With the Benefit of Hindsight...: Recent Episodes
Workhouse Connect
The true story of corruption, greed and self interest that destroyed Penn State, its iconic coach Joe Paterno and an alleged monster. This series follows the nearly ten year investigation of this case conducted by journalist John Ziegler. Ziegler has uncovered a massive amount of evidence that will have you questioning everything you thought you knew about this case.
Jasmine, the wife of Sandusky "victim" #10 Ryan Rittmeyer, shares her story about her life with Ryan and the revelation that he was never abused by Jerry Sandusky.
A special interview with an anonymous guest who's been working the Sandusky case behind the scenes.
Zig has a special brand new interview with Bob Costas regarding the Penn State / Joe Paterno / Jerry Sandusky scandal.
JD Vance wins VP debate but misses some key opportunities to land blows because he was too nice (1:00-33:00). Electoral update (33:00-34:00). The response to hurricane Helene (34:00-48:00). Newsom ends college legacies. (49:00-59:00). The death of Dikembe Mutombo (1:03:00-1:16:00). Goodbye Charlie Hustle (1:16:00-1:23:00). David Schuster interview (1:24:00-2:25:00)
Last week's softball interviews with Kamala Harris and Joe Biden fail to address the coup or the McDonalds controversy (1:00-40:00). Zig's "if the election were held today" prediction narrows (40:00-54:00). Elon vs Gavin, who would you take (55:00-1:05:00). RFKJ's FaceTime affair and Eric Adams indictment (1:06:00-1:17:00). SNL is back and kinda funny (1:21:00-1:24:00). Caitlin Clark disappoints and Brittney Griner hears racist voices (1:25:00-1:40:00). Tom Brady talks tough then wimps out (1:40:00-1:53:00). Nick Saban chimes in on NIL (1:54:00-2:04:00). Zig talks baseball (2:04:00-2:27:00).
In this weeks sign of the impending apocalypse Stephanie Ruhle, the reporter who just this past weekend told Bill Maher's audience that Kamala doesn't need to answer questions, has now signed on to interview Harris (1:00-12:00). Nebraska will not change its historical practice of rewarding electoral for winning congressional districts after all (12:00-16:00). What the heck is going on in North Carolina (18:00-28:00). Perhaps no ethnic group in America has been more negatively effected by the policies of the Biden / Harris administration yet Harris enjoys a 38 point advantage over Trump with Asian voters (30:00-35:00). The greatest disadvantages for republicans (35:00-42:00). Gavin Newsom's arm is worn out from signing ridiculous legislation and Zig expresses his frustration that team Trump has not gone after Harris' California connection (45:00-53:00). Pelosi shows her employees at CNN who's boss (53:00-58:00). The Russians create their own fake news station in San Francisco (58:00-1:01:00). Is left-wing propaganda putting Trump's life in danger (1:01:00-1:08:00). Former CDC Director endorses Trump (1:08:00-1:11:00). Bill Maher goes to climate change school (1:11:00-1:18:00). NFL legend Brett Favre diagnosed with Parkinson's and the implications and UNLV star QB quits after undefeated start to season to seize on NIL opportunities (1:19-END).
Controversy is swirling around the credibility of polls and pollsters and Zig takes a deep dive to educate us all (1:00-54:00). Zig's electoral update (54:00-1:06:00). The assassin's letter (1:06:00-1:09:00). The Harris campaign (1:09:00-1:25:00). Pelosi gaslights crowd and makes it clear that she ordered the "code red" (1:25:00-1:33:00). Jill Biden's first cabinet meeting (1:33:00-1:35:00). RFKJ's inappropriate relationship with a journalist (1:35:00-1:45:00). King Gavin eyes takedown of Musk (1:45:00-1:52:00). Drug fueled sex parties in NYC (1:52:00-2:03:00).
The latest polls and why Trump fans shouldn't count on underselling this time around (1:00-32:00). The dangerous rhetoric is actually coming from the left (32:00-45:00). The conspiracy theories continue to fly (45:00-1:09:00). Vance at his best (1:09:00-1:15:00). Hate speech and misinformation (1:15:00-1:24:00). The brilliant attack on Hezbollah by Israel (1:24:00-1:31:00). The arms race continues in college football (1:31:00-END
A second attempt to take Trump out and Zig wonders why the heck he's playing golf in the middle of the campaign anyway. Lester Holt says it's all Trump's fault. The MAGA conspiracy theories are running wild and a democrat Senator questions the competence of the Secret Service (0:00-20:00). Trump hates Taylor Swift and Caitlin Clark liked Taylor Swift's post (20:00-35:00). The KC Chiefs get another referee assisted late victory - conspiracy? More Haitian BBQ stories and the ABC debate conspiracies (35:00-55:00). Harris' ABC Philly interview is a joke and more Kamala code-switching (55:00-1:30:00). Gwen Walz is nuttier than her nut job husband and JD Vance bashes Dana Bash over the head (1:30:00-1:40:00). Trump's California waste of a speech and Bill Maher is still voting for Harris (1:40:00-1:45:00) . Lots of Zig on football to close (1:45:00-END).
When Zig predicts it right he lets you know about it and this episode contains multiple stories where Zig called it as few others saw it and turned out to be right on target. It starts with a night of missed opportunities as Trump fumbled the ball all over the field. Yes the moderators were biased and nobody fact-checked Harris but every time an opening for Trump to do real damage presented - he dropped the ball. There will be few if any other opportunities like last night the rest of the way (1:00-57:00). The media rush to declare Harris the winner (57:00-1:08:00). The Taylor Swift endorsement comes and Zig thinks they misplayed the card (1:08:00-1:15:00). If the election were today (1:15:00-1:18:00). CNN anchors are shocked to learn Harris' position on free gender affirming care (1:20:00-1:23:00). A 1995 clip the entire country should see (1:23:00-1:28:00). The cheetah plays the black spots card and the media and the Dolphins follow (1:30:00-1:45:00). Zig revisits an older prediction about NIL with the help of Livvy Dunne (1:45:00-2:01:00).
Possibly the biggest debate in history takes place tonight and Zig lays out the advantages the dems have (1:00-22:00). Bernie says Kamala's still a progressive (22:00-27:00). The new NT Times / Sienna poll has libs freaked out (27:00-47:00). LA Times wonders what republicans are doing to fix Cali problems (47:00-50:00). Fans seem to love the new Reagan movie (50:00-58:00). The embarrassment of the Cheney's (58:00-1:12:00). The Tenet Media scandal, what will Taylor Swift do, where are Travis Kelce's balls, why were Elon and Discovery CEO together in NY, Nate Burrelson murders journalism, omg Notre Dame, poor Deion, Cheetah captured outside stadium in Miami and Caleb Williams might suck.
In an epic code switching performance Kamala Harris used her black preacher voice in Detroit and something quite different in Pittsburgh later that day. Peter Dooley of Fox News noticed and asked KJP about it (1:00-25:00). Nobody cares that Joe Boden isn't even pretending to still be President (25:00-37:15). If the election were held today (37:15-47:00). Comparing the 2016 election to the 2024 campaign (47:00-1:10:00). Election stories (1:10:00-1:27:00). Zig's CNN take has changed (1:27:00-1:38:00). The Covenant School shooter's manifesto (1:38:00-1:43:00).
Dana did anything but "bash" Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in their much-anticipated interview. Zigs got a number of hot takes on the event (1:00-50:00). Bill Maher is at it again, this time he's having some fun with Nancy Pelosi (50:00-1:03:00). Zigs got the latest poll results and reluctantly takes the "L" on last week's prediction (1:03:00-1:34:00). Zig has a number of unique angles on the college football season which started this weekend and some final thoughts about the calendar and Happy Halloween (1:34:00-2:20:00).
Mark Zuckerberg surprised millions when he sent a letter to Jim Jordan expressing his regret that Facebook and Instagram allowed the US Gov't to pressure them into censoring Covid related content and the Hunter Biden laptop story (1:00-25:00). Zig had a great appearance with Elizabeth Vargas on News Nation discussing the Zuckerberg letter (25:00-35:00). Plus lots of other great stuff but I'm packing my house up and have no time to explain. Make sure you listen to Zig's unique look at the upcoming college football season near the end of the episode.
The DNC had great ratings but no Beyonce...we are truly living in the idiocracy as evidenced by the production put on in Chicago last week. No solutions, no policies, no substance but lots of momentum moving forward (1:00-40:00). The level of deceit was hard to believe (40:00-54:00). The new masculinity is having no masculinity (54:00-1:12:00). Willie Brown weighs in on his gal Kamala (1:12:00-1:20:00). Will RFKJ's endorsement of Trump make a difference? (1:20:00-1:40:00). Bill Maher takes on CNN and Kaitlyn Collins (1:40:00-1:54:00). Trump's businesses are raking in the cash from republican campaigns (1:54:00-2:00:00). Zig thinks about getting off the Deion train before football season even begins (2:00:00-2:08:00).
It appears as if the dems have successfully navigated the mine field and Biden gets tossed out of prime time to deliver his speech full of lies (1:00-10:00). The MSM is a happy co-pilot to all the dem hypocrisy (10:00-20:00). Here's what republicans get for following the rules (20:00-28:00). A revisionist history of Covid ((31:00-38:00). The crap Trump has to deal with (41:00-47:00). News on debates (47:00-51:00). The latest polling (51:00-58:00). Time for team Trump to rethink their electoral strategy (58:00-1:30:00). The communism of Harris and the lies of Walz (1:30:00-1:50:00). QR codes on football helmets (1:50:00-END).
In a rational world this week's DNC Convention would have been the most dramatic in history (1:00-23:15). Pelosi and the Biden coup (23:15-31:00). Will anti-Israel protests disrupt the convention (31:00-34:30). John Fetterman's Gen Z Communications Director calls him out (34:30-41:00). ComradeKamala's plan to control grocery prices and give $25K in assistance to first-time home buyers (41:00-1:12:00). Feel the "joy" (1:12:00-1:18:00). Shades of '08 (1:18:00-1:22:00). The latest polls (1:23:00-1:37:00). Celebrating the Inflation Reduction Act , the Josh Shapiro probe, ESPN layoffs and no need to "protect our daughters".
The Zieglers take Mexico by storm and John hones his gringo survival skills (1:00-4:00). A sea change in campaign tactics and campaign media coverage presented by the party of democracy (4:00-43:00). Biden admits he was sabotaged - sort of (4300-57:00). The media bias reaches comical proportions over at CBS (57:00-1:03:00). Kamala's new policy positions (1:03:00-1:07:00). The polls show Harris gaining everywhere (1:07:00-1:17:00). Fauci tests positive again (1:17:00-1:24:00). The Olympics not covered by NBC (1:24:00-1:43:00). Goodbye John McQueary (1:43:00-1:50:00).
What should rightfully be a major controversy and call into question Tim Walz fitness to serve is cast aside by journalists who long ago traded in their valor (2:15-24:00). The slippery slope of hate speech and misinformation and how they threaten the first amendment (24:00-32:00). Trump just can't help himself (32:00-38:00). Harris' latest code-switching in front of a Detroit audience (38:00-43:00). The actual President of the United States gave an interview (43:00-52:00). Steve Cortes is back for another interview with Zig and the two friends dig deep into what's happening in this most unique race (52:00-2:13:00).
Kamala decides being married to a jew is more than enough jew in her life and sends Jewish Obama on his way (0:00-7:00). Behind door number two is a former social studies teacher from a school no one's ever heard who enjoys drunk driving, rioting and abandoning his men at war time but he's a folksy centrist (7:00-52:00). Kamala will never get a full vetting (51:00-1:00:00). Is team Trump up to the challenge, new polling is not good (1:00:00-1:20:00). The economy and its impact on the media (1:20:00-1:27:00). Zig's Olympics report (1:27:30-1:55:00).
With Josh Shapiro looking like the favorite to be Kamala Harris' running mate Zig walks us through why he has such disdain for Shapiro (1:00-28:00). The Trump / Harris debate (29:00-39:30). The NABJ Convention remembered for missed opportunities (40:00-57:00). Team Trump looks over matched (57:00-1:01:00). Kamala's code-switching is "optimized relatability" (1:00:01-1:05:00). Trump trying to turn the lights out in Georgia (1:05:00-1:07:00). The media's about-face captured in two Daily Show clips (1:07:00-1:15:00). Doug does the nanny (1:20:00-1:23:00). RFKJ and the bear (1:22:00-1:25:00). Hostage negotiations and mic drops (1:25:00-1:30:00). The changing face of Mt Rushmore (1:30:00-1:33:00). Olympic update (1:33:00-1:56:00). Football still sucks (1:56:00-1:59:00).
Zig plans NewsNation appearance during qualifier and doesn't qualify (1:00-7:00). The presidential race is basically tied (7:00-16:00). Welcome to Kamalot where all your previous positions and political gaffs are magically erased (16:00-32:00). The impact of one bullet (32:00-36:00). Zig delivers the speech that Trump should have delivered at RNC (37:00-45:00). The return of bad Trump (45:00-59:00). Kamala's racism (59:00-1:06:00). Zig's olympic review including Simone Biles re-think, Christianity vs Diversity and how we went from wearing masks to swimming in shit in 3 years (1:06:00-1:33:00). A great interview with Michele Tafoya (1:33:00-2:20:00).
Zig tried to secure an interview with his father but negotiations broke down following a technical glitch (0:00-3:50). Polls show Harris' momentum sustaining while conservatives seem unconcerned (3:50-31:00). Trump should consider a deal with RFKJ (31:00-34:00). Harris getting treated the way she treated Willie Brown by the press (35:00-37:00). A complete ret-con of Harris' career and policy positions is underway (38:00-52:00). Trump is off on his comedy tour seemingly oblivious to what is happening and his choice of JD Vance as VP is not helping his cause (52:00-1:05:00). Did Mr Zig have it correct about Harris' VP choice? (1:06:00-1:16:00). Was Trump really struck by a bullet and did he say "gunman" or "government"? (1:18:00-1:24:00). Biden's joke of a withdrawal speech and why is he still President? (1:25:00-1:33:00). The opening ceremony of the Olympics went too far but at least Matt Lauer didn't have to cover it. Many NBC announcers are covering it - but not from Paris (1:33:00-1:45:00).
Joe Biden is a brave and selfless man who served his country with honor and distinction but now that the we've slit his throat let us tell you about a person you've never met before - she was never the border czar and she's not a DEI hire - she was selected in a unique 48 hour bottom up and inclusive process, she's brat, she's a wine aunt and you've been pronouncing her name incorrectly - she's Kamala Harris (1:00-35:00). The end of democracy (35:00-40:00). The assassination honeymoon is over for Trump (40:00-1:20:00). The embarrassing testimony and humiliating resignation of Kim Cheatle (1:23:00-1:35:00). The Simulation (1:35:00-1:40:00). Trump proves he can play golf and Charlie Woods proves he can't, at least not yet. Zig gets a look at Tiger Woods' leg (1:40:00-1:50:00). Lebron will carry the flag for Team USA while Brittney Griner's new baby will call her "pops" (1:50:00-1:56:00).
Zig got it wrong about Biden withdrawing from the campaign and runs down the reasons why (1:00-49:00). The absurdity of the Biden statement (49:00-52:00). The republican messaging mistakes (51:00-57:00). The "open" process charade (57:00-1:10:00). Trump got out-maneuvered (1:10:00-1:15:00). Attacking Kamala (1:15:00-1:25:00). Zig comes very close to admitting he's voting for Trump (1:25:00-1:33:00). The new monarchy (1:44:00-1:50:00). The latest on the Secret Service debacle in Butler (2:02:00-2:07:00). Zig sings his MAGA Man song (2:12:00).
New details emerge about Saturday's attempted assassination of Donald Trump including the encounter on the rooftop and the danger of sloped roofs (0:00-41:00). Trump is now perceived as a religious figure saved by divine intervention (41:00-60:00). Trump's former opponents line up to praise and endorse him at the RNC. (1:00:00-1:10:10). JD Vance becomes Trump's running mate (1:10:00-1:30:00). Trump's private conversation with RFK Jr is leaked and Morning Joe didn't know they were suspended (1:30:00-1:47:00). Another disasterous week of media for Joe Biden (1:47:00-2:05:00). Still too early for polls, Elon opens wallet for DJT and a key witness from Penn State scandal passes away. (2:05:00-2:25:00)
Donald Trump survives an attempt on his life and Zig examines the coverage, the conspiracy theories, the political impact and the historical significance of what unfolded Saturday in western Pennsylvania.
Zig delivers a detailed rundown on the state of the ever evolving coup within the democrat party. Biden's Monday MAD threat proves he's no man of character. Nancy Pelosi's strange MSNBC appearance and George Clooney's surprise NY Times OpEd move the betting markets. Was the Stephanopoulos "slip" staged? KJP is a liar and Jon Stewart has the most entertaining coverage of the dem debacle (1:00-1:20:00).What about Trump? So much for the discipline. Zig nearly called it on the Trump golf challenge. As Trump's political power grows so does the importance of his VP choice. Trump reveals populist platform (1:20:00-1:50:00).The death of an icon and rational voice - Jim Inhofe RIP (1:50:00-1:56:30).
We've never done this before but Zig really felt he needed to devote this entire episode to the state of the 2024 presidential race post debate. Monday morning saw Joe Biden calling into his favorite show to deliver the message he'd already put out in writing - "I ain't going anywhere" (0:00-15:15). Why the ABC George Stephanopoulos interview settled nothing but we did find out that even the Lord Almighty might have trouble getting Joe to back out (15:15-42:50). Zig makes his strongest case yet that Biden is actually struggling with Parkinson's Disease (43:00-1:00:00). Fauci once again proves what a fraud he is (1:00:00-1:02:00). Joe Biden - the honest man of character (1:08:00-1:18:00). Kamala's 19th trip to image rehab (1:18:00-1:30:00). What's really going on with the media (1:30:00-1:50:00) and Is there a way out (1:50:00-2:09:00).
The freak out continues apace but the Biden clan is still clinging to power despite new polls (1:00-25:00). The media's reaction lays bare the death of journalism - from Morning Joe to Jake Tapper to the NY Times, Politico and many more - they were duped too (25:00-59:00). All those time zones wore Joe down (1:02:00-1:05:00). KJP to the rescue (1:02:00-1:06:00). The new ticket will be Kamala and Mayor Pete (1:06:00-1:10:00). SCOTUS gives ok for Biden to assassinate Trump and Biden delivers unhinged Immunity response (1:17:00-1:27:00). Biden makes comments regarding climate change and triggers an overdue rant from Zig (1:27:00-1:53:00). Zig's unique take regarding evidence that the liberal elite have lost control of the narrative (1:58:00-2:18:00). The lakers get a coach and Bronny James (2:18:00-2:26:00).
Zig was convinced that Trump's ego had gotten in the way and that the trap was set going into Thursday night's debate. After all, the rules had created the ultimate home field advantage for Biden all he needed to do was kick a chip shot field goal and he wins. Whether through brilliance or sheer luck it all worked out for DJT. Viewers saw a very different Trump in this debate - perhaps aided or calmed by the rules we witnessed a deliberate and disciplined Trump that is until Biden made the comment that shall not stand and created a debate moment we won't soon forget. (2:00-1:03:00).The liberal media reaction was swift and shocking and many believe coordinated but Zig has a different take. Zig does his own fact checking and has some thoughts on the liars. Zig also analyzes the the options for the Democrats moving forward toward the election (1:04:00-2:03:00).John has a strategy he'd like to see the Republicans utilize (2:04:00-2:10:00). Kamala is awkward as hell in a pre-recorded ad played during the BET Awards (2:10:00-2:13:00). Thoughts on the recent SCOTUS decisions (2:20:00-2:30:00). The opportunistic takedown of Gavin Newsom bt Adam Carolla (2:30:00-2:36:00). The Sandusky case is in the news again and it happens every year while the Zieglers are at Yosemite (2:36:00-2:51:00).
Zig breaks down the current state of the presidential race including the very latest polls showing Biden gaining some momentum nationally. There's clearly been some movement amongst independents and John wonders why. The biggest thing for republicans to fear going into the debate (2:15-22:30).This rarely happens but Zig finds himself in alignment with the conventional wisdom that Trump is walking into a trap on Thursday night. Team Trump allowed themselves to be negotiated into a slate of unfavorable rules and Zig breaks them all down (22:45-52:45).It's Ziegler family interview week and Grace Ziegler is up. John's oldest daughter gives her take on things prior to taking off for Yosemite. Grace is every bit as candid as Alison was (52:50-END).
Zig bravely asks Alison Ziegler to come on as his guest. We soon learn why Zig has no choice but to take the annual trip to Yosemite. Alison shares her perspective as a teacher maneuvering through the woke madness of California. We get validation on some of the biggest Zig stories of all time and we learn that while the Zieglers describe themselves as "Comfortably Stuck" their love, respect and affection for one another comes through loud and clear.
A Daily Mail story breathes a little life into the prospects for Jerry Sandusky (0:00-13:15). While Sandusky continues to chase a merited exoneration false exonerations are on the rise (13:15-22:30). Dr. Fauci is confronted by a CBS anchor who didn't get the memo (22:30-47:40). The costly threat of "Cheap Fakes" (48:00-1:05:40). Willie Mays, Caitlin Clark, Rory McElroy, Bryson DeChambeau and the Buffalo Bills (1:05:45-1:41:00). Race issues and racial conspiracy theories (1:41:00-1:57:45) and Zig reviews Disney's Inside Out II ((1:57:45-END).
Zig breaks down the US Open coverage like no one else can and makes a bold prediction following the epic collapse of Rory McElroy at Pinehurst (1:30-35:00). The latest drama in the world of the WNBA and Caitlin Clark (35:00-1:11:00). The induction of Tom Brady into the New England Patriots Hall Of Fame creates an opportunity for Zig to share a story about coaching HS football in California (1:11:00-1:37:00). CNN does some actual journalism (1:37:00-1:46:00). Update on the Biden / Trump battle (1:37:00-2:05:00). Swing state polls examine the Black vote and California pulls offensive U-Turn signs.
The verdict is in and Hunter Biden was found guilty and Zig wonders whether he'll now be motivated to hope his father loses in November. The irony of aJoe Biden speaking about gun control days after his son is convicted on gun charges (1:00-13:00). DJT successfully wrangles those singe-issue-voters torn between electrocution and shark attack (15:00-22:00). Do recent elections across the EU indicate a red wave is coming to the US and Americans want to kick illegals out of the country (23:00-40:00). Jewish American still aren't voting for Republicans so should we believe the polls that say Black Americans are shifting (40:00-51:00)? Biden's imaginary crime stats (51:00-56:00). The Caitlin Clark effect (56:00-1:09:00). NBA coach silences a room full of reporters, the "logo" passes at 86 and Zig looks forward to this week's US Open (1:15:00-1:40:00).
Did President Biden pirate Ronald Reagan's 1984 speech in Normandy and did he test the absorbency of his Depends on the world stage? Zig appeared with Dan Abrams on NewsNation to address these concerns about Biden and relied on his "Internal Clock" to close out the segment (1:00-21:00). Zig's BS detector registered a 10 when right wing media outlets were falling for the phony Facebook post from a supposed Trump jurors cousin (21:00-43:00). Chelsea Handler's racist strategy to get 50 Cent to pull his endorsement of Trump fails. Perhaps her incentive was not so enticing (43:00-49:00). Protests in DC and hostage rescue in Gaza (49:00-52:00). Hunter Biden is on trial and and the laptop was submitted as evidence (52:00-57:00). DeSantis 1 / Disney 0 (57:00-1:01:00). Happy Meals suck and so does Gavin Newsom's $20 minimum wage (1:01:00-1:10:00). Audrey Hale, the Nashville Covenant School shooter, had portions of her manifesto released illustrating a life of mental illness (1:10:00-1:15:00). US Olympic Committee warns media professionals about unacceptable descriptions of trans athletes (1:15:00-1:19:00). Caitlin Clark snubbed by Olympic Committee that prefers no one watch the games (1:19:00-1:34:00). The latest rumors about a potential Lakers coach and a KC Chief has a cardiac event but no one notices (1:35:00-1:42:00). It's the 30th anniversary of the OJ murders and a new Lifetime movie focuses on Nicole Brown Simpson and what they consider the actual motive (1:42:00-1:56:00).
Just as Zig predicted, the post-verdict polling has been largely inconclusive (0:00-10:30). A few thoughts on the Hunter Biden gun trial (10:30-13:45). The Wall St. Journal has a new report about what's happening behind the scenes on team Biden as it become harder to ignore his diminishing mental acuity (13:45-29:30). Fauci testifies to House committee and John breaks it all down (29:30-58:00). Some fresh thoughts regarding Covid vaccines as two new studies are released (58:00-1:16:00). The Washington Post fires a female Executive Editor and the woke staffers speak out about it (1:17:00-1:29:00). Breaking sports stories from Caitlin Clark to Bob Costas to Lebron James to NIL (1:29:00-1:57:30). John wraps up with some thoughts on courage, faith and patriotism and the soldiers who ran towards almost certain death 80 years ago on a beach in France (1:57:30-END).
In episode #160 Zigs has a great interview with Louisville radio legend Terry Meiners. Nobody was closer to the Scottie Scheffler, PGA Championship fiasco than Terry so Zig gets all the details plus the two share some thoughts about Zig's defamation trial and the state of college athletics. The interview starts at about 38:00.Before the interview John shares his initial take on the aftermath of the Trump verdict, the top 5 most conflicted juries of all time, the revelations revealed during Dr. Fauci's testimony before the House Select Committee on the Coronavirus , a NY Post story that uncovered hundreds of millions in Big Pharma royalties paid to NIH scientists, bumper cars between the Philly Pride Parade participants and Pro-Palestinians and the new Jordan rules being applied against Caitlin Clark in the WNBA.
A frustrated Zig couldn't wait until next week to deliver his thoughts regarding the Trump conviction. In true John Ziegler fashion, his take and the analogy he presents are unique.
As the Trump NYC jury begins deliberations Zig looks at the variety of possible outcomes and makes some predictions (0:00-23:00), actor Robert DeNiro delivers perhaps his worst performance as Biden's surrogate outside the NYC courthouse (23:00-45:00), Zig wonders if actors have any impact at all on elections and turns to Dennis Quaid for his thoughts ((45:00-50:00), as Zig predicted the charges are dropped against Scottie Scheffler as newly discovered audio spreads online (50:00-1:05:00), the passing of a legend and a character in Bill Walton has Zig longing for the days when we could look past our political differences (1:10-1:28:00), are reparations coming in the MLB (1:24:00-1:48:00), a new book is declared "most important ever" written on race but is it even original (1:48:00-1:55:00) and the story of WAPO, the NY Times and Justice Samuel Alito (1:55:00-2:02:00).
We start off with the tragic news from the world of golf regarding 30 year-old Grayson Murray taking his own life and then Zig rolls into the continuing ridiculousness of the Louisville police pressing forward with charges against Scottie Scheffler (0:00-23:30). Zig breaks down the latest news in Trump World including the first whispers about polling in the Omaha congressional district plus Trump in the Bronx and at the Libertarian Convention (23:30-57:00). Zig does an extensive review of Biden's attempts to make race the focus of the election (57:00-1:31:00). Zig breaks down some of the latest examples of media bias with a coordinated takedown attempt on Supreme Court Justice Alito (1:31:00-1:42:00). The hosts of the view say Caitlin Clark's popularity is about white privilege and "pretty" privilege (1:42:00-1:55:00) and Zig wraps with his latest thoughts on Bronny James, Harrison Butler and South Park
Zig has a great interview with journalist, pollster, TDOJ subscriber and all-around good guy, Steve Cortes who is back supporting DJT following a dedicated effort to try and get Ron DeSantis nominated. Zig gets inside the battle ground polls Steve is conducting and the two friends have a direct and spirited conversation you don't want to miss. They make some time for some football talk near the end of the interview.
We spend more time than some think we should talking about the world of Golf but this week the world of Golf took center-stage in the theater of the ridiculous. World #1 player, Scottie Scheffler, who could be Harrison Butker's more devoted big brother, was arrested at the front gates of Valhalla where the PGA Championship was being contested (0:00-28:00). Zig shares the odyssey of his arrest during his trip to Oakmont (28:30-37:30), the media's take on the Scheffler story (37:30-54:30), the latest on he Harrison Butler story (54:30-1:27:15), the NFL's march toward flag (1:27:00-1:37:00) and all things Trump (trial + debates + late night comedy) (1:37:00-2:02:00)
Zig's got analysis of Michael Cohen's testimony and potentially sympathetic jurors, KC Chiefs kicker Harrison Butler surprises with an onside kick of a commencement speech, Aaron Rodgers talking NFL and Covid with Tucker Carlson, the media's blatant attempt to conceal the "probably inappropriate" notations in the Ashley Biden diary, civil war breaks out at the NY Times, the evolving soap opera in the world of Golf, Caitlin's debut disappoints but Gayle King's swimsuit cover doesn't.
A surprise at CNN as Erin Burnett fires a couple of fastballs at Biden and he fails to make contact with the ball, Biden counters later with an endless stream of falsehoods including the claim that inflation was at 9% when he took office, the Trump "hush money" trial continues with Michael Cohen taking the stand, a fresh NY Times poll has Zig declaring Nevada for Trump and thinking the odds for his "Civil War Scenario" just went down a tick, Bill Maher revisits his archived Stormy Daniels interview, Zigs got Tim Scott, Marco Rubio and J.D. Vance as the leaders in the clubhouse to be Trump's running mate, Trump proposes interesting value exchange with big oil, Politico releases the ultimate scrotal scrub to King Newsom anointing him The Climate Crusader, the crusader impresses all with his knowledge of capital gains, rain bombs and atmospheric rivers,a new $90 million bridge crossing over the 101 freeway - for mountain lions and coyotes, the Cuomo brothers offer fresh Covid takes, a lame walkout of Jerry Seinfeld's commencement speech at Duke and a DEI commencement gone bad.
Zigs got a unique take on Stormy Damiels' testimony and how the Trump defense team may have blown it, it now looks like the NY case may be the only path to a pre-election Trump conviction and Zigs got the details on the delays and appeals in the other cases, 269 to 269 is looking like more and more of a possibility, Trump earns Antonio Brown's endorsement, the time warp that is the Tom Brady roast on Netflix - does it signal that we can start to have fun again, a new canadian hate speech bill, the final chapter in Idaho, Zig with Dan Abrams and a terrific interview with Five For Fighting frontman John Ondrasik regarding his inspiring reaction to the protests at his beloved UCLA.
Frat boys become key to the narrative shift on campus protests and Libs go crazy over Ole Miss frat boy's noises, Columbia grad Dan Abrams lets his alma mater have it, blue states vs red states on campus, did Al Sharpton equate the on-campus protests to Jan 6th, Politico article exposes the funding sources for campus mayhem - no surprises there, will the country split, Smerconish commencement cancelled, the anti-semitism bill, the UN "owns the science", emails exposed on social media censorship, where's the swagger and the truth about Tiger Woods and private clubs.
Protests waged on at campuses across the US but the outcomes in blue cities and red cities were very different, protestors at Columbia demand food and drink service, UCLA and USC infected with Woke Mind Virus, what would Reagan do, the demographics tell it all, Zig and 9 others go to Zoom school, Trump in contempt of court, Zig's "reverse coattales" theory on the latest swing-state polling, Pelosi has MSNBC meltdown, Seinfeld and South Park and record low fertility rates.
Zig breaks down the media's coverage of college campus protests and republicans "pouncing", the surprising turn of events as SCOTUS looks into presedential immunity, the New York trial proves "the enemy of my enemy...", new polls from CNN and Bloomberg show Trump stronger than anticipated, what was Kristi Noem thinking, what in the world happened to Howard Stern, Joe takes a literal "pause", the White House Correspondents with no laughs, a failed coup against KJP, a Jussie-like story out of Baltimore that you've likely not heard, the Weinstein reversal, the NFL draft, Bill Belichick behind the mic and Charlie Woods
Zig and Liz Habib reunite for a great interview and some great insight into the Shohei Ohtani scandal and sports media in general, Zig's take on testimony from David Pecker and" Catch and Kill" at the National Inquirer, Megyn Kelly gets it way wrong about NBC, Ronan Farrow and Matt Layer, protests continue at Columbia and others, Reggie Bush is getting his Heisman back and Elon's remarkable chart
We'd like to apologize for the numerous sound quality blips in this episode. We are working to isolate and fix the issue. We've done our best to work around the problems and retain the integrity of John's content. In this episode you'll hear Stephen A. Smith on the stupidity of the Trump trial in NYC, Zigs got the latest polls and a possible shift in the RFKJ impact, the other Kennedys weigh in on RFKJ, the new Title IX protections for trans people, what Ron DeSantis would have done about the Title IX changes and we are all paying the price for the DJT sellouts, another ridiculous Philadelphia area school story, the NPR insanity and the insane NPR CEO, Rogan, Carlson and 7 World Trade, the state of gambling in sports and Taylor Swift and the bullying songs on her new album.
Jury selection in NYC heats up as Trump attorneys search for Clay Travis' fans, Joy Reid loves her some DEI, SCOTUS tackles what constitutes "disruption of an official proceeding", NPR CEO's old posts explain it all, King Gavin does it again, Caitlin's rookie deal draws ire and the president joins in, the real Katie Couric, a New Jersey high school discovers so-called white student union, a few more OJ items and was Bill Belichick sabotaged by Robert Kraft.
Iran attacks Israel, the Trump "hush money" trial starts, Zig's thoughts on The Masters and Tiger Woods, CBS and Catherine Herridge, WAPO's Montana smear campaign, a near miracle in California and the complete saga of Zig and O.J.
Zigs last word on the eclipse and overblown coverage, Trump's stance on abortion, Michael Avenatti weighs in with an unexpected take regarding Trump hush money trial, so the Ashley Biden diary is real, the dumbest clip ever from "The View", a look at NPR's sausage making and a deep dive into the Lindbergh Kidnapping case.
Zig's fed up with the media's idiotic eclipse coverage, America was captivated by the Women's NCAA Final Four and so was John - from calls you shouldn't make on the court to calls you shouldn't make during a press conference - this event inspired some unique Zig takes. Kamala gives a masterclass in women's bracketology, some big democrat names are sharing the reality on the ground in the election, Senator Blumenthal suggests a liberal justic should retire, the price of oil and the price of a golf venue expose potential conflict of interest for team Trump and the NY Times is on it and conservative hosts pretend they weren't part of the 'soft on Trump' spirit during the primarys.
Zig is firmly back on the Caitlin Clark bandwagon after Clark lit up LSU scoring 41 points, LSU somehow missed the national anthem and Angel Reese played the victim in her post-game interview, LA Times apologizes to the "dirty debutants", the latest on the Utah women's team's clash with Idaho white supremacists, Scotland goes woke and JK Rowling lets them have it, RFKJ stuns CNN, Jon Stewart and the Trump post, Sage Steele's Biden interview and Zig interviews Mark Judge the childhood friend of Brett Kavanaugh regarding Christine Blasey Ford's new book and media lovefest.
Trust in the media hits all-time lows in new Gallup study, the NY Times acknowledges fundamental shift in the value people place on school in post-Covid world, Bill Maher delivers epic anti-Covid rant and then can't help himself, DeSantis defeats Micky Mouse and the squatters, Lebron doesn't like his new neighbors, Zig's prediction about the University of Utah Women's Basketball Team's encounter with Idaho hate is looking good, the hit piece on Kim Mulkey doesn't really "hit", Governor Kathy Hochul gets sour reception at slain cops wake and the crime crisis aboard Air Force One
Tragedy in Baltimore with 6 believed dead but it could have been so much worse, RFKJ chooses his running mate and it's not good news for tream Biden, Trump's selling bibles, the NFL bans hip drop tackles, Mrs Ziegler meets Fabio, Inmates take control of the NBC Asylum, "Shotime" doubles down, the NBA prop bet scandal, will their be a WAPO Kim Mulkey hit piece, ESPN rooting for Caitlyn Clark and Iowa, what happened to Utah womens BB team in Idaho and an interview with Finding Matt Drudge podcast host Chris Moody.
ISIS-K terrorists kill 140 in Russian theater and Putin blames Ukraine, hundreds of illegal aliens crash through the southern border and the White House blames Texas, the clock ticks on Trump, a Sunday where Meet The Press and 60 Minutes show how far they've fallen, an interesting survey from Harvard, did "Shotime" bet on baseball, Fani says "the train is coming" for Trump, LSU's Kim Mulkey attacks WAPO before WAPO attacks her, CNN poll shows major shifts across racial lines, Princess Kate's undergoing cancer treatment and 10 percent of Zig sits down with the Superintendent.
Trump's done it again, he's supported a candidate through nomination in Ohio that probably can't win. Mr. Wonderful lets the state of NY know they've screwed up, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya sums it all up. Katanji loses her mind and Biden thinks she's brilliant. Was that Kate? Elon decides Don's a moron. Jason Whitlock and a rare testicle sighting and an interview regarding NIL with Robert George.
A judge in Georgia wimps out and establishes himself as a member in good standing in the culture of cowardice. Can you say bloodbath? The liberal media establishment outdoes themselves with the bloodbath about 'bloodbath'. Looks like Aaron Rodgers isn't going to be RFKJ's running mate but he did attend the 2013 Kentucky Derby and Jake Tapper knows what he said. Elon decides Don Lemon might be an asshole. Megyn Kelly does a Katie Britt imitation. Mike Pence will not endorse Trump. Bill Maher falls back into the coward ranks. Juwan Howard might have been fired because he sucked or it could be racism. No place for hate in Massachusetts middle school and Zig is going to meet with the district superintendent of schools - that could actually be a bloodbath!
Robert Hur's testimony draws ire from both sides of the aisle but Dems need to pick a lane. Pres Biden's testimony reveals that Dr Jill "looks great in a bikini". Sen Mike Lee exposes Dem Experts. Nick Saban appears at Sen Cruz' hearing and explains why he really left 'Bama. Zig explains how ESPN "killed the great coach". RFKJ's interesting VP prospects...they both have nice arms. Kristi Noem gets new chompers. Chris Cuomo and Tucker Carlson spend two nights together and we witness the best of old Tucker and the worst of new Tucker. What's up at Kensington Palace? Bombshell J6 witness bombs and Zig gives us a glamorous look inside his News Nation hit.
Expectations were low and President Biden surpassed them as far as his ability to deliver the State of the Union address and appear modestly energetic in doing so. It was the colorful baiting of Marjorie Taylor Greene that caused the Biden fumble heard all across the media landscape these past few days. As usual Zig's got a unique take on all of it.
For the Patreon audience we've also got Biden's hot mic "come to jesus" moment for Benjamin Netanyahu, the wildfires caused by electricity, Zig's take on Katie Britt's response to SOTU, Nancy Mace and George Stephanopoulos, 2016's bad chess game, Oscars so white, Al Pacino so old, a horrible story out of St. Louis you won't hear about anywhere else, a buzzer-beater that was, then wasn't but really was - good and why Nick Saban really left Alabama.
Zig examines the Super Tuesday results, Nikki Haley's campaign suspension and the media's coverage of all of it.
SCOTUS returns a 9 - 0 decision in the case involving whether the state of Colorado and others can remove Donald Trump from the ballot in their states reciting the 14th Amendment clause involving insurrection. Zig wonders if this wasn't just an easy "give" for the liberal justices as they plan to dig their feet in on other business coming in front of the court.
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Trump is victorious in South Carolina but Zigs not impressed with his margin of victory. Is Trump the "turnout machine" for the other side? If a college student is killed by an illegal immigrant does the MSM hear it? Did Google's Gemini AI just reveal who the digital giant is targeting for extinction? More fun with woke college sports, King Newsom on tour, EA sports is back, Fani's in touble and Charlie Woods can't putt.
Those crazy Russians are at it again and Zig breaks down all the misdirection from Tucker's tour to Navalny's death to intelligence leaks and the dissension created. We've also got Zig's take on all the latest polling and the emergence of a new group in the electorate that merely seeks entertainment. We've also got a recap of NBA All-Star weekend, the "British Oscars", the KC shooters and a hysterical climate change rant.
Zig has a new hero and his name is Roland Fryer. John reviews Fryer's epic interview with Bari Weiss. Zig once again asks what's going on with Tucker as he shares his take on Tucker Carlson's tour of Moscow. Ann Coulter explains what's happening to Bill Maher and Vance Jones. Travis Kelce's Al Bundy-like performance is lost in the wake of KC tragedy but Zig refreshes his prediction about America's royal couple and finally Penn State has a chance to recognize JoePa but of course they won't.
Zig breaks down the Special Election on Long Island and an important state race in Pennsylvania and wonders where the GOP momentum is. We've got John's post Super Bowl takes including a call on the relationship between Taylor Swift and her white-trash-adjacent boyfriend. Zig also looks at the latest hate crime hoax and the destruction of college football.
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This episode is packed with Zig take-a-ways from the big game in Vegas, Biden's rough week, Tucker and Putin as well as some fresh Zig takes on climate change hysteria.
Zig offers the latest on the status of the show, John examines the happenings of the last few days and we've got a lengthy "ask Zig anything" that draws a few stories you've never heard out of John.
Zig reacts to my special announcement about a potential subscription-only version of TDOJ and doesn't say "no". John recaps his spot-on James O'Keefe prediction as well as his weather warning for the Pebble Beach ProAm. A dive into the new NBC poll that contradicts the phenomenon Zig thought might be effecting things in episode #124. John gives Trump some praise for his normalcy this week, Gavin Newsom goes to Target, Taylor and Miley are at the Grammys but no white men are, goodbye to Carl Weathers and thoughts on the Pro Bowl and Peyton Manning.
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Zig was one of the first, if not the first journalist to remark about the potential influence of Taylor Swift in the 2024 election -- but there's a big difference between the power of her endorsement and the wild conspiracy theories being thrown around. Zig's thoughts on the $83 million award given to that fruit loop E Jean Carroll. What in the world is Nikki Haley doing? The latest swing-state polls. James O'Keefe's enormous, ground breaking, historic investigation and the life-threatening risk he's taking. More on the NFL and the PGA and an announcement about our final episodes.
The border disaster and why none of this would be happening if the actual existing laws were enforced. Zig's latest proof that he doesn't suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome as John walks us through the ridiculous partison circus that produced nearly $100 million in judgements against Trump. Zig's also got his latest takes on the NFL playoffs, the state of college football, the Swift impact and DEI in sports.
Zig's New Hampshire prediction was off the mark and we discuss the possible reasons why as well as who would be the best fit as acandidate for Vice President on the Trump ticket. Zig's also got one final round of "what if" as the DeSantis campaign epilogue continues. Last but not least Zig does 70 minutes of great straight talk with Steve Cortes on DeSantis and Trump and a little bit of college football to wrap it all up.
Glenn Beck's recomendation of Vifake Obamaswamy for Vice President to Donald Trump sends Zig the funny farm. On the way there Zig resurrects a 2017 interview he did with Glenn for Blaze TV. Lets just say the contrast of Beck then to now is stark.
We've also got Zig's thoughts on the end of Ron DeSantis's 2024 Presidential bid and more fun with the NFL.
In the wake of Iowa and what is now the certainty of a Trump nomination, Zig takes a look backward in time at the pivotal moments, decisions and opportunities lost by team DeSantis. We've also got a great interview between Zig and Frank Parloto, the latest investigative journalist to discover the truth of Jerry Sandusky's innocence.
Zig's Iowa projections were spot on much to the chagrin of the DeSantis campaign but John also believes Trump's 51% of the Iowa vote is not nearly as dominant as you might think. DeSantis does save face managing to finish second beating out Nikki Haley. Zig says it's time for DeSantis to withdraw.
Nikki Haley pulls a Claudine Gay on Zig.
Vifake gets what he came for all along and kisses Trump's ring and provides Trump with some needed political Viagra heading into New Hampshire.
Fauci is back and packing more lies than ever although he does admit that the 6 foot rule was a direct extraction out of his ass.
The full media surrender to Trump.
Sports fueds recap.
Goodbye to two football coaching legends.
More on the wussification of the NFL and a look at the NFL playoffs.
Pat McAfee's show on ESPN became the very unlikely outlet for an Aaron Rodger's assault on Jimmy Kimmel and the Woke Mind Virus -- until the Disney brass shut it all down. Zig's predictions, including candidate vote percentages for the Iowa Caucus. We've also got Lloyd Austin's prostate, the unlikely hero who saved the William Penn statue, a crazy law California is trying to pass that only one man can stop and Howard Stern catches Covid.
The US Sec of Defense, Lloyd Austin was in the hospital and no one in the administration knew. Harvard's Claudine Gay declared a martyr by left wing media. Mark Cuban and Elon Musk get into a DEI cock fight. Iowa is fast approaching and Nikki Haley makes freudian basketball slip. Surprise, nobody watched the Golden Globes. Tearing down the statue of William Penn...the Rocky statue must be next...maybe John Fetterman can fix all of this. Right wing hysteria over the Jeffrey Epstein documents release.
Zig takes a deep dive into the state of college football following this year's slate of bowl games and concludes that NIL has been even worse for the sport than he anticipated. Florida State's epic loss of players prior to the Orange Bowl makes his point. Zig has some fun with the NFL as well and the obsurdity of the Detroit Lions loss to the Cowboys takes center stage. We've also got Claudine Gay's resignation and more fun with Tucker Carlson. Happy New Year!
Zig says goodbye to 2023 taking some parting shots at Claudine Gay and Harvard, DaMar Hamlin and the sports media, Trump's MVP Tucker Carlson, the demise of christianity, the fraud of DEI, Taylor and Travis and submersibles...we've also got John's interview with his daughter Grace and a long silent hug between sisters.
The pussification of the NFL is nearing completion and soon we'll be sold the benefits of the NFFL. Zig's also go lots of Trump and lots of Tucker along with the latest on the primary and some thoughts about Franco one year later.
Equity madness was on full display this week with...DEI elitists providing a force field around Claudine Gay's Harvard gig, the Boston Mayor throwing a special holiday party for special staffers of color, Chicago Mayor Branden Johnson eliminating the Selective Schools program. To all of this Elon Musk responds, "DEI must Die" and gets 34 million views.
What was Van Jones' war of words with Vivek Obamaswamy really about?
Laughable left-wing headlines emerge after gay sex tape involving Senate staffer getting it on in a Senate hearing room is released.
The law of unintended consequences and the NFL.
Charlie Woods and why it's so hard to follow in such huge footsteps.
It appears Claudine Gay of Harvard is "too woke to fail" and the racist hypocrisy of university elites will persevere. Zigs got some serious thoughts about the "force field" that protects DEI hires and the end of the meritocracy. Zigs also got his ultimate take of what's happened to Tucker Carlson and what his end game might be. We also have some fun with Italian Quarterbacks.
Zig plays hurt today but shows up with his unique take on the testimony and fallout from elitist college administrators. Alex Jones is back on Twitter and Tucker and Elon celebrate? A 4th republican debate but nobody cares and an epic Zig rant against LIV Golf and the players that took the bribe including the latest defector, John Rahm.
Zig and his guest Stuart Stevens get deep in the weeds on all things Trump, elections, the history of the republican party, threats to democracy and more. John also makes some time for Taylor Swift, college sports and free speech.
Zig's complicated perspective on Elon Musk takes a turn as he analyzes Elon's interview heard round the world, Gavin Newsom's wife gives him the hook in Blue vs Red debate, Matt Lauer responds to Zig sharing the history of their relationship in Episode One Hundred Eight plus what the NCAA final four selections proved.
Zig shares the experience of his 3 interviews on The Today Show with Matt Lauer and the unexpected friendship that grew from those interviews gone bad.
Today Zig is picking up on trends across the globe where populist candidates and winning elections and immigration policies are front and center. The good news continues to pile in and the Trump faithful are certain that "Trump Can't Lose". Dementia Joe chokes on his oatmeal and spits out the incorrect artist and incorrect tour in a gaff for the ages. Plus more climate change news, Greta Thunberg at a pro-Hamas protest and The Death of College Football.
When Charissa Thompson couldn't get a sideline interview she just made it up. Candace Owens and Ben Shapiro in Daily Wire cage match. Joe Biden was almost a football hero. How Bill Clinton sabotaged the ultimate documentary on 9-11. The NY Times, the NFL and CTE. Elon clarifies his remarks but the left doesn't care. Caleb Williams is still overrated. MLB All-Star to be played in Georgia after all and Georgia "almost" Governor Stacy Abrams brother-in-law accused of human trafficking.
Zig lands interview with Case Closed author Gerald Posner and challenges the preeminent expert on the JFK Assassination to debunk Zig's theory of the case. We've also got the NSA Woke Glossary, the insanity of Equity and the latest on Climate Change.
Zig runs his optimism streak up to 2 episodes following an incredibly candid interview with Fox LA News Anchor Elex Michaelson that you don't want to miss. We've also got the latest on the camaign front including the Trump UFC entourage with Tucker Carlson. Plus the Michigan cheating scandal and Gavin Newsom's San Francisco clean up.
Zig is on the verge of happy with Ron DeSantis' debate performance and thinks with Kim Reynolds endorsement he has a shot at taking Iowa, he also thinks victory in Iowa means little if you can't build on that and the New Hampshire picture looks pretty grim at this point. Zig takes a look at Tuesday's election disappointments and wonders if anyone is ever going to hold the leader of the party accountable. We've also got Zig's take on why a "Stop White Hate" sign became a major news story and the cold shoulder the media is giving to RFK Jr's polls. Lastly we've got Zig on sports regarding the death of Bobby Knight and Zig's round of golf with King Gavin's brother-in-law.
King Gavin Newsom charges in China and his chaperone Elex Michaelson goes easy on him, more signs the Covid narrative is retro shifting, too little too late from Desantis but it's still good yet zig wonders if he can take Newsom in the debate, an epic Joe Rogan appearance from Elon Musk and the Ziegler Family Happy Halloween.
Zig's take on the new Speaker, new Iowa polls, Zig asks whether it would be better if Trump wins, Gavin commits offensive foul, Kamala on 60 Minutes, Libs ask forgiveness for their deadly Covid takes and another session of ask Zig anything.
It's our 100th episode and Zig is once again answering your questions but before that John takes you inside the last 12 tumultuous months of his life and what it all means for the future of the podcast and also you won't want to miss Zig's hysterical thoughts on what would happen if Jesus came out and endorsed Ron DeSantis.
Zig was wrong when he predicted the mainstream media would react to the evidence and atrocities in Israel and shift to a pro-Israeli stance. Zig was right when he long ago predicted Trump would bail from the 3rd republican primary debate. An examination of how the Entertainment Industry media coverage is so awful plus more on the doomed NFL.
The mainstream media jumps the gun and helps spread the lies on behalf of Hamas, Biden seems barely alive in uninspiring attempt to provide inspiration, Trump gets gag order but vows to continue his fight for YOU, will we ever get another Speaker and Tom Brady takes up Zig's fight.
Trump feeds his ego rather than the hearts of Jews, Biden gets 60 minutes ball washing, universities rally for Palestinians, Harvard students sign petition, will they live to regret it? YouTube censorship, DeSantis shoots straight and smart but no one cares, Biden's polls are horrible, does jim jordan have a chance, Deion is a trojan horse for conservative thoughts and why the Chiefs are already a lock for another Super Bowl.
Zig reviews the distorted and biased coverage of the first 24 hours following the Hamas terrorists attack on Israel, the Dems are running out of time to replace Biden as their '24 candidate, Zig's prediction that NBC would go after Jim Jordan comes true plus Steve Cortes exits team DeSantis and the doomed crusade and some news out of happy valley.
Hamas Terrorists brutally kill 800+ Israeli's in the worst act of terrorism since 9-11and the left wing media calls it "complex" and "nuanced". From CNN to CNBC to the NY Times to the UN the narrative was the same and Iran was not to blame...Zig weighs in on the tragic events. We've also got Hillary talking "cult", DeSantis talking and no one listening and an interview with Sara Gonzales of the Blaze who got Lindsey Hill talking.
Pepper Brooks once said, "bold strategy Cotton. Let's see if it pays off for 'em" and Zig thinks about as much of the 8 MAGA Morons' move to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Zig weighs in on the shocking turn of events in the Trevor Bauer #MeToo saga. We've also got the real Katie Couric and Zigs latest take on the rumored Swift / Kelce romance.
Zig's back after the big HS Reunion and excited he didn't try to produce a post-debate episode last week. The big question for the week is whether Gavin Newsom is dumb or evil and Zig's got his answer. Also in this episode Zig becomes the last person in America to give their take on the Kelce Swift thing but it's worth the wait.
Barring death or somehow a pre-nomination conviction, Donald J. Trump will once again be the Republican candidate for President a despndent Zig reports in this episode. Zig wonders whether Trump will actualy face Biden as Newsom signals he smells blood in the water and new polls stir concern on the democratic side. Plus more with Deion and Paul Landis' JFK book and a heated discussion on racism at Berkeley.
Zigs analyzes the impact of conspiracy theories on the acceptance of other conspiracy theories, Ray Epps finally charged, Russell Brand joins the #metoo club along with Michigan State soon to be former coach Mel Tucker, is Sound Of Freedom's Tim Ballard next? More thoughts on the wussification of the NFL and the normalization of censorship. And we're back on the JFK Assassination one more time.
Zig's beginning to think Biden might not run but thinks republicans take Harris too lightly, Trump goes one on one with Megyn Kelly and tells lots of lies, DeSantis takes gloves off about 10 rounds too late, the Republican base picks rich bad boy over perfect husband material, the Zig theory on Kristi Noem endorsement, more love for Deion the human Trojan horse and more on new JFK book.
The House moving forward with an impeachment inquiry and Zig wants direct evidence, Van Jones and WAPO think Biden may be too old but Zig thinks Weekend at Bernie's is dems best strategy, King Gavin smells blood in the water, did the CIA pay off 6 analysts to silence their COVID origins theories, more on climate change and wildfires and some thoughts on the NFL post Brady and maybe Rodgers and a great Mano y Mano between Zig and Cenk Uygur.
Zig looks back at 9-11 and has an analogy that only Zig could concoct, the OJ streak is extended, a new book validates Zig's take on the JFK Assassination. Trump receives revisionist endorsement from S. Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, Brian Kemp calls Trump out, Novak Djokovic and the Moderna "Shot of the Day", the Mel Tucker thing smells fishy, the genius of Deion Sanders, the ADL goes after Elon and the Governor of New Mexico dives through the open flood gates.
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Zig contemplates what has happened to Tucker Carlson since his Fox News termination. Zig critiques the corruption of the right wing media and why he left / was asked to leave years ago. More on how & why the climate change narrative is a better horse for the left to ride than even COVID was.
Climate Change to give us more disease. WAPO does extensive investigation… Climate Linked Diseases Threaten Humanity Pakistan is epicenter… “Oh my God We’re All Gonna Die”, Zig vindicated by NY Times…More Pandemic Fallout - “the chronically absent student” and Anderson Cooper’s delusion that he’s middle of the road.
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The false narrative created around Maui's wildfire and Florida's hurricane are the latest examples of the news media weaponizing weather. Zig says we should begin to worry whenever 97% of "experts" agree, college football conference hopping and carbon footprints, why Philip Bump of WAPO said "peace out" and why WAPO called Biden a liar, nicely. Also Fauci admits he was wrong and no one takes note, what has become of Tucker, tough love Deion shocks the world and a positive development at Penn State.
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Trump's COVID revisionist history, ViFake Obamaswamy at 19, Fauci's a climate expert now, the latest polls plus a bunch of other stuff.
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Zigs got all the details on the mugshot seen round the world, a fresh take on Trump's appeal to Black Americans, more polls, more ViFake Obamaswamy and a clip from MSNBC that must he heard to be believed.
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Zig's take on last nights Republican debate plus some other goodies.
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Zig takes a bow for his successful prediction that Trump would bail on the Republican Debate and gives a present day assessment of the state of the race. Zig unveils his new nickname for Vivek Ramiswamy and it makes a lot of sense. We've also got a plethora of other topics including the "listless vessels" debate and the media conspiracy of the Titanic submarine.
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Zig thinks as much as 10% of the electorate is in it for the entertainment value, Fani Willis indicts 19, Ben Shapiro, Ron DeSantis - somebody needs to grow some balls, living in the idiocracy, how Trump cost us the Senate in Georgia and Georgia's still on Zig's mind, ranking the indictments, The Blind Side story has a familiar stench and an interview with Paul Carter about his Nixon book - California's Native Son.
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After all these years Zig finally tells his OJ story - and it was worth the wait. Plus the latest indictment, a new Special Counsel and a story that's got Trump and Phil Mickelson in starring roles.
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In Episode 79 Zig tracks through the predictions he's made for the 2024 campaign and how much better off Ron DeSantis candidacy would be if the DeSantis team had listened to Zig. We've also got some fun with Sports and teenagers.
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Zig has his own take on the validity of the latest charges facing Doanld Trump and shares his frustration that even the honest takes of Bill Barr and Mike Pence bounce right off the teflon protecting the former president. Zig's also got his take on the US Women's National Soccer Team and Megan Rapinoe as well the death of college football.
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Trump gets charged again but it's not what we were expecting. Two prominent Black Republicans take the Dem bait on Florida African American Studies curriculum, congress holds hearings on aliens and Zig explores the liklihood of climate lockdowns
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Our hero Zig and the 3 lady Zigs went to the movies...and they liked Barbie. We've also got Trump, DeSantis and the latest polls, the ladies of The View weighing in on Florida's Black History curriculum, Bronny James' shocking heart attack and a civil rights investigation against Harvard.
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Today Zig takes on Trump, Barbie, the DeSantis campaign, the Bidens, south haters and saves his biggest swings of the episode for the Climate Change Industrial Complex.
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Zig wonders whether Trump's latest anticipated indictment will create doubt about his immunity to political pain plus a great interview with filmmaker Cyrus Nowrasteh.
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Zig explores the tremendous influence of Tucker Carlson in the run up thus far to the 2024 campaign, we also look at Disney's latest classic reboot, who's coke was it, Trump's shank and Sound of Freedom.
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Zig's squeezes a ton into 82 minutes today. Zig's taking an "I told you so" on Trump holding out on debates. Zig takes a refreshed look at the PGA / LIV situation and wonders why no one cares about Trump's conflict of interest. The phenomenon that is "Sound of Freedom". We've also got the railroading of Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald and the prison attack on pedophile Larry Nassar which inspires some fresh thoughts on the Sandusky / Penn State case.
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After some updates on "snowgate" and the Trump / DeSantis battle Zig presents his long awaited take on the JFK Assassination. John brings the receipts like always. Strap in.
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Zig is back from his vacation in the frozen California tundra of Yosemite with a plethora of fresh takes including: a reminder that he called the Oceangate media farce a farce before anyone else caught on, a look at the slate of SCOTUS decisions that came in while he was visiting with the bison and elk, his take on the Missouri/Louisiana injunction eliminating contact between multiple branches of government and social media entities, a fresh look at what's happened to Bud Light and Disney following their public praise for wokeism, the latest Jerry Sandusky appeal results and a lot more.
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Illusion of Control is both the name of Ian Miller's expose on Covid tyranny and what candidate Donald Trump lost when he went head to head with Fox News' Bret Baier. Zig's got a great interview with Outkick's Ian Miller and a detailed review of the Baier / Trump faceoff that exposed many of the Trump vulnerabilities his republican counterparts seem timid to attack. Zig's also got his take on Oceangate and the unfortunate likely outcome.
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Another week of frustration for Zig as the DeSantis team continues driving down the high road leaving it to candidates like Chris Christie to go on the offensive against Trump. Zig is baffled as to why team Desantis won't make Covid the centerpiece of an assault and worries more than ever about the time left on the clock. Zig also weighs in on the just completed US Open at LACC.
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Nothing sticks to teflon Donald Trump, especially not unprecedented and politically motivated prosecutions. There's a distinct possibility that Trump obstructed justice and potentially exposed classified material but Trump continues forward undaunted. Zig looks at some of the names that have come to Trump's defense, admires the guts of one attacking outlier and continues to wonder when team DeSantis is going to put on their big boy pants.
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In a rational world this episode would be celebrating the demise of Trump as a political figure but instead Zig will examine why this indictment is a very serious threat even if republicans don't see it that way. We'll also get into the bizarre bromance between DJT and King Gavin Newsom and how Zig was among the first and few to accurately handicap the PGA/LIV deal.
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Zig shares his perspective on the coming together of PGA and LiV and the large shit sandwich eaten by Jay Monahan of the PGA. We've also got the short reign of Chris Licht at CNN, the latest from the campaign trail as well as ABC New's historical lineup of top shelf reporters for the woke campaign of 2024 and another great interview with Karol Markowicz of the NY Post.
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Zig "celebrates" Pride month and examines the notion that transgender people are "under attack". We've also got the Biden face plant, questions about the future of CNN, more climate comedy, Harvard's great hire, more Trump lies and the "Walmart Melania"
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Zig's got an amazing interview with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya - perhaps the foremost expert on the front lines of COVID-19 and the US response to it. Also in this episode - Trump fumbles in his own end zone and Zig elaborates on whether he thinks Ron DeSantis can recover the ball.
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Zig takes us through the embarrassment of the DeSantis launch on Twitter Spaces, why Elon Musk should be held accountable, the actual substance of DeSantis' talking points and the huge blunder made by Donald trump in the days after. We also get the latest on Jerry Sandusky's continuing saga to get justice in Pennsylvania.
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The big day finally came and the DeSantis team had a brilliant plan - bypass the traditional media outlets where "the fix" was in and announce with Elon on Twitter. Oops - despite the technical glitch that failed to digitally launch DeSantis24 - Zig makes the case for why Ron DeSantis is the potential savior of the United States.
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Liz Habib is back to visit with Zig and discuss what's going on in her life, her perceptions of college students, the state of the country and the republican candidates.
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Zig's got his unique take on the Durham Report and all things Russia, Russia, Russia plus another great interview with a recent Trump to DeSantis convert.
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Zig wonders, was it the weather or the lack of a crowd that grounded Trump's flight to Iowa? A weekend of DeSantis momentum in Trump's adsence. The post Town Hall meltdowns at CNN and MSNBC and Zig has a very candid and lengthy interview with the former investigative journalist from The Insider, Keenan Trotter on how learning the truth about the Penn State Scandal led to his disillusionment with journalism ending Zig's most recent hope of exposing the truth about Joe Paterno and Jerry Sandusky.
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Trump loses a court battle he should never have had to face and he also loses an important team member to the DeSantis team. Hear all about why Steve Cortes left Team Trump for Team DeSantis in Zig's exclusive interview plus the Trump verdict and Tucker's new home at Twitter.
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A new Washington Post / ABC News Poll shows Biden approval down to 36%, maybe Trump can win, Trump's unbelievable testimony in assault case, white supremecistss come in all colors, more redacted Tucker texts, a new king is crowned and much more.
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In this episode Zig's got the NY Times entry into the "What happened to Tucker" sweepstakes, he's got the ABC News solution to equity in the medical field, a new declaration that "straight white males are under systematic attack" and as promised Zig's got his strategy, born out of urgency, that just might have a chance of bringing DeSantis back into this thing.
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It's the biggest media misstep since broadcast radio let Howard Stern escape to Satellite - Fox News audience is sliced in half in post-tucker world. The end of corporate media may not be far off. Zig's got all the latest including the WSJ article that validates his Tucker take. Biden's comedy routine at WHCD missses the mark, ABC News censors RFK Jr., Elon and Bill Maher get together on the Woke Mind Virus, Fauci continues his "don't blame me" tour, kid asks KJP about masks, RINO's bail on DeSantis and much, much more.
Zig brings the latest on both Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon along with an analysis of how the big networks play Moneyball these days with talent. The latest on Trump vs DeSantis and a very candid interview with journalist and former CBS Los Angeles investigative reporter Brittney Hopper on the impact of wokeism on the news.
The conservative media world was turned upside down with Monday's announcement that Tucker Carlson is out at Fox and Zig does his best to think through what may have happened here. John's also got more on the evolving Trump/DeSantis rivalry, the latest polls. Gavin Newsom "family man", plus some Earth Day thoughts and the almost big news that Don Lemon is finally out at CNN.
Zig responds to all of your questions plus his take on the whopping Fox / Dominion settlement, the amazing diagnosis and recovery of Damar Hamlin and a bit more on Trump / DeSantis and the polls.
The Death of Journalism audience has a bunch of great questions for Zig plus the latest on Zig's confrontation with Tucker Carlson and some of the latest polls.
Don't say he didn't warn you. Zig has kept his promise and is delivering the earliest election predictions in history.
Zig explores how the school shooting in Nashville turned into a battle cry for Trans rights and gun control and this in turn led to the so called "Tennessee Three" and cries of racism in the volunteer state house. We also learn about Donald Trump's Easter greeting and how Zig blew the whistle on the Masters cheaters.
Zig's got a lot to say about the indictment of former President Donald Trump as well as a great interview with sportscaster and journalist "Chick" Hernandez.
The surprise timing of the Trump idictment, is Bragg really this dumb or are we all in for a surprise? Maybe Trump was right - he may be our redemption. Newsom hoping that Biden falls off the stairs for good. Young clueless lefties and transgender protests with 7 fingers? The worst press secretary of all time. John Fetterman sighting. Jane Paulie thinks Fetterman could be President! Barfights, bullies, thugs, monkeys and Dawn Staley. NYT loses blue checkmarks and Elon has a good chuckle over it.
Even Zig can't believe the MSM narratives on the Nashville school shooting. Corrections galore on shooter's gender. Could the 2nd amendment be repealed some day? DeSantis could have been working at Pizza Hut if Trump didn't save him. Chris Christy is actually right. Fauci has never been wrong. What's the deal with Megyn Kelly? The education crisis and somebody needs to speak with Chuck.
Zig wonders if Trump is smart enough to have invented the entire indictment hoax and used it to raise campaign contributions and force DeSantis into the ring? Zig also wonders if the guy is simply lucky. What happened with DeSantis and a gathering of powerful republican donors? More on DeSantis and Piers Morgan. The ladies of The View are all over DeSantis. CNN and Digital Blackface. NPR losing their inclusive mind and 10% of their staffing. Trump in Waco. Senator Kennedy is stunned by the answer he gets and much more.
Zig analyzes the self-forcast Trump indictment and can't decide if DJT is incompetent or a genius. Either way - he's a snowflake. The Fauci PBS world tour brings hilarity when DC man gives it to the "good" Dr., Tucker's "street cred" moment, DeSantis does a sit down with Piers Morgan? Polling gets more and more peculiar and Zig still can't figure out how big the "cult" is. Djokovic still can't play in the US, the "climate catastrophe" is almost here - maybe - but if they're wrong it's not their fault, Cali to say adios to diesel trucks, microplastics and Simon Ateba embarrasses KJP in front of Ted Lasso.
Zig's take on Trump's announcement of his impending arrest, Steve Bannon's take, Vivek Ramiswamy weighs in early and Ron DeSantis takes his first psuedo shot. The Biden family business, Zig awakens to TikTok and Zig goes nostalgic in a bad way over covid tyranny.
Zig's got a great interview with journalist and Megyn Kelly Show Executive Producer Steve Krakauer, we also look at the President's casual relationship with the truth. Zig gives his latest outlook on the republican 2024 candidates and the failure of SVB and who's actually getting bailed out.
Zig's got more on Tucker Carlson and the Jan 6 hand slap, how the first Shamon lawyer blew it, why the Oscars sucks so bad and no one watches anymore as well as the disappearance of "stars", an update on the GOP race and the possible campaign slogan for Ron DeSantis, the Cochran Group retreats in fear, Gretchen Whitmer might be an idiot, why the Twitter Files testimony is the comedy hit of the year, Fauci losing his marbles as his house collapses - his insane new theory, the snowflakes at Stanford Law and poor, poor Colin Kaepernick.
Zig wishes Tucker Carlson would have done some things differently, this week's security breach at ESPN, Chuck Schumer demands Carlson be taken off the air, Did Carlson get his hand slapped? What is Cocaine Mitch doing? Anderson Cooper off the rails, the Dominion lawsuit, historians have become morons, Republican race update and wierd polls. Trump develops further nickname strategy.
The CPAC Trumpfest had lots of empty seats, Trump lets his followers know that he is their retribution. The surprisingly good news from the CPAC straw poll. The MSM seems VERY afraid of Ron DeSantis and so does John Oliver with his DeSantis Thai food controversy. John Fetterman drafts legislation from his therapists couch while Bill Maher, Russell Brand, Tim Robbins and Woody Harrelson become the voices of reason. Novak Djokovic still can't play in the US Open - RUFKM?
Trump says Fox is in the tank for DeSantis but Trump cultests dominate Fox Diner Remote, Zig worries that DeSantis fans selfishly want to keep him in Gov's chair while Zig sees DeSantis as the country's last hope...but there is one possible solution to the problem.
DeSantis signals he's running, Andrea Mitchell signals she's "imprecise", Trump signals he's obsessed, Grand Jury foreperson signals she's obsessed with Trump, John Fetterman signals he's depressed, Fetterman's wife signals left turn towards Canada, KJP signals proudly for Biden Admin DEI, Scott Adams signals Dilbert's death and US Energy Dept signals what we already knew.
Bill Maher breaches protocol again, certain truths must be ignored, NY Times Oped makes Libs crazy, Andrea and Kamala, DeSantis owns Trump’s head, Scoreboard, Twitter Files frustration, Don Lemon somehow still employed, Louis Fresh up to old tricks for the Biden’s, sticks of dynamite and what the hell happened to James O’keefe.
Don Lemon and a woman's prime, News Orgs are scared of their own audiences, NY Times goes right wing on trans issues, Tiger Woods slips a tampon to Justin Thomas, Ron DeSantis has a media problem, Trump still testing DeSantis nicknames, Larry Hogan is a joke and natural immunity is a real thing.
Zig digs deeper into the Michael Strahan interview with Damar Hamlin and asks the obvious questions no one else seems to care about, more on Excess Death, the genius ladies of The View, another tragedy on a college campus but don't ask CNN for a description of the suspect, the dangers of equity and why Nikki Haley is running for Vice President
Damar Hamlin gives exclusive interview to Michael Strahan and says...um, Trump "testing" potential new DeSantis nicknames, Mace takes on ex-Twitter execs regarding Covid, Elon breaks bread w Rupert, Bill Gates loves AI and why Zig is depressed about the Super Bowl
Zig's got a great interview with former Comedy Central host Larry Wilmore along with his State of the Union substance and performance grades. Zig will also try and decode what the hell is going on at the NY Times.
In episode 30 Zig chimes in on the Chinese Spy balloon, the divided State of Our Union and things Biden will try and take credit for, the latest "excess death" numbers, mask efficacy, Project Veritas and the orgy between Big Tech and Big Pharma and why he'll never return to the Magic Kingdom.
Zig sits down with Greg Kelly of Newsmax to try and figure out why he likes a Pro-Trump Christian without strong convictions about the US Covid response. Zig takes stock of Tom Brady, his accomplishments and whether he's worth the $375 Million Fox is going to pay him. We also get Zig's initial assessment of the projected Republican field for 2024.
Zig called it with Paul Pelosi, RIP Tyre Nichols, What went wrong in Memphis, Did Project Veritas just lower the boom on Pfizer? Johnny Mac speaks up and Chris Fowler cowers, more Twitter files and the Hamilton 68, Judge tells King Gavin to pound sand and Amy & TJ look for new gigs
In Episode 27 Zig takes us back to the founding fathers of conservative media and the key moments and key people that chose doing business over fighting for a cause.
Media excitement fades as Monterey Park Massacre shooter is exposed, good to see Damar at the game - what happened to him anyway? Video of Pfizer CEO is hard to find, thank you Elon, more fun with self-proclaimed "elites" in Davos, Cali storms not caused by global warming, Cali storms caused by global warming, leaker avoids detection at SCOTUS, this year at Sundance, NHL so woke, Livvy Dunne gets security, Zig hates NIL, Sandusky revelations, LIV lives on the CW
Davos Boondoggle, John Kerry and the Extra Terrestrials, Can Newsnation last? It's Fox New's fault, News Therapy, loudest voice wins, just keep the gig, truth has nothing to do with it, David Shuster talks with Zig, Steven Spielberg and the end of life on earth, masks on planes again? Leana Wen says multiply by .3 to get the right number, Dartmouth closes gym and Northwestern postpones game...AYFKM
Biden's garage, KJP so bad, Dems done w Joe? Even Adam Schiff is bailing, CDC investigating strokes, no such thing as Long Covid, another sudden death, Coincidence Theorists, Damar out of hospital but what actually happened, California drought, California flood
Zig interviews Mark Judge childhood friend of Brett Kavanaugh who was dragged into the Christine Blasey Ford mess, the end of MLK's dream, Golden Globe's surprise, the trojan horse that is Ethnic Studies, Prince Harry blames the media and I guess they won't be indicting Trump afterall.
We have a speaker, the spare heir, thank you Mr. Trump, King Gavin, the NFL's virtue, Fauci knows all, more on sudden death
lets take another vote, Santos the fraud, Trump's boring taxes, ESPN's epic fail, where's Al Michaels when you need him, Zig's Twitter survey, goodbye Barbara Walters, CNN goes BET for New Years, the Rose Bowl and the Sun Bowl, two DJ's die in Nola, short people save the planet
Zig's flying solo in this roundup of the best and worst of 2022. Elon buys Twitter, Rogan pod dominates, CNN+ crashes and later CNN crashes, The BBC's remarkable achievement, goodbye Queen Elizabeth, democracy in peril, enough about Janauray 6th, umm...masks don't work, man of the year, DeSantis by 20, Newsome by less than 20, vaccine side effects, the border, racism in America, crime and homelessness, inflation and the disadvantages of whiteness.
More reflections on Franco, Upon Further Review, A call from Graham Spanier, A Football Life, magic powers, let's go Brandon anniversary, deep freeze Christmas, the Hannity deposition, White House says quiet part out loud about masks, how Twitter rigged the Covid debate and much more.
Zig and Liz break format to remember their friend Franco Harris and contemplate the impact of his loss. Franco was a huge supporter of Zig's work on the Penn State scandal and his quest to prove Joe Paterno's innocence.
DJT's "major announcement", Elon voted out? WaPo calls out Argentinian racism, goodby Mike Leach, Zig calls climate police on UCLA, Liz finally cries and Xmas hangs in the balance for Grace
Eli the Elf and Zig's Christmas dilemma, Grace the Covid Crusader and Zig's interview with the CNN Psychic
Twitter Files 3 & 4, making up "Trump Rules", "madam of dunk" for "merchant of death"...bad trade, Adam Schiffty, not my FBI, pandemic of the unvaccinated? So sorry Mike Leach and Elon's new pronouns
It's no wonder we couldn't understand the Twitter files, is news a serious endeavor, Lebron wants to know why, Cosby got all the Huxtable's too, Shark week so racist and much more
Elon releases the files, Trump suspends the constitution, Zig says Herschel's in trouble, "Good Moaning America", who's hotter Jeffrey Toobin or Charissa Thompson? John's Benjamin Braddock moment and more!
StayWoke t-shirts, Liz is crushing hard, Table for 3 under Fuentes, Stephen A rescues Jerry Jones, Fauci's painful farewell, Graham Spanier and the Penn State attorney, Liz learns that O.J. has been released, another liberal political hack is exposed and barking dogs at Liz's place.
Liz and Zig sit down with former Penn State President Graham Spanier to discuss his new book, In The Lion's Den. Zig gets a reminder that democrat blood is thicker than a convict's water.
Elon Musk Twitter Poll on Trump sets Zig and Liz off. CBS News leaves Twitter but comes back after nobody notices.
Donald Trump announces he's running for President and Zig's not happy. Liz challenges John. Zig takes us through his journey to Never, Ever Trump Land. Trump plays checkers not chess and Zig's best analogy yet.
Now that the smoke has cleared from last week's midterm elections Zig and Liz dig into the results and discuss what actually happened, why it happened, who should be accountable and where conservatives go from here.
Liz and Zig dig deep into the issues and rip through the data to provide insightful commentary on critical election day results and the answers to why the red wave never came.
'Twas the day of the midterms and Zig never lies, so I guess we'll see if democracy dies. It's our first election day special with lots of goodies inside including Zig's big predictions and Liz keeping our man in check.
As we approach the midterms Zig and Liz examine the media narratives crafted to get your vote.
In Episode Four, Is That A Fact? Liz and Zig examine the role so called "fact checkers" play in validating and extending false narratives propagated by the media and government.
In Episode Three: "Behind The Mask" Liz and Zig travel through time to recount the evolution of a US pandemic strategy that failed on all counts and the leadership that concealed the facts, controlled the populace and censored contrarian views.
In Episode Two, King Gavin of Covid Zig explains what ignited the Covid panic in the US that led to the complete shut down of life
Sarah Ganim was a 24 year-old cub reporter when her coverage of the Penn State scandal "earned" her a Pulitzer Prize. Zig has demonstrated throughout our series how prosecutors consistently leaked misinformation to the public using Ganim as their vessel. We've also chronicled how Ganim's career stalled after after winning the Pulitzer.
On Novermber 3, 2021 we learned that Ganim was back, back with a podcast entitled The Mayor Of Maple Ave. The podcast was promoted as the story of the first Sandusky "victim" to die. Shawn Sinisi was a Second Mile participant and he died of an opioid overdose in 2018-these are the only facts that Ganim and he production partners have gotten right. The rest of their story is just another fraudulent effort at extorting money out of Penn State.
The podcast was supposed to premier in December and as we publish this episode on January 3 the podcast has yet to launch. Zig and Liz come armed with the receipts to explain why they believe things are "delayed" and to debunk this latest scam altogether. via Knit
Graham Spanier was the President of Penn State, under Spanier's leadership the university had a pristine track record for following NCAA regulations. He was one of the most influential educators in America and a trusted leader with a top-secret government security clearance. He had met Jerry Sandusky just once in his life and was shocked when wild accusations started flying in November of 2011. He was sure there was some misunderstanding and this could be straightened out quickly.
Earlier this year Spanier served prison time on a Child Endangerment conviction. Today he breaks his silence to share his story with John Ziegler. via Knit
EJ Sandusky was the first of six children adopted by Dottie and Gerry Sandusky. EJ and his family were certain that his father could not have committed the crimes of which he was accused but they didn't understand they were no longer living in a world of truth and facts. When Jerry was found guilty EJ was forced to relocate and seek a different career path. Ten years later EJ and his wife Heather are inspired to share their story with Zig. via Knit
Zig and Liz summarize the story and the evidence presented in this series. Zig updates us with the latest developments in the case and Liz has some fun hitting John with a bunch of questions about his 10 year odyssey chasing the truth. via Knit
After nearly ten years of investigating the Penn State Scandal John Ziegler explains WHAT REALLY HAPPENED via Knit
AJ Dillen is a former Second Mile kid who saw Jerry Sandusky as a benign father figure. He didn't believe the "victim's" claims of abuse and decided to find out how the system worked for himself by becoming a fake accuser. His story unveils how easy it was to manipulate the system and collect checks from Penn State. via Knit
Liz and Zig dig deep in episode thirteen to explain the nature of today's media and the prioritization of narrative over news. Pack a lunch because episode thirteen is packed with more than five hours worth of Zig's struggles to get members of the media to embrace the actual facts of this case. It won't disappoint. via Knit
Zig and Liz take us deep inside the Penn State Board of Trustees and the decisions that were made regarding the "victim" settlements. While Zig steadfastly sticks to his belief that the entire Penn State scandal was a "perfect storm of self interest" and NOT a conspiracy, he does believe that in the end there was a conspiracy to seal the fate of Joe Paterno. We are joined by two former board members and an undercover accuser to help explain it all. via Knit
Zig is leaked documents that outline the victim' complaints against Penn State and the financial settlements they receive.
He and Liz introduce us to the "Lock Haven five", and you won't believe their stories. The diabolical pedophile mastermind, Jerry Sandusky decided to satisfy his deviant sexual appetite on a group of young men from a town nearly 50 miles outside State College.
The settlement documents confirm all of Zigs worst suspicions and provide us with some heavy entertainment value. via Knit
In Episode Eleven we learn about John Ziegler's efforts to get Dottie Sandusky another opportunity to declare her husband's innocence in front of a national audience. All she has to do is call his accusers liars, can she do it? We also learn the long tale of Matt Sandusky. Matt convinced the Sandusky's to adopt him at age 18, he told Sports Illustrated he couldn't imagine what would have become of him if not for the Sandusky's, he went to court to allow his children to visit Jerry Sandusky while Jerry was out on bail and he sat right next to Dottie Sandusky on the first day of Jerry's trial...but then he suddenly realized that he had been abused. via Knit
Jerry Sandusky was convicted on June 22, 2012, just seven months after he was charged. In keeping with the torrid pace of this case, just three weeks later the results of an "independent" investigation conducted by former FBI Director Louis Freeh were publicly unveiled.
The Freeh Report concluded that a "culture of corruption" existed within the athletic program and the university and that Penn State administrators, including the now deceased Joe Paterno, President Spanier, Gary Schultz and Tim Curley, covered up the child abuse crimes of Jerry Sandusky in order to protect the reputation of Penn State.
The report was damning and a mortal blow to the ongoing efforts at resuscitating the reputations of Penn State leadership, but...
John Ziegler wasn't buying any of it! Listen as Zig walks us through the master class in media manipulation put on by Louis Freeh, the now laughable findings of The Freeh Report and how he and Penn State legend, Franco Harris took on the NCAA. via Knit
As the Sandusky Trial concludes Liz and Zig analyze closing arguments from both sides and Zig plays defense attorney, delivering a critique of Amendola's defense and presenting his own closing arguments via Knit
In Episode 9 Part II we meet the last of the prosecution witnesses and get introduced to "victim" #9, Sebastian Paden. Paden's accusations against Sandusky are the most egregious of all and they're also the hardest to believe.
Joe Amendola begins to make the case for the defense while Zig and Liz deliver play by play of a performance best captured by the legal term, "ineffective". We hear from Dottie Sandusky but will Joe Amendola put Jerry on the witness stand? via Knit
The fun really starts now as we enter the courthouse in June of 2012 for the trial of Jerry Sandusky . It's been just seven months since his arrest but Sandusky is already on trial. Prosecutors sped this case along at light speed and it seems like John Ziegler is one of the few people who wondered why. The Commonwealth stacked the deck in every possible way and small town defense attorney Joe Amendoa was out-matched, overwhelmed and unprepared for the gauntlet he'd face.
Zig breaks down the play-by-play while Liz painfully absorbs the events of the legal travesty that was the Sandusky trial. via Knit
Episode 8 Description
In episode eight we learn about "the boy in the shower" from the Mike McQueary episode.
His name never went public and prosecutors were intent on making sure his story never did either. His story, had it been told, would have dramatically changed the course of history.
Maybe it's not too late! via Knit
With Aaron Fisher locked in as an accuser and the 1998 case with Zach Konstas resurrected prosecutors turned their attention toward finding additional accusers to add weight to their case.
In Episode 7 Liz and Zig take us through the exhaustive process prosecutors undertake trying to locate additional accusers. The state was shocked by their lack of success and turned to the media to help them recruit.
Patriot News reporter, Sara Ganim penned an article released on March 31, 2011 leaking the existence of a grand jury investigation into Jerry Sandusky. Prosecutors exploited the inexperienced Ganim by using her to leak confidential information into the public domain. Ganim went so far as to email Debra McCord, the mother of Zach Konstas warning her that if additional accusers did not emerge soon the case would be dropped.
Magically, four additional accusers emerged shortly thereafter, each of who were known by Zach Konstas and appeared in a photo together in Jerry Sandusky's book Touched.
Mark Pendergrast, author of the book The Most Hated Man In America is interviewed live by Liz and Zig. Pendergrast goes into detail about debunked Repressed Memory Therapy, a treatment that was used with almost all of the accusers and supposedly accounted for their evolving stories and testimony.
We wrap the episode up with our first exposure to the incredible story of "victim" #4 Brett Houtz. via Knit
This is the story of Victim #1, Aaron Fisher.
Aaron Fisher had a very difficult childhood filled with abuse. He never knew his paternal father and the stepfather he endured for five years abused his mother and half sister and eventually went to prison after pleading guilty to over 100 counts of abuse
Fisher's mother Dawn Daniels loved to drink and party. Dawn knew all about "making rain" from an abuse case. It was a complaint made by Dawn that started this entire mess. Was Dawn afraid for her son or was she shopping for a big payday? She told her neighbor, Josh Fravel, that she was gonna "own that MF's house"
Aaron was a well-known storyteller. His school administrators didn't believe he was abused by Sandusky, his friends didn't believe he was abused by Sandusky either but a young CYS caseworker did and she brought him to therapist Mike Gillum.
Gillum spent months helping Aaron "remember" his abuse and prepping him to give grand jury testimony. Aaron made a terrible witness, so poor a witness that prosecutors enlisted the help of a naïve cub reporter to keep their case alive.
And then they got lucky... via Knit
In Episode Five we learn the story of an allegation against Sandusky made way back in 1998. The allegation was filed by Debra McCord, the mother of 11 year-old Zach Konstas. She became concerned when her son disclosed that he had showered with Jerry Sandusky following a workout.
The case was thoroughly investigated and ruled "unfounded" meaning no charges were filed against Sandusky and it was to be "expunged" from police records within one year. However, for some reason the record of the incident was never expunged and it surfaces more than a decade later to play a pivotal role in the case against Sandusky. via Knit
Penn State's most senior administrators: President Dr. Graham Spanier, Vice President Gary Schultz and Athletic Director Tim Curley, were each highly regarded in Penn State circles and beyond. The State College community was shocked to learn that both Schultz and Curley had been indicted along with Sandusky.
In Episode Four: The Administrators, Zig and Liz explore the case against the administrators. Did the state actually believe these men participated in a cover up or were they simply "collateral damage" sidelined in order to protect the case against Sandusky.
We also learn that Penn State's Board of Trustees hired former FBI Director, Louis Freeh to conduct an "independent investigation" of the case but no one knew our guest, retired NCIS Investigator, John Snedden was assigned by the Obama Administration to conduct it's own investigation. You won't believe what he has to say! via Knit
Joe Paterno was a legend. A legend, whose career had defied the odds winning bowl games and national championships while prioritizing the classroom over football. Paterno had graduated an unheard of 85% of his players and before the scandal broke in 2011, Penn State was one of just two major universities that had never committed an NCAA rules infraction.
But Joe had held on too long. At the age of 84, his last championship was nearly 25 years in his rear view when he took the sidelines for the 2011 season. He didn't know that he was just months away from his death and couldn't know that nearly a half century of greatness was about to be destroyed.
In Episode Three: The Paternos, Zig takes us inside the Paterno family and the Paterno strategy team, led by Joe's son Scott. One of Joe's last play calls was a handoff to Scott, a handoff that would lead to the biggest fumble in Penn State history. via Knit
There is no more hated villain in society than the pedophile. When Pennsylvania Attorney General, Linda Kelly announced the existence of a serial pedophile in State College tension mounted but when Joe Paterno's name got thrown into the mix a full fledged moral panic ensued. In Episode Two: Panic, Liz and Zig take us back to November 2011 and unpack the disturbing events. via Knit
On November 5th 2011 Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly announced the indictment of former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky on 48 counts related to child sexual abuse. The only eye witness in this case was former Penn State quarterback, graduate assistant and wide receiver coach, Mike McQueary. Kelly reported that on March 1, 2002 McQueary witnessed Sandusky sodomizing a boy in a Penn State shower. We now know, and these facts are not in dispute, that the state got the month, the date and the year of the incident wrong and that McQueary never claimed to have witnessed sodomy. Episode One tracks the investigative work of journalist John Ziegler as he puts the pieces of this puzzle together. via Knit
The true story of corruption, greed and self interest that destroyed Penn State, its iconic football coach, Joe Paterno and an alleged monster via Knit
The true story of corruption, greed and self interest that destroyed Penn State, its iconic coach Joe Paterno and the alleged monster, Jerry Sandusky via Knit