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From unsolved mysteries to unexplained phenomena, from comedy gold to relationship fails. Amazon Music's got the most ad free top podcasts included with prime because the only thing that should interrupt your listening is, well, nothing. Download the Amazon Music app today. Donald Trump is absolutely losing it. As the entire stadium in Inglewood, Los Angeles erupted in a standing ovation for former President Obama, Donald Trump has completely lost the culture. Everybody's supporting former President Obama. This is what Donald Trump dreams of. Obama got the standing ovation. Donald, do you think you are going to distract from the Epstein files and the fact that you appear over 38,000 times by posting photographs of former President Obama and Michelle Obama's faces on apes? And you thought we would be just distracted by that? The Obamas are unfazed. They've called You a clown. They're getting a standing ovation at the NBA All Star game. Watch. Just watch them on the Jumbotron here. And here they are getting a standing ovation here, play this clip. Now let's play that standing ovation for another angle right here. Yeah. And this is what former President Obama posted for Valentine's Day. Celebrated Valentine's Day with my forever dance partner. Love you, Michelle. And here's what former first lady Michelle Obama posted. My former teammates on and off the court. Let's see, what did Donald Trump post on Valentine's Day? Oh, he posted this attack on Bill Maher. Looks like a lunatic wrote it. I want to read it. He's like, bill Maher, Barr came to me and said that he was going to like me. And he looked really nervous. But then Bill Barr ended up trashing me on tv. And then I said, dude, shut up. And then he, Donald Trump's like. And I said to Canada, you're gonna lose ice hockey because China's gonna steal your ice hockey. And I was clearly joking about it. Donald, just get in life, man. You're weird, you're deranged, you're unhinged, you're a racist, you're a felon, you're a sexual abuser, you're a fr. You are a phony. And even MAGA sees right now that you're covering up a child sex trafficking ring. Your name appears more in the Epstein files than the name Harry in Harry Potter. More than Jesus or God appears in the frickin Bible. What else are we learning as well? Oh, more references to Donald Trump are being uncovered in the Epstein files. Like how about this email? Have you seen this one sentence? June 8, 2018. This is from Jeffrey Epstein to a guy named Andres Serrano, an artist. Here's what Epstein writes. One Madonna on the way. Instead of torture photo, maybe portrait of me instead. Presentation of Trump ville. Torture photos, presentation of Trump ville. How about this from William Riley, a private Investigator, to Epstein, April 18, 2011. Before I call Trump, with regard Virginia, are there any alternatives? How about this email right here? Jeffrey Epstein to Jess Staley's daughter, former top banker at JP Morgan. Then he became the CEO of Barclays. And Epstein is speaking to Jess. And Stolly resigned in disgrace from Barclays as his connections with Epstein were uncovered. And then this is Epstein writing to Jess Stolly's daughter. Could you ask, could you ask you did if he would like to be considered for Treasury? He's saying, can you ask your dad if he would like to be considered as the next treasury secretary because Epstein was apparently involved with Bannon and picking Donald Trump's cabinet like Treasury Secretary. And then Stolly's daughter says, just spoke with him. He said, not yet, but thanks. That's how Donald Trump's cabinet was picked, by the way, with Epstein. Quick, we go back to Obama for a second. Getting standing ova. Getting standing ovations. Let me share this with you. This was an interview that was just released between former President Obama and my friend Brian Tyler Cohen. And Obama talks about Donald Trump doing the ape photo posting by Donald Trump. And here's what Obama says that he still sees a lot of hope. Play this clip.
Brian Tyler Cohen
First of all, I think it's important to recognize that the majority of the American people find this behavior deeply troubling. It is true that it gets attention. It's true that it's a distraction. But as I'm traveling around the country, as you're traveling around the country, you meet people, they still believe in decency, courtesy, kindness. And there's this sort of clown show that's happening in social media and on television. And what is true is that there doesn't seem to be any shame about this among people who used to feel like you had to have some sort of decorum and, and a sense of propriety and respect for the office. Right. So that's been lost. But the reason I point out that I don't think the majority of the American people approve of this is because ultimately the answer is going to come from the American people. And we just saw this in Minnesota and Minneapolis.
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And former President Obama posted this. Watching the NBA All Star Game in Team USA at the Winter Olympics, it's clear that sports, just like music and art, still has the power to bring us together, build community, and remind us of our common humanity. Let's play this clip right here.
Brian Tyler Cohen
Sports can bring the world together, but right now, we're in the middle of the Olympics. It's worth reminding us, we saw it in Paris, that when you watch the U.S. team play in Paris and the Serbian teams and the French teams, and you're reminded of what the Dream Team did to inspire all that. And you saw the French fans when Steph was hitting those threes, and.
Tom Homan
They'Re.
Brian Tyler Cohen
Mad, but they can't be too mad because it is such a.
Political Commentator/Host
It's art.
Brian Tyler Cohen
It's art and it's joy. And it binds us together to see human excellence in that way. You know, that's only sports and music and the arts can do that to bind us Together to remind us of our common humanity. Yeah, that's something we want to preserve and build on.
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And there was this amazing moment where Anthony Edwards spoke candidly about what it means to play in front of President Obama, as this account says. Can you imagine any athlete saying this about Trump from Democratic wins media. Here, play this clip right here.
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I know you've met him before, but the President Obama was here, the Obamas was here. Did that give you any extra motivation to play any harder tonight?
Brian Tyler Cohen
Yeah, for sure. You always gotta put on a show for he my favorite person in the world. We was kicking it yesterday, me and him. I had a great time yesterday. So I told him I was going to put on the show for him.
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Donald Trump was spending the weekend golfing. That's Donald Trump with Liz truss, the former UK prime minister who sent the UK markets into tank the markets. I see two losers right there. And speaking of two losers. Oh, three losers, four losers. Dr. Oz, we learned, invited, I think it's worth to note on Valentine's Day that Dr. Oz invited Epstein to a Valentine's Day party. So we got Lutnick going to bring children to the island. Oz inviting Epstein to Valentine's Day parties. Again, Trump's White House is the center of this entire cabal right here. And then as you now know, and I reported over the weekend, Donald Trump released a fake Epstein list. Right. You know the story that the DOJ released what it said were the politically exposed persons list. And in order to muddy the waters, they put Trump's name and people who are involved actually in a bad way with Epstein. But then they include names like Janis Joplin and Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe and Dan Quayle. And they just put in a bunch of names like that in order to kind of obfuscate and just to make people not believe that the Epstein files and the lists are real. I mean, again, it's just such utterly despicable and horrible conduct by this rig regime. We also learned that Steve Bannon and Epstein were working behind the scenes with others in the Trump regime to bring down former Pope Francis. To bring down former Pope Francis. And they were finding ways to like blackmail and go after former Pope Francis. I mean, you don't get much more despicable than this. What's Donald Trump's post this weekend? He goes, the Democrats refused to vote for voter id. The reason is simple. They want to continue to cheat in elections. There will be voter ID for the midterms, whether approved by Congress or not. And then over the weekend too, you had Kristi Noem talking about? Oh, well, you know, we're going after certain types of voters. We're going to go after these voters. Remember what Kristi Noem said and here's how Tom Homan responded to it. Here, play this clip. DHS Secretary Noem made some comments that Democratic leader Schumer just commented on earlier in the show. I want to play them for you.
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It may be one of the most important things that we need to make sure we trust is reliable and that when it gets to election day, that we've been proactive to make sure that we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country.
Political Commentator/Host
So what does she mean when she says electing the right leaders that's not really immigration enforcement or DHS responsibility?
Tom Homan
I don't know. That'd be a question for the secretary. If I had to guess, probably that, you know, only those legally eligible to vote would vote. But I have not talked to secretary about those statements. That'd be something she'd have to answer.
Political Commentator/Host
And just the more gaslighting from Trump's borders are Tom Homan this weekend here. Let's play this clip.
Tom Homan
When they say stop racial profiling, that's just not occurring. I mean, and you know, ICE will detain briefly detain and quest somebody question somebody based on reasonable suspicion has nothing to do with racial profiling. As far as the map, look, you know, I don't like the masks either. But because threats against ISA officers, you know, are up over 1,500%. Actual assaults and threats are up over 8,000%. These men and women have to protect themselves. As far as identifying themselves, they all have placards identifying themselves as ice, ero, hsi, dea, FBI. So they all have placards on them. So I'll let the White House and members of Congress, you know, fight that out. But I think some of the asks are just, I think they're unreasonable.
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And I'll show you one more clip from this weekend. Let's play. It wasn't what's so wrong about obtaining a judicial warrant to enter private property.
Tom Homan
Does not what a federal law requires. Congress themselves wrote the Immigration Nationality act that gave power on administrative warrant to, to arrest somebody. And that's what's set up in federal statutes. So if Congress wants that change, then Congress and legislate. But right now, ISIS acting within the framework of federal statutes enacted by Congress and signed by president.
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Well, as I recall, you have previously said that you thought judicial warrants were necessary for searches. There's been this change in policy in that. Now ICE can go with these administrative warrants that are issued by ICE personnel. Why your change of heart? I mean clearly there at one point at least you agreed that was necessary.
Tom Homan
No, I don't have a change. What I understand and I wasn't part of the discussion is that DOJ interpret that law saying in certain uncertain circumstances administrative warrant on somebody has a final order removal already had a due process issued by a prejudice judge they can enter premises. I'm not a part of that discussion, but that's the DOJ guidance.
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Episode Date: February 16, 2026
Hosts: Ben, Brett, & Jordy Meiselas
This episode centers on the stark contrast between former President Barack Obama's public admiration and Donald Trump's embattled, controversial status. The Meiselas brothers break down a viral moment where Obama receives a rapturous standing ovation at the NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles, juxtaposing this with Trump’s erratic online behavior and deepening connections to the Jeffrey Epstein files. The discussion covers Trump's reaction, the cultural shift evident in these public moments, and fresh revelations tying key figures in Trump’s orbit to Epstein. The episode is laced with the hosts’ hallmark humor and sharp political analysis, focusing on democracy, accountability, and the power of unity.
Quote [04:00] - Ben (Host):
"Obama got the standing ovation. ... The Obamas are unfazed. They've called you a clown. They're getting a standing ovation at the NBA All-Star game."
Quote [05:17] - Ben:
"Your name appears more in the Epstein files than the name Harry in Harry Potter. More than Jesus or God appears in the frickin Bible."
Quote [07:00] - Barack Obama:
"There's this sort of clown show that's happening in social media and on television. ... But the reason I point out that I don't think the majority of the American people approve of this is because ultimately the answer is going to come from the American people."
Quote [09:19] - Brian Tyler Cohen:
"It's art and it's joy. ... That's something we want to preserve and build on."
Quote [10:06] - Anthony Edwards:
"You always gotta put on a show for he my favorite person in the world. We was kicking it yesterday, me and him. I had a great time yesterday. So I told him I was going to put on the show for him."
[07:00] - Barack Obama:
"There's this sort of clown show that's happening in social media … but I don't think the majority of the American people approve of this … the answer is going to come from the American people."
[05:17] - Ben Meiselas:
"Your name appears more in the Epstein files than the name Harry in Harry Potter. More than Jesus or God appears in the frickin Bible."
[10:06] - Anthony Edwards:
"You always gotta put on a show for he my favorite person in the world. We was kicking it yesterday, me and him."
[09:19] - Brian Tyler Cohen:
"It's art and it's joy. … That’s something we want to preserve and build on."
The MeidasTouch brothers use current headlines—Obama's overwhelming public support and Trump's flailing, scandal-ridden presence—to illustrate a deepening divide in American political culture. The episode spotlights the hopeful unity that figures like Obama continue to inspire, against the backdrop of Trump-driven controversy and misdirection. It asks listeners to consider the importance of decency, community, and democratic accountability—ending, as always, with the brothers' passionate plea for supporting pro-democracy causes.
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