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Potentium – Episode 185 (8/2/19)

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Guest co-host Susi from Germany

The Pink Lady Bandit arrested (9:15)

$30 million dollar Brazilian airport gold heist (15:30)

Dallas police kill mentally ill man who called 911 for help (20:50)

SC officers shoot homeowner through window in his home (30:50)

Two SF teens go to Italy & kill an Italian police officer (38:20)

Racism – Ole Miss students deface Emmett Till monument/TSA and gorillas in nooses/Ronald Reagan and African “monkeys” talking to President Nixon (43:40)

Trump – Elijah Cummings & Baltimore (1:08:05)

Democratic debates (1:20:55)

Bianna health update

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Potentium – Episode 181 (7/5/19)

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The Fourth of July & how ignorant Americans are (3:45)

“Manly” Force Factor pills & commercials (20:20)

Nike, Betsy Ross & Colin Kaepernick (30:10)

Judge James Troiano (NJ) says teen rapist should be shown leniency because he comes from a good family & is an Eagle Scout (41:20)

California introduces common sense ammunition law (51:00)

Georgia using Jim Crow tactics to keep native Puerto Ricans from getting driver’s licenses (54:45)

Racist Border Patrol Agents & their secret Facebook group (57:40)

Trump – Joking with Putin/N. Korean photo op/Donald Trump Jr’s “birther” type Tweet about Kamala Harris/Homelessness started two years ago/Tech companies/Salute to America (1:05:50)

Bianna’s health update

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Potentium – Episode 177 (6/7/19)

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Illinois legalizes recreational marijuana! (3:55)

Jeopardy champion James Holzhauer loses in peculiar fashion(16:00)

Drama at the mental health center and the DMV (23:45)

Disturbing disposition from a KC cop on “Cops” (32:15)

Parkland Deputy arrested & charged (34:05)

Virginia Beach shooting/Andrew from Youngstown calls in (40:30)

State of New York bans cat declawing (1:05:00)

Trump – Kushner dodges birther question/Trump goes to England/Mexico & Tariffs/1.5 million acres of federal land to be opened up for hunting & fishing/The idiocy of Jon Voight (1:11:50)

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Potentium – Episode 176 (5/30/19)

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Bianna’s divorce is final/Relationships

Mt. Everest deaths (8:15)

FDA approves drug that costs 2.1 million dollars (15:25)

The monumental hypocrisy of Mitch McConnell (23:40)

Trump – (31:55)

Nancy pelosi

Kim Jong Un & Trump rip Biden

Investigating the investigators

Robert Mueller’s statement

Trump’s ballistic, impromptu press conference

USS John McCain Memorial Day controversy

William Barr interview on CBS This Morning

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Potentium – Episode 175 (5/24/19)

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All in the Family/The Jeffersons live remake

Game of Thrones finale (18:35)

Great white shark spotted off the Long Island Sound for the first time (28:05)

High school Hope Squads (32:35)

RV chase & F-16 crash in California (40:55)

Anarchist Julian Assange faces more charges (52:50)

Trump – Iran/Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg/Congressional subpoenas/Justin Amash/Nancy pelosi/Infrastructure/Trump again floats the idea of staying past two terms/Trump on abortion and being pro choice (57:40)

Bill Maher – The sexual repression of Catholics (1:36:05)

Tool – “Invincible”

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Potentium – Episode 174 (5/17/19)

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Boeing 737 Max Jet controversy (4:30)

RIDICULOUS amount of FDA recalls (8:30)

Monsanto & Round Up (13:55)

Racist “promposals” (20:20)

Puritanical Alabama abortion law (40:35)

Maine wants to give all Electoral votes to the popular vote winner in 2020 (54:35)

Trump – Giuliani & the Ukraine/Donald Trump Jr. agrees to testify/China & tariffs/Iran (1:06:20)

The final episode of The Big Bang Theory/Game of Thrones (1:28:50)

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Potentium – Episode 171 (4/26/19)

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Sri Lanka bombings

A.J. Freund’s body found ten minutes from my house (10:40)

Big Pharma CEO Larry Dowd arrested for opioid crisis (21:05)

“Militia” terrorists & leader arrested (25:55)

Kentucky BBQ owner mocks LGBTQ with bigoted t-shirts (37:55)

Bernie Sanders thinks inmates should be able to vote/”Dirty Bernie” calls in/Other people who should & shouldn’t be able to vote (46:25)

Steve King & Michelle Bachmann are batshit nuts (1:08:35)

Trump – The wet mop that is Jared Kushner/Subpoenas (1:14:50)

Joe Biden announces his run for the Presidency (1:25:20)

Bill Maher – Democratic Socialism (1:40:35)

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Potentium – Episode 170 (4/20/19)

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Happy 420!

Pot, Ozzy & Mick Jagger

Tiger Woods wins the Masters (3:30)

Notre Dame Cathedral fire (11:55)

Veteran suicides/The VA (20:20)

Laura Ingraham mocks the murder of Nipsey Hussle/Feels she’s owed an apology over Mueller report (31:35)

Bernie Sanders on fox “news” town hall (45:55)

Trump – Redacted Mueller report released/Suhey Sanders lies about her lies (1:04:40)

“President Trump’s” voicemails/Richie, Damaged Goods & the obsessive scumbag that is “Fireball Jesus” (1:33:15)

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Potentium – Episode 169 (4/13/19)

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Baseball/Cubs & Sox

CA hikers found after five days (5:20)

Louisiana church burnings (12:05)

Anti-abortion push – Ohio/Texas (20:30)

Rat-faced, anarchist Julian Assange finally arrested (32:15)

Benjamin Netanyahu (42:00)

Ilhan Omar’s comments about 9-11 (54:45)

Trump – William Barr/DHS & the border/Fact checking by Shepard Smith/Judge Maryanne Trump Barry/Sanctuary cities (1:02:35)

Bill Maher – Trump & Cyrus (1:37:35)

The Masters

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Potentium – Episode 167 (3/30/19)

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Siegfried & Roy trainer speaks (5:45)

Trump cultist Anthony Stephens supposed to call into the show

Mom chokes on a nacho chip & I give her the Heimlich during the show (17:40)

Jussie Smollett charges dropped (28:30)

Suicides over Parkland & Sandy Hook/PTSD/Alex Jones (36:00)

Anthony Stephens wimps out

Purdue Pharma settles lawsuits (54:00)

Police take child with high fever from parents/Rockland County NY bans all unvaccinated kids from public spaces (1:02:05)

Mo Brooks (R-AL) compares Democrats to Nazis (1:13:30)

Trump – Mueller Report/William Barr/Adam Schiff/Obamacare/Special Olympics (1:18:20)

Kurt Cobain – 2/20/67 – 4/5/94

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