Uncle Sam went from Kentucky to the White House as a Washington reporter, covering campaigns and politicians and having a good time doing it. Now he’s a burnt-out, cranky stoner living in Los Angeles, cussing up a storm about the politicians trying to wreck this country and talking with friends who are making a difference.
In the season (series?) finale, Uncle Sam struggles with Latin, Greek philosophy and sucking his thumb.
Also, Playboy’s senior White House correspondent Brian Karem talks to us about Jan 6 terrorists wanting to invade the Playboy Mansion, fighting for press freedom and that world-famous press pass.
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15 Jun 2021
The Technicolor Butterfly Effect Episode (with Jen Kirkman!)
Are you experienced? Uncle Sam is talking hallucinogenics and how they took him to the White House.
Plus, comedian Jen Kirkman joins the show to talk about redefining small talk, fear of flying and Rod Stewart’s Rolls Royce.
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8 Jun 2021
Uncle Sam enters the Bitcoin world (with the Good Liars!)
Uncle Sam goes down a Bitcoin rabbit hole and ends up more confused than when he started.
And the Good Liars join the show to talk about their harrowing experience on Jan. 6, getting owned by Joe Biden and proposing to Elizabeth Warren.
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1 Jun 2021
Uncle Sam learns he’s joined the Professional Left (with Stephanie Miller!)
Uncle Sam is furious elected Democrats aren’t stepping up to stop a coup that didn’t end on Jan. 6, and he realizes that might make him part of the problem.
Plus, legendary OG progressive radio host and comedian Stephanie Miller joins the show for some cussing, some laughing and some advice for Sam and Ruby.
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25 May 2021
Uncle Sam’s Homecoming Episode (plus Congressman Eric Swalwell!)
After almost a year and a half away in La-La Land, Uncle Sam returns to his native Kentucky for a post-pandemic reunion with family, Red State America and the hard work of being an uncle.
Plus, Sam and Ruby talk to U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell about Republicans bucking the Blue, Kevin McCarthy’s cowardice and the deranged ghouls in Congress who are f**king with him.
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18 May 2021
The Off the Record Doctor (with Stuart Stevens!)
Uncle Sam goes Off the Record to talk about the best damn bartender the city of Washington, DC ever saw.
Plus, Sam and Ruby talk to the most interesting man in politics — Stuart Stevens of the Lincoln Project — about the death of the GOP and the time Sam got high before Mitt Romney’s Puerto Rico rally.
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11 May 2021
Sam survives a blizzard, kinda (with Jon Cryer!)
Sam talks about being bad and his relapse with nose candy.
Next, we talk to actor Jon Cryer about getting involved in politics, Matt Gaetz being a putz and the strangest Superman discussion you ever heard.
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9 May 2021
BONUS - Ruby's Mom gives Uncle Sam a haircut!
A BONUS DROP WITH A SUPER SPECIAL GUEST — RUBY’S MOM!!!! That’s right, Cheryl Marks, celebrity hairdresser and Ruby’s mom, drops by the pod to give Uncle Sam a desperately needed haircut. While Sam gets his ears lowered, we’re talking Ruby’s wilder days, Snoop and Cheryl’s favorite client.
Happy Mother’s Day!
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4 May 2021
The Mother's Day Episode (with Asha Rangappa!)
On a Mother’s Day episode, Sam tells us about his late mom and pays tribute to moms everywhere.
We also talk to CNN Analyst, former FBI agent, and Supermom Asha Rangappa about beating the latest GOP efforts to destroy childcare, the uphill battle facing the justice department and what needs to happen to reform law enforcement in our country.
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27 Apr 2021
Taking that town and shoving it (with Meidas Touch!)
Uncle Sam is tapping a keg of tough love and napalm for his former profession this week as he takes aim at the political press in the age of Trumpism.
Then Ruby and Sam are joined by the Meiselas bros to talk about what happens when the left learns to fight like the right, what’s next for them and who the smartest Meiselas brother is.
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20 Apr 2021
The 420 Episode (with Trae Crowder!)
Uncle Sam takes us down a hazy memory lane of his first experience with the devils lettuce and his favorite #420 tunes. Then Ruby and Sam talk to the ultimate liberal redneck Trae crowder on southern politics, pride, shame, and a little football.
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13 Apr 2021
Uncle Sam kicks off a kinda-sorta apology tour (with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton!)
Uncle Sam fires his lifecoach and discusses with Ruby donut toppings and rejoining society after the pandemic ends.
Then, Sam & Ruby are joined by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton to discuss the filibuster, DC statehood and whether she’s ready to accept Uncle Sam’s apology.
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**Editor’s Note: The interview with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton was recorded on March 31st**
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6 Apr 2021
How Sam Stopped Worrying About the Pandemic & Learned to Love Above Ground Pools (with Mary Trump!)
Uncle Sam loses his sh*t in the early days of the pandemic, and Mary Trump explains why America can’t afford to forget her uncle.
Part 1. How Sam Stopped Worrying About the Pandemic & Learned to Love Above Ground Pools
Part 2. Interview with Mary Trump
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30 Mar 2021
To Live & Cry in LA (with Rex Chapman!)
Uncle Sam delivers a love letter to the uniquely American, continuously perilous city that is Los Angeles, and chats with former NBA star/Twitter hero Rex Chapman about their Kentucky roots, politics, and that time he put 39 (!) points on Michael Jordan.
Part 1. A Kentuckian falls in love with LA
Part 2. Interview with Rex Chapman
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Originally published Tue, 30 Mar 2021
23 Mar 2021
Sam Kicks the Sh*t Out Himself (with Ashley Bryant!)
Uncle Sam talks about teevee, being a world-class a-hole and young athletes protesting. Then Ashley Bryant, superstar strategist and co-founder of WinBlack, joins Sam and Ruby to talk about the last election and those coming down the pike.
Part 1. Uncle Sam the TV Kid
Part 2. Interview with Ashley Bryant
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Originally published Tue, 23 Mar 2021
16 Mar 2021
The Legend of Uncle Sam (with Adam Parkhomenko!)
The inaugural Burning Bridges podcast begins with Uncle Sam’s twisted origin story, followed by an interview with Democratic Strategist Adam Parkhomenko.
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Originally published Thu, 18 Mar 2021
9 Mar 2021
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