Ruthless Podcast: âThe Left Wants to âDecolonizeâ Christmas Bakingâ â Best of Variety
Date: December 26, 2025
Hosts: Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, John Ashbrook (Wolf)
Theme: A lighter, holiday-themed âBest Ofâ episode featuring highlights from the past year and some fresh variety bits, offering irreverent, conservative analysis and plenty of laughs with the âfellas.â
Overview
This episode of the Ruthless Podcast, airing the day after Christmas, delivers a medley of new and classic variety content. The hostsâHolmes, Smug, Duncan, and Wolfâdebate and lampoon news, viral videos, and oddities of the year, satirizing progressive trends, the pains of family holidays, viral internet fights, animal hijinks, and absurd current events. The festive tone is irreverent and jocular, perfect for listeners needing laughs after intense family time.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
1. Decolonizing Christmas Baking
- Segment Start: [03:30]
- The hosts riff on a viral TikTok of a woman making âdecolonizedâ Christmas cookies using masa (corn flour), drawing ridicule for left-wing âdecolonizationâ trends.
- Duncan expresses disbelief:
âWhat? Dude, this is not like a joke.â [04:01]
- Smug eviscerates the concept:
âIt's entirely ahistoric... Christmas was brought to the New World by European Christians.â [04:49]
- The group mocks the contradiction of celebrating Christmas with âindigenousâ recipes and the social-media âlikes as familyâ mentality.
- Standout joke:
âFor my next trick, Easter without Jesus.â â Smug [06:48]
2. Camels in Church: Christmas Pageantry Gone Wrong
- Segment Start: [07:07]
- Discussion of a viral video where a camel kicks a woman in church during a live Nativity scene.
- Duncan:
âIf youâre gonna bring the camels back, put a manacle on them... enough to walk but not to jump-kick people.â [08:15]
- The group jests about excessive church pageantry (flying Santas, stadium-sized nativities) and the lack of historical accuracy.
- Wolf:
âThe camels didnât show up until like, a year later... itâs not like the three wise men were there the first night.â [09:47]
3. Holiday Decor Fails and Kid Pranks
- Segments Start: [10:00]â[15:00]
- Laughs about a car covered in Christmas lights crashing ([10:23]), a kid rearranging garage door letters from âMerry Christmasâ to âCreamy Shitsâ ([11:35]), and childhood prank nostalgia.
- Host reminisces:
âWe put a giant cock on the [snow sculpture]... at least a third the size of the sculpture itself.â [13:29]
- Duncan:
âWe would do stuff like this out of the joy and love of the game, because camera phones werenât around... just for the love of the game.â [13:53]
- The hosts emphasize the timeless mischievousness of kids during holidays.
4. Iconic Viral Debates: Gorillas vs. Men
- Segments Start: [17:52]â[26:56]
- The hosts dissect the â100 men vs. 1 gorillaâ and â10,000 gorillas vs. 1 million menâ debates, critiquing viral computer simulations.
- Duncanâs âteam sportâ analysis:
âIf everyone rushes the gorilla at once, itâs not even gonna be able to swing its hands. But you gotta get people pumped up...â [20:46]
- Wolf jokes:
âMost gorillas have been trained for sign language... so send the guy doing sign language first to freeze it.â [21:51]
- Smugâs unique take: Deploy the lightest men via âcheerleader tossâ for aerial elbow drops:
âYouâre launching humans into the air with the peopleâs elbow.â [25:41]
- The bit closes with escalating absurdity and wrestling references, poking fun at Reddit/YouTube culture.
5. Rhode Island âKarenâ Prosecutor Meltdown
- Segment Start: [29:00]
- Viral bodycam audio of a drunk Assistant Attorney General arrested for trespassing, telling cops: âYouâre going to regret this.â [30:56]
- Smugâs hot take:
âI donât blame these women. I blame their husbands for standing there silently. If my wife was doing that, sheâd get a firemanâs carry down the block.â [33:15]
- The group satirizes the âKarenâ phenomenon, hand-talking, and the likelihood sheâll spin the event for progressive sympathy (e.g., accusing âsexist, misogynist copsâ).
- Host:
âSheâs gonna run through the tape and go left at defund the police.â [36:13]
6. WaPo "Sketch Comedy" Disaster
- Segment Start: [37:34]
- Ruthless boys react to a cringeworthy Washington Post âGen Z quirksâ sketch video.
- Host analysis:
âThe Washington Post is a daycare run by Jeff Bezos where the kids light his money on fire all day long.â â Duncan [39:13]
- Smug:
âWhen Smug watches a clip of journalists, heâs having Vietnam War PTSD.â [41:06]
- The segment critiques media navel-gazing and generational clichĂŠs.
7. Animal & Public Fails
- Fighter Pilot Ejection:
- [42:30]: Air Force releases footage of a pilot ejection gone awry.
- Wolf:
âDude, that is pain. No, that guy was in pain.â [42:47]
- Small Child Tackled at Padres Game:
- [44:05]: Crowd boos security after a kid is tackled on the field.
- Duncan:
âWhen children learn consequences, they donât become WaPo journals.â [44:57]
- Gym Fail:
- [45:45]: âMom Donnieâ attempts a bench press with minimal success; analogy for communism is made.
8. ESPNâs âIconsâ Promo and WNBA Critique
- Segment Start: [46:13]
- Riffing on ESPNâs promotional graphic for its streaming service, which overrepresents WNBA players versus NFL/MLB athletes.
- Duncan:
âThey're trying to push the WNBA in front of what people are actually paying for.â [48:45]
- Group references comedian Shane Gillisâ ESPYs joke, and lampoon ESPNâs leftward shift.
9. Legendary Nutshot: Little League Umpire
- Segment Start: [50:48]
- Viral video: Little League umpire gets hit in the groin three times in a row.
- Host:
âIt took the third nutshot for the crowd to acknowledge.â [52:40]
- Commentary: The hosts are in stitches, highlighting the parentsâ apathy as âway to stay alive, Ryanâ is shouted over the carnage.
10. Animal News & Wild Pigs Turned Blue
- Segment Start: [54:25]
- Wild pigs in California develop bright blue skin from eating rat poison.
- Smug:
âI call that Avatar blue.â [55:07]
- The fellas discuss hella hog hunting and wild pig recipes, with Smug detailing how heâs eaten wild hog before (not recommended for blue ones).
11. Airport Rebel: Bread & Bourbon, Motorized Cart Rampage
- Segment Start: [57:48]
- The hosts retell airport bar stories and react to a viral clip of an intoxicated man driving an airport cart down a moving walkway.
- Duncan:
âThereâs nothing worse than airliners and airports. The way they treat people is criminal... This is why people flip out.â [60:39]
12. "Pacifier for Adults": Absurd Trends in Mental Health
- Segment Start: [62:00]
- Final segment highlights a New York Post story about Chinese adults using pacifiers for stress relief.
- The hosts close with banter about how this yearâs variety has âgone off the rails,â and appreciation for their listeners and new Fox News partnership.
Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
- Smug: âFor my next trick, Easter without Jesus.â [06:48]
- Duncan: âItalians physically canât get concussions. Iâm serious. So thatâs your front line, dude.â [26:17]
- Host: âWe put a giant cock on the [sculpture]... authentic, huge...â [13:29]
- Duncan: âWhen children learn consequences, they donât become WaPo journals.â [44:57]
- Host: âThe Washington Post is a daycare run by Jeff Bezos where the kids light his money on fire all day long.â [39:13]
- Host: âKeep the faith, hold the line, and own the libs.â [63:04]
Key Timestamps
- [03:30] â Decolonized Christmas Cookies
- [07:07] â Camel kicks churchgoer
- [10:23] â Christmas lights car crash
- [11:35] â âCreamy Shitsâ prank
- [17:52] â Gorillas vs. Men debate
- [29:00] â RI Deputy AG âKarenâ meltdown
- [37:34] â WaPo Gen Z comedy fail
- [42:30] â Fighter pilot ejection
- [44:05] â Kid tackled at ballgame
- [45:45] â âMom Donnieâ bench press fail
- [46:13] â ESPN WNBA/Icons promo
- [50:48] â Little league umpire nutshots
- [54:25] â Blue wild pigs
- [57:48] â Airport cart chaos
- [62:00] â Adults with pacifiers story
- [63:04] â Closing/Sign-off
Tone & Style
- Language is sarcastic, playful, sometimes crude, with a blue-collar, conservative, locker-room camaraderie.
- The hosts employ vivid imagery, quick jibes, recurring inside jokes (âfor the love of the game,â âown the libs,â âKarenâ/DEI workspaces) and reference both right-wing online culture and mainstream viral moments.
- The episode is self-aware, making fun even of their own nostalgia and routine.
Why Listen?
If you missed it, this episode is a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud review of the year in viral absurdities, culture wars, and conservative male banter. From dissecting lefty TikToks to replaying Americaâs best holiday fails, the Ruthless crew keeps the focus on humor, relatability, and skepticism of elite narratives. The mix of fresh and âbest ofâ bits makes it an ideal listen for decompressing after family timeâor whenever you need a hearty dose of uncensored conservatism.
