The Damage Report: October 16, 2025

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The Damage Report host John Iadarola and Yasmin Khan, Rebel HQ Contributor and Host of Modern Context Podcast, discuss today’s top stories. AOC signals she’s open to working with Marjorie Greene on health care as she and Bernie Sanders tackle the government shutdown in a CNN town hall. Martha MacCallum struggles to stump progressive NY lawmaker Zohran Mamdani on Fox, while Speaker Mike Johnson shrugs off abuse allegations against a GOP colleague. Co-Host: Yasmin Khan

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1 hour, 12 minutes

October 15, 2025

The Damage Report: October 15, 2025

Hosts: John Iadarola Guests: Sharon Reed

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Cuts continue as government shutdown enters third week. Report shows U.S. consumers paying the most for tariffs. Trump's Truth Social post wipes out $450 billion in minutes. Trump brags about surviving shooting…while at Kirk ceremony. Leaked messages expose young republicans’ racist chat. ICE is now targeting legal residents in Chicago. Gov. Newsom malfunctions during interview after host brings up AIPAC. Supreme Court rejects Jones’s $1.4 billion appeal to hook families. Elon Musk inflates Cybertruck sales by selling to himself. Trump awkwardly tells world leader she's beautiful. Co-Host: Sharon Reed

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October 14, 2025

The Damage Report: October 14, 2025

Hosts: John Iadarola

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Speaker Mike Johnson warns of the longest shutdowns in American history. Congressional leaders continue to collect paychecks during the shutdown. Majority of special education staff in the Education Department were laid off. Major news outlets reject Pete Hegseth’s press restrictions. Hegseth pushes to replace heavyset National Guard troops. Some airports refuse to play Kristi Noem video blaming Dems for the shutdown. Revealed: Ghislaine Maxwell gets special treatment in prison. The Supreme Court lets parents opt kids out of learning about LGBTQ+ people. Jacob Silverman joins The Damage Report to talk about his new book, Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley. Trump was upset about the photo used on the Time magazine cover.

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1 hour, 13 minutes

October 13, 2025

The Damage Report: October 13, 2025

Hosts: John Iadarola Guests: Jayar Jackson

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Rep. Marjorie Green contradicts herself on her deportation stance. MTG knocks Republicans on Epstein files & health insurance. Marjorie Greene questions Trump’s priorities and crypto profits. JD Vance trashes ‘fake stories’ about the Qatari Air Force facility in Idaho. Trump makes mathematically impossible claims on TV. Recent Trump blunders raise concerns about the president's brain. Stephen Miller accidentally says “I” when discussing Trump’s powers. Trump’s approval rating falls among the working class. Trumpworld says which cabinet member could be on the chopping block. Coal miners are upset with Trump’s safety regulations for coal mining. Known Christmas fan Melania Trump announces Christmas ornaments.

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1 hour, 22 minutes

October 10, 2025

The Damage Report: October 10, 2025

Hosts: John Iadarola Guests: Brett Erlich

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Trump lost out on getting the Nobel Peace Prize. Letitia James was indicted by the DOJ. RFK Jr and Trump are doubling down on linking Tylenol to autism. Dominion Voting Systems have been bought by a GOP firm. Trump declares that Italians are back. Pete Hegseth is on the hunt for anti-Charlie Kirk messages in the Pentagon. Find out who John and Brett chose as their Garbage Person of the week. Co-Host: Brett Erlich

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October 9, 2025

The Damage Report: October 9, 2025

Hosts: John Iadarola

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Trump announces an apparent ceasefire between Israel and Gaza. Trump hosts a pointless meeting on Antifa while he brags about taking away rights. Republicans are begging Trump to stop messing up the government shutdown. Pam Bondi deflects questions about Tom Homan’s bribe. Lauren Boebert asks about aliens in a fundraising email. Trump goes to another yearly check-up. Marjorie Greene continues to buck her party. MAGA is turning sober.

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1 hour, 11 minutes

October 8, 2025

The Damage Report: October 8, 2025

Hosts: John Iadarola Guests: Sharon Reed

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Bodycam refutes ICE’s account of a shooting in Chicago. Benny Johnson gets roundly mocked over two posts on Twitter. MAGA is furious over a country song that criticizes ICE. Pam Bondi deflects questions about Epstein and corruption during a Senate hearing. Pete Hegseth’s apparent paranoia is causing his aides to speak out. Hegseth previously defended DEI in a college paper. JD Vance gets roasted after his return to TikTok. Fox employees admit their network is making the country worse. Canadian tourism plummets as Trump defends his tariffs. Co-Host: Sharon Reed

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October 7, 2025

The Damage Report: October 7, 2025

Hosts: John Iadarola Guests: Maz Jobrani

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Republicans are suffering in new polling on the shutdown. Jon Stewart gives rare praise to democrats. Trump is losing support among young voters. Trump will not rule out pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell. The House is doing everything they can to delay swearing in the newly elected democrat. Pete Hegseth did a massive purge of the Pentagon. Trump wants to invoke the Insurrection Act. The Trump admin is considering only bringing in white Afrikaner refugees. Stephen Miller’s own family hates him as AOC mocks his height. Conservatives are still crying over Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl. Co-Host: Maz Jobrani

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October 6, 2025

The Damage Report: October 6, 2025

Hosts: John Iadarola Guests: Jayar Jackson

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Pete Hegseth is still defending his cringe military speech. Trump brags about his body. Trump fumes after a judge blocks his troop deployments. A judge’s house was set on fire. Fox News criticizes the state of the economy. Trump is threatening Fox and NBC. Greta Thunberg was apparently in a bug-infested jail cell. Kristi Noem confirms that ICE will be at the Super Bowl. Parents of teens who died in a Cybertruck are suing Tesla. New polling show Trump and Republicans getting the blame for the shutdown.

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1 hour, 10 minutes

October 3, 2025

The Damage Report: October 3, 2025

Hosts: John Iadarola Guests: Brett Erlich

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A Republican candidate allegedly posted Nazi-themed porn. Trump’s former spiritual advisor pleads guilty to child sexual assault. Americans are blaming republicans for the shutdown. ICE is using a new tool to watch millions of people. Conservatives are furious with the FDA. MAGA slams a Charlie Kirk protege after a private jet video emerges. Find out who John and Brett chose as their Garbage Person of the week. Karoline Leavitt tries to defend Trump’s insane AI video. Co-Host: Brett Erlich

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