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Potentium – Episode 478 (4/24/25)

CT man arrested after shooting black bear claiming self defense

Outcry over Australian government sniping Koala Bears (8:00)

Sarah Palin loses NYT defamation case for 2nd time (11:55)

Kanye West says he had an incestuous relationship with male cousin (15:20)

ID security officers charged after dragging Democratic legislator from Republican Town Hall (22:05)

Trump – EPA to cancel grants that protect rural children from chemicals & other critical aid cuts/Musk to step back at DOGE/Pete Hegseth sent second unsecured attack plan chat to wife, brother & lawyer/US threatens to walk away from Russia/Ukraine peace talks (30:15)

Larry David – “My Dinner with Adolf”/Bill Maher responds…Sort of (49:45)

Pope Francis dies (1:03:05)

Steve McMichael dies/Daredevil: Born Again/Star Wars: Andor (1:16:20)

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Potentium – Episode 472 (3/13/25)

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Chat bots & the growing worry of AI (

SC Firing squad execution (15:45)

WI Slender Man killer released (20:00)

Newsom agrees that Trans women in sports are unfair to women (25:40)

Trump – Doge, DOE & tariffs/USDA/Amy Coney Barrett (31:50)

Tool booed at their own Dominican Republic festival sets (1:00:00)

Apologies to Gene Hackman’s wife as the plot got even thicker (1:06:05)

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Potentium – Episode 470 (2/27/25)

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CT Criminally insane cannibal released

NH Social media “influencer” arrested for pissing on produce at multiple grocery stores (9:40)

Warren Sapp arrested for obstruction (17:15)

Jan. 6th pardoned Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested for assault (36:50)

Trump – Expands Jan 6th pardons/Taking over the USPS/Ukraine/Attacks the Gov. of Maine at Governor’s meeting/Elon Musk’s Rain Man dork show continues/Consumer confidence shows biggest drop since 2021 (40:20)

Reacher/Upcoming Oscars/Gene Hackman dies (1:16:05)

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Potentium – Episode 468 (2/13/25)

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Kanye West sells swastika T shirts on his website before it’s taken down

Kid Rock tells crowd to fuck off after they don’t clap when he tells them to (8:00)

Steve Bannon is now a convicted felon (13:55)

Trump – More Gaza/Hostages/Musk & the courts/DOGE racist rehired/Anti-Christian bias/GA Congressman proposes “Red White & Blueland” (21:35)

Bill Maher – Newer, not better (58:50)

Super Bowl LIX (1:17:55)

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Potentium – Episode 463 (1/9/25)

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LA fires

African boy survives five days in lion infested park (6:05)

Ice T & Olympian Fredrick Kerley have altercations with police (9:05)

Rudy Giuliani held in contempt of court (42:20)

Mark Zuckerberg ending fact checking on Facebook (44:00)

Mr. Freedom of speech Elon Musk censors more journalists & members of Congress on X/Now says DOGE can’t even cut HALF of what he promised (51:40)

Trump – Certification and a return to the peaceful transfer of power/Won’t rule out using the military to “acquire” Greenland & the Panama Canal/Will enact “economic coercion” on Canada to become the 51st state (1:00:25)

Landman (1:16:35)

Bears/Notre Dame knocks off Penn State to advance to the National Championship! (1:17:45)

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