Politics, But Make It Puppets

Is this officially the summer of peptides and celebrity weddings? Audie and Ari consider what Serena Williams’ Wimbledon comeback means for the rise of GLP-1s and the evolution of body positivity. Then they dive into Taylor Swift, our parasocial obsession with celebrity romance, ...  Show more

From pop stars like Rosalía and Lilly Allen in habits to nuns blessing Spurs players and praise for the “woke Pope,” Catholicism is in, and everywhere. But is it just about the aesthetics? Plus, why are people celebrating having no friends in their TikTok videos? And are those ad ...  Show more

On the Gist, the missed opportunities of the South Carolina debates. In the interview, Mike talks with Eitan Hersh, professor of Political Science at Tufts University, about his new book Politics is for Power: How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Chan ...  Show more

Redsteeze joins the show to chat media hypocrisy while the fellas tackle Trump/McConnell, schools, and Biden’s CNN townhall. ruthlesspodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

John Fetterman debates Dr. Oz.  Democrats get more nauseous on the pollercoaster. Sen. Catherine Cortez-Masto checks in to talk about her race in Nevada. Oregon Democrat Tina Kotek tells us about her race for governor. And comedian Mike Birbiglia tells us about his new Broadwa ...

Are you seeing the strings at the puppet show yet? Can the national divorce really happen? Karol Markowitz has a thing or two to say that poke some holes in that theory.Hawley rails Milly. Our top military advisor just casually calling the enemy saying he’d give advanced intel ...