It's Trending Home 7/2: MTG/Tucker Carlson, JD Vance, July 4th Fireworks, 'Wonka's Golden Ticket', InfoWars

Sturmbannführer Minion, Comrade Air Conditioning 07.03.26

In episode 2085, Miles and guest co-host Jacquis Neal [https://www.instagram.com/jacquisneal/?hl=en] are joined by host of American Hysteria [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-hysteria/id1441348407], Chelsey Weber-Smith [https://www.instagram.com/americanhysteriapodcast/?hl=en], to discuss… Minions Creator Claims That The Minions Didn’t Work For Hitler, Great American Sh*t Show 250, Kentucky Church Has A Really Cool Summer Camp, The Air Conditioning Culture Wars Are Here (Again) and more! 1. ‘Minions & Monsters’ Munches On $14M+ Opening Day, Lands A- CinemaScore – Box Office Update [https://deadline.com/2026/07/box-office-minions-monsters-1236972754/] 2. New Minions film heads to 1920s Hollywood in franchise refresh [https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/new-minions-film-heads-1920s-hollywood-franchise-refresh-2026-06-30/] 3. The Minions are Illuminati servants who faked the moon landing, according to the Internet [https://dailydot.com/minions-hitler-illuminati-antichrist-moon-landings-conspiracy-theories] 4. How do Minions reproduce? Minions & Monsters director answers 3 extremely specific questions [https://www.polygon.com/minions-questions-do-minions-reproduce-can-they-die-did-they-work-for-hitler/] 5. Great American Sh*t Show 250 [https://x.com/SecRollins/status/2072404916740469052] 6. New footage shows Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins addressing a nonexistent crowd at the Great American State Fair [https://x.com/factpostnews/status/2072408750497878300] 7. Trump Allies Behind Empty State Fair Rocked by Bombshell Allegations [https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-allies-behind-empty-state-fair-rocked-by-bombshell-allegations/] 8. Trump ‘livid’ over crowd size at National Mall state fair, report says: ‘Who thought this was a good idea?’ [https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-livid-over-crowd-size-203834555.html] 9. Kentucky Church Has A Really Cool Summer Camp [https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/1uis8x8/mt_olivet_baptist_church_in_kentucky_this_is/?solution=274ce2b923a86e8b274ce2b923a86e8b&js_challenge=1&token=7afd7253fec22262ff1c52b1703fe9ec289c13def64920908fac633d1b0c7bb3&jsc_orig_r=] 10. Trump foe makes urgent plea — and MAGA is raging: ‘Welcome to socialism’ [https://www.masslive.com/politics/2026/07/trump-foe-makes-urgent-plea-and-maga-is-raging-welcome-to-socialism.html] 11. Mayor Adams Urges New Yorkers to Take Precautions to Stay Safe During Extreme Heat [https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2025/07/mayor-adams-urges-new-yorkers-take-precautions-stay-safe-during-extreme-heat] 12. Abbott to Texans: Try to Use Less Power [https://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/12/abbott-texans-try-use-less-power/] 13. ERCOT requests conservation, but why 78 degrees? [https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/state/ercot-requests-conservation-why-78-degrees/287-f75678af-6240-4fbe-b071-fc42a14e2cd6] 14. Gas Shortage Spurs Carter Decline in Poll [https://www.nytimes.com/1979/07/13/archives/gas-shortage-spurs-carter-decline-in-poll-oil-companies-under.html] 15. President Again Extends Heat and Cooling Limits [https://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/14/us/president-again-extends-heat-and-cooling-limits.html] 16. Did air conditioning play a role in Reagan's election? Searching for ripple effects of history-making tech [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/did-air-conditioning-play-a-role-in-reagans-election-searching-for-ripple-effects-of-history-making-tech] 17. How air conditioning gave us skyscrapers, President Reagan and saved countless lives [https://www.cbc.ca/news/air-conditioning-heat-deaths-1.5218141] 18. Europe Is Hot as Hell. Why Doesn’t It Want Air Conditioning? [https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/europe-heat-wave-temperatures-air-conditioning-b7fb110d] 19. Air Conditioning, Scourge of the French Left [https://www.wsj.com/opinion/air-conditioning-scourge-of-the-french-left-31835f46] 20. Is Your Air Conditioning Killing People Thousands of Miles Away? [https://futurism.com/science-energy/air-conditioning-climate-change-france-killing-people] LISTEN: WILDFIRES V2 by Port London [https://open.spotify.com/track/2Q0VLkprjKv6PLuJb2X4f4] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

It's Trending Home 7/2: MTG/Tucker Carlson, JD Vance, July 4th Fireworks, 'Wonka's Golden Ticket', InfoWars

In this edition of It's Trending Home, Miles and Jacquis discuss Mitch McConnell still being alive… sort of, MTG & Tucker Carlson starting their own party, JD being averse to "low wage foreigners", Trump's overly large July 4th fireworks display, the trailer for 'Wonka's Golden Ticket', The Onion's takeover of InfoWars and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Dems Hearing That Sax! Armie Hammer Is Back… 07.02.26

In episode 2084, Miles and guest co-host Jacquis Neal [https://www.instagram.com/jacquisneal/?hl=en] are joined by comedian and host of Pod Yourself A Gun [https://redcircle.com/shows/pod-yourself-a-gun-a-sopranos-podcast] and Bad Hasbara [https://redcircle.com/shows/bad-hasbara], Matt Lieb [https://www.instagram.com/mattliebjokes/], to discuss… DNC Is Hearing That Saxophone…, Armie Hammer’s Anti-Migrant Action Movie Isn’t A Monster Hit Despite Claims By The Right and more! 1. BREAKING: Rep. DeGette gets heated with a constituent pressing her on why she voted to send bombs to Israel: "If this the only issue that you care about is this issue, then you should not vote for me" [https://x.com/sunrisemvmt/status/2034728846067466515] 2. Scoop: Harris reaches out to Mamdani, pro-Palestinian activists in run-up to 2028 [https://www.axios.com/2026/07/01/harris-mamdani-progressives-2028] 3. Progressive primary victories have corporate Democrats panicking [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/01/democratic-socialists-versus-corporate-democrats] 4. Armie Hammer to star in non-Batman movie The Dark Knight, marking first lead role since sex abuse scandal [https://ew.com/armie-hammer-to-star-in-the-dark-knight-first-lead-role-since-scandal-8770811] 5. Warner Bros. Asked ‘Dark Knight’ Director to Change the Name of His Armie Hammer Action Film [https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/warner-bros-armie-hammer-dark-knight-director-change-title-1235113103/] 6. Armie Hammer's "Astonishingly Bad" Anti-Migrant Film Citizen Vigilante is Getting a Global Release. Here's Why [https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/film/a71781075/armie-hammer-citizen-vigilante/] 7. Citizen Vigilante Would Kill You for Obeying the Law [https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/citizen-vigilante-would-kill-you-for-obeying-the-law/] 8. Citizen Vigilante: How a banned film became far right’s latest weapon against Muslims and migrants [https://www.muslimnetwork.tv/citizen-vigilante-how-a-banned-film-became-far-rights-latest-weapon-against-muslims-and-migrants/] 9. Uwe Boll Says Armie Hammer Film ‘Citizen Vigilante’ Has Been Banned in Germany for ‘Inciting Violence Against Migrants,’ but Insists: ‘I Am Not a Nazi!’ [https://variety.com/2026/film/global/armie-hammer-citizen-vigilante-banned-germany-uwe-boll-1236785839/] 10. Why Elon Musk is so obsessed with this violently xenophobic Armie Hammer movie [https://www.vox.com/culture/493787/elon-musk-citizen-vengeance-armie-hammer] 11. Armie Hammer’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’ Secures Worldwide Distribution Following Dramatic Elon Musk Intervention [https://variety.com/2026/film/global/armie-hammer-citizen-vigilante-worldwide-distribution-1236799025/] 12. Armie Hammer's Controversial Film 'Citizen Vigilante' Hits 94% on Rotten Tomatoes Amid Backlash [https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/armie-hammers-controversial-film-citizen-005120695.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMTS4EbcgsZ9IeTAcp52ZluJ7aaN-24jiRMDcNpZRfuFzvMVswlAB8fYMCddbFel5O6Frsy1_ghdG_uTgGUwFvRgdogw1Eape1cO1qewmy3HusXJeJWyem3Uh1ROoId9pfqqZdm53kxMCzTEgI5sATBlj5ot3qi3IQUS97q7vKG5] LISTEN: WE ON GO by BIA [https://open.spotify.com/track/01vCzM84c5JLSkG2iXC9VZ] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Penalty Trend-Out 7/1: Trump's 2025 Financials, The Village People, GTA 6, Bryan Adams

In this edition of Penalty Trend-Out, Miles and special guest co-host Jacquis Neal discuss Trump's 2025 financial disclosures, the passing of that guy from the Village People, GTA 6's "physical" release, Bryan Adams' Canada Day protest song and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Debate Me, Child! Rainbow Fish CANCELLED?! 07.01.26

In episode 2083, Miles and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan [https://www.pallavigunalan.com/] are joined by English professor, author of The New Mutants: Superheroes and the Radical Imagination of American Comics [https://nyupress.org/9781479823086/the-new-mutants/], and host of Nerd from the Future [https://www.nerdfromthefuture.com/], Ramzi Fawaz [https://www.ramzifawaz.com/], to discuss… GOP Rep Is Finally Back At Work After 116 Day…Medical Issue, The American Fair is a success STFU, TikTok’s Most Hated ‘90s Children’s Book Is Being Turned Into A Movie and more! 1. GOP Rep Is Finally Back At Work After 116 Day…Medical Issue [https://x.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/2071979455170466002] 2. GOP Rep. Tom Kean announces depression diagnosis after mysterious monthslong absence from Congress [https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/30/politics/tom-kean-depression-diagnosis] 3. Just left the great American state fair where I watched Michael Knowles debate a ten year old girl about the Salem witch trials in front of DOZENS of people [https://x.com/peltzmadeline/status/2071748906770170040] 4. Trump’s July 4 Fireworks Show is Monumentally Insane [https://newrepublic.com/post/212511/trump-july-4-fireworks-show-washington-dc-national-mall] 5. 'The Rainbow Fish' read by Ernest Borgnine [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9mryuEKkKc] 6. Studiocanal Unveils Animated Adaptation Of Controversial ‘The Rainbow Fish’ Children’s Book [https://deadline.com/2026/06/studiocanal-adaptation-controversial-rainbow-fish-book-1236970944/] 7. The Rainbow Fish Wiki [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rainbow_Fish] 8. Fifth-grade teacher explains why he thinks the classic kid’s book ‘Rainbow Fish’ isn’t great [https://www.upworthy.com/teacher-rainbow-fish-ex1/] 9. ‘Toxic message’: Teachers and parents are cancelling 90s classic The Rainbow Fish [https://www.kidspot.com.au/news/toxic-message-teachers-and-parents-are-cancelling-90s-classic-the-rainbow-fish/news-story/b98f0a1959a90917abde0cd57c2760d3] 10. Did this book shape your childhood? Apparently it's why we all need therapy. [https://www.mamamia.com.au/the-rainbow-fish-cancelled/] 11. The rainbow fishkeeps his scales [https://www.topherpayne.com/rainbow-fish] 12. Rainbow Fish (TV series) [https://sony.fandom.com/wiki/Rainbow_Fish_(TV_series)] LISTEN: walkin. by Andy Beatz [https://open.spotify.com/track/41lFqsbzU5VXEWbbSeQsVz] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.