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Potentium – Episode 393 (8/17/23)

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Football player featured in the movie “Blind Side” blindsided by adoptive family

Unprecedented absenteeism in American schools (10:30)

NM teen sues hospital after putting newborn in garbage can at hospital (18:45)

GA baby decapitated during birth (26:55)

NC father shoots, and steals truck of driver who accidentally ran over his son (31:45)

IL SC upholds gun bill (36:20)

Trump – Judge gives specific orders/GA indictment/Conservative reactions/Republican voting machine breach/Matt Gaetz wants to protect Trump & take D.C. “by force”/Cultist nut job arrested for making death threats to Judge/The cult posts the names & addresses of Grand Jurors (41:35)

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Potentium – Episode 384 (6/15/23)

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Four kids survive in the Amazon for 40 days after plane crash

Hawaii man drowns and thieves rob widow (7:20)

Unabomber commits suicide in prison (11:35)

IL Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs a bill banning book banning (19:30)

Gavin Newsome schools Hannity (21:15)

Trump Indictment fallout – Hillary hypocrisy/Bill Barr/Jim Jordan’s wriggling stupidity/Kari Lake wants to shoot anyone who tries to arrest Trump/GOP candidates react to Trump’s indictment/Chris Christie (28:45)

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (1:22:05)

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Potentium – Episode 381 (5/25/23)

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Co-Host – Listener Billy from Miami

55% of TN school district’s 3rd graders in danger of being held back

Clerk locks people in store after thief tried to steal $4.00 worth of items, all were executed (18:25)

IL Catholic Church sexual abuse (23:35)

Fox “News” runs “confirmed” story about homeless vets being displaced in NY because of migrants which turns out to be false (34:45)

TX Speaker asked to resign after being sloshed on the state floor (44:45)

Trump – E. Jean Carroll seeks $10 million more after Town Hall remarks (50:25)

The flopping of Lindsey Graham & Ted Cruz (53:25)

Jan 6th insurrectionist sentenced to 4 1/2 years/Oath Keepers leader gets 18 years (1:09:40)

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Potentium – Episode 364 (1/26/23)

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SF Art gallery owner charged with spraying homeless woman with hose

IL EMT’s charged with homicide (9:00)

VA School where 6 year old shot teacher was warned multiple times about a gun/Parents said it was “secure” (15:35)

West Coast mass shootings (22:30)

IA Bowhunting couple sentenced as part of largest poaching case in Nebraska history (28:50)

Classified docs found at the home of Mike Pence (35:05)

The gift that keeps on giving…George Santos – Claims he was mugged on 5th Ave. in NY/Claims to have survived an assassination attempt/Said he would donate his Congressional salary/Denies having been a drag queen/Bill Maher on Santos (41:15)

Trump – Fined $1 million for frivolous lawsuit against Hillary Clinton/Drops lawsuit against NY AG Letitia James (1:00:25)

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Potentium – Episode 340 (8/4/22)

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The Uvalde disgrace UNBELIEVABLY continues

GA schizophrenic woman dies after parents call police for help (7:50)

Co-Pilot jumps out of damaged plane & dies (14:25)

Alex Jones confronted by Sandy Hook parents in court (22:10)

IL Gubernatorial candidate Dan Bailey compares abortion to the Holocaust (38:15)

Justice Samuel Alito insults world leaders & Royalty who questioned the overturning of Roe v. Wade (41:10)

Trump – LIV Golf/Buries Ivana at his golf course for a tax break/AZ & other primaries (43:15)

Jan 6th insurrectionist gets 7 years in prison (58:00)

Beyonce changes lyrics over the word “Spaz” (1:03:50)

Nichelle Nichols, Bill Russell & Vin Scully die (1:08:25)

Thursday night edit – Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in a Russian prison/Alex Jones fined 4 million dollars so far for compensatory damages (1:12:05)

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Potentium – Episode 326 (4/28/22)

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WA Football Coach’s prayer argument is heard by the SCOTUS

FL Bride & groom lace wedding food with pot (8:40)

Elon Musk buys Twitter (17:35)

The Adorable Pud fakes another call, but takes my advice (sort of) (24:00)

Jan. 6th – Marjorie Taylor Greene’s testimony/Mark Meadows’ texts/Kevin McCarthy’s tapes (59:15)

Mayans/Better Call Saul (1:22:20)

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Potentium – Episode 312 (1/20/22)

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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)