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Potentium – Episode 424 (3/28/24)

Forrie J. Smith of Yellowstone kicked off plane for refusing to sit next to passenger with mask

Ruby Franke’s psychotic diary detailing the abuse of her children (11:30)

SF man who stabbed 94 yr old Asian woman gets probation/IL Parole Board members resign after man commits murder the day after his release (21:30)

NY squatters kill resident/NY woman arrested in her own home because of “squatters rights” (32:25)

Migrants breach razor wire & push past Border Patrol Agents in TX (44:40)

Marjorie Trailer Greene files motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (47:45)

Trump – Hocking Bibles/Bond reduced/Stormy Daniels hush money trial date set/Jon Stewart on his “victimless crimes” (52:45)

Bill Maher – Depression (1:06:15)

Bob Marley: One Love (1:19:50)

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Potentium – Episode 378 (5/4/23)

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IN teachers force student to eat his own vomit

CA man kills ding dong ditching teens (7:30)

CO teens kill woman with rock through her windshield (12:45)

MI teen brings bus to a stop after driver passes out (17:25)

Bi partisan social media bill (21:40)

Former SF Fire Commissioner attacks homeless with bear spray (32:40)

Immigration – Title 42 set to expire (39:00)

NC GOP goes all in on gerrymandering (50:25)

Writer’s strike (56:25)

Binging Breaking Bad (1:05:25)

Gordon Lightfoot dies

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Potentium – Episode 353 (11/3/22)

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WS – Kyle Tucker/Phillies hit a record 5 home runs in the first 5 innings of a World Series game/Astros pitch a combined no-hitter

Yes…The Uvalde story gets even worse (4:10)

Nancy Pelosi’s husband attacked in their home by conspiracy theorist nutjob (22:55)

Arizona, the rednecks of the West, and their endless shenanigans (43:50)

Jan 6th – Insurrectionist gets 7 years/Capitol MAGA Officer guilty of obstruction (55:10)

Help may be on the way – Asteroid found in the Sun’s glare could collide with Earth (1:00:55)

Pool & the great Minnesota Fats (1:01:45)

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Potentium – Episode 182 (7/12/19)

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The Blue Bell ice cream licking scumbags identified (3:00)

Racism – “Callbox Chris” (9:50)

Man kills teen because he was “threatened” by his rap music (22:10)

First US baby born from uterine transplant by deceased organ donor (26:00)

Death by shit transplant (29:15)

Jeffrey Epstein arrested/Alex Acosta resigns (32:35)

Ross Perot dies/SNL & Dana Carvey (42:25)

MS gubernatorial candidate Robert Foster won’t be interviewed by female reporters without a man present (51:00)

Amy McGrath – The Letter (54:25)

US Women’s Soccer Team wins another World Cup/Megan Rapinoe/fox “news” & “Fuck Trump!” Live on the air (1:00:20)

Trump – Twitter Tantrum #10,996 – Attacking fox “news”/Bullshit “cleanest air & water” claims/S.E. Cupp’s great take on Trump’s “patriotism”/“Social media Summit”/Drug prices on the rise/ICE raids/Administration backs down on census question (1:06:40)

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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 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!!!!!

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Potentium – Episode 169 (4/13/19)

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Baseball/Cubs & Sox

CA hikers found after five days (5:20)

Louisiana church burnings (12:05)

Anti-abortion push – Ohio/Texas (20:30)

Rat-faced, anarchist Julian Assange finally arrested (32:15)

Benjamin Netanyahu (42:00)

Ilhan Omar’s comments about 9-11 (54:45)

Trump – William Barr/DHS & the border/Fact checking by Shepard Smith/Judge Maryanne Trump Barry/Sanctuary cities (1:02:35)

Bill Maher – Trump & Cyrus (1:37:35)

The Masters

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Potentium – Episode 159 (2/2/19)

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Red Dead Redemption 2

Ricky Gervais on hunting (6:30)

Another Orca (Kayla) dies at Sea World (11:35)

St. Louis cops playing Russian roulette on duty (19:25)

Cops find tunnel leading to bank after sinkhole investigation (23:20)

Purdue Drugs lies about Oxycontin’s addictive effects, chastised addicts, then tries to profit off of their treatment (27:00)

Tom Brokaw’s assimilation comments (33:15)

Racist Detroit cops mock black woman & post it on Snapchat (44:15)

VA Governor Ralph Northam’s KKK photo (48:15)

WA measles outbreak/Anti-Vaxxers (53:15)

Texas passes “religious freedom” law to let Foster agencies discriminate against Jews, Muslims, gays, single parents and multi faith couples (56:00)

Suhey Sanders says “god” elected Trump (59:35)

Kentucky seeks to have Kim Davis pay legal fees (1:01:40)

Trump – Encourages Bible classes in public schools/Blasts & lies about intel team/The economy/Withdrawal from Russian nuclear treaty (1:04:10)

From the archives of The Fandick Show – Trump running in 2012/The Apprentice – May 2011 (1:14:10)

Bill Maher – The Economy (1:38:00)