Episode Details

A 49-year-old Brazilian bricklayer sold everything he owned and rode a bus 1,200 miles to marry Farm Girl Jessica, who isn't real. On Boomer Bunker 458, John and the Duchess get into AI romance scams, AI "comedians" stealing real comics' bits, New Jersey's governor worrying about the soldiers on the Fort Hood shooter's firing squad, Elissa Slotkin's "deterrence message," and the Dancing with the Stars pro who got benched over one post. Who do John and the Duchess blame when the money's gone?

Topics Covered:

• Plastique Tiara's drag transformation completely fools John. How long before he can't stop thinking about it?
• The Duchess is in round two of Top Host, where 20 get cut to 15. Should you buy votes now or wait?
• New Jersey's governor is worried about the soldiers who'd have to execute the Fort Hood shooter, who killed 13. What about the families?
• A No Kings protester tells an immigrant he makes her sick. Guess why.
• A viral post says boomers partied on forklift paychecks and retired at 58 with a pension. John's family sold a house at 18% mortgage rates for $65,000. Who's got it right?
• $45,000 a year at American University, $70,000 at NYU, or two years of community college. Which of the Duchess's kids came out ahead?
• Culinary school vs. an HVAC apprenticeship, plus the elevator superintendent who told John and his partner to go jump off the roof. What did they do to deserve it?
• Elissa Slotkin wants young people scared to work for the Trump administration. Deterrence or a threat?
• Trump endorses Bibi Netanyahu and wants New Mexico renamed New America, read by the Duchess. Was it great, or did she flamingo?
• Dancing with the Stars' Val Chmerkovskiy is suspended a week after a Will Smith-style shot at judge Carrie Ann Inaba over his wife Jenna Johnson's illegal lift. Fair call?
• One fan sent $80,000 to an OnlyFans model who didn't exist, and CeCe Rose calls herself the most catfished woman on the internet. How do these guys not see it?
• A North Carolina machinist comes home to a stranger in her driveway who thinks they've dated for six months. What happens next?
• AI "comedians" in skimpy outfits are stealing real stand-up bits word for word, and Instagram shrugs. Theft, or just the internet now?
• A Tesla driver falls asleep and plows into highway patrol cars at a crash scene. John asks Claudia what makes a Waymo different. What's John's fix for sleepy drivers?
• Voicemails from Dean, Producer Mike, and a caller claiming to be the President. Real or AI?
• Jerry's plan: robotaxis plus an Optimus robot to run them. Would it survive Philly?
• John's NFL picks went 1 for 4, and the Duchess got iced out of her own Steelers game. Who's having the worse week?

Watch the clips:

• Cold open: a Philly fan melts down over the Eagles' last-second loss to the Jaguars: https://youtu.be/8x2bErRMW5w?t=213
• Plastique Tiara's drag transformation: https://youtu.be/8x2bErRMW5w?t=383
• New Jersey's governor on the Fort Hood firing squad: https://youtu.be/8x2bErRMW5w?t=788
• A No Kings protester confronts an immigrant: https://youtu.be/8x2bErRMW5w?t=1083
• Elissa Slotkin's "deterrence message": https://youtu.be/8x2bErRMW5w?t=2608

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