New Year, No Filter

Summary

Podcast Summary: Kennedy Saves the World — "New Year, No Filter"

Date: December 29, 2025
Host: Kennedy
Guest: Jimmy Failla
Theme: A humorous, unfiltered look at New Year’s attitudes, political predictions, California living pains, and 2026 aspirations, all through Kennedy and Jimmy’s signature blend of wit, skepticism, and personal anecdotes.

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Main Theme & Purpose

This episode revolves around challenging New Year's resolutions, reflecting on political and personal aspirations for 2026, and lampooning government inefficiencies—from D.C. to California. With playful banter, Kennedy and Jimmy Failla tackle everything from “ticky tack” resolutions, steep gas prices in California, insurance woes, political predictions, and the symbolic hope of a new year.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. New Year’s Resolutions — Why They’re Overrated

• Kennedy opens by dismissing traditional resolutions as “futile.”
  • "I'm not a huge resolution person because I feel like it's a futile thing because two weeks people give up and it's dumb." (00:32)
  • Suggests setting bigger, more meaningful goals—“Go back the last 10 years and fulfill all of those resolutions before they start on new ones.”
• Jimmy agrees, emphasizing action over pledges.
  • "If you were going to do it right, it doesn't need a pledge, it doesn't need 'Jimmy loses ten pounds, dawg.' You just, just go do it." (00:58)

2. Political Forecasts for 2026 — Expect Turbulence

• Predictions that Republicans will not keep the House in 2026.
  • Kennedy: “I think it's going to be a, a good old fashioned shellacking.” (02:01)
  • Both see the challenge of incumbency—being “the guy in power” makes it hard to embody fun or momentum.
  • Jimmy: "It's very challenging to be the guy in power and represent the fun." (03:08)
  • They joke about how candidates are impeached for the smallest things, even referencing Home Alone 2 for comedic effect.
• With the House potentially flipping, Jimmy predicts an "avalanche" of 2028 campaign announcements, especially from Democrats like Newsom, Swalwell, and Buttigieg. (06:25)

3. California Living — Insurance, Rebuilding, and Sky-High Costs

• Kennedy discusses her personal saga with home repairs after disaster, taking aim at insurance companies:
  • “The insurance companies are the devil. I wish that, that everything was underway. The remediation, the cleaning, the gutting. Nothing.” (04:16)
• They lambaste Governor Gavin Newsom for not leading on rebuilding efforts, likening him to failed expectations:
  • Jimmy: “Gavin Newsom had an opportunity to pull a Giuliani ... Was the face of the recovery, of the bounce back. Gavin Newsom has kind of like abdicated what would be a throne in media.” (04:29)
• Kennedy notes grassroots efforts—friends “having parties in empty lots,” showing the local community spirit in the face of official neglect. (05:00)
• They rant about California’s high gas and electric prices:
  • Jimmy: Details the financial blow of West Coast gas costs on working-class people, comparing it to “the difference between living in a house and living in your car.” (06:51)
  • They mock the state’s pursuit of “pie in the sky” green energy—"hot farts coming out of his face" (07:39)—with characteristic irreverence.

4. Personal Goals & 2026 Hopes

• Jimmy sets his own lighthearted resolution: "I think I'm going to get down to 325 by Valentine's Day.” (03:33) He jokes about fluctuating weight: “America's turn in 250. I'd like to turn to 250 as America turns.” (03:41)
• Kennedy shares frustration with her stalled home repairs, poking fun at the lack of progress a year after disaster. (04:07)
• Both express optimism for turning the calendar, likening the new year to "new Sneaker Energy":
  • Jimmy: "That's what a new year represents to me. I always looked at it like that new pair of Pro Keds ... You had a little extra pep in your step." (09:39)
• They look forward to New Year's Eve festivities, football, and the lighthearted spirit it brings.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On resolutions:
  • Kennedy: "Go back the last 10 years and fulfill all of those resolutions before they start on new ones." (00:32)
  • Jimmy: "If you were going to do it right ... just do it." (00:58)
• On California’s politics and economy:
  • Kennedy: "You all pay your insurance dues every single year. This is what it says in your policy. This is how we're going to get it done. None of that." (05:28)
  • Jimmy: "A legitimate $4.50 difference for a gallon of gas ... For me, would be the difference between, I mean, literally, like, living in a house and living in your car." (06:51)
• On the new year as a fresh start:
  • Jimmy: "Remember when you're young, kid, if you got a pair of new ... sneakers, you had a little extra pep in your step." (09:39)
• Top-tier Comedy:
  • Jimmy: "They would impeach him for child neglect for not helping Kevin McAllister in Home Alone 2." (02:21)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• New Year's Resolutions Debunked: 00:32–01:48
• 2026 Political Predictions: 01:52–04:07
• California Insurance & Community Spirit: 04:07–05:28
• California’s Economic Woes: 06:33–07:25
• 2028 Campaign Speculation: 06:25–08:29
• New Year's Eve Excitement & Symbolism: 08:29–09:49

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Closing Takeaways

Kennedy and Jimmy wrap up 2025 by rejecting empty resolutions, skewering political and economic missteps, and celebrating the resilience and humor found in adversity. Their optimism for 2026 shines through their banter: a new year means a fresh vibe, maybe a new pair of "Pro-Keds," and a continued willingness to challenge both politicians and personal inertia—with laughter leading the way.

Transcript

[A]

Hello and welcome to this episode of Kennedy Saves the World. We're wearing the same clothes as last Monday because we pre tape this because I am on an island somewhere floating in a giant martini glass that's filled with gin and Jimmy Fala I didn't.

[B]

Fit I hate so much. I'm actually outside a giant martini glass, unfortunately.

[A]

So I am not a huge resolution person because I feel like it's a futile thing because two weeks people give up and it's dumb. Like, I think you should have larger things you aim for. But like the, the ticky tack list. If you go back to your other ticky tack list, like, what did you ever accomplish? And I want people to go back the last 10 years and fulfill all of those resolutions before they start on new ones.

[B]

Amen. I mean, in 2015 when I said I was going to have a radio show and a TV show and I'm kidding. Now I'm all for everything. I'm all of it. I do the same thing and run the same fool's errand that a lot of people have. But the truth is, if you were going to do it right, it doesn't need a pledge, it doesn't need Jimmy loses ten pounds, dawg. You just, just go do it. Yeah, that, that Nike slogan, just do it serves two purposes. Yes. If you're trying to turn your life around you, you don't need a proclamation. Just do it. Or if you're running a Nike factory and the kids are tired of sewing sneakers, you go, hey, just do it.

[A]

Yeah, exactly.

[B]

And they get back to work. And they get back to work. Those Jordans ain't gonna sew themselves double. Meaning you wanna work in the iPhone factory? Cause I'll ship you there. Just do it. Anyway, Happy New Year.

[A]

You wanna go to the fun summer camp with the Uyghur children?

[B]

Just do it.

[A]

Just do it.

[B]

You little. I'll tell you this started off on a high note.

[A]

Tell me your predictions for this year.

[B]

All right. 2026, wild year. We. And that's going to dominate most of the landscape.

[A]

Do you think Republicans are going to win?

[B]

No.

[A]

Keep the House. I should say. I don't think so either. I think it's going to be a, a good old fashioned shellacking and it.

[B]

Always is, you know. And I think their challenge is going to be they, if they don't go one for two, he's got a big problem like is they would impeach him for and people like, oh really going to teach him anything.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

They would impeach him for child neglect for not helping Kevin McAllister in Home Alone 2. Yeah, he left the kid right there in the pl. He could have died. Get him out. So it matters. And I think he knows how much it matters because he's already rallied Trump. I don't know that that's necessarily a good thing. I mean, you know, Trump throws a lot of wild pitches. Okay. I think the campaigning can work against him. You see, in the election, because we had that truncated election, it was only 107 days. Kamala eventually started doing things, but he also.

[A]

Oh, I know it was 107 days because she won't stop talking about that.

[B]

Silly. Just shut up already. And the thing is, he had a lot of bounces go his way in the zeitgeist. He got to go to McDonald's because of her. He got to do the garbage thing because of Biden. And he really was the more fun side.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

But now he's actually the guy in power and it's very challenging to be the guy in power and represent the fun.

[A]

Doesn't matter who you are.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Doesn't matter. Which is even Obama lost some of that hypro glow.

[B]

So if I were to make predictions, I don't think the Republicans keep the House. I do think if you were looking for progress, I think I'm going to get down to 325 by Valentine's Day.

[A]

Jim, that's a big deal.

[B]

I don't know promises, but I feel like with a little work I could lose 20.

[A]

In your mind, always move. Bikini season up two months. That's what I say.

[B]

That's what you're supposed to do. Yeah. I'm not ready for a one piece summer. America's turn in 250. I'd like to turn to 50 as America turns.

[A]

I mean, the one piece for you is going to be a tiny speed up.

[B]

One of us is going to be 250 come July 4th forth. So that's what I predicted. Lincoln already started asking me about this because he knows we're not going to be in the Palisades. And he was asking me about that the week before Christmas. He's like, are we having a party? You know, I was like, not in the Palisades, but we got to figure this out. It's America 250.

[A]

Yeah. I mean it's. We are a little over a week away from the one year anniversary and not a thing has been done on my house. Not one thing.

[B]

No.

[A]

The insurance companies are the devil. I wish that, that everything was Underway. The remediation, the cleaning, the gutting.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Nothing.

[B]

Yeah, no pool is amen.

[A]

Sad place.

[B]

It's funny, if Luigi Mangione owned a house in the Palisades, the United Healthcare guy would still be alive, as crazy as that sounds. Because the railroading you guys have gotten. And when they talk about it, Right. And this is what drives me crazy politically. Gavin Newsom had an opportunity to pull a Giuliani. I don't mean sleep with a bunch of eastern Ukrainian women later in life. I mean, you know, Giuliani, when he was never. When he was revered.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

Was the face of the recovery of the bounce back. Gavin Newsom has kind of like abdicated what would be a throne in media.

[A]

But he has so many people who are like, yes, we want to rebuild. Yeah, we want to rebuild our community, our churches, our grocery stores, our schools, our homes, our streets, our blocks. You've got people who want to do that, like a couple friends of mine. They are having parties in their empty lots. They're bringing in generators and they're having food trucks come by and. And my friend is having the preschool dj.

[B]

Oh, wow.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

That's nice.

[A]

So they're doing all of it. And it's like if you had a governor who's like, yes, let's stick it to these insurance companies. They have to pay everyone what they're owed. You all pay your insurance dues every single year. This is what it says in your policy. This is how we're going to get it done. None of that. Don't go anywhere. More Kennedy Saves the World right after this. This is Ainsley Earhart. Thank you for joining me for the 52 episode podcast series, the Life of Jesus.

[B]

A listening experience that will provide hope, comfort and understanding of the greatest story ever told. Listen and follow [e-mail] or wherever you listen to podcasts. Nope. Instead you got a book and a podcast where he's trying to refancy himself as, like, Kip from Napoleon Dynamite. He wants you to believe he's the white guy who grew up poor in the hood. Now he's gonna dump his wife for La Fonda. That would be a prediction. Now, whoever wins the midterms in terms of the House, the winning side will have avalanche of 2028 announcements to follow.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

So if Democrats win the House, I'd expect the newsoms of the world to get right in, you know, with a hot party right now. The Swalwells, the booty judges, all those guys.

[A]

The party of affordability. I know but no one can afford anything in California.

[B]

That's my favorite. I was just there in San Luis Obispo for Stand Up. It just worked out this way that I had filled up my car in New York, which is still pretty. Pretty expensive place to live. So a legitimate $4.50 difference for a gallon of gas.

[A]

Gross.

[B]

So when you think about that. Right. If you were paying. I always think about this as a cab driver. If you're paying $7 for gas as a cab driver in a 20 gallon tank, that's $140 a week a day, times five. Okay. You're talking about $900 a week in gas. That is, for me, would be the difference between, I mean, literally, like, living in a house and living in your car.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

You know, I remember when gas was $4 here as a cab driver. Just an extra $40 a day, 200 a week. Crushes. You can imagine a $900 difference now. Crazy.

[A]

Yeah. With no excuse for it.

[B]

And they have the highest electric bills, too, because of all that pie in the sky nonsense.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

Why are they not utilizing his hands to generate wind power?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

With all. I mean, come on. We could be doing something here.

[A]

Yeah. I mean, are the hot farts coming out of his face?

[B]

So he's getting in. I think post midterms. He's definitely getting in.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Vance is getting.

[A]

The early bounce isn't going to help him. Vance is already in. Everyone's like, yeah, he's my president.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Marco Rubio said in Vanity Fair, if he runs, I'm not running. You know, it's like, I'm all in for J.D.

[B]

They all say that till they. You know what I mean? Till they don't. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[A]

They all say, his little boots.

[B]

So you show up at some billionaire oil guy's residence. I don't know who. I'm not. I'm actually being intentionally vague because I don't have an answer to this. But there's always that moment for a guy who would be politically viable where you find yourself in a backyard and somebody's like, I got 3 billion reasons why you should run. You know what I mean? Yeah. Next thing you know, you're giving him your routing number.

[A]

Well, hell, Jim, let's go have a phenomenal New Year's Eve. This is going to be an amazing week. I can't wait for a moment of it.

[B]

Can you imagine how great this New Year's TV viewing experience is going to be for the American people? You have Ohio State playing Miami.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

In a rematch of the 2002 NCAA championship game at 7:30. Why did they start at 7:30? Because they wanted over by 11 when Jimmy fail is All American New Year's best.

[A]

Exactly.

[B]

On the Fox News Channel.

[A]

Because, you know, playoff games.

[B]

Amen.

[A]

Especially when you. When you're getting this close to the championship.

[B]

Amen.

[A]

They take a lot longer and they. So they're finessing it. You know, they're giving it three and a half hours. We're like, we're off the air at 11. Fayl is coming on. We're not missing this, America.

[B]

We can't chance his wife dropping an F bomb because Ohio State got a bad call for the refs in the fourth quarter. You wrap it up at 11. Yeah, but. Happy new year. 2026.

[A]

They're calling Ryan Day's beard for holding already.

[B]

That's funny. I'm excited for all things to come in 2026.

[A]

I am, too.

[B]

I'm.

[A]

I'm ready for the calendar to flip. 2026. Is 2025 a lot of ups and downs?

[B]

Yes. But the nice thing about a new year is you get to do that thing. It's called new Sneaker Energy. Remember when you're young, kid, if you got a pair of new speakers, sneakers, you had a little extra pep in your step.

[A]

Absolutely.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

It changed your whole vibe.

[B]

That's what a new year represents to me. I always looked at it like that new pair of Pro Keds. And so what if they had Velcro? I was a little slower. But you know what? I still enjoyed the year. Who cares?

[A]

But now you've developed phenomenal dexterity.

[B]

Amen.

[A]

And a winning attitude.

[B]

And I still wear boots instead of tieable shoes.

[A]

But that's neither here nor seen you in Timberlands. Maybe Kamalist stole them from you.

[B]

Amen.

[A]

Like she stole everything else. Well, go have a wonderful rest of this year. We will see you in the new year at the Sasbin. Kennedy Saves the World. Along with Jimmy Fayla. 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.