The situation with Jerzee Joe

In this week's podcast (our 100th episode), our quote of the week is a laughable one from Vice President Kamala Harris repeating the exact three words four times in 30 seconds.   In our "Stupidest thing I've heard all week" segment, we'll tell you about a new Facebook scam in which thousands of not-too-smart people take a quiz that provides personal information that can help...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from playwright Oscar Wilde on why experience is the hardest teacher.   In our "Stupidest thing I've heard all week" segment, we again have two contenders.   The first one is the hundreds of people posting on social media claiming that the Trump campaign staged the Trump assassination attempt.   The second contender is the explanat...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard, who talks about the two ways people allow themselves to be fooled. In the stupidest thing I've heard all week, we'll tell you who President Biden thanked for helping him win his first election to the US Senate. We'll give you an update on the astounding number of shootings that took place in...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from musician Ozzy Osbourne on the issue of whether or not guns kill people.   In our "Stupidest thing I've heard all week" segment," we'll tell you about some ridiculous claims about this week's Supreme Court decision regarding Presidential immunity.   We'll explain the ramifications of the Supreme Court's rul...

This week's podcast or quote of the week is from comedian/actor Ricky Gervais on the relationship between opinion and facts.   In our stupidest thing I've heard all week segment, we'll tell you about an effort by the state of California to ban the operation of diesel locomotives in that state by 2030.   We'll tell you what happened to the employees of a small chain of coffee shops...

In this week's podcast, our quote is from economist & author Thomas Sowell about the fate of societies that allow the number of non-working parasites to continually increase and be supported by the remaining productive members of that society.   In our "Stupidest thing I've heard all week segment, we once again have two contenders:   The first is a story about a couple who had the...

In this week's episode, our quote of the week is from writer Jamie Casap on why you shouldn't ask kids what they want to be when they grow up   In the stupidest thing I've heard all week, we have two contenders:   The first is about a meaningless poll that asked people if they would want more free stuff if somebody else were paying for it The second was about a co-host on the TV show &...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is about why you should never be ashamed of the type of work you do.  In our stupidest thing I've heard all week segment, we'll tell you why the Seattle school District decided to end its program & classes for 'Talented & gifted students".  We'll tell you how soon the 9 million people living in Mexico City might run out...

In this Memorial Day Podcast, our quote of the week is from author Emily Potter on why heroes never die as long as some can remember them.  In the stupidest thing I've heard all week, we'll tell you about President Biden's decision to release one million barrels of gasoline from our nation's strategic petroleum reserve and why that decision won't impact gas prices.  We'll p...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from French philosopher Jean Roseau on the choice between living free of danger or living peacefully in slavery.  Producer Susan tells us about the origins of Memorial Day celebrations and where & when that custom began 150 years ago.  In the stupidest thing I've heard all week segment, we'll tell you why the State of New Jersey is s...

In this week's podcast, our quote is from author Ayn Rand on the differences in consequences between what happens when a business person makes a mistake and when a bureaucrat makes a mistake.  In the stupidest thing I've heard all week, we'll play a clip of a mother upset that a veterinarian won't treat her young son, who identifies as a cat.  In our runner-up segment, we will tell...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from the first female Prime Minister of Israel on the issue of trying to negotiate peace with a sworn enemy.  In our "Stupidest thing I've heard all week" segment, we'll tell you about a 70-year-old Pennsylvania man arrested for carrying a gun inside of a home that he owned.  In a close runner-up, we'll tell you how many co...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from Charles Darwin, who tells us what single factor decides which species will survive and which ones will perish  In our "Stupidest thing I've heard all week" segment, we once again have two contenders:  The first is a woman who won't let visitors to her home use her bathroom and makes them poop in her backyard  The second is...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from comedian/actor Ricky Gervais on what marked the beginning of the end of society as we know it.  In our Stupidest Thing I've Heard All Week segment, we'll play a clip of a Colorado State legislator explaining why women shouldn't own guns for self-protection and how "Gun free zone" signs keep our schools safe from school...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from football coach Lou Holtz on the secret to success  In our stupidest thing I've heard all week segment, we have three contenders: A US Congresswoman telling High school kids the moon is made of gas  A woman who knowingly gave $1,000 in tips to workers at a Taco Bell restaurant and why she now wants that money back.  Another US Congressma...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from Mahatma Gandhi on the source of true strength.  In light of last week's earthquake in NJ, we'll revisit briefly how the Richter scale measures the intensity of earthquakes.   In our stupidest thing I've heard all week segment, we'll discuss a proposal requiring the US Government to issue tax credits to anyone spending more t...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from Mark Twain, who tells you why you will permanently lose if you decide to argue with stupid people.  In our "Stupidest thing I've heard all week segment," we'll play a clip of a young woman telling an interviewer why she has decided that not even trying to make any payment on her student loan debt is a smart thing to do.  O...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from a book on economics. It discusses how companies' pursuit of profits helps consumers by improving quality and features and lowering the cost of goods and services.  We'll tell you how Donald Trump became $5.6 billion richer on Tuesday than on Sunday.  In our "The stupidest thing I've heard all week" segment, we'll t...

In this week's episode, our quote is from author John Quinton on what politicians do when they finally start to see some light at the end of the tunnel.  We'll compare & contrast the number of people shot at the Kansas City, Missouri Superbowl parade last month to how many people didn't get shot at the Kansas City Kansas St. Patrick's Day parade this past Sunday and ask what ac...

In this week's episode, our quote of the week is from Winston Churchill on the secret to success.  In the stupidest thing I've heard all week, we'll tell you about people paying more for a bottle of water than a bottle of Vodka and where that water comes from.  We'll tell you how a woman scammed a convenience store chain out of 7,000 of gas using her rewards card.  In our "Lan...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from Actor Ryan Reynolds about the obsessive fear of gluten held by many residents of Los Angeles.  In our stupidest thing I've heard all week segment, we again have multiple contenders.   The first concerns the City of Chicago suing oil companies and the second concerns the State of New York suing a beef producer over alleged climate change...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from 1984 author George Orwell on why most Americans can sleep peacefully at night.  We'll play a short clip of President Biden confusing 2024 with 2020  In our stupidest thing I've heard all week segment, we'll tell you why Democrats in the Colorado legislature blocked a proposed new "Common sense gun control law" that wou...

In this week's podcast, many of our segments and stories will deal with recent shooting incidents and gun statistics.  Consistent with that theme, our quote of the week is from 1985 from then-Senator Joseph Biden and what he had to say about criminals getting guns almost 40 years ago.   In the stupidest thing I've heard all week, we have two contenders for you to pick from:  The first is f...

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from Economist Thomas Sowell, who reminds us that when it comes to statistics, correlation does not necessarily imply causation, something that many people incorrectly assume is linked.  In another sad example of President Biden's mental decline, we'll play a clip of him confusing the country of Mexico with the country of Egypt.  We'...

In this week's episode, our quote of the week is from Plato, who tells us the price that good men (and good women) pay for their indifference to public affairs.  In our stupidest thing I've heard all week segment, we again have three contenders.  The first is two doctors who claim pregnancy is a disease caused by a pathogenic organism invading the host's body.  The second is about some...