American Grotesquerie (CIB #225)

The second Trump administration is off, as expected, to a running, chaotic, wacky-waving-inflatable-arm-flailing-tube-man start, and CIB is here to talk about the parts of it that seem particularly egregious so far. But worry not, both-sidesers, because we start with a total condemnation of Joe Biden’s actions on his way out of office. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!Show RundownOpen — A few minutes of reflection on the recently departed7:48 — Did Trump send Abe back to the office, and news about The Billboard Hot 100 Game14:40 — A second Trump presidency begins with back to back speeches to slightly different audiences37:46 — On Joe Biden’s shameful pardons1:03:30 — On illegitimate executive action and the unconstitutional disgrace of trying to end birthright citizenship1:17:05 — Cabinet appointments and how much of a Nazi is Elon Musk, really?1:38:42 — Wrap-up! The Brutalist; Fear and Loathing in Las VegasRelevant Linkage can be found by visiting https://brainiron.substack.com/, where, if you would like to support this and the other podcasting and blogging endeavors of the Brain Iron dot com media empire, you can also become a paying subscriber.The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.