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The Omaha Bugle-Global News Network
A thought-provoking look at the news--offering entertaining insights into politics, economics, and popular culture--which are occasionally grounded in actual facts.
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Episodes
Searching for Treasure in Joe Biden's Garage . . . Is there a Double Standard for Democrats and Republicans when Classified Documents are Involved? 17.01.2023 45:25
Send us Fan Mail Adam and Jeff describe the recurring appearances of new classified documents that keep showing up in President Biden's house, his garage and in the offices of the Penn Biden Center. They try to make sense of the assertion by Biden supporters that it is different when you offer to give the documents back after getting caught than if you (like Trump) assert any presidential p...
Bringing a Dose of Good Old Fashioned Wokeness to Our Most Insensitive Nursery Rhymes 19.12.2022 58:52
Send us Fan Mail Adam and Jeff continue carrying the torch of civilization forward and consider how best to rework many traditional nursery rhymes to purge them of their damaging patriarchal white-supremacist homophobic contents.
The "Parasitic Generation" . . . The Decline of Government Institutions . . . Does Anyone Care About Paying the National Debt? 16.12.2022 30:23
Send us Fan Mail Adam and Jeff begin their discussion of what Victor Davis Hanson has called the "parasitic generation"; the current governing elites who seem to be content to live off the achievements of past generations. The politicization of formerly stalwart institutions such as the FBI is discussed. Jeff asks how we have managed to increase the national debt from $1 trillion to $3...
Are Electric Cars Environmentally Friendly? . . . Could All Internal Combustion Engines Be Replaced by Electric Engines? . . .Why are Big Projects Designed by Bureaucrats Instead of Engineers? 14.12.2022 43:02
Send us Fan Mail Adam and Jeff return to familiar territory in calling out the socially virtuous drivers of electric cars who are ingnorant of the actual source of the electricity powering the grid. They point out that more than two-thirds of the electric grid is powered by fossil fuels. The recent (and illegal) attempt by California's governor to ban internal combustion engines by 2035 vi...
Steroid Use Among Internet Celebrities . . . Does Anyone Get A Pass for Crimes of Moral Turpitude? . . . Do Prisoner Swaps Encourage Other Countries to Kidnap Americans? 14.12.2022 47:31
Send us Fan Mail Adam and Jeff convene at the Omaha Bugle headquarters at Asgard to discuss the presence of steroids among celebrities and athletes. Adam talks about his own experiences with performance-enhancing steroids during his power-lifting career. Jeff wonders what anyone who is trying to attract attention on the internet to bolster their audience membership can do to stand out. Can peop...
Biden's Cratering Approval Ratings . . . Harris as the Ultimate Impeachment Shield . . . Politics As Religion . . . Supporting the Ever Expanding Welfare State . . . 22.11.2022 50:55
Send us Fan Mail Adam and Jeff talk about the apparent contradiction of President Biden's abysmal job approval ratings and the absence of any challengers for the 2024 Democratic nomination. Jeff suggests that since you do not have to show up in person to vote, you should not have to show up in person to run for office--a tactic successfully pioneered by Biden in the 2020 campaign (the now pr...
The Omaha Bugle's Purchase of CNN. . . .Times When CEOs Should Avoid Earnings Calls. . . . Why Do "Chicken Wings" Imported from China Have Toenails? . . . President Trump Announces His Candidacy for President. . . . Carbon Footprints and the G-20 Summit . 22.11.2022 38:47
Send us Fan Mail Adam and Jeff discuss their on-going efforts to purchase CNN after having passed a hat around the office. They express their sympathy for a CEO who was admittedly drunk on an earnings call. Adam points out that you get what you pay for after authorities determined that cheaper imported "chicken wings" from China were actually succulent rat legs. He also talks about fo...
The midterm red wave becomes a red puddle. . . . Joe Biden brings a refreshing new view of constitutionality to the executive branch. . . .The dangers of inflation and hyperinflation and having to break a $100 billion bill. 16.11.2022 29:04
Send us Fan Mail In their detailed post-midterm election analysis, Adam and Jeff conclude that not much changed except that the two parties traded a few seats and the GOP got to pick better parking spaces in the House parking garage. Although tens of billions of dollars were spent and the GOP took control of the House, Jeff thought that the return of political gridlock would be a positive develo...
Should hammers be regulated like guns? . . . Is there any Constitutional right to possess a hammer or, indeed, any other hand tools? . . . How might we put an end to school shootings? 16.11.2022 31:47
Send us Fan Mail Adam and Jeff discuss buying CNN with the spare change laying around the newsroom. The recent assault by a hammer-wielding assailant on Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul, prompts Adam to propose a national registry of hammers complete with background checks and "cooling off" periods. Jeff talks about the Founding Fathers having failed to include any reference in the U....
Do we expect less of everyone in today's society--even the really dumb people? Who calls the shots on the college campuses? Do higher grades in the new millennium mean supersmart students? 12.10.2022 42:32
Send us Fan Mail Always proud to display their command of multi-syllabic words, Adam and Jeff consider whether our society is experiencing a "dumbing down" of expectations. Students who have their feelings hurt or who find a class too difficult for their tastes are often able to petition the administrators to have the offending professor fired. Jeff considers how sympathetic his school...
Automotive Experts Adam and Jeff discuss some of the pros and cons of electric vehicles . . . Are electric vehicles actually "greener" than their gasoline-powered counterparts . . . Can the electric vehicle be a viable form of transportation for everyone? 12.10.2022 40:58
Send us Fan Mail Jeff and Adam, who are never shy about venturing into areas that they know little about, talk about the motoring experiences reported by recent Tesla drivers. The advantage of fewer moving parts in the motor of an electric vehicle is offset somewhat by the concern that the enormously-expensive battery packs that fuel electric cars will fail and have to be replaced (and not by D-...
The Russia-China Bromance . . . "Blue Light Specials" On the Russian Oil Market . . . The Latest 10 Foot Tall Enemy . . . Russia's Need for Elbow Room . . . China Offers Vague Promises--Not Much Else 05.10.2022 42:11
Send us Fan Mail Adam and Jeff put on their "geopolitical thinking caps" to discuss the latest "alliance of everlasting friendship" between Russia and China--which will probably last until lunchtime tomorrow. Russia's reliance on exports of gas and oil to keep its economy afloat has likened more than one person to refer to it as "a gas station with nuclear weapons.&q...
How Many Attorneys Does It Take to Change A Lightbulb? . . .Who "Killed" Ivana Trump? . Who Should Put a Value on Commercial Property? . . . Are Coffins the Best Place to Hide Classified Documents? . . . 05.10.2022 30:47
Send us Fan Mail In deference to Jeff's background as an attorney, Adam does his part to bolster the image of the profession by pulling up attorney jokes off the internet. Jeff and Adam discuss many of the bizarre conspiracy theories that have cropped up about the death of Ivana Trump and wonder if there are better places to store classified documents than a New Jersey golf course. They als...
A Visit to the Trump Store . . . A Sad Day for Teen-age Girls at the Kardashian Store in Miami . . . A New Olympic Event: The Luxury Handbag Toss . . . The FBI's Panty Raid on Mar-o-Lago . . . Barron Trump's Laptop Scandal 19.09.2022 35:17
Send us Fan Mail Always in search of bargains, Jeff recounts his visit to the Trump Store on Fifth Avenue in New York where you can take care of all of your holiday shopping needs. Adam and Jeff talk about the deeply discounted Trump Pence T-shirts, Trump sportswear, oversized Trump golf balls and MAGA hats actually made in Mexico. Adam brags about his luxurious Trump robe which he may have purc...
Adam talks about Stanley Tools and his extensive collection of hand tools . . . Jeff recalls building a doomed house in the Hamptons . . .Adam boasts that shipping containers would be a virtually indestructible form of housing 19.09.2022 34:31
Send us Fan Mail Jeff and Adam talk about the incredible intellectual legacy that the Omaha Bugle podcasts will provide to future generations of scholars, political leaders and arsonists. Adam recounts the surprising 180-year history of Stanley Tools, a leading supplier of tools throughout the world and an unwitting sponsor of the show. Adam and Jeff discuss the ups and downs (mainly downs) of h...
Adam Shares Some Heartwarming Stories About His Conversations With His Mother . . . Jeff and Adam Talk About "Super Bubbles" In the Economy . . . Adam Revisits His Benevolent Dictator Platform . . . The Tastiness of a Hamburger in the Metaverse 09.09.2022 47:44
Send us Fan Mail Adam begins by recounting several telephone conversations with his mother in which he tried to determine if the "buzzing sound" in the background was a power tool or a battery-powered relaxation device. Adam also recalls a couple of instances in which he managed quite by accident to embarrass his daughter. Jeff and Adam marvel at the infinite memory of most women which...
Seeking Loan Forgiveness from the Great and Powerful Biden . . . Wishing for Other Loan Forgiveness Programs such as the Car Debt Relief Act and the Zero Mortgage Balance Act . . . Could We Simply Forgive Everyone's Debt for Everything? 09.09.2022 33:46
Send us Fan Mail Adam and Jeff discuss the current proposal to have President Biden forgive up to $20,000 of student loan debt per borrower but wonder if there is any plausible legal basis other than the regime's own delusions to justify the exercise of such powers. Jeff points out that rapid rise of college tuition over the past 40 years has outstripped even our most bloated health care co...
Breaking Up is Hard to Do . . . People Have Always Wanted to Secede from the Union (Even Before There Was A Union). . . Could A Nuclear North Dakota Blackmail Other States? 28.08.2022 25:12
Send us Fan Mail Adam and Jeff turn their attention to long-simmering disputes between states and factions within states that have prompted calls for secession. They find that there is a rich history of secessionist movements in the United States which began even before the country was formed. Indeed, South Carolina and most of the other southern states waged an unsuccessful 4-year war against...
The White-Washing (and Gray-Washing) of America's Homes 28.08.2022 35:54
Send us Fan Mail Jeff and Adam turn their towering intellects to the so-called "HGTV-ification" of the United States based upon a recent article in the Atlantic magazine and talk about the differences between reality show renovations and the grubby real world of house repairs and remodeling replete with unobtainable materials and unavailable contractors and uninterested buyers. Flipping...
Strippers of the World Unite! 22.08.2022 24:31
Send us Fan Mail The Omaha Bugle presents a scholarly discussion between Adam Von Romer and Jeff Weaver regarding the prospects for strippers seeking to unionize to improve their working conditions. Even though Adam and Jeff have never set foot in a strip club or even looked at risque pictures on line (well, maybe once or twice), they consider the benefits that would arise from unionizing table d...
Electric Vehicles Vs. Good Old Fashioned Gas Guzzlers 22.08.2022 32:52
Send us Fan Mail The two highest paid correspondents at The Omaha Bugle, Adam Von Romer and Jeff Weaver, talk about the manufacturing process of electric vehicles (EVs) and the reliance of the electric power grid on fossil fuels. Showing the bossy know-it-all attitude that has endeared them to dozens of fans, Adam and Jeff wonder how EVs can be considered "green" when fossil fuels are u...
Adam Goes to the Hospital . . . And Survives! 17.08.2022 28:25
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Adam talks about his recent medical emergency scare which caused him to go to the hospital. Adam passed out while sitting in an emergency room but was still asked to fill out paperwork. Despite the receptionist's apparent lack of enthusiasm for her job, Adam was checked into the hospital. He was put into a medically-induced coma (not poisoned by one of the...
Transitory Inflation and Other Myths . . . Nancy Pelosi's Trip to Taiwan . . . Adam's Plans as Benevolent Dictator . . . The Incredible Shrinking Airline Seats (Part 1) 17.08.2022 14:46
Send us Fan Mail Adam and Jeff--appearing for the first time at the Palm Beach, Florida, news bureau of The Omaha Bugle--discuss the government's plan to tackle inflation by injecting several hundred billion dollars into the economy. (Milton Friedman is probably rolling over in his grave). They wonder if Nancy Pelosi took her recent trip to Asia (including a stop in Taiwan to enjoy a snack...
The Incredible Shrinking Airlines Seats (Part 2) . . .President Zelensky of Ukraine Gets a New Action Figure Doll . . . Russia and Ukraine Square Off Over McDonalds French Fries . . . Jeff's Recent Visit to Austin, Texas 17.08.2022 19:23
Send us Fan Mail After restarting the broadcast from the Palm Beach, Florida studio following the mistaken raid by the FBI, Jeff and Adam continue their discussion about steadily shrinking airline seats. Jeff offers an innovative double-seating proposal whereby lap-dance aficionados could pay extra to have someone sit on their lap; those agreeing to act as lap-sitters would then be charged a redu...
Putin's Generals lose their heads...Finding a Shiny Mega-yacht . . . Khrushchev's Shoe as the Environmentally-Friendly Roach Killer . . .The "Genius" of the Fed 12.08.2022 31:37
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Adam and Jeff discuss the command and control structure of the Russian military and the lack of innovation in the Russian army in terms of battlefield tactics. Adam talks about efforts by countries such as France to seize the mega-yachts and fancy homes of Russian oligarchs--many of whom have mysteriously died after disagreeing with the policies of the Russian go...
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