Ballot - Where Politics Meets Pop Culture
Current events and news, but sassy.
In the spirit of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart, John Oliver, Trevor Noah and even those Pod Save America guys, we’ll strip away the political jargon and dive into the heart of the action, offering a fresh, sassy take on the biggest stories and controversies. Come by for a laugh, and get just enough information to keep you conversational at the water cooler. Portions of this podcast were created with the assistance of AI, Like with any good show, we mix the news with parody and talk abput politics without getting into the poltiics part.
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 438
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Trump Celebrates Colbert Cancellation While Rob Schneider Defends CBS Decision + Rosie O'Donnell Claps Back
Patrick Gutfield breaks down the Stephen Colbert Late Show cancellation controversy, from Trump's suspicious Truth Social celebration to Rob Schneider's Fox News defense of CBS's "financial decision.…
00:06:54 |
Mon 21 Jul 2025
"Trump's Medical Diagnosis, Epstein Files Controversy, and College Sports Executive Order
Patrick Gutfield's satirical take on President Trump's "chronic venous insufficiency" diagnosis, the ongoing Epstein files controversy and calls for transparency, Emil Bove's controversial judicial n…
00:05:31 |
Fri 18 Jul 2025
Plague, Baby Bonds, and Kissing Scandals
Patrick Gutfield covers Arizona's first plague death in twenty years (yes, actual medieval plague), Trump's new baby investment accounts that financial experts are calling mediocre at best, and a Fre…
00:06:14 |
Thu 17 Jul 2025
Vance Ruins Disneyland
Once again our team points out Vance didnt ruin anything and its just wordplay and this whole show is parody.
Anyway, Joe Biden defends using an autopen to pardon people—and yes, he threw in some Trum…
Anyway, Joe Biden defends using an autopen to pardon people—and yes, he threw in some Trum…
00:05:47 |
Wed 16 Jul 2025
Trump Steals the Spotlight (and the Trophy) + Elmo’s X Meltdown
Our team reminds you Trump didn't steal anything and we are just doing wordplay and this whole show is parody.
Donald Trump crashes Chelsea’s FIFA celebration like an uncle who won’t leave a wedding, …
Donald Trump crashes Chelsea’s FIFA celebration like an uncle who won’t leave a wedding, …
00:04:55 |
Tue 15 Jul 2025
Rosie vs. The Donald: A Citizenship Showdown
Patrick Gutfield dives into Trump's threat to revoke Rosie O'Donnell's citizenship, calling her "a threat to humanity." Plus, the President brings half his Cabinet to a soccer game, George Santos get…
00:06:55 |
Mon 14 Jul 2025
You May Also Like - Alligator Alcatraz
Deep in the Florida Everglades, where corruption runs as thick as the swamp, a broken immigration detention center becomes ground zero for a darkly comic uprising. When mild-mannered maintenance work…
00:31:44 |
Sun 13 Jul 2025
Superman Is an Immigrant—and That’s Apparently a Problem Now
Director James Gunn triggered outrage by pointing out Superman is—gasp!—an immigrant. Conservatives melted down, Fox News lost its mind, and the cast of the new Superman movie clapped back. Also: Ste…
00:15:03 |
Fri 11 Jul 2025
Trump’s “Bomb Moscow” Threat and the $640 RUMP Watch
Donald Trump reportedly told Vladimir Putin he’d “bomb the bleep out of Moscow”—and he said it at a fundraiser. Meanwhile, a Rhode Island couple bought a $640 luxury “Trump” watch... but it just says…
00:13:47 |
Thu 10 Jul 2025
AI Clones Marco Rubio, Noem’s Cowgirl Portraits, and the New COVID Variant XFG
An AI voice clone impersonating Secretary of State Marco Rubio fooled foreign ministers and a member of Congress—proving even top officials can't trust their own voicemail anymore. Meanwhile, Homelan…
00:16:18 |
Wed 09 Jul 2025
Epstein “Client List” Doesn’t Exist, Ted Cruz’s Greek Timing, and TSA's Quiet Shoe Policy Shift
The Justice Department says there is no Epstein “client list,” despite years of speculation—so what was Pam Bondi waving around on Fox News? Meanwhile, Ted Cruz is caught vacationing in Greece while …
00:16:27 |
Tue 08 Jul 2025
Hero Faces Deportation, Penn Rewrites History, and New York’s ATM Crime Wave
A construction worker who saved a 9-year-old from a shark attack is now facing deportation—because heroism has paperwork. Penn reverses course on Lia Thomas, wiping her name from the school’s swimmin…
00:14:08 |
Mon 07 Jul 2025
Trump vs. Zohran, Elon vs. Reality, and the Dalai Lama vs. China
President Trump is now threatening to arrest New York’s Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani—who is, let’s be clear, a U.S. citizen—for not helping ICE. Elon Musk, meanwhile, is threatening to s…
00:06:05 |
Thu 03 Jul 2025
Thunderstorms, Tax Cuts, and “Freak Offs”: Congress and Diddy Both Face Judgment Day
House Republicans are trying to pass the “One Big Beautiful Bill” before the July 4th deadline—except Mother Nature has other plans. Thunderstorms have grounded flights and turned Capitol Hill into a…
00:09:36 |
Wed 02 Jul 2025
Killer Bees Spread Across America, Ivanka Trump's Soviet Weapons Resort, Jim Morrison Bust Recovered
Africanized killer bees are conquering thirteen states and holding grudges against humans, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner invest one point four billion dollars to turn a Soviet weapons base into a lu…
00:07:38 |
Tue 01 Jul 2025
Disney Sports Bra Controversy, Treasury Kills the Penny, Lincoln Artifacts Auction
A Disney World visitor gets kicked off a ride for wearing a sports bra and forced to buy a forty-five dollar tank top, the Treasury Department finally pulls the plug on the penny after losing million…
00:07:12 |
Mon 30 Jun 2025
Trump Embraces "Daddy" Nickname at NATO While Firing Insults at NY Candidate and Sparring with Iran
Donald Trump leaned into the “Daddy” nickname after NATO’s Mark Rutte dropped it at a summit—then used his social media to attack NYC’s Democratic mayoral nominee as a “Communist Lunatic.” Meanwhile,…
00:06:01 |
Fri 27 Jun 2025
Liver King Arrested for Threatening Joe Rogan, Trump Wants to Rename Defense Department to War Department
Influencer Brian "Liver King" Johnson arrested in Austin for terroristic threats against Joe Rogan. Plus Trump suggests renaming Defense Department back to War Department after Iran strikes
00:06:00 |
Thu 26 Jun 2025
The Joe Rogan Experience with Bernie Sanders recap, Trump’s Iran Strikes and the MAGA Civil War
Joe Rogan’s sit-down with Senator Bernie Sanders blows the lid off a brewing civil war in MAGA world. The pair dig into Congressman Thomas Massie’s “unconstitutional” critique of Trump’s Iran strikes…
00:08:27 |
Wed 25 Jun 2025
Trump’s 12-Hour Israel-Iran Ceasefire & Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz
Patrick Gutfield skewers the surreal headlines of the day, starting with Donald Trump’s all-caps declaration of a “COMPLETE and TOTAL” 12-hour Israel-Iran ceasefire—an overnight timeout that feels mo…
00:07:04 |
Tue 24 Jun 2025
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