Burnin Down the House Just to Scare a Mouse

Burnin Down the House Just to Scare a Mouse

In this episode John plays clips from House Republicans as they try to elect a speaker. Then he talks about it with listeners and takes calls from Paul in New Jersey, Bruce in California, and Dean in L.A. Then Sean in California calls in to discuss the comedy of the GOP infighting and Cheryl in Michigan likens this to the election of the Pope. Jeff in L.A. talks about the kindness of Ronald Reagan. Then comedian, actor, writer, and broadcaster, "Comedy Daddy" Keith Price joins the show and they chat with Ken from Ohio about the war in Ukraine.

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