Monday, April 20th, 2026 - Drunk FBI Director, Shreveport Mass Shooting, Iran War Confusion, Coachella Goes Political

About this episode

The episode discusses various headlines including the alleged drunkenness of FBI Director Kash Patel, a mass shooting in Shreveport, and ongoing tensions regarding the Iran ceasefire.

Today's Headlines: FBI Director Kash Patel is apparently drunk a lot. The Atlantic talked to over a dozen colleagues, painting a picture of locked-office incidents, security detail struggling to wake him up, and a man who thought his login failing meant he'd been fired. His team reportedly requested a battering ram for his office door. Lawsuit for defamation to come. Meanwhile, 8 children were killed in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana — the deadliest in the US in two years. Victims ranged from ages 1 to 14, spread across four crime scenes. Good to know the FBI director is on it. The Iran "ceasefire" continues to ceasefire in name only. Trump threatened to bomb every bridge and power plant in Iran and Iran rejected the next round of talks. The ceasefire expires Wednesday. The current draft deal involves Iran surrendering enriched uranium for $20 billion in unfrozen funds. Gas is averaging $4.05/gallon and the Energy Secretary basically said "lol maybe next year" on when it'll drop below $3. Jared Kushner is negotiating the Iran deal while his investment firm is bankrolled by Iran's enemies. Rep. Jamie Raskin launched a House investigation and asked Kushner directly: whose…

Topics covered

• FBI Director controversy
• mass shooting
• Iran negotiations
• political news
• Trump administration
• nuclear scientists incidents

Keywords

• FBI Director
• Kash Patel
• Shreveport shooting
• Iran deal
• Trump
• Jared Kushner
• nuclear scientists
• politics
• mass shooting
• ceasefire

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Places: Shreveport, Iran

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