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Bureaucrats and Western governments, inspired by the globalist elite, are regulating small business owners and your local farmer out of existence, and Jeremy Clarkson’s reality TV show Clarkson’s Farm exposes their plight perfectly. On today’s episode of The Spectacle podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay talk about the show and the shifting globalist regime in the wake of the news that Klaus Schwab may be stepping down from his executive role at the World Economic Forum. Join them to hear their analysis!

In many ways, former President Donald Trump being stuck in a New York kangaroo court is one of the best things that could have happened to his campaign. On today’s episode of The Spectacle podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay talk about the possible outcomes of the case leveled by New York Judge Juan Merchan and discuss the lose-lose situation Democrats have walked themselves into. Join them to hear their analysis!

Last weekend, President Joe Biden managed to offend everyone and prove exactly how racist he is while giving a commencement address at Morehouse College. On this week’s episode ofThe Spectaclepodcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay talk about Biden’s panderingand the audience’s nonreaction, and they delve into the astute analysis ofNew York Postcolumnist Adam Coleman. Tune in to hear the full story!

ScottMcKay’s King of the Jungle Predicts This Very Thing! Venezuela is busy taking advantage of a world distracted by Ukraine andIsrael —andofa U.S. president without any interest in protecting hisallies — by amassingtroops at the Guyana border, according to theCenter for Strategic and International Studies [https://www.csis.org/analysis/essequibo-pressure-cooker-runaway-nationalism-and-maduros-compellence-strategy]. On today’s episode ofThe Spectaclepodcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay discuss what these kinds of developments mean for world peace and observe that this would never have happened under former President Donald Trump. Buy Scott’s newest release,King of the Jungle [https://www.amazon.com/King-Jungle-Scott-McKay/dp/B0CYX9F5WH], here.

Winston Marshall to Nancy Pelosi: Your Stupid Ideas are Dead Too. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill voted on Monday todumpits DEI program and revert those funds to campuspolice. That’sgreat news, butit'shardly the only evidence that the cultural winds may be shifting away from woke policies pushed by the elites. On today’s episode ofThe Spectaclepodcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay discuss the rise of populism and the slow but sure death of woke in theculture, whether inuniversities or in the corporate world. Tune in to here the story![Read More:https://spectator.org/the-anti-woke-counterrevolution-is-spreading/]

Fridges lose their cool, ice makers make snow, hot water heaters won’t heat water, and Americans are starting to collect a veritable graveyard of broken appliances that, 30 years ago, would have lasted for decades. On today’s episode of The Spectacle podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay vent their frustration with fragile qualities of modern appliances. They talk about the skyrocketing expenses [https://twitter.com/jackikotkiewicz/status/1790724285578834325] under the Biden regime and reveal the black market that peddles in ancient, refurbished washers and driers that actually clean your clothes. Tune in to catch their analysis!

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a dead worm in his brain, which in 2012 he said ate a part of it. According to the New York Times, that’s just the beginning of his health issues. The independent presidential candidate also suffered a bout of mercurial poisoning and decades of drug addiction. On today’s episode of The Spectator P.M. Podcast, hosts Ellie Gardey and Aubrey Gulick take a look at Kennedy’s health and comment on the age and quality of our politicians today. Tune in to hear their analysis!

It’s graduation season, and that means universities, already embroiled in controversy, are trying to avoid creating more during graduation ceremonies. The Ohio State University thought it would be safe to ask alumnus and social entrepreneur Chris Pan to give this year’s keynote speech at commencement. The result was total cringe. On today’s episode of The Spectator P.M. Podcast, hosts Ellie Gardey and Aubrey Gulick discuss Pan’s 17-minute speech, which guided graduates in box-breathing drills and sing-along songs all while evangelizing for Bitcoin. Join them to hear their thoughts.

It’s not all bad news on college campuses; some students are pushing back against the rot by graciously informing protesters that Hamas hasn’t won championships. (Read Scott's column here [https://spectator.org/zero-championships-for-hamas/]). On today’s episode of The Spectacle podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay discuss the chaos on college campuses, the funding behind it, and the pushback it’s receiving. Tune in to hear their analysis!

Cautious optimism. That’s how David Catron, a frequent contributor and columnist for The American Spectator, looks at the poll numbers for the 2024 election. (Read his column here [https://spectator.org/are-trumps-polls-understating-his-lead/]) On today’s episode of The Spectacle, Catron joins hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay to discuss those poll numbers and his suspicion that Trump may actually be doing far better than even the numbers indicate. They try and answer the all-important question: Will Trump’s supporters in swing states be enough to overwhelm the Democrat voting machine? Tune in to hear their thoughts.

A glance at images coming from anti-semitic protests on college campuses around the country reveals something rather odd: Many of the protestors are using medical masks, keffiyehs, and blankets to conceal their identities. On today’s episode of The Spectator P.M. Podcast hosts Ellie Gardey and Aubrey Gulick discuss the protests and the legal status of mask wearing during potentially violent demonstrations. Tune in to hear the story!

The Biden administration recently announced that it would be trying to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug. The move would recognize medical uses of marijuana but would not legalize it for recreational use. On today’s episode of The Spectator P.M. Podcast, hosts Ellie Gardey and Aubrey Gulick discuss the effects marijuana has on society and its users. They point out that the Biden administration’s attempt to reschedule the drug panders to young Democrat voters. Join them to hear their analysis!

As former President Donald Trump faces weeks of lawfare in a New York courtroom, some have started to suggest that he should nominate his vice president early to act as a surrogate on the campaign trail. On today’s episode of The Spectacle podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay discuss the pros and cons of taking that kind of action and debate which Republican political figure would be a good fit for the job of Trump’s second-in-command. Tune in to hear their thoughts!

By all accounts, Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare seems to be a decent movie — but you wouldn’t be able to tell that by listening to the actors. The movie flopped at the box office after lead actor Henry Cavill postured to the wokies in Hollywood. On today’s episode of The Spectacle, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay talk about the film and the controversy surrounding it. Tune in to hear their analysis!

In case you haven’t noticed, Democrats tend to be bad at running cities. The bluer the city government, the more rampant crime and crumbling infrastructure you get. The good news? There is a way to fight back. On today’s episode of The Spectacle, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay highlight the brand-new city of St. George, Louisiana, as a prime example of what conservatives taking back and wielding political power would look like. Read Scott’s piece here and join them to hear their analysis!

As Buckingham Palace dusts off the plans for Operation Menai Bridge — code for King Charles’s funeral plans — rumor has it that the king’s cancer prognosis may not be as hopeful as the British royal family would have us believe. On today’s episode of The Spectator P.M. Podcast, hosts Ellie Gardey and Aubrey Gulick delve into the rumors and what the king’s death could mean for the rest of the royal family. Join them to hear the story!

As students riot at college campuses across the country, canceling graduation ceremonies and turning quads into impromptu camping grounds, the Biden administration has remained as neutral as it can. Instead of denouncing anti-semitism, it sent Doug Emhoff, vice president Kamala Harris’ husband, to Columbia University to meet with Jewish students. On today’s episode of The Spectator P.M. Podcast, hosts Ellie Gardey and Aubrey Gulick talk about the administration's non-response and the potential political reasons behind it. Tune in to hear their analysis!

American higher education reached a new low this week as radical students set up encampments on college campuses to protest the war in Israel. On today’s episode of The Spectacle, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay discuss the radicalization of higher education and the American tax dollars that are funding it (Read Nate Hochman’s analysis here [https://spectator.org/you-are-paying-the-radicalization-machine/]). Join them to hear their thoughts!

The Biden administration quietly ordered the withdrawal of more than 1,000 American troops from an important drone base in Niger. On today’s episode of The Spectacle podcast, host Scott McKay explains the potential ramifications of effectively handing over a key American asset in Africa to the Russians while his co-host, Melissa Mackenzie, points out that this kind of foreign policy will only come back to bite us. Listen in to hear the story no one else is talking about!

Did you know that President Joe Biden’s uncle was eaten by cannibals in Papua New Guinea? At least, that’s what Biden told an audience during a visit to a war memorial in Scranton, Pennsylvania last week. On today’s episode of The Spectator P.M. Podcast, hosts Ellie Gardey and Aubrey Gulick fact-check the latest Biden family story and discuss the epidemic of unserious political figures in the West. Join them to hear the whole story!

Earlier this month, Mattel, the company that manufactures Scrabble outside of the U.S., announced that it would be releasing a new “inclusive” and more “accessible” version of the popular word game in European markets called Scrabble Together. On today’s episode of The Spectator P.M. Podcast, hosts Ellie Gardey and Aubrey Gulick discuss the new game’s focus on collaboration rather than competition and its goal to cater to players who find “word games intimidating.” Tune in to hear the story!

It’s not often that major figures on the left say the quiet part out loud — but Bill Maher recently did so on an episode of his show Real Time. Maher admitted that although he recognizes that abortion is murder, he’s “okay with that.” On today’s episode of The Spectacle podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay talk about Maher’s comments and the Left’s ongoing assault on children. They go on to discuss the odd phenomenon among Hollywood celebrities whose kids are “transed” at alarming rates. Read Melissa’s piece here [https://spectator.org/save-the-hollywood-children/] and tune in to hear their discussion.

Former President Donald Trump will be spending the next few weeks in a courtroom in New York, unable to campaign or even to attend his youngest son’s high school graduation. On today’s episode of The Spectacle podcast, Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay discuss Trump’s legal woes and the carefully orchestrated attack being leveled against him by the leftist department of justice. Tune in to hear their conversation.

Iran’s weekend attack on Israel has generated a host of careful statements and warnings from world leaders facing considerable pressure both internally and externally. The result is a dangerous game with the ever-present specter of World War III looming in the background. On today’s episode of The Spectacle podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay discuss the impact the attack could have on the war in Israel and talk about the blindness of the Western world under assault. Tune in to hear their analysis!

While speaking at a mosque in Massachusetts, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) told listeners that she believes the International Court of Justice will find that Israel's actions in Gaza legally constitute genocide. [https://www.npr.org/2024/01/26/1227078791/icj-israel-genocide-gaza-palestinians-south-africa#:~:text=ICJ%20says%20it's%20'plausible'%20Israel%20committed%20genocide%20in%20Gaza%20The,call%20for%20a%20cease%2Dfire.] On today’s episode of The Spectator P.M. Podcast, hosts Ellie Gardey and Aubrey Gulick discuss the Left’s full-throated endorsement of Hamas and the strange phenomenon that occurs when progressives are desperate to prove that they’re the most progressive. Tune in to hear their analysis.