JWSP
John Wayne's Surge Protector podcast is two guys discussing the world around us on a twice weekly basis. We try to look at things that we think are huge deals and sometimes those items are also flying under the radar for a lot of other media channels. Having known each other for many years some of the jokes you hear may not come off as jokes. Keep listening and you will get in the loop soon enough as well. We have a link to leave any feedback in most of the episodes so don't hesitate to reach out.
JWSP
More Than Switzerland
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This week's "Who Said It" is about New York, California, Illinois, and Florida — and the person who said it is going to make you question what exactly counts as a compliment in 2026.
Tesla ticked up, but the bigger story involves a very famous NFL coach, a dropped phone, and a Autopilot system that apparently couldn't tell the difference between a modern obstacle and a Japanese fighter plane from 1942. Kyle is fine. The timeline is not. SpaceX is essentially flat since IPO day and Deutsche Bank says the revenue targets are "likely very achievable" — these are the same people who financed Trump's casinos, so take that with the appropriate amount of salt.
Russia barred the only anti-war political party from their parliamentary vote this week — a party that had 3% support — because apparently even 3% is too much dissent to risk. Ukraine meanwhile has been busy at distances that are going to make you pull up a map: a rocket fuel plant 1,500 miles away, an S-400 system taken offline, and an electronic warfare system that was disrupting Starlink in a 20 square kilometer radius. We'll tell you what else is right around that area and let you sit with it.
Ukraine just signed a $280 million Turkish arms deal and the shopping list is going to make the North Koreans who just showed up very uncomfortable. We also get into why Lockheed and Raytheon are blocking Patriot sales to Ukraine, and the reason is so nakedly about protecting profit margins over human lives that it genuinely requires a moment of silence.
Trump switched planes inside a catering truck in Turkey — for a president who "didn't take a salary" — and is now being protected by a missile defense system on his New Jersey golf course because Iran might strike him mid-backswing. The picture writes itself.
Todd Blanche is now officially Attorney General, confirmed 50-49 with one notable abstention due to probable death. Mamdani's "tag it and it gets fixed" movement keeps growing and he's now going after Amazon's contractor loophole. And Amazon — fresh off scrapping their net zero pledge — is building a data center in Texas that will emit more carbon than the entire country of Switzerland. Their spokesperson's explanation is one of the most efficient sentences ever delivered by a corporate human being. Piñata time.
The Byron Donalds clip
