TACO: Trump Always Chickens Out
This week, Rick's Elephant in the Room unpacks TACO Trump. (And, kudos to the Wall Street Bros who coined the "perfect" term -- "Trump Always Chickens Out.") As the anthropologist on Donald Trump, Ric...
30 Touko 202523min
John Bolton on America's Isolationism
Former UN Ambassador, attorney, and foreign affairs expert Mr. John Bolton stops by the studio to talk with Rick about America's status on the global stage. Bolton articulates all of the complicated m...
27 Touko 202535min
Trump, a Doddering Old Fool
This week, Rick's Elephant in the Room is Trump's mental decline. With the White House decidedly halting transcripts of Trump's speeches, and a rise of extreme political sharks circling the Oval Offic...
23 Touko 202514min
From Baller to Senator: The G.O.A.T. of Virginia's Government
Fighting for Virginia, Senator Aaron Rouse -- born and raised in Virginia Beach and from area code 757 -- has risen in politics from the local level to statewide office. In 2025, Aaron is excited to r...
20 Touko 202533min
Exhausted AF But, Still, We Persist (and Resist)
This week's Elephant in the Room is exhaustion. You're feeling it, we're feeling it, and Trump and his administration are feeling it. Trump is falling asleep during meetings, and for his staffers, liv...
16 Touko 202515min
Jared Moskowitz on Why He Yells (to Get Through to the Dumb-Dumbs)!
This week, Jared Moskowitz -- the U.S. representative for Florida's 23rd congressional district -- joins Rick to shed light on why he whispers, i.e., yells, at James Comer. Unraveling the threads of t...
13 Touko 202532min
The Trump Crime Family
This week's Elephant in the Room is the Trump Crime Family. 'Nuff said. ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ Follow Rick Wilson at @TheRickWilson on X and subscribe to his Substack at therickwilson.substack.com. ...
9 Touko 20258min
Michigan's Jocelyn Benson is 100% Salt of the Earth
Removing partisan political rhetoric from state government, Michigan's Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson sits down with Rick to discuss her no-holds-barred style regarding local government. Married in...
6 Touko 202527min
