Southpaws

Jack and Katy are off this week, so Darren discussed these topics: The United States Supreme Court ruled against Donald Trump’s claim of executive privilege in trying to stop the National Archives from sharing documents to the January 6 Committee. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was ordered to turn over any documents about his actions and movements on January 6, 2021. He was found to be violatin...

Jack and Katy are off this week, so Darren discussed these topics: The National Archives received forged certificates of ascertainment declaring Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 election from his supporters in Arizona and Michigan. Trump’s efforts to pressure state officials to overturn the 2020 election are exposed by open records requests. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) blasted Democrats for turn...

Due to a scheduling issue on Darren’s part, Katy Steele could not join Darren and Jack for recording this episode. These topics were discussed: Darren talked about contracting Covid-19 during the Christmas holiday. Jack takes the science deniers and the conservatives to the woodshed. Ignorance is going to kill us all. Over 90% of the country is vaccinated against polio, measles, mumps, and rubella...

Katy and Jack are off this week, so Darren presents another special “Best Of Southpaws.” By special request, this is a “Best Of Off The Cuff”, a collection of strange and bizarre news stories over the last 10 years. Here are the segments: 4-13-16: Four-year-old Bennett sent a love letter to Bailey, his crush, inviting her to “eat cheeses” with him. 7-21-17: A coffee company had to recall products...

Katy and Jack are off this week, so Darren presents a very special “Best Of Southpaws,” which includes a brand new Hammer Time segment. On this episode: Hammer Time: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) says no to the Build Back Better program. When will an actual progressive primary him? From July 22, 2015: Darren and Joe Elder were in the studio with Nate Kettle. On the phone were Jim Goerner and union offic...

Katy and Jack will be off for the next couple of weeks, so Darren will be flying solo as he discusses these topics: A San Francisco family filed a racial discrimination lawsuit after two different appraisals on their house showed strikingly different results based on who portrayed the owner. Darren explains why automating the appraisal process is not the answer. Spyware from an Israeli company was...

Darren, Katy, and Jack discuss these topics: We tell the truth about Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) who passed away earlier this week. When will Americans finally wake up to how badly they’re getting screwed by the oligarchs? A plumber found an unknown amount of cash and checks hidden in the bathroom of Joel Osteen’s Houston mega church. Katy and Jack dive down the rabbit hole of Christianity and capital...

Darren, Katy, and Jack discuss these topics: We talk about the shooting at the Oxford, Michigan high school Tuesday that killed four students. After we recorded this episode, prosecutors announced involuntary manslaughter charges against the parents of the shooter. The shooter’s mother posted a now removed blog from November 2016 praising Donald Trump. How do we fix this? We can’t rely on legislat...

Darren, Katy, and Jack discuss these topics: We analyze the potential fallout of the Kyle Rittenhouse acquittal. Is it "open season" on left leaning protesters? Three Georgia men were convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. The former Glynn County, Georgia district attorney was indicted by a grand jury on charges of obstructing the Ahmaud Arbery case. Spaniards are revolting against American landlor...

Once upon a time, I was creative when it came to breaks and rejoinders when we were on the Kentwood radio station. I found this digging through the archives and totally forgot that this aired. So here's a flashback.

Darren is hosting by himself this week. Topics include: Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) was censured by the House and removed from all of his committee assignments after he posted an anime video depicting him murdering Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). Jacob Chansley, the self-professed "QAnon Shaman", was sentenced to nearly 3 1/2 years in prison for his role in the traitorous storming of the U.S. Cap...

Katy Steele is off this week, so Darren and Jack discuss these topics: Darren wants to know why military people love ABBA. The judge presiding over the Kyle Rittenhouse trial made comments that were interpreted as anti-Asian. Darren and Jack agree that the hatred currently in this country can all be traced back to Donald Trump. U.S. Olympic gymnast Suni Lee was sprayed with pepper spray in an anti...

Darren, Katy, and Jack discuss these topics: A serious discussion about homelessness led to a discussion on humanity. Where is our empathy? Other countries have eliminated homelessness. Why don’t we? The oligarchs appear to hold all the cards no matter what happens. A QAnon gathering in Dallas, Texas was supposed to hail the return of John F. Kennedy, Junior. The crowd left disappointed. A January...

Darren, Katy, and Jack discuss these topics: President Biden cut items that would help the poor from a $1.75 Trillion spending bill. Whose side is he on? A township clerk in Hillsdale County, Michigan believes that Donald Trump was cheated in 2020. The State Election Bureau removed her from running the next election due to not following procedures. Now, the township's vote tabulator equipment is m...

Katy and Jack are off this week, so Darren covered these topics: South Dakota begins to investigate "Appraisergate." Missouri Governor Mike Parson (R) is given advice on how not to handle a crisis. Will he take it? Colin Powell was a good soldier. That's not a compliment. A progressive think tank study showed corporate greed is responsible for rising prices during the pandemic. Republican lawmaker...

Darren, Katy, and Jack discuss these topics: The father of a teenage boy who injured himself and others after taking a homemade bomb to a Newaygo, Michigan school is going to prison. ShotSpotter is suing Vice Media over a report that the gunshot detection company allegedly altered evidence to help police win court cases. John Deere workers have gone on strike against the company. A Southlake, Texa...

Darren, Katy, and Jack discuss these topics: Former U.S. Rep Todd Akin (R-MO), whose "legitimate rape" comments derailed his 2012 U.S. Senate run, died of cancer Sunday. 18 former National Basketball Association players have been charged with fraud after allegedly submitting false insurance claims with the league's insurance program. Kellogg's workers went on strike for better wages and work condi...

Darren, Katy, and Jack discuss these topics: Under Mike Pompeo's leadership in 2017, the CIA examined kidnapping or assassinating Wikileaks founder Julian Assange over publishing leaked materials involving "Vault 7," according to a report from Yahoo News. Should the public really be surprised by this revelation? Look at how other whistleblowers are treated (Chelsea Manning, Reality Winner, etc.) A...

Katy is off this week, so Darren and Jack discuss these topics: Darren and Jack analyze Rachel Maddow’s comments regarding Alaska rationing health care because intensive care units are filled with unvaccinated Covid patients. A New Hampshire state lawmaker left the Republican Party over the party’s continued opposition to mask and vaccine mandates. Disgraced former Trump National Security Advisor...

***This is a corrected version of the August 6, 2021 episode of Southpaws. All editing errors have been corrected. I apologize for any inconvenience.*** Katy and Jack are off this week, so Darren discussed these topics: United becomes the first airline to mandate COVID vaccines for all of their employees. CNN fired three employees for coming into the office unvaccinated. Employers continue to blam...

Jack Prince is off this week, so Darren and Katy discuss these topics: Nicki Minaj made startling untrue claims about the Covid vaccine. Darren and Katy look at the hesitancy for the Covid vaccine and compared it to a lack of hesitancy for the polio vaccine. Howard Stern doubled down on mandatory Covid vaccinations, which led to a spirited debate between Darren and Katy. Unvaccinated hospital pati...

Katy Steele is off this week, so Darren and Jack discuss these topics: President Joe Biden is set to issue an executive order requiring Covid vaccinations for federal employees and employees of large businesses. Selfish violent conservatives who refuse to get vaccinated are killing innocent people by clogging up hospitals. Darren believes coddling stupidity has led us to where we are now. A judge...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: Texas bans all abortions six weeks after conception and the U.S. Supreme Court refused to temporarily block the ban while lawsuits are heard in lower courts. Darren believes Texas women should withhold sex from men until that law is removed. Has the United States begun to imitate art in the form of the movie "Idiocracy"? An Iowa man accused of being one of the...

Darren, Katy, and Jack discuss these topics: Author James Loewen passed away. We look at his work in identifying "sundown towns." One of the men who admitted his role in the murder plot against Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) is sentenced to six years in prison. Donald Trump was booed at an Alabama rally for telling supporters to get vaccinated. Update: Conservative Nashville radio host Phi...

Due to technical difficulties, Jack could not join the show by phone. Darren and Katy discussed these topics: A Barry County, Michigan man has petitioned Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) to remove Sheriff Dar Leaf from office. An Alabama doctor said he would no longer see unvaccinated patients in his office. Michigan political pundit Susan Demas said "coddling ignorance for years" has led to the Covi...