The Dangerous Ones

Seventy percent of Americans agree on almost everything, Marshall Herskovitz says. So why does the country feel this close to coming apart? Help Me Understand with Dr. Rod Berger, the first conversation. Emmy-winning writer, director and producer Marshall Herskovitz tells the story of the day a group of Hollywood storytellers briefed Democratic senators over lunch in 2017, and what it taught him a...

The midterms have arrived. Our nerves are fried. And Donald Trump is still talking about Jon Husted's ass like it's a closing argument for America. Jim, Tiffany, and Nick turn election-week dread into an increasingly unfiltered political roast, from the GOP's ridiculous pitch to the two Dan Sullivans on Alaska's ballot. Then comes Haley Stevens' political U-turn, a hilarious takedown of evangelica...

Fighting isn't the only way to win, Marshall Herskovitz says. The country was built on persuasion and debate, and persuading people is still a very powerful thing to do. Help Me Understand with Dr. Rod Berger. Emmy-winning writer, director and producer Marshall Herskovitz lays out the three pillars he drew from years of polling: an economy that brings power back to working Americans, a return to c...

Donald Trump's final midterm rallies in Iowa and Kansas delivered one bizarre moment after another. From discussing whether he'd date his own sister to proposing that New Mexico become New America, Trump left Jim, Tiffany, and Nick with plenty to unpack. The Dangerous Ones break down Trump's most outrageous moments, including his plan to rename the Strait of Hormuz, his advice to cattle ranchers,...

Even the cows are sick of Trump, and apparently the rest of America isn't far behind. Jim, Tiffany, and Nick dive into a wild collection of political comedy, Republican absurdity, and the growing frustration of voters heading into Election Day. A time-traveling Republican gets a crash course in modern MAGA, a comedian demonstrates how Democrats could finally stop playing nice, and Anderson Cooper...

Your phone wants a campaign donation. Your mailbox wants your attention. Jim, Tiffany and Nick would like everyone to calm the fuck down. This episode turns election fatigue into a funny, occasionally exasperated conversation about Donald Trump, political fundraising and the daily annoyances competing for our last remaining nerve. The hosts talk Obama nostalgia, Netflix frustration, doomscrolling...

  A 76-year-old American has officially run out of patience with Donald Trump, and he has prepared what might be the most gloriously profane political monologue ever delivered to our phone line. Tiffany Drastic and Nick Knudsen are taking your calls, and the Danger Corps has some things to get off its chest. Kathy from Kansas City explains how Trump has cost her friendships. Lolo has a very simple...

We asked listeners how they really feel about Donald Trump, and apparently nobody needed time to prepare an opinion. Jim, Tiffany and Nick hand the microphone to the People's Hotline for a collection of furious, funny and occasionally impressively organized rants. From an Ohio caller with a lengthy list to a Scottish listener with absolutely no interest in diplomatic language, these messages bring...

Give a Trump supporter a microphone and a follow-up question, and suddenly an interview turns into a hostage negotiation with a talking point. Jim, Tiffany and Nick unpack the excuses, contradictions and furious certainty in a roundup of MAGA interviews about Donald Trump, government aid, Ukraine and the Epstein files. There's an argument over a would-be Trump family dynasty, a political parody th...

Donald Trump's campaign events are inspiring some uncomfortable comparisons, Ken Paxton's latest rally venue is providing comedy material all by itself, and Barack Obama is back on the campaign trail reminding people what an actual presidential speech can sound like. Jim Drastic, Tiffany Drastic and Nick Knudsen dig into the absurdity of Republican campaign messaging, including a gloriously nonsen...

A $90 Medicare payment can land in your account. Peace of mind is apparently sold separately. Dr. Rod Berger starts with a caller who says she's losing insurance despite being on Medicare and Medicaid, then asks what government help means when people still don't feel protected. On Help Me Understand, Rod examines the rebate's eligibility rules, rising health insurance premiums, his own frustrating...

Defending Donald Trump is starting to sound like an endurance sport, and apparently some people refuse to stretch. Jim, Tiffany and Nick unpack the excuses, conspiracy theories and billionaire worship that keep MAGA running, with political satire that sounds uncomfortably close to conversations we've all had. From Facebook-fueled nonsense to the question of why struggling people go to bat for bill...

Donald Trump's approval ratings are providing plenty of material for political comedy, and Tiffany Drastic and Nick Knudsen have absolutely no intention of letting it go to waste. In this episode, Tiffany and Nick roast Stephen Miller, question MAGA's seemingly limitless loyalty to Trump, and find increasingly ridiculous ways to turn Republican politics into a comedy routine. Along the way, they i...

Donald Trump has a lot on his mind, and apparently much of it involves other men's bodies. Nick Knudsen and Tiffany Drastic listen to his unusually detailed descriptions of Senator Jon Husted, handsome military generals and a businessman who supposedly wanted to kiss him. The hosts have questions. So many questions. Then Trump boasts about his cognitive testing, including the animal-identification...

Americans showed up for No Kings with two things: a determination to vote and absolutely no interest in being polite about Donald Trump. Nick Knudsen and Tiffany Drastic are celebrating the October 17 No Kings protests, and the conversations go well beyond funny cardboard signs. They talk about why smaller demonstrations in places like Salem, Oregon, and Springfield, Missouri, matter, why some pro...

Donald Trump's White House press secretary has barely left the building, and Nick Knudsen and Tiffany Drastic are already interviewing her imaginary replacements. There's just one requirement: their names have to start with K. Apparently, that's the closest thing the Trump administration has to a hiring policy. So who's next? Kid Rock? Kanye West? Kim Jong-un? Kyle Rittenhouse? Nick and Tiffany no...

Courtesy Really America  Hello Danger Corps! We have some potentially beautiful news for everyone who's spent the last two years wondering whether America has collectively lost its fucking mind. Donald Trump's polling is looking increasingly ugly, Republicans are facing some alarming midterm warning signs, and Trump is responding to questions about his approval ratings with all the dignity and emo...

America is looking more like a circus every day, and Tiffany Drastic and Nick Knudsen have decided that if we're going to be surrounded by clowns, we might as well get some laughs out of it. In this episode of The Dangerous Ones, the jokes fly at Donald Trump, Elon Musk, the White House press secretary and the billionaires who seem to operate under an entirely different set of rules. Tiffany and N...

Courtesey of Really American  Donald Trump has been spending an extraordinary amount of time describing other men's bodies. Their shoulders. Their legs. Their handsome faces. And, yes, their backsides. Anderson Cooper noticed. And he came prepared. In this episode of The Dangerous Ones, Nick Knudsen and Tiffany Drastic listen to Cooper's hilarious CNN takedown of Trump's increasingly peculiar rall...

Courtesy of Really American What do Kimberly Guilfoyle, Jared Kushner, Mike Johnson and the world's most convenient Antifa conspiracy have in common? They're all part of another spectacularly ridiculous episode of The Dangerous Ones. Jim Drastic, Tiffany Drastic and Nick Knudsen are back with a comedy-filled conversation about Trump supporters, Republican hypocrisy, politicians who want ordinary A...

Texas Republicans are spending a fortune in their effort to defeat James Talarico, and the campaign messaging has become a gold mine for political comedy. Tiffany and Nick break down the absurdity, react to the Florida governor's race, and celebrate record-breaking early voting in Georgia. Then there's the Trump supporter who says he'll vote for Trump again in 2028. Yes, even after somebody explai...

Donald Trump jokes that his supporters would applaud even his stupidest remarks, and Jim Drastic, Tiffany Drastic and Nick Knudsen have some questions. Mainly: how do you defend a politician who practically writes the jokes about his own supporters? In this episode of The Dangerous Ones, the hosts listen to a collection of increasingly ridiculous Trump-supporter interviews and political comedy ran...

What do Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Russian internet infrastructure and Jim Drastic's inability to pronounce cholesterol have in common? They're all part of another completely ridiculous episode of The Dangerous Ones. Jim, Tiffany and Nick are back with Meme Wars, and the conversation is as chaotic as you'd expect. The hosts laugh their way through jokes about Russian data centers, Trump's intel...

Trump keeps talking about a golden age. Meanwhile, a disabled veteran is fighting to get two knee braces, Americans are comparing grocery bills, and seniors are wondering why politicians think a few dollars will fix everything. Jim, Tiffany and Nick open the phones to Americans who've had enough. Hear a veteran deliver an unforgettable message about VA care, a Missouri caller share how she's handl...

Donald Trump shows up at The Office and immediately proves he's no Dwight Schrute. Elon Musk gets his own musical roast. And a country song about Trump and Vladimir Putin has Nick and Tiffany laughing at the sheer absurdity of it all. On this episode of The Dangerous Ones, Nick Knudsen and Tiffany Drastic explore the increasingly strange world of AI political comedy. From ridiculous game-show dial...