Useless Assumptions

Twenty five years ago today our world changed forever. Episode 144 of Useless Assumptions opens with a moment of reflection for September 11 2001 . We want to take a moment to honor every first responder who ran toward the towers and every man and woman in uniform who answered the call in the years that followed. We will never forget what happened on that day and we will never forget the people who gave everything. If you were alive on September 11 2001 you remember exactly where you were when you heard the news. This episode starts there.We also take a moment on this episode to pay tribute to Charlie Kirk. Then we get into the show.Nebraska football is back and it looked good. The Huskers beat Ohio 49-21 in the season opener at Memorial Stadium in front of 85,000 fans in 91 degree heat. New quarterback Anthony Colandrea threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns and ran for one more. Freshman Jamal Rule rushed for 122 yards and scored three times becoming the first Nebraska freshman running back to rush for 100 yards in an opener since 2004. We break down the game and talk about what we actually saw.The NFL season is officially underway. The defending champion Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 13-10 in the Wednesday night opener but lost starting quarterback Sam Darnold to a hip injury on the very first drive of the season. Drew Lock finished the game and won it. Drake Maye threw a costly interception. A.J. Brown made his Patriots debut and got hurt. We talk through what it all means and share the Aaron Rodgers clips you need to see from Sunday.On the local front Norfolk Avenue milling finally started after weeks of delays. The Norfolk Police Station project now has 5.1 million dollars collected through the half cent sales tax. We give you the update on where things stand.In national news the Lindsay Clancy mistrial continues to generate headlines as three jurors spoke out publicly this week. The jury was split 11 to 1. The foreperson said the holdout admitted he had reasonable doubt and then refused to apply it anyway. The defense attorney said the jury was robbed by one man. We lay out everything the jurors said and what happens next.An Amazon cargo jet ran off the runway at Miami International Airport this week and the NTSB is investigating.Trump promised every American adult a five thousand dollar dividend check if Republicans win both chambers of Congress in November. No funding source was described. We talk about what that actually means.And Utah Republican Governor Spencer Cox went on The Daily Show and said something that is worth discussing. He said four times as many Americans have now lost a friend or family member over politics and that politics has become a religion replacing the faith communities and civic organizations that once held this country together. We think there is something real in what he said and we get into it.Never forget. Like and subscribe and we will see you next week.

Useless Assumptions is back and this one is loaded!Zach & Vance start the show with some sports news talking College football opening weekend and the NFL starting next week.Moving into Nebraska news with Ricketts and Osborn debate.In national news we will talk about Senate Republicans claiming Trump is a midterm liability and Venezuelas oil reserves.Finally we talk about some cases of filicide and how much really goes on in the country and a shooting in Minneapolis.All that and more on todays show!

Useless Assumptions is back and this one is loaded!Zach & Vance start the show with some sports news talking a little NFL, WNBA, College football and Nebraska VolleyballMove into some local Nebraska topics about the deficit, board of regents request and madison county jail. They then move into some national topics of discussion surrounding beef and the Lindsay Clancy trial.Lastly they will have some light hearted fun with some Q&A and debates.All that and more on todays show!

Useless Assumptions is back and this one is loaded!Zach & Vance will be joined by Nick Benes a local high school sports reporter in Northeast Nebraska. He will be giving us the low down on which teams will stand out and which players to look out for.Die hard Miami Hurricane fan Preston Frasch will be joining us for his annual stand off with Vance and predicting the Hurricane and Huskers schedules.All that and more on todays show!

Useless Assumptions is back and this one is loaded!We kick off the show talking about our swearing is caring donation to Norfolk Buddy Baseball and our time spent over the weekend at Mimosafest.We move into answering a question from The TNT Boys about our top 5 Death Row meals.Sports we discuss the crazy sports lineup scheduled for Christmas day this year between the NFL and NBAWe discuss Husker Legend and Green Bay great Ahman Green and his parkinson's diagnosisThe Los Angeles Lakers have sold yet again for an astounding $12.5 BillionIn Other news over 100 fake truck drivers are on american roads right now and they bought their licencesAnd finally the University of Michigan to eliminate letter grades for first semester freshmen in the literature, science and arts divisions.If we have time we may play a small game!All that and more on todays show!

Useless Assumptions is back and this one is loaded. We start in the NFL where Aaron Rodgers went on Pat McAfee and let loose on Anthony Fauci, calling him an absolute coward for dodging questions at last week's Senate hearing. Then Clay Travis doubles down on his fight with the WNBA, putting ten million dollars on the table for the Las Vegas Aces to play a boys high school team and threatening to launch an all trans franchise called the Nashville Balls. We also break down the Husker outlook for the season and Dylan Raiola taking a shot at Nebraska on his way out the door to Oregon.Locally, there's a city budget meeting open to the public Monday August 10th at 4pm, so mark your calendar.In other news we cover a Hawaii congressional candidate getting knocked out cold on a Maui beach before getting arrested on felony threat charges, Javier Milei's new fiscal shackle proposal in Argentina, the mess over whether Zohran Mamdani's city grocery stores will require ID, Abdul El-Sayed becoming the first Muslim American to win a Michigan Senate primary, and a growing push to lower the voting age to 16.Plus the guys bring in a Mike Rowe interview about a populace survey tracking what people really believe versus what they say out loud in public.We close it out with a game and as always we want to hear your own Useless Assumptions in the comments. Like and subscribe and we'll see you next week.

Useless Assumptions #138 is here and this one kicks off different than usual, with Zach pleading the 5th instead of doing his normal intro.We touch base on some upcoming episodes, talk about what's happening in the podcast world including the TNT Boys dropping two episodes this week, then get into sports with the Big 12's monster new deal and Ohio State's deal on top of it.From there we get into the Fauci Diary and the Fauci hearing, breaking down what's actually in it and what came out when he testified.Then it's a wild week for the DNC. Chairman Ken Martin reportedly threw his phone at a junior aide's desk after chewing the staffer out, an incident that shook the aides who saw it and led to an HR inquiry, though Martin apologized the next business day. On top of that, deed records show the DNC put its own headquarters up as collateral for a $15 million loan, the largest off year loan in the party's history, while federal filings show the DNC sitting on about $16.3 million in cash against more than $18.5 million in debt. Compare that to the RNC, which is reporting around $128.5 million in cash and zero debt, a cash advantage of more than $110 million heading into the midterms.We also get into USAID and the string of right leaning election wins across South America since funding got cut off, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Peru, and Colombia have all gone that direction recently, and we walk through the numbers behind each one.Plus Zach brings in a Mike Rowe interview about a pollster tracking the gap between what people say in public and what they actually believe in private, and we cover why the PEACE Act that Joe Rogan was talking about came up short on verified signatures.We close it out with a game and as always we want to hear your own Useless Assumptions in the comments. Like and subscribe and we'll see you next week.

Useless Assumptions is going live tonight and we have a massive show. World Cup is almost over, Football is right around the corner and should kids under 10 be allowed to play tackle football?In local news Norfolk street improvement planning meetings will be held on July 20th at 3:30PM and the Planning Commission meeting on July 21st.We then dive into Daylight savings time, Age caps for people in office and much more. Hang out and give us your own Useless Assumptions.

Useless Assumptions is going live tonight and we have a massive show. The Supreme Court just wrapped up one of the most consequential terms in recent memory and we are breaking down every major ruling from the last two weeks. Birthright citizenship rejected by the court 6-3 in a loss for Trump. Transgender athletes banned from girls sports in a win for conservatives. Campaign finance limits struck down opening the floodgates for party spending heading into the midterms. Presidential firing power expanded giving Trump sweeping new authority over independent agencies. Mail in ballots upheld in a loss for Republicans. The Federal Reserve protected with Lisa Cook keeping her job. And Hawaii's concealed carry restrictions struck down in a win for gun rights. We are going through all of it and giving you our honest takes on what it means for the country heading into November.We are also talking World Cup as the quarterfinals are set and the United States is under the microscope after some big names came up short on the biggest stage.Come hang out with Zach and Vance live tonight. Drop your Useless Assumptions in the chat and let us know where you stand on these rulings. Like and subscribe and we will see you in there.

Tonight on Useless Assumptions Zach & Vance sit down with some people from the community to get their take on what America means to them ahead of the 250th celebration.

Useless Assumptions Episode 134 is here and we are covering everything from blockbuster NBA trades to a federal judge shutting down Nebraska's food stamp restrictions to a real conversation about what is happening to young men in this country. We start in the NBA where the offseason is already on fire. Giannis Antetokounmpo is headed to Miami in one of the biggest trades in league history and we break down what the Heat actually got and what they gave up to get it. LeBron James is a free agent and the question of whether he follows Giannis to South Beach is on everybody's mind. Then we get into Julius Randle leaving Minnesota for Brooklyn, Ja Morant reportedly on his way out of Memphis, the Celtics looking to move Jaylen Brown and what all of this means for the direction of the league. Are we in an era of superteams again or are we watching teams like the Knicks and OKC prove you can win by building the right culture? We talk about where the NBA is headed and whether those polarizing stars that used to drive the league still exist. The World Cup is in full swing and the USA plays Turkey tonight at 9PM. We talk about why this has been the most entertaining World Cup since 1958 with scoring up 25 percent from the last tournament. The refs are letting the game breathe instead of rewarding flopping, the VAR system has been smooth as silk and Zach makes the case for other sports to pay attention, and the hydration breaks and stoppage time have actually been working. This tournament has been must watch television. Oklahoma won the College World Series right here in Omaha. They were 11th in the SEC heading into the postseason and went on a run that nobody saw coming. Then Caitlin Clark is back in the news again for all the wrong reasons after another attack on the court and we weigh in. On the local front Nebraska is directly in the middle of a national story. A federal judge in Washington D.C. on Monday struck down Nebraska's SNAP restrictions that banned soda and energy drinks from being purchased with food stamp benefits. Nebraska was the first state in the country to implement these rules back in January. The judge ruled that the USDA overstepped its authority. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and RFK Jr. both fired back calling it an activist court decision. We lay out every side of this one and let you decide. Then we get into two bigger conversations. The movement to ban social media for kids under 16 is spreading worldwide and we talk about where America stands. Australia did it first. The UK just announced it. Five countries now have it in place. We lay out the case for it and the case against it including the question of whether age verification requirements lead us down a road we are not comfortable with. And finally we have a real conversation about what is happening to young men in America. The workforce numbers are falling. Marriage rates are falling. Twenty percent of men ages 25 to 34 are still living at home. Suicide rates among young men remain alarming. Researchers have a name for the ones who are not working, not in school and not pursuing anything. We talk about why this is happening and what it means for communities like ours right here in Norfolk. Like and subscribe and as always leave your own Useless Assumptions in the comments. See you next week.

Useless Assumptions Episode 133 is here and Zach and Vance are coming in hot.The New York Knicks are NBA Champions for the first time since 1973 and we break down the entire series game by game. From stealing home court in San Antonio in Games 1 and 2 to OG Anunoby tipping in the most iconic shot in Knicks history with 1.2 seconds left in Game 4 to Jalen Brunson dropping 45 points in the closeout win Zach and Vance get into all of it. The drought is over and New York is going crazy.The World Cup is one week in and the USA opened with a dominant 4-1 win over Paraguay with Folarin Balogun going off and Christian Pulisic doing Pulisic things before leaving at halftime with a calf issue. We break down where Team USA stands heading into the Australia game Friday and talk about how the rest of the world is looking through the first week of the tournament.UFC Freedom 250 happened on the South Lawn of the White House on Flag Day and Trump's 80th birthday and we have all the results. Justin Gaethje upset Ilia Topuria for the lightweight title in what might be fight of the year. Ciryl Gane knocked out Alex Pereira in the co-main. Every single fight on the card ended by knockout. Seven bouts seven finishes. And yes we talk about the foiled attack plot that has a direct Nebraska connection with an Omaha man named the ringleader behind a plan to use explosive drones and snipers to target Trump Vance Elon Musk and Netanyahu at the event.The College World Series championship is set with Oklahoma taking on North Carolina starting Saturday in Omaha and we run through how both teams got there.On the local front the Norfolk City Council approved an ordinance establishing the framework for an entertainment district downtown despite some pushback from council members and residents who wanted more public discussion first. We break down what the ordinance actually does and what comes next for Norfolk.Then we get into the big national stories. The Situation Room tapes story is one of the wildest things happening in Washington right now. New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan have a book dropping June 23 called Regime Change that contains verbatim quotes from classified White House Situation Room meetings on the Iran war and the Epstein files. Vance went on The Megyn Kelly Show and said he was legitimately worried people were taping conversations which by the way is a felony. We lay out exactly what we know and what is still unknown.Then the MLB Bible verse story. Three San Francisco Giants pitchers wrote Genesis 9 12-16 on their Pride Night caps and MLB warned them for a uniform violation. The verse they chose is the one where God creates the rainbow as a symbol of his covenant with creation after Noah's flood. The players said there was no hate behind it. MLB said it was a uniform violation. JD Vance posted Trump won we don't have to do this anymore. Senator Josh Hawley sent a letter to the commissioner demanding answers. Florida and Missouri attorney generals are threatening legal action. It is a full blown national story and we get into every angle of it.We also touch on California pressuring public utilities to award 633 million dollars in contracts specifically to LGBT owned businesses with an LGBTQ checklist required to qualify.As always we want to hear your own Useless Assumptions in the comments. Like and subscribe and we will see you next week.

We have a jam packed show for you today!-30 point implosion by the Spurs in the Finals-World Cup starts today-College World Series starts this week-Faith Health is under some fire for paying doctors an extremely high amount-Murderer Karmelo Anthony gets sentenced and people are losing their minds-We discuss the many historic events and festivals that have been discontinued or cancelled due to fatigue-We also weigh in on some other murders or murder attempts that you may not have heard about throughout the world in Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia and Belfast.- To end the show we will play a little guessing game.All that and more on todays show

We kick things off with sports! NBA Finals Knicks & Spurs, Phillies Pitcher on a hell of a run, Nebraska Sports are over until the Fall!Local News: Kellogg's is closing their Omaha plant and Governor Pillen signs some energy legislation into law.In Other News: Spencer Pratt may make it through to a run off, the tragic body cam footage of Henry Nowak is released, Murderer Karmelo Anthony is on trial this week and Marco Rubio shows why he could be the next president in the Foreign Clown Committee hearings.All that and more on todays show!

We kick things off with the death of two time NASCAR champion Kyle Busch who passed away at just 41 years old from pneumonia. A sports medicine expert is calling it totally preventable and we get into what that actually means and why it matters.From there we jump into the NBA playoffs. The New York Knicks are going to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999 and Jalen Brunson has been absolutely unreal. We talk about what this means for New York and what happened to Donovan Mitchell and the Cavs. The Thunder and Spurs Western Conference Finals is also coming down to the wire with Wembanyama and SGA going at it and we give our thoughts on where that series is headed.Nebraska had a massive week in college sports. The baseball team is hosting an NCAA Regional for the first time since 2008 and tickets sold out in 10 minutes flat. The softball team is at the Women's College World Series with national Player of the Year Jordy Frahm leading the way. We are proud of our Huskers and we talk about it.On the local side Rep Mike Flood held a town hall right here in Norfolk and the Tour Nebraska car show is rolling through this Saturday with 456 classic vehicles registered. We also get into the Underdog Sports vs SGA situation where Underdog got a cease and desist and basically told SGA's lawyers to kick rocks.In national news a gunman opened fire at a Secret Service checkpoint outside the White House in what was the third security incident near President Trump in a single month. We lay out exactly what happened and who the suspect was.We also dig into the DNC post mortem report where the Democratic Party basically did a full autopsy on what went wrong in 2024. The male voter numbers are brutal, the Latino voter shift is real.Plus Tim Walz skipped the Fort Snelling Memorial Day ceremony and we have thoughts on that.We close it out with a game and as always we want to hear your own Useless Assumptions in the comments. Like and subscribe and we will see you next week.

Zach & Vance start the show with some sports discussing the NBA finals with Wemby putting up 41 & 24, Kyle Busch's unexpected passing, Aaron Rai wins PGA Championship and Hakeem Jeffries talking about the SEC. We then move into Local Nebraska news discussing Dan Osborne & Pete Ricketts, Fire in downtown Creighton, Tax Revenue Shortfall, High speed chase in Norfolk, devastating tornado's and new Nuclear site picks. Lastly we discuss the Ebola outbreak in the Congo, Thomas Massie, 18 year old killed in the UK and a Chicago women talking about voting rights.We Wrap up the show with a fun game.All that and more on todays show!

Zach & Vance start the show with some sports discussing the NBA finals, NFL Schedule dropping and Nebraska Softball. They then move into local Nebraska news discussing some Norfolk things and primary results. Finally we move into national news with Trump in Beijing, UFO files dropping, Open AI being sued for criminal acts and Spencer Pratt's race for Mayor of LA.We finish with a fun game.All that and more on todays show!

Zach & Vance start the show with announcing the winners of our charity event and move into sports discussing the NBA, Nebraska Volleyball and more. They follow up with going in depth on the FISA amendments, HR 7567 "The Farm Bill" and HR 7147 DHS Resolution.All that and more on todays show!

Zach & Vance Start the night off right with some sports news talking about the NBA playoffs, College Sports and NBA Power Dunkers. Then we move into national news and discuss the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting, Race base redistricting, Pete Hegseth, the funding bills and much more.

Zach & Vance Start the night off right with some sports news talking about the NBA playoffs, NFL Draft and college sports. They then move into National news with a Nuclear scientist caught giving away classified information, Kash Patel and the South Poverty Law Center, Kevin Warsh, Sheriff Chad Bianco running for CA governor, Tom Homan, Nick Freitas and the Virginia redistricting.We also discuss what will be happening at our third annual Swearing Is Caring charity event this Saturday April 25th from 4-8pm at the District Event Center.All that and more on todays show!

Zach & Vance Start the night off right with some sports news and then move into some local stir ups that caused a scene in Omaha NE. Moving into National News we have some mysterious NASA deaths and 10 missing US nuclear scientists. We will talk about Bernie Sanders, Eric Swalwell, Ford, GM, Mamdani, the Supreme Court and Bill Lee declaring June as Nuclear Family Month and not Pride Month.All that and more on todays show!

Zach & Vance discuss the final four, Masters Week, NBA playoff picture, Local News, Iran ceasefire, Trump and much more on todays show.

Zach & Vance Discuss Nebraska and Duke's exit from the tourney, FIFA world cup outlook and Jayden Ivey being let go from the Bulls.Moving into Nebraska news, Bills being introduced that would look further into custody battles and weapons being banned from the capitol building unless you have a concealed carry permit.National News, Pam Bondi out as AG with others looming in the wake, Artemis II launches from Kennedy Space Center and Pete Hegseth gets rid of gun free zones on military bases.All that and more on todays show!

Zach & Vance Discuss the first weekend of March Madness and break down some amazing games and break down this historic run by Nebraska Cornhuskers Basketball!All that and more on todays show!

Zach & Vance get the shenanigans started off strong tonight!We start with Nebraska Basketball and discuss the end of the regular season against Iowa and the road through the Big Ten Tournament and the NCAA Tournament. NFL News surrounding the start of the season.Finally we will dive into New York forgetting 25 years later while Mamdani throws it in your face and calls you racist, Scott Jennings talking about Iran,A Synagogue in Michigan is rammed with a vehicle and Old Dominion had an active shooter today. All that and more on todays show!

Zach & Vance get the shenanigans started off strong tonight!We start with Nebraska Basketball and discuss the USC and UCLA game also the legendary Lou Holtz passes away this week.Finally we will dive into the Nebraska budget shortfall, Jasmine Crockett, Jamele Hill, DHS shutdown and new leader, Tim Walz buffoonery and finally we discuss the situation in Iran.All that and more in todays show!!

Zach & Vance Start off strong with some Nebrasketball recap, Terence Crawford Jr. and a battle between the FCC and NFL.We then move into local Nebraska and Norfolk news with Pillen and Duffy teaming up, LB 663 Zoning law for AG & Livestock expansion, Pillen cutting the Cultural Endowment fund, LB 943 involving motorsports race tracks and a Norfolk Paraprofessional is arrested over fondling allegations stemming for 4 years ago.To wrap things up we discuss Trumps state of the union and our reaction to it, The Dems reaction to the State of the Union, Target is leaving Minnesota and we take a deep dive into the jobs that were supposedly added under Joe Biden and how those jobs are manufactured and subsidized by the government.All that and more in todays show!!

Zach & Vance get the shenanigans started off strong tonight!We start with the great run by Nebraska Basketball and discuss the Iowa game, and then discuss the Chicago Bears moving to Indiana, ESPN replacing sunday night baseball with WNBA, along with some Olympic updates.Finally we will dive into some national news with another trans shooter in Rhode Island, planned parenthood calling men "people who carry sperm", Kansas House overrides the Governor on bathroom/locker room trans issue, Canada wanting CCP and other communists to join their military and finally Mamdani's BIG plan to gain the funds necessary to move forward with New York. All that and more in todays show!!

Zach & Vance get things started off with Nebrasketball falling to Purdue in a slip & slide game. Discuss some medal counts in Italy and the Snoozefest that was this years Super Bowl.They then move into Local and National news, starting with Don Bacon voting to overturn tariffs, Liberals cannot figure out gun laws, Save act is somehow disenfranchising, UK man arrested for sexual assault gets less time than the people protesting him, UK deletes largest court reporting archive, Male "gunperson" in Canada kills 10 people and a reporter ask's why there is no diversity in his Danish period piece.All that and more in todays show!!

We had some audio issues, we apologizeZach & Vance get the shenanigans started early with a recap of the week!Then jumping right into sports with Nebrasketball losses and outlook to future games, the Olympics starting this weekend, NBA trades and Youth baseball in Omaha.After Sports we jump right into hot button topics like Spencer Pratt, Maxine Waters, Middle and grade school protests, Stolen land debate and ICE.We end with some funny stories from around the world. Dont miss out!

Zach & Vance get the shenanigans started off strong tonight!We start with the great run by Nebraska Basketball and discuss the Michigan game, and then discuss some super bowl predictions.Moving into Local Nebraska newsFinally we will dive into some national news with ICE, Government Shutdowns, National Protests and much more!

Zach & Vance Start off strong tonight talking about the 19-0 Nebrasketball team having an amazing run! Then we move into a few other sports topics like John Calipari, Nebraska football recruits, NFL, New York Knicks and the Australian Open.Middle of the show we dive into some local Nebraska news with over 200 bills being introduced and Gov Pillen in some hot water.Ending the show on National News speaking about the polar vortex, Gavin Newsome in Davos and the Minnesota church raid.Join us, and give your own Useless Assumptions

Zach & Cameron get the shenanigans started off strong tonight!We start with the great run by Nebraska Basketball, College football playoff and NFL.Moving into Local Nebraska newsFinally we will dive into some national news with ICE, National Guard, Reparations, VISA's and Insurrection.

Zach & Vance are back for a new year with the same BS!We start with the great run by Nebraska Basketball, College football playoff and NFL.Moving into Nebraska State Senator ShenanigansFinally we will dive into the capture of Maduro, Minnesota ICE and House passing H.R 1834

Zach & Vance are joined by Jim Wyant as we break down more chaos!We start with the great run by Nebraska Basketball, College football playoff, NFL and some Cam Newton mouth vomit!Moving into Nebraska Medicaid changes and Mike Flood scripting the Housing for the 21st century act.Finally we will dive into new US Travel bans, Immigration stats from the UK, Sioux Falls arrest reporting blunder, Bondi Beach, Brown University, MIT and much more! Tune in and check it out!

Tonight we’re cooking with pure chaos — sports, politics, scandals, government incompetence, and some truly unhinged internet takes. Buckle up.We’re breaking down Nebraska Basketball coming in hot, the NBA pretending traveling doesn’t exist, and a wild weekend in college football that reset the entire landscape. And yes… Sherrone Moore got FIRED — the full story, the fallout, the arrest, and what this means for Michigan going forward.We’re also diving deep into the University of Utah’s groundbreaking $500M private equity deal, what it means for the future of college sports, and why it feels less like “amateur athletics” and more like pro-sports business.Back home, things aren’t any calmer:• The Packers & Stockyards Act suddenly matters again after Tyson closes a major Nebraska facility — we’ll explain what the law says, what it doesn’t, and why producers are furious.• Congress just shot down a major Health Savings Account bill, and we’ll talk about what that means for regular Americans trying to stay financially afloat.• Immigration remains a disaster, the border is wide open, and nobody in D.C. seems to know what they’re doing.• And yes… Candace Owens went full tinfoil, We’ll break down the drama, the receipts, and why the internet is melting down.If you’re tired of sanitized corporate media and want real talk, real laughs, real opinions — welcome to Useless Assumptions.Where the facts are true… but our assumptions are useless.Like the video, drop your thoughts in the comments, and don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you never miss the madness.Live every Thursday at 7PM CST.

Tonight, Zach and Vance dive into a fresh batch of chaos, from Nebraska sports to a revived Bears Packers rivalry.Tonight we will touch on Nebraska football, Nebraska Basketball, NFL, National Guard, Minnesota, Somalia, Nicole Shnanhan, Pete Hegseth and much more.Tune in and give us your own Useless Assumptions#UselessAssumptions #Podcast #Trump #Nebraska #Cornhuskers #CollegeFootball #NortheastNebraska #Republican #Democrat #CriticalThinking #FreeSpeech #Nebrasketball #Somalia #Minnesota #NicoleShanahan #NationalGuard

Tonight, Zach and Vance dive into a fresh batch of chaos, from Nebraska sports to government incompetence, federal overreach, and the return of the Epstein files.We kick things off with a look around the AgentLife Media Group universe before diving head-first into the stories the mainstream won’t touch.🔥 SPORTS• Nebraska Football: Dayton Raiola de-commits right before signing day, what that means for the program and the matchup vs. Penn State.• Nebraska Basketball: Huge win over Oklahoma… even after coming out flat.• College Football: Key storylines heading into the weekend.• NFL & NBA: Oklahoma City’s wild scenario and league shakeups.🏛️ LOCAL NEBRASKA NEWS• Nebraska DOE miscalculates TEEOSA — OPS overpaid $30+ million, while other schools got shorted.• Nebraska facing a $471 million projected deficit heading into the 60-day legislative session.• Lawmakers scrambling after last session’s “surplus” vanished overnight.🌎 NATIONAL NEWS & GOVERNMENT MADNESS• McDonald’s prices from 2019 vs. 2024 — your wallet definitely noticed.• Chicago ICE whistleblower Danielle Carter-Walters drops BOMBS on who’s actually responsible for the city’s chaos.• Government dependency: Why every crisis becomes an excuse to grow the bureaucracy… and why every program becomes a money grab.• HUD changes: from bragging about dollars spent → to claiming “self-sufficiency metrics.” (We’ll see.)• Epstein Files Act Signed: Trump signs H.R. 4405, forcing the DOJ to release unclassified Epstein documents in 30 days — flight logs, associates, investigations, and BOP records. A rare 427–1 House vote + unanimous Senate. Survivors want real transparency… but will the redactions tell the truth or bury it?🔥 Theme of the Week:“Everything the government touches becomes inefficient, bloated, expensive, or corrupt.”Whether it’s housing, childcare, healthcare, drugs, mental health, or immigration — the people in charge keep promising solutions, but never deliver results. Let’s talk about it.If you enjoy real talk, comedy, chaos, Nebraska pride, and unapologetically bold takes —LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE.We go live every Thursday at 7PM CST.Drop your own Useless Assumptions below 👇#UselessAssumptions #GovernmentOverreach #NebraskaNews #Huskers #NebraskaFootball #NebraskaBasketball #CollegeFootball #NFLTalk #NBA #EpsteinFiles #H4405 #TransparencyAct #ChicagoICE #PoliticalNews #RightSideOfIssues #RumbleLive #AgentLifeMedia #ZachAndVance #MidwestPodcast #SpicyTakes

Welcome back to Useless Assumptions, the show where the facts are true but our assumptions are absolutely useless.Tonight, Zach and Vance dive into a stacked Veterans Day week full of sports chaos, local shakeups, political drama, and a couple stories that make you question humanity entirely.We open the show honoring the men and women who served this country and made it possible for us to sit behind a mic and talk freely every Thursday night. Thank you, Veterans.From there, we hit:🔥 Nebraska Football:TJ Lateef shines in his first start, Emmett Johnson continues to dominate, and the Huskers knock off UCLA.🔥 Nebraska Basketball:Mast joins elite company with a rare triple-double.🔥 College Football Top 25 Matchups:Iowa/USC, Notre Dame/Pitt, Oklahoma/Bama, Texas/Georgia — fireworks incoming.🏈 NFL Rundown:Thursday Night Football, Bears' insane turnover stats, Russ Wilson sightings, and full slate matchups.🏀 NBA Landscape:Pistons/Cavs/Knicks running the East — Thunder/Nuggets/Spurs leading the West.😂 Wild Sports Moments:Underhand fake punt + the viral sumo throw everyone is talking about.🏛️ Nebraska Local News:• Gov. Pillen blocks Medicaid dollars from Planned Parenthood.• AG Hilgers sues Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss over foreign money influencing Nebraska ballot initiatives.🌎 National & “Wait… what?” News:• Chinese-linked buyers quietly purchasing land next to a B-2 bomber base in Missouri.• Chicago Public Schools blowing $7.7 million on unapproved international trips while facing a $734M deficit.• H.R. 5371 — the CR that barely reopened the government.🤣 Fun Story of the Week:Two drunk Ohio State students accidentally walk a full marathon after a bad late-night bet. Yes — a literal 26-mile hangover.If you enjoy a mix of facts, comedy, chaos, Nebraska pride, and unapologetic takes — hit LIKE, drop your own Useless Assumptions in the comments, and SUBSCRIBE.We go live every Thursday at 7PM CST.#UselessAssumptions #NebraskaFootball #Huskers #CollegeFootball #NFL #NBA #NebraskaNews #VeteransDay #Pillen #MikeHilgers #NationalNews #PoliticalNews #RightSideOfIssues #ComedyPodcast #RumbleLive #AgentLifeMedia #ZachAndVance #MidwestPodcast #SpicyTakes #LiveShow

This week, Zach and Vance dive into a packed lineup of football, politics, and a few Nebraska curveballs.🏈 Nebraska vs USC:Huskers fall 21-17 after Dylan Raiola’s season-ending leg injury. Backup T.J. Lateef couldn’t get the offense rolling, but Emmett Johnson still crossed 1,000 yards on the year with 165 in the loss. USC gashed the Blackshirts for 202 on the ground while Nebraska’s defense held their passing game to its worst day in seven years. Next up: UCLA.🏀 Husker Hoops:Fred Hoiberg notched career win #200 as Nebraska dominated West Georgia 86-53 — Frager dropped 22 and the team owned the glass 49-37.🏈 NFL:Jordan Love threw maybe the worst ball of 2025, Dallas mourns DE Marshawn Kneeland, and the trade deadline went nuclear — Sauce Gardner to Indy, Quinnen Williams to Dallas, the Eagles loading up, and half the league shaking rosters.🏘 Local:Norfolk City Council flips the old Mi Tienda Hernandez grocery into a liquor-store zoning, PD breaks ground on a $7 million expansion, and campaign filings show Dan Osborn paying his wife’s new consulting firm $114K off-disclosure.🗽 In Other News:Sen. Rick Scott’s No Budget No Pay Act blocked by Dems.Ron Johnson warns the filibuster fight is heating up.Pelosi retires after calling Trump a “vile creature” — and he fires right back.Meanwhile, Zohran Mamdani’s socialist win in New York has even Stephen A. Smith fuming, and Dr. Oz joins Secretary Brooke Rollins in exposing how six Dem-run states allegedly funneled federal healthcare money to illegals.It’s politics, sports, and plenty of Useless Assumptions — where the facts are true, but the assumptions… never are.

On Todays episode Zach & Vance discuss Nebraska Football, College Football top 25, NFL key match ups, Halloween madness, Diversity statements for professors, suicidal empathy, 2010 CNN Obama Renovation, Soybeans being sold to china, Mamdani to ruin New York City, Government Shutdown and SNAP, and some spooky stories

On Todays episode Zach & Vance discuss Nebraska Football, College Football top 25, NFL key match ups, NBA starting off with arrests, Norfolk NE man arrested drugs who tried to get into the high school because he thought it was the ER, No Kings Protest, Illegal immigrants on Caleb Hammer's show, Minnesota or Somalia, Illegal Truck Drivers, Jon Stewart & Bernie Sanders, Hunting stand near Palm Beach airport, and a huge breakthrough in cancer research. All that and more on todays show!

This week on Useless Assumptions, Zach and Vance break down Nebraska’s gritty win over Maryland — where Dylan Raiola struggled but Emmet Johnson ran wild and Special Teams came up clutch. Then it’s a trip around the sports world, from college football chaos to the NFL’s never-ending drama.In local news, Governor Pillen takes on Nebraska’s property tax mess, and we dive into the “Good Life, Great Careers” initiative.Then buckle up for national madness: sterile flies in Texas, D.C. judges going soft on crime, ICE fences falling in Chicago, and the FBI snooping on Senators. Add Bernie, Fetterman, and “No Kings Day” chaos — and you’ve got another week of America losing its mind.Where the facts are true, but our assumptions are useless.

The Useless Assumptions crew is back with a wild week of wins, losses, and political chaos. Nebraska pulls off another Husker victory while Washington fumbles another play — the government shutdown drags into Day 9, Trump steps in on the Middle East ceasefire, and the world keeps spinning.We break it all down with laughs, facts, and a few useless assumptions along the way. Grab a drink, hit the comments, and let’s talk football, politics, and everything in between.🎙️ Live from Norfolk, Nebraska🏈 Sports. Politics. Opinions. No Filters.📅 Streaming every Thursday 7PM CST on Rumble📲 Follow @AgentLifeMedia on socials for highlights & behind-the-scenes clips

Zach, Vance, Ryne & Kole Celebrate 100 Episodes! They discuss Nebraska Football, College Football, NFL, Delta Airlines collision, Government shutdown and Des Moines Superintendent. The guys will also look back at the last 2 years and discuss how we have got to 100 episodes.

Zach & Vance sit down with young minds from around the Norfolk NE area and let them speak their mind on Charlies impact and death.

Zach, Vance & Nick Discuss Local Northeast Nebraska Sports, Nebraska football, College football, NFL, Mike Flood, Nebraska Liquor Commission, Keith Olberman, California, Dallas ICE, Texas Youth Baseball, Hillary Clinton, Stephan A Smith and Much more!

On todays Episode Zach & Vance discuss the topics of the week. Nebraska football takes on its first real challenge, NCAA makin some transfer window changes, Spirit airlines is in the clouds, Dearborn Michigan Mayor tells people to leave his city, Brian Kilmeade context, Media and government Crashout, Charlie Kirks message is still here, Gregg Gutfeld goes off as usual and a great tribute from Glenn Beck to Charlie Kirk. All of that an more on todays episode!

Zach & Vance discuss Nebraska Football, NFL, 9/11, Charlie Kirk, Iryna Zarutska and many other senseless acts of violence

In this action-packed news update, we dive into the latest in sports, local news, and national headlines! The college football weekend was electric, with Nebraska Football stealing the spotlight. The NFL kicks off tonight with a thrilling Eagles vs. Cowboys showdown—don’t miss our breakdown of key matchups! Plus, a shocking report reveals Kawhi Leonard’s $28M endorsement deal with a questionable tree-planting company tied to Clippers owner Steve Ballmer. Locally, the Nebraska State Fair wrapped up with a record-breaking 334,383 attendees, a 6% jump from last year—Vance shares his experience! New laws hit Nebraska roads: the Move-Over Law (LB 530) now requires drivers to slow down and move over for all stopped vehicles, effective September 3, 2025. Speeding fines are also up for the first time since 1996, with penalties ranging from $50 to $400. Reckless driving now includes speeding twice the posted limit, and motor vehicle homicide penalties have been upgraded to a Class IV felony. In other news, we unpack the frenzy over Trump’s three-day media silence, sparking wild speculation. We also discuss a controversial proposal to restrict gun purchases for certain groups under 2A laws, an Illinois man charged with homicide for secretly giving abortion pills, and ongoing election board drama in Fulton County, GA, where Republican nominees face delays amid a $10,000 daily fine for contempt of court. Plus, RFK Jr. makes waves on the Hill again! Stay informed with all the details in this must-watch segment!