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American Nuthouse
by The Dyspeptic Contrarian
Venting at the craziness enveloping the USA.
Episodes
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Cruise Control
It's good to be back. In this episode I catch up on the botched execution in Tennessee and the Cornell 7 alleged rape incident and provide you with a travelog of my cruise. There is also an epidemic of headlines that include a brain fungus, a catfight in the Trader Joe's parking lot, a University...
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It's the Simple Things
In this episode I talk about the simple things, life's great pleasures that help you get through the doomsday scenarios that bombard us on a daily basis. How a nice walk, traditional breakfast, sports, music, friends and family, and especially one's spouse makes life so special. There are a…
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Tying Up Loose Ends
In this episode, instead of broaching a new subject, I figured I would take some time to review the things I discussed on some recent episodes, including DSA! DSA! DSA!, Are We Not Men? and Toxic Femininity., as new information has come to light. The headlines are back with a superabundance, and...
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25 Years On
I guess you can consider this a bonus episode, as I didn't think I'd get another one out before flying off to Nashville. In it I share my remembrance of that fateful day, September 11th, 2001, and how things in this country have transpired since. As the 25th anniversary is a solemn day, I've…
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Toxic Femininity
In this episode I review the four waves of feminism and let you know what I think the movement as a whole has meant for women, men and to society. Put on your big boy pants, as some of you might got a teeny bit angry at my conclusion. There is an overflow of headlines that include a petting zoo,...
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Are We Not Men?
In this episode, as promised, I provide you with my predictions for the coming midterms. As the analyzing of elections is tedious, and I have enough trouble keeping your attention, I've broadened the episode out a bit and address some of the issues that are having an impact on voters, the young...
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DSA! DSA! DSA!
In this episode I get to the questions that I didn't have time for last week. They concern Artificial Intelligence, the Democrat Socialists of America, the senate filibuster and how to start a podcast. There are an abundance of headlines that include Nancy Mace, the Little League World Series, a...
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Breaking Eggs and Making Omelets
As it's August and there's not much going on in the news, I figured this would be a good time to address some of your questions. What listeners want to know are my latest thoughts regarding immigration, if I'm sorry I voted for Donald Trump and if I think the country is on the brink of civil war....
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Five-Foot-Tall Man Takes the Fifth
In this episode, after a brief review of my recent three-day cruise, I focus on the COVID lockdown and Dr. Anthony Fauci's role. I go over the contradictions between his public statements and what he really believed as written in his diary. There is lie, after lie, after lie, and in between we…
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Surpriiiiiise!
I'm back from the ranch and decided I'd provide you, my loyal listeners, with a bonus episode prior to departing on my Caribbean cruise. It is an abbreviated episode however, as you're only getting headlines and a three-minute drill. More on that in a bit. The headlines include the usual cast of...
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A Founding Fathers Redux
In this episode I posit what I believe would be the founders view of present-day America. And it's not your imagination if what I portray as their views hew very close to my own. Consider this episode the third of a trilogy, along with Ode to the Semiquincentennial and Mr. Contrarian Goes to...
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Mr. Contrarian Goes to Washington
In this episode I provide you with a travelogue of my recent trip to the nation's capital. I share with you why each time I visit DC I get hyper emotional about the founders and our country. There are a profusion of headlines that include explosive diarrhea, Joe Biden, nude bikers, plague…
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Ode to the Semiquincentennial
This episode contains no headlines, cultural recommendations or asides. Just a poem I wanted to share about this magnificent country of ours about to celebrate its 250th birthday. Have a Happy Independence Day and enjoy!
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Just in the Knick of Time
In this episode I go into greater detail and let you know just how I feel regarding the Knicks winning the NBA championship and ending their 53-year drought. It was a wild 5 games that left me more drained than ecstatic. There is also a suite of headlines that include a rattlesnake, Kamala…
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Ballots, Bombs, Baskets, Bets and Beaucoup Bucks
In this episode I discuss several topics du jour, including primaries, the Iran war, and the long-gone integrity of college athletics. There is a passel of headlines that include Supermarket workers, a CCNY professor, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, a small Danish town in California, have eaten...
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Suicidal Empathy
In this episode I talk about suicidal empathy, the idea that western civilization has lost its will to survive. I reference a couple of books that are pertinent to the subject and hope you don't find things too depressing. There's a brief update on election primaries and a raft of headlines that...
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Laboratories of Democracy
In this episode I follow up from last week and discuss the deeper meaning of Memorial Day. Just what is that our servicemen and women sacrificed their lives for? I also touch on the Jaxson Dart situation and give it to the sports media, but good. My cultural recommendation this week is a sports...
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Allegro Ma Non Troppo
As I lacked a bit of imagination this past week and couldn't think of a subject to discuss, I decided this would be a good time to get to your questions. On top of that are the usual legion of headlines including UFO's, a black history museum, Punjabi devils, looksmaxxing, Harvey Weinstein, Luigi...
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
In this episode I share with you my experiences of my recent trip to Los Angeles. What transpired at airports, hotels and various modes of transportation. I also touch on friends and family. There is a collection of headlines to start the show and they include horny teachers, IKEA., Harvard...
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And the World Keeps on Turning
In this episode I give you a rundown of the events that have taken place these past few weeks. The attempted assassination of the president, James Comey being indicted, the SPLC being indicted, Dr, David Morens being indicted and so on and so on and so on. Basically, catching up the events I...
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Twilight Zones
In this episode I talk about Blue Zones, areas throughout the globe in which there is a high propensity of people living to 100. I give you my thoughts as to whether longevity is such a good idea. I share both the good and bad points. There's a sheaf of headlines that include early celebrating...
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A Series of Choices
In this episode I attempt to convince you that what becomes of your life is due to the decisions you make throughout. And all the while you'll be making choices while being influenced by the desire to avoid punishment, the need to be liked, ambition and the desire to seek out pleasure. Oh, and…
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What's It All About?
Politics are out for this episode and my musings on G-d, Judaism and the meaning of life are in. Trust me when I tell you that I'll never be confused for one of the great sages, but at least I'm not one rung lower than your average village idiot. There is a plentitude of headlines including...
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Leaving Las Vegas
It's been two weeks since the last episode... I hope you were able to entertain yourselves in the meantime. There's no particular subject in this episode, just me whining about being in a funk or rut or some sort of creative roadblock. Anyway, there are a multiplicity of headlines that should...
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Dumb and Dumber
As there wasn't much new of note taking place in the world, I was at a loss as to what to discuss. So, I took advantage of a convenient crutch and decided to take some of your questions. Of course, there are headlines... scads of them, as a matter of fact. And they include Florida prisoners, the...
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Rocking the Casbah
In this episode I present the arguments for and against Operation Epic Fury. I'll then let you know if I'm for the action and provide you with my reasoning. There are also a gush of headlines that include creepy nurses, disgraced mayors, Snoop Dogg, Justin Timberlake, Kristi Noem, Joe Biden and a...
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Cold as Ice
In this episode I review the recently complete Winter Olympics, and the ridiculous treatment the U.S. Men's Hockey Team has received since winning the gold medal. I also provide a brief review of the State of the Union speech and leave you to judge how closely it came to the draft I went over in...
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Fate of the Union
In this episode you will hear me read what I believe to be a rough first draft of this coming Tuesday's State of the Union Speech. I can't vouch for how close it will be to the finished product, but I'm guessing it's pretty darn close. Before I get to the speech, there's a torrent of headlines…
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Let the Games Begin
In this episode I address multiple topics. I give you my take on the latest release of the Epstein files, the search for Savannah Guthrie's mother, the so-called conservatism of the Wall Street Journal, and the happenings at the Winter Olympics. There is an abundance... some might say…
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Stop Calling it Protest
In this episode I discuss the disaster that is the state of Minnesota, and implicate their elected officials, the media, Republicans and the American people for what the mobs in that state are perpetrating. There is also a covey of headlines that include pro football coaches, Florida snake…
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And the Nominees Are...
I decided to keep things light this episode, so it's all about the recent Academy Award nominations. I give you my take on the ten films nominated for best picture, and why very few of them are worth seeing. I also share seven of my favorite underrated films that I highly recommend. There is a...
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Attack of the Straw Men
In this episode I respond to criticisms I received from various listeners. Many which were sparked by the most recent episode, A House Divided. To lighten the load there's a gaggle of headlines dealing with many of the usual, and not so usual suspects including, Donald Trump, OnlyFans stars, a...
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A House Divided
In this episode I ponder what it might be like if the country split in two to become the Blue States of America and the Red States of America. Tensions between the two America's continue to ratchet up as we are seeing in the state of Minnesota. Will things calm down or are we destined to have a...
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South American Way
Welcome back for the first episode of 2026. As Donald Trump got bored over the holidays, he decided to amp things up by sending a military team into Venezuela to arrest their corrupt president and his wife (probably for not letting his sons in on their illicit, yet highly profitable schemes).…
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A Somewhat Fuzzy Crystal Ball
In this episode I look back at the predictions I made back in January and see how I did. I got some right and some wrong and some somewhere in the middle. I hope to do even better next year. And yes, there are headlines. They deal with the Pope, politicians, trendy restaurants, Ivy League morgue...
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'Twas the Night Before Hanukkah
As we approach Hanukkah, this episode is dedicated to the Festival of Lights. No headlines... just a pathetic try at poetry. Enjoy and Happy Hanukkah!
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Nine Songs
This episode is a departure from the usual, as it's devoted to music. I discuss the nine songs that meant so much to me in between the ages of 7 and 17. I won't list the songs here, as I felt it works better as a surprise as you listen. There are a throng of headlines as well dealing with the...
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That Funky Feeling
For those of you that are big fans of the headlines, you're in luck. Those that don't care for the headlines... well, tough nuggies, as that's all your getting this episode. The headlines include illegal aliens, lesbian astronauts, radical Islamists, Gazan beauty pageant contestants and Jeffrey...
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Temples and Tuk-Tuks and Treif, Oh My!
I'm back from my two-week trip to Southeast Asia and I want to tell you all about it. I kept a diary, and it provides a vivid travelogue of the trip to honor Mrs. Contrarian's 65th birthday. No headlines this episode, but they'll return next week. Enjoy!
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You're Asking Me?
As I couldn't think of a specific topic for this episode, I dipped into the mailbag and took your questions. I'm asked about my dream job, what makes a happy marriage, my favorite movies, why there is such a thing as existence and other light-hearted topics. There are a pack of headlines to…
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Jews Give Hitler a Standing Ovation
In this episode I give you the real reasons that the establishment can't stand Donald Trump. It's not his orange skin or bouffant hairdo, nor his mean tweets, or his coarse and vulgar personality. They just use those as excuses so as not to face up to the truth. You'll have to listen to get real...
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Standards Shmandards
If, like me, you believe that our standards have been diminished, then this episode is for you. I discuss how we as individuals have let our standards drop, and that goes double for our institutions. I take digs at sports, politics, academia, the media and more. There's a pack of headlines…
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Same Old Jets
You probably weren't expecting a new episode so quickly, but the turgid paly of the Jets yesterday demanded an encore. It's a short episode to be sure, but I had to relieve some frustration. Be glad you're not a Jet fan. No headlines today, short and sweet. Enjoy!
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Who Says There's No Crying in Baseball?
In this episode I share my lifelong woe in being a fan of two of the worst sports franchises in sports, The New York Mets and New York Jets. This past weekend was particularly brutal as the Mets season ended in total collapse, and I witnessed it in person. The Jets made a mockery during their...
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Free Speech for Me, but Not for Thee
In this episode I discuss the Jimmy Kimmel contretemps and what it means for free speech. Has and should the federal government dictate what speech is appropriate and what's not? Did the Trump administration tell Disney and ABC to cancel Kimmel? Where do we stand at the current regarding free...
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What the Left Hath Wrought
Several incidents have taken place this past month that highlight the malicious nature of the left. A school shooting by a transgender in Minneapolis, the murder of a Ukrainian refugee in Charlotte by a schizophrenic and the assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah by a transgender friendly furry. I...
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The Politics of Envy
Socialism is making a big comeback, and, in this episode, I discuss the envy and fairness arguments at the heart of this philosophy. Once Zohran Mamdani, Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Elizabeth Warren listen to this episode, I have no doubt that they'll drop socialism like a hot potato and embrace...
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Return of the Grumpy Old Man
I figured I'd get in one more episode before the long weekend. As I don't believe I've sounded grumpy enough on recent episodes, I attempt to give sounding miserable the old, and I do mean old college try. I selected a few topics that were on my mind and let off some steam bitching about them....
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107 Days or How to Blow Nearly Two Billion Dollars
As promised, I will share sections of Kamala Harris' new book, 107 Days. It's an eye opener as she rips all those involved in her losing presidential campaign. I've probably already said too much, so I'll stop right here. While my review of her book should have been enough for you moochers…
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Headlines and Deadlines
It's been a very busy week or so what with wrapping things up before retiring. So, all you're getting this episode are lots, and I mean lots of headlines. They include the heirs of bowling king billionaires, Nancy Pelosi, a drunk nitwit, a naked doctor, a man in a diaper, a familiar and notorious...
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