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Potentium – Episode 312 (1/20/22)

Asteroid 7482 disappoints

MI Judge berates 72 year old cancer patient for unkept shrubbery/IL Judge releases teen rapist after less than 5 months in jail/MA Christian flag battle on government property & the SCOTUS (5:55)

Sirhan Sirhan denied parole by CA Gov. Gavin Newsome (21:55)

DirecTV drops OAN (24:45)

Oath Keepers charged with Sedition for Jan. 6th attack/Kevin McCarthy & Lindsey Graham flop again (27:15)

Voting rights bill/Trump on the big lie in AZ/NY AG report on Trump Inc. (44:55)

Novac Djokovic/Wild Card Weekend/Cowboys & Niners/Bears (1:01:30)

Spider-Man: No Way Home/The Book of Boba Fett/The Matrix: Resurrections/Ghostbusters: Afterlife/Being the Ricardos/1883/Dexter: New Blood (1:08:25)

Tool’s recent set lists are a dream (1:14:55)

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Potentium – Episode 304 (11/24/21)

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Rittenhouse & Arbery verdicts

Nino Sciglitano of Wilmington Delaware calls in (5:15)

His mother, Donna Sciglitano, convicted of murdering his father Nino Sr., died in prison of a stomach ulcer in June of 2020

Tells us his sister Gina claims their older brother, Joe McCabe, Owner of McCabe Hardwood Flooring of Wilmington, DE & Host of Anuddercast, molested her when she was a child

Darling Niki

Nino is almost nine years clean

Ted Lasso/What We Do in the Shadows/Yellowstone/Star Trek: Discovery/It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia/Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team (1:11:20)

American Music Awards (1:17:35)

Hawks/Bears/ND

Happy Thanksgiving folks!

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Potentium – Episode 303 (11/18/21)

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Pool altercation

Rittenhouse & Arbery trial updates (13:30)

UT Autistic 10 year old girl commits suicide after relentless, racist bullying/School district had a previous, scathing DOJ report (21:50)

TX “Doctor” suspended, then resigns after spreading Covid misinformation online and to her patients (27:35)

Michael Flynn says the US should be one nation and one religion, “under God” (33:30)

Monumental idiot Paul Gosar’s constituents/Gosar censured by the House (36:30)

John Avlon’s Reality Check on GOP nuts (57:30)

Steve Bannon indicted & turns himself in/Q Anon “Shaman” gets 41 months in prison (1:06:15)

NFL admits multiple blown calls during Bears game in Pittsburgh

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Potentium – Episode 302 (11/11/21)

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Leslie Van Houten recommended for parole again

Kyle Rittenhouse trial (3:40)

Paul Gosar posts violent meme depicting him killing AOC & attacking President Biden (25:55)

Capitol Insurrection – TX real estate agent arrested/Insurrectionist sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison/Lindsey Graham told Capitol officers to shoot insurrectionists/More subpoenas (32:50)

Judge grants Jan. 6th Panel access to Trump related documents/SNL’s new Trump (57:05)

Biden’s Infrastructure Bill passes (1:06:40)

Aaron Rodgers speaks stupidly again/Blackhawks finally fire Head Coach Jeremy Colliton/Bears get robbed in Pittsburgh (1:15:50)

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Potentium – Episode 301 (11/4/21)

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New MacBook Pro

Braves win World Series/Joc Pederson & his pearl necklace (5:35)

Halloween/House progress (6:45)

TX woman pulls gun on trick or treaters (11:00)

TX mother’s stunning neglect (16:15)

WA father kills the abductor of his daughter who sold her into prostitution (22:10)

Wife bilks elderly husband while convincing him he had Alzeimer’s (28:05)

Man punches AA Flight Attendant for bumping into him (32:55)

Q Anon, JFK, JFK Jr. & Trump’s “re-installation” (37:30)

Election volunteers threatened (48:05)

Youngkin wins VA Gubernatorial race (52:15)

Henry Ruggs III released from Raiders after fatal DUI crash/Asshole Aaron Rodgers lied about being “immunized” /Hawks finally win/ND/Bears (1:01:45)

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Potentium – Episode 293 (9/2/21)

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Announcement

Sirhan Sirhan recommended for parole in CA (21:30)

Biden – Afghanistan attack & statement (26:25)

TX abortion law takes effect as SCOTUS is silent (40:10)

Covid – AL anti vaxxers at Trump rally (48:40)

Michael Byrd, Capitol Police Officer who shot Ashli Babbitt, speaks to Lester Holt (57:25)

Kevin McCarthy threatens telecom companies who cooperate in Jan. 6th investigation (1:06:45)

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Potentium – Episode 292 (8/26/21)

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Spencer Elden, the baby from the cover of Nirvana’s “Nevermind” sues the band for child pornography

CA family & dog all die while hiking & toxic algae may be to blame (15:30)

Ron Jeremy indicted on 33 counts of sexual assault (20:35)

Covid – Vax gets full FDA approval/TX Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says black people are the ones who make up most of the unvaxxed/Radio host & vax skeptic Phil Valentine dies from Covid/Trump booed at AL rally after telling crowd to get the vaccine (25:45)

NC redneck drives to the Capitol in his pick ‘em up truck & claims he has a bomb…He doesn’t, & gets arrested (42:50)

Sydney Powell & Lin Wood federally sanctioned for election fraud bullshit (47:55)

Q Anon asswipe & Capitol insurrectionist Doug Jensen violates terms of his release (55:50)

Bill Maher – Phones (1:02:05)

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies