The case of (Trump's) golden idol — Dingus of the Week Podcast #26
The United States is wrapped in a weather pattern we've taken to calling a Dingus Hydra. That is a multiheaded beast, each head uglier than the last. To name a few:
A racist livestreamer named Dalton Eatherly [https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/13/us/chud-the-builder-tennessee-shooting]—known online as "Chud the Builder" because of course he is—ran up a steakhouse tab he refused to pay, got arrested, bonded out, and then managed to get himself shot outside a Tennessee courthouse the next day.
A 33-year-old political operative named William Paul, son of US Sen. Rand Paul, walked up [https://www.notus.org/congress/william-paul-mike-lawler-confrontation-antisemitism] to Republican US Rep. Mike Lawler at a Capitol Hill bar and claimed the congressman was Jewish. And when Lawler corrected him, Paul said, “Oh wow, I’m so sorry for calling you a Jew." He then continued on a tirade about how Jews were “anti-American” and how Lawler and his “Jewish supporters” served Israel more than America.
And then Thomas Massie, the Kentucky congressman Trump called a "moron," [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Jciet4Touvo] is about to face the most expensive House primary in American history, [https://www.whas11.com/article/news/politics/kentucky-primary-election-thomas-massie-ed-gallrein-new-poll/417-8c26e65c-92a2-475d-b12e-f5ba1b80983a] $29 million and counting, because he dared to agree with the president only 90% of the time. Don't let him fool you, though; he allegedly stiffed [https://www.axios.com/2026/05/13/thomas-massie-cynthia-west-nda-spartz] his girlfriend's hush money payment.
But this week on DINGUS OF THE WEEK, hosts LYZ LENZ and ZACHARY OREN SMITH are saving the two grimmest Hydra heads for the end: first, the giant golden "Don Colossus" that is definitely not an idol being adored by evangelical pastors. And second, CRUISE SHIPS. They've had it too good for too long.
DINGUS OF THE WEEK is a weekly comedy news podcast where writers Lyz and Zach light a fire under the American rogue's gallery to see who comes spilling out. If you're tired of doom-scrolling but know ignoring the problem doesn't get us anywhere, this is your new weekend listen. New episodes every Saturday morning.
SUPPORT THE SHOW BY SUBSCRIBING ON PATREON [https://www.patreon.com/cw/LyzLenz].
👑 $5/month - Not a Dingus tier [https://www.patreon.com/checkout/LyzLenz?rid=26928874] (3 weekly newsletters, 1 podcast, and our entire archive)
👑👑 $10/month - Definitely Not a Dingus tier [https://www.patreon.com/checkout/LyzLenz?rid=26928880] (all the above + polls and topic submissions, a chat community, weekly discussions, comment access, and our love)
SEND US YOUR DINGUS. Record a voice memo [http://memo.fm/dingus] and tell us who your dingus of the week is. Make it good and you'll hear your voice on the show. You can also email those to menyellatme@gmail.com [menyellatme@gmail.com].
FOLLOW DINGUS OF THE WEEK
* Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@DingusoftheWeek]
* Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dingusoftheweek/]
LYZ LENZ is the HBIC of MYAM Media.
ZACHARY OREN SMITH writes about politics [https://www.instagram.com/zachosmith/#] for Iowa Starting Line. Follow his work on Instagram (http://instagram.com/zacharyorensmith) [http://instagram.com/zacharyorensmith)] and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@zacharyorensmith). [https://www.tiktok.com/@zacharyorensmith).]
LAURA BENITEZ [https://laurabenitezandtheheartache.com/index.html] wrote the theme song. [https://laurabenitezandtheheartache.com/index.html]
SHOW RUNDOWN:
00:00 — You emailed the wrong woman
08:30 — Intro
15:00 — Runner-up dinguses: Chud the Builder gets shot outside a courthouse
22:00 — Rand Paul's son does an antisemitism at a Capitol Hill bar
26:00 — Thomas Massie's $5,000 hush money problem
29:00 — DINGUS: Cruise ships are floating vectors of disease and always have been
33:00 — DINGUS: Don Colossus and the Ten Commandments
48:00 — Patreon mid-roll: Relay Iowa raises money for Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice
53:00 — GAME: Three presidential mistresses — which one is fake?
59:00 — JOY: Jolene turns six / Marty Supreme and the post-movie chat
