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The Dangerous Ones
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We cover breaking news and politics with dangerous humor and unfiltered honest. Get into good trouble!
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America’s Healthcare Scam Is Finally Boiling Over
5d ago00:06:05Tap to summarizeAmerica’s healthcare system is breaking people financially, emotionally, and medically, and fewer than half of U.S. adults now say they can consistently afford the care and medicine they need.In this episode, Jim Drastic, Tiffany Drastic, and Nick Knudsen react to viral healthcare videos from across the country and break down why Americans are so furious about medical bills, insurance companies, deductibles, ACA chaos, delayed care, and the growing push for universal healthcare.The Dangerous Ones share personal healthcare horror stories, including surprise bills, insurance runarounds, rejected claims, and the absurd reality of paying monthly premiums only to still get crushed when you actually need care. They also dig into the Trump administration’s healthcare approach, including the grotesque idea of insurers helping people finance out-of-pocket medical costs with debt.It is funny, furious, personal, and very, very American in the worst possible way.
Transcribe →Trump’s Reflecting Pool Disaster and the Week the Internet Roasted Everyone
6d ago00:17:30Tap to summarizeJim, Tiffany, and Nick react to a wild week of political memes, viral clips, and internet roasts aimed at Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the MAGA chaos machine.This episode of The Dangerous Ones covers the reflecting pool algae fiasco in Washington, D.C., Ukraine’s strike near Moscow’s Kapotnya oil refinery, Trump’s G7 embarrassment, Giorgia Meloni pushing back on Trump’s photo claims, Marco Rubio’s trapped-on-camera misery, and the hopeful contrast of the Obama Presidential Center opening in Chicago.It’s a political comedy roundup about how laughter becomes a survival tool when the news is heavy, the stakes are real, and the powerful keep stepping on their own rakes.Call the Dangerous Ones hotline: 503-212-4600Email: shout@thedangerousones.com
Transcribe →Trump’s ICE-to-NICE Rebrand and the Propaganda Behind It
6d ago00:13:58Tap to summarizeDonald Trump wants to rebrand ICE as “NICE,” and The Dangerous Ones have questions. A lot of them. Mostly shouted through laughter.Jim Drastic, Tiffany Drastic, and Nick Knudsen break down Trump’s Truth Social poll about changing Immigration and Customs Enforcement to “National Immigration and Customs Enforcement,” the MAGA responses cheering it on, and the deeper propaganda trick behind trying to make a brutal policy sound friendlier.This episode digs into ICE, Trump’s immigration messaging, Tom Homan, MAGA’s obsession with law-and-order branding, and why language matters when democracy is under pressure. It is political comedy, but the stakes are real: cruelty does not become compassion because someone added one letter to the acronym.The Dangerous Ones is a pro-democracy political comedy show hosted by Jim Drastic, Tiffany Drastic, and Nick Knudsen.Call the hotline: 503-212-4600Email: shout@thedangerousones.com
Transcribe →MAGA Found Our Hotline and it's Glorious
1w ago00:19:04Tap to summarizeMAGA found The Dangerous Ones hotline, and the calls were exactly as chaotic as you would expect.Jim Drastic, Tiffany Drastic, and Nick Knudsen listen and react as callers leave messages about Trump, QAnon-style conspiracies, “Cackling Kamala,” political cult behavior, fractured families, and the strange emotional grip MAGA still has on people who claim everyone else is brainwashed.The episode also includes a powerful call from a disabled veteran who voted for Trump once and says she will never do it again. From there, the conversation turns into something bigger than caller chaos: how comedy can tell the truth without becoming hate, why so many relationships have been broken by Trumpism, and why choosing hope over fear still matters.
Transcribe →Trump’s Iran Deal, MAGA Backlash, and the Viral Memes Roasting It
1w ago00:14:45Tap to summarizeTrump’s reported Iran deal is causing a political firestorm, and the internet is doing what the internet does best: turning foreign policy chaos into memes.In this episode, Jim Drastic, Tiffany Drastic, and Nick Knudsen react to the viral jokes, MAGA backlash, and right-wing criticism surrounding Trump’s Iran deal. The conversation covers Marjorie Taylor Greene, Mike Pence, sanctions relief, the Strait of Hormuz, the reported $300 billion reconstruction controversy, and the very strange feeling of watching some MAGA voices accidentally say things Democrats have been saying for years.It is a Memes War episode, which means political comedy, sharp reactions, real context, and a whole lot of “wait, the master negotiator did what now?”
Transcribe →International World Cup Fans Are ROASTING American Food
2w ago00:18:16Tap to summarizeInternational World Cup fans are discovering American culture, and somehow ranch dressing, Walmart, Buc-ee’s, Waffle House, and Texas barbecue became the best tourism campaign America has had in years.Jim, Tiffany, and Nick react to the viral videos and posts of international fans experiencing peak America: giant portions, endless condiment choices, clean Buc-ee’s bathrooms, massive drinks, American hash browns, Golden Corral, and people being surprisingly nice.This episode is political comedy taking a rare wholesome detour. The country has been exhausting lately, but watching visitors fall in love with the weird, funny, over-the-top parts of America is a reminder that the best version of this place is still the one where different cultures meet, laugh, eat too much, and call each other “honey.”
Transcribe →LISTEN as MAGA Caller MELTS DOWN Over Being Called a CULT MEMBER
2w ago00:18:49Tap to summarizeA furious MAGA caller left The Dangerous Ones a hotline message after hearing the hosts describe Trump’s movement as a cult. So Jim, Tiffany, and Nick play the call, break down the video that triggered it, and ask the bigger question: how do you actually help someone leave MAGA?This episode gets into Trump loyalty, political identity, shame, media manipulation, comedy, and why some people defend the absurdity even when it is hurting them. The crew also talks through five practical ways to help someone find an exit ramp: preserve the relationship, ask better questions, rebuild community, teach media literacy, and give people a dignified way to change their mind.It is political comedy, but with a real heart underneath it. Because not everyone inside MAGA is unreachable, and sometimes the first crack in the wall starts with a joke.Featuring Jim Drastic, Tiffany Drastic, and Nick Knudsen.Call The Dangerous Ones hotline: 503-212-4600Email: shout@thedangerousones.com
Transcribe →Making Fun of MAGA
2w ago00:14:58Tap to summarizeThis week on The Dangerous Ones, Jim, Tiffany, and Nick dive into the funniest, weirdest, most unhinged MAGA videos on the internet. From UFC at the White House to gun drumming, trad wife propaganda, and people somehow still screaming about rigged elections, America has officially jumped the shark.
Transcribe →Is This Trump’s Watergate? The Epstein Bombshell Shaking His Inner Circle
2w ago00:20:50Tap to summarizeIs This Trump’s Watergate? The Epstein Bombshell Shaking His Inner CircleA new Epstein bombshell is raising serious questions about Donald Trump, his inner circle, and what they reportedly feared could come out in the Epstein files.Jim Drastic, Tiffany Drastic, and Nick Knudsen break down the explosive reporting, the alleged Situation Room discussions, JD Vance’s surprising position, Dan Bongino’s Epstein dilemma, and the growing calls for congressional investigation.The big question: could this become Trump’s Watergate?The conversation also turns emotional as Tiffany talks about accountability, survivors, crimes against children, and why this scandal cuts deeper than normal politics.
Transcribe →Democrats CRACK the Code to Win Red America
2w ago00:25:44Tap to summarizeDemocrats may have finally cracked the code to winning in red America, and it starts with running candidates who actually sound like real human beings.In this episode of The Dangerous Ones, Jim, Tiffany, and Nick dig into a political shift that could matter everywhere from Maine to Florida: voters in red and purple places may be more open to Democrats when the candidates are grounded, working-class, unconventional, and willing to talk to people who feel ignored by both parties. Graham Platner’s big win in Maine opens the conversation, but the real focus is what that same lesson could mean in Trump Country.Then Ronnie Murchinson-Rivera joins the show. He is a husband, father, former law enforcement officer, former EMS worker, Liberty University graduate, and Democrat running for Congress in Florida’s 6th District. On paper, old-school politics might assume he belongs on the right. In reality, he is running on affordability, healthcare, housing, insurance, childcare, and making government work for regular people instead of the same political insiders who keep failing them.Ronnie talks about knocking doors in red areas, meeting voters who have never had a candidate show up, fighting insurance companies after hurricane damage, seeing people avoid medical care because they fear the bill, and why Democrats need to stop living inside tiny ideological boxes.This is not about purity tests. It is not about chasing MAGA. It is about showing up in places Democrats abandoned and proving that working people deserve fighters everywhere.
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