On this week’s Naked Lunch podcast, co-hosts Phil Rosenthal and David Wild have Part 2 of the conversation with Bernie Taupin. (If you missed Part 1 last week, you can catch up with it here.) As the s...

Former President Donald Trump, during a rally in Syracuse, New York, launched into a bitter diatribe against the Norwegian Nobel Committee after the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African

I'm going to make it easy on myself and start by quoting the opening of an article I wrote about a year or so ago (giver or take) --I’m a big fan of the “Cunk on…” TV specials from England. If you’re ...

On this “The Weekly Show” podcast with Jon Stewart, his guest is Josh Turek, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Iowa. As the show writes, “As Democrats across the country work to flip red sea...

Here's another of the wonderful TV documentaries that George Plimpton made with producer David Wolper in the early 1970s for ABC. Plimpton, as I noted, was editor of the erudite Paris Review, and a f...

Happily, there is so much of the rest of the world writing about Trump and the Mid-Terms that every once in a while I feel that I can comfortably deal with something. And today we're going tech. Wel...

From 1966, which is a little later in the show’s initial run, the Mystery Guest here is Angela Lansbury. It came when she was starring in the musical Mame, which changed the trajectory of her already ...

This is about something from Tuesday, but it was so good that I haven't stopped thinking about it. It was a great interview on MS NOW by Stephanie Ruhle of Thom Tillis, the MAGOP senator who was defe...

I figured this would be a proper follow-up to my posting here the other day. It’s a wonderful episode from the A&E series, Biography, taking a look at the life and career of Edgar Bergen. As I said, I...

"They can take out a city. Let them take, let them take out Los Angeles; let them take out San Diego. That’s — this [high cost of gas] is a very small price to pay, and it’s going to be over with very soon. It’s essentially almost over with."-- Trump, October 5, 2026. Grand Island, NebraskaYes, of course, he was joking about Iran and nukes. Obviously, to be totally fair, it was a joke. And if we're being totally fair, I wouldn't bet everything I owned that he was just joking. After all, Trum

If you didn't see Jon Stewart's Monday hosting of The Daily Show, his Main Story was about AI. It was largely a look at the promises that have been made about it, and the inability by those making th...

And now, we head back out to our roving reporter on the campaign trail with Trump... It's been well-reported how, when campaigning in Texas for Senate candidate Ken Paxton -- and we'll pause here a m...

If you didn't see "Last Week Tonight" with John Oliver last night, his Main Story was on the Secret Service. It deals with the Service's history (which has a fascinating aspect to it), how it operate...

How desperate is the Trump White House? Well, in fairness, there are a lot of answers competing for the honor of being #1, and while any of them would be a good choice, I'm going with this one --Trum...

Over a year ago, I put together a To Do note to myself that I entered in my Outlook task manager. I didn’t want to address it at the time, since it was a lot of links, so whenever it would pop up in ...

On this week’s episode of 3rd & Fairfax, the official podcast of the Writers Guild of America, the guest is Sanjay Shah, the developer-showrunner of Everybody Still Hates Chris. He discusses how he go...

On this “The Weekly Show” podcast with Jon Stewart, he goes upper level, as his guest is the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, who has been very publicly critical of Trump. As the show writes, “...

There was a wonderful article this week in the Washington Post about Ringo Starr still touring at age 86. Not because he has to, of course, but because he absolutely loves it. The article is a pure ...

The other day, I noted how Trump has gotten so manic that the headlines of his news stories are crazy enough that you almost don't need any further explanation. Well, he did it yet again. Of course....

As I’ve mentioned, I’m a big fan of Edgar Bergen, and this is a wonderfully fun video and nice primer for those who don’t know his work since he performs with all three of his characters – Charlie McC...

President Donald Trump is being blamed by a majority of US adults for the high cost of living. See his approval rating as he campaigns for midterms.

There was so much highly-deserved and scathing ridicule of Sen. Eric Schmitt (MAGOP-MO) on Tuesday in his disastrous, pathetic attempt to "get" former Special Prosecutor Jack Smith in his Senate heari...

We have another new parody song from Randy Rainbow. It's not one of his more insightful, but lends itself to a lot of fun rhyming, so the song and production are fun and lively.By the way, if you wan...

I spend some time each day scrolling through Twitter, occasionally commenting when the spirit moves me. Ever since Elon Musk bought the service, it's shifted to the right, but more notably is that as...

If you didn't see Jon Stewart's Monday hosting of The Daily Show, his Main Story was about how deep MAGOP loyalty is to Trump after his weekend wooing Chinese President Xi, even when he offered to sel...

I had something else planned for today, but then saw this clip from Peter Thiel. Mr. Thiel, if you don't recognize the name, is the extreme-right multi-billionaire who, among other things, almost sin...

If you didn't see Last Week Tonight with John Oliver last night, his main story was on the upcoming presidential election is Brazil. Yes, Brazil. One of the candidates is the son of the corrupt, con...

"There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!... IRAN WILL HAVE A GREAT FUTURE. 'MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN (MIGA!).'” - President Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸

I know this might sound unlikely, given how much Trump fancies himself an expert whiz on economics from Wharton (undergraduate, not the more-acclaimed graduate school) – though given, too, that since ...

Well, okay, once again this isn’t “Naked Lunch” but a treat from Phil Rosenthal about his series “Somebody Feed Phil” which is switching from Netflix to YouTube. As they write, “Go back to where it all began with Phil Rosenthal as he eats his way through some of the funniest, most delicious and unforgettable moments from ‘Somebody Feed Phil’ Season 1.”Where It All Began: The Best of Somebody Feed Phil Season 1 | Somebody Feed Phil

On this week’s episode of 3rd & Fairfax, the official podcast of the Writers Guild of America, the guests are the creators, showrunners, and married writing partners Francesca Delbanco & Nicholas Stol...

On this week’s ‘Not My Job’ segment of the NPR quiz show Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!, the guest contestant is offbeat science writer Mary Roach. Her conversation with host Peter Sagal is equally offbeat...

On this "The Weekly Show" podcast with Jon Stewart, his guest is Lindsay Owens, President and CEO of the Groundwork Collaborative. As the show writes, "As the Fed battles inflation and Americans bear...

I like the stage musical Hello, Dolly! I saw it in Chicago with Carol Channing when she toured with the show, and also saw it on Broadway when Pearl Bailey starred with Cab Calloway in the all-Black ...

​It has been far too long since I last posted a Quirkology video. And so, without any further delay , I am happy to correct that oversight now. ​These are wonderfully fun magic tricks -- or more bette...

The other day, I noted that news stories these days are so terrible for the Trump administration that after just reading the headline, pretty much no further comment is necessary. And they're pouring...

Okay, so after three years or so of videos about how much they absolutely love America, the Portuguese couple André and Sara actually made it to the U.S. for a vacation in November! This first video i...

James McCrery II resigned in October after warning that the president was insisting on designs that violated fire and safety codes.

We begin with a disclaimer: the American Research Group only has a “C” rating on Nate Silver’s well-regard site 538.com. So, it's fair to say that it's not one of the high-end pollsters. That said, ...

If you didn't see Jon Stewart's Monday hosting of The Daily Show, his Main Story was on Trump blocking CNN, MS NOW and Politico, but most of his focus was on MAGA support of AI. The report is interes...