In this episode I discuss the disaster that is the state of Minnesota, and implicate their elected officials, the media, Republicans and the American people for what the mobs in that state are perpetrating.There is also a covey of headli...

I decided to keep things light this episode, so it's all about the recent Academy Award nominations. I give you my take on the ten films nominated for best picture, and why very few of them are worth seeing. I also share seven of my favorite un...

In this episode I respond to criticisms I received from various listeners. Many which were sparked by the most recent episode, A House Divided.To lighten the load there's a gaggle of headlines dealing with many of the usual, and not so u...

In this episode I ponder what it might be like if the country split in two to become the Blue States of America and the Red States of America. Tensions between the two America's continue to ratchet up as we are seeing in the state of Minnesota....

Welcome back for the first episode of 2026. As Donald Trump got bored over the holidays, he decided to amp things up by sending a military team into Venezuela to arrest their corrupt president and his wife (probably for not letting his sons in ...

In this episode I look back at the predictions I made back in January and see how I did. I got some right and some wrong and some somewhere in the middle. I hope to do even better next year.And yes, there are headlines. They deal with th...

As we approach Hanukkah, this episode is dedicated to the Festival of Lights. No headlines... just a pathetic try at poetry.Enjoy and Happy Hanukkah!

This episode is a departure from the usual, as it's devoted to music.  I discuss the nine songs that meant so much to me in between the ages of 7 and 17.  I won't list the songs here, as I felt it works better as a surprise as you listen.  ...

For those of you that are big fans of the headlines, you're in luck.  Those that don't care for the headlines... well, tough nuggies, as that's all your getting this episode.The headlines include illegal aliens, lesbian astronauts, radic...

I'm back from my two-week trip to Southeast Asia and I want to tell you all about it. I kept a diary, and it provides a vivid travelogue of the trip to honor Mrs. Contrarian's 65th birthday. No headlines this episode, but they'll return...

As I couldn't think of a specific topic for this episode, I dipped into the mailbag and took your questions. I'm asked about my dream job, what makes a happy marriage, my favorite movies, why there is such a thing as existence and other light...

In this episode I give you the real reasons that the establishment can't stand Donald Trump. It's not his orange skin or bouffant hairdo, nor his mean tweets, or his coarse and vulgar personality. They just use those as excuses so as not to f...

If, like me, you believe that our standards have been diminished, then this episode is for you. I discuss how we as individuals have let our standards drop, and that goes double for our institutions. I take digs at sports, politics, academia,...

You probably weren't expecting a new episode so quickly, but the turgid paly of the Jets yesterday demanded an encore. It's a short episode to be sure, but I had to relieve some frustration. Be glad you're not a Jet fan. No headlines today, ...

In this episode I share my lifelong woe in being a fan of two of the worst sports franchises in sports, The New York Mets and New York Jets. This past weekend was particularly brutal as the Mets season ended in total collapse, and I witnessed ...

In this episode I discuss the Jimmy Kimmel contretemps and what it means for free speech. Has and should the federal government dictate what speech is appropriate and what's not? Did the Trump administration tell Disney and ABC to cancel Kimm...

Several incidents have taken place this past month that highlight the malicious nature of the left. A school shooting by a transgender in Minneapolis, the murder of a Ukrainian refugee in Charlotte by a schizophrenic and the assassination of C...

Socialism is making a big comeback, and, in this episode, I discuss the envy and fairness arguments at the heart of this philosophy. Once Zohran Mamdani, Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Elizabeth Warren listen to this episode, I have no doubt that th...

I figured I'd get in one more episode before the long weekend. As I don't believe I've sounded grumpy enough on recent episodes, I attempt to give sounding miserable the old, and I do mean old college try. I selected a few topics that were on...

As promised, I will share sections of Kamala Harris' new book, 107 Days. It's an eye opener as she rips all those involved in her losing presidential campaign. I've probably already said too much, so I'll stop right here.While my revie...

It's been a very busy week or so what with wrapping things up before retiring. So, all you're getting this episode are lots, and I mean lots of headlines. They include the heirs of bowling king billionaires, Nancy Pelosi, a drunk nitwit, a na...

I thought I was done with conspiracies for a while, but with the new information regarding the Trump-Russia hoax, I had no choice.Be prepared to hear of newly released emails that shed more light on how the Hillary campaign, the Obama ad...

In this episode I address the Jeffry Epstein conspiracy theories and how the Trump administration is handling them. I touch on other recent and not so recent conspiracy theories, some of which I think are crazy and some that have since been pr...

Believe it or not this is episode 100 of your favorite podcast. I take some of your questions and hopefully provide satisfactory answers.There are headlines aplenty including cops, robbers, chases, immigrants, cannibals, Diddy, P Diddy,...

Sink your teeth into another Iran dominated episode. I provide a timeline beginning with news of operation Midnight Hammer taking place, all the way through Friday.I also touch on the NATO Summit, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, the Be...