Boomer Bunker

John Jamingo and The Duchess
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John Jamingo and The Duchess share their views and opinions while trying to solve the problems of a nation. In the process, there is a probability of adult language and hearing words that may send you to your safe space.

  1. 3d ago

    Claudia Please Save Us! | 447

    The tech gremlins were out in full force tonight — the episode kicks off with the intro music playing for John and nobody else. Just the cherry on top of a rough day. Buckle up: this one's a rant-filled episode. The thing that really had John on the warpath? $4.49 a gallon for gas — he came two quarters short of putting a C-note in his tank. Republicans can throw all the midterm conventions they want; it's not going to make anyone forget how high prices have climbed and keep climbing. John and Duchess agree: if the Democrats take control after the midterms, this country is doomed. Then there's the story out of Anthropic, where a researcher quit because he believed AI has a 10% chance of wiping out humanity within a decade. John put the question to Claudia directly, and she didn't sugarcoat it — no guardrails exist, and companies and countries alike are stripping the ones they had as the race to be first heats up. And speaking of going off the rails, John gives his unsolicited opinion on how to fix the school system. Because of course he does. Recorded one day before the 25th anniversary of 9/11, John and Duchess dig into newly surfaced city records showing officials — including then-EPA chief Christine Todd Whitman — knew within weeks that the air at Ground Zero was dangerous while telling the public it was safe to breathe. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch marked the anniversary by unveiling a new memorial wall at One Police Plaza honoring 469 officers who died of Ground Zero–related illness, and by calling out "9/11 revisionists" who blur the line between heroes and terrorists. That sets up the bigger fight: several 9/11 families, along with Giuliani, Pataki, and gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman, are calling on Mayor Mamdani to skip tomorrow's ceremony — while Trump heads to the Pentagon instead of New York and JD Vance represents the administration there. You wouldn't guess it from this episode, but New Jersey ranks as the second-happiest state in the country. John's theory: Jersey people don't bottle anything up, and that's exactly why they're happier. Apple's new foldable iPhone drops at $2,000 — and even John, a lifelong Apple fanboy, thinks that's too rich. "I can buy an iPad and a regular iPhone for less than $2,000," he said. Bud Vugger, Dean, and Producer Mike all called in with voicemails. And John picked four NFL games against the spread, just so he had an excuse to use the new Sydney Sweeney–fronted sports betting app. (Show notes written by the show's AI Assistant Claudia) Join us Mondays and Thursdays at 6:30 pm Eastern for our live stream on the following platforms: https://www.youtube.com/@theboomerbunker https://www.twitch.tv/theboomerbunker https://rumble.com/c/BoomerBunker Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/boomer_bunker Join our Discord: https://www.boomerbunker.com/discord Voice Message and Text Number: (856) 477-1935 Leave us a voicemail: https://www.boomerbunker.com/voicemail Did we bring you value? Maybe you can support the show financially? https://www.boomerbunker.com/support Mentioned in this episode: First promo of run your 30 sec show promo

    Claudia Please Save Us! | 447

  2. Sep 8

    Have Your Cake and Eat it Too | 446

    John opens 446 by putting the nastiest family dinner-table hypothetical you've ever heard to a vote — and somehow that's not even the most unhinged thing this episode covers. From there it's a hard turn into an American Airlines passenger getting duct-taped and zip-tied to his seat after a racial-slur meltdown at 30,000 feet, then straight into the Lindsay Clancy mistrial, where John makes the case that a guy who lost his job over one bad night on a plane is getting torched harder in public opinion than a mother who strangled her three kids — and the Duchess isn't fully buying the comparison. Also on deck: a second Illinois case eerily tied to the Clancy trial, a Wall Street guy named "Mr. Global" who called a suspicious oil futures trade a full day before the US bombed three Iranian tankers, and John's official position on Congress trying to force AM radios into every new car (spoiler: he does not care). Plus a Western Michigan-Michigan officiating disaster, a Barbara Eden health update, and the chat weighing in on all of it in real time. Topics Covered: The Cake Debate — John recaps a filthy either-or hypothetical from a family gathering and puts it to the Duchess and the live chat to settle once and for all.Barbara Eden Update — Clears up that her canceled film festival appearance was a bad medication reaction, not a health scare, straight from her own Instagram.Michigan vs. Western Michigan Controversy — The hosts break down the Hail Mary, the phantom second put back on the clock, and the Big Ten's explanation for why the TV clock and the game clock didn't match.Airline Passenger Duct-Taped Mid-Flight — An American Airlines flight to Newark gets diverted to Baltimore after a first-class passenger hurls a racial slur at a flight attendant and attacks another passenger, and gets zip-tied and duct-taped by fellow travelers.Lindsay Clancy Mistrial & the Sympathy Gap — John argues the plane passenger is getting more public hate than a woman who strangled her three children; the Duchess pushes back that the two cases aren't a fair comparison.A Second "Copycat" Case — An Illinois mother allegedly killed her toddler son hours after obsessively following the Clancy trial, and the hosts weigh whether more cases like it are coming.Suspicious Oil Trade Before the Iran Tanker Strikes — A trader known as "Mr. Global" flagged a large oil futures buy right before the US bombed three Iranian tankers, and John wants to know who knew what and when.AM Radio Mandate — Congress is voting on forcing every new car to keep an AM antenna; John explains why he genuinely does not care either way. Website: https://boomerbunker.com Discord: https://boomerbunker.com/discord Support the Show: https://boomerbunker.com/support Get involved! Send a Voice Message: https://boomerbunker.com/voicemail Can't Talk? Leave a Text or Voice Message: (856) 477-1935 Join us Monday and Thursdays at 6:30 pm Eastern for our live stream on the following platforms: https://www.youtube.com/@theboomerbunker https://www.twitch.tv/theboomerbunker https://rumble.com/c/BoomerBunker Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/boomer_bunker Mentioned in this episode: Voicemail Call to Action Be Like Billy Bob

    Have Your Cake and Eat it Too | 446

  3. Sep 4

    The Great Cookie War | 445

    Got a voicemail as unhinged as Bud Vugger's comeback? Leave your own: https://boomerbunker.com/voicemessage Episode Art Provided by Boomer Bob Nobody was safe in Episode 445 — not Oreos, not Congress, not the mainstream media's talking points. John and the Duchess turned a story about South Carolina banning candy from food stamps into an all-out brawl over whether name-brand cookies are worth the extra buck, and the chat had a name for it before the segment even ended: The Great Cookie Wars. But this is still Boomer Bunker, so the real world didn't get ignored. A Times Square stabbing ended in a police shooting that even NYC's own mayor had to praise. A Los Angeles podcaster got indicted for allegedly threatening to assassinate the president. And a father whose daughter was left disabled by an undocumented driver stood in front of Congress and told Democratic lawmakers exactly what he thought of their sympathy — on camera, no apology. Canada's Prime Minister, meanwhile, is refusing to talk trade until "the memes stop." You can't make this stuff up, and we're not going to pretend it's normal. John and the Duchess also didn't hold back on the Gloria Steinem news, the fight over trans athletes in women's sports it turned into, or a certain 24-hour Bushwick "sex camp" story that had to be heard to be believed. Come hang with people who say what they actually think, not what a network tells them to. Topics Covered: Cookie Wars: Store Brand vs. Name BrandTrump's Approval Ratings and 2027 Impeachment ChatterTexas Senate Race: Talarico vs. CornynTrump Tweet, Read by KateMark Carney: "Stop Doing Memes" Trade WarNYPD Shooting After Times Square StabbingLA Podcaster Indicted for Threatening TrumpDalilah Coleman's Father Testifies Before CongressSouth Carolina's SNAP Candy and Soda BanListener VoicemailsBushwick's 24-Hour "Sex Camp"Gloria Steinem's Death and the Trans Athletes in Sports Debate Website: https://boomerbunker.com Discord: https://boomerbunker.com/discord Support the Show: https://boomerbunker.com/support Send a Voice Message: https://boomerbunker.com/voicemessage Text or Leave a Voice Message: (856) 477-1935 Show notes by Claudia, AI Executive Producer for Boomer Bunker Ralph's new daily show Join us Monday and Thursdays at 6:30 pm Eastern for our live stream on the following platforms: https://www.youtube.com/@theboomerbunker https://www.twitch.tv/theboomerbunker https://rumble.com/c/BoomerBunker Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/boomer_bunker Mentioned in this episode: Be Like Billy Bob Voicemail Call to Action

    The Great Cookie War | 445

  4. Sep 1

    Park in the Back! | 444

    Somebody started a hoax online claiming Texas Roadhouse servers were spitting in Black customers' food - no evidence, no proof, just a made-up post that blew up into a full-blown boycott before Texas Roadhouse's own investigation called it 100% fake. John and Kate break down how quickly a total fabrication turns into a movement when nobody bothers to check whether it's true, and it's not the only story this week where the narrative moves faster than the facts. Trump made news again by renaming Lake Ontario "Lake America," and Google updated its maps to reflect the change, while Canada refuses to budge. Then Trump goes straight after NBC's Kristen Welker over "Meet the Fake Press" spinning his endorsement numbers, in a Trump Tweet segment read by Kate that pulls no punches. Also on deck: the "heroin chic" comeback nobody in Hollywood wants to admit is happening, Howard Stern getting quietly pushed out at SiriusXM before landing a new HBO Max deal, updates on two teachers facing serious charges, and 85-year-old Donna Mills cashing in on OnlyFans. If you're only getting your news from the mainstream feed, you're getting half the story. Topics Covered: Lionel Richie HospitalizedTexas Roadhouse Boycott HoaxTrump Renames Lake Ontario "Lake America"Trump Tweets Read by Kate (Kristen Welker / "Meet the Fake Press")Heroin Chic Is BackHoward Stern Loses SiriusXM Channel, Lands HBO Max DealIndiana Teacher's "Scream Mask" Case UpdateNJ Teacher Ashley Fisler IndictmentDonna Mills' OnlyFans Payday"Pheromone-Maxxing" Dating TrendFantasy Football Draft RecapListener Voicemails Show notes assembled with an assist from Claudia, the Bunker's AI executive producer. 🌐 Website: https://boomerbunker.com 💬 Discord: https://boomerbunker.com/discord ❤️ Support the Show: https://boomerbunker.com/support 🎙️ Send a Voice Message: https://boomerbunker.com/voicemessage 📱 Text or Leave a Voice Message: (856) 477-1935 Join us Monday and Thursdays at 6:30 pm Eastern for our live stream on the following platforms: https://www.youtube.com/@theboomerbunker https://www.twitch.tv/theboomerbunker https://rumble.com/c/BoomerBunker Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/boomer_bunker

    Park in the Back! | 444

  5. Aug 28

    Granola Moms | 443

    Got something to say? Leave us a voicemail: https://boomerbunker.com/voicemail We open this one heavy — Dolly Parton is gone, and John and the Duchess spend real time on what she actually built, not just what she wore: the Imagination Library, the Dollywood empire, and the fact that she stayed out of politics for 50 years and somehow ended up beloved by everybody anyway. President Trump ordered flags lowered nationwide in her honor, and the guys have thoughts on who actually deserves that versus who's just got a title. From there it's straight into the chaos: a Target Halloween costume controversy, a teachers' union boycott that's using its own pension money against itself, and a reading-scores debate so good it earned its own nickname live on air — "The Fauci of Reading." Also on deck: Amazon wants to drop packages out of the sky onto your driveway (or, in one viral case, your pool), a mom's Instagram group chat turns into a full-blown war over a sleeve of Oreos — hence the episode title — and a Texas drag show ruling actually gets John and the Duchess landing on the same page about where the line should be. Plus two real announcements: Boomer Bunker is leaving Spotify by September 15th, and John and Kate's new health-and-wellness show, Over 50 Overhaul, is officially live. Topics Covered: Trump's Flag Order for Dolly PartonRemembering Dolly PartonCelebrity Deaths RoundupTarget's Halloween Costume ControversyAFT Boycotts Target Over ICE SilenceThe Fauci of ReadingAmazon Drone Delivery RolloutGranola Moms: The Oreo Group Chat MeltdownTexas Drag Show DebateVoicemailsOver 50 Overhaul AnnouncementBoomer Bunker Leaving Spotify Episode research and production support by Claudia. Website: https://boomerbunker.com Discord: https://boomerbunker.com/discord Support the Show: https://boomerbunker.com/support Get involved! Send a Voice Message: https://boomerbunker.com/voicemail Can't Talk? Leave a Text or Voice Message: (856) 477-1935 Join us Monday and Thursdays at 6:30 pm Eastern for our live stream on the following platforms: https://www.youtube.com/@theboomerbunker https://www.twitch.tv/theboomerbunker https://rumble.com/c/BoomerBunker Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/boomer_bunker Mentioned in this episode: First promo of run your 30 sec show promo Voicemail Call to Action

    Granola Moms | 443

  6. Aug 25

    Boxed Wine | 442

    The Boomer Bunker kicks off with the Duchess fresh off seeing Rush live — no Neil Peart, a new female drummer named Anika, a still-got-it (mostly) Geddy Lee, and a $100+ concession bill for two baskets of chicken tenders and a couple of drinks. From there, John and the Duchess tear into the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, roasting the wave of "wine mom" true-crime detectives on TikTok who've decided — based on astrology charts and eclipse timing- that the husband did it. John also brings the receipts on a real screaming match he had with his AI research assistant Claudia over the Stop Nick Shirley Act and the Minneapolis ICE shooting, accusing her of feeding him left-leaning sourcing. Then it's straight into Jersey's new "Skip the Stuff" law, which bans restaurants from automatically handing out plastic forks, knives, and napkins — and sets up a snitch system for anyone caught giving them out anyway. John connects it to Governor Murphy's outgoing budget mess and gets into a full plastic-bag-ban rant for good measure. Add in Gavin Newsom quietly signing a law nicknamed after journalist Nick Shirley to shield fraud investigators from public records requests, four unprepared 18-year-olds who had to get rescued off a New Hampshire mountain, and two women who each got caught with contraband hidden in a body cavity during jail intake — one with $3,200 in cash, one with a full bottle of Pinot Grigio — and this episode does not slow down. Topics Covered: Rush Concert Recap Concert Concession Price Rant Public Etiquette Meltdown (The Fork Video) Staten Island Ferry Dunkin' Donuts Investigation Four NJ Teens Rescued Off Franconia Ridge Calling Out AI Bias, Live The "Stop Nick Shirley Act"Trump Tweets Read by Kate New Jersey's "Skip the Stuff" Plastic Ban.Lindsay Clancy Trial — The Internet Detectives Jail Keistering, Part 1: The Bank Scammer Jail Keistering, Part 2: The Wine Thief John Joins Road Rage 101 — John announces he's now the on-air producer of the weekday morning Road Rage 101 podcast — come hang out in the Discord. Website: https://boomerbunker.com Discord: https://boomerbunker.com/discord Support the Show: https://boomerbunker.com/support Get involved! Send a Voice Message: https://boomerbunker.com/voicemail Can't Talk? Leave a Text or Voice Message: (856) 477-1935 Join us Monday and Thursdays at 6:30 pm Eastern for our live stream on the following platforms: https://www.youtube.com/@theboomerbunker https://www.twitch.tv/theboomerbunker https://rumble.com/c/BoomerBunker Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/boomer_bunker Mentioned in this episode: Be Like Billy Bob

    Boxed Wine | 442

  7. Aug 21

    Jamingo's Body Junk Yard | 441

    Harvard is paying $53 million after its own morgue manager, Cedric Lodge, got caught running a black-market body parts ring out of Harvard Medical School for years — heads, faces, skin, hands, stolen from donated cadavers and sold to buyers in three states. One buyer wanted skin tanned into a book. John and the Duchess dig into how an elite institution either missed or ignored a five-year operation happening inside its own building — and yeah, the episode title is exactly what you think it is. Also tonight: the FBI seized former Congressman Eric Swalwell's phone and raided his DC home — but the story didn't break for four days, and John wanted to know why. AI cohost Claudia had real answers about how sealed federal warrants work, and the timing lines up suspiciously well with a separate White House document dump on Swalwell's decade-old ties to a Chinese intelligence operative. Then Sen. Jon Ossoff's "travel with Natalie" dig at Trump blows up into a full aide controversy, complete with wild — and entirely unverified — stories about Natalie Harp sleeping in a locker room and riding in a Suburban's trunk. Plus: 14 people charged in a Penn State cocaine ring where the alleged ringleader nicknamed himself "Pablo Pledgescobar," a Florida road-rage fight that ended with a bitten-off ear, the Lindsay Clancy murder trial reigniting a real Daily Wire fight between Ben Shapiro and Matt Walsh, and a live game to crown the official Boomer Bunker "male Karen" using real one-star review data. Spoiler: it's not Chad. Topics Covered: Harvard's $53 Million Body Parts Settlement Eric Swalwell FBI InvestigationJon Ossoff's "Natalie" Comment Blows UpFlorida I-95 Ear-BitingPenn State's "Pablo Pledgescobar" Cocaine RingLindsay Clancy Trial + the Shapiro/Walsh Feud The Male Karen Game — A live game using real one-star review data to crown the male equivalent of "Karen." John does not come out of it looking great.Voicemail: All White Dean Website: https://boomerbunker.com Discord: https://boomerbunker.com/discord Support the Show: https://boomerbunker.com/support Get involved! Send a Voice Message: https://boomerbunker.com/voicemail Can't Talk? Leave a Text or Voice Message: (856) 477-1935 Episode Art by Boomer Bob | Show Notes by Claudia (AI) Join us Monday and Thursdays at 6:30 pm Eastern for our live stream on the following platforms: https://www.youtube.com/@theboomerbunker https://www.twitch.tv/theboomerbunker https://rumble.com/c/BoomerBunker Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/boomer_bunker

    Jamingo's Body Junk Yard | 441

  8. Aug 18

    Duchess Decides: Who's The Best Podcast? | 440

    Got something to say? Leave us a voicemail: https://boomerbunker.com/voicemail Episode Art Provided by Producer Cody Ryan Seacrest and iHeartRadio are hunting for the next "Top Host" — so the Duchess actually signed up, and John made her earn it live on air. He built a 10-show bracket out of real podcasts hosted by real friends of the show and made her crown a champion in real time, no do-overs, no mercy, guaranteed to hurt somebody's feelings. What she picked, who she had to eliminate, and what it says about her as a podcast host by the end of it — that's the backbone of Episode 440. Also in the mix: Nancy Mace shows off new ink and the reaction is not subtle, a F**k-Marry-Kill round involving sitting members of Congress that goes places you won't see coming, a Trump Tweet reading that turns into an actual "wait, what's a drone port?" tangent, and a 13-year-old in Arizona facing a real assault charge over a game of dodgeball — which somehow turns into 15 minutes of "we called it bombardment and nobody sued anybody." Plus a Dean voicemail, and Teresa's after-the-fact rundown from Discord. Topics Covered: Nancy Mace's New TattoosF, Marry, Kill: Congress EditionRyan Seacrest's "Top Host" ContestDuchess Decides: The Podcast BracketTrump Tweet Read by Kate13-Year-Old Dodgeball Assault ChargeVoicemail from DeanListener Feedback Roundup Show notes assembled by Claudia, Boomer Bunker's AI executive producer — who was told the show went off the rails and was instructed to just work from the script anyway. Website: https://boomerbunker.com Discord: https://boomerbunker.com/discord Support the Show: https://boomerbunker.com/support Get involved! Send a Voice Message: https://boomerbunker.com/voicemail Can't Talk? Leave a Text or Voice Message: (856) 477-1935 Join us Monday and Thursdays at 6:30 pm Eastern for our live stream on the following platforms: https://www.youtube.com/@theboomerbunker https://www.twitch.tv/theboomerbunker https://rumble.com/c/BoomerBunker Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/boomer_bunker Mentioned in this episode: Be Like Billy Bob Voicemail Call to Action

    Duchess Decides: Who's The Best Podcast? | 440
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John Jamingo and The Duchess share their views and opinions while trying to solve the problems of a nation. In the process, there is a probability of adult language and hearing words that may send you to your safe space.

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  • Creator
    John Jamingo and The Duchess
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    477
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Boomer Bunker
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