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A rare Friday palate cleanser. Jesse Edwards lightens the mood after a heavy news cycle by breaking down a viral inflation stumble from Rep. Lauren Boebert before diving into a legendary piece of chaotic city council testimony that perfectly captures the strange intersection of confidence, confusion, and democracy in action. It’s part satire, part cultural observation, and part uncomfortable quest...

A candid reflection on the libertarian push to soften hard drug enforcement and the uncomfortable reality that followed, this episode explores what happens when ideology outruns infrastructure and why compassion without intervention becomes neglect. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

A different kind of episode exploring consciousness, uncertainty, and the quiet absurdity of being alive, with a personal reflection on Deism as a way to approach spirituality & politics beyond dogma. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Trump once warned America about reckless conflict with Iran. Now the threats, the buildup, and the rhetoric sound eerily familiar. When the outsider starts echoing the establishment he ran against, the question isn’t left or right. It’s whether anything actually changed. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Trump’s tariff loss at the Supreme Court leaves another economic mess behind while teasing UFO disclosure and the promise of historic "alien" revelations. But as the spectacle grows louder, billionaire Les Wexner’s deposition raises new questions about a mysterious inventory system tied to Jeffrey Epstein, hinting at structured records. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californi...

Trump rolls out a shady sounding peace fund, showers praise on Qatar, and once again reminds everyone that in his world enemies are just future coworkers waiting for the right offer. Jesse Edwards digs into the eerie pattern of critics who swore Trump was dangerous only to end up smiling beside him once power got close enough to smell.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali...

As Trump edges toward war with Iran, many Americans are left wondering why their struggles at home keep taking a back seat. Meanwhile, CBS Sunday Morning continues to drift from the charm that once made it special, reflecting a broader disconnect between institutions and the audiences they’re meant to serve. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a...

Conservatives are starting to jump ship, and 2026 may mark the end of the Trump era. As high-profile MAGA loyalists quietly distance themselves and midterm losses loom, the illusion of invincibility is cracking. But this episode goes deeper than one man. It examines how outrage has fueled a broken political machine, how power protects itself while we fight each other, and why the real battle isn’t...

Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/DuYtNnXnIhA A look at the brief moment when left and right were circling the same problem of global power without local accountability before the internet and 911 ruined everything. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/61__fzlQ7fE This is a call for conservatives to finally say out loud what many have long known: Donald Trump is not a conservative, he is a threat to conservatism itself. On guns, on due process, on the power of the state, and on the rule of law, Trump has governed like the very authoritarians the right once opposed. The choice is no longer poli...

Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/fCl47tCRs34 Tim Pool spent the last 12 minutes of his podcast going line by line through my recent Newsweek op-ed, calling me insane, unhinged, and a victim of Trump Derangement Syndrome, so I figured we should talk about it. In this episode, I walk through the opening of his critique, explain where he gets my argument wrong, and why this debate...

Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/42Ih8v_Tgn0 In today’s episode, I break down Trump’s use of masked, militarized federal agents in Minneapolis and why the men who built this country feared a permanent domestic force more than any foreign enemy. Warrants, raids, executive power, and what happens when a republic stops restraining itself. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr...

Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/3Sw5HKfmPZo In today’s Newsweek Radio monologue, Jesse Edwards explains why Trump has forced him to choose the enemy of his enemy, and why that choice may haunt American politics long after Trump is gone. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/8JzW8VK0leY A strange Trump remark leads Jesse Edwards back to Hunter S. Thompson and an old description of American power that still fits too well. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/99EdOxi6GSo On today’s Newsweek Radio, Jesse Edwards examines the most dangerous failure of the Trump era, not personality, but institutional collapse. When courts hesitate, Congress stalls, and accountability disappears, the republic is reduced to waiting for time to do what law no longer can. This is not a partisan critique. It is a warning ab...

Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/bLNME6ooHKk This episode takes the gloves off and lays out why Trump is the conservative many refuse to become. Along the way, the show breaks down the political memes of the week, because memes often tell the truth faster than headlines. From Trump’s public meltdowns to the moral rot he has normalized on the right, this is a raw look at what po...

Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/sOV93Ak1-cg Everyone falls for lies. Everyone gets played. In this episode, Jesse Edwards explains why misinformation is unavoidable, disinformation is intentional, and Donald Trump became the most effective user of both. This is a rejection of tribal politics and a call to step back from the spectacle before it consumes us. See Privacy Policy a...

A message of solidarity with the people of Iran and the women defying a theocratic regime. Real protest, real courage, and a clear line between freedom and forced obedience. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/7vkmInf85ic Both tribes are yelling about the ICE shooting in Minnesota, and both are getting it wrong. One tribe is calling it justified. The other is calling it murder. The reality sits in the uncomfortable middle. A woman is dead. An officer made bad decisions. And an activist put herself in a situation that common sense says was dangerous. T...

Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/zs2cNdWREEY For once, I’m giving Donald Trump credit where it’s due. Trump floated the idea of banning Wall Street and massive institutional investors from buying up single-family homes, and whether you love him or hate him, it’s a long-overdue idea that deserves support. In this episode, I explain why I’m backing the policy even as a hardcore n...

Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/NuN1F4-nbd4 Donald Trump didn’t just break American politics, he exposed how hollow it already was. The right sold its soul to a transactional grifter. The left responded with performative outrage, geriatric leadership, and empty lectures while the house burned. The media rewarded the chaos, the lies, and the spectacle because it was profitable....

Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/cjWIkI9mLWU This is not a partisan rant or a call to join a new tribe. It’s a direct reckoning with how extremism, cowardice, distraction, and tribal loyalty broke something fundamental in this country. Using real January 6 footage throughout, this monologue follows the path from frustration to clarity and asks a simple question: if neither side...

Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/iU6nXvw6euk Donald Trump once sold “America First” as a promise to end endless wars and foreign entanglements. Instead, he is delivering the opposite. After escalating in Venezuela, Trump is now openly threatening military or coercive action in Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, and even Greenland, moves that would have been unthinkable to his own base jus...

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/b8LcsmzdRDI Donald Trump is doing what he has always done. Question him once and you are gone. A clean water bill was killed, alliances are breaking, and loyalty is being enforced through retaliation, not leadership. From Boebert to MTG to Musk, the pattern never changes. Ask about Epstein, show independence, or step out of line and the circle closes...

Watch on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/EB3VMf4v3-w Donald Trump didn’t stumble into the conspiracy right, he built it. From birtherism to election denial to Epstein, Trump weaponized paranoia, antisemitism, and grievance to gain and hold power, surrounding himself with figures who traffic in the same rot. Being “pro-Israel” doesn’t absolve him; it’s been a shield, not a principle. This episode br...