Red State Reboot

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Red State Reboot is what happens when two friends read way too much news and realize that podcasts are way too easy to make. Every Monday, Ben & Abby take you on a guided tour through the headlines of the day. You’ll come for the digestible political analysis, stay for the cultural critique and unhinged group chat energy, and become a true Rebooty because of a shared empathy for real people trying to make sense of modern times. It’s political comedy for folks who are tired of feeling hopeless, are allergic to hypocrisy, and who still believe the group project known as “America” is worth saving. RSSVERIFY

  1. 1D AGO

    #76 Clavicular & Columbus

    No joke :---) we made y’all an extra ep this week! And TBH, Ben summed it up perfectly: it’s April, and we’re still the fools! Nevertheless, we’re continuing to spin the wheel. Wait, are we… wheelmaxxing?!!!! It’s really just a coping mechanism at this point…. Come for Clavicular (yikes), stay for Colombus (yuck), and make it all the way through to hear who’s dropping their towels at the Lincoln Memorial in June! — IG: @redstaterebootpod Website: www.redstatereboot.com Contact: rsr@friedgreentomatomedia.com — SOURCES: Barr, Jeremy. 2026. “New York Times Accuses Pentagon of Defying Judge’s Press Access Order.” The Guardian, March 25. Diamond, Dan, and Olivia George. 2026. “Trump Installs Christopher Columbus Statue on White House Grounds.” The Washington Post, March 22. Loria, By BrieAnna J. Frank & Michael. 2026. “Federal Judge Rules Against Restrictive Pentagon Press Policy.” Freedom Forum. March 23. Michael Noles. 2026. “Clavicular's INSANE reason for choosing Gavin Newsom over JD Vance.” Facebook, January 6. Okundaye, Jason. 2026. “Behind the Rise of Clavicular and ‘Looksmaxxing’ There Are Insecure Young Men Who Feel They Don’t Measure Up.” The Guardian, March 24. Quilantan, Bianca. 2026. “Trump Administration Sues Harvard Over Alleged Discrimination Against Jewish Students.” POLITICO, March 20. Williams, Chris. 2026. “UFC’s White House Fight Card Revealed: Here’s The Lineup.” FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth, March 8. For all sourcework, visit https://redstatereboot.substack.com/p/sources.

    52 min

  2. 3D AGO

    #75 Airports & Afroman

    POWER TO THE F*CKING PEOPLE! We’re so glad you found us! Today, we’re talking art as resistance, Project 2025 continuing to unfold in real time, and mail-in voting hypocrisy. We also do a popcorn read of The Rich Text Of The Week (Trump’s Truth ramblings about James Talarico and Jasmine - NOT DAVY - Crockett). Make sure ya follow us where you’re listening so you don’t ever miss a bonus ep.. Hint hint ;) Stream Afroman’s ‘Lemon Pound Cake’ album here! — IG: @redstaterebootpod Website: www.redstatereboot.com Contact: rsr@friedgreentomatomedia.com — SOURCES: Castro-Root, Gabe. 2026. “ICE Agents Are Now Patrolling U.S. Airports. Here’s What to Know.” The New York Times, March 24. Donald J. Trump [@realDonalTrump]. 2026. Truth Social, March 22, 10:40am. Fallert, Nicole. 2026. “Which Airports Have ICE Officers Been Sent to? Here’s What to Know.” USA TODAY, March 25. Harwell, Drew. 2026. “Thousands Have Swooned Over This MAGA Dream Girl. She’s Made With AI.” The Washington Post, March 24. Treisman, Rachel. 2026. “Afroman Prevails in Cops’ Music Video Defamation Suit After a Brief but Viral Trial.” NPR, March 19. For all sourcework, visit https://redstatereboot.substack.com/p/sources.

    43 min

  3. MAR 23

    #74 REBOOT: The Life of a Showboy

    A special REBOOT for a special STAR (Donald Trump)!!!!! This ep is required RSR material… if you missed it the first time around, now’s your chance to catch up. And if you haven’t listened since it came out in September? It’s time for a refresh. Every good Showboy knows you gotta dust off the old stuff and Reboot it to keep the people FED! — Mwah! See you next week! — IG: @redstaterebootpod Website: www.redstatereboot.com Contact: rsr@friedgreentomatomedia.com — For Sources, see original ‘The Life of a Showboy’ episode listing here.

    1h 8m

  4. MAR 16

    #73 Cricket’s Revenge

    KRISTI NOEM WAS FIRED LOL. Hop into the Rebooty Mobile with us as we fully dive into this topic that really validated the fact that we started this pod to begin with. Literally… it’s just all so Red State Reboot coded. And ICYMI – Israel has an Iron Dome, the USA has a Kristi Noem, and RSR has a brand new home – on APPLE! Stream us there and everywhere! xoxo — New eps every Monday! — IG: @redstaterebootpod Website: www.redstatereboot.com Contact: rsr@friedgreentomatomedia.com — SOURCES: Fields, Ashleigh. 2026. “What we know about Noem’s new ‘Shield of the Americas’ role.” The Hill, March 6. Bustillo, Ximena. 2026. “Trump Fires Kristi Noem as DHS Chief, Names Sen. Markwayne Mullin to Replace Her.” NPR, March 5. Caro, Ariela Ruiz. 2026. “Trump’s ‘Shield of the Americas’ and Extortion Diplomacy.” CounterPunch, March 13. Donald J. Trump [@realDonaldTrump]. 2026. Truth Social, January 26. Fields, Ashleigh. 2026. “What we know about Noem’s new ‘Shield of the Americas’ role.” The Hill, March 6. Miroff, Nick. 2026. “High Stakes, and a Low Bar, for Markwayne Mullin at DHS.” The Atlantic, March 13. MS NOW. 2026. “‘Full Glam on a Horse’: Kristi Noem’s Expensive, Self-promoting Ad Campaign Costs Her Cabinet Job.” YouTube, March 5. Secretary Kristi Noem [@Sec_Noem]. 2025. Instagram, March 6. Vargas, Ramon Antonio. 2025. “Kristi Noem Responds to South Park’s Crude Takedown of Her in Episode Targeting Ice.” The Guardian, August 8. Wong, Scott, and Frank Thorpe. 2026. “Sec. Noem Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee on Agency Shutdown.” NBC, March 3.

    1h 15m

  5. MAR 9

    #72 (Silent) Spring Forward

    Call us show[people] because we LOVE to be loved! We’re back with another WHEEL! OF! DOOOOM! And it’s truly a mini tour-de-greatest-hits, including National Angel Family Day, the latest locker room talk, Trump’s beef with Anthropic, Wake Forest in the news, and a new Charlie Kirk banner. We also try to set a timer to limit our commentary and… well, you can just hear for yourself how that goes. — New eps every Monday! — IG: @redstaterebootpod Website: www.redstatereboot.com Contact: rsr@friedgreentomatomedia.com — SOURCES: Baker, Kelsey. 2026. “The Pentagon Marked 33 Universities as ‘moderate’ or ‘high’ Risk. Here Are the Schools on the Leaked List.” Business Insider, February 20. Bond, Shannon. 2026. “OpenAI Announces Pentagon Deal After Trump Bans Anthropic.” NPR, February 28. Hays, Kali. 2026. “Trump Has Ordered Government Agencies to Stop Using Anthropic AI Tools.” BBC, February 28. Irwin, Zane. 2026. “New Law in Kansas Nullifies Licenses and Birth Certificates of Transgender Residents.” NPR, March 6. Jamali, Lily. 2026. “US Threatens Anthropic With Deadline in Dispute on AI Safeguards.” BBC, February 24. Kurtzleben, Danielle. 2026. “JD Vance Is a Loyal Deputy as Vice President in Trump’s Shadow.” NPR, March 5. Mogensen, Jackie Flynn. 2026. “Glyphosate Is Driving a Rift in MAHA. Here’s What the Science Says About Its Effects on Health.” Scientific American, February 27. Reid, Paula, and Katelyn Polantz. 2026. “FBI Director Kash Patel Celebrates With US Men’s Hockey Team After Olympic Win.” CNN, February 23. Rodríguez, Andrea, Dánica Coto, and Matthew Lee. 2026. “Cuba Speedboat Shooting Kills.” AP News, February 26. Walsh, Rachel. 2026. “Does the U.S. Have a Fertility Crisis?” Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, January 6.

    40 min

  6. MAR 5

    #71 BONUS: RSR’s Primary Analysis

    If you’re wondering how Ben&AbbyTM feel about the NC and TX primary results from Tuesday, March 3?? Well then consider yourself bonused! We get into the weeds on why progressive candidates like NC-10’s Ashley Bell will continue to lead NC into a better future! Plus! Ken “P*rn-H*b” Paxton makes a re-appearance! — Thanks for listening! — IG: @redstaterebootpod Website: www.redstatereboot.com Contact: rsr@friedgreentomatomedia.com — Check out final Texas primary results here! Check out final North Carolina primary results here! — Check out Ashley Bell’s (NC-10’s Democratic Nominee) campaign site here!

    39 min

  7. MAR 2

    #70 State of Whose Union?

    The State of… Surprise guests! Space force (my baby)! MEN’S hocKey! EriKa Krying! Gematria! 8 (now 9!!) wars! Nancy shade! Warrior dividends! Empty marshes! Wide open plains! Cross necklaces galore! And lifting 2 million off food stamps! It’s confirmed! This SOTU was a tested & true tøûr dė greatest hits!* *Deluxe variant; coming in at one hour and 48 minutes. — New eps every Monday! — IG: @redstaterebootpod Website: www.redstatereboot.com Contact: rsr@friedgreentomatomedia.com — Looking for more?! That’s insane work, but here you go: https://www.youtube.com/live/92ekTv_ztHs?si=sw15RL8B3_GDqaTb

    1 hr

  8. FEB 25

    #69 S.C.A.B.

    (S)AVE act / (C)anadian bridges / (A)rgentine labor reforms / (B)allroom green light Have you been dying to know how all these things are connected? Well…we can’t help you there. But if you’ve been wondering what’s going on with each of them separately, then this ep is for you! Sorry not sorry for being in your metaphorical and literal inboxes every day this week so far :) — IG: @redstaterebootpod Website: www.redstatereboot.com Contact: rsr@friedgreentomatomedia.com — SOURCES:. Broadwater, Luke. 2026. “Arts Panel Packed With Trump Allies Approves White House Ballroom Project.” The New York Times, February 20. Bubola, Emma, and Hamed Aleaziz. 2026. “Argentina in Advanced Talks to Become Destination for U.S. Deportations.” The New York Times, January 30. Crawley, Mike. 2026. “Trump Threatens to Block Opening of New Bridge Between Windsor and Detroit.” CBC, February 10. Kershner, Isabel. 2026. “Netanyahu Vows to Cut Israel’s Reliance on U.S. Military Aid.” The New York Times, January 29. Martinez, Marissa. 2026. “House Passes Elections Overhaul Bill That Could Make It Harder for Married Women to Vote.” The 19th. February 20. Mascaro, Lisa. 2026. “GOP Pushes Ahead on Strict Voter ID Bill Ahead of Midterm Elections | AP News.” AP News. February 12. Pager, Tyler, and Matina Stevis-Gridneff. 2026. “Before Trump Blasted U.S.-Canada Bridge, Owner of Competing Span Lobbied Administration.” The New York Times, February 11. TOI World Desk. 2026. “‘Bored of Peace?’ Viral Video Shows Trump Appearing to Doze off During Board of Peace Meeting.” The Times of India, February 19.

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Red State Reboot is what happens when two friends read way too much news and realize that podcasts are way too easy to make. Every Monday, Ben & Abby take you on a guided tour through the headlines of the day. You’ll come for the digestible political analysis, stay for the cultural critique and unhinged group chat energy, and become a true Rebooty because of a shared empathy for real people trying to make sense of modern times. It’s political comedy for folks who are tired of feeling hopeless, are allergic to hypocrisy, and who still believe the group project known as “America” is worth saving. RSSVERIFY

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    Fried Green Tomato Media
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