Kennedy and Jimmy's World Series Predictions

Summary

Kennedy Saves the World

Episode: Kennedy and Jimmy's World Series Predictions
Date: October 13, 2025
Host: Kennedy
Guest: Jimmy (frequent comedic/pundit collaborator)

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Episode Overview

This episode of "Kennedy Saves the World" blends political satire, media critique, and baseball banter as Kennedy and Jimmy riff on current events, the 2025 World Series landscape, and the state of American discourse. The conversation swings rapidly from the mainstream media's handling of political news to humorous takes on late-night hostages, performative activism, and finally, which MLB teams deserve a shot at the World Series trophy.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

The Media’s Focus and Manufactured Outrage

• Media Skew and Self-Serving Narratives

  • The episode opens with commentary on how media figures, notably George Stephanopoulos, are accused of chasing manufactured scandals and ignoring more substantive issues ("...they start their own kind of rumor slash scandal and that becomes their dominant train of thought..." (01:00)).
  • Kennedy and Jimmy highlight a lack of self-awareness among political and media personalities, accusing them of prioritizing conflict over actual solutions ("...they're broadcasting to those grievance minded people in the audience that just wanna get to the grievance..." – Jimmy, 01:25).

• "Performative" Activism

  • The co-hosts point out the absence of protests or celebration in the streets following a supposed peace deal in Gaza and the freeing of hostages, questioning the sincerity of activist movements focused on Free Palestine ("Why aren't they flooding the streets?... Like, this would be the time to go, oh, my goodness, this is the beginning of a free Palestine." – Kennedy, 02:56).

• Hyperbolic Political Analogies

  • There’s a recurring theme mocking frequent modern invocations of “Hitler” when criticizing political opponents and discussing trivialization of serious historical comparisons. Jimmy jokes about the absurdity (“there must have been a typo in the Hitler handbook...” (03:56)).

Critique of Left and Right Political Response

• Failure to Credit Achievements
  • The co-hosts criticize partisans on the left for being unable to acknowledge positive achievements by the administration ("...if when the President scored a point, if they would go, 'You know what? That's a nice win. Good job.'..." – Kennedy, 05:18).
• Lack of Strategic Foresight
  • Both hosts note that sometimes political actors should refrain from "picking battles" and instead "pick their moments" after breakthroughs, such as the freeing of hostages and a peace deal.

Satirical Takes on Activism and Outrage Culture

• Greta Thunberg and Performative Activism
  • They joke about what activists like Greta Thunberg will do post-conflict ("Is she going to float to the polar ice caps and try and save the polar bears?" – Jimmy, 06:46).
• Cynicism and Despair
  • Jimmy expresses how overwrought public discourse has gotten, even for a humorist. ("I now feel like too smart for this right now. Because it’s gotten so stupid." – Jimmy, 06:26).

World Series Predictions & Baseball Banter

• Rooting Interests and Underdog Narratives

  • Transitioning from politics, both hosts discuss their (lack of) enthusiasm for the remaining MLB teams. There's shared apathy or dislike for teams like the Brewers, Dodgers, and Blue Jays.
  • Kennedy advocates rooting for whoever hasn’t won before: "But neither the Mariners nor the Brewers have ever won a World Series. So that's a feel-good story..." (08:40).
  • Baseball nostalgia kicks in, especially regarding Ken Griffey Jr. ("For Ken Griffey Jr. Because he's a golf photographer now." – Jimmy, 08:55).
  • Reference to the late Bob Uecker as a sentimental reason for supporting the Brewers: "If the brewers win just the same. And this is my motivation for the Brewers. Bob Ucher died this year. The late, great Bob Ucher..." (09:55).

• Notable Baseball Humor

  • Farcical fantasy outcomes for the World Series include pitcher’s arms falling off and references to comical movie moments ("I want what really happened in the Naked Gun..." – Jimmy, 08:29).

Cultural & Political Humor

• Jabs at Politicians and Public Figures

  • Playful (and at times cutting) critiques of figures such as LeBron James, Bernie Sanders, and Rep. Katie Porter.
  • Kennedy pokes at Porter: "...her staff should be doing that. Because that's the most offensive part of that video..." (10:31).

• Closing the Circle on Outrage Culture

  • As the episode wraps, Kennedy and Jimmy link the state of current political discourse to imagery from viral internet moments (the woman who stole a ball from a kid at a Phillies game) and tie it back to the overblown performativity found in politics and media.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Manufactured Media Narratives

  • "They start their own kind of rumor slash scandal, and then that becomes their dominant train of thought and that's who they're broadcasting to." (Jimmy, 01:00)

• On Frenzied Political Comparisons

  • "We always say there must have been a typo in the Hitler handbook...you wouldn't expect to see Hitler having like a Jewish daughter, a Jewish son-in-law, a Jewish hostage deal, or Benjamin Netanyahu." (Jimmy, 03:56)

• On Activism Post-Hostage Deal

  • "Why aren't they flooding the streets? Like, this would be the time to go, oh, my goodness, this is the beginning of a free Palestine." (Kennedy, 02:56)

• Satirical Sports Predictions

  • "But neither the Mariners nor the Brewers have ever won a World Series. So that's a feel-good story if one of them goes out and wins..." (Kennedy, 08:40)
  • "I want the pitchers' arms to all fall off." (Kennedy, 08:15)
  • "If the Brewers win...Bob Uecker died this year. The late, great Bob Uecker. Major league. He was a Brewer guy through and through." (Jimmy, 09:55)

• On Outrage Fatigue

  • "I now feel like too smart for this right now. Because it’s gotten so stupid." (Jimmy, 06:26)

• Mocking "No Kings" Protest

  • "The only person you should be saying no kings to is that Katie Porter girl. Like, no more Burger King, no more Dairy Queen. Her staff should be doing that." (Jimmy, 10:31)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:09–02:26: Media narratives, scandals, and lack of focus on major issues
• 02:27–05:38: Performative activism and lack of self-awareness in party politics
• 05:39–06:56: Political fatigue, the "stupidity" of current discourse, future of youth activism
• 06:57–08:40: Baseball transition—teams left in the playoffs, rooting interests, comedic wishes for the World Series
• 08:41–10:06: Underdog narratives, Bob Uecker tribute, Ken Griffey Jr.
• 10:07–11:46: Satirical takes on protests, gendered and body-shaming jokes about politicians, cultural references to viral moments
• End: Light-hearted banter wraps up, urging listeners to subscribe and review

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Episode Tone & Voice

Kennedy and Jimmy maintain their trademark brash, quick-witted, and deeply sarcastic tone throughout, blending political skepticism with a deeply American love-hate approach to sports culture.

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Summary Verdict:
This episode is a rapid-fire, slyly subversive conversation dissecting partisan myopia, the performative cycles of outrage, and the redemptive, unpredictable joy of rooting for perennial baseball underdogs—all with Kennedy’s quick wit and Jimmy’s irreverent, comedic perspective. Perfect for listeners who want sharp social commentary laced with accessible, laugh-out-loud sports talk.

Transcript

[A]

Foreign.

[B]

Hello and welcome to this episode of Kennedy Saves the World. It's a big day. Jimmy freed some hostages and he's here to talk about his weekend.

[A]

You're welcome, I think is what I'm trying to say here. It's a big deal.

[B]

Did you love how George, like, you know, I love George Stephanopoulos. He just him going after JD Vance over Tom Holman when everything else in the world, like, first of all, J.D. vance is not Tom Holman.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Second of all, like with all of the things going on in the world, like obviously the Gaza deal and then you have the government shutdown and you also have like China tariffs, like there, there's so many things that need to be answered from the administration. And one of the thing that I want to know is like, how did the deal happen? Like, take us inside. I wish George had asked that question. No.

[A]

And what they ultimately do is they start their own kind of rumor slash scandal and then that becomes their dominant train of thought and that's who they're broadcasting to. Like, do you know, if you go back to Crossfire Hurricane, the Clinton campaign went to the FBI, it's my favorite thing in the world. And they're like, hey, hey, hey. We're not here as Donald Trump's opponent in this election. We're here as concerned American citizens.

[B]

Exactly right.

[A]

We heard a rumor that Trump's talking to Russia. Can you take this doc and look at, check it out. And the minute the FBI took possession, they then handed it to the press. It was like, do you know, if you call up your sources at the FBI, they have a document that says Trump is in bed with Russia. And then they go out and they react to a scandal they started. So that's what this is. But again, they're catering to their own manufactured insanity. And so they can't even let it go long. They don't have the self awareness to go, maybe the peace deal and the shutdown is a bigger priority to my viewer, but it's not because they're broadcasting. This is where JD Vance made a good point. They're broadcasting to those grievance minded people in the audience that just wanna get to the grievance, you know what I mean? It's like the kind of videos I watch. We're fast forwarding to a very specific behavior. Like I'm all for eliminating the small talk if you go through my search history, but it's not for the part where they're not getting along.

[B]

The money shot is when an FBI agent hands Tom Holman $50,000 in party cash.

[A]

Get in there, get in there, get nuts. But you fast forward to the part where they get along really well. So the point is, it just speaks to this lack of self awareness. No, but there's this brazen lack of self awareness right now. It's like think of today. Hostages are freed. We've all made this point. The people who held us hostage for two years at professional sporting events, unfurling, you know, digital, you know, all that stuff and everything they did on freeways and bridges about Palestine and ending the conflict, it's over.

[B]

Why aren't they.

[A]

Where is the.

[B]

That was the point I made in the Daily Mail. Why aren't they flooding the streets?

[A]

Thank you.

[B]

Like, this would be the time to go, oh, my goodness, this is the beginning of a free Palestine. Yeah, this is great. Like agency, self determination, like non Israeli peacekeeping forces who actually may help us rebuild and have the life that we've been screaming about.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Like, where are they?

[A]

No, because it was never about them.

[B]

It was never about any of us, about themselves.

[A]

It's all, it's all this weird thing. It's this, this branding exercise. Yeah. Which is like, well, I'm, I'm here to free Palestine.

[B]

Yeah. And it's like, Bernie Sanders, the day he hears the Gods of Peace deal, he's like, trump is oppressing minorities. And it's like, that's like, you are the one who's been calling him Hitler. And he's like, we can never let what happened to the Jews ever happen again.

[A]

Therefore Trump is Hitler.

[B]

And it's like, okay, if you want to save the Jews from Hitler, like, this is a peace deal that may bring stability and safety to the region.

[A]

You know, we always say there's like, there must have been a typo in the Hitler handbook. Because I think if you go back and study the Hitler handbook, you wouldn't expect to see Hitler having like a Jewish daughter, a Jewish son in law, a Jewish hostage deal, or Benjamin Netanyahu.

[B]

Going, you are the greatest ally Israel has ever had in the White House. The greatest ever.

[A]

You never, ever, we want to give.

[B]

You the Israel prize, which has never, ever been given to a non Israeli citizen. We love you so much.

[A]

At no point during a Hitler speech do you hear the harmonica riff from the beginning, if that's what friends are for, being played from the Israelis. But that's.

[B]

He's literally Hitler. Like, this is how Hitler started Hillary Clinton. Like, this is. You know, if you go back and look at some of the videos from 1936 those speeches side by side. You know, you go to that MSG rally, you know, that's how Hitler started.

[A]

You know, and she conveniently omits the fact that her husband accepted the Democrat nomination in the same building.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

1992. Bill Clinton.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

But it's crazy. So the point is, there's such performative stupidity everywhere on the left right now. And I'm the last guy to tell you, the Republicans are throwing a perfect game. But in response to something like this, the fact that they don't have the compass to correctly pick battles like this is actually not a time to pick a battle. Sometimes there isn't a side.

[B]

No. And it's like, we got the hostages back.

[A]

Yay.

[B]

It would make their point so much more effective if, when the President scored a point, if they would go, you know what? That's a nice win. Good job. And this is how we're going to build upon it instead of. No, it's stupid. It's awful. He doesn't even mean it.

[A]

What's even going on?

[B]

Yeah, he hates everyone. He's just going to. He already has concrete trucks going into Gaza because he's going to mow it down.

[A]

You know, we're about to make a. Dave and Busters, they're going to start calling the hostages racist. They're like, oh, do you know who they voted for?

[B]

It's kind of asking for it.

[A]

Do you know, hard. You know, hard. They're digging up tweets of the hostages right now. You notice Trump only tweeted, save the ones who like, come on, man. Why? Why? And it hurts my face.

[B]

It's a stupid.

[A]

You want to know what sucks? For real? And you know this, as a comedian, take a very humble approach to the world. Rodney Dangerfield. I get no respect and I have always presented myself as such and I truly. And it is self awareness come into this knowing that, like my. Maybe my gift is to kind of speak at a very accessible level. And it's not me dumbing it down. It's me operating in my own level, in my own. In my own lane. Okay. I now feel like too smart for this right now. Because it's gotten so stupid.

[B]

Yes, it.

[A]

Because it's so transparently stupid. Like, where are the AOCs on this? This was. This was supposed to be. The world should stop turning until we end this conflict in Gaza.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

It's over.

[B]

Yeah. And it's like, what are they going to do? Like, what is Greta Thunberg going to do now? I'm sorry, Tunberg. What is she going to do now? What's she going to do with her little flotilla?

[A]

There's probably.

[B]

Is she going to float to the polar ice caps and try and save the polar bears? Like, you know, imagine strap a saddle on and ride one into the sunset. I'd pay to see it.

[A]

Imagine if the Cubs finally won the World Series and they didn't have a ticker tape parade. That's what the Democrats are doing right now. This was your World Series. It's over.

[B]

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[A]

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[B]

Speaking of, which of the teams remaining, who do you want to see in the World Series?

[A]

Mariners. Brewers. I obviously hate the Brewers. Me too. But it's all right. Bob UK or the late great Mariners.

[B]

I live there. I went to a lot of Mariners games. I was there during like the Jay Buhner, a Rod, Ken R. It was really fun. And you know, it's when they got the new stadium. It used to be called Safeco. They have great food. Like Seattle is a great sports town. I don't begrudge them. I hate the brewers. Hate them. And the Dodgers like again. I've lived in LA for decades. All my friends are Dodgers fans. I still can't bring myself to like them.

[A]

Well, listen, I don't want anyone to win who beat the Yankees. So the Blue Jays knocked us out.

[B]

See the Dodgers and the Blue Jays like I want to watch the world. How can you in good conscience watch that series?

[A]

That's why I for anyone. That's why I'm going. Mariners, Brewers.

[B]

I want the pitchers arms to all fall off.

[A]

Can I just give you this?

[B]

I don't wish them death.

[A]

No, no. Let me give you this.

[B]

And they'll, they'll attach them like they'll sew them back on.

[A]

Are you, are you done?

[B]

I want what really happened in the Naked Gun. I want that montage where the car drives out of the field by the tiger. Yeah. The guy's head pops up here.

[A]

Here is my deliverable to the American people. Because you might be saying to yourself, yes, that I have no rooting interest left in any of these teams. But. But neither the Mariners nor the brewers have ever won a World Series. So that's a feel good story. If one of Them goes out and wins the World Series. Because if it's not going to be my team. The youngest.

[B]

Yeah. For Ken Griffey Jr. Because he's a golf photographer now.

[A]

Amen. Is that what he's doing?

[B]

Yes. He actually takes really beautiful shots. But it's funny because he is like, he's really developing a name for himself as a sports photographer. That is.

[A]

I love that. And he played on the same team as his dad. And it was merit based. This wasn't like bronnie playing with LeBron. And it was embarrassing.

[B]

I will the only reason, and you know, I'm not a Bron fan on a number of levels, especially because he went to usc. The only reason the Lakers even looked at that kid was because they knew if they got him on the court with his dad for one game, LeBron James would finally retire and clear all that money and the salary caps at some younger players.

[A]

Lot of cash.

[B]

He's only delivered one championship to la.

[A]

Unbelievable. And it was during, like the COVID shutdown. Short season. Year doesn't even count. Nobody cares. But here's the truth. If the Mariners win, even if you're not a big Mariners fan, which I'm not, it's still nice for their. They've never won one.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

If the brewers win just the same. And this is my motivation for the Brewers. Bob Ucher died this year. The late, great Bob Ucher, Major league. He was a Brewer guy through and through. So if they win, that's like a nice story.

[B]

What do you think Pete Rose is betting on In Heaven?

[A]

In Heaven right now? I think he took the over 35 days on the shutdown. I think he's listening to a lot of conservative talk radio. Pete Rose sounded a little maggot towards the end. Yeah. I think he's waiting this one out. I think he's going to the no Kings protest on Saturday.

[B]

The way.

[A]

How are they doing that, by the way? No King. Like, is it. No one's even trying anymore. No, it upsets me.

[B]

Yeah. The fact that they're recycling that one again.

[A]

Who cares? The only person you should be saying no Kings to is that Katie Porter girl. Like, no more Burger King, no more Dairy Queen. Her staff should be doing that. Because that's the most offensive part of that video. I don't count. Leave it in. I want it in. Yeah, go ahead.

[B]

I love her so much. Like, just this angry, slovenly, undisciplined.

[A]

You know, she should be like. You know, she should be mad at. In that video of, like, when she's just dressing down. The reporter. Whoever on her staff agreed to a profile shot.

[B]

That's what I said.

[A]

Did you say that?

[B]

That was the first thing I said. We're on the five. And I said to Martha McCallum, like, who on her staff hates her so much that they approve that?

[A]

The answer is everyone.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

She's in an ill fitting position.

[B]

Amazing. Your arms look so toned.

[A]

I'm like, dude, the reporter.

[B]

Are you Pilates or CrossFit? Like, which one is it? Both.

[A]

That that reporter is the only friend you have in this world. Right. Sorry. I'm spinning all over you. I'm so excited. But yes. And it was like that was the point. But that's. That's who's left in that party. It is. It really has become those people. You know the woman who took the ball from the little kid at the Phillies game? That's that party. The white women, they're just changing Cracker Barrel logos and screaming at the little people.

[B]

A woman had eaten that woman. That would be. And with that, we leave. You have a wonderful week. This has been Kennedy Saves the World along with Jimmy Faith. I'm Kennedy. Listen ad free with a Fox News podcast plus subscription on Apple podcasts and Amazon Prime. Members can listen to this show ad free on the Amazon music app. Oh, go ahead and leave me a review while you're there. I'd love to hear what you have to say. You've been listening to Kennedy Saves the World on the Fox News podcast network.