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The Guys breaks down the midterm battlefield, from the biggest Senate, governor, and House races to polling and ad spending, while Sen. Ted Cruz joins the progrum to discuss his bipartisan college sports bill and new book on Justice Clarence Thomas. #RuthlessPodcast #Midterms #CollegeSports 0:00:00 Intro 0:04:29 What the Generic Ballot Says About the Midterms 0:10:18 The Senate Battleground Map Takes Shape 0:12:01 Kansas Senate Race Moves Into the Spotlight 0:14:25 Minnesota Senate Race Tightens 0:17:43 Ohio and Iowa Senate Polling Under the Microscope 0:22:07 Maine and Michigan Senate Races Heat Up 0:24:07 The Key Governor’s Races to Watch 0:36:46 Critical House Races in New York and Pennsylvania 0:43:14 Republicans’ Midterm Ad Spending Advantage 0:46:07 Adam Gray Faces Questions Over a California Infrastructure Deal 0:56:18 Ted Cruz on the Protect College Sports Act Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The midterm fight heats up as the progrum breaks down the Senate battle over data centers, Trump’s push on AI and American manufacturing, and Democrats’ Hasan Piker problem. Plus, Iowa Senate candidate Ashley Hinson joins to talk her campaign, the economy, and a major new steel plant coming to Iowa. #RuthlessPodcast #Midterms #Politics 0:00:00 Intro 0:07:43 Senate Fight Over Data Center Energy Costs 0:21:00 The Late Midterm Push in Congress 0:26:06 Trump’s White House AI and Tech Showcase 0:34:26 Roy Cooper’s AI and Affordability Campaign Message 0:39:03 Republicans Debate the Midterm Economy Message 0:43:05 Trump Announces a Massive New Iowa Steel Plant 0:45:11 Ashley Hinson on Iowa Manufacturing and the Senate Race 0:50:20 Ashley Hinson Makes Her Midterm Case to Iowa Voters 0:59:37 Hinson Lays Out Her Priorities for the Senate 1:06:34 Hasan Piker’s Political Influence Draws Scrutiny 1:16:17 Fat Bear Week Takes Over the Variety Segment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mary Peltola’s campaign turmoil takes center stage, Lauren Boebert faces a disputed ethics complaint, and Kyrsten Sinema’s affair saga gets even messier. Plus, Fun Time Friday dives into a mask-mandate meltdown at a Massachusetts bar and a Philadelphia activist accused of faking her identity. #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #FunTimeFriday 0:00:00 Intro 0:03:52 Mary Peltola’s Staff Turmoil Rocks the Alaska Senate Race 0:10:08 Peltola’s Planned Parenthood Texts Spark Controversy 0:16:19 Peltola’s Staff Turnover and Yard Sign Blowup 0:21:28 Lauren Boebert Responds to Staffer Affair Allegations 0:27:32 Kyrsten Sinema’s Former Bodyguard Faces Felony Charges 0:36:23 Massachusetts Bar’s Mask Policy Splits Its Community 0:43:18 The Bar’s Apology Creates an Even Bigger Backlash 0:48:22 A Community Meeting Spirals Into Chaos 0:53:37 Inside the Bar After the Mask Controversy 0:57:05 The Palestinian Rachel Dolezal Controversy 0:59:37 Philadelphia Activist Admits She Lied About Her Identity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The fellas break down Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico’s latest controversies, the state of the biggest Senate races, alarming new polling on political violence, and a wild round of our signature game, King of the Hill. #RuthlessPodcast #Midterms #Politics 0:00:00 Intro 0:07:07 Kamala Harris Campaigns With Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan 0:16:20 El-Sayed Pressed on Michigan’s Uncommitted Movement 0:20:42 El-Sayed Faces Questions Over His Physician Claims 0:26:37 El-Sayed’s Controversial Take on Michigan’s Auto Industry 0:29:08 James Talarico and Sherrod Brown Face New GOP Attack Ads 0:36:47 What the Generic Ballot Says About the Midterms 0:40:31 Key Senate Races in Ohio, Minnesota, Alaska and Iowa 0:45:56 Michigan, Texas, Maine, Georgia and North Carolina Senate Races 0:53:56 Polling on Democrats, Trump and Political Violence 0:59:17 King of the Hill: Bill Kristol vs. Cheri Jacobus 1:06:50 Kid Takes on an Aggressive Goose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ruthless breaks down the Democrats’ growing war on AI and data centers, Hasan Piker’s disastrous Axios interview, and some wild stories involving a Todd Helton statue, a Romanian crime ring, and parents hiring “college moms” for their kids. #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #AI 0:00:00 Intro 0:05:03 Why Sunday Night Football Has Become Unwatchable 0:09:42 Democrats Turn AI Into a Midterm Battleground 0:12:59 Bernie Sanders Compares AI to Nuclear Weapons 0:14:41 Why the AI Backlash Is Growing 0:22:25 The Data Center Dirty Water Controversy 0:27:36 From AI Panic to the Net Neutrality Flashback 0:39:36 Hasan Piker’s Axios Interview Backfires 0:47:42 Hasan Piker Pressed on Israel and China 0:51:55 Todd Helton’s Bizarre Rockies Statue 0:53:47 Romanian Crime Ring Targets U.S. Welfare Accounts 1:00:46 The Rise of Rent-a-Moms for College Students Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gavin Newsom talks 2028, AOC jumps into the Macklemore controversy, Sydney Sweeney sends the media into another meltdown, and Yankees legend Mark Teixeira joins the progrum to talk baseball, politics, and his run for Congress. #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #FunTimeFriday0:00:00 Intro 0:05:12 Gavin Newsom’s Awkward 2028 Promise About Kamala Harris 0:14:04 Macklemore’s Anti-Israel Controversy Hits the Ed Sheeran Tour 0:17:46 AOC Defends Macklemore and Targets Ed Sheeran 0:21:54 Pete Buttigieg Responds to Kamala Harris’s Running Mate Revelation 0:29:14 Brandon Gill Shuts Down an Al Jazeera Reporter 0:32:26 Sydney Sweeney’s New Sports Ad Sparks Another Backlash 0:40:37 How Politics Took Over Sports Journalism 0:48:21 Mark Teixeira on Going From MLB Star to Congressional Candidate 0:51:38 What Baseball Taught Mark Teixeira About Politics 1:04:56 Mark Teixeira on Fixing NIL and College Sports 1:10:37 Mark Teixeira’s Most Memorable Walk-Off Home Runs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Talarico’s record comes under the microscope as he describes his "favorite drag queen", Trump’s midterm cash blitz ramps up, plus Sen. Jon Husted, OPM Director Scott Kupor, and Arena founder Max Meyer to talk the midterms, America’s workforce, tech, and innovation. Learn more about Arena Magazine: http://arenamag.com/ruthless #RuthlessPodcast #Midterms #Tech0:00:00 Intro 0:05:51 James Talarico’s Controversies Keep Getting Worse 0:08:30 Talarico Reveals His Favorite Drag Queen 0:14:59 Talarico’s Pastor Undercuts His Campaign Rebrand 0:22:07 Trump’s $138 Million Midterm Spending Blitz 0:23:41 The Senate Battlegrounds Getting a MAGA Inc. Cash Infusion 0:26:22 John Husted’s Fight to Hold Ohio’s Senate Seat 0:33:11 King of the Hill: Adam Kinzinger vs. Bill Kristol 0:43:09 Scott Kupor on Recruiting the Next Generation of Federal Workers 0:57:54 Max Meyer on Reinventing American Tech Journalism 1:06:40 How the Media Got SpaceX’s Early Rocket Launches Wrong 1:12:15 America’s AI and Technology Race With China Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Republicans unleash a massive midterm spending blitz as Democrats scramble to outrun their records, plus the progrum joins Gov. Greg Abbott in Texas to talk football, the state's booming economy, energy, innovation, and the fight to keep the state red. #RuthlessPodcast #Midterms #Texas 0:00:00 Intro 0:04:48 Republicans Unleash a Massive Midterm Spending Blitz 0:10:05 GOP Groups Pour Millions Into the Texas Senate Race 0:19:23 The Strategy Behind the GOP’s James Talarico Ad Blitz 0:20:57 Michigan Democrat Faces Questions Over Reparations 0:23:19 James Talarico’s Transgender Record Comes Back to Haunt Him 0:32:06 Ruthless Goes Behind the Scenes at Texas vs. Ohio State 0:35:43 Firing the Texas Longhorns’ Legendary Cannon 0:40:36 Texas Stuns Ohio State in a Wild Comeback 0:46:43 Greg Abbott on Why Businesses Are Flocking to Texas 0:54:34 Greg Abbott on Keeping Texas Red in the Midterms 1:01:54 Abbott on Property Taxes, Energy and America’s Tech Race Our conversation with Governor Greg Abbott was was brought to you in partnership with Waymo. Learn more at Waymo.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The fellas are at the historic Midterm Convention with Trump’s biggest moments and conversations with Sens. Dave McCormick and John Thune, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and more on the fight for Congress, socialism, and the 25th anniversary of 9/11. #RuthlessPodcast #Midterms #neverforget 0:00:00 Intro 0:06:11 Trump Takes Aim at James Talarico 0:08:26 Trump Proposes a $5,000 Midterm Dividend 0:16:02 John Fetterman Stuns the GOP Convention 0:18:44 Dave McCormick on His Unlikely Friendship With Fetterman 0:33:41 Dave McCormick Breaks Down the Midterm Stakes 0:41:13 John Thune on the Fight to Keep the Senate 0:53:11 John Thune Explains the SAVE Act and Filibuster Math 1:02:07 Doug Burgum on Energy, Affordability and Trump’s Agenda 1:17:36 Lisa McClain on Michigan’s Crucial Midterm Battles 1:25:33 Katelyn Bledsoe Meets the Fellas At the Convention 1:30:02 Former NFL Kicker Jay Feely Makes the Jump to Politics 1:39:48 Remembering 9/11 Twenty-Five Years Later Support the work of Katelyn Bledsoe and Americans for prosperity at FightSocialism.com API is building American energy. Learn more at EnergySecurityFramework.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ruthless hits the Midterm Convention in Dallas to break down the fight for Congress, Trump’s strategy to turn out voters, and the biggest Senate battlegrounds, with Sean Duffy, Linda McMahon, Chris LaCivita, James Blair, and API’s Mike Sommers joining the progrum. #RuthlessPodcast #Midterms #Politics 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:35 Trump’s Midterm Convention Opens in Dallas 0:14:48 Texas Senate Race Puts Talarico and Paxton in Focus 0:22:38 Sean Duffy on Trump’s Midterm Push and American Travel 0:29:16 Sean Duffy on Modernizing Air Traffic Control 0:35:13 Chris LaCivita and James Blair on MAGA Inc.’s Midterm Strategy 0:43:38 How Trump Allies Plan to Message Against Democrats 0:52:57 Linda McMahon on Reshaping the Department of Education 1:05:16 Mike Sommers on American Energy and Permitting Reform 1:10:20 Energy Security, Data Centers and the Strait of Hormuz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The midterms kick into high gear as Ruthless breaks down the GOP’s first-ever midterm convention and the key Senate battlegrounds, while Meta President Dina Powell McCormick joins the progrum to discuss AI, data centers, American jobs, and technology’s impact on veterans and communities. #RuthlessPodcast #Midterms #AI 0:00:00 Intro 0:05:41 Trump’s Midterm Convention Kicks Off in Dallas 0:15:11 Why Republicans Are Focused on Turning Out Trump Voters 0:21:39 The Senate Battleground Map Takes Shape 0:24:09 North Carolina and Georgia Become Key Senate Fights 0:27:35 Maine, New Hampshire and Michigan Senate Races Heat Up 0:31:35 Ohio, Iowa and Texas Enter the Midterm Spotlight 0:40:24 What the Generic Ballot Says About the Midterms 0:43:55 Dina Powell McCormick on Meta, AI and American Innovation 0:46:12 How Meta’s AI Glasses Are Helping Blind Veterans 0:49:09 The Debate Over Data Centers and Local Communities 0:55:50 Meta’s Plan to Train America’s AI Workforce Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Bruesewitz joins the progrum to break down the trials and tribulations of Democrats, the midterm fight and the influencer economy, while Canada’s meme war heats up, Scott Bessent turns the screws on Iran, and Fun Time Friday delivers a crack-swallowing congressional candidate, Hunter Biden, a fake NFL player scamming women, and King of the Hill. #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #FunTimeFriday0:00:00 Intro 0:03:27 Alex Bruesewitz on the New Media Revolution 0:06:40 The Hidden Money Behind Political Influencers 0:08:44 Ohio Democrat’s Crack Cocaine and Hot Dog Arrest Story 0:15:55 Alex Bruesewitz Breaks Down the GOP’s Midterm Strategy 0:20:11 Why Trump’s 2024 Podcast Coalition Has Changed 0:23:17 Hunter Biden’s Bizarre Media Tour 0:33:15 Canada’s Mark Carney Loses the Meme War 0:40:19 Scott Bessent Reveals the Economic Strategy Against Iran 0:44:26 Susan Collins Takes a Brutal Shot at Troy Jackson 0:46:59 Fake NFL Player Scams Women Out of $1.3 Million 0:56:46 King of the Hill: Adam Kinzinger vs. Steve Schmidt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Talarico’s radical record on Texas energy comes back to haunt him, while Abdul El-Sayed pushes Medicare for All and Kathryn Burgum joins the progrum to share her powerful story of addiction, recovery, and the Trump administration’s fight to transform treatment in America. Plus, otter attacks and a man survives a lightning strike. #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #Recovery0:00:00 Intro 0:02:18 James Talarico’s Texas Oil Problem 0:11:10 Talarico Compares Texas Oil to Cassette Tapes 0:16:17 Talarico Scrambles to Rebrand as a Capitalist 0:21:11 Talarico Responds to His Past Controversial Comments 0:25:48 Abdul El-Sayed’s Radical Senate Campaign 0:32:06 El-Sayed’s Love Island Medicare for All Ad 0:37:45 Woman Mauled by an Otter in Lake Tahoe 0:43:11 GOP Staffer Survives a Direct Lightning Strike 0:48:28 Kathryn Burgum on America’s Addiction Crisis 0:56:53 Kathryn Burgum Shares Her Addiction and Recovery Story 1:02:06 Turning Recovery Into a National Mission Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The DSA’s growing power sparks a socialist civil war over AOC’s future, while the progrum breaks down the staggering cost of the left’s agenda, Chinese influence behind the anti-data center movement, the looming government funding fight, and what AFP’s Katelyn Bledsoe is hearing from voters ahead of the midterms. #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #Midterms00:04:00 The DSA Takeover Reshapes the Democratic Party 00:10:07 AOC Faces a Socialist Civil War Over 2028 00:15:50 Why the DSA Is Turning Against AOC 00:22:40 AOC Begins Gearing Up for a Presidential Run 00:31:55 The $200 Trillion Price Tag of Democratic Socialism 00:39:28 Brad Lander Gets Turned On by Pro-Palestinian Activists 00:43:38 Chinese Bot Accounts Target America’s Data Center Boom 00:55:14 Will Democrats Force Another Government Shutdown? 00:58:37 Katelyn Bledsoe on What Voters Are Really Saying 01:02:41 Socialist Candidates Become a Midterm Liability for Democrats 01:07:53 Can Republicans Turn Out Trump Voters Without Trump? 01:14:54 Baby Boomers Reveal Their Marijuana Habits Visit our sponsors: https://americansforprosperity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ruthless breaks down rumors of Chuck Schumer’s whereabouts, the Democrats’ growing socialist problem, some wild Fun Time Friday stories, and a great interview with New Hampshire Senate candidate Scott Brown to talk the midterms, Trump, the economy, and his fight to flip a critical Senate seat. #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #midterms2022 00:02:37 Is Chuck Schumer Missing in Europe Before the Midterms? 00:05:46 Debbie Dingell Loses Patience Over the Hasan Piker Controversy 00:08:28 Oklahoma Democrats Nominate a DSA Socialist for Senate 00:12:46 Mamdani Critics Say NYC Is Retaliating Against Their Businesses 00:20:54 Baby Boomers Are Smoking More Marijuana Than Ever 00:30:11 Target Pulls a Controversial Halloween Costume 00:34:51 Los Angeles Gets a Bizarre Proposal for the Homeless 00:39:47 49ers Owner Jed York Caught in Prostitution Sting 00:50:04 Scott Brown on His Comeback Bid for the U.S. Senate 00:53:23 Why New Hampshire Could Decide Control of the Senate 00:59:04 Scott Brown's Unexpected Life as a Rock Musician 01:01:15 Scott Brown Takes on the Fight Over Women's Sports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices