Best Politics And Profanity Podcasts (2025)

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How the #$%& do we feel about profanity in politics? Food Friday, and more 1:39:00

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Today on AirTalk: Future of CA AI regulations; Profanity in politics? Food Friday: Genghis Cohen; FilmWeek: What to watch; and The King of Color Documentary. Today on AirTalk: Future of CA AI regulations (0:15) Profanity in politics? (19:24) Food Friday: Genghis Cohen (33:40) FilmWeek: What to watch (51:14) The King of Color Documentary (1:26:44) V…

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#049: IT'S BISHMAS 1:03:18

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In this special episode we talk all things Christmas.... Don't forget: you can watch the full video version on Spotify and YouTube – just search John Bishop Comedy, or watch it on YouTube here. And if you're enjoying the show, please rate, review, subscribe, and drop a comment - it really helps us grow the pod! Our WhatsApp is NOW LIVE!... Send us …

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Ep 956: 2025 In Review, Part 3 (of 3) 1:14:15

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Driftglass and Blue Gal bring their epic year-in-review series to a close, covering September through December and finally boxing up 2025 to send it to hell. The hosts examine the final months of a year that saw legacy media trapped in their own 'Both Sides Do It' prison, DOGE's promises evaporate into nothing, and the Epstein files get a (incompet…

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Hour 4: “Balloon Boy” parents sentenced in Colorado 33:00

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6pm: Ferguson backs WA income tax on millionaires // Rep. Travis Couture: A budget reset that works for Washingtonians // Today in History // Vincent van Gogh chops off his ear // Pittsburgh Steelers’ Franco Harris scores on “Immaculate Reception” iconic NFL play // “Balloon Boy” parents sentenced in Colorado // The worst Christmas Commercial of th…

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Hour 3: Medical center that employs woman who berated Target worker over Charlie Kirk shirt is bombarded with over 6,000 ‘profanity-laced’ calls 31:58

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5pm: Top Stories – Recap and Updates // Video shows random attack on 75-year-old woman in downtown Seattle // Medical center that employs woman who berated Target worker over Charlie Kirk shirt is bombarded with over 6,000 ‘profanity-laced’ calls // We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars. // An update on Molly // Lett…

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Hour 2: Ferguson backs WA income tax on millionaires 32:22

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4pm: Ferguson backs WA income tax on millionaires // Rep. Travis Couture: A budget reset that works for Washingtonians // Move Aside, Snowflake: ‘Theater Kid’ Is the New Go-To Political Insult // Most Top-Achieving Adults Weren’t Elite Specialists in Childhood, New Study Finds

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Hour 1: The worst Christmas Commercial of the 80s 32:47

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3pm: I Was Thinking: The Christmas Letter // Today in History // Vincent van Gogh chops off his ear // Pittsburgh Steelers’ Franco Harris scores on “Immaculate Reception” iconic NFL play // “Balloon Boy” parents sentenced in Colorado // The worst Christmas Commercial of the 80s

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Preparing for this week's storm, When did you first start feeling “old?” and more 1:43:57

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Today on AirTalk: What should we expect from this week's storm? (0:15) SoCal restaurant industry check-in (15:25) When did you first start feeling “old?” (36:03) Los Angeles County press conference on the storm (51:34) LAist year in review (1:16:25) TV Talk: What to watch (1:29:51) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (…

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Hour 4: Steelers’ DK Metcalf gets into altercation with fan in Detroit 32:45

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6pm: I Was Thinking: // Viktor Frankl on finding meaning in life // Today in History // The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) released // First gorilla born in captivity // Steelers’ DK Metcalf gets into altercation with fan in Detroit

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Hour 3: Peanut Allergies Have Plummeted in Children, Study Shows 33:12

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5pm: Top Stories – Recaps & Updates // Peanut Allergies Have Plummeted in Children, Study Shows // Toilet Rats: Rare, but There // Moms everywhere relate to 7-year-old’s viral essay about being ‘abandoned’ // On a Clipped Wing, Flamingo Escapes a British Zoo for a Life in France // Kent, WA mayor says NWS alert worsened panic during levee breach //…

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Hour 2: ‘This kid’s going to die’: Neighbors say 9-year-old abandoned in tent off Aurora. CPS claims he’s not in danger 31:55

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4pm: Guest: Tracie Jefferson // ‘This kid’s going to die’: Neighbors say 9-year-old abandoned in tent off Aurora. CPS claims he’s not in danger // The Polyamory Delusion // Listeners text in with memories of bully tactics

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Hour 1: Viktor Frankl on finding meaning in life 32:45

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3pm: I Was Thinking: // Viktor Frankl on finding meaning in life // Today in History // The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) released // First gorilla born in captivity // Steelers’ DK Metcalf gets into altercation with fan in Detroit

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What words do you have trouble spelling? Interview with Robby Hoffman, and more 1:39:01

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Today on AirTalk: New LAist/USC study on street takeovers (0:15) What words do you have trouble spelling? (32:20) Was the Palisades fire report weakened? (51:43) Interview with Robby Hoffman (1:04:56) Is VistaVision back? (1:29:12) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for th…

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Hour 4: Celebrating Board Operators After Flyers Hot-Mic Moment 29:58

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6pm: Court vindicates professor investigated for parodying university’s ‘land acknowledgment’ on syllabus // White House seeking privateers to seize cartel boats, assets // Harvard Professor of Economics Ken Rogoff on November inflation coming in WAY BELOW expectations. // Walter Kirn shares my Spielberg “Disclosure” theory // Brown U. and MIT prof…

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Hour 3: Cliff Mass promises a White Christmas… in the mountains 31:00

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5pm: Top Stories Recap/Updates // Cliff Mass promises a White Christmas… in the mountains // Neighbors say 9-year-old abandoned in tent off Aurora. CPS claims he’s not in danger. // Know-It-All Quiz // Letters

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Hour 2: They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’ 29:54

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4pm: Court vindicates professor investigated for parodying university’s ‘land acknowledgment’ on syllabus // White House seeking privateers to seize cartel boats, assets // Harvard Professor of Economics Ken Rogoff on November inflation coming in WAY BELOW expectations. // Walter Kirn shares my Spielberg “Disclosure” theory // Brown U. and MIT prof…

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Hour 1: Seahawks take 1st place with Wild OT Win 31:08

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3pm: Video Guest – Ry Curley – Seahawks take 1st place with Wild OT Win // This Day in History // 1843 - “A Christmas Carol” is published // Celebrating Board Operators After Flyers Hot-Mic Moment

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Sticking to New Year's resolutions, Food Friday, and more 1:39:24

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Today on AirTalk: Coping with life-altering violence (0:15) Can you actually stick to a New Year’s resolution? (18:18) Food Friday: Ramen (36:38) FilmWeek: What to watch (51:38) Interview with Brendan Fraser and HIKARI (1:20:53) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the n…

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BONUS: Congregation Q&A! 45:01

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In this bonus episode we are responding to your voice notes!....... Don't forget: you can watch the full video version on Spotify and YouTube – just search John Bishop Comedy, or watch it on YouTube here. And if you're enjoying the show, please rate, review, subscribe, and drop a comment - it really helps us grow the pod! Our WhatsApp is NOW LIVE!.…

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Ep 955: 2025 In Review, Part 2 45:43

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Driftglass and Blue Gal continue their review of 2025, covering May through August in this second part of their series. The hosts show how the Republican Party's corruption and chaos isn't something new or unexpected—it's exactly what the party has been building toward for decades through right-wing talk radio and Fox News. They walk through major …

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How do you cope with loved ones with chronic addiction? Are pets replacing kids? and more 1:39:03

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Today on AirTalk: Oscars moving to YouTube (in 2029) (0:15) How do you cope with loved ones with chronic addiction? (14:46) Are pets replacing kids? (50:45) Holiday parties gone wrong (1:09:02) TV Talk: What to watch (1:20:17) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the nex…

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Hour 4: Lasagna is trending this Christmas, and that’s not by accident 29:56

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6pm: Video Guest – Bill Kirk – Washington Gun Law // Examining Australia’s gun laws through the years // Aus PM suggests new legislation; Phil Mickelson disapproves // Bill and John are equally perplexed about the Brown University “details” // Gov. Tim Walz signed two executive orders on Tuesday aimed at reducing gun violence in Minnesota // The Fa…

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Hour 3: Obamacare Subsidies Can't Fix a Broken System. Rand Paul's Bill Could 30:48

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5pm: Top Stories Recap/Updates // Highway 2 will be closed for ‘months,’ WA Gov. Ferguson says // New Laws & Taxes in Washington in 2026 // 4 Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies // Chip Roy on health care cost and vote // Obamacare Subsidies Can't Fix a Broken System. Rand Paul's Bill Could // Letters…

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Hour 2: Examining Australia’s gun laws through the years 30:56

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4pm: Video Guest – Bill Kirk – Washington Gun Law // Examining Australia’s gun laws through the years // Aus PM suggests new legislation; Phil Mickelson disapproves // Bill and John are equally perplexed about the Brown University “details” // Gov. Tim Walz signed two executive orders on Tuesday aimed at reducing gun violence in Minnesota // The Fa…

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Hour 1: CCA Dollars Were Invested in Flood Infrastructure.. Right? RIGHT?! 30:36

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3pm: I Was Thinking: CCA Dollars Were Invested in Flood Infrastructure.. Right? RIGHT?! // John is joined by WA Policy Center’s Todd Myers // This Day in History: 1903 - Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first successful flight in history // 250,000 packages stolen per day, study finds, as lawmakers push stiffer penalties // Los Angeles woman spea…

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Romantasy for couples, What advice do you ask your kids for? and more 1:39:11

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Today on AirTalk: Previewing Trump's primetime speech (0:15) Can romantasy save your sex life? (17:37) What can LA learn from the diverging housing policies of the Twin Cities? (50:45) Holiday movies: What to watch (1:06:56) What advice do you ask your kids for? (1:23:19) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any p…

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#048: I Pity The Fool 35:49

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In this shorter episode, we discuss various topics, including performing on cruises, Trump Derangement Syndrome, audience demographics, cencorship and travelling in style....... Don't forget: you can watch the full video version on Spotify and YouTube – just search John Bishop Comedy, or watch it on YouTube here. And if you're enjoying the show, pl…

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Hour 4: Apparently we should be washing our Christmas trees 31:48

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6pm: Video Guest – Brian Heywood – Let’s Go Washington // Let’s Go Washington races to collect 90k more signatures to protect girls’ sports, despite violence, threats // Initiative Signing and Drop-Off Locations // The Chinese Billionaires Having Dozens of U.S.-Born Babies Via Surrogate // Apparently we should be washing our Christmas trees…

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Hour 3: John’s Romantic Text Thread with a Scammer 32:00

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5pm: King County Executive Zahilay cuts equity and racial and social justice office // An infuriating wrinkle in the Brown University shooting // Venezuela continues to be puzzling politics // John’s Romantic Text Thread with a Scammer // Letters

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Hour 2: Billionaires make terrible fathers 32:15

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4pm: Video Guest – Brian Heywood – Let’s Go Washington // Let’s Go Washington races to collect 90k more signatures to protect girls’ sports, despite violence, threats // Initiative Signing and Drop-Off Locations // The Chinese Billionaires Having Dozens of U.S.-Born Babies Via Surrogate // Billionaires make terrible fathers…

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Hour 1: WA floods: Levee failure prompts evacuation along White River in Pacific 30:40

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3pm: I Was Thinking: The answer to affordable Housing // Video Guest – Steve Hickey AKA PHOTOGSTEVE81 Live from Pacific // WA floods: Levee failure prompts evacuation along White River in Pacific // Apparently we should be washing our Christmas trees

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Ep 954: 2025 In Review, Part 1 1:09:19

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Driftglass and Blue Gal reflect on what they call an "annus horribilis"—a genuinely awful year that fundamentally changed America as Trump's second term brought unprecedented corruption, chaos, and the erosion of democratic institutions. From Qatar's $400 million Boeing 747 bribe to Trump's crypto schemes and the $300 million White House ballroom b…

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What's the difference between gambling and trading? Tracking monarch butterflies, and more 1:39:19

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Today on AirTalk: Ford's EV plans (0:15) Gambling or trading? (11:00) Interview with Jimmy Jam (28:51) Does marijuana really relieve pain? (51:24) New tech for Monarch butterfly tracking (1:26:04) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emer…

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Hour 4: WSJ: The Intifada Comes to Australia 31:19

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6pm: WSJ: The Intifada Comes to Australia // Chuck Schumer before addressing shootings; “Go Bills” // The FBI announces they foiled a credible terror plot planned for New Year's Eve // Talking Sports with Ry // Seahawks survive Philip Rivers’ return, beat Colts with six field goals // Woman finds stranger in Waymo trunk during ride in LA // Waymo s…

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Hour 3: Why Christmas Music Is More Popular Than Ever 30:53

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5pm: Flooding Updates // Flash flood warning issued after Green River Levee fails in King County // Looters in kayaks target flooded Snohomish farm as historic flooding continues // Sen. Murray urges release of man allegedly mauled by ICE dog // Rob Reiner and wife found dead; son arrested for murder // Trump’s post on incident spurs prickly reacti…

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Hour 2: Waymo self-driving cars hit London streets in preparation for 2026 launch 31:19

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4pm: WSJ: The Intifada Comes to Australia // Chuck Schumer before addressing shootings; “Go Bills” // The FBI announces they foiled a credible terror plot planned for New Year's Eve // Talking Sports with Ry // Seahawks survive Philip Rivers’ return, beat Colts with six field goals // Woman finds stranger in Waymo trunk during ride in LA // Waymo s…

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Hour 1: Guest Steve Hickey live from The Green River Levee 30:36

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3pm: Guest – David Vobora – Adaptive Training Foundation // Donate at AdaptiveTrainingFoundation.Org // In January of 2014, David Vobora, a 5-year veteran of the NFL, met US Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills, a quadruple amputee. David opened up his personal gym to Travis, offering his training expertise. The pair started working out together, custo…

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Remembering Rob Reiner, Should you get a full-body MRI scan? and more 1:39:14

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Today on AirTalk: Remembering Rob Reiner (0:15) The future of student loans (20:05) LA Mayor Karen Bass calls in (31:45) Second night of Hanukkah (43:25) Full body MRIs? (52:52) Reprise: Rob Reiner talks Spinal Tap (1:22:00) Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next …