No Spin News - Weekend Edition - September 19, 2026
Summary
Bill O’Reilly argues that Trump’s proposed $5,000 checks are not bribery but a reward for economic success, while criticizing AOC and Mamdani for laughing during the 9/11 ceremony. He dismisses 60 Minutes as pedestrian and discusses the media’s declining trust with guest Bernie Goldberg, who suggests abstaining from voting as a political statement. The episode concludes with an interview on AI risks, where experts warn that unregulated artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to humanity and requires immediate federal oversight.
Topics discussed
Introduction to Predictable with Stu podcast
Economic shift to manufacturing and macroeconomics
National debt and cash inflows discussion
Trump's proposed $5,000 checks for midterms
Critique of political conventions and media coverage
Al-Sayed, Piker, and Giuliani controversy
Mamdani and Ocasio-Cortez interaction analysis
Anti-Semitism vs Islamophobia and media bias
Christian nationalism and Pentagon pastor controversy
60 Minutes review and corporate media critique
Interview with Bernard Goldberg: Emmys and website promo
Goldberg on 60 Minutes history and current state
Goldberg on voting, politics, and radical progressives
Predictable with Stu podcast promotion
AI danger debate: Hoax vs real risk and China race
Interview with John Sherman on AI loss of control
AI regulation, international cooperation, and partisan divide
AI safety, penalties, and the need for open dialogue
Federal fraud, state funding, and homeless voucher issues
Insider trading by politicians and the Stop Act
Virginia ballot initiatives: Reproductive freedom and felon rights
Interview with Phil Klein on Virginia constitutional amendments
Leftist infrastructure, nonprofits, and book promotion
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