Ruthless Podcast
Hosted by John and Josh and Smug · Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan and John Ashbrook
4.7from 7,362 ratings
- 835
- Episodes
- 349
- Transcribed
- 7,362
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 10M
- YouTube views
About Ruthless Podcast
A variety progrum. Smug, Holmes, Duncan, and Ashbrook bring next generation conservative talk to the next level with RUTHLESS. There is no shelter for anyone as the fellas provide a lighter analysis of the news (and fake news) of the day.
- Publisher
- Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan and John Ashbrook
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 9 Oct 2020
- Latest episode
- 22 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
349 of 835 episodes have a transcript.
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Democrats midterm message: AI is more dangerous than nukes
18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Newsom's Embarrassing Primary Plot Revealed As Democrats Scramble to Position for 2028
17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Talarico’s Shocking Behavior Makes Voters Suspicious
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Democrats midterm message: AI is more dangerous than nukes
Published 22 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Yeah. So I think this is important for people listening and watching this to understand because I think there's like. You know, there's three reasons why the issue of data centers and AI has become so controversial right now. I think, number one, it's because some of the loudest leading voices in the industry have been telling people from the beginning, like, this may kill you. This might be the end of humanity. And a lot of these are these effective altruists that Smug was talking about. And it's part of their strategy to get the government to regulate it so that they can use regulatory capture to be a leader in the industry. […]
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- Mark Teixeira
- Jon Husted
- Scott Kupor
- Max Meyer
- Greg Abbott
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 9,865,489
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 5,862 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 1,500 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 97 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts Ruthless Podcast?
John and Josh and Smug host the show. Published by Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan and John Ashbrook.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Ruthless Podcast take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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