In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from the late science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. 

In our stupidest thing I’ve heard all week, we’ll tell you about a bill that might make it onto the ballot in Oregon this November that would ban all hunting, fishing, and livestock & poultry farming in that state. 

In our runner-up to the stupidest thing I’ve heard all week, we’ll tell you about a group that has labeled 20 everyday things as “Racist”. 

We’ll tell you what has happened to US tax revenues since the 2017 Trump tax plan went into effect on January 1 of 2018 

We’ll play a clip of Bill Maher pointing out how stupid some of the women on The View are. 

We’ll play a clip of a Michigan State Congresswoman’s struggle to keep the name of a dead woman off the voter rolls in that state. 

If you thought that taxpayer-funded ghost daycare centers were limited to just Minnesota, we’ll tell you which other state they have been discovered in and the lengths the Governor of that state has gone to cover up that scandal. 

We’ll play another clip from Bill Maher, pointing out how the Democrats have succeeded in walling themselves off from reality. 

Our taxpayer relief shot segment this week is from Colorado Springs, where a single female tenant uses her gun to shoot & kill a home invader.

Our quote of the week this week is from President Bill Clinton’s State of the Union address in 1995 on US efforts to secure our borders 

In our way back segment, we’ll play a clip of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi answering a reporter’s question regarding whether or not President Obama required prior congressional approval for the attack he launched on Libya in 2011. 

We’ll tell you why her answer was correct, then, and why democrats claiming that Trump needed congressional approval to launch the attack on Iran are either knowingly lying or just clueless idiots who don’t know what they are talking about. 

In our stupidest thing I’ve heard all week segment, we’ll tell you what the mayor of one major US city told gun owners about their decision to buy a gun. 

In a related story, we’ll tell you what happened to a family in Washington State, where one or more of them should have clearly purchased a gun but didn’t, and then the tragedy that occurred as a result of that decision. 

And in our most outrageous thing I’ve heard all week, we’ll tell you the lengths the Honolulu Police Department has gone to in their efforts to prevent people on that Island from buying a gun. 

We’ll play a clip of Bill Maher defending the United States against attacks from the left. 

We’ll tell you about a study that destroys the claims by climate activists that we should stop eating meat because cow farts contribute to global warming. 

In the wake of the shooting in Austin this past weekend, we’ll discuss claims popping up in newscasts claiming that there were 407 mass shootings in this country last year. 

Our taxpayer relief shot segment this week is from Las Vegas, where an armed employee saves the life of a co-worker by shooting and killing an armed former employee who was trying to kill one of his co-workers. 
 

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week this week is from Senator John Kennedy comparing AOC to Kamala Harris. 

In our stupidest thing I’ve heard all week segment, we’ll tell you how many forms of ID NYC requires if you want to be paid to shovel snow away from Fire hydrants, crosswalks, and bus stops in that city. 

We’ll tell you which popular afternoon talk show is being sanctioned by the FCC for violating the “Equal time” rule when it applies to interviews with politicians during election years. 

We’ll tell you about three attempts at politically motivated violence that occurred in the past week and ask why you might have only heard about one of them. 

We’ll tell you about three pieces of pending legislation being considered by the NJ Legislature aimed at shutting down ICE operations in that state. 

We’ll play a clip from Bill Maher discussing why Presidents continue to give in-person State of the Union addresses. 

We’ll tell you how wind & solar power have failed to deliver the low-cost electricity promised to the residents of that area, and why the rates they are paying are among the highest in the country. 

We’ll tell you which major soft drink company is being sued by the Federal government for holding a single sex team building event. 

Our taxpayer relief shot segment this week is from Houston, where a homeowner confronts 4 armed home invaders, killing 3 of them. 

Our quote of the week this week is from economist Milton Friedman, comparing the amount of good a government can do vs. the amount of harm it can do

In our stupidest thing I’ve heard all week segment, we have two nominees, both from Congresswoman AOC. You decide the winner. 

We’ll tell you how many IRS employees owe back taxes and how much they owe, and ask why they are still working for that agency. 

We’ll dissect the various claims being made about the proposed SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and a Photo ID to cast a ballot. 

We’ll tell you about legislation being proposed in NY City that would require all Amazon delivery drivers to be actual employees of the company, who is behind that legislation, and what it would do to the prices New York City residents would pay for items they order from Amazon. 

We’ll play a clip of Bill Maher commenting on the person the New York City Mayor chose as his housing chief, and ask why the media has decided not to cover that story. 

With another mass shooting at a Rhode Island hockey rink this week, we’ll look at the frightening number of mass shootings carried out by people who identify themselves as Transgender. 

In our health & science segment, we’ll tell you about a new device that you can clip onto your underwear to improve your health. 

Our taxpayer relief shot segment this week is from DeKalb County, Georgia, where a father who was hiding in a closet with his 4-year-old son winds up shooting & killing a home invader

This week, we have a new segment called “Question of the week,” and we are going to solicit your feedback on the correct answer to that question. 

Our quote of the week this week is from NY State Governor Kathy Hochul, and it also qualifies as the stupidest thing that I’ve heard all week. 

In our most outrageous thing I’ve heard all week, we’ll tell you about a group of protestors in Minnesota who did so to protest the United States’ efforts to enforce our own border laws. 

We’ll tell you how many criminal aliens cities & counties in NY State have released back into those communities despite there being active ICE detainer requests placed on each and every one of them. 

We’ll give you the results of a CNN poll on how minorities feel about Voter ID laws, and follow that up with a comparison between how white liberals view ID requirements vs how black people feel about that same requirement.

We’ll tell you about the problems another school district is experiencing with all-electric school buses it bought with EPA grant money. 

We’ll tell you about a very disturbing story about college students who can’t read at an eighth-grade level and ask how they got into college in the first place. 

Our taxpayer relief shot segment this week is from Vancouver, Washington, where a homeowner shoots & kills a violent home invader. 

Our quote of the week this week is from economist Thomas Sowell on the surest way to ensure that people with low incomes remain poor. 

In our stupidest thing I’ve heard all week, we’ll tell you where a group of ICE protestors decided to bring their protest to a movie theater and why. 

In our most outrageous thing I’ve heard all week, we’ll tell you about a police officer in Colorado who advised protestors on a more effective way to kill ICE officers. 

We’ll tell you about a winery owned by a US Congresswoman and her husband that increased in value by $5 million in one year, even though it has never produced or sold a single bottle of wine.

With Valentine’s Day just two weeks away, we’ll tell you about a chicken McNuggets & Caviar meal deal that McDonald’s is offering to celebrate that day and how you can get one for free. 

We’ll tell you how new rent control legislation in one Maryland county has backfired, making apartments scarcer to find and less affordable. 

We’ll play a clip from Bill Maher examining the underlying reason why all socialist movements ultimately fail. 

We’ll tell you about a slew of new gun laws being proposed both at the state and Federal level that will do nothing to reduce crimes committed with guns, but will make it harder for lawful citizens to purchase and train with their guns

Our taxpayer relief shot segment this week is from Charlotte, NC, where a 14-year-old grandson shoots and kills an intruder breaking into his grandmother’s house. 

Our quote of the week this week was sent in by a listener in Rhode Island and is from columnist George Will on how hard it is to find common sense these days. 

In our Stupidest thing I’ve heard all week segment, we have 3 nominees. You decide the winner: 

• The first is a collection of street interviews with young people who apparently didn’t learn anything in school 

• The second is a statement by the Arizona Attorney General telling residents of that state that they have the right to shoot ICE agents if they enter their home unannounced 

• The third is a decision by a Spirit Airlines gate agent who wouldn’t let a family in Los Angeles board a flight to Puerto Rico because their 2-year-old child didn’t have a passport. 

• In a runner-up to our Stupidest thing I’ve heard all week contest, we have a story out of Minneapolis last week where more than 50 women went into a local Target store, each one buying just one box of Morton salt and then immediately lining up to return it as part of a protest against ICE because “Salt melts Ice.” 

In our Way-back segment, we have a quote from Senator Chuck Schumer demanding that the government do more to speed up the deportation process for illegal aliens living in this country. 

In our Global Warming Update segment, we’ll tell you how global warming is affecting ferry service between New Jersey and NY City. 

Millions of people are now taking GLP-1 medications every week to help them lose weight. We’ll tell you why that trend might wind up saving the airline industry more than $100 million annually. 

We’ll tell you about a story the CNN ran, telling listeners why the average tax refund they could expect to see this tax season could be $1,000 higher than the refund they got last year, and whose name they managed to leave out of that report. 

Our taxpayer relief shot segment this week is from Stockton, California, where the son of a jewelry store owner takes on 8-armed robbers. 

Our quote of the week this week is from President Bill Clinton on the topic of what has to happen to people who are either already in this country illegally or trying to enter illegally. 

Our Stupidest thing I’ve heard all week segment is also the most outrageous thing I’ve heard so far this year. 

We’ll tell you what teachers at one Kansas school told some children about their choices for role models. 

In our second most outrageous thing I’ve heard so far this year, we’ll tell you where some ICE protestors in Minneapolis decided to move their protest and why that decision most likely broke a federal law. 

We’ll give you an update on how many people actually stopped buying their health insurance on the Obamacare health insurance exchange and compare that actual result to the exaggerated predictions made by Democrats back in November & December when those enhanced subsidies were set to expire at the end of 2025. 

In our science segment, we’ll tell you about a big bet Elon Musk is making on how & where AI systems might operate in the future. 

We’ll tell you how many countries & world leaders are de-emphasizing climate change as one of their top political issues and why. 

We’ll give you an update on California’s proposed “Billionaire wealth tax” and how it has already started to backfire before it has even been officially passed into law. 

Our taxpayer relief shot segment this week is from Buckeye, AZ, where a man inside a home shoots & kills an intruder breaking into a home where a mother and her two adult children were also living. 

This week, we actually have two complementary quotes of the week: 

• The first is from Economist Thomas Sowell on the track record of socialism over the past century. 

• The Second is from economist Walter Williams on how the rise of Capitalism has allowed people to free themselves from poverty. 

In our Stupidest thing I’ve heard all week segment, we’ll tell you about a bill coming up for a vote in the Massachusetts legislature that would try to limit how much each person in that state could drive every year. 

In our health segment, we’ll tell you about a popular new club drug that is killing people and why. 

We’ll tell you how the major stock market indexes performed in 2025 and how much money you would have made last year if you had invested in them on January 2nd of 2025. 

We’ll play a clip from a Venezuelan National explaining why the capture & removal from Venezuela of Nicholas Maduro by the Trump administration does not constitute a “Regime change”. 

We’ll tell you how much gun crime has declined in New Jersey over the 3 years since the State was forced to begin issuing concealed-carry permits in 2022. 

We’ll tell you which toy maker is now offering one of their most famous dolls in an Autistic version and how that version differs from the regular doll that has been around for decades. 

Our taxpayer relief shot segment this week is from Slidell, Louisiana, where a homeowner shoots & kills a violent intruder.

Our quote of the week this week is from Secretary of State Marco Rubio describing why the United States went into Caracas to capture Nicholas Maduro. 

In our Stupidest thing I’ve heard all week segment, we’ll tell you about a class action lawsuit being brought against McDonald’s over the name of one of their favorite menu items.

In our runner-up to our stupidest thing I’ve heard all week, we’ll tell you who is protesting the capture and extradition of Nicholas Maduro and how many Venezuelan nationals belong to that group. 

We’ll play a clip from a law professor explaining why the capture of Maduro was legal and why prior congressional approval wasn’t required. 

Based on what has been discovered in Minnesota and other states, we’ll play a clip explaining how you could make $20,000 per month just by watching your neighbors’ three kids. 

We’ll play a clip from a congressional hearing documenting the extent of voter fraud discovered in just one state following the 2020 election. The numbers might stun you. 

We’ll tell you how many Humanoid robots Hyundai plans to produce by 2028 and what tasks those robots will perform. 

Our taxpayer relief shot segment this week is from Lawrence, Kansas, where an armed city hall employee, who was not a police officer, shoots & kills a violent intruder