A WORLD GONE MAD

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...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was fixed. Then the fix started breaking. Again . What happens when government tries to solve a simple problem, spends a pile of money doing it, celebrates the solution, and then discovers the solution has problems of its own? Let’s just say the story gets bluer from there. Meanwhile, Barack Obama is building something in Chicago that...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool had one job. Hold water and look reflective. Somehow it ended up at the center of a political controversy involving algae, treatment systems, blame shifting, and enough finger-pointing to qualify as an Olympic event. Meanwhile, a brand new international bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Canada is ready to open. Billions of dollar...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Iran and America announce a deal. Great news, right? There’s just one small problem. The people who negotiated it seem to be describing two different agreements.   Before anyone starts celebrating peace, stability, and diplomacy, it might help if everybody could agree on what they actually agreed to. Then things get even stranger. Gavin Newsom says federal agents are kno...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Trump says a deal with Iran is essentially done. Iran says not so fast. Somebody isn’t telling the same story, and when the stakes involve nuclear negotiations and one of the most volatile regions on Earth, that matters.  I look at the latest claims, the contradictions, and why Americans should be asking a lot more questions before accepting victory speeches at face valu...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW The Post Office is supposed to deliver the mail. So why is it suddenly being pulled into election battles ? A proposal tied to a Trump directive could put mail in ballots at the center of a fight over voter lists, federal authority, and who gets to decide how elections are handled . Why should that concern every American, regardless of party? Then I shift from politics t...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Donald Trump has many talents. One of them is finding a way to make virtually everything about Donald Trump . This episode looks at the giant ego that seems to demand constant attention , whether it’s politics, national events, the media, or even things that have absolutely nothing to do with him. Apparently every spotlight in America eventually has to be redirected towa...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Something strange may be happening inside the Republican Party. House Republicans just crossed Donald Trump on Ukraine and Russia, two subjects that have been treated like political third rails for years. Nobody announced a rebellion. Nobody held a press conference declaring independence.  But when lawmakers start voting against a man they’ve spent years fearing, excusin...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Donald Trump says the Iran war is winding down. The problem is the missiles apparently didn’t get the memo.  While politicians talk about stability and progress, new attacks, new targets, and new questions keep emerging. At some point, reality has a way of interrupting the talking points. Then there are the latest election results from Iowa and California. Political assu...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Three stories. Three reminders that power doesn’t always get its way. This week, a federal court weighed in on Trump’s Kennedy Center controversy. The ruling raises larger questions about power, politics, and who really controls one of America’s most recognizable cultural institutions. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is entering the final weeks of its term, with decisions s...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW America only gets one 250th anniversary. So why does it feel like America’s birthday is becoming yet another political battle centered around Donald Trump? In this episode, I look at the growing controversy surrounding artists reportedly walking away from America 250 events and the strange discussion about putting Trump on a proposed $250 bill. At what point does a natio...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW America officially crossed into parody territory. In this episode, Jeff dives headfirst into one of the strangest weeks in modern American politics where the White House starts looking less like it’s the center of global diplomacy and more like a pay per view event sponsored by chaos and caffeine. From plans involving the White House lawn itself to increasingly surreal p...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Memorial Day is one of those holidays almost everybody recognizes, but not everybody really understands.  In this episode, I’m taking a closer look at how a solemn day of remembrance became wrapped up in cookouts, road trips, sales, baseball, the Indy 500, and the unofficial start of summer. I’ll get into what Memorial Day actually honors, why it’s different from Veteran...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Gas prices are climbing again, Americans are getting crushed again, and somehow we’re all expected to act like paying seventy dollars to drive to the grocery store is just part of being a functional society now.  Meanwhile politicians keep talking about global strategy while regular people are sitting in parking lots trying to figure out whether groceries, rent, or elect...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW America’s officially reached the stage where billionaires are buying summer homes while millions of people are standing in grocery store aisles trying to decide whether eggs, bread, or rent gets to survive another week.  Washington’s answer? Tariffs, SNAP cuts, and speeches about “fiscal responsibility” delivered by people who’ve probably never compared ramen noodle pric...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Hackers may have breached fuel monitoring systems tied to gas stations here in the United States, and officials suspect Iran could be connected. That sentence alone should make people uncomfortable.  Instead, most Americans are so overwhelmed and distracted they barely even react anymore. Because apparently in 2026, “foreign hackers inside American infrastructure” barely...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW When did lying stop being political spin… and start becoming America’s operating system? In this episode, I dive into the growing normalization of misinformation, manufactured outrage, and the dangerous idea that facts no longer matter if your political tribe approves of the story.  From Trump’s latest claims involving Iran to the broader culture of “just believe whateve...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Tuesday’s elections revealed something deeper than politics. Americans are exhausted, financially stressed, burned out by nonstop outrage, and increasingly voting out of fear instead of hope.  I break down the election results, media hype, economic frustration, and why the country feels one bad news alert away from collectively losing its mind. Then I look at Donald Trum...

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW The U.S. and Iran are trading shots near the Strait of Hormuz, and everyone’s acting like this is just another headline. It’s not.  This is one of the most important choke points in the world, and when tensions rise here, it doesn’t stay “over there.” It hits energy, markets, and eventually your wallet. At the same time, voter roll purges are being pushed right up agains...