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075 - Nicki Minaj Goes MAGA, Epstein Files Get Messy

Donald Trump is slapping his name on everything from the Kennedy Center to warships, “TrumpRx” drug plans, Trump-branded kids’ accounts, and even the Institute of Peace—and Jimmy argues that might actually be a long‑term win, because those names will still be there when the pendulum eventually swings back and future leaders start scraping them off. Alyssa pushes on what it means to permanently attach Trump to the policies, money, and bloodshed of this administration when they inevitably try to blame it all on someone else.​
From there, they dive into the economy gaslighting: promises that cheaper gas and “fixed” supply chains would bring prices down versus the reality that corporations simply kept prices high because no one is forcing them not to, with eggs as the perfect example of a crisis‑spike that never returned to pre–bird flu levels. They talk about how this regime loves to boast about affordability while grocery bills and basic costs still squeeze everyone, and how that disconnect is already threatening them in upcoming cycles.​
Then it’s Epstein time. The two walk through how the newly released Epstein files are a mess of black bars and technical incompetence: PDFs that can be unredacted with simple copy‑paste or contrast adjustments, obvious Trump‑related material missing, and photos removed even when those images are already public elsewhere. They point out how the administration promised transparency but is now clearly more interested in protecting powerful friends—especially Trump himself—than in exposing any alleged pedophiles or abusers, even as survivors who once supported him now call for impeachment.​
Jimmy and Alyssa also dig into Barry Weiss taking over CBS News, killing a 60 Minutes segment that was reportedly unfavorable to the administration, and what it means when “we can’t air this without a White House quote” effectively hands veto power over critical reporting to the very people being investigated. They talk about how Weiss has built a career on “I left the left” grifts, curated outrage, and a brand of “both sides” that always seems to break in favor of power, Zionism, and clicks over integrity.​
Israel and Gaza run through the center of the episode: Alyssa describes watching a longtime friend post thirst‑trap vacation stories from Tel Aviv—beet juice by the beach, shirtless runs, murals demanding hostages be brought home—while people a short drive away are starving and entire neighborhoods are rubble. They talk about selective outrage over antisemitism, how criticism of Zionism and a US‑backed genocide gets relabeled as hatred of Jews, and why it’s obscene to demand perfectly “equal” emotional energy for oppressed people and those with vastly more resources, power, and safety.​
They also hit the weird celebrity MAGA pipeline: Nicki Minaj’s fall from a once‑beloved queer‑adjacent figure to someone courting reactionary stages, despite her music being full of lyrics the same crowd would deem degenerate if they weren’t so desperate for star power. They compare that to Russell Brand’s new charges, the P. Diddy doc, and the way fading celebrities often pivot to right‑wing audiences to launder reputations, distract from allegations, or cling to relevance.​
On the domestic front, they cover the University of Oklahoma firing a professor for giving a zero to a student who turned a psychology assignment into a “multiple genders are demonic” sermon instead of doing the actual work. Alyssa and Jimmy ask what happens to education when any critical standard can be reframed as “religious discrimination,” and joke darkly that by this logic you could answer “2 + 2 is Jesus” on a math test and get your teacher fired.​
Finally, the extended segment goes deep into Pluribus, a bleak sci‑fi near‑future where a unity virus links humanity into a shared consciousness, wipes out loneliness and inequality, but slowly kills the bodies it inhabits. Jimmy and Alyssa unpack the ethics of a world where everyone is happy and resourced, where a handful of uninfected “twelves” can ask the collective for literally anything—from grenades to nukes to all‑you‑can‑eat groceries—and where consent, exploitation, and utopia blur in very uncomfortable ways

074 - War With Venezuela, 600% Cheaper Drugs, and Other Trump Fairy Tales

Trump’s big “prime time” address lands with a thud in this episode as Alyssa and Jimmy tear through his latest lies on inflation, unemployment, immigration, and his totally made-up “war dividend” for veterans. They dig into his fantasy math about cutting prescription drug prices by “400, 500, 600 percent,” break down why that literally makes no sense, and connect it to a broader pattern of economic gaslighting on tariffs, wages, and the housing crisis.​
The episode opens in classic unhinged fashion with mug teases, OnlyFans-adjacent cash-tag schemes, and blackmail jokes, then pivots into the looming Epstein files deadline and the obvious attempts to distract from it with manufactured drama and war talk around Venezuela and oil. They talk about Dan Bongino stepping down, the expectation of “Redact City” when the files actually drop, and the grotesque WhatsApp and Lolita-quoting photos surfacing from the Epstein universe while somehow nobody of consequence is going to jail.​
From there, Alyssa and Jimmy go hard on MAGA culture: why Trump supporters feel like arguing with a wall, why a former MAGA insider says you have to treat them like toddlers, and how purity-culture, “natural woman” conservatives are quietly pumping filler into their faces while screaming about virtue. Swing voters get dragged as “really dumb,” the fake patriotic framing of politicians’ salaries gets dismantled with insider trading and post-office grift, and Trump’s doubled-and-redoubled net worth through office and crypto scams gets laid out in plain language.​
They also roast Trump’s White House “history” plaques, including his own self-written Golden Age fanfic, the petty digs at Obama and Biden, and the hilariously bad Vanity Fair photo spread of the new regime—down to Caroline “Kiki” Leavitt’s visible lip-filler bruises and JD Vance posing next to a thermostat. A long sidebar hits Elon Musk’s absurdly inflated net worth, speculative bubbles, ketamine discourse, and why the richest men on earth are not actually making anything most people use.​

073 - Tragic Weekend Exposes MAGA Hypocrisy

This episode of The Line is a full-on girls-only chaos session with Alyssa and Promise taking over while Jimmy is sick, and it might be the most unhinged, on-topic episode yet. They open with exactly 1% production ability, accidental buttons, Patreon reads, and a plea for viewers to keep them employed, then dive straight into the worst kind of “news day”: mass shootings, hate crimes, Trump’s deranged social posts, and the Christian nationalist circus around Charlie and Erika Kirk.​
The conversation starts with gun culture in the United States, the Brown University shooting, and the horrifying reality that the country has had more mass shootings than days in the year. Alyssa bluntly argues that no one needs a gun ever, while Promise contrasts U.S. gun obsession with heavily regulated gun culture in places like Finland, where gun ownership is high but mass shootings are not. They tackle the hypocrisy of a political right that screams “safety” about immigrants and trans people while ignoring the one demonstrable safety crisis actually killing thousands: guns.​
From there they move to Trump’s reaction to the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle, and his completely unhinged Truth Social post turning their deaths into a Trump Derangement Syndrome bit and a “golden age of America” promo for himself. Alyssa reads the post in full and both hosts rip into the narcissism, third-person self-worship, and the way Trump weaponizes tragedy to imply that criticizing him puts you at risk of violence. They connect it to his long history of bizarre celebrity commentary, including his old Kristen Stewart/Robert Pattinson tweets, and the cult-like messaging of the current White House website branding the present as “the golden age.”​
The episode then shifts to the anti‑Semitic terrorist attack in Australia at a Hanukkah event, where a Muslim man, Ahmed Al Ahmed, was shot while disarming the gunman and likely saving many lives. Alyssa and Promise praise his courage, tear into attempts to fold this into simplistic Israel/Palestine talking points, and highlight how quickly Australian officials move toward tightening already strict gun laws—versus endless U.S. “thoughts and prayers.” They dig into the idea of shared humanity, criticizing both religious and atheist spaces when “us vs them” rhetoric becomes an excuse to dehumanize and harm.​
They also revisit Adriana Smith’s case in Georgia, where her body was effectively used as an incubator under abortion bans, leaving her baby Chance in the NICU, severely underweight, with major medical issues and a GoFundMe that still hasn’t hit its goal. It’s a brutal example of forced birth, the cost of Christian nationalism, and how quickly stories vanish from the news while families are left with lifelong consequences.​
In the back half of the episode, they deep dive into the right‑wing soap opera: Erica Kirk’s bizarre media tour, her hyper‑intense interviews, the “stop” message to Candace Owens, and Candace’s conspiracies that Turning Point USA is covering up an assassination related to Charlie Kirk’s death. Promise explains the alleged Egyptian flight patterns, texts about Charlie supposedly changing his stance on Israel, and the book Erica is now touring for—Charlie’s Sabbath book “Stop in the Name of God,” which paints him as a restful family man despite his constant online presence. They explore how evangelical culture demands that women commodify their grief, suppress vulnerability, and become public symbols rather than humans, and how that likely shapes Erika’s robotic, haunting media persona.​

072- Trump’s Tiny Mashroom, Cybertrucks & Soy Boys: A News Pileup

The world is “on the brink of collapse,” and this episode leans into the chaos. The crew dives into everything from economists warning about a looming recession to Donald Trump getting richer, sporting mysterious “infusion bandages,” and somehow walking away with a FIFA “peace prize” while talking about putting critics on lists for “anti‑Christian language.” They roast his ego, his tiny “mashy mushroom,” and the Christian nationalist fantasy of silencing dissent, all while unpacking how dangerous that rhetoric actually is.​
From there, the conversation veers into viral weirdness: a sun bear attacking its exhausted trainer, AI‑generated “bear content,” and the internet’s obsession with wild animal videos that always seem to be shot on cameras straight out of early‑2000s night‑vision porn. That leads into a darkly funny but serious detour through Paris Hilton’s “One Night in Paris” tape, revenge porn, Pamela Anderson, and how misogyny in the 2000s shaped the lives and reputations of young women in ways that still echo today.​
On the personal side, Alyssa is deep in wedding‑registry hell, spiraling over $400 silverware sets and people asking for $600 vacuums, while Promise confesses to one of the “most evil thoughts” she’s ever had: the urge to mark someone’s wedding registry items as “purchased” just to mildly ruin their day. They spin that into a broader bit about Amazon wishlists, group‑funding big items, and all the creative ways people could (but shouldn’t) weaponize these systems out of petty spite.​
Then it’s on to culture and politics: the Cybertruck “cyber‑fucked” by light off‑roading, Elon Musk’s path to becoming a trillionaire while tampons are still treated as a taxable luxury, and a proposed show topic: “Tampons are not luxuries. Disagree?” inviting callers to defend one of the dumbest policy positions imaginable. They talk about ED meds being generously covered while basic menstrual products are not, and kick around how callers would try to justify that on air.​
Media nerds get a full course too. The hosts break down Trump’s attempts to control media via allies like Jared Kushner, Paramount’s attempt to grab Warner Bros., and what that means for DC, HBO, Yellowstone, and the streaming wars. They drag Paramount+ for hinging everything on Yellowstone and limp spin‑offs, compare it with Netflix, Apple TV, and Fallout on Amazon, and debate Marvel fatigue versus the sheer amount of source material that still exists. Alyssa complains that Marvel movies are too loud, too CGI, and not “Alyssa‑coded,” while still admitting she loved Tobey Maguire’s Spider‑Man and even watched the new multiverse stuff.​
The episode also hits: Derek Chauvin stans trying to get him off the hook, MTG’s “true believer” energy and likely future book grift, Erica/Erika (?) Kirk’s bizarre public grieving tour and hairline, right‑wing cancel‑culture hypocrisy over books and speech, and terrible online Christian comments warning that hosts are “sending generations to the lake of fire.” Along the way, there are riffs about chewed‑gum calls, “your mom” jokes that triggered a solidarity‑caller, chiropractors and ghost‑seance pseudoscience, and the fine line between bullying callers and holding fascists to account.​
If you like politics, media analysis, internet drama, sex‑tape history, wedding chaos, and deranged Christian comment sections all in one place, this is your episode.

071 - Casual War Crimes, AI Triage, and a President Who Loves Treason

In this episode, Jimmy and Promise spiral through the “golden age” of Trump’s America, where casual war crimes, collapsing healthcare, and AI-driven cruelty somehow count as a slow news week. They open with the surreal reality that Donald Trump has only been back in office for 11 months and yet feels like a permanent fixture of scandal, treason-adjacent behavior, and open corruption that would have ended any other presidency overnight. From Alina Habba’s disqualification in New Jersey to Trump’s crypto grift and his allies personally cashing in on AI data centers, it’s all treated as background noise in a country that has lost the capacity for shock.​
The conversation dives deep into AI as an existential threat, not just in sci‑fi terms but in how it’s already being deployed by private health insurance to deny care at staggering rates and filter sick, desperate people out of the appeals process. Jimmy and Promise compare capitalism’s usual “creative destruction” narrative to the coming wave of automation that targets every job at once, asking what happens when the system’s only real remedy for those who can’t adapt is to die quietly off-camera. They talk through ERs that now effectively triage by asking only “are you dying right now?” and how AI is being used to maximize profit, minimize liability, and treat human suffering as an acceptable externality.​
From there, they zoom out to fascism, war, and immigration: Trump’s reaction to a National Guard killing by an Afghan man who once worked with the CIA, the call to collectively punish all Afghans, and the total refusal to do the basic math on what wars actually cost if you abandon the locals who risked everything to help you. They tear apart the hypocrisy of those who want sweeping deportations over statistically rare crimes by immigrants, yet cannot tolerate the idea of collective responsibility when you point out that men commit the vast majority of violent crime. The same people screaming about “cancel culture” and “free speech” are happily cheering on bans, visa freezes, and state repression when it targets the right scapegoats.​
Promise brings in the perspective from Finland, where she’s now being interviewed by Finnish media about Christian nationalism, Trump, and the American far right, as Finns start to notice similar far‑right and Christian nationalist currents creeping into their own politics. They talk about how it feels to “escape” the U.S. for a moment only to watch the fireline of fascism and religious extremism inch closer to Europe, and how global warming and AI ensure that no country is really isolated from these crises. There’s also a brutal takedown of people who posture as persecuted truth-tellers while dropping slurs, Nazi references, and anti-trans talking points—and then call it “cancel culture” when others simply refuse to tolerate them.​
The episode also spotlights the ecosystem that rewards bigotry directly with cash, including “Nazi GoFundMe”‑style sites like GiveSendGo that shower six-figure payouts on people caught using racist slurs or abusing children, bolstered by coded “14/88” style donations and anonymous white supremacist support. Jimmy and Promise scroll through campaigns resisting mosques, funding the “canceled,” and laundering fascist politics through the language of religious liberty and “free speech,” showing how these platforms function as a shadow economy for hate. It’s a rare, detailed look at how reactionary movements turn online outrage into material power, all while claiming they’re the real victims.​
Finally, they turn to the Trump White House’s official “media bias” and “media offender of the week” tracker on WhiteHouse.gov, which literally names individual journalists and outlets to sic the base on anyone who tells the truth about the administration. Promise describes the front page pop‑up declaring “Welcome to the Golden Age” with Trump posed beside a McDonald’s‑flavored “America’s back” slogan, while Jimmy points out that weaponizing the official White House site to target journalists is both authoritarian theater and a real threat to press safety. In between, there are lighter moments—Finnish language struggles over Prosecco, dreams of everyone frolicking in Finnish fields, and an extended “would you rather” segment—but even the jokes land against the backdrop of global warming, AI doom, and the slow normalization of fascism.

070 - Is Thanksgiving Whack?

On this Thanksgiving episode, Jimmy and Alyssa go fully off the rails in the best way, bouncing from family gratitude to fascism, from Hawaii beaches to the DC National Guard shooting, and from 23andMe results to the absolute absurdity of American politics and media. They open by talking about spending the holiday in a “capitalist hellscape” that’s sliding into fascism while people argue online about whether it’s morally acceptable to eat turkey with your family. Alyssa pushes back on liberal over-correction and virtue signaling around Thanksgiving, while still acknowledging how brutal the actual history is for Indigenous people and how weird it is to celebrate that on stolen land.​
Jimmy tells a story about being scolded for watching fireworks with his nieces after Roe v. Wade fell, and they both unload on the type of liberals who micromanage their own side’s behavior instead of fighting actual fascists and MAGA extremists. From there they dive into gratitude practices, mental health, and why “let people have things” might be one of the healthiest political positions left in a relentlessly depressing environment.​
The episode then shifts into a deeper segment on myths white families tell themselves about being “part Native” or “part Black,” using Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test and Jimmy’s own 23andMe story to highlight how often these stories fall apart under scrutiny. They talk about white people grabbing at other people’s victimhood as a shield, the way family lore gets racialized, and why it matters to actually know where you come from instead of hiding behind convenient ancestry myths.​
In the main political section, Jimmy offers a “coming in hot” take on the Washington, DC shooting of two National Guardsmen, reportedly by a Muslim immigrant whose asylum claim was tied to working as an interpreter for the U.S. in Afghanistan. They unpack how conservatives instantly weaponize one brown shooter to justify sweeping anti-immigration crackdowns while doing nothing after countless school shootings by white Americans. Alyssa brings up a documentary about kids carrying “active shooter kits” in their backpacks, and they compare the massive political reaction to a non-fatal attack on armed military personnel with the total inaction after massacres of children in classrooms.​
They dig into common-sense gun control, licensing, insurance, safe storage, and how Republicans would rather arm teachers and kids than hold gun owners accountable. They also talk about the cost of unjust wars, why the U.S. has a moral obligation to protect interpreters and allies, and how both parties quietly accept that the immigration system is broken even as the right drags the conversation into outright fascist territory.

069 - Is Mamdani Donny's Mommy?

MAGA snowflakes, AI country songs, Jewish space lasers, and Jesus’ hand holes… it’s that kind of episode. Jimmy and Alyssa kick things off with a Threads post that absolutely sends MAGA into meltdown, complete with unhinged DMs, death threats, and the eternal question of whether Republicans are actually capable of irony. From there they detour into the bizarre world of Trump-world grifters: the ultra‑performative Erika, her creepy interviews about “the enemy,” her JD Vance/Trump hugs, and even an AI “We Are Charlie Kirk” song that conservatives genuinely think is a bop.​
 
The conversation spirals delightfully into neurodivergence, scripting, and autistic people speaking in clichés, with Jimmy breaking down how “Love on the Spectrum” and childhood TV earworms (Arthur’s “Jekyll Jekyll Hyde” and the aardvark spelling song) live rent-free in his head. Alyssa adds her own cursed childhood soundtrack (Strawberry Shortcake, anyone?), and they invite listeners to share the songs they can’t get out of their brains.​ Then it’s back to politics and rage-bait: MAGA replies on Threads, accusations about “cancel culture,” and Republicans setting their own shoes on fire while calling everyone else “snowflakes.”
 
They dive into location-tagged MAGA accounts that aren’t even based in the US, plus rumors of GOP House members bailing before the midterms and the narrative war over whether “MAGA is falling apart.”​ There’s policy and power talk too: the “quiet piggy” press secretary spin, immigration deflections, the dropped James Comey/Tish James cases “without prejudice,” and what that actually means for trying Trump and his orbit again. They tear into Elon’s doomed “Doge” government efficiency project, fake “billions saved,” and why it’s actually evidence the federal bureaucracy is less wasteful than right‑wing talking points claim.​ Trump as current president looms large: Mamdani’s controversial White House visit, whether Trump is a fascist, and the fascinating body-language / PR dynamics of standing vs sitting with a hunching Trump who thinks he looks powerful. They unpack what that meeting signals to MAGA, liberals, and the broader narrative about the movement fracturing.
 
From there, it’s Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation, her likely podcast / media pivot, insider trading, and why staking your future brand on treating women badly is a terrible long game.

068 - We're Not Gonna See the Epstein Files

Welcome to Call the Line, episode 068! Join hosts Alyssa Ljub and Jimmy Snow as they tear into the latest political chaos engulfing America in November 2025. This week, we're breaking down Trump's blatant hypocrisy on the Epstein files, his suspicious pardon of crypto founder Changpeng Zhao (who Trump later claimed he didn't even know), and the terrifying Truth Social post suggesting sedition should be punishable by death. We discuss MAGA's convenient short-term memory loss, manufacturing job losses despite Trump's campaign promises, the manipulated unemployment reports, healthcare credits expiring for millions, Trump's cozy dinner with the Saudi Crown Prince, and why "common sense" politics is intellectually bankrupt. Plus: why being a blue-collar Trump supporter is like thinking the stripper has a crush on you, the death of critical thinking in America, and our hot takes on little people representation in the new Wonka movie (yes, really).

067 - The Epstein Files

After 301 days of obstruction, deflection, and calling it a "Democrat hoax," President Trump has suddenly become the cheerleader for releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files. But can we trust what we're about to see? Jimmy Snow and Jovan Bradley break down the wildest political saga of 2025.
In this explosive episode, we dive deep into Trump's suspicious reversal on the Epstein files release, Marjorie Taylor Greene's transformation from MAGA loyalist to unlikely hero, and why the president who can declassify anything chose not to for nearly a year. We discuss the months of White House pressure on Lauren Boebert, the targeting of Thomas Massie, and Trump's bizarre attacks on MTG that may have backfired spectacularly.
We cover Trump's timeline of obstruction from calling the investigation "boring stuff" to suddenly claiming "we have nothing to hide." We break down Pam Bondi's investigation strategy and potential selective redactions, explore the wild "Bubba" controversy and speculation about the emails, and examine why Marjorie Taylor Greene's surprising stand against Trump intimidation matters. The congressional discharge petition drama and the Situation Room meeting with Boebert reveal just how desperate the White House became to stop this release.
Can we trust redacted files after months of White House interference? What will Epstein survivors reveal when they testify? We analyze the Senate outlook and potential veto scenarios, discuss Peter Thiel and JD Vance's role as billionaire puppet masters, and explore what MAGA's internal civil war means for 2028.
Beyond the Epstein files, we tackle the Cletus call and racism accusations from our Sunday stream, trans bathroom bans and conservative hypocrisy, gun control debates, poverty solutions, and pragmatic leftism versus Reddit activism. We share our Gavin Newsom 2028 predictions, discuss Nick Fuentes' disturbing comeback, break down Kanye West's bizarre betrayal list featuring Harriet Tubman and Adolf Hitler, and demonstrate terrifying new AI deepfake technology that can clone anyone with a single photo.
Whether you're following the Epstein saga closely or just trying to understand why Trump's most loyal followers are turning on him, this episode breaks down the complex web of politics, corruption, and the fight for transparency. We discuss what victims and former DOJ officials might reveal about missing files, why Democrats gave away their strategy too early, and whether this entire saga ends with Trump claiming he was "just an informant."
This is political commentary that doesn't pull punches. We call out Democrats and Republicans alike, examine the failures of liberal messaging, and discuss why voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for change even when Reddit leftists say otherwise. Plus movie reviews including Weapons and The Long Walk.
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066 - Democrats Just Handed Republicans Everything While You Were Sleeping

In this explosive episode we break down the catastrophic failure of Democratic leadership as eight Senate Democrats vote to pass a clean continuing resolution that gives Republicans everything they wanted—with ZERO concessions. We name names: Tim Kaine, Dick Durbin, John Fetterman, Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan, Angus King, Catherine Cortez Masto, and Jacky Rosen. These are the senators who just voted to strip healthcare from millions of Americans while the government shutdown threatened their own travel plans.
 
This episode dives deep into the Senate spending bill disaster and what it means for YOUR healthcare. With ACA subsidies being cut, studies predict 50,000 unnecessary deaths per year are incoming. We expose why flight cancellations got more attention than poor people losing SNAP benefits, and we discuss John Fetterman's complete transformation from progressive hope to what many are calling a MAGA-lite disaster.
 
We also examine the bizarre moment when Marjorie Taylor Greene accidentally sounded like Bernie Sanders on housing policy. We tackle some uncomfortable truths about why Jon Ossoff voting "no" doesn't make him a hero, and we dissect the New York Times' disastrous "Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace?" debate. This leads us into a crucial conversation about toxic masculinity versus positive masculinity, and why the left is failing young men by only identifying problems without offering solutions. We explain how figures like Andrew Tate win when progressives just say "be better" without providing any actionable guidance. Throughout the episode, we confront the Democratic Party's complete failure to address affordability and working-class pain. This isn't just another rant—we're demanding accountability from a party that claims to represent working people while consistently capitulating to Republican demands.
 
We're calling out the establishment and offering real solutions, not just empty platitudes about incremental change while Americans suffer. This is must-watch content for anyone tired of Democrats rolling over while millions lose access to healthcare, SNAP benefits, and basic dignity. We're done playing nice with a party that refuses to fight for the people who need them most. Subscribe for more unfiltered political commentary that actually names names and demands better.