Real Coffee with Scott Adams
Episode 3047: ChatWSA 12/19/25
Date: December 19, 2025
Host: Scott Adams
Episode Overview
From his hospital bed, Scott Adams delivers an episode thick with commentary on the day's news, all analyzed through his signature "persuasion filter." Despite his medical challenges, Scott maintains his wit, skepticism, and conversational approach, dissecting news stories — from political infighting and policy changes to medical updates and technology — with characteristic irreverence and dry humor. The episode is a mix of insight, speculation, and audience interaction, reflecting on political scandals, emerging science, and daily absurdities in the media landscape.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
Hospital Status & Personal Health Update
- Setting: Scott is streaming from his hospital bed, expecting breakfast and possible discharge.
- Status: Currently recovering from treatment, waiting to see if radiation restores any feeling in his lower body.
- “I wait two weeks to see if any of the treatments I got will make any difference to my body. Best case scenario, if it did work...might give me some feeling back… and I don’t even know if that would be better or worse, frankly.” [44:25]
- Positive remarks on the hospital staff; remains upbeat despite long odds for recovery.
Jeffrey Epstein Files Release
[06:10 - 09:45]
- Anticipation of the release of the Epstein files today; predicts it will be "probably underwhelming."
- “I’m going to predict that the Epstein story might be probably underwhelming. What do you think? Probably underwhelming.” [07:20]
- Notes the "Epstein Files Transparency Act" is now law, pushing for more transparency but with skepticism about learning anything new.
Conservative Media Infighting: Turning Point USA & Allies
[09:58 - 16:20]
- Mix of personalities (e.g., Candace Owens, Charlie Kirk, Ben Shapiro, and Tucker Carlson); ongoing disputes around Israel and personal grievances.
- “I feel like taking sides is a really bad strategy and I frankly don’t have a side… They have their opinions. I have my opinions.” [15:25]
- Suggests that none are "covering themselves with glory" in their intergroup squabbles.
Trump Administration: Marijuana Rescheduling
[16:45 - 18:50]
- Clarifies that Trump's executive order only reschedules marijuana for medical use, not full federal legalization.
- “How can you complain about medical use? …It’s one of the most medically useful substances in the world, I think.” [17:40]
- Reiterates: remains illegal federally, giving parents a way to keep children away if they wish.
Crime & Academic Murders Connection
[18:55 - 20:45]
- Recent connection made between the Brown University shooter and the MIT professor shooting.
- “I did not believe when it was first suggested that the MIT professor killing and the Brown University professor killing were related. But we still don’t know why, right?” [19:33]
- Expresses skepticism about "Iranian plot" explanations.
Georgia 2020 Election Irregularities
[21:05 - 26:10]
- Discusses court-admitted issues: more than 300,000 votes in Georgia (2020) not properly certified or zeroed, meaning the true winner cannot be verified.
- “So, Trump was right. There’s no record of the tabulators being set to zero, and they don’t have the proper signatures in almost all of the sites. Now, if you don’t think that’s more than a technical problem…” [23:12]
- Jokes that he “cheekily” posted, “they found the votes,” referencing Trump's infamous request.
- “So, I cheekily…I say I posted on [X] this morning that they found the votes. They found them. They found the votes.” [24:50]
- Connects to broader skepticism about the reliability of U.S. elections.
SNAP Fraud & Government Auditing Failures (Minnesota Focus)
[26:30 - 31:00]
- Reports major fraud in Minnesota’s SNAP (food assistance) program — benefits surged 174%, overseen by unqualified remote staff.
- “So, apparently, there was 174% surge in benefits between 2020 and 2021. And the person in charge falsely claimed that fraud was nearly nonexistent by using other fake data.” [27:50]
- Repeats theme: audits always uncover corruption in government-run, Democrat-managed programs.
- “Have you seen the pattern yet that 100% of the time that a Democrat-run, government-funded thing is audited, it turns out to be fraudulent or so corrupt that you can’t tell what happened. 100% of the time.” [29:05]
- Speculates U.S. government fraud runs into the trillions annually.
- “It turns out that the fraud is in the trillions. There probably is literally a trillion dollars of fraud every year.” [30:39]
International News: Terrorism & Venezuela
[32:45 - 34:30]
- NYE celebrations canceled in Australia, France, and Germany due to terrorism risk.
- Describes Venezuela sending military escorts for oil tankers amid U.S. threats; skeptical of Venezuela’s military ambitions.
- “I don’t think the Venezuelan navy wants to take on our navy, but we’ll see.” [34:22]
Science, Medicine & Technology:
[36:15 - 39:35]
- Dr. Singularity predicts all cancers will be curable by early 2030s; cannabis compounds show effectiveness for certain cancers.
- Chinese brain implant enables paralyzed man to control devices with his mind.
- Scott jokes: “I’m so going to turn into a robot. Here’s my new plan. I’m going to get a brain implant, whether it’s Neuralink or something else… And then I will get a robot body…” [39:05]
Random News Nuggets & Commentary
[40:00 - 48:00]
- Federal probe: 221 dead people received housing assistance in Colorado.
- Study: Filtered coffee linked to lower HbA1C (potential diabetes management benefit).
- Women more accurate at detecting signs of sickness in faces.
- Meta-analysis: overuse of TikTok/Instagram Reels linked to poor mental/cognitive health.
- Fusion plant planned as part of a Trump Media merger — skepticism about timelines and motivations.
- Cheese and cannabis microdosing studies: cheese for dementia risk, cannabis for Alzheimer’s decline — both met with skepticism and humor.
- “Never met a mouse with dementia. I call that proof.” [47:35]
- Questions on the statute of limitations for civil lawsuits, sharing the answer-seeking process with the audience.
Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
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On U.S. institutional corruption:
“I always said it sarcastically, that we have been, we as citizens had been asked to believe that absolutely everything in our environment was corrupt except this one thing [the election]? Well, it turns out…now, of course, the reason I said that is because I knew that everything was corrupt. And now we know.” [25:25] -
On government fraud:
“There probably is literally a trillion dollars of fraud every year. Because that’s the only way the numbers made sense to me.” [30:39] -
On medical marijuana rescheduling:
“How can you complain about medical use?” [17:40] -
On brain implants and disability:
“I’m so going to turn into a robot. All right, here’s my new plan. I’m going to get brain implant… and then I will get a robot body and I will rebuild myself using my human brain but a robot body.” [39:05] -
On media company/fusion power plant merger:
“Does it make sense that a media company would merge with a fusion company?” [46:04] -
On studies about cheese and cognitive health:
“Did you know that if you eat enough cheese, it will lower your risk of dementia?... Never met a mouse with dementia. I call that proof.” [47:35]
Notable Timestamps
- 00:00–02:40: Hospital setting, audience greetings, show’s “simultaneous sip” ritual
- 06:10: Epstein files law and skepticism over revelations
- 09:58: Conservative influencer feuding (Turning Point USA, etc.)
- 16:45: Trump’s weed order is a rescheduling, not legalization
- 21:05: Georgia 2020 vote certification failures
- 26:30: Minnesota SNAP fraud and audits
- 32:45: International news — terrorism, Venezuela
- 36:15: Medical/tech news: cancer, cannabis, brain implants
- 40:00: Scattered news/research tidbits (coffee, TikTok, cheese, fusion, lawsuits)
- 44:25: Personal health/radiation therapy update
- 50:11: Show wrap-up for breakfast, gratitude, possible later stream
Closing Remarks & Tone
Scott’s signature blend of cynicism and humor permeates the episode. He’s open about his medical condition, remains skeptical about authority and media headlines, and encourages self-reliance and critical thinking. The show offers a rapid-fire, commentary-rich look at the day's biggest (and strangest) stories, with Scott’s health adding an undercurrent of gravity — but never dampening his dry wit.
For listeners seeking critical perspectives and humor filtered through experience — even from a hospital bed — this episode delivers.