The Jeff Ward Show

In the mall of politics, Hillary Clinton is Sears. The doors are closed and no one wants to go in. No one wants to listen to her, especially Fox News. They cut her off in the middle of her speech. An anti-vaxxer got on a plane and tried to open the door mid-flight to spread COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. Can we put this guy on a no-fly list? Thanks to Supreme Lending for sponsoring this podcast!...

Is it legal to have a sign in your yard that tells people not to buy your neighbor's house? Will Donald Trump and his children be testifying in New York City? Our (un)official legal analyst Stephen Toland joins the show to answer these questions and more. Thanks to Supreme Lending for sponsoring this podcast! https://get.johnmcclellan.com/austin-mortgage-1/ Thanks to Aura for sponsoring this episo...

You can't argue art for art's sake. Art is taken and put into politics. And politics is cultural junk. Key example: Rudy Giuliani telling Eminem to leave the country for kneeling during the Super Bowl halftime show. Way to go, Beto. After a long streak of doing nothing right, governor candidate Beto O'Rourke finally said something worthwhile. If elected, Beto wants to ban members of Congress from...

People in positions of power in the NFL, including franchise owners, have been accused of harassment, throwing games, underage prostitution, and now, filming the cheerleaders in the locker room without their consent. Imagine what would happen if the players were accused of that. Thanks to Supreme Lending for sponsoring this podcast! https://get.johnmcclellan.com/austin-mortgage-1/ Thanks to Aura f...

A flight attendants' union is calling for those convicted of violence or disrupting a flight to be added to a national no-fly list. Yet some Republican politicians are fighting for their "right" to interstate travel. Thanks to Supreme Lending for sponsoring this podcast! https://get.johnmcclellan.com/austin-mortgage-1/ Thanks to Aura for sponsoring this episode! aura.com/jeff Thanks to Spec's Wine...

Freestyle skier Eileen Gu grew up in the United States but she is competing for China in the 2022 Winter Olympics. Of course, she's getting heat from a MAGA wannabe. Would she be getting even more flak if she wasn't a pretty young woman? Thanks to Supreme Lending for sponsoring this podcast! https://get.johnmcclellan.com/austin-mortgage-1/ Thanks to Aura for sponsoring this episode! aura.com/jeff...

These are the traits Americans seem to want in a president: really old, really white and really unpopular. According to new polling data, the 2024 presidential candidates won't be any different. Pastor Greg Locke's rants used to be funny. Now they're becoming scary. In Locke's latest rant, he threatens to dox "witches" within his church. Thanks to Supreme Lending for sponsoring this podcast! https...

From cigarettes to strip clubs, officials have been trying to tax people out of their bad habits for years. But does increasing taxes actually decrease the demand? We've lost our modern-day Winston Churchill. Craig Shubert, the mayor of Hudson, Ohio, who claimed ice fishing shanties can lead to prostitution, has stepped down. Thanks to Supreme Lending for sponsoring this podcast! https://get.johnm...

You would think there were dating apps for everyone at this point. Yet apparently there's room in the market for one more. Tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel is backing the creation of a conservative dating app called The Right Stuff. Thanks to Supreme Lending for sponsoring this podcast! https://get.johnmcclellan.com/austin-mortgage-1/ Thanks to Aura for sponsoring this episode! aura.com/jeff Thanks t...

If you live in Austin, you've become accustomed to having a water boil at least once a year for the past four years. Finally, the director of Austin Water has stepped down after the latest boil water notice. Thanks to Supreme Lending for sponsoring this podcast! https://get.johnmcclellan.com/austin-mortgage-1/ Thanks to Aura for sponsoring this episode! aura.com/jeff Thanks to Spec's Wines, Spirit...

The Myspace Super Bowl halftime show on the AOL stage was the right way to do old. They played all the vintage hits and they did it well. And, of course, the show was hijacked. Here comes the Fox News freak-out. Thanks to Supreme Lending for sponsoring this podcast! https://get.johnmcclellan.com/austin-mortgage-1/ Thanks to Aura for sponsoring this episode! aura.com/jeff Thanks to Spec's Wines, Sp...

You shouldn't be doing worse in the race than you were when you weren't in the race. Unfortunately, that's how things are going for Beto. He's going backward. Thanks to Supreme Lending for sponsoring this podcast! https://get.johnmcclellan.com/austin-mortgage-1/ Thanks to Aura for sponsoring this episode! aura.com/jeff Thanks to Spec's Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods for sponsoring this podcast! ht...

There were plenty of cute and funny ads during the Super Bowl. Forget about those. What about the ads that blew it? Thanks to Supreme Lending for sponsoring this podcast! https://get.johnmcclellan.com/austin-mortgage-1/ Thanks to Aura for sponsoring this episode! aura.com/jeff Thanks to Spec's Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods for sponsoring this podcast! https://specsonline.com/ Jeff Ward's experien...

The lunatic 35 percent rule is in effect. Only 35 percent of voters matter and they're all lunatics. And their numbers are growing. Thanks to Supreme Lending for sponsoring this podcast! https://get.johnmcclellan.com/austin-mortgage-1/ Thanks to Aura for sponsoring this episode! aura.com/jeff Thanks to Spec's Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods for sponsoring this podcast! https://specsonline.com/ Jeff...

The NFL wants a franchise owner in Austin and they're begging a local businessman to buy the Broncos. Can you guess why they're asking him specifically? Thanks to Supreme Lending for sponsoring this podcast! https://get.johnmcclellan.com/austin-mortgage-1/ Thanks to Aura for sponsoring this episode! aura.com/jeff Thanks to Spec's Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods for sponsoring this podcast! https://...

Ice fishing is stupid. It's stupid, and according to a mayor in Ohio, it can lead to prostitution. In preparation for the Super Bowl, companies want consumers to watch their ads early. Here's a sneak peek of some of the ads we'll see on Super Bowl Sunday. Thanks to Supreme Lending for sponsoring this podcast! https://get.johnmcclellan.com/austin-mortgage-1/ Thanks to Aura for sponsoring this episo...

Congresswoman Nancy Mace is feeling the wrath of Trump's "F U." He endorsed her opponent so she stood outside of Trump tower and begged for his support. A new poll shows that Republicans are losing interest in the NFL and they think it's "doing too much" for Black players. Huh? Thanks to Supreme Lending for sponsoring this podcast! https://get.johnmcclellan.com/austin-mortgage-1/ Thanks to Aura fo...

The Oscar nominations were announced this week and Steven Spielberg has now been nominated at least once in the past six decades. Cecily Knobler joins the show to break down his best films. Thanks to Supreme Lending for sponsoring this podcast! https://get.johnmcclellan.com/austin-mortgage-1/ Thanks to Aura for sponsoring this episode! aura.com/jeff Thanks to Spec's Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods...

Even if Gary Chambers loses his Senate race, he has a promising future in advertising. The U.S. Senate candidate released another kickass campaign ad. Brian Flores is a Black coach suing the NFL for racial discrimination. But his legal team has no Black representation. Emmanuel Acho isn't afraid to call him out for it. Thanks to Supreme Lending for sponsoring this podcast! https://get.johnmcclella...

The Republican party's plan to freak out parents is working. They're focusing on "problems" that aren't even problems. Whatever happened to talking about things that mattered? Thanks to Supreme Lending for sponsoring this podcast! https://get.johnmcclellan.com/austin-mortgage-1/ Thanks to Aura for sponsoring this episode! aura.com/jeff Thanks to Spec's Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods for sponsoring...

Brian Flores's discrimination lawsuit against the NFL has all the necessary sex appeal but what are the legal aspects of the case? Our (un)official legal analyst Stephen Toland joins the show to break it down. Thanks to Supreme Lending for sponsoring this podcast! https://get.johnmcclellan.com/austin-mortgage-1/ Thanks to Aura for sponsoring this episode! aura.com/jeff Thanks to Spec's Wines, Spir...

Voters, you are ethically challenged. You don't care when politicians practice insider trading and you elect people like Tommy Tuberville, who doesn't even know the three branches of government. Joe Rogan has a response to the critics and it's a hilarious and honest comeback. Thanks to Supreme Lending for sponsoring this podcast! https://get.johnmcclellan.com/austin-mortgage-1/ Thanks to Aura for...

Spotify did kick someone off their platform. Meet Crazy Stew, an anti-vax, rapping, conservative talk radio host. A pro-Trump poltician's anti-Trump son posted a hilarious practical joke on his father's social media that could end his political career. Arriba, Mexico! Thanks to Supreme Lending for sponsoring this podcast! https://get.johnmcclellan.com/austin-mortgage-1/ Thanks to Aura for sponsori...

Eileen Gu is an 18-year-old Olympic gold medalist. She's from San Francisco but she renounced her American citizenship to compete for China. Is she a geopolitical crusader or is she an anti-American teenager? Thanks to Supreme Lending for sponsoring this podcast! https://get.johnmcclellan.com/austin-mortgage-1/ Thanks to Aura for sponsoring this episode! aura.com/jeff Thanks to Spec's Wines, Spiri...

The Air Force is paying the families and survivors of the Sutherland Springs shooting $230 million as reparations for not flagging the shooter. We're taking the blame, taxpayers. Thanks to Supreme Lending for sponsoring this podcast! https://get.johnmcclellan.com/austin-mortgage-1/ Thanks to Aura for sponsoring this episode! aura.com/jeff Thanks to Spec's Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods for sponsor...