual harassment and misconduct records tied to members of the House? House Resolution 1100 was supposed to bring transparency and accountability. Instead, it quietly disappeared back into committee — with 357 members vo...