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Potentium – Episode 289 (8/5/21)

“Hot Ones” recap & aftermath

Olympics – Belarus athlete seeks asylum/Men vs. women in mixed swimming/Weightlifting/Gymnastics/Track & Field (13:30)

Leprechaun Hamish O’Glubbish calls in (34:30)

Covid – NYC vax mandate (43:05)

Report on Gov. Cuomo’s sexual harassment allegations (51:30)

Trump pressured DOJ to declare election fraudulent (1:03:15)

4th Capitol Police officer commits suicide (1:08:05)

Bill Maher – Cultural appropriation (1:14:05)

Dusty Hill from ZZ Top dies

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Potentium – Episode 284 (7/1/21)

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Bill Cosby released from prison

FL condo collapse (13:10)

Transgender SCOTUS ruling/New Zealand’s trans Olympic weightlifter (24:35)

Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison (37:04)

Gen. Milley vs. Matt Gaetz on race in the military (45:30)

SCOTUS decisions/DOJ sues GA over voter suppression laws (53:20)

Tucker Carlson says the NSA is spying on him (57:00)

William Barr on Trump’s “bullshit” voter fraud claims/fox “news” settles another sexual harassment lawsuit (1:04:05)

Biden makes bipartisan Infrastructure deal (1:09:35)

Donald Rumsfeld dies/Anniversary of Jim Morrison’s death (1:12:50)

Have a happy & safe 4th of July folks & thanks for listening!

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Potentium – Episode 260 (1/14/21)

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Attack on the Capitol – Lapse in Capitol security/Officers suspended and or arrested/The cult’s ultimate terroristic plans/QAnon Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’ll file Articles of Impeachment against Biden on Jan. 21st for “Abuse of power” (6:40)

More details come to light/Capitol police officers assaulted & murdered/Article of Impeachment introduced (18:00)

Trump’s dueling statements about the cult after the riot/Giuliani calls for “Trial by combat”/Trump Jr. (24:12)

More videos emerge from the attack/Arrests/Hero officer led mob away from Senate Chamber (34:50)

What years of Trump & misinformation have done (45:45)

Big tech & financial institutional backlash (48:20)

Trump says his speech was “Totally appropriate”/Impeachment articles introduced (53:15)

FBI intelligence failure/Future threats (1:05:20)

Impeachment hearing/Jim Jordan/Trump’s statement (1:10:30)

Security like this nation has never seen for an inauguration (1:31:55)

So long, Trump…Go fuck yourself

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Potentium – Episode 240 (8/20/20)

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CA’s 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturns high capacity mag ban

Coronavirus – Anderson Cooper & the moronic “My Pillow Guy” (6:45)

VA Mayor says Biden picked “Aunt Jemimah” as running mate/“The Truth is the Truth” responds (13:05)

Trump – Senate Intelligence Committee report on Russia/Attacks Harris/Another birther conspiracy/New Zealand’s “surge” in Covid cases/Post office shenanigans/Former DHS Chief of Staff Miles Taylor/Post office reversal/Wants a “redo” of 1st term/QAnon/Lying to the public/Lyndon Johnson ad from ’64 (19:00)

Michelle & Barack Obama’s speeches at the DNC (1:06:30)

Breaking – Steve Bannon arrested (1:34:00)

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Potentium – Episode 221 (4/9/20)

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Guest co-hosts Ricky & Marie from Degeneration Radio

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Lockdown

The Kennedy curse strikes again (13:05)

Jeff Sessions begging for Trump’s endorsement (21:50)

Bernie Sanders drops out of the Presidential race (28:55)

Coronavirus – Weekly update/NYC (34:55)

GA Governor re-opens beaches (46:55)

WI holds election after SCOTUS decision (53:05)

OH churchgoers protected by the “blood of Jesus” (57:40)

Kushner, Trump & the Federal stockpile (1:09:25)

Peter Navarro warned White House of virus threat in January/Trump fires IG overseeing funds for virus response (1:19:45)

Trump attacks reporter for asking about the dismantling of the Pandemic Response Team (1:24:10)

Navy Captain fired for voicing concerns over Coronavirus on his ship (1:29:35)

fox “news” montage of downplaying the virus (1:35:05)

Have a happy Easter folks & thanks for listening!

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Potentium – Episode 190 (9/5/19)

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Still a little hoarse from the flu

Football – Notre Dame/Sweetness/Bears & Packers (3:55)

Walmart stops selling ammo/Odessa shooting (10:25)

Murders by insulin at the V.A. (21:30)

AR 911 operator berates drowning woman (30:30)

MS “Christian” church denies mixed race couple’s wedding (38:40)

Lawsuits, guns & Popeyes crispy chicken sandwich (47:25)

CA fatal boat fire (55:20)

Aussie flight student lands plane on his 3rd lesson after instructor passes out mid-flight (1:04:55)

NC Judge says Legislative map is unconstitutional (1:09:00)

Trump – Hurricane Dorian, Alabama, and Trump’s Sharpie/Diverting military funds to fund border wall (1:11:55)

Bill Maher speaks to Trump (1:27:40)

Tool & Taylor Swift’s “Swifties”

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Potentium – Episode 173 (5/10/19)

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Colorado STEM school shooting (4:40)

“Winnie the Pooh” voiceover actor Jim Cummings accused of rape & animal abuse (18:45)

Rhode Island “Lunch shaming” (28:55)

Big Pharma prices/HHS/CEO John Kapoor indicted (33:40)

Republican C.D. Davidsmeyer wants to make Chicago it’s own state (43:35)

Ohio district map ruled unconstitutional/Gerrymandering (50:15)

Facebook bans extremists/Chris Hughes says Facebook should be broken up by the government (54:50)

Trump – N. Korea/Pardoning a murderer/Trump’s financial losses from ’85 to ’95/Mitch McConnell/Donald Trump Jr. subpoena/The hypocrisy of Tucker Carlson & Lindsey Graham/Shooting migrants is funny (1:06:20)

New Tool album to be released August 30th!!!!!