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David & Stu... Unhinged!
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“David & Stu . . . Unhinged!” offers a unique glimpse into the world's most pressing (and most trivial) issues through the eyes of two of Greenwich Village’s jaded residents, who are usually pissed off about something. From allowing people to legally sh** on our sidewalks to
"discrimination" against fat people, David Simonetti, a writer and attorney, and Stu Richel, a critically acclaimed actor, screenwriter, and Vietnam War vet, offer an acerbic yet civilized perspective on politics and life in New York City. Occasionally veering into the abyss of rage, like Stu's unbridled contempt for Jane Fonda and David's rage about those who ask for ice cream samples, the duo from two different generations will enchant you with their common-sense reactions speckled with off-the-rails humor, anger, and dismay.
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74: NYC’s Impending Inferno, Stefanik’s Abrupt Exit, Nepo Baby Nonsense, & a Ray of Hope
Dec 2800:41:18Tap to summarize74: NYC’s Impending Inferno, Stefanek’s Abrupt Exit, Nepo Baby Nonsense, & a Ray of HopeWelcome to David & Stu… Unhinged! As always, we'd like to thank Clara Wang for creating the fantastic artwork for this podcast. This is our last podcast for 2025, and we wanted to end the year off with another blistering assault on America’s cultural and spiritual decline as witnessed by the disastrous regime of Epstein’s best friend, Trump, and the radical left’s political victories, particularly in New York City. So, on this episode, we will cover (1) The nepo baby neophyte anti-Semite, Mamdani, and how the early signs of his administration indicate he will take NYC down a sad and dangerous path, most notably his choice of far-left advisors who will only add fuel to the fire. NYC may be heading towards an even more disastrous time than COVID-19 and De Blasio, the worst mayor ever until now.(2) Elise Stefanik was a rising star in the Republican Party, and she could have potentially rid New York of Kathy Hochul, a hapless and weak governor who has been underwhelming in her role. But instead, Stefanik announced her withdrawal from the race and national politics after Trump went out of his way to undermine her for reasons that are inexplicable except that he prefers morons and fools over the competent.(3) It seems that there is no shortage of bratty nepo babies, and they aren’t always left-wing radicals. Evita Duffy-Alonso, the daughter of Trump's Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, threw a temper tantrum at the airport when she chastised the TSA agents after having a problem of her own making. She said on social media that the TSA should be abolished. This self-absorbed, privileged girl needs a history lesson.(4) Although in America we are in serious decline, there have been some positive developments in 2025 throughout the world, as noted in a recent article in The Times of London. We will showcase some of the more notable cultural, scientific, environmental, and societal developments that should lift us from the morass and cultural depravity we are witnessing in Washington, DC.We hope you tune in, and please leave comments. We welcome all feedback, including any critiques. Connect with David & Stu: • Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/@DavidStu...Unhinged• Email David & Stu: davidandstuunhinged@gmail.com and share your comments, concerns, and questions.• We encourage all to visit our website (https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/david-stu-unhinged/), and please leave comments for our consideration.
Transcribe →26: Biden's Empathy for Child Killers, Trump Squandering his Meager Mandate, & a Saintly Single Mother
Dec 29, 202400:32:27Tap to summarizeWelcome to the post-Christmas episode of David & Stu… Unhinged! As always, we'd like to thank Clara Wang for creating the fantastic artwork for this podcast. Here is what is on deck for this week's milestone episode.1) A discussion of Biden's decision to commute the sentences of Federal death row inmates, including those who murdered federal witnesses and children.2) A recent incident on the F train in New York City where an illegal immigrant, Sebastian Zapeta, set a sleeping woman on fire and killed her.3) The various warning signs that Trump 2.0 is blowing any chance of success with the spending bill mishap in the House are based on Elon Musk's input, several questionable Cabinet appointments, including Matt Gaetz's failed nomination as Attorney General, who was condemned in a House ethics report for committing statutory rape, heavy drug abuse, and spending $90K on prostitutes, and Trump's desire to take back the Panama Canal and buy Greenland.4) We revisit the story of Mickey Barreto, the scammer who tried to claim ownership of the New Yorker Hotel. Apparently, not only was Mickey a con artist, but he also was an abusive father to his son Paul, who escaped the hotel room and was taken in by a single mother, Jennifer Ryan, who plans to adopt him. Even better, Paul has become a promising musician despite his troubled upbringing.Connect with David & Stu: Email David & Stu: davidandstuunhinged@gmail.com and share your comments, concerns, and questions.
Transcribe →25: Another Biden Outrage, the Duke Stripper, Poor George & Some Christmas Cheer
Dec 22, 202400:31:34Tap to summarizeWelcome to episode twenty-five of David & Stu… Unhinged! As always, we'd like to thank Clara Wang for creating the fantastic artwork for this podcast. Here is what is on deck for this week's milestone episode.1) Joe Biden's grant of clemency to 1,500 people, including a judge, Michael Conahan, who was went to prison for sentencing juveniles to for-profit detention centers in exchange for kickbacks;2) We revisit the Tawana Brawley story as well as a stripper who falsely accused three Duke Lacrosse players of rape;3) ABC's $15 million settlement with Trump for a defamation claim after George Stephonopplis inaccurately stated on live TV that Trump was convicted of rape.4) A warm-hearted story by Stu about an act of kindness in Columbus Park in New York City reflects this holiday season's spirit. Connect with David & Stu: Email David & Stu: davidandstuunhinged@gmail.com and share your comments, concerns, and questions.
Transcribe →24: Penny's Triumph, Touchdowns and Matzah, an Ivy League Shooter, & VFW Takes on Prison Reform
Dec 15, 202400:36:45Tap to summarizeWelcome to episode twenty-four of David & Stu… Unhinged! As always, we'd like to thank Clara Wang for creating the fantastic artwork for this podcast. Here is what is on deck for this week's milestone episode.1) The acquittal of Daniel Penny in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely and the spectacular failure of Alvin Bragg's political and racially motivated prosecution.2) A BYU football star, Jake Retzlaff, brings Jewish culture to a predominantly Mormon campus in Provo, Utah.3) The strange case of Luigi Mangione, a promising Ivy League graduate who shot UnitedHealthcare's CEO, somehow became radicalized after living what seemed to be a promising life. And the warm embrace of his actions by repugnant left-wing apologists like Senator Elizabeth Warren and University of Pennsylvania Professor Julia Alekseyeva,4) An attempt by the VFW to rehabilitate prisoners in a Colorado prison. Connect with David & Stu: Email David & Stu: davidandstuunhinged@gmail.com and share your comments, concerns, and questions.
Transcribe →23: Pardon Moi, Parental Malfeasance, Celebrity Sanctimony & Transgender Excess.
Dec 8, 202400:37:07Tap to summarizeWelcome to the post-Thanksgiving edition of David & Stu… Unhinged! As always, we'd like to thank Clara Wang for creating the fantastic artwork for this podcast. Here is what is on deck for this week's episode.1) President Biden's hypocritical pardon of his son, Hunter, which was historically unprecedented due to its broad reach.2) A sad story of parental abuse where a mother hid her baby in a drawer under her bed until her partner finally discovered the baby years later, unable to walk or talk.3) The sanctimonious outbursts from Alec Baldwin and Sharon Stone about "uninformed" and "ignorant" Americans and how it further tarnishes Hollywood elites who are in no position to lecture others about their political views.4) A number of incidents involving transgender Americans and the fairness of allowing biological males to participate in women's sports following their transition.Connect with David & Stu: Email David & Stu: davidandstuunhinged@gmail.com and share your comments, concerns, and questions.The views expressed on air during the David & Stu… Unhinged! do not represent the views of RAGE Works staff, partners, or affiliates.
Transcribe →22: Thanksgiving Blessings for D.E.I's Demise, Mass Deportations, Defeating Progressive Prosecutors & the end to Fraternity Hazing
Dec 1, 202400:36:19Tap to summarizeWelcome to episode twenty-two of David & Stu… Unhinged! As always, we'd like to thank Clara Wang for creating the fantastic artwork for this podcast. Here is what is on deck for this week's milestone episode.1) The joyful news that Corporate America is beginning to put an end to D.E.I. initiatives, most notably Walmart's announcement to end these practices;2) A tragic story of possible fraternity hazing at Dartmouth College that led to the death of a promising student;3) Elon Musk's recent announcement that he wants to become the Soros of the right and plans to fund campaigns against these soft-on-crime progressive prosecutors. Meanwhile, Maud Maron has announced she intends to challenge Fat Alvin Bragg as the Republican candidate for Manhattan District Attorney to put an end to his destructive agenda.4) Stu's encounter with a ferret and a model from Wisconsin trying to make a go of it in New York City, living out of his car near Washington Square Park.Connect with David & Stu: Email David & Stu: davidandstuunhinged@gmail.com and share your comments, concerns, and questions.The views expressed on air during the David & Stu… Unhinged! do not represent the views of RAGE Works staff, partners, or affiliates.
Transcribe →21: MAGA Mishaps, Hot Coffee, Fat Alvin Bragg's Outrages, Jussie's & Whoopi's Tall Tales, & Good Riddance to Ellen
Nov 24, 202400:33:54Tap to summarizeWelcome to episode twenty-one of David & Stu… Unhinged! As always, we'd like to thank Clara Wang for creating the fantastic artwork for this podcast. Here is what is on deck for this week's milestone episode.1) Matt Gaetz's sudden withdrawal as a nominee for the Attorney General and how that disastrous choice doesn't bode well for the reincarnation of Trump;2) Incidents involving spilling hot coffee at restaurants and airplanes that spurred on a cottage industry of personal injury lawsuits, including one where a man's privates were scalded; 3) The fatal stabbings that occurred in Manhattan this week by a mentally ill man with a lengthy criminal record and the outrageousness of fat Alvin Bragg's decision to vigorously prosecute Daniel Penny for defending subway riders who were terrorized by another mentally ill and violent homeless man who the progressives have let loose on the NYC streets;4) The decision to overturn Jussie Smolett's guilty verdict for his hate crime hoax and Whoopi Goldberg's false claim that Holtermann's Bakery refused to take her pastry order because of her politics.5) A fond farewell to Ellen DeGeneres, who fled America due to Trump's election, and the other Hollywood has-beens like hamster-loving Richard Gere. Connect with David & Stu: Email David & Stu at davidandstuunhinged@gmail.com and share your comments, concerns, and questions.
Transcribe →20: An Obesity Update, a Cabinet of Quacks, Rail Woes & Another Woke Assault on Broadway
Nov 17, 202400:33:44Tap to summarizeWelcome to episode twenty of David & Stu… Unhinged! As always, we'd like to thank Clara Wang for creating the fantastic artwork for this podcast. Here is what is on deck for this week's milestone episode.1) New statistics on the obesity epidemic and the health concerns it raises for Americans;2) A discussion of some of the terrible choices for Trump's cabinet, including Matt Gaetz, who has an undistinguished record in the House and is under an ethical cloud for sex trafficking and other offenses, Pete Hegseth, a Fox News commentator with no experience in national defense and checkered personal history of three marriages and sexual misconduct, Kristi Noem, a dog killer, and Tulsi Gabbard who cozied up to our enemies including Putin;3) Stu's ride home on Metro North from Pelham, where the ride was interrupted by a scumbag fare beater who was tossed from the train.4) The woke hysteria directed towards Nicole Scherzinger, who is getting rave reviews for her performance in a revival of Sunset Boulevard, for liking Russel Brand's Jesus hat on InstagramConnect with David & Stu: Email David & Stu: davidandstuunhinged@gmail.com and share your comments, concerns, and questions.
Transcribe →19: Kamala Gets Fired, Lufthansa Pays Reparations, Clashing Broadway Divas & Another Legendary NYC Scammer.
Nov 10, 202400:33:29Tap to summarizeWelcome to episode nineteen of David & Stu… Unhinged! As always, we'd like to thank Clara Wang for creating the fantastic artwork for this podcast. Here is what is on deck for this week's milestone episode.1) The 2024 election results and the historically unprecedented victory of Donald Trump, the demise of the Biden legacy of failure, and the backlash against the progressive agenda;2) An incident on a Lufthansa flight involving Jewish passengers that caused Lufthansa to have to pay a substantial sum to the passengers;3) A dispute between Patti LuPone of "Roommates" and Kecia Lewis of "Hell's Kitchen" over a noise complaint between the adjoining theaters during the performances and how Ms. LuPone was accused of bullying and offensive remarks; and4) The story of a New York City scammer, Mickey Barreto, who ended up with five free years of rent in the New Yorker Hotel and is now facing criminal charges. Catch Stu's live show Vietnam…through my lens on November 10, 2024, at 4:30 PM at the Bedford Playhouse in Westchester County. Get details on Stu's live performance here: https://bedfordplayhouse.org/2024-11-10 Stu's 2020 performance at the empty theater in Norwalk, Connecticut, will be screened on November 11, 2024, at the Picture House in Pelham in Westchester County. Get details for the film here: https://www.thepicturehouse.org/homeConnect with David & Stu: • Email David & Stu: davidandstuunhinged@gmail.com and share your comments, concerns, and questions.
Transcribe →18: Update on the Menendez Brothers, Televangelist Transgressions, And Who Are The Real Fascists?
Nov 3, 202400:33:19Tap to summarizeWelcome to episode eighteen of David & Stu… Unhinged! As always, we'd like to thank Clara Wang for creating the fantastic artwork for this podcast. Here is what is on deck for this week's milestone episode.1) LA District Attorney George Gascon's recommendation for resentencing in the Menendez Brother's case and his soft-on-crime record has left him with a 30 percent deficit against his opponent in the upcoming election.2) An overview of some of the more notorious Televangelists and their fall from grace;3). The cowardice of Jeff Bezos and the failure of the Washington Post to endorse a Presidential candidate;4). The broadly worded Proposition 1 on the New York ballot and how it could be used as a pretext by liberals to allow illegal aliens to vote and disenfranchise actual citizens.5). The heated record on the campaign trail referring to Trump as a fascist, his Madison Square rally as akin to a Nazi rally, and Biden referring to Trump supporters as garbage. With the Democrat party record, it brings into question who are the real anti-Democratic politicians in America. Catch Stu's live show Vietnam…through my lens on November 10, 2024, at 4:30 PM at the Bedford Playhouse in Westchester County. Get details on Stu's live performance here: https://bedfordplayhouse.org/2024-11-10Stu's 2020 performance at the empty theater in Norwalk, Connecticut, will be screened on November 11, 2024, at the Picture House in Pelham in Westchester County. Get details for the film here: https://www.thepicturehouse.org/homeConnect with David & Stu: • Email David & Stu: davidandstuunhinged@gmail.com and share your comments, concerns, and questions.
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