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
- 437
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Trump Goes Off-Script at Bama Graduation, Declares War on Big Bird
Patrick Gutfield hilariously skewers Trump's rambling University of Alabama commencement speech and his executive order slashing PBS funding. From renaming Veterans Day to firing Elmo, The American…
00:07:22 |
Mon 05 May 2025
Cruise Brawls, Melania's Funeral Birthday, and MLB's Pete Rose Drama
Patrick Gutfield's take on banned cruise passengers, Trump's romantic funeral dinner date with Melania, and baseball's posthumous Pete Rose controversy.
00:07:18 |
Fri 02 May 2025
Democrats' Impeachment Dreams, Hawley's PELOSI Act, and the $60M Fighter Jet Splash
Why Democrats' impeachment efforts are like bringing water guns to tank battles, Josh Hawley's brilliantly named PELOSI Act, and how to lose a $60 million fighter jet in one easy step.
00:05:41 |
Thu 01 May 2025
Trump Runs The World, Bezos Bends the Knee & Pakistan's Weather From Hell
Patrick Gutfield breaks down Trump declaring himself ruler of the world, Amazon's hasty retreat from tariff transparency, and the record-breaking heat wave turning 21 countries into human rotisseries…
00:05:17 |
Wed 30 Apr 2025
Trump's Magnificent Weight Loss While Russian Satellites Spin Into Oblivion
Patrick Gutfield cracks wise about Trump's suspicious twenty-pound weight loss miracle, Don Jr.'s ultra-exclusive Georgetown club for the super-rich, and Russia's nuclear satellite that's now just a …
00:07:28 |
Tue 29 Apr 2025
Trump 'Saves' Columbus Day While Cyndi Lauper Finally Has Fun
Patrick Gutfield skewers Trump's mission to rescue a holiday that was never missing, plus hilarious takes on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's newest members—where OutKast says "Hey Ya" to immortality a…
00:06:37 |
Mon 28 Apr 2025
Trump's Front-Row Diplomacy: Pope's Funeral Becomes Surprise Ukraine Peace Summit
President Trump scores VIP seats at Pope Francis's funeral while holding unexpected peace talks with Zelensky. Plus, tonight's White House Correspondents' Dinner goes comedian-free as media tensions …
00:06:22 |
Sat 26 Apr 2025
Ivanka in Space, Alien Bacteria, and the Lego Black Market
Patrick Gutfield skewers Bezos launching celebrities into space, Ivanka's astronaut dreams, astronomers discovering possible alien life, Kimmel blaming liberals for Trump's win, and the underground L…
00:07:10 |
Fri 25 Apr 2025
Vatican Photo Scandal, Tesla's Troubles, and Chimps with Booze:
Patrick Gutfield delivers biting commentary on Vance's Vatican photo scandal, Trump's pay-to-leave immigration plan, Tesla's seventy-one percent profit collapse forcing Musk to abandon government wor…
00:08:12 |
Thu 24 Apr 2025
Red Dye Panic, Coffee Nightmares, and CBS Drama: Patrick Gutfield Takes on America's Latest Absurdities
Join Patrick Gutfield on "Ballot" as he dives into Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s war against food coloring, revealing what "Make America Healthy Again" means for your favorite cereals. Patrick also unpacks…
00:06:37 |
Wed 23 Apr 2025
Pope Francis, Trump, and Noem's Purse Predicament
Join Patrick Gutfield on "Ballot" as he delivers biting commentary on Trump's Vatican visit, the papal succession race, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's restaurant robbery incident, all …
00:08:01 |
Tue 22 Apr 2025
Pope Francis Meets JD Vance Day Before Passing, Trump's Easter Tweets & Hegseth's 2nd Signal Oopsie
Vice President JD Vance's Vatican visit just before Pope Francis' passing, President Trump's Easter social media spree, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's escalating Signal chat scandals. Plus, a b…
00:11:25 |
Mon 21 Apr 2025
Trump's 'Perfect' Health Report, White House Weird Art, and Bill Maher's MAGA Dinner
Patrick Gutfield delivers scorching takes on President Trump's miraculous health exam claiming he could outlive dinosaurs, the bizarre new White House decor, Bill Maher's controversial dinner date wi…
00:07:21 |
Fri 18 Apr 2025
Biden's midnight emergence, Harvard's billion-dollar standoff with Trump, and a White House tree massacre!
Biden emerges after dark to blast Trump's Social Security "hatchet job" while Harvard risks BILLIONS challenging federal demands! Plus: White House chainsaws JFK memorial trees, Trump floats deportin…
00:08:11 |
Thu 17 Apr 2025
TROPHY FUMBLE! JD Vance DESTROYS National Championship Prize as Trump Sends WARSHIPS to Iran & SLAMS Zelensky
Patrick Gutfield roasts Vice President JD Vance's fumble of the fifty-pound College Football trophy, Trump's power move sending two aircraft carriers to Iran nuclear talks, and the president's shocki…
00:07:55 |
Wed 16 Apr 2025
Katy Perry puts the Ass in Astronaut! Plus Why Gretchen Whitmer is hiding her face!
Patrick Gutfield delivers the HOTTEST political stories with his signature snark! President Trump IGNORES Cheryl Hines at UFC, and demands CBS lose its license in a twenty billion dollar revenge laws…
00:06:01 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
Trump's War on Water Pressure - Make Shower's Great Again!
Patrick Gutfield tackles Trump's attack on shower regulations while defending his "beautiful hair," Colonel Meyers' firing after contradicting JD Vance in Greenland, and the Space Force's new mini sa…
00:07:49 |
Mon 14 Apr 2025
Tariffs, Investigations, and a Not-So-Pink Moon"
The latest episode where Patrick Gutfield takes aim at the political circus surrounding Trump's tariff reversal as Democrats call for insider trading investigations. Plus, YouTube star Mr. Beast chal…
00:07:11 |
Fri 11 Apr 2025
Trump Heads to Walter Reed: Does the Presidential Scale Add 2 Inches and subtract 50 pounds?
Patrick Gutfield delivers hilarious commentary on President Trump's upcoming Walter Reed physical. From Truth Social announcements to imaginary presidential scales that magically add height and subtr…
00:07:46 |
Thu 10 Apr 2025
Joe Rogan, Dave Portnoy and Ben Shapiro TURNING on Trump? | Luxury Handbags and DEPORTATION APPS in America's New Tariff Nightmare
Patrick Gutfield breaks down how Joe Rogan and Trump's biggest podcast allies Dave Portony and Ben Shapiro are jumping ship as tariffs CRUSH the economy! Watch Wall Street MELTDOWN while Chanel and G…
00:07:55 |
Wed 09 Apr 2025
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