About this episode

The episode discusses James Talarico's controversial past on Texas energy, Abdul El-Sayed's Medicare for All campaign, and Kathryn Burgum's personal story of addiction and recovery.

James Talarico’s radical record on Texas energy comes back to haunt him, while Abdul El-Sayed pushes Medicare for All and Kathryn Burgum joins the progrum to share her powerful story of addiction, recovery, and the Trump administration’s fight to transform treatment in America. Plus, otter attacks and a man survives a lightning strike. #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #Recovery0:00:00 Intro 0:02:18 James Talarico’s Texas Oil Problem 0:11:10 Talarico Compares Texas Oil to Cassette Tapes 0:16:17 Talarico Scrambles to Rebrand as a Capitalist 0:21:11 Talarico Responds to His Past Controversial Comments 0:25:48 Abdul El-Sayed’s Radical Senate Campaign 0:32:06 El-Sayed’s Love Island Medicare for All Ad 0:37:45 Woman Mauled by an Otter in Lake Tahoe 0:43:11 GOP Staffer Survives a Direct Lightning Strike 0:48:28 Kathryn Burgum on America’s Addiction Crisis 0:56:53 Kathryn Burgum Shares Her Addiction and Recovery Story 1:02:06 Turning Recovery Into a National Mission Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, John Ashbrook

Guests: Abdul El-Sayed, Kathryn Burgum

Topics covered

• Texas energy
• Medicare for All
• addiction recovery
• politics
• lightning strike
• otter attacks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trump administration

Places: Texas, Lake Tahoe

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