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After nearly two years, millions of downloads, and more political absurdity than any one human should be subjected to, Jesse Edwards signs off on Newsweek Radio. A final look back at the experiment, what worked, what didn't, and why the future may lie beyond politics altogether.Follow Jesse here: https://www.youtube.com/@RadioEdwardsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With Spielberg's new UFO film around the corner, Jesse reflects on the night a terrifying encounter in the Oregon woods left him questioning everything he thought he knew about aliens, prayer, consciousness, and God. Thirty years later, and facing the beginning of modern disclosure, one question still refuses to go away: what really happened that night?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Congress wants technology in your vehicle capable of monitoring behavior, detecting impairment, and potentially shutting your car down with a kill switch — all in the name of safety. But what happens when dumb tech becomes more dangerous than the people it’s trying to protect? Jesse dives into the growing obsession with “safety culture,” government overreach, and the bizarre future awaiting us when AI starts making personal decisions on our behalf.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Grab a fork and knife, because MAGA has officially started cannibalizing Republicans now. One of Trump’s most loyal conservative senators just got politically eaten alive and replaced with scandal magnet Ken Paxton anyway — proving that in today’s GOP, agreeing with Trump isn’t enough anymore. You now have to stand on the table and applaud the king on command, or risk becoming the next thing served up at the Republican buffet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A cosmic thought experiment exploring the possibility that consciousness exists beyond the brain, and what that could mean for science, religion, politics, identity, artificial intelligence, and humanity itself. What if both science and religion have been mistaking the interface for the source the entire time?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

American politics evolved into the very thing it was originally designed to resist. Will the silent middle majority finally push back, or continue surrendering the national conversation to the loudest extremists in the room?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The emperor has no clothes, and the strangest part is that he stopped trying to hide it years ago. Jesse Edwards explores Trump, Thomas Massie, the Epstein fallout, January 6 payouts, and the terrifying evolution of a post-shame political culture where corruption happens directly in front of the public while anyone noticing it is treated like the crazy one.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A tourist attacks an endangered monk seal in Hawaii, while Trump attacks endangered Thomas Massie in Kentucky. These stories are not related exactly, but do they need to be?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Near-death experiences, existential dread, simulation theory, and a brief reminder that rotisserie chickens remain fully compliant with federal aviation guidelines.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Gas prices rise, Congress dilutes the fuel supply, Trump keeps aging in dog years, and JD Vance remains one bad chicken wing away from the presidency. Happy Friday.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

America’s political leadership continues its slow public decomposition as Mitch McConnell stumbles through another painful Senate moment while Donald Trump fires the staffer who accidentally reminded everyone the meeting wasn’t over yet. From there, the conversation spirals into taxes, citizenship renunciation, government exhaustion, and why more Americans seem psychologically checked out of the entire system altogether.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Democrats publicly condemn Trump’s White House ballroom project while quietly taking money from many of the same donor networks surrounding it, exposing the permanent political ecosystem operating beneath America’s manufactured partisan warfare.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A Florida pastor unveils a giant golden statue of Donald Trump and then calls it blasphemy to suggest Christians might be crossing the line into idolatry. Welcome to the golden age of political religion.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tonight’s episode begins with what may be the best lineup of the season on Real Time with Bill Maher featuring John Fetterman, Dan Crenshaw, and Donna Brazile before spiraling into a much bigger question: what if Donald Trump was never truly a conservative at all? Jesse Edwards explores the argument that Trump is liberalism personified — a product of celebrity culture, ego, emotional politics, anti-establishment rage, and the American obsession with self-expression above all else.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump’s evangelical support may be slipping slightly in the polls, but modern polling has become more guesswork than science. Jesse Edwards explores why Americans no longer trust institutions, each other, or even their own political identities.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today’s show goes far beyond politics into something stranger. Jesse Edwards explores a simple question. If UFO disclosure is enough to shake your faith in the almighty creator, did you have more faith in religion than you did in God?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Redistricting congressional districts by race is like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. This is about a system that builds divisions along race, gender, and religion and calls it representation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A simple question about Trump's ballroom reveals a deeper problem in Washington. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump is selling failure as success, from gold accents in the White House to big talk overseas that doesn’t match reality. As costs rise and promises fade, when does the performance stop working for the supporters still holding on?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

People aren’t responding to what you say, they’re responding to who they think you are. This is how politics became identity.My latest at Newsweek: The Trump Staged Shooting Conspiracies Need to Stophttps://www.newsweek.com/the-trump-staged-shooting-conspiracies-need-to-stop-opinion-11881629See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Within minutes of the Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, people on both sides were calling it staged. Where that instinct comes from and why it does not pass the out loud test.The opinion article: The Trump Staged Shooting Conspiracies Need to Stophttps://www.newsweek.com/the-trump-staged-shooting-conspiracies-need-to-stop-opinion-11881629See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The post-Trump era is already here, but the same behavior, the same tactics, and the same abuse of power are now available to whoever comes next.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What if the voice coming from the other side isn’t really theirs? From money to messaging, the whole thing starts to feel less like a fight and more like something manufactured, until it’s hard to tell who’s being serious and who isn't. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A former CIA officer claims a military general blocked a nuclear order involving Donald Trump and Iran. Should we believe him?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Banning ideas will not save your system, and if you have to silence the competition, you have already lost the argument.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If you can be automatically registered for the draft, you can be automatically drafted. Uncle Sam isn't asking nicely anymore.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The system is already paying out more than it takes in, the math is collapsing, and the promises aren’t going to hold. If the money’s gone, stop pretending and stop taking more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

UFO disclosure didn’t fail, it already happened. The evidence is out there, the government has admitted more than you think, and most people still refuse to see it.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The MAGA–Trump divorce is no longer a theory, it’s happening in real time as the very voices that built him into a legend have already turned on him.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Letting go of the hate might be the only way to strip Trump of power, but that doesn’t mean forgetting what he’s done or pretending any of this is normal.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Melania drops a surprise Epstein statement and flips the board. It’s not what she said, it’s what she didn’t say. She clears herself and leaves Trump out of it, and he admits he was blindsided. Not unity. This was a public extraction, and the fallout is just getting started.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

While the conspiracy right blames Jews for everything, Melania suddenly revives Epstein out of nowhere with a bizarre statement nobody was asking for.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump declares victory as the Iran ceasefire collapses in real time. Now the people who spent years propping him up—like Megyn Kelly and Alex Jones—are acting stunned by the chaos they helped create.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A reality check on the 25th Amendment fantasy and why removing Trump is far less likely than people think. A breakdown of the promises that never showed up, the chaos that did, and the uncomfortable truth that if anything changes, it would have to come from inside his own circle. All eyes, reluctantly, on JD Vance.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Pam Bondi is gone and the unraveling feels familiar. When pressure hits, Trump eats his own, and this time it might signal something bigger. Allies are peeling off, markets are reacting, and even loyalists like Alex Jones are done with him. Welcome to the post-Trump era. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Gas prices spike, tensions rise, and Trump’s Iran gamble starts hitting Americans where it hurts. From the pump to the battlefield, this one connects the dots, plus a quick update as the Supreme Court hears arguments on his push to end birthright citizenship with early signs of skepticism. Buckle up.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

JD Vance says UFOs might be demons while Washington dangles $3K checks like we’ll forget everything else. We get into both and why the real story is way stranger than either side wants to admit.UFO Story: https://art19.com/shows/newsweek-radio/episodes/22a315c0-4ef8-4f33-b4d2-1647033205ad/embedSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump is bragging about cognitive tests again. At what point do we take the keys away from Grandpa? The conservative crowd at CPAC sure seems to think it's time!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bill Maher gets cozy with Trump as a Kennedy Center award lands in his lap while UFC fights hit the White House lawn. This is how the game works now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Someone is cashing in on perfectly timed trades before major decisions, and nobody is asking questions. Instead, you’re being told to prove you belong under the SAVE Act.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump isn’t controlled by Russia, the Saudis, or the Jews. He’s controlled by anyone willing to kiss his ass. As his war with Iran ramps up and costs keep rising, guess who ends up paying for it. (Hint: it’s you.) At this rate, we’re going to need UFOs to intervene.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump threatens Iran, then shows his big TACO. TSA can’t keep up, so ICE steps in. It only gets weirder from here folks!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A restaurant kicks out Sarah Sanders, and suddenly the “right to refuse service” doesn’t feel so simple. If you open your doors to the public, you serve the public, because the rules you create don’t stay one-sided for long. This is what happens when the culture war leaves the internet and get's you kicked out of restaurants. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

JD Vance is trying to play both sides on Trump’s Iran move, but the cracks are already showing. I break down the clip, the contradictions, and why this balancing act between MAGA and Murica’ First doesn’t hold. At some point, something gives and Vance might end up being Trump’s worst enemy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A longtime Trump loyalist cracks and says what others won’t, and suddenly the blame game shifts to Israel. But that story falls apart fast. This episode follows the money, the history, and the pattern that’s been hiding in plain sight for decades, arguing that if there’s any influence at all, it doesn’t come from ideology or loyalty, it comes from leverage. While the conspiracy crowd chases easy answers, the real explanation is a lot less cinematic and a lot more uncomfortable.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump casually admits J.D. Vance wasn’t thrilled about the Iran strikes, and that one line may reveal a quiet political chess move underway. If Trump’s gamble fractures MAGA over another Middle East conflict, Vance is positioning himself to say he saw the problem coming all along.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We begin with the uniquely American experience of trying to understand Melania Trump through her thick accent as she promotes her latest vanity film. From there Jesse dives into new state efforts to challenge the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling, and the bigger question behind it all: the difference between actual laws and the political “rules” we constantly rewrite depending on who’s in power. Along the way we take a look at states’ rights, culture war fatigue, and why everyone suddenly abandons their principles the moment the other side starts writing the rules.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

CPAC once stood for conservative principles. Now it looks more like a loyalty test for Donald Trump. As grifters and scandal-plagued freaks take the stage, one of the most consistently conservative voices in Congress, Thomas Massie, finds himself targeted for refusing to play along.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump insists the war with Iran is both over and still happening at the same time, declaring victory while hinting the fight is just getting started. Sound familiar? From Bush’s “Mission Accomplished” moment to Trump’s version of permanent maybe-war, the pattern of claiming success before the dust settles is becoming a familiar feature of American foreign policy. Meanwhile a quiet tariff refund fight in court raises a bigger question about the real money Americans have lost over decades of inflation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump may think he can bomb Iran, declare “mission accomplished,” and move on. But this conflict could drag on long after he’s gone. First Venezuela, now Iran, and talk of Cuba next, a steady chain of crises that keeps attention far away from the Epstein files. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.