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Potentium – Episode 283 (6/24/21)

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Guest Co-Host – Rapper/Musician John Penman

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Dashcam install & ensuing car trouble (6:00)

Happy 1 year anniversary with no episodes to those two idiots at “Damaged Goods” (10:30)

SCOTUS rules against NCAA (13:00)

TX Governor Abbott vetoes dog protection bill (20:40)

Elizabeth Warren on eliminating the filibuster/Voting bill fails/Anderson Cooper on Mitch McConnell (30:25)

Capitol attacks – Tucker Carlson floats conspiracy theory that the FBI planned the insurrection/NH Insurrectionist who was arrested runs for office, but isn’t sure for which one (1:06:45)

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Potentium – Episode 282 (6/17/21)

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SCOTUS leaves Obamacare in place/Sides with religious “freedom” in Foster care case

Lobsterman spit out of whale’s mouth (4:45)

FL pilot helps another plane land on highway (11:25)

FL bans Critical Race Theory (17:15)

Marjorie Taylor Greene “apologizes” for Holocaust comments (28:40)

Mitch McConnell says he’ll block ANY SCOTUS nomination if GOP retakes Senate in 2022 (32:50)

DOJ – Trump & domestic terrorism (36:55)

21 Republicans vote against medals of recognition for Capitol Police (45:10)

Biden – G7 & Putin (1:09:00)

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Potentium – Episode 273 (4/15/21)

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Hank Azaria apologizes for voicing “Apu” on The Simpsons

CA scumbag kills elephant seal with pistol (11:15)

Suicidal thoughts in kids (14:15)

Phillip Adams killings (23:45)

VA cop fired for spraying soldier/Daunte Wright shooting/Guy swears repeatedly on CNN live (31:10)

Tucker Carlson & fox “news” on “white replacement theory” (1:03:00)

Mike Lee, Ted Cruz & Josh Hawley suddenly care about MLB anti-trust law (1:14:00)

The Masters/Trial of the Chicago Seven/Godzilla vs. Kong/Wonder Woman/Mayans/Snowfall (1:20:35)

SNL original writer Anne Beatts dies

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Potentium – Episode 235 (7/16/20)

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Redskins finally drop name/SCOTUS rules parts of Oklahoma are Indian territory

Racism – NH conservative radio host Dianna Ploss fired/Tucker Carlson’s head writer Blake Neff fired/Pee Wee responds (15:45)

Coronavirus – Cases & deaths spiking/EU vs. US/WH smearing Dr. Fauci/WH cuts CDC out of virus data loop/Re-Opening the schools/OH County Sheriff says he’s not the “mask police” (32:50)

Jeff Sessions loses AL senate runoff (1:06:30)

Trump – Commutes Roger Stone’s sentence/Misleading says more white people killed by police/Defending the Confederate flag/Threatens to cut funding from Universities because of “indoctrination” (1:09:10)

Kelly Preston dies (1:21:00)

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Potentium – Episode 230 (6/11/20)

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GA election chaos

Racism – Travis McMichael’s racial slur/Cyclist assaults young girl over Floyd flyers/WI gym has “I can’t breathe” workout/Confederate symbols of racism being removed/OH Senator Steve Huffman says “coloreds” get Covid because they don’t wash their hands enough/Hakeem Jeffries (8:45)

Interview with Florida rookie police officer (40:55)

Trump – Economy=equality/floats conspiracy theory about elderly Buffalo protester (1:17:40)

The NFL, Drew Brees & the hypocrisy of Laura Ingraham (1:29:10)

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Potentium – Episode 229 (6/4/20)

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Idiot Steve King loses Iowa primary

Rush Limbaugh says white supremacy and white privilege are a “liberal construct” (6:55)

Drew Brees’ comments (13:35)

Protests – Coronavirus, riots & looters/MLK on rioting (22:45)

Trump – Bunker bullshit/Call to Governors/J.B. Pritzker/Lori Lightfoot says FU/Church photo op/Mark Esper’s reversal/General Mattis/(47:55)

Derek Chauvin & fellow Minneapolis officers arrested/MN Police Union Lt. Bob Kroll Last October (1:14:45)

Obama/Biden’s speech in Philadelphia (1:21:05)

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Potentium – Episode 212 (2/6/20)

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The Creeper Bill

Racism – MI man yells, “Why didn’t you stay in Mexico?” After parent describes his child’s experience with school racism (12:35)

Another Damaged Goods “comeback” (19:40)

Iowa Caucuses (54:30)

Trump – Impeachment/Mitt Romney/Fact checking the State of the Union/(1:00:45)

Rush Limbaugh gets the Medal of Freedom…And lung cancer (1:32:50)

Super Bowl/Oscars (1:36:15)

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Potentium – Episode 210 (1/23/20)

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CA man kills three teens with his car because of ding dong ditch (4:30)

GA Death row inmate requests death by firing squad (10:30)

Virginia gun debate – Councilman wears AR-15 to City Council meeting/Nazis arrested/Gun rally/Laws (16:55)

Mrs. Florida busted for fraud (34:45)

Hillary Clinton (pot) says nobody likes Bernie Sanders (kettle)/Dirty Bernie calls in (40:45)

Martha McSally exemplifies the Republican Party under Trump (54:30)

Trump – Religion/Downplaying traumatic brain injuries/Impeachment – Ken Starr/Alan Dershowitz/Trial (58:15)

Astros caught cheating in ’17 World Series/Pete Rose/The complete idiot that is Antonio Brown (1:25:45)

Ozzy Osbourne has Parkinson’s Disease (1:36:35)

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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 162 (2/23/19)

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Racist teens in NC/Woman in Cali diner/Alabama Editor calls on the KKK (4:55)

The monumental idiot that is Jussie Smollett (26:40)

ISIS brides want to return to their home countries (38:50)

White domestic terrorist Christopher Hasson (46:40)

North Carolina “re-election”/Mark Harris (51:25)

“The Penguin” Roger Stone gets gagged (56:20)

Bernie Sanders announces candidacy for President in 2020/“Dirty Bernie” calls in (1:02:20)

Trump – Putin threatens the US with nukes/NYT article/Andrew McCabe/William Barr/ (1:26:00)

Peter Tork of The Monkees dies (1:40:15)

Robert Kraft gets busted getting a hooker at a “rub ‘n tug” (1:48:15)

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