What's Bugging Me: Recent Episodes
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Dennis Kneale brings 30 years of business reporting to his new podcast, “What’s Bugging Me.” It’s no holds barred as he takes on leaders in industry, on Wall Street and in politics.
The massacre in Australia is just the latest in a very, very long line of terror incidents since 9/11 and 98% have one thing in common: Islam. We need to stop it and reclaim the West.
Then we talk to the Republican candidate for governor in Oregon, Christine Drazan.
All that and the Parting Shot... where parting is such sweet sorrow...
If one could tax, spend, and regulate society into happiness, places like Portland, OR, and New York City would be a paradise. But they're not. And the only alternative is to fight back or move.
Dennis, who's making a move of his own in the coming weeks, talks to Karla Chambers of Stahlbush Island Farms in Corvallis, OR, about how her state is facing a reckoning.
The Somali chickens in Gov. Tim Walz's Minnesota Hen House are coming home to roost. Speaking of scammers, more shenanigans in the markets as another small company and their retail investors get taken advantage of.
All that and the Parting Shot.
Dennis is coming to you from the road this week as he visits the Rose City of Portland, Oregon. Is there hope for the city and the state, or have they fallen too far off the cliff?
All that and the Parting Shot.
The United States Government is back open for business - and a lot of big government Democrats don't like it. Not one bit.
Then we talk to Chris Gerlacher, Senior Political Reporter and Industry Analyst at Prediction News, where we talk about how the betting markets fared this election day and discuss the whys and hows of making it work.
All that and the Parting Shot.
The city of New York is - for better or worse - about to change.
And speaking of change, how should you invest yours? WSJ Best-Selling Author Candy Valentino joins the show.
All that and the Parting Shot.
Rich Man, Poor Man,
Beggar Man, Thief,
Bitter, Bettor, No Tax Relief...
Everyone is feeling a sense of entitlement this week - from the mayor's race in NYC to the recipients of government benefits to millionaire athletes caught up in gambling scandals.
We welcome Wall Street Journal baseball writer Jared Diamond, who takes a break from covering the wonder that is Shohei Ohtani, to talk about his other beat, the world of legalized sports betting and why the NBA arrests may be the canary in a very deep coal mine.
Is America's largest and perhaps most important city about to commit suicide? Zohran Mamdani could make New York nostalgic for the "glory days" of Bill de Blasio!
We take a deep dive into the race and the leading candidate with John Tabacco of Wise Guys.
All that and the Parting Shot.
Donald Trump gets triumphal applause in the Middle East while he continues to receive scorn and protests at home. Where does he go from here?
Then we hear from Richard Goldberg, former director for countering Iranian weapons of mass destruction in the first Trump White House, about this week's developments and the challenges that lie ahead.
All that and the Parting Shot.
Shutdowns! Phone records! Troops to Portland! CBS! Oh, the horrors and the hypocrisy!
That's what's bugging Dennis.
In a world of problems everybody wants to know who is to blame. Democrats are pointing fingers at Republicans, Blacks are pointing fingers at Whites, and Dennis is holding up a mirror.
Then former Federal Prosecutor Doug Burns weighs in on the pros, the cons, the good, the bad and the ugly surrounding the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey.
All that and the Parting Shot.
Jimmy Kimmel is back and so is Dennis - and both with apologies - let's see who wears it better.
Then we talk to Rod D. Martin, lawyer, capitalist and conservative commentator about Kimmel, Trump's trip to the UN and more.
And in the Parting Shot: A prayer for mom,
Hate speech? Political speech? Free speech? Where's the line? Two members of the Trump Administration tried to define that line this week with varying results. Dennis has thoughts on the crude, the insensitive, the Attorney General, the FCC and Jimmy Kimmel, too.
Then Paula Pant returns to the show to talk about when to save and when to spend.
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To every thing there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance.
This is our time to mourn and to also look towards the future.
"The reports of my death," he said, "are greatly exaggerated." Trump reacts to the Labor Day rumors and more.
Then financial guru Paula Pant, host of "Afford Anything," talks to Dennis about tailoring your investment strategies to what you want.
All that and the Parting Shot.
Retribution or the "Rule of Law?" Former Bush and Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton has his Maryland home raided by FBI agents.
We talk to Angie Wong, GOP Committee Woman from South Florida about the Sunshine State and her old stomping grounds of New York City.
All that and a side trip to "Chicago" in the Parting Shot.
Trump hosts both Putin and the heads of Europe as he seeks to end the Russo-Ukranian conflict.
And we're joined by Investment Management Attorney and Business Development Executive Matt Patterson to talk about strategies to lower the tax burden on investment income.
All that and the Parting Shot.
The President moves to federalize policing in DC and Democrats around the country are freaking out. Plus an update on MMTLP and the economy as a whole.
In the B Block, radio personality Chris DeSimone joins us from Tucson, AZ where they've already tried many of NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's ideas with disasterous results.
All that and the Parting Shot.
There's political storm warnings out. Are they forecasting disaster or a just a tempest in a teapot?
Then we talk real weather with Thomas E. Weber and his new book Cloud Warriors: Deadly Storms, Climate Chaos―and the Pioneers Creating a Revolution in Weather Forecasting.
Then we chase happiness in the parting shot.
While the Left is going nuts over denim wear ads, Donald Trump is reshaping the world economy.
This week we talk to former Wall Street Journal reporter - and now Founder and Chairman of Paradigm Pharmaceuticals - Amal Naj, about how reshoring our pharma industry is a matter of national security.
All that and the Parting Shot.
This week DNI Tulsi Gabbard took center stage to accuse the 44th President of the United States of malfeasance against his successor. Dennis takes a long, hard look at the allegations and talks about it with journalist Lee Smith and his book, Disappearing the President: Trump, Truth Social, and the Fight for the Republic.
All that and the Parting Shot on the joys of the quiet party.
Dennis Kneale has his own list and it's a naughty one. On the top of it is Communist China and the people who make deals with them to the detriment of America. And then there's the list, the Epstein List and the way it's been buried by the last two Administrations.
Then we welcome in old friend Kristen Shaughnessy for the latest update on shady dealings on Wall Street.
All that and the Parting Shot... Have your documents ready!
ICE is fighting Antifa, Elon is fighting the system and MAGA is feeling betrayed by the closure of the Jeffrey Epstein case. There's a lot to bug Dennis this week.
But there's also a lot to celebrate as the Trump Administration truly invests in the next generation and we get a parting shot from Dennis' mom.
Has the City of New York gone nuts? What does the Democratic primary for mayor mean for the rest of the party and the country?
Then we take a deep dive into the unethical practice of short selling stocks with John Welborn, Senior Lecturer in Economics at Dartmouth College and David Lauer of Urvin Finance.
Welborn's paper can be read here.
If Donald Trump decides to help Israel finish off the Iranian regime will that trigger a MAGA Civil War?
Plus we chat with veteran radio talker Bill Martinez on the situation in Southern California and a Parting Shot on looking for love after lockup.
It's June, Trump is back in office, so it must be Riot Season. On one side is the President, ICE, active-duty and reserve service members, and a majority of the American people. On the other side are elected Democrats in California, illegal aliens, and Antifa. It's getting ugly out there.
Then we follow up on our coverage of Wall Street shenanigans of naked short selling and the dereliction of duty of government regulators.
All that and the Parting Shot - for which we apologize…
Elon Musk criticizes President Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" and distances himself from the Administration. Is the honeymoon over?
Our guest this week is Lt. Col. Buzz Patterson (USAF, Ret.), NY Times bestselling author and former keeper of the nuclear football. We talk about his time in the White House with President and Mrs. Clinton and the current state of the military under SecDef Pete Hegseth.
All that and the Parting Shot.
The time has come for the Electric Horseman to saddle up and the get the hell out of D.O.G.E.
This week Elon Musk leaves government service and returns to the private sector.
Then we talk to Scherie Murray, a Jamaican-American businesswoman from Queens who ran for the GOP nomination fot New York's 14th House District in 2020.
All that and the Parting Shot of D-I-V-O-R-C-E.
Jake Tapper is in the crosshairs this week as Dennis wonders, "What did he know and when did he know it?"
Then we talk to Rene “Butch” Meily about his book, From Manila to Wall Street: An Immigrant's Journey With America's First Black Tycoon which chronicles his time with Reginald Lewis, the first Black American to build a billion dollar business.
All that and the Parting Shot.
The President spends his first major overseas trip of his 2nd term in the Middle East, with stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates - courting investment in America and stirring up some "plane" old fashioned controversy.
Then we talk to "America's Top Recovering Attorney," Kerry Lutz and founder of the Financial Survivor Network.
All that and the Parting Shot.
This week we take time out to count out blessings and take note of the things that are going right.
Okay, we also have a couple of complaints.
All that and a Parting Shot 50 years in the making.
We're marking the First 100 Days of the second Trump Administration. Has it been terrific or traumatic?
Then we talk to Shaun Thompson of AM 560 The Answer in Chicago about the sleight of hand that is the government's reporting of the economy,
All that and an unapologetic Parting Shot.
While most Democrats continue to hang their hats on "Maryland Man," Elizabeth Warren is going to the mat for the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell - which is, in many ways, a reversal for her.
Then we talk to Todd Sheets, former director of Raymond James’ Recovering Markets Program, about the turmoil in the markets caused by Trump's Tariffs and why China has forced this necessary move.
All that and a Saad Parting Shot.
More and more of President's Trump's agenda is being tied up in the District Courts. We take a deep dive on this.
All that and the Parting Shot.
We take an extended look at the turmoil and the tantrums over the Trump Tariff policies. We're joined by a trio of experts: Jim Iuorio, Ed Butowsky and the "Wise Guy" himself, Johnny Tabacco to tell you what they think is going on and whether it really is the time to panic.
All that and the Parting Shot.
Senator Cory Booker talks and talks and talks while Elon and the boys from DOGE slash and slash and slash.
Plus author John G. West asks "What if American culture is collapsing because many leading Christians identify more with secular elites than they do with their fellow believers?"
All that and an IPO of the Parting Shot.
The Democrats sense blood in the water after the Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, accidentally gets invited into a high level Trump Administration Signal chat. Is it resonating or coming off as just more hateful blather?
Then we chat with WRVA (Richmond, VA) drive host Jeff Katz on growing up as a Philadelphia Democrat and becoming a conservative talk show host.
All that and the Parting Shot.
Swatting conservatives... Attacking Tesla... Federal judges going wild. The Trump resistance is getting nasty.
Rob Carson, veteran radio host and parody writer for the late, great Rush Limbaugh, joins us because sometimes, you just gotta laugh.
Someone is paying a political price for the quest to curb government spending and so far that someone is Elon Musk. This week there were cyber attacks on X and physical attacks on Tesla dealerships and property.
So we welcome back former Wall Street Journal reporter Jon Hilsenrath ("The Fed Whisperer”) to talk about Musk's attempts to slash the deficit and debate his characterization of Musk as a "crony capitalist."
Smells like MAGA Spirit.
Trump rocks a joint session of Congress, the Democrats pout, and conservative comedian Shawn Farash (aka, Captain Deplorable) stops by for some laughs.
All this and the Parting Shot.
A special DOGE edition of the podcast. Let's get out the chainsaws and cut the waste.
All that and the Parting Shot.
Channeling a little bit of Truman and a little bit of Churchill, Vice President JD Vance went to Munich and gave our "Allies" a little hell about their anti-democratic and anti-free speech ways - and neither the ruling elite or the media were too happy about it.
Then comedian and policy wonk Tim Young joins the show to talk about the state of affairs, the dissaray among Democrats and to pitch a little book on the side.
All that and the Parting Shot.
As the new Trump Administration continues its work at a breakneck pace the Democrats are losing it.
And with RFK Jr taking over at HHS we talk to Sally Pipes of the Pacific Research Institute about her new book, The World's Medicine Chest, and contemplate what's ahead for you, medicine and Big Pharma.
All that and the Parting Shot.
When it comes to doing good we offer you a tale of how not to do it - the wasteful boondoggle that is USAID - and a tale of how to get it done - with private grit and gumption from a young man in Philadelphia.
Evan Ehlers (@evanehlers on X), the Founder and Executive Director of Sharing Excess, joins us to tell us how he took his unused college dining plan and turned it into an organization that's stopped 103M pounds of perfectly good food from ending up in landfills and has fed millions.
All that and the Parting Shot.
There's a new sheriff in the White House briefing room and we're here for it.
Then we check in with Allysia Finley of The Wall Street Journal about the plan to slap a cancer warning label on alcohol.
All that and the Parting Shot.
It's an Inauguration Week extravaganza! Pardons going out and pardons coming in as Joe Biden exits stage left and Donald Trump enters stage right. There's executive orders galore and a major media meltdown. We have all the highlights.
Kristen Shaughnessy joins us to discuss what Trumpian government reform will mean for small investors. Will naked shorting finally stop?
All that and the Parting Shot - deep from Dennis' heart.
It's the last week of the Biden Administration and Monday marks the return of Donald Trump to the White House. Is the conflict in Gaza also coming to an end? And could this also be the beginning of the end for Progressive Democrats in California as much of Los Angeles County lies in ashes?
We talk to Allysia Finley, columnist, member of The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board, and resident of Southern California.
All that and the Parting Shot.
A special free speech edition of the pod! Meta's Mark Zuckerberg says he's returning Facebook back to its free speech roots, while Elon and X make waves in the United Kingdom by bringing the "grooming gang" scandals back to the forefront.
We talk to First Amendment lawyer Tom Julin and round it out with the Parting Shot.
Happy New Year! And we start 2025 by contemplating larger questions, such as, "What if none of this is real? What if we're all just characters in a simulation?"
We talk to Melvin Vopson, Associate Professor in Physics at the University of Portsmouth. He was formerly a senior R&D scientist at Seagate Technology and spent over six years as a Higher Research Scientist at the UK National Physical Laboratory. He is also the author of Reality Reloaded: The Scientific Case for a Simulated Universe.
All that and the Parting Shot.
Congress plays it's annual holiday game of Continuing Resolutions, Donald Trump gets the gift of a planned $100 billion investment in the U.S. from the SoftBank Group, and will drones mess up New Jersey's Christmas? Don't shoot down Santa Claus!
All that and a hard-working Parting Shot.
Merry Christmas, everybody. We'll see you in two weeks!
What's up in New Jersey? Like, way up, up in the sky? Is it the Chinese? The Iranians? Aliens?
We explore all that plus the Feds unwarranted spying, the Biden pardon spree and the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria. And our guest, Brig. Gen. Blaine D. Holt (USAF, Ret.), who was the Deputy United States Military Representative to NATO, chimes in on all of it.
All that and the Parting Shot.
Joe Biden does what he promised he would not do - pardon son Hunter - and even the Democratic shills in the media have had enough.
As the once and future FLOTUS has told of her "debanking" experiences, others such as Marc Andreessen have shared their stories. Ed Butowksky of Chapwood Investments joins the show with his tale.
All that and the Parting Shot.
The whole world now feels like one big Tilt-A-Whirl. Remember that carnival ride? Since Trump got elected it feels like the world is taking on a new tilt. There's a Trump tilt in the Middle East and even Putin is willing to talk settlement with Ukraine.
Domestically even the media is tilting back into Trump's orbit as "Mourning Joe" and Mika suck it up.
We talk to our favorite Wise Guy, John Tabacco, about what the return of Trump means to the small investor and whether or not there's going to be justice for folks caught in the mess of short selling.
All that and a rocket-fueled Parting Shot.
Donald Trump is getting down to business staffing a second administration. Is there a honeymoon period or are some picks doomed from the start?
Then Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV on X), who did time for breaching the Capitol on January 6th, 2021 joins the show to talk about what he did and how the whole thing went down.
Plus in the Parting Shot, how the lessons of Elon are reflected in the election results.
We don't want to gloat... but we told so.
Trump gets his second act as the Blue Wall falls again. Will the Democrats ever learn?
Then Robert Kendall talks election bounces and why prosperity really is just around the corner.
And in the Parting Shot: Thanks, Elon (Pre-order Dennis' book, The Leadership Genius of Elon Musk, here.)
It's the last show before Election Day. Harris and Trump are making their closing arguments. But as Mark Mitchell of Rasmussen Reports points out, almost half of us have already cast their ballots.
Mark joins us and crunches the numbers.
Plus the Parting Shot: Vote Vance.
It's our 100th episode!
The election is coming down the stretch - less than two weeks to go. Kamala is serving up word salads while McDonald Trump is offering an extra large side order of fries.
Then we talk to James Bradley and Flor Blanco of Uncensored Beat on the background of the Russia-Ukraine conflict - was war the only way?
All that plus the Parting Shot.
Is Kamala Harris getting desperate? Her support among black men is crumbling and they bring out former President Barak Obama for a little shame game. It doesn't go well.
And then we talk to author Steve Turley about his latest book, Fight!: How Trump and the MAGA Movement are Changing the World,
All that and the human side of Donald Trump in the Parting Shot.
There's an ill wind blowing and it's not from a hurricane. The calls to end your First Amendment right of free speech is growing, and with disingenuous promises that's because we have to keep people "safe."
Dennis takes you into the eye of this storm with Chris Kohls (aka, MrReaganUSA on X and YouTube) whose Kamala parodies put him up against the state of California.
Fight back and be heard!
Dennis has the three biggest stories of the week in his sights. First up is the Veep-stakes as JD Vance and Tim Walz battle on CBS.
And then we welcome in Melissa Francis, formerly of Fox News, about her new documentary on the October 7, 2023 massacre that sparked the current conflict between Israel and Iran's proxies, Hamas and Hezbollah. The film, Revelation, debuted on YouTube two weeks ago,
Then in the Parting Shot, Dennis takes on the Longshormen strike. Is this 2024's "October Surprise?"
They're some of the worst the world has to offer: murderers, rapists and violent gang members and they're coming to your hometown. They're getting money, food, shelter, healthcare... you name it. Sometimes, they get to claim your home for their own. And you're paying for it. Welcome to the New America, where the old Americans are expendable.
Plus we'll talk to Gabe Kaminsky of the Washington Examiner on the taxpayer-funded censorship brigade in the State Department. All that and the Parting Shot.
We have a lot of ripe and gripping stories this week, and if we had to tie them all together with an underlying theme, it would be: The Fix Is In. Getting Kamala Harris elected is the common goal of the Democrats, the media, the deep state and the establishment.
And we'll talk to Bobby Eberle, conservative media strategist, talk show host, commentator, and owner of GOPUSA.com and host of The 13-Minute News Hour.
Plus a big ol' Kentucky shoutout to Rep. Thomas Massie in the Parting Shot.
This week Dennis reviews the Tuesday night debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris and the "moderators" from ABC News. Plus the Cats in the Ladle in Springfield, Ohio. Yes, there are hilarious memes floating around the internet and many are dismissing the stories, but for the citizens of this town 26 miles northeast of Dayton, the changes in their town are very real.
Free speech is under attack around the globe and not just with the usual suspects. It's our allies. It's our friends. It's us.
Speaking of freedom, financial adviser Natalie Pace returns to the show to talk about helping your children achieve financial freedom.
All that and the Parting Shot.
We have a three-for for you this week:
* Kamala speaks.
* Zuckerberg speaks up. (But why now?)
* And RFK Jr speaks the truth. (But can Democrats handle it?)
And then John Lott, the President of The Crime Prevention Research Center joins us to expose the lies of the "official" government crime statistics and why you shouldn't trust the numbers.
All that and the Parting Shot.
The week at the DNC and previewing the fall campaign with National Review's Charles C.W. Cooke.
And not to get too catty... but life lessens from Casper the kitty fill the Parting Shot.
The right to speak one's piece is under attack both at home and abroad. The press, who should have the biggest dog in this fight, has somehow become cheerleaders for the censors. Elon Musk and his X social media platform have become a favorite target.
We look at that and take the international view with the founder and General Secretary of the UK's Free Speech Union, Toby Young, who's worst fears about the new Labour government are all coming true.
All that and the Parting Shot... a shot for Monkey Pox?
Gather 'round and listen to a tale of bad week and then take stock of things and realize better days could be just ahead.
But first, Kamala Harris made her first decision - a VP pick - and woo-boy, what a pick.
Then Ed Butowsky joins us to review a volatile week on Wall Street, what was behind it and why things are going to get better.
All that and the Parting Shot.
This week Trump enters the Lion's Den, Kamala seeks her roots and there's continued fallout from the July 13th assassination attempt.
Then we talk with theoretical physicist Steven Koonin, who was the 2nd Under Secretary for Science in the Obama Administration, about the hysteria surrounding "climate change."
And in the Parting Shot, the Israelis take out not one, but two, terrorists on the same day.
Can we have a normal news week? Biden says, "I quit," and Cacklin' Kamala rises, Bibi comes to DC and the protests get ugly.
Then we talk to former NSA tech guru William Binney about how your government is spying on you and why you shouldn't believe their stories and explanations.
All that and the Parting Shot. You want a president or a priest?
There is but one story on the docket: The attempted assassination of Donald Trump just as he prepared to leave for Milwaukee to accept his party's nomination for the third time.
The media melted down, Joe Biden got (at least) a temporary respite from the debate debacle, and X lit up with all sorts of conspiracy theories. We cover those three bases and then Dennis brings them home with the Parting Shot on rhetoric and the power of Elon.
It's been a week but we're still in a Fourth of July mood. We welcome NewsMax anchor and former Navy Seal Carl Higbie to talk about his new book, Profiles in Freedom: Heroes Who Shaped America.
And speaking of the last week, it's been quite the week for the Biden campaign as the President seems to make everything worse with every media appearance he makes.
All that and the Parting Shot. Why should you care?
Mumbling, incoherent and confused... but enough about our debate experience. Let's talk about the mess in Atlanta at the earliest Presidential Debate on record. It was President v President and the media was not happy with Joe Biden's performance.
We cover the other news of the week and touch on a new development in the MMTLP saga.
We have all sorts of scams on tap this week - including the president's re-election campaign.
But we concentrate on the financial kind with an update on MMTLP scandal and a talk with the Wall Street Journal's Feliz Solomon on her story about "pig butchering," the practice of fattening up a mark in a financial scam and then taking the sucker for all he's worth.
Plus, the Parting Shot - Why haven't we met before?
Hunter Biden gets convicted on three felonies - is it justice or just a distraction from the bigger picture?
Then we talk to NewsMax CEO Chris Ruddy about politics, the state of cable TV news and the future of his company, plus a candid discussion of the legal problems surrounding coverage of the 2020 presidential election.
All this, plus the Parting Shot.
The Democrats wanted a conviction. Are they really happy?
And we speak to Amb. Alberto Fernandez of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). His organization looks past what Muslim leaders say to the West and concentrate on what they say to each other.
All that plus the Parting Shot.
We publish as the Trump fraud trial in NY enters its second day of deliberations. So, we get right to the matter at hand with famed defense attorney Alan Dershowitz.
Plus a look at the circus inside and outside of the courtroom and, of course, the Parting Shot.
We review a strange week at the NY Trump trial and then Dennis talks to old WSJ colleague Larry Ingrassia about solving a cancer mystery that plagued his family.
And in the Parting Shot, has one of America's best known liberal comedians taken the Red Pill?
The kitty roars and short-sellers start panicking. One tweet Sunday night sent Game Stop stock soaring and it's 2021 all over again. Plus Dennis has a beef with his congressman over the current Trump trial in NY.
Then we talk to Rick McCawley, a Photographer, Design Thinker and Professor of Graphic Design at Broward College, about how you can best ride the A.I. wave.
All that and the parting shot.
Show link: Rick's A.I. Rundown in PDF format for WBM listeners
We're talking all things naked this week... from naked porn stars on the stand to naked short selling in the markets... we covering things as best as we can.
Plus, in the Parting Shot, the naked brazenous of stoking fear among Americans for political gain.
Don't fall for it. Everything is not as it appears. Somebody is setting us up to fall and Dennis doesn't like it.
In this week's interview we talk to Jeremy Carl, a Senior Fellow at the Claremont Institute, about his new book, The Unprotected Class: How Anti-White Racism Is Tearing America Apart. Victor Davis Hanson calls it, "A prescient, landmark book that finally calls out those who for far too long have claimed victimhood even as they fueled a toxic brand of tribal chauvinism."
All that and the Parting Shot.
Dennis takes you on a whirlwind tour this week - from the courtrooms and campuses of colleges in New York to the power centers in Washington to Australia's sunny shores.
Plus, we update you on our pursuit of justice for the MMTLP Army and their newest ally in the fight against the insidious practice of naked short selling: Donald Trump. John Tabacco fills us in.
This week Dennis is casting a very wide net and reeling in stuff that... well, stinks like dead fish. From jury selection in the Trump criminal trial in NY to the new CEO of National Public Radio to the SCOTUS arguments on the J6 convictions to the foreign policy of the Biden Administration... it all smells to high heaven.
And we're taking a deep dive into the mess Biden is making of the Middle East with Richard Goldberg, who served as the Director for Countering Iranian Weapons of Mass Destruction for the White House National Security Council under President Donald Trump.
All that and the Parting Shot.
Elon Musk makes the battle for free speech international to the halls of Brazil's Supreme Court (Ordem e Progresso!) while an editor at National Public Radio in Washington laments the fall of the free press at home.
And former U.S. Comptroller General David M. Walker returns to put a 2040 deadline on the ticking time bomb that is the National Debt of the United States.
Gag orders and conflicts of interest abound in the latest round of Donald Trump's legal saga, and boy, is Dennis bugged abou that.
This week's interview segment highlights the perniciousness of the DEI agenda: Former Werner Enterprises board member Vikram Mansharamani talks about his exit from the company and its "unquestioned dedication to ESG considerations as a primary strategy, and the refusal to adequately consider different perspectives.”
And in the parting shot Dennis takes on the division at the heart of "diversity."
Show Links:
* Vikram Mansharamani's website
* "X" account
* Substack
Horror of horrors! NBC News hires and fires a Republican after on-air talent throws a fit. Who's running the asylum?
Then we talk to Karen England of the Capitol Resource Institute about the battle for parental rights in America's schools.
All that and the Parting Shot.
It's a classic case of good news and bad news. First the bad: If oral arguments are any indication of where the cause of free speech stands at the Supreme Court, we could be in deep, deep trouble.
On the good news front, if you're one of the 1.3 million men who take Viagra, a Cleveland Clinic study says you may be lowering your risk of Alzheimer's. Alyssia Finley of the Wall Street Journal stops by and shares the details.
All that and the Parting Shot.
In 2020 the city of New York broke 75.7 to 22.6% for Joe Biden. It's safe to say that at least some of those Trump votes came from the city's first responders. We'll take a look at the reaction to NYAG Letitia James' appearance at the FDNY promotion ceremony.
And speaking of broke, Special Counsel Robert Hur's testimony before a House committee seems to have broken a lot of people. All that and the Parting Shot.
Legal immunity has been in the news quite a lot lately - what does it mean when you're dealing with quasi-government agencies and officials that have it? Well, it can mean the deck is stacked against you before the game has even begun.
California lawyer Richard Hofman was caught up in the MMTLP fiasco and went after his broker - what he learned in the process may shock you.
Plus Dennis' take on Super Tuesday, A SCOTUS win for Trump and the Parting Shot.
Mitch McConnell ain't gone... but he's got one foot out the door. Google Gemini is really gone. As in gone crazy woke. The tech giant has had to pull its entry in the A.I. sweepstakes as the results turned out to be downright embarrassing.
Plus the MMTLP army continues to patrol the halls and offices of Congress.
All that and the parting shot... Love ya, Mom!
When you invite too many foxes into the henhouse, pretty soon you run out of chickens - and the goose laying the golden egg.
There are too many foxes now - in prosecutor's offices, in the regulatory agencies and in the media - and we're calling them out.
We talk to longtime market investors William Farrand and HAMShortkiller (and, yes, we know his real identity) about how short sellers in the market destroy businesses and lives while being aided and abetted by the regulators that are supposed to product all investors.
All that and a Parting Shot that's Nobel Prize-worthy.
They say silence itself can be deafening. We are pulling out all the stops and grabbing the bullhorn.
Our focus this week is on stories you may not be getting from your evening MSM newscast. We'll talk about the latest from the tag team reporting of Michael Shellenberger and Matt Taibbi, update you on the #MMTLP saga, and finally take you into a ghost town on the Israeli border with Gaza.
Our guest this week is Tunku Varadarajan, who reported in The Wall Street Journal about the residents of the Nir Oz kibbutz who once welcomed Palestinians into their homes and had that kindness repayed with unspeakable horrors.
Plus the Parting Shot on seeing the blessings in everything - even getting fired.
We bring in another set of eyes this week to look at the MMTLP fiasco: Kristen Shaughnessy has been covering this story long before it got on our radar. Just a couple of journalists on the hunt for the truth.
But we open the show with more evidence of government censorship. First there was Twitter and Facebook and now they want to police what you can find and buy on Amazon.
But don't get too depressed. The Parting Shot will bring you a moment of hope.
January 31st was the deadline for both the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to answer questions about their handling of the MMTLP affair. Representative Ralph Norman (R - SC5) joins us to talk about the response (or lack thereof) and where Congress should proceed from here. Can you say "subpoenas?"
Plus there's a whole lot more on Dennis' plate this week.
We touch a bit on politics as we put the first primary into the rear view mirror; offer our weekly MMTLP story update and then talk to Dani Pascarella, CFP of OneEleven about helping you achieve your American Dream.
All that and the Parting Shot.
Something smells out on the street - and we're talking Wall Street.
While others dismiss it, there's something rotten going on around the merger of Torchlight Energy Resources and MetaMaterials and the short selling of stock shares that were never meant to hit the market. Investment houses such as Fidelity and Black Rock walked away whole while thousands of ordinary investors got hosed.
Dennis Kneale takes you on a deep dive into the story as we talk to those leading the charge to right the wrongs - including former Torchlight CEO John Brda.
Something is bugging Dennis a lot this week: It's how 65,000 investors in tiny Torchlight Energy got crushed by greedy short sellers and imperious regulators at a Federal agency few people have even heard about. And now What's Bugging Me is helping them Stand up, Fight Back and Be Heard.
Newsmax host and Wall Street "Wise Guy" Johnny Tabacco joins us with more on this saga - plus the way the DOJ and the FEC quietly allowed FTX badboy Sam Bankman-Fried off the hook for campaign violations.
And in the Parting Shot: Advice for investors to prevent this from happening to you.
Claudine Gay resigns the presidency of Hah-vahd and the left melts down. Well, tough. We're determined to make 2024 a "Year of Accountability" and this is a great start.
In our interview segment we talk to Doug Drysdale, the CEO of Cybin, Inc., a Canadian pharmaceutical company that's tackling depression and PTSD with a new generation of drugs derived from psychedelics.
Then in the Parting Shot we have a message for the New Year: Submit LESS.
Depending on your politcs, the Colorado Supreme Court either gave you an early Christmas gift or the court is run by The Grinch. Dennis has thoughts.
Then in our continuing series about reinventing your life we talk to Neil Ruddy, who went from stuntman to news producer - after the age of 50.
And in the Parting Shot, Dennis revels in the customer "service" of the United States Government.
Ho, Ho, Ho!
Ever feel like we're all in a simulation and everything is just falling apart? There's a lot to bug Dennis this week - from Hunter Biden flipping off Congress to the far left circling the wagons around Harvard President Claudine Gay.
Then we talk to former Federal Prosecutor Doug Burns who says you shouldn't trust the legal analysis you're getting from the media on the trials of Donald Trump.
All of that and the parting shot. Read any good books lately?
The Presidents of Penn, Harvard and MIT gave a cringe-worthy performance on the Hill this week and the drip, drip, drip of Biden corruption evidence continues to pile up.
And one month out of the Iowa Caucuses we're joined by GOP campaign consultant Luke Ball to talk the state of the race and the state of the slim majority in the House of Representatives. (Note: The Trump 2024 campaign is a client of Ball's company, Masonboro Strategies.)
All that and the Parting Shot.
Turkey Day is behind us and we're back to business. Elon Musk has gone to war - with Media Matters, with the woke corporations being manipulated by them and literally walking into a war zone in Israel.
At home we check in for the latest from Arizona politics with fellow podcaster Amber May and then Dennis fights a little battle of his own - with a billionaire of a different stripe.
Let's get it on.
Hope you all had a glorious Thanksgiving. Before we spent the day counting our blessings we also took stock of the week's news. Rocket man, Jim Cantrell, returns to the program to tell us what he's hearing from his vast network of contacts - and it's not good. There's a lot of bad actors behind the Hamas atrocities besides Iran.
All this and the Parting Shot.
It's been a busy week. The largest pro-Israel demonstration to date takes place in Washington, DC, Nikki Haley comes out against the First Amendment and we follow the money on so-called charities that fund international terrorism.
In our interview segments we talk to NewsMax anchor Tom Basile about the unravelling of America, from the zeal of the Covid lockdowns to how easily our youth have embraced terrorism and revolution in our streets. We also talk to Gabe Kaminisky of the Washington Examiner as he does another kind of unravellining - pulling the strings on who's funding the Palestinian protests. Shady "charities" and Communist China lead the way.
Plus Dennis channels his inner Elsa - Let It Go!
Chilling words: Hamas is here. In the United States. Right now.
We talk to Rich Goldberg, a member of President Trump's National Security Council, about the situation in the Middle East and how the US may be threatened as well.
The Biden White House responds to the domestic rise in hate crimes against Jews by announcing a new task force... on Islamophobia. You just can't make this stuff up.
All that and the parting shot.
Are the walls closing in on Joe Biden? Dennis wonders as payments to James Biden from foreign nationals are matched up to deposits in brother Joe's bank accounts. Plus what's going on with the pro-terrorism rallies on campuses and in our larger cities?
We also talk to Ed Butowsky about the Fed holding on interest rates, whiny Gen-Zers on TikTok complaining that work takes, you know, work and the fact that somebody owes somebody else a steak dinner.
All that and the Parting Shot.
Evidence is piling up the President of the United States is a crook. The FBI may be covering for him. Or worse. Our college campuses are Marxist hotbeds that cheer on rape, kidnapping and brutal murder and incidents of anti-Semitism are skyrocketing. What the flup is going on?
Charlie Gasparino of Fox Business and the NY Post joins us to preview his new book on woke capitalism and gives us the inside scoop on the fall of Bob Chapek at Disney.
All that and the Parting Shot.
We are at an inflection point in our society. How we confront the rising hatred and inhumanity now will determine our fate. On this week's show we hear from two brave women that have confronted and are fighting unspeakable horrors - Tal Hartuv and Asra Nomani - one Jewish and the other Muslim.
There's only one thing that could be bugging Dennis this week and it's the brutal and cowardly terrorist attacks last weekend on the civilian population of Israel. There are very few brave voices in the media calling this for what it is. The economy, the war in Ukraine and now this - is the old man in the White House really up to the task?
We also ask John Tabacco, host of Newsmax's Wise Guys, why the markets have reacted they way they have in light of the news.
All that and the Parting Shot.
We stand with Israel.
Everything is in a crisis! Don't believe us? Just listen to the news. The trick is separating the real ones (the deficit, the southern border, etc) from the fake ones (like "climate change.") We'll take you through the lot.
We do have a looming energy crisis - mostly of our own making - and our guests this week are proposing a solution: nuclear microreactors. James Walker and Jay Yu of Nano Nuclear Energy tell us all about it.
All this plus the Parting Shot.
The debt of the United States has become staggering. As of 28. September 2023 it stands at over $33 Trillion - that's over $99,000 for each and every American. Former Comptroller of the US David M. Walker joins us to talk about how we get our fiscal house in order before it's too late - and why amending the Constitution may be our only hope.
Plus, a judge rules Donald Trump committed fraud, Dirty Joe shuffles on the UAW picket lines and the Parting Shot.
From bald-faced liars in government to unethical hit jobs by the media, Dennis has had enough.
Plus we talk to Herb Greenberg, Editor with Empire Financial Research and CNBC contributor about the economy and Bill Spadea, Republican activist and morning drive host on New Jersey 101.5 FM.
Pull up a "barstool" and listen to this week's "Brand" of Parting Shot.
Waylon and Willie were wrong. Mammas should definitely let their babies grow up to be cowboys. And we've got the real thing on this week's show - Vance W. Boyd - cattleman, actor (1883), pro rodeo man and now candidate for Congress - who joins us to talk about two problems facing America, namely a lack of masculine men and the healthcare crisis in our rual areas.
Then we talk to inventor Arthur Lih about a medical device he created that has saved hundreds of lives - and how you can get one for your local school absolutely free.
Plus Congress inches closer to another impeachment and Elon Musk is accused of running his own foreign policy.
This week Dennis finishes up his conversation with former Wall Street Journal scribe Jon Hilsenrath on the state of the media, and then talks to Amanda Rutledge of Tours of Duty, an organization dedicated to repatriating the remains of an estimated 38,000 POW/MIAs classified as “recoverable” by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
But you know something is bugging Dennis and this week that's the war of words that's erupted between Elon Musk and Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League.
All that and the Parting Shot.
It's a holiday weekend and Dennis is in a mood. A good mood!
We're going to hear from different voices than we usually do - voices you don't usually hear from in the mainstream media - the voices of common Americans. And we also hear from Lizzy Morris, a woman whose life hit a real crisis during Covid to the point that she thought of ending it. Hear how she pulled herself back from the brink.
All that and the Parting Shot.
Debate season is here, but the frontrunner was a no-show. Dennis reviews the proceedings but not before he talks about what is not debatable - our basic constitutional rights - and how the raid on the Marion County (KS) Record is something to be resisted with every ounce of our beings.
This week we talk to Matt Kim of Atlanta, GA about his Twitter rant that went viral and with leading media attorney Lynn Oberlander about the Kansas newspaper raid.
All that and the Parting Shot on the woes of retail: "The Problem That Shall Not Be Named."
You get to indict! You get to indict! EVERYBODY gets to indict! And Fanni makes four.
But you know what really bugs Dennis? The rank hypocrisy of a party that has its own share of "election deniers."
In the interview chair this week, Dr. Nicholas Nicosia, a Rochester, NY dentist who got caught in the middle of a fight between the City and one of its firefighters and a charge of racism that cost him around a third of his practice. Then Jon Hilsenrath, late of the Wall Street Journal, comes in to talk about his old beat: The Federal Reserve.
All that and a unifying Parting Shot.
Nothing bugs Dennis more than the current state of journalism and he concentrates fire this week on the contrasting coverage of the last two Presidents of these United States. And for pure fun he invites old friend Jim Iuorio to chime in - with the additional bonus of a little Fed analysis.
Then we talk personal economy with Natalie Pace about getting your house in order before retirement.
All that an and a grateful Parting Shot.
Bad news for Joe? Indict Trump. More bad news for Joe? Indict Trump again.
What's bugging Dennis? Try the political equivalent of Ground Hog Day.
We'll talk with Kim Strassel about that and her new book, The Biden Malaise, plus Ed Butowsky looks optimistically upon the market but seens warning signs in real estate and credit card debt.
All that and The Parting Shot.
Dennis has the stage all to himself this week. The Hunter Biden plea deal has - for the moment - fallen through. There seems to be a last minute misunderstanding of what the First Cokehead was going to get in return for a guilty plea. Will the dirty money trail lead all the way to "The Big Guy?"
All that and the Parting Shot.
There's so much bugging Dennis & Co. this week. The farther the House Oversight Committee digs into the Biden financials the more "equality before the law" looks like a cruel joke. What did the Bidens do to earn that money anyway? Meanwhile it looks like Donald Trump's legal problems are about to get worse. Plus RFK, Jr gets in hot water with his own family.
We talk all of this with fellow podcaster Alan Sanders (WBHF and WSB, Atlanta) and discuss the future of money with Carol Roth, author of the new book, You Will Own Nothing.
All that and the Parting Shot... from the Birthday Boy.
Last week we were celebrating the 4th of July and Federal Judge Terry A. Doughty's restraining order against the Biden Administration's efforts to muzzle social media accounts. This week, First Amendment lawyer Tom Julin is here to bring us back to earth. He thinks the order will soon be reversed at the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Plus we'll be pulling on some loose Threads - Will Zuckerberg's Twitter knock-off knock off the Twitter bird? All that and the Parting Shot.
What's bugging Dennis this week? Not a darn thing, thank you very much. Between a string of Constitutionally sound Supreme Court decisions and a Federal judge's takedown of the unholy alliance between the government and social media companies, it has been a very good week.
We also talk to Michael Robison, a man who's reinvented himself multiple times - both professionally and personally. Plus a heartfelt tribute to Aunt Trina in the Parting Shot.
Was US Attorney David C. Weiss of Delaware blocked from pursuing the case against Hunter Biden to the fullest extent because it would lead directly back to "The Big Guy?" An agent from the IRS Criminal Investigation Division says "yes," Merrick Garland says, "no." Somebody is lying.
That's what's bugging Dennis this week and we talk to conservative commentator John Cardillo on the legal morass surrounding the last two occupants of the Oval Office. Plus Yuri Vanetik joins us to tell what he's hearing from his sources inside Russia and Ukraine. Is this the beginning of the end for Putin or "Much A Coup About Nothing?"
All that and the Parting Shot.
Someone's above the law? You betcha. If your last name is Biden what's a felony gun charge among friends? What's bugging Dennis this week is our clearly two-tiered system of "justice." Does Merrick Garland really think this will sweep all the Biden dirt under the rug?
A double-dip in our interview section this week as veteran China-centric reporter Bob Davis joins us to talk Anthony Blinken's recent trip to Beijing and #WalkAway founder Brandon Straka surveys the rift within the gay community as the far-far-left of transgender politics has begun to erode the public's goodwill.
All that and the Parting Shot.
Donald Trump appeared before a federal magistrate this week and we have thoughts - both from Dennis and from one of the few non-reporters that were allowed inside the courtroom to witness it. We also check in with Rich Valdes from Westwood One's America At Night for his thoughts on the matter.
The week began with immigrant protests on both coasts - not about immigration policy - but about explicit sexual ideology being pushed in our schools. We talk to Asra Nomani, a former WSJ reporter turned "Mama Bear," who was on the ground in Montgomery County, MD as parents made their feelings known.
All this and The Parting Shot.
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The Republican primary gained more entries this week as former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence and Gov. Doug Burgum (who?) entered the contest to challenge Donald Trump for the GOP nomination. And Tucker on Twitter debuts to some outrageously large viewing numbers.
Plus, Robert Kendall of "The Kendall Report" joins us to answer the question, "Where's the recession?" and how the economy is going to handle the new normal.
All that and a Parting Shot on Chris Licht's parting from CNN.
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As we find ourselves between Memorial Day and D-Day we have a show with a distinct military theme. First up are veterans Taylor Baldwin Kiland (US Navy) and Judy Silverstien Gray (US Coast Guard) with a preview of their new book Unwavering, the true story about the wives of Vietnam era POWs and MIAs changed US foreign and military policy in their quest to bring their husbands home from SE Asia.
Then it's Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt (USAF, Ret.) on the emerging threat from the BRICs (Brazil/Russia/India/China) led effort to kill off the US dollar as the world's reserve currency.
And what's bugging Dennis this week? How about the way Donald Trump is treating his former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany? Many of the former President's supporters are disgusted at the glee his campaign seems to be taking in attacking a loyal staffer.
All this and the Parting Shot.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis made official what everyone assumed was obvious: He's running for President. Eager to paint their new nemisis as a failure, the media found an unlikely ally last night in Donald Trump and his supporters. What's with this unholy alliance?
Speaking of things unholy, what's going on at the FBI? Dennis talks about the whistleblower testimony to Congress this week.
Plus, former Trump State Department Undersecretary Keith Krach joins the program to talk China, Taiwan, American business and what's coming next.
All that and a graduate-level Parting Part.
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Everybody has a fish tale. The FBI certainly had theirs. The doomsayers on the debt ceiling have one, too. That's among the many things bugging Dennis Kneale this week. Fresh off tarpon fishing in the Florida Keys, Dennis has his own tale to spin.
What isn't entertaining is the plans the World Economic Forum has in store for us. Dropping by is Carol Roth to preview her forthcoming book "You Will Own Nothing." (Now available for pre-order, by the way.) Can we stop the biggest threat to our freedom since WWII? Or even slow it down?
All that plus a fishy Parting Shot.
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We set aside the breaking news format for a week and internalize everything. We're talking about reinventing oneself and accomplishing things you never thought possible. To that end Dennis welcomes back actress and executive coach Brianna Brown Keen and then talks to Jack Maley, an ad executive who began to set world records in the bench press - after the age of 65!
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Dennis is back from a one-week sentence in Twitter Jail and is here to work out his community service. When did we become such word wussies? People of the Western World have become more fragile than generations of children brought up on the old nursery rhyme.
We also talk to Alan Kaplinsky, who leads the consumer financial services practice at Ballard Spahr. He's taking on the bureaucratic bastard child of Sen. Elizabeth Warren - the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - whose very creation and operation may be unconstitutional.
What's bugging Dennis Kneale this week?
How about an incumbent president that's so weak 70% of voters don't want him to run? Or how about the guy who runs three $B companies only to be relentlessly attacked by minor shareholders who he's enriched 5-fold? Oh, and have you heard the one about Tucker Carlson?
Dennis, who knows a thing or two about being fired from Fox News, gives you his take on L'affaire Carlson and then gets a second opinion from Keith Kelly, the former "Media Ink" columnist of The New York Post.
And in the Parting Shot... Dennis recalls his own hit job.
This week Dennis dishes on the settlement between Dominion Voting Systems and his former employer and then wonders about whether we or A.I. will be the masters of the future.
Mike Ozanian of Forbes SportsMoney drops by to talk about the $6B price tag on the Washington Commanders, the unique place in our culture of the National Football League and the collapse of the Regional Sports Network business as Bally Sports goes belly up and Warner Bros. Discovery bails.
All that and the Parting Shot.
Dennis Kneale says the backlash against the "Transtifa" agenda has begun - and that's a good thing. Plus: Will the Fed be stupid enough to ignore lower inflation just reported?
Our interview segment this week is with Atlanta-area radio host Alan Sanders on the Nashville protests, gun rights and just desserts.
With a special parting shot: "Brian's Song."
It's a week of bicoastal outrage on What's Bugging Me, as Dennis Kneale laments the circus Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg is creating in his political prosecution of Donald Trump and mourns the death of tech entrepreneur Bob Lee on the streets of San Francisco.
In this week's interview segment Dennis talks to financial reporter John Carney on Wall Street's deafness towards what the Fed is saying - and how they're going to pay for it later on.
In this special April 1st Weekend Edition of our show, Dennis has thoughts on the Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's indictment of Donald Trump. Plus Jay Singh of Special Situations Research and Neil Weinberg, financial reporter and former Editor-in-chief at American Banker weigh in on the latest banking crisis.
Plus the Parting Shot.
Dennis is bugged by a lot of things, but particularly the idea being pushed by some that the real victim in the Nashville shooting this week was the perpetrator.
The rest of the show is devoted to the malign regime in Beijing, their propagandizing in the US and the trouble with trying to regulate it. Plus Carole Sumner Krechman joins the show to talk about her time as a resident in China and witnessing the Tiananmen Square massacre.
All this and the Parting Shot.
Long time financial reporter and broadcaster Dennis Kneale kicks off his new podcast series with a look at how far the media have fallen since he entered the business 30 years ago. He also talks to Ukranian-born investor Yuri Vanetik, managing partner at Dominion Asset Management, who says Republicans are opposing Biden for his Ukrainian connections - when they should be helping Ukraine defend itself.Kneale also takes a look at the downfall of FTX and has a parting shot on staying healthy through the holidays and into 2023.
What ever happened to Dennis Kneale? Well, he got fired for saying what he thought. But he has a podcast now! Be sure to tune in every Thursday for the latest edition of What's Bugging Me.