We lay out why athletes shouldn’t be forced into political avatars, and why Zeoli thinks the backlash is really about punishing masculinity and patriotism—right down to Hasan Piker’s wild “Nazi” smear and the forced apology circuit.

Then Rich connects the dots to the long campaign against “toxic masculinity,” pointing to how easily narratives get weaponized—bringing up the Rolling Stone UVA story, the damage it did, and how campus Title IX processes turned into guilt-first tribunals. Zeoli takes it back to America’s founding spirit, arguing the country was built by men willing to risk everything, and that the modern panic over winners, losers, and toughness isn’t accidental.

We also get into two very different Olympic stories: Alysa Liu’s family being targeted by the Chinese government and her pride in repping the United States, versus Eileen Gu competing for China and acting shocked that people took it personally. Rich makes the case that winning isn’t a “men-only” thing—when women win we cheer, when men win we cheer, and when America wins we should act like it.

After that, Zeoli unloads on Zoran Mamdani for brushing off adults pelting police with ice as a “snowball fight,” and we talk through what that says about political hostility toward law enforcement, accountability, and what prosecutors will actually do. We wrap with a sharp Senate-hearing exchange featuring Bernie Sanders and Markwayne Mullin, plus Medicaid and Medicare fraud chatter that drags Gavin Newsom into the spotlight—before ending with a sarcastic riff on frog costumes, protest theater, and what passes for “heroism” in 2026.

00:00 - Hockey gold backlash through a dad’s eyes
00:58 “- Toxic masculinity” and why heroes get targeted
02:15 - Hasan Piker’s “Nazi pawns” rant and the apology pressure
06:06 - Women’s sports, fairness fights, and why it matters
12:35 - Title IX tribunals, presumption of guilt, and politics on campus
18:09 - Winners vs. losers and the culture war over success
23:52 - Alysa Liu, China’s spying, and American pride
26:50 - Eileen Gu controversy and why people feel betrayed
29:48 - Let men be men, let women win too, and stop the pile-on
33:32 - Zoran Mamdani calls it a “snowball fight” as cops get pelted
42:43 - Bernie Sanders vs. Markwayne Mullin in a heated hearing moment
46:21 - Dr. Oz, Medicare/Medicaid fraud, and California as the target
48:19 - Young Kim presses Newsom on $1.3B and illegal-immigrant coverage
52:06 - Frog costumes, protest theater, and a Captain America comparison

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Rich Zeoli comes to you live from the White House after President Trump’s State of the Union, and we get right into the contrast: a serious night on Capitol Hill… and a bizarre “State of the Swamp” counter-program that somehow features a harmonica-playing giraffe outfit and Robert De Niro.

We bounce from the funniest clips of the night to the sharpest fights in Washington, including Nancy Pelosi getting called out over insider trading and the weird “graded it before it happened” campus reactions to the speech. Zeoli and Matt DeSantis lay out why the whole thing matters, why the optics hit so hard, and why the other side looked frozen in place when the subject turned to basic issues like citizens, crime, and accountability.

Then we land the big interviews. We talk with Border Czar Tom Homan about sanctuary cities, cooperation with local law enforcement, cartels, fentanyl, the stakes for ICE and Border Patrol, and the push to locate children lost under the previous administration—plus Angel Mom Recognition Day and why that’s personal for him. From there, Rich sits down with Ambassador Kelly Loeffler on small business optimism, lending, deregulation, “Made in America,” and what it takes to rebuild supply chains so the U.S. isn’t dependent on China for essentials.

Zeoli also welcomes Energy Secretary Chris Wright on powering data centers, lowering electricity prices, why blue-state energy policy drives investment away, and why nuclear, natural gas, and reliability matter when demand spikes. And we wrap with health and food policy: Admiral Brian Christine on drug pricing, dietary guidelines, and the administration’s priorities at HHS, followed by Kyle Diamantis on ultra-processed foods, SNAP changes, school lunch direction, food dyes, and the debate over glyphosate.

00:00 — Live from the White House after Trump’s State of the Union
00:56 — Matt DeSantis joins Zeoli and the “State of the Swamp” counter-show
01:53 — The giraffe-costume rant and the “abused spouse” line
02:49 — “Fresh out of an ICE prison”: the clip that steals the night
04:35 — “Pumpkin Spice Satan,” prizes, bingo, and the alternate-universe vibes
05:34 — Students grade the SOTU… before it happens
07:20 — Trump calls out insider trading; Pelosi reaction talk
10:20 — Tom Homan on sanctuary cities and why jails matter
12:06 — Politics vs public safety; Minnesota cooperation and New York outreach
14:41 — Deportation numbers, priorities, and the border shift
15:34 — Cartels, fentanyl, and what changes when the border tightens
17:25 — Missing kids: locating 145,000 and why the search continues
20:21 — Ambassador Kelly Loeffler: small businesses, optimism, tax policy
23:38 — SBA modernization, loan records, and cutting headcount
25:24 — Made in America, supply chains, and why it matters to buyers
27:05 — Jimmy’s Seafood, patriot branding, and community businesses
30:32 — Energy Secretary Chris Wright on AI data centers and grid realities
33:53 — Blue-state power bills, investment flight, and cheap gas that doesn’t get used
38:07 — Nuclear power, market distortions, and why reliability wins
45:50 — Admiral Brian Christine: drug pricing, TrumpRx, new dietary guidelines
50:26 — Gender dysphoria in minors report and child mental health focus
53:48 — Kyle Diamantis on ultra-processed foods and chronic disease costs
57:12 — SNAP waivers, stocking standards, and access to healthier food
58:58 — Food dyes push and the glyphosate argument

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Rich Zeoli opens State of the Union Day by sizing up the theatrics Democrats have planned for President Trump’s address—and we start with the early preview: New Jersey Democrats rolling out a bill built around a not-so-subtle acronym, the F-ICE Act. We lay out what it’s meant to do, why it’s getting attention, and how Zeoli sees it fitting into the bigger political strategy of turning every fight into a headline.

We then get into the gold medal hockey controversy that should not be a controversy: the guys laughing at Trump’s locker-room joke. Rich explores the social media outrage. Zeoli points out how quickly a customary White House invite becomes a loyalty test, and why the players are forced to play defense instead of just being able to bask in their well-earned Olympic glory.

Can Gavin Newsom read or not? He’s getting hammered for comments on his book tour with Cornel West, unloading on him for being a racist. We discuss how Mexico was able to kill drug cartel kingpin El Mencho through a romantic connection, and a viral post about Puerto Vallarta that leads to a side question on the left’s ever-growing acronym soup.

Another arrest in Britain related to Jeffrey Epstein.DOJ recordings have Epstein discussing intelligence, blackmail, and high-level access. More evidence he was a spy?

The New York Police Department gets pelted with snowballs and it's not a fun game for kids. It's because Mayor Mamdani has created a culture of disrespect towards the cops. The Trump Justice Department is suing New Jersey over Mikie Sherrill’s order limiting ICE cooperation at prisons. Why wouldn't NJ want to hand over criminals to ICE? Criminals who are in…prison. And we end on a question you've always wanted the answer to. So don't miss today's episode!

00:00 - State of the Union night and Democrats’ “silent defiance” plan
00:58 - Gold medal hockey invite drama: men go, women decline
02:50 - “George Stephanopoulos” joke and the morning show question
03:41 - GMA clip: the team addresses the White House invite
07:06 - Don Lemon, Bill Maher’s dinner, and Larry David’s mockery
13:15 - Cornel West unloads on Gavin Newsom’s book tour claims
15:55 - “I can’t read a speech” vs. reading a whole book fast
21:37 - El Mencho tracked through a romantic partner and taken down
26:20 - Puerto Vallarta warning post and the “2S” question
30:37 - Epstein overseas: arrests, leaked documents, and spy allegations
34:08 - Audio clip: Epstein, favors, and the Barak conversation
40:39 - Newsom suggests elections won’t be “fair” unless Democrats win
42:30 - Zohran Mamdani and the voter ID/SAVE Act argument
43:23 - NYPD pelted with ice; Cuomo blasts the mayor’s silence
46:14 - New Jersey’s F-ICE Act and the DOJ lawsuit over Mikie Sherrill’s order
52:25 - Why restricting ICE around prisons raises public safety risks
54:59 - Sopranos cast politics: would Tony back Trump today?

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Rich Zeoli opens the show by tearing into Gavin Newsom’s stage moment that lands like the bigotry of low expectations—Newsom trying to “bond” with a mostly Black audience by bragging about a 960 SAT score and saying he can’t read a speech. We walk through Nicki Minaj’s reaction, why Zeoli says it’s not a slip-up, and how Newsom’s furious response to Sean Hannity turns into a loud, profane tough-guy act that feels like a bad attempt to out-Trump Trump.

We pivot to Newsom’s book-tour circuit and the whole “my kids decide if I run” routine, plus the awkward dance around Kamala Harris and what happens if their ambitions collide. Rich also hits the California exodus question and calls out the spin, then the show shifts gears into a much-needed win: Team USA taking hockey gold over Canada. Zeoli and Jared relive the moment, the patriotism, the jokes, and the predictable media meltdown that tries to turn a sports victory into a political fight—while the team gets invites and the internet briefly behaves for about five minutes.

From there, we get into the celeb-politics lane: Bruce Springsteen’s “save America” tour, the ticket prices, the security gates, and the hypocrisy question—if borders and IDs are so evil, why does entry come with screens, checkpoints, and a pricey digital ticket? Rich then plays the unfiltered clip of Katie Porter leading a chant that shows where Democrat energy is right now, and follows it with Susan Rice’s warning that an “accountability agenda” is coming for corporations once Democrats get power again.

We close with Zeoli going after AOC’s condescending snow rant, then her “it’s your fault if you think I sounded unprepared” defense on foreign policy. The final stretch zooms into New York: Zoran Mamdani’s property tax push and the snow-shoveler hiring program that suddenly demands documentation—because “federal law”—even though the same crowd treats federal authority as optional in other areas. Rich lays out why the ID argument collapses the second money and payroll get involved, and why the hypocrisy is impossible to miss.

00:00 Gavin Newsom’s “960 SAT” moment and the bigotry of low expectations
01:51 Nicki Minaj’s take and why Zeoli calls it a racist disaster
03:56 Newsom’s profane Hannity clapback and the “out-Trump Trump” act
06:40 “My kids decide” if I run: the Newsom 2028 setup
09:20 Kamala Harris question and Newsom’s evasive “fate” answer
11:11 California cost-of-living, people leaving, and Newsom spin
13:00 Super Bowl confusion, sports talk radio jokes, and USA pride
15:17 Miracle-on-ice memories and why the hockey gold hit different
17:05 Jack Hughes postgame: “Proud to be American”
20:34 Media tries to turn hockey gold into politics
23:10 Blizzard day, snow shoveling, nitro pills, and memory jokes
24:59 Grand Hotel of Cape May live-show plans and spring getaway plug
26:47 Bruce Springsteen “save America” tour, prices, and security hypocrisy
32:54 Katie Porter chant clip and Democrats escalating the profanity wars
35:28 Susan Rice warns companies: subpoenas, documents, and payback
38:30 AOC on why snow won’t melt, plus the “city should move it” point
45:45 AOC foreign policy defense: “it’s your fault” framing
50:16 Zoran Mamdani property tax backlash in Queens
52:19 Mamdani snow-shoveler hiring: ID required, “federal law” excuse
56:02 Why the ID argument collapses when payroll is involved

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In this podcast special, Rich speaks with Dr. Victoria Coates.

A former deputy national security advisor to President Donald Trump, Victoria Coates is Vice President of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation. With decades of experience as a national security advisor in Congress, federal agencies, and the White House, Coates leads the Davis Institute in designing and promoting policies that prioritize the security of American citizens while protecting our interests around the world.

In the episode, Zeoli and Coates discuss the newly formed "Board of Peace", the potential for military conflict with Iran, and the potential for regime change in Cuba. Will President Trump take military action against Iran? What were the key points of Secretary Rubio's speech in Munich and will we actually "take" Greenland?

A very special conversation on international policy and foreign relations.

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Rich Zeoli leads with the bombshell that has rocked the world: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, was arrested this morning at the Sandringham estate on suspicion of misconduct in public office. We examine newly released Epstein files suggesting he shared sensitive trade documents and investment briefs with Jeffrey Epstein while serving as a UK trade envoy—raising the chilling question: was Andrew a bridge for an intelligence asset? We revisit President Trump’s 2015 warnings, analyze the reaction from Piers Morgan, and discuss why King Charles’s statement that "the law must take its course" marks a permanent fracture in the monarchy.

The conversation then shifts to the brewing war over free speech. Zeoli breaks down the Stephen Colbert vs. CBS drama regarding Texas candidate James Talarico. Was it a "banned" interview or a calculated move to navigate the FCC’s Equal Time Rule? We look at how FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is tightening the screws on broadcast fairness, and why this sets a precedent for all media during an election cycle.

Plus, we tackle the global push against expression: Emmanuel Macron recently calling free speech "BS" in the context of algorithmic transparency, and Hillary Clinton praising European speech crackdowns. Zeoli also dives into school choice and the federal scholarship dollars that democrat governors are refusing to touch because they are terrified of the teacher unions. We wrap with the "synthetic movie" revolution and why Hollywood’s reliance on spectacle is backfiring as AI begins to outpace the studio system.

00:00 - Prince Andrew arrested: The Epstein probe goes nuclear.

01:59 - The "Intelligence Asset" theory: Why Epstein wanted trade secrets.

03:41 - Trump’s 2015 warning: Why the President saw this coming.

09:07 - Monarchy in Meltdown: Can the Crown survive a criminal trial?

18:12 - The Colbert Equal-Time Controversy: CBS, Talarico, and the FCC.

24:36 - The "Banned" Hoax: How censorship claims drive fundraising.

31:44 - Macron & Hillary: The global plan to "manage" your speech.

36:35 - The Education Fight: Governors blocking scholarship money.

41:58 - Mikie Sherrill vs. School Choice: The New Jersey showdown.

47:13 - Synthetic Hollywood: Will AI movies end the studio era?

56:34 - "Sex Extinction" & Clickbait: Roasting the latest panic.

59:17 - Tomorrow’s Tease: Dr. Victoria Coates on the Iran threat.

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Why we should abolish the FCC + Hillary cheers free speech crackdown + How to fix Philly's slavery exhibit

Rich Zeoli breaks down why Stephen Colbert’s “equal time” freakout is pure theater and why CBS attorneys — not the FCC — are driving the whole mess. We lay out how Colbert uses the James Tallarico interview as a publicity stunt to funnel viewers to YouTube, while Tallarico plays the victim and rakes in millions. Zeoli also explains why you can hate Colbert and still think the equal-time rule is outdated — and why keeping the FCC around is a gift to Democrats who want a bigger speech-regulation hammer.

We also get into the long game: Rich warns that the same political crowd that pushed censorship pressure during COVID-era debates wants regulators to reach far past broadcast TV. Zeoli plays clips and reacts to the talking points behind speech control, including Hillary Clinton praising Europe’s approach and the broader push to police what people say on major platforms. We connect it to how corporate lawyers behave, how fear becomes policy, and why abolishing the FCC now is the cleanest way to stop a future crackdown.

Then we pivot into the rest of the chaos: Rich reacts to Greg Gutfeld’s comments, Lawrence Jones’s argument about mental health and firearm forms, and Pramila Jayapal’s new “Trans Bill of Rights” push. Zeoli also has fun with the media’s “racist” label game, a too-perfect Don Lemon clip, and a shockingly slick computer-made movie trailer that looks like it came straight from Hollywood. We close with a wild Philadelphia segment — the mayor dodges the sanctuary city question in real time, and Rich pitches a brutally simple idea for the Washington’s House exhibit that would drive the local political class up a wall.

Chapter Markers
00:00 - Colbert vs. CBS: the “equal time” narrative begins
01:57 Why Democrats want regulators reaching podcasts and YouTube
02:56 Colbert’s exit plan: steering traffic to YouTube
04:48 Corporate lawyers and the “everything is risky” mindset
06:41 The real move: abolish the FCC before power flips
07:35 Fairness Doctrine history and how talk radio changed
09:18 Hillary Clinton praises Europe’s approach to speech controls
13:02 Colbert admits lawyers signed off and the clip goes to YouTube
16:01 Jasmine Crockett calls out the story as fear-driven, not forced
18:38 Tallarico’s MSNBC victim pitch and the fundraising haul
21:31 The next frontier: regulating computer-made video and speech
25:13 Macron clip and the mindset behind “managed” speech
26:04 Greg Gutfeld on trans politics and the media pressure campaign
29:33 Lawrence Jones on mental health, firearms, and the form question
33:59 Pramila Jayapal’s “Trans Bill of Rights” rollout
35:52 White House briefing: the “racist” label question
36:42 Don Lemon clip and the too-perfect media moments
39:01 A Hollywood-style computer-made trailer and what it signals
40:56 Philly sanctuary city question and the mayor’s on-camera dodge
49:16 Zeoli’s “Democrat slavery timeline” idea for Washington’s House

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Obama cuts off the 2028 field at the knees, Pelosi refuses to go in on Gavin, PLUS Trump responds on Munich and there is a secret attack on the 2nd Amendment.

Rich Zeoli opens by arguing the Democrats don’t run a real grassroots nomination at all—superdelegates and party power brokers do—and that’s why the party keeps shutting down insurgent candidates year after year. We lay out how Biden in 2016, Bernie in 2016 and 2020, and even Kamala’s path all fit the same template: the decision gets made first, the “process” comes later.

Zeoli then turns to why Gavin Newsom’s 2028 “inevitable” storyline starts wobbling fast, pointing to Barack Obama’s public criticism of California’s homelessness approach and why that’s a brutal hit on Newsom’s core record. Rich also plays Nancy Pelosi praising Newsom while still hedging with “a great bench,” and we riff on Newsom’s latest third-term Trump talk—plus the merch-and-hats logic that’s being used to whip people up.

We shift to the overseas clips that light the match: Trump blasting Newsom and AOC as embarrassing on the world stage, and AOC’s Taiwan answer becoming the kind of footage opponents replay forever. From there, we move into the political aftershocks: Pelosi attacking the SAVE Act and voter ID, an old Schumer clip surfacing that cuts against today’s Democratic messaging, and why the fight over elections is only getting louder.

Then Rich gets into the Epstein spiral—Hillary Clinton distancing herself, Bill Maher walking back years of mockery, and how this story is turning into a career-destroyer even for people accused of nothing. We also hit a separate alarm bell: concerns about federal firearms transaction records being digitized into a massive searchable system, and why lawmakers are demanding answers.

To close it out, we play the viral street-level chaos: an anti-ICE confrontation in Minnesota, protest stunts in big-box stores, a bizarre “chicken funeral” scene, and a sharp exchange in a Minnesota hearing focused on fraud and welfare stats. And yes—we even wrap with an Italian phrase of the day.

00:00 — Newsom & AOC “vacation” fallout and the superdelegate machine
01:01 — 2016 and 2020: how the party blocks Biden and Bernie
01:56 — GOP primaries vs. Democratic control of the nomination
03:38 — The Gavin Newsom “puff piece” problem vs. the California record
05:20 — Obama criticizes homelessness policy and why it hits Newsom hardest
08:03 — Obama’s power in the party and Pelosi’s Newsom praise (with a hedge)
10:45 — Newsom’s third-term Trump warnings and the “merch clause” joke
14:30 — 2028 field mystery: “true candidate not revealed”
16:14 — Pelosi on the SAVE Act, voter ID, and election fears
19:30 — Old Chuck Schumer clip resurfaces on ID and fraud
20:21 — Trump slams Newsom and AOC’s Munich performance
22:05 — AOC’s Taiwan answer and why Rich says it’s politically fatal
29:03 — Hillary Clinton, Epstein, and the “set the precedent” theory
31:42 — Bill Maher’s comments and the Epstein panic spreading outward
33:40 — Gun database concerns and lawmakers pressing the ATF
34:30 — Minnesota anti-ICE confrontation goes viral
39:57 — Protest stunts in stores: ice, salt lines, and social media clout
41:47 — Trader Joe’s “chicken funeral” and the mask surprise
46:31 — Minnesota fraud hearing: Brandon Gill’s rapid-fire stats
53:53 — Italian phrase of the day and the sign-off

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