The Melissa Diaz Report

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Austin-based stand up comedian, podcaster and bookworm Melissa Diaz reports on current events. Some light humor. Some dark Humor. A lot of ranting. Tune in weekly, Monday/Wednesday/Friday, forever, or until the aliens invade.

  1. 6 days ago

    Let Them Eat Hate

    Topics: The New York Fed says that more Americans are skipping meals because food is too expensive (Yahoo News) Silicon Valley turns transhumanism into a "secular religion" promising immortality and minds uploaded to chips (the Guardian) China: An A.I. company is working to develop technology that could predict who might become critical of the government (NYTimes)

    52 min

  2. 26 May

    It's Still About the Benjamins

    Topics - Memorial Day weekend - The new Art - Secret Service agents exchanged gunfire with a shooter who allegedly shot at officers outside the White House. The suspect was killed, and a bystander was struck by gunfire and hospitalized. - Pope Leo XIV releases warning about the risks of artificial intelligence - Tulsi Gabbard’s resignation.

    59 min

  3. 11 May

    Meet the Duffys

    TOPICS * Ted Turner, founder of CNN and 24 hour news cycle, died last wednesday * 80% of companies using AI agents are cutting staff * Sean Duffy debuts YouTube reality show funded by Boeing, Shell, Toyota, and other companies his agency regulates * Americans more worried about running out of money than death

    55 min

  4. 4 May

    My Laptop Died Before I Could Finish

    Topics - Pete Hegseth’s first hearings in Congress since the start of Iran war (AP) - Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass” (New York Times) - Tucker Carlson on a New York Times interview

    46 min

  5. 27 Apr

    The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun

    TOPICS Michael Jackson biopic, “Michael” The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives has been charged with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump. The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday in a case about whether law enforcement’s use of geofence searches — which collect cell phone location data from an area in which a crime occurred — violates the Fourth Amendment’s protections against unreasonable searches and seizuresb

    47 min

  6. 23 Apr

    MythosMogging and MosquitoMaxxing in America

    TOPICS Looksmaxxing in 60 Minutes Anthropic announces they will not release their latest artificial intelligence modelPresident Trump signed an executive order Saturday directing the FDA to expedite review of psychedelics

    47 min

  7. 15 Apr

    You Just Suck the Deeks

    TOPICS The Associated Press offers buyouts to an unspecified number of US-based journalists as it shifts focus from newspaper journalism to visual journalism and artificial intelligence The world's wildest company retreat involves 120 employees meeting in Honduras for a Survivor-style experience that included eating a dead tarantula, sitting on a fire ant hill, and a rogue porcupineOn Sunday, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. Navy will impose a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz after peace negotiations with Iranian officials failed to produce a breakthroughFormer US Senator Ben Sasse sat down with Ross Douthat last week to talk about his impending death and our institutionsFormer US Senator Ben Sasse sat down with Ross Douthat last week to talk about his impending death and our institutions

    55 min

  8. 12 Apr

    Dazed and Misused

    Topics Gen Z Catholic influencers make church look cooler than ever — snapping up hundreds of thousands of social media followersArtemis II breaks Apollo 13’s distance record as humans travel farther from Earth than ever beforeEight Scientists Missing or Dead: Full List of Baffling Disappearances in the U.S.AOC hit with ethics complaint over $19K in campaign cash spent on ketamine specialist

    37 min
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Austin-based stand up comedian, podcaster and bookworm Melissa Diaz reports on current events. Some light humor. Some dark Humor. A lot of ranting. Tune in weekly, Monday/Wednesday/Friday, forever, or until the aliens invade.

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  • Creator
    Melissa Diaz
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    132
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Melissa Diaz
  • Show Website
    The Melissa Diaz Report