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281: Sack-ariah Edition
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Sep 21, 2026
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| 10/19/26 | 281: Sack-ariah Edition | On this week’s episode, Eli learns we’re having one of them election thingies again this year, Republicans want to trigger some libs with an actual trigger, and we’ll get one step closer to the Kash Patel versus Heath Enwright drunken cage match we’ve all been waiting for.Check out more from Cecil on Cognitive Dissonance and the Know Rogan ExperienceTo support our show on Patreon, go here:patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:quince.com/skepticratHeadlines:Election update: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/midterm-elections-early-voting-tracker-battleground-states.html and https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/us/politics/james-talarico-ohio-texas-senate-race.html and https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/us/paxton-dubai-fugitive-fraud-allegations-texas.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/us/politics/trump-hasan-fort-hood-execution-livestream.htmlTrump Cancels Planned Execution Livestream of Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood Shooter - The New York TimesThe Kelly Clarkson Store Saga Has Only One Guilty Party, and It Is Herhttps://slate.com/life/2026/10/kelly-clarkson-art-of-play-brooklyn-store-bird.htmlTrump trots out another stepford press secretary: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/us/politics/katie-zacharia-white-house-first-briefing.htmlTrump Says He Will Import Russian Diesel Fuel Amid High Prices - The New York TimesOpinion | Trump’s Democracy-for-Diesel Deal Shames Us All - The New York TimesWhy Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal Is Unlikely to Lower Fuel Costs - The New York TimesAfter Russian Diesel Deal, Trump Faces New Crisis Over Ukraine - The New York TimesReport: FBI awarding UFC exclusive agreement to train agentshttps://www.reuters.com/sports/report-fbi-awarding-ufc-exclusive-agreement-train-agents--flm-2026-10-10/ | 52m 13s | ||||||
| 10/5/26 | 280: Skepticrat280 - Delulu Lemon Edition | On this week's episode: Trump handles being midterm like a sickly preemie ... We’ll apply for White House press credentials because why not ... And if we move the clock FOUR hours we can REALLY ramp up the daylight saving.To support our show on Patreon, go here:patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:quince.com/skepticratmintmobile.com/skepticratauraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT)groundnews.com/skepticratHeadline sources and links:Candidates of the day:https://www.sherrodbrown.com/https://angienixon.com/Trump's insane interview with Time: https://time.com/article/2026/10/01/donald-trump-2026-interview-transcript/Eli explains how the Daily Wire is trying to cancel our GAM episode: https://youtu.be/4nZYgLcQR5U Man builds AI torture chamber after discovering artificial intelligence ‘feels pain’: https://nz.finance.yahoo.com/news/man-builds-ai-torture-chamber-103106113.htmlTrump boots White House reporters, takes out tax-payer funded ads about how he’s actually pretty great: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/business/trump-white-house-ban-cnn-politico-ms-now.hthttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/us/politics/trump-ads.htmlAttempted gotcha on Jack Smith goes SO BADLY for GOP senator: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6124359-schmitt-perjury-claim-debunked/https://www.ms.now/news/eric-schmitt-jack-smith-texts-grassley-judiciaryElon Musk And Shivon Zilis Have Broken Up, She Says: https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/10/02/elon-musk-and-shivon-zilis-have-broken-up-she-says/Trump shares Tom Cotton’s personal cell number in effort to solve DST in the dumb way: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/03/trump-tom-cotton-cell-phone-daylight-savings-01105998 | 1h 08m 29s | ||||||
| 9/21/26 | 279: Skepticrat279 - Empty Your Ka$h Edition | On this week's episode: The Iran war is somehow going less awesome than we were hoping ... We’ll admit that a pile of demolished rubble is a fitting memorial to Trump ... And we learn about the time Ka$h Patel wanted to fistfight a Twitter bot.To support our show on Patreon, go here:patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:quince.com/skepticratmintmobile.com/skepticratauraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT)groundnews.com/skepticratHeadline Sources:Iran situation gets somehow worse for Trump; gas is out of fucking control: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/17/diesel-gas-prices-oil-us-economy.htmlhttps://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/trump-oil-gas-prices-midterm-elections.htmlAlso, new cat discovered: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/science/tilcayo-new-cat-species-bolivia.htmlPhotos Spur Speculation About Possible Demolition of Kennedy Center: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/us/politics/trump-kennedy-center-photos.htmlThe House is heading home ahead of the midterms even earlier than planned: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/16/mike-johnson-cancels-house-vote-hegsethICE warns about fake Tradwives looking to dox agents: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/17/fbi-ice-tradwife-doxingEnglish village votes to leave the UK over migrant housing plan: https://apnews.com/article/uk-village-piddington-independence-vote-migrants-camp-72d568813051c91e4e6590970abedcd9Ka$h Patel Told FBI To Reply to Epstein Troll Account:https://www.newsweek.com/kash-patel-troll-account-fbi-said-no-12430600Ka$h tries to defend his work during insane Senate hearing: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/us/politics/patel-fbi-agents-election.htmlhttps://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/09/kash-patel-senate-hearing-bestiality/688658/ | 54m 26s | ||||||
| 9/7/26 | mail votingFBI hiring standards+3 | — | FBIPentagon+3 | — | TrumpFBI+5 | Mint MobileSKEPTICRAT | 53m 40s | ||
| 8/24/26 | federal debtfree speech+3 | — | Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLCEvil Giraffes on Mars | United States | $40 trillionfree speech+3 | Quince | 43m 31s | ||
| 8/10/26 | politicswar+3 | — | Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLCEvil Giraffes on Mars | Eastasia | Tucker CarlsonEastasia+4 | Mint MobileSKEPTICRAT | 1h 09m 31s | ||
| 7/27/26 | politicsTrump+3 | — | SmithsonianEvil Giraffes on Mars+1 | — | Trumpmeasles+5 | Quince | 47m 15s | ||
| 7/13/26 | politicsTrump+4 | — | FIFANATO+2 | — | TrumpMitch McConnell+5 | Quince | 1h 03m 03s | ||
| 6/29/26 | politicsgeopolitics+3 | — | Waffle HouseEvil Giraffes on Mars | IranSouth Africa | Donald TrumpWaffle House+3 | Mint MobileSKEPTICRAT | 48m 06s | ||
| 6/15/26 | SpaceX IPOKalshi prediction markets+4 | — | SpaceXKalshi+5 | — | SpaceXIPO+8 | Quince | 1h 00m 16s | ||
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| 6/1/26 | politicsFlorida congress+4 | — | Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLCCNN+4 | FloridaPearl Harbor | FloridaBret Michaels+4 | Quince | 56m 41s | ||
| 5/18/26 | British electionsDonald Trump+5 | — | Donald TrumpEvil Giraffes on Mars+1 | TaipeiEngland | British electionsDonald Trump+5 | Mint Mobileskepticrat | 49m 11s | ||
| 5/4/26 | tech sectorTrump+4 | — | National Science FoundationEvil Giraffes on Mars+5 | — | TrumpKash Patel+5 | Mint MobileSKEPTICRAT | 53m 04s | ||
| 4/20/26 | FBIpolitics+4 | — | Evil Giraffes on Mars | IranStrait of Hormuz | FBIKash Patel+5 | Aura FramesSKEPTICRAT | 55m 44s | ||
| 3/23/26 | IranVirtual Reality+5 | — | Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLCEvil Giraffes on Mars+1 | Iran | IranTrump+5 | Quince | 57m 26s | ||
| 3/9/26 | politicsvoting+3 | — | Reform UKEvil Giraffes on Mars | — | Kristi NoemReform UK+4 | Ground News | 47m 44s | ||
| 2/23/26 | Supreme Courtaliens+3 | — | Supreme CourtEvil Giraffes on Mars | — | Supreme CourtObama+4 | Mint MobileSKEPTICRAT | 49m 45s | ||
| 2/9/26 | OlympicsEpstein files+3 | — | EpsteinWada+2 | — | OlympiansEpstein+3 | Mint MobileSKEPTICRAT | 55m 20s | ||
| 1/26/26 | TrumpGreenland+5 | — | ICEEvil Giraffes on Mars | Greenland | TrumpGreenland+5 | Mint MobileSKEPTICRAT | 1h 02m 10s | ||
| 1/12/26 | ICEElon Musk+4 | — | ICEFriends+2 | — | ICEElon Musk+6 | Quince | 56m 27s | ||
| 12/15/25 | politicsracism+3 | — | — | — | Kash PatelNigel Farage+3 | Quince | 49m 28s | ||
| 11/17/25 | Trumppolitics+5 | — | EpsteinEvil Giraffes on Mars+1 | — | TrumpCuomo+5 | Quince | 51m 58s | ||
| 11/3/25 | American democracyEurope trip+4 | — | Vulgarity for CharityRecovering from Religion+2 | — | American democracyjewel heist+4 | — | 30m 00s | ||
| 10/20/25 | 258: Skepticrat258 - Young Republicans Chat the Bed Edition | On this week's episode: RFK Jr. tries to give Tylenol credit for Eli's son's puzzle skills ... It turns out Hitler was just a young guy making offensive jokes ... And Dr. Phil is a sad pile of failure.To support our show on Patreon, go here:patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsAnother amazing word of the day from Susie Dent:https://bsky.app/profile/susiedent.comGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:quince.com/skepticratgroundnews.com/skepticratbetterhelp.com/skepticratauraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT)Headline Sources:Young Republicans' group chat: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146NYC mayoral race debate featuring Mamdani, Cuomo, and Sliwa: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/16/nyregion/nyc-mayor-debate-mamdani-cuomo-sliwaRFK Jr. v Tylenol continues: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/reupping-unproven-claims-about-tylenol-kennedy-claims-a-link-between-circumcision-and-autismDHS claims that Mexican cartels are offering bounties on ICE officers up to $50,000: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/mexico-sheinbaum-cartel-bounties-immigration-officialsBari Weiss is now editor-in-chief of CBS News:https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/queer-anti-woke-journalist-bari-weiss-is-now-cbs-news-editor-in-chief-thats-troubling/Everything going very badly for Dr. Phil: https://slate.com/business/2025/10/dr-phil-mcgraw-donald-trump-merit-media-maga.html https://www.nationalmemo.com/dr-phil-bankrupt | 40m 03s | ||||||
| 10/6/25 | 257: Skepticrat257 - Eyes Wide Shutdown Edition | On this week's episode: Trump gives the troops a talking to ... Republicans get more frightened by a bunny than anyone since Arthurian England ... And ICE completely missed a big opportunity at the UN General Assembly.To support our show on Patreon, go here:patreon.com/skepticratTo hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here:facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMarsAnother amazing word of the day from Susie Dent:https://bsky.app/profile/susiedent.comGet great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors:quince.com/skepticratExpressVPN.com/skepticratgroundnews.com/skepticratbetterhelp.com/skepticratauraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT)Headline Sources:Hegseth and Trump lecture generals and admirals: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/us/politics/hegseth-military-officers.htmlhttps://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/30/hegseth-meeting-pushback-00588181Government shuts down, Trump DESPERATELY blames Democrats: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crrj1znp0pyoMAGA has racist, homophobic meltdown over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/09/demonic-maga-has-homophobic-meltdown-over-bad-bunnys-super-bowl-performance/Trump claims the UN sabotaged his escalator and teleprompter at UNGA: https://www.npr.org/2025/09/25/nx-s1-5553272/trump-escalator-united-nations-investigationIranian diplomats attending UNGA banned from Costco: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/world/middleeast/iran-diplomats-costco-ban-trump.htmlStuck in Traffic, French President Macron Calls Trump About His Motorcade: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/us/macron-trump-unga-motorcade.htmlA zoo in Denmark asked patrons to donate their pets for food:https://www.npr.org/2025/08/06/nx-s1-5493363/denmark-zoo-donate-pets-feeding-animalsTrump wants his face on a dollar coin: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/03/treasury-department-trump-dollar-coin-00593368 | 48m 38s | ||||||
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