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A WORLD GONE MAD
by Jeff Alan Wolf
🎙️ VOTE FOR JEFF ALAN WOLF IN RYAN SEACREST’S TOP HOST CONTEST! FREE DAILY VOTING! https://tophost.org/2026/jeff-alan-wolf A Progressive Liberal News Podcast Veteran Television, and Radio Broadcaster Jeff Alan Wolf offers his Observations on the issues (many issues) of the week with a fearless liberal bent. His solid delivery, and dry common sense approach sets him apart from other liberals that populate Talk and Commentary Podcasts” Jeff Does NOT Pull Punches. He does NOT Make comments that are “SAFE”. He tells the Truth. (He Tells It As He Sees It) He Is Very OPINIONATED! He says the things Out Loud YOU’RE already thinking. Jeff is Unfiltered, Unspun, A little Unhinged, but offers a lot of Common Sense. This Podcast could make you MAD. This Podcast could make you SMILE.
Episodes
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Trump’s AI Backfires. Vance Begs. Crane Revives the Red Scare
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Donald Trump’s own new government AI chatbot was supposed to make Washington work better. Instead, it started giving Americans answers that created a very different problem for the man who proudly introduced it. Then there’s JD Vance asking Americans to give Republicans...
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I Was Gone 9 Days. Congress Fled, We Armed Space, Canada Eyes EU
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Nine days away from the microphone. You’d think that might calm me down, clear my head, maybe even give me a little perspective. Yeah. That didn’t happen. I came back to a United States Congress heading for the exits, Mike Johnson and Thomas Massie battling over Pete...
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AI Thinks for Kids, Why We Don’t Go Anywhere Anymore?, Cockroach Milk?!
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW What happens when we hand kids the most powerful intellectual shortcut ever invented? New York City is putting the brakes on generative AI for hundreds of thousands of younger students, and it raises a much bigger question: Are we teaching kids how to use AI, or…
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When “NO” Stops Meaning No
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW When exactly did the word NO become a fucking suggestion? A judge says stop. Congress says no. The Constitution says you can’t do that. And somehow, the answer keeps becoming: try again until somebody finally gives in. That should scare the hell out of people, because...
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Trump Picked Three Fights. Guess Who Gets Stuck With the Damage?
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Donald Trump has picked a trade war with Canada, and Americans may soon discover exactly what a 50 percent tariff looks like when it reaches the checkout line. I break down what’s coming, why Canada is retaliating, and what you might want to buy sooner rather than later...
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Primary Night Goes Rogue, JFK Name War, Kim Jong Un Gets a Gift
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Primary night just delivered a few surprises nobody should ignore. Florida, Alaska and Wyoming produced results that raise some uncomfortable questions about Democrats, Republicans and just how powerful a Donald Trump endorsement really is. Meanwhile, the Kennedy Center...
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Fake Electors, Trump’s Kennedy Center Loophole & Drunken Axes! WTF?
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Fake electors are back in the news, and the latest development raises one hell of a question about accountability after the 2020 election. Jeff takes on a story that somehow manages to become even more infuriating the deeper you get into it. Donald Trump’s White House...
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Karoline Leavitt Leaves Trump, Josh Kushner Buys LA Lakers for $12B
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Jeff Alan Wolf is in a weird Wednesday mood, and this edition of A World Gone Mad takes a decidedly different turn. It’s shorter, more relaxed and a little experimental, while still finding plenty in the news worth talking about. Karoline Leavitt is leaving the Trump...
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Congress Turns U.S. Government Into a Political Revenge Machine
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Jeff Alan Wolf really didn’t want to do this episode. Not because there wasn’t enough news, but because American politics increasingly feels like the same infuriating show on an endless loop… power, retaliation, investigations, outrage and politicians who seem far more...
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GOP Principles Give Way on Blanche, Putin May Test NATO Article 5
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW What happens when political principles collide with political survival, presidential power runs into constitutional limits, and one of the world’s most important military alliances confronts a question nobody wants answered the hard way? Jeff Alan Wolf looks at the...
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RFK Jr. Ignites Mental Health Debate, Fauci’s Explosive Hearing
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW What happens when headlines become more important than the consequences? In this episode of A World Gone Mad, Jeff Alan Wolf examines three stories that all raise the same question: What happens when politics, public health, and party power become driven more by…
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When The Rules Change, Public Confidence Starts To Erode
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW What happens when the rules keep changing? In this episode of A World Gone Mad, Jeff Alan Wolf examines three stories that all point to the same troubling question: What happens when Americans begin losing confidence in the institutions that are supposed to hold…
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Is American Democracy Dead? Or Does It Need Open Heart Surgery?
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW How close are we to the point of no return? That’s the question driving this episode…and it may be the most important one I’ve ever asked. Forget the latest political headline or who’s winning the news cycle. I’m asking whether American democracy has become so deeply...
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Trump’s Branding Obsession, Social Security See Nothing Do Nothing
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW If you’ve ever wondered whether Washington has completely lost its sense of proportion, this episode is for you. While America faces real challenges, some of our leaders seem far more interested in building personal legacies than solving the problems millions of…
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Republican Math: Spending $95 Billion Isn’t Spending… Apparently
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW I’m asking a question that should be easy to answer, but somehow nobody in Washington wants to. Whatever happened to the Republican Party that built its entire identity around fiscal responsibility? After decades of hearing lectures about deficits, government spending,...
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Delusional, Demented, Deranged, AND Dangerous. Trump Being Trump.
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Donald Trump delivered another speech. I forced myself to watch every minute of it so you don’t have to. Trust me… it wasn’t easy. What started as a routine presidential address quickly became something far stranger, filled with grand claims, familiar grievances, and...
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Confirmation hearings are a joke. Trump wants to revisit 2020
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Some political stories make you shake your head. Others make you wonder if anyone in Washington is even pretending anymore. This week, I take on confirmation hearings that increasingly feel like political theater, where everyone already knows how the vote will end…
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The Red Scare Is Back… Trump Just Opened McCarthy’s Playbook.
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Lindsey Graham’s sudden death should have been a moment for reflection. Instead, it became something else almost immediately. Kash Patel and the FBI got involved. Before the facts had a chance to catch up, the speculation took off at full speed.In today’s America…
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Episode 250: Born In A Hospital Bed. 2½ Years Later. Going Strong.
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Some milestones deserve a celebration. Others deserve a story. Episode 250 is both. What began during a hospital stay as nothing more than an idea has grown into a podcast heard in 108 countries and nearly 1,700 locations around the world. Armed with a microphone and a...
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America’s 250th Fourth Of July: Put Down The Phone. Enjoy Today
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW For one episode, I’m hitting the pause button on the political noise. There’ll be plenty of time for headlines, arguments, and outrage TOMORROW. This one is different. As America celebrates its 250th Fourth of July, I want to share a simple challenge with the WolfPack…...
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Republicans Turn On Republicans. Trump Says Declassify Everything.
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW House Republicans are making headlines again, and this time the fight isn’t with Democrats. Speaker Mike Johnson is facing another revolt from within his own party, and I’ll break down what’s really happening, who’s behind it, and why this latest showdown could have...
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Supreme Court Breaks With Precedent. Bible Enters Texas Classrooms
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Some weeks, the biggest political battles don’t happen at the White House. They happen inside the Supreme Court, where a handful of justices can reshape presidential power with a single opinion. This week, the Court handed Donald Trump a major victory, surprised just...
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Trump Resigns? Carville Thinks He Will. Then Vance Rewrites Nixon.
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW James Carville just made one of the boldest political predictions of the year. He says Donald Trump won’t finish his term and will resign by Easter of 2027. That’s an extraordinary claim. But is it political genius… or another prediction that’s destined to age badly? I...
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New York Shifts, Housing Held Hostage, Tucker Leaves Republicans
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW In this episode of A WORLD GONE MAD, Democratic voters in New York just sent shockwaves through their own party, and the political establishment suddenly has a brand new problem it didn’t see coming. Congress actually managed to agree on a bipartisan housing…
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Social Media: The Greatest Time Waster In Human History? Or Not.
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Social media started as a way to connect people. Share a photo. Keep up with friends. Stay in touch with family. Somewhere along the way it became a source of news, entertainment, political warfare, conspiracy theories, outrage, cat videos, and endless scrolling that...
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The Pool Is Peeling, Obama Shows Class, World Leader Snubs Trump
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was fixed. Then the fix started breaking. Again. What happens when government tries to solve a simple problem, spends a pile of money doing it, celebrates the solution, and then discovers the solution has problems of its own? Let’s...
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A Pool Turns Green, A Bridge Gets Blocked, Trump Gets Ignored
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool had one job. Hold water and look reflective. Somehow it ended up at the center of a political controversy involving algae, treatment systems, blame shifting, and enough finger-pointing to qualify as an Olympic event. Meanwhile, a…
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Iran And America Reach A Deal. Sort Of. Maybe. Fox Buys Roku. Relax.
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Iran and America announce a deal. Great news, right? There’s just one small problem. The people who negotiated it seem to be describing two different agreements. Before anyone starts celebrating peace, stability, and diplomacy, it might help if everybody could agree on...
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Trump’s Ego Meets A Judge While The Atlantic Ocean Raises Hell
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Trump says a deal with Iran is essentially done. Iran says not so fast. Somebody isn’t telling the same story, and when the stakes involve nuclear negotiations and one of the most volatile regions on Earth, that matters. I look at the latest claims, the contradictions,...
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Post Office Won’t Deliver Mail Ballots. Trump Fights Sports Host.
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW The Post Office is supposed to deliver the mail. So why is it suddenly being pulled into election battles? A proposal tied to a Trump directive could put mail in ballots at the center of a fight over voter lists, federal authority, and who gets to decide how elections…
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The 900 Pound Elephant in the Room? No, Not Trump. His Ego.
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Donald Trump has many talents. One of them is finding a way to make virtually everything about Donald Trump. This episode looks at the giant ego that seems to demand constant attention, whether it’s politics, national events, the media, or even things that have…
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House Republicans Defy Trump. Senate Republicans Kneel and Obey
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Something strange may be happening inside the Republican Party. House Republicans just crossed Donald Trump on Ukraine and Russia, two subjects that have been treated like political third rails for years. Nobody announced a rebellion. Nobody held a press conference...
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Trump Lies: Iran War NOT Over; CBS Told 60 Minutes To Lie.
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Donald Trump says the Iran war is winding down. The problem is the missiles apparently didn’t get the memo. While politicians talk about stability and progress, new attacks, new targets, and new questions keep emerging. At some point, reality has a way of interrupting…
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Trump Stole Kennedy Center and Wanted $1.7 Billion. Courts Laughed.
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Three stories. Three reminders that power doesn’t always get its way. This week, a federal court weighed in on Trump’s Kennedy Center controversy. The ruling raises larger questions about power, politics, and who really controls one of America’s most recognizable…
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America’s 250th Anniversary Should Be About America, NOT TRUMP
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW America only gets one 250th anniversary. So why does it feel like America’s birthday is becoming yet another political battle centered around Donald Trump? In this episode, I look at the growing controversy surrounding artists reportedly walking away from America 250...
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Trump’s America Feels Like A Lost South Park Episode: Batshit
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW America officially crossed into parody territory. In this episode, Jeff dives headfirst into one of the strangest weeks in modern American politics where the White House starts looking less like it’s the center of global diplomacy and more like a pay per view event...
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Memorial Day: America’s Forgotten History & Other Secrets
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Memorial Day is one of those holidays almost everybody recognizes, but not everybody really understands. In this episode, I’m taking a closer look at how a solemn day of remembrance became wrapped up in cookouts, road trips, sales, baseball, the Indy 500, and the...
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America Feels Like A Ponzi Scheme Run By Trump And Cocaine Bears
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Gas prices are climbing again, Americans are getting crushed again, and somehow we’re all expected to act like paying seventy dollars to drive to the grocery store is just part of being a functional society now. Meanwhile politicians keep talking about global strategy...
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America: Billionaires Win & Everyone Else Eats Ramen Noodles
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW America’s officially reached the stage where billionaires are buying summer homes while millions of people are standing in grocery store aisles trying to decide whether eggs, bread, or rent gets to survive another week. Washington’s answer? Tariffs, SNAP cuts, and...
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When The Gas Pumps Start Blinking, Billionaires Agree With Us?
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Hackers may have breached fuel monitoring systems tied to gas stations here in the United States, and officials suspect Iran could be connected. That sentence alone should make people uncomfortable. Instead, most Americans are so overwhelmed and distracted they barely...
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Liar Liar Pants On Fire, The Narcissist King of Mar-A-Lago
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW When did lying stop being political spin… and start becoming America’s operating system? In this episode, I dive into the growing normalization of misinformation, manufactured outrage, and the dangerous idea that facts no longer matter if your political tribe approves…
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The United States of Exhaustion, Ted Turner Changed TV Forever
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Tuesday’s elections revealed something deeper than politics. Americans are exhausted, financially stressed, burned out by nonstop outrage, and increasingly voting out of fear instead of hope. I break down the election results, media hype, economic frustration, and why…
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Playing Chicken with the World Economy While Voter Rolls Shrink
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW The U.S. and Iran are trading shots near the Strait of Hormuz, and everyone’s acting like this is just another headline. It’s not. This is one of the most important choke points in the world, and when tensions rise here, it doesn’t stay “over there.” It hits energy,...
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We’ve Normalized the Insane. This Is Not OK!
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW We’ve normalized the insane. Not slowly, not by accident… we just slid right into it. Standoffs on funding bills like it’s some kind of seasonal sport, redistricting maps getting redrawn to lock in power BEFORE a single vote is cast. It’s not even subtle anymore, and...
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The Day by Day Collapse of Donald Trump
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW I’M BACK! This episode takes a closer look at Donald Trump, not through one headline or one speech, but through something that’s been building over time. It’s not about a single moment. It’s about what happens when you start putting all the moments together. You’ve...
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A Government on the Edge Fueled Nonstop by Lies and Delusions
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW What the hell are we doing right now? Seriously. At what point did this all start sounding normal instead of insane. The government has lost all sense of reality. Donald Trump is out there casually floating moves involving Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell AGAIN that...
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Swalwell: Truth & Consequences, If Allegations Are True? Goodbye!
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Something just hit the political world, and it’s not small. It’s the kind of story that doesn’t sit quietly and doesn’t go away. It lands hard, it spreads fast, and it immediately starts forcing people to pick a side whether they want to or not. The name at the center…
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One Trump Action Or Statement Away From Being A Cartoon Villain
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW I sat down to record this and honestly I’m still trying to figure out how we got here with Donald Trump. I’m watching this unfold and I keep thinking this can’t be real, but it is. At some point I stopped being surprised and started just shaking my head because it feels...
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Trump Meltdowns Are Getting More Dangerous, 25th Amendment?
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Trump’s rhetoric is getting more dangerous. That’s not opinion, that’s reality. What Trump’s saying now crosses a line, and it’s something the people in power need to deal with NOW. In this episode, I go through the latest thing Trump actually said, word for word. No...
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The Mad King’s Purge of American Government: Round 2 Dejavu
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Something is happening again in Washington, and if you’ve seen this movie before, you already know how it starts. The names may change, the headlines may shift, but the pattern? That’s becoming impossible to ignore. Especially when you compare what’s happening now under...
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🎙️ VOTE FOR JEFF ALAN WOLF IN RYAN SEACREST’S TOP HOST CONTEST! FREE DAILY VOTING!
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A Progressive Liberal News Podcast
Veteran Television, and Radio Broadcaster Jeff Alan Wolf offers his Observations on the issues (many issues) of the week with a fearless liberal bent. His solid delivery, and dry common sense approach sets him apart from other liberals that populate Talk and Commentary Podcasts”
Jeff Does NOT Pull Punches.
He does NOT Make comments that are “SAFE”.
He tells the Truth.
(He Tells It As He Sees It)
He Is Very OPINIONATED!
He says the things Out Loud YOU’RE
already thinking.
Jeff is Unfiltered, Unspun, A little Unhinged, but offers a lot of Common Sense.
This Podcast could make you MAD.
This Podcast could make you SMILE.
HOSTED BY
Jeff Alan Wolf
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