Terminal Dingus: ICE in the airport — Dingus of the Week Podcast #19

Flying in America is already a full-contact sport. Airlines nickel-and-diming you for the privilege of existing, a guy in 14B who thinks the armrest is his birthright, and TSA agents who haven't been paid in 90 days because Congress can't agree on whether border agents should be able to wear a mask when they shoot a citizen.And into this masterpiece of dysfunction, President Donald Trump said: you know what this needs? A little ICE?On DINGUS OF THE WEEK, hosts LYZ LENZ and ZACHARY OREN SMITH take a hard look at America's airports, the ICE PR tour no one asked for, and the winner of the third annual Dingus Madness Tournament (congrats, Pete Hegseth — you earned this).Two links mentioned in the show:PRE-ORDER: JUSTIN ELLIS' The Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America.DRUSKI's very serious biopic of Erika Kirk.DINGUS OF THE WEEK is a weekly comedy news podcast where writers Lyz and Zach light a fire under the American rogue's gallery to see who comes spilling out. If you're tired of doom-scrolling but know ignoring the problem doesn't get us anywhere, this is your new weekend listen. New episodes every Saturday.SUPPORT THE SHOW by subscribing on Patreon.👑 $5/month - Not a Dingus tier (3 weekly newsletters, 1 podcast, and our entire archive)👑👑 $10/month - Definitely Not a Dingus tier (all the above + polls and topic submissions, a chat community, weekly discussions, comment access, and our love)SEND US YOUR DINGUS. Record a voice memo and tell us who your dingus of the week is. Make it good and you'll hear your voice on the show. You can also email those to [email protected]. FOLLOW DINGUS OF THE WEEKYoutubeInstagramLYZ LENZ is the HBIC of MYAM Media. ZACHARY OREN SMITH writes about politics for Iowa Starting Line. Follow his work on Instagram (http://instagram.com/zacharyorensmith) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@zacharyorensmith).LAURA BENITEZ wrote the theme song.SHOW RUNDOWN:00:00 - Cold open04:00 - Dingus Madness: A winner at last14:00 - Intro18:00 - DOTW: ICE agents sent to the airport 36:00 - Subscribe to the Men Yell at Me newsletter 40:00 - Dinguses(/i?): Where are they now? Bari Weiss is eating it at CBS 49:00 - A game where Zach tries to name five women 53:00 - Joy: The Cruelty of White Folks by Justin Ellis + Kin by Tayari Jones and comedian Druski does an Erica Kirk impression that changes everything.