Podcast Summary: Real Coffee with Scott Adams
Episode 2968 CWSA 09/24/25 – September 24, 2025
Host: Scott Adams
Overview
In this episode, Scott Adams analyzes the latest news through his unique "persuasion filter," weaving together media narratives, political developments, controversial cultural debates, and technological impacts, while highlighting apparent hypocrisies and persuasion tactics. Adams repeatedly points out that critics of Donald Trump are having a particularly tough week and illustrates how recent events reinforce long-held suspicions among his audience. As always, interpersonal dynamics, media manipulation, and the inevitability of cognitive dissonance play central roles.
Key Themes & Discussion Points
1. Health Studies and Media Repetition
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Chocolate & Happiness Studies
- Adams mocks the unending cycle of studies about chocolate’s health benefits and the obviousness of findings on the importance of social interaction.
- “Yes, chocolate is good for you, but not that milk chocolate. There's not enough chocolate in there. You want the good flavonoids.”
—[02:30] - “They did a study and showed that being lonely is not optimal. Can you believe it?”
—[03:10]
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Alcohol and Dementia
- He points to studies linking even light drinking with dementia as “obvious” and jokes that the researchers could have just asked him.
2. Media Narratives & Brainwashing
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Atlantic Admits Left-Wing Terrorism
- Adams notes the left-leaning Atlantic admitting left-wing terror attacks have outpaced right-wing ones, framing it as an unexpected "win" for the right.
- “The Atlantic, which is left, has now conclusively decided...that the left is a little bit more terrorist and murdery.”
—[04:30]
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Charlie Kirk Polls & "Understandable" Violence
- Over half of liberals polled found the assassination of Charlie Kirk “understandable,” which Adams argues exemplifies the power of assigned opinions and “pure brainwashing.”
- “How powerful is brainwashing? Well, it convinced half of the country that a good man is a bad man...”
—[06:30]
3. Bad Week for Trump Critics
- Repeatedly, Adams circles back to the idea that critics of Trump are all having misfortunes.
- Peter Strzok loses his lawsuit over free speech and firing.
- Keith Olbermann apologizes after threatening language directed at Scott Jennings, likely due to the heightened environment after Charlie Kirk's assassination.
- John Bolton is revealed to have kept classified material while criticizing Trump for that same infraction.
- Kamala Harris is featured exhibiting her usual communication style, but “not drunk” for once.
4. AI and the End of Hollywood
- Adams discusses how recent advances in AI can now superimpose any celebrity’s face and body, predicting this will decimate traditional Hollywood.
- “I don't see how Hollywood as an industry can survive because it looks like that'll all turn into people who know how to use AI.”
—[10:15]
- “I don't see how Hollywood as an industry can survive because it looks like that'll all turn into people who know how to use AI.”
5. Controversial Lawsuits and Evidence in the Age of AI
- Brigitte Macron vs. Candace Owens
- Adams is skeptical that photographic evidence can prove Macron's gender, calling any such evidence suspect in an era where AI can generate hyperrealistic images.
- “How can you convince anybody with a photograph? It's 2025.”
—[12:45]
6. Ripple Effects from Charlie Kirk’s Death
- Interest in Turning Point USA is surging with 120,000 requests for info post-assassination.
- “120,000 requests? Wow, that’s a lot.”
—[14:25]
- “120,000 requests? Wow, that’s a lot.”
7. Immigration and Self-Deportations
- DHS reports 2 million self-deportations since January.
- Adams praises the voluntary nature and the impressive scale.
8. "If Conservatives Are Right About Everything..."
- Adams lists a sequence of suspicions once derided as conspiracies, now largely confirmed:
- Social media censorship during COVID.
- The reality behind the Russia collusion narrative.
- Media fakery.
- He then connects this probabilistically to beliefs about 2020 election fraud.
- “Almost everything you suspected is true.”
—[32:10]
9. Congressional Dysfunction & Budget Gridlock
- Adams rants about Congress’s inability to pass a budget and floats the idea that lawmakers shouldn’t get paid if they fail at this most basic function.
- “If they can't even do it, the main thing that you're supposed to do, you should all be fired.”
—[55:30]
- “If they can't even do it, the main thing that you're supposed to do, you should all be fired.”
10. Media, Free Speech & Forgiveness
- Jimmy Kimmel’s Return
- Kimmel addresses the controversy over his Charlie Kirk comments, referencing the profound public forgiveness expressed by Kirk's widow, Erica.
- “She forgave him. That is an example we should follow. If you believe in the teachings of Jesus as I do...” —Kimmel [51:15]
- Adams frames this as “best case scenario,” wishing for a world where intention and context matter, and grace is possible—but notes the issue isn’t over due to affiliate boycotts.
- Kimmel addresses the controversy over his Charlie Kirk comments, referencing the profound public forgiveness expressed by Kirk's widow, Erica.
11. The "Color Revolution" Plot
- Adams discusses a purported recording of Soros-funded activists plotting a “color revolution” in the US, choosing purple. He muses that transparency could undercut such efforts but isn’t certain it matters.
- “Does a color revolution work when you have all the names and all the receipts?”
—[66:10]
- “Does a color revolution work when you have all the names and all the receipts?”
12. Supply & Demand Debates
- Argentina Deregulation & Housing
- Adams cites Argentina’s slashed housing regulations, resulting in an 88% supply increase and a 29% price drop—textbook supply and demand.
- Alcohol Margins in Restaurants
- He challenges the conventional wisdom that alcohol is uniquely high-margin, based on his experience as a bar owner.
- “Supply and demand is real. The only way you could charge like a 90% markup...is if people had no idea what your competition was charging.”
—[73:00]
- “Supply and demand is real. The only way you could charge like a 90% markup...is if people had no idea what your competition was charging.”
- He challenges the conventional wisdom that alcohol is uniquely high-margin, based on his experience as a bar owner.
13. Ukraine War Dynamics and Drones
- Adams interprets Trump and Zelensky's recent statements as possible signals that Ukraine's drone force is about to become decisive, potentially reshaping the frontline.
- “It could be there’s some massively well capable set of robots and drones...I’ve got a feeling there’s a big batch of that coming.”
—[79:10]
- “It could be there’s some massively well capable set of robots and drones...I’ve got a feeling there’s a big batch of that coming.”
14. Climate Change as a “Hoax” and UN Speech
- Trump's UN Speech
- Adams praises Trump’s bluntness at the UN, where he called climate change a hoax and denounced globalism.
- “The entire globalist concept of asking successful industrialized nations to inflict pain on themselves...must be rejected completely and totally.” —Trump [47:05]
- Adams praises Trump’s bluntness at the UN, where he called climate change a hoax and denounced globalism.
- Adams goes deep on why elites can’t change their mind even as facts change, due to massive cognitive dissonance.
15. Miscellaneous Notables
- Stephanopoulos vs. Rubio: On US foreign aid, Rubio responds that Americans shouldn’t bear all blame for aid shortfalls.
- Obama Admin’s Solar Plant: $2.2 billion plant set to shut down, frying 6,000 birds a year.
- DEI/ESG in Europe: US state AGs are pushing back against European regulatory requirements.
- Lithium Americas Stake: Trump administration aims for a 10% government equity stake with a lithium miner, which Adams supports as a good idea for taxpayers.
Memorable Quotes
- “How powerful is brainwashing? Well, it convinced half of the country that a good man is a bad man...” —Scott Adams [06:30]
- “I don't see how Hollywood as an industry can survive...all turn into people who know how to use AI.” —[10:15]
- “Supply and demand works every time.” —[67:25]
- “The entire globalist concept of asking successful industrialized nations to inflict pain on themselves...must be rejected...” —Donald Trump at UN, quoted by Adams [47:05]
- “If they can't even do it, the main thing that you're supposed to do, you should all be fired.” —[55:30]
- “Almost everything you suspected is true.” —[32:10]
Timestamps for Key Segments
- Health Studies Satire — 02:00–05:00
- Atlantic on Left-Wing Terrorism — 04:30–05:30
- Charlie Kirk Brainwashing — 06:00–09:00
- AI and Hollywood’s Demise — 10:15–12:15
- Brigitte Macron Lawsuit — 12:30–14:00
- Turning Point USA Surge — 14:25
- Peter Strzok Lawsuit Loss — 15:00
- Keith Olbermann Threats — 16:30
- Congress and Budget Dysfunction — 55:00–58:00
- Jimmy Kimmel/Charlie Kirk Segment — 50:30–54:30
- Ukraine/Drone Warfare Insight — 78:00–82:00
- Trump at the UN/Climate Change Hoax — 46:00–49:00
Takeaways
- Adams leans heavily into the motif that his audience (and Trump) have been vindicated on countless issues they were ridiculed for suspecting.
- The current era—defined by AI, information wars, and powerful psychological biases—demands skepticism and awareness of how narratives are assigned and reality is manufactured.
- He ends with characteristic exasperation at congressional gridlock and government dysfunction, reserving both humor and pointed critique for mainstream media, Democratic leaders, and the broader culture war landscape.
For listeners who want to understand how persuasion frames current events and the contours of the political landscape, this episode is quintessential Scott Adams—skeptical, irreverent, and focused on the unrecognized power of mass persuasion and cognitive dissonance.