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October 13, 2026
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One Flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest

In This Episode

A right-wing conspiracy theory claiming that James Talarico, who has been off the campaign trail with the flu, was actually at a mental institution in Ohio is immediately debunked in humiliating fashion. Jon, Lovett, and Tommy react to the idiocy and all the other developments in the race to flip the Senate, including Trump calling Abdul El-Sayed a “jihadist,” Darline Graham insisting the war with Iran must go on, and Trump’s super PAC announcing that it’s “trimming the map” to focus on fewer races. Then they react to federal agents raiding Rep. Ilhan Omar’s DC home, Pete Hegseth’s announcement that the Department of Defense will livestream an execution, and reports that Trump may now be considering firing the scandal-ridden ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle. Finally, Chris Pappas, the Democratic nominee for Senate in New Hampshire, talks to Lovett about his campaign in the Granite State and his family inventing the chicken tender.

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