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You CAN'T SAY THAT About The President

Sep 5, 2026 · 1h 6m

Summary

This episode covers the arrest of Azaria Southworth, a gay Christian podcaster charged with threatening to kill President Trump, sparking debate on First Amendment limits. It also details the Trump administration's controversial decision to place the president's face on legal currency and launch a "White House Arcade" featuring MAGA-themed video games. The show shifts to a Missouri GOP candidate facing federal charges for plotting to plant drugs on his primary opponent.

Topics discussed

Pepsi 0 Sugar commercial Arrest of podcaster for threatening Trump Background on Azariah Southworth Details of the FBI arrest Analysis of the threats and First Amendment Discussion on street art as an outlet Social media posts and police response Mental health and conversion therapy history Legal precedents for threats against officials Diminishing returns on political outrage Fictitious violence videos and arrest plan Potential prison sentence and defense Speculation on motive and career decline Double standards in threat enforcement Historical context of presidential threats Trump's low approval and visibility Confusion over Trump coin currency Rejection of cash and coin payments Living presidents on US currency tradition Trump coin design and 250th anniversary Historical rejection of monarch portraits Coin collecting and nostalgia Silver coins and arcade tokens Summer school suspension stories Value of school records vs coins Legislation for Trump currency Trump on passports and park passes Trump arch and commemorative structures Dispute over war benefits for families Critique of White House Tetris game Flappy Bill game description Tom Holman snake game controversy White House arcade optics and copyright Missouri GOP nominee criminal charges Alleged plot to frame opponent Evidence of drug planting scheme Text messages discussing the plot Potential pardon and political implications Short attention spans and reading habits Mister Beast book promotion odds Mister Beast and James Patterson collaboration Marketing campaign for the novel Low pre-orders for the book Mister Beast as a character in the book Slate review of the novel Target audience mismatch Mister Beast brand failures Feastables and burger franchise issues Diminishing returns on brand extensions Choose your own adventure books Listener book recommendations Zocdoc sponsorship segment Zocdoc benefits and call to action High school prank story Glendale butt sniffing incidents Legal limits on sniffing crimes Otter attack in Lake Tahoe Otters and sea lions behavior Manatees and historical art Mistaken identity of wild hogs Cop shoots donkey in Georgia Police report on donkey attack Bears near residential pool Black bear safety tips Hiking and grizzly bear myths Flock vs Axon body cameras Stalker with human skulls Benjamin Franklin kidney stones Cuban cafe financial sanctions Venmo and delivery app issues Mount Shasta climbing rescue AllTrails app vs paper maps Garmin vs Chinese trail cams Urine on Everest glaciers Critique of extreme mountaineering Outro and holiday weekend wishes
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