Frangela: The Final Word

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The Final Word on all things Political and Pop Cultural. Comedic duo Frangela makes "Real News. REAL FUNNY!" Your positive "Back Up AND Black Up!" here to inspire you to #RESIST! Subscribe, review, and get a new episode each week! As a quick listen option, we also give you our classic "Idiot of the Week" in a separate podcast.

  1. 11h ago

    My Money, My PAC, My Problem

    Y'all, we need to talk. Trump's out here bragging about his billion-dollar super PAC war chest like it's a birthday card from Grandma — "this is my money," he says, and he's expecting to have some "left over" after tossing a few crumbs to Republican campaigns. We're breaking down the math on that one, and trust us, it ain't mathing. Then we head to In-N-Out, where a college kid grabbed a spatula and dove through the drive-thru window like he's auditioning for a superhero movie nobody asked for — protecting workers and customers from a woman losing it inside. We salute the spatula. The spatula is the real MVP. We also need to have a conversation about why grown adults are out here scared of Hasan Piker. We're unpacking that fear, because something about a guy talking politics on Twitch has half of cable news shaking in their loafers. And finally, we're diving into the Tradwife-to-teenager pipeline, because apparently kids are romanticizing homesteading and submission like it's a lifestyle brand and not a step backward with a nice apron. We've got thoughts. We've got a lot of thoughts. Grab your snacks — something ain't right, and we're getting into all of it. Become a Frangela patron at Patreon.com and get three exclusive Micro Idiot podcasts each week as our thank you for your support. Now in video! Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo. Check out Frangela every Friday https://sexyliberal.com/ Looking for Idiot of the Week? Frangela: Idiot of the Week - Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@Frangela2024 Zero San Days | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnM1khTffQyLH_wxatKAKZjDqy-XgaGeY&si=WrzZjJnTfMKBYLhg Cash App: $frangeladuo Venmo: @frangeladuo Our Sponsors: * Check out BreezeMeds and use my code FRANGELA for a great deal: https://www.breezemeds.com * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  2. 5d ago

    Let Data Reign, Let Democracy Drain

    Y'all, we are exhausted and it's not even Friday yet. We got a postal whistleblower screaming "catastrophic failure" about mail voting right before the midterms — cool cool cool, love that for us. We got Commerce quietly deleting the words "no political interference" from its own science policy, like removing the smoke detector because you're planning a fire. We're calling airstrikes on Iran "large and powerful" like it's a wrestling entrance, and somehow that same war is now jacking up the price of money worldwide — we didn't even know war had a war tax on top of the war. Then there's Gregory Bovino, tiniest racist to ever run Border Patrol, who apparently retired mid-investigation like he had somewhere better to be. Measles killed two people in Pennsylvania and the CDC just... didn't count them? Umm, do they know that doesn't like, un-die people? Meanwhile the Supreme Court said sure, Trump, go 'head and build your ballroom, and the man himself is out here telling whole towns they'll be "backwards and poor" if they don't bow down to data centers. "Let data reign," he says — sir, we can't even get a text message to send half the time. We're breaking it all down, we're not being nice about it, and we are the final word. Pull up. Become a Frangela patron at Patreon.com and get three exclusive Micro Idiot podcasts each week as our thank you for your support. Now in video! Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo. Check out Frangela every Friday https://sexyliberal.com/ Looking for Idiot of the Week? Frangela: Idiot of the Week - Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@Frangela2024 Zero San Days | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnM1khTffQyLH_wxatKAKZjDqy-XgaGeY&si=WrzZjJnTfMKBYLhg Cash App: $frangeladuo Venmo: @frangeladuo Our Sponsors: * Check out BreezeMeds and use my code FRANGELA for a great deal: https://www.breezemeds.com * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  3. 6d ago

    Milo Yiannopoulos Is Getting Deported? Girl, Even We're Shocked Something's Right

    Hold up — did DHS just accidentally do something correct? They're saying far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has "overstayed his welcome," and we are cackling, because that might be the first accurate sentence uttered under this administration. We'll take it! We'll frame it! We'll put it on a plaque! Meanwhile, we're once again reminding everybody that there are exactly zero trans women in the WNBA — which hasn't stopped right-wing media from inventing some out of thin air, because facts have never gotten in the way of a good bigotry campaign. And speaking of bigotry, we're talking about a trans veteran who served her country and got rewarded with homelessness after the military just... didn't pay her severance. Cool, cool, very patriotic. And then there's Florida, where a grand jury found that Governor Ron DeSantis's administration "misappropriated" $10 million in taxpayer money for political purposes — but somehow couldn't figure out who exactly did it well enough to press charges. Mmmm hmmm. Sure. Nobody did it. It just happened. Ten million dollars grew legs and walked into the Republican party of Florida, all by itself. We're breaking it all down — with the side-eye it deserves — on this week's Something Ain't Right. Become a Frangela patron at Patreon.com and get three exclusive Micro Idiot podcasts each week as our thank you for your support. Now in video! Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo. Check out Frangela every Friday https://sexyliberal.com/ Looking for Idiot of the Week? Frangela: Idiot of the Week - Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@Frangela2024 Zero San Days | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnM1khTffQyLH_wxatKAKZjDqy-XgaGeY&si=WrzZjJnTfMKBYLhg Cash App: $frangeladuo Venmo: @frangeladuo Our Sponsors: * Check out BreezeMeds and use my code FRANGELA for a great deal: https://www.breezemeds.com * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  4. Aug 28

    Guillotines, Gaslighting, and Lake America: We Can't Make This Up

    Y'all, we need a minute. First — our hearts are with Nepal, where at least 358 people are confirmed dead and over 1,300 are still missing after catastrophic flash floods along the Tibet border.  We've got a California man who apparently thought "guillotine in the truck bed" was a reasonable accessory for a drive near the U.S. Capitol. We're breaking down what we know and asking the obvious question: sir, what was the plan? Then it's a full Trump buffet — he's siccing MAGA Inc. on the midterms with ads bragging about tax breaks and a "sealed" border, he's declaring "big victory" in a war with Iran that he says will "continue for as long as necessary" (so... not a victory, then?), and — we are not kidding — he's threatening to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America." We give this segment the energy it deserves. We're also toasting a federal judge who struck down Texas's drag show ban and somehow made it a Dolly Parton tribute in the process — Dolly, we love you, keep protecting us from the courthouse. Meta's cutting an $18 billion check to 48 states for allegedly hooking kids on purpose, the EPA wants to stop telling the public about pollution permits near data centers (cool, cool, very normal), and we close it out with the story that should be leading every newscast: a Navy sailor's apparent suicide attempt is being met with disciplinary charges. "Support the troops," they said. Grab your coffee, or something stronger. This is The Final Word. Become a Frangela patron at Patreon.com and get three exclusive Micro Idiot podcasts each week as our thank you for your support. Now in video! Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo. Check out Frangela every Friday https://sexyliberal.com/ Looking for Idiot of the Week? Frangela: Idiot of the Week - Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@Frangela2024 Zero San Days | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnM1khTffQyLH_wxatKAKZjDqy-XgaGeY&si=WrzZjJnTfMKBYLhg Cash App: $frangeladuo Venmo: @frangeladuo Our Sponsors: * Check out BreezeMeds and use my code FRANGELA for a great deal: https://www.breezemeds.com * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  5. Aug 26

    Detention Camps, Kushner Coffee Dates, and a Trade War with... Canada?!

    Y'all, we've got a lot to unpack this week. We're starting in Oregon, where the ACLU just rolled out their "No Federal Funding for Homeless Detention Camps" initiative to slam the brakes on a Trump backed plan — and we are here for it. Then we get into something that made us do a double take: The New York Times reports Hakeem Jeffries, who could be the next Speaker of the House, sat down with Jared Kushner to talk about how Democrats and Trump could... cooperate. Cooperate. We have thoughts. Several of them. Not all of them are nice. After that we're talking trade wars, because apparently we're in one now — with Canada. The Wall Street Journal is calling it "The Dumbest Trade War," and honestly? We can't argue with the headline. We break down how we got here and why it's, well, dumb. And finally, we close out with a mystery that just keeps getting weirder: four years ago a crypto boss vanished without a trace. Now? His successor is missing too. We're connecting some dots, or at least trying to. Grab your coffee (or your popcorn), because something ain't right — and we're gonna talk about all of it. Become a Frangela patron at Patreon.com and get three exclusive Micro Idiot podcasts each week as our thank you for your support. Now in video! Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo. Check out Frangela every Friday https://sexyliberal.com/ Looking for Idiot of the Week? Frangela: Idiot of the Week - Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@Frangela2024 Zero San Days | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnM1khTffQyLH_wxatKAKZjDqy-XgaGeY&si=WrzZjJnTfMKBYLhg Cash App: $frangeladuo Venmo: @frangeladuo Our Sponsors: * Check out BreezeMeds and use my code FRANGELA for a great deal: https://www.breezemeds.com * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  6. Aug 21

    Trump's Tariff Fairy Tale, Ossoff Drops the Mic, and Louisiana Arrests Hate Crime Victims

    Okay, buckle up, because we have got a LOT to unpack this week and none of it is good, but ALL of it is going to make you scream-laugh into your steering wheel. Trump says he's got "a deal" with Canada on tariffs — girl, no you don't. Mark Carney said "substantial progress," which in diplomat-speak translates directly to "absolutely not, but I'm not trying to start anything today." We're calling it: Schrödinger's Trade Deal. It exists and doesn't exist simultaneously, depending entirely on how badly Trump needs a win on a given Tuesday. Then Jon Ossoff stood up and said what we've been screaming since 2016 — calling out a "draft-dodging, crook president" who's dragged this country into a war he can't finish and doesn't understand. Senator, we see you, we hear you, please keep going. We're also talking about the 35-year-old aide dubbed the "human printer" — because apparently loyalty in this administration means becoming a Xerox machine with a pulse. The stories coming out about her devotion are scary and strange, y'all. And then — then — we get to Louisiana, where a trans couple was brutally attacked by a MOB in a public park bathroom, beaten, terrorized... and the police showed up and arrested THEM. The victims. We are LIVID.  Grab your coffee, grab your rage, and grab a friend — because we are going THROUGH it this week on The Final Word. Become a Frangela patron at Patreon.com and get three exclusive Micro Idiot podcasts each week as our thank you for your support. Now in video! Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo. Check out Frangela every Friday https://sexyliberal.com/ Looking for Idiot of the Week? Frangela: Idiot of the Week - Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@Frangela2024 Zero San Days | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnM1khTffQyLH_wxatKAKZjDqy-XgaGeY&si=WrzZjJnTfMKBYLhg Cash App: $frangeladuo Venmo: @frangeladuo Our Sponsors: * Check out BreezeMeds and use my code FRANGELA for a great deal: https://www.breezemeds.com * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  7. Aug 19

    Launch, Lend, and Lose Your Mind

    This week on Something Ain’t Right, we are side‑eyeing the national chaos buffet and honey… it is overflowing. Trump has decided the Navy should go back to the old jet‑launch system because apparently the future is too confusing for him. Nothing says “strong leadership” like rebooting technology the way your uncle reboots his flip phone. And speaking of exits, another major Trump official just noped out of the administration. That’s two departures in two days. We’re not saying the ship is sinking, but if you listen closely you can hear the emergency lifeboats inflating. Meanwhile, a new survey shows parents are financing back‑to‑school season with gambling, payday loans, and skipping rent. Because nothing screams “America the Beautiful” like betting the electric bill on a Trapper Keeper. We dig into how families are being pushed into desperation while politicians brag about “economic strength” from podiums made of pure delusion. Then we get into the AI‑supervised hiring processes that are quietly tossing women over 45 out of the workforce like yesterday’s receipts. Women who built entire industries are suddenly invisible to algorithms designed by dudes who still need their mom to schedule their dentist appointments. We break down why this matters, what’s at stake, and why the fight for fair hiring is about more than just a paycheck — it’s about dignity, autonomy, and refusing to be digitally erased. And finally, Oprah Winfrey is revisiting the legacy of Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz — two men she helped launch into the stratosphere who somehow landed in the land of “How did we get here?” We talk accountability, influence, and why even media empires have to clean up their messes sometimes. It’s crazy, it's wrong, and it’s exactly the kind of week that proves once again: something ain’t right. Become a Frangela patron at Patreon.com and get three exclusive Micro Idiot podcasts each week as our thank you for your support. Now in video! Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo. Check out Frangela every Friday https://sexyliberal.com/ Looking for Idiot of the Week? Frangela: Idiot of the Week - Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@Frangela2024 Zero San Days | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnM1khTffQyLH_wxatKAKZjDqy-XgaGeY&si=WrzZjJnTfMKBYLhg Cash App: $frangeladuo Venmo: @frangeladuo Our Sponsors: * Check out BreezeMeds and use my code FRANGELA for a great deal: https://www.breezemeds.com * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  8. Aug 14

    Man Overboard, Leavitt Overboard, and Nobody's Bidding on BidShift

    This week we learned that a sailor went overboard from the USS Abraham Lincoln — and the more you learn about conditions on that ship, the more this feels less like a warning. Over 200 days at sea. Moldy showers. Contaminated water. Rationed food. This is the United States Navy, and sailors are living in conditions that would get a landlord shut down. Then — pop the champagne, light the candles, do whatever it is you do to celebrate — Karoline Leavitt is stepping down as White House Press Secretary. We are not crying. We are not NOT crying. We're just going to sit with our feelings for a moment and then talk about it for twenty minutes, because we contain multitudes. We're also breaking down primary night, where progressives had some real wins and a few "establishment" Democrats hung on too — because the thing uniting us is stopping HIM. Meanwhile, Trump is out here insisting that munitions shortages are absolutely NOT limiting his military options in Iran, sir, we didn't ask, but okay — we'll unpack why "trust me" isn't a supply chain strategy. And finally, closer to home: UNC Health rolled out a new scheduling system called "BidShift" and wants you to know, very emphatically, that it is NOT a bidding system. We read the name out loud. Twice. We have so many questions. Buckle up — it's messy, it's real, and as always, this is The Final Word. Become a Frangela patron at Patreon.com and get three exclusive Micro Idiot podcasts each week as our thank you for your support. Now in video! Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo. Check out Frangela every Friday https://sexyliberal.com/ Looking for Idiot of the Week? Frangela: Idiot of the Week - Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@Frangela2024 Zero San Days | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnM1khTffQyLH_wxatKAKZjDqy-XgaGeY&si=WrzZjJnTfMKBYLhg Cash App: $frangeladuo Venmo: @frangeladuo Our Sponsors: * Check out BreezeMeds and use my code FRANGELA for a great deal: https://www.breezemeds.com * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Final Word on all things Political and Pop Cultural. Comedic duo Frangela makes "Real News. REAL FUNNY!" Your positive "Back Up AND Black Up!" here to inspire you to #RESIST! Subscribe, review, and get a new episode each week! As a quick listen option, we also give you our classic "Idiot of the Week" in a separate podcast.