Romance Out Loud

Chadrick, Lee and Producer Mike take a ride into the future of self-driving cars and immediately start wondering whether we're really ready to let the robot drive. Will self-driving cars make life safer for older people who don't want to give up their independence? Probably. Will they replace truck drivers, taxi drivers and Uber drivers? Almost certainly. Will someone eventually slur their destination, wake up 12 hours later and ask, "Why are we in Pennsylvania?" Absolutely. The gang gets into AI, disappearing jobs, liability, insurance, Elon Musk, drunk passengers, and the inevitable question of what people will call the Mile High Club when there's no driver to kick you out. Plus we play audio from live-TV bloopers that send everyone into hysterics. Lesson: Go find something that makes you laugh. Because we could all use more of that right now.

Trump has a new wig, and honestly... OH, HAIR NO! This week on Ranting Out Loud, Chadrick, Lee and Producer Mike start with the political distraction sitting on Trump's head before getting into Fauci pleading the Fifth, political retribution, the economy that's supposedly "the greatest ever," and why there always seems to be something shiny to distract us from the actual problems. Then we ask the question Republicans really don't want to hear: What happened to the Republican Party we used to argue with? From FDR and LBJ to today's Democratic socialists, Texas politics, and a new generation of politicians who aren't afraid of the S-word, the gang looks at whether today's supposedly radical ideas are actually... pretty damn familiar. Plus media outlets manufacturing political brawls, billionaires building bunkers, and the continuing realization that reality has apparently stopped trying to make sense.  

Broadway meets Beltway in this week's Ranting Out Loud. Chadrick, Lee, and Producer Mike turn Washington into one big casting call, deciding which politicians belong in Wicked, Kinky Boots, The Sound of Music, Phantom of the Opera, and, of course... My Fair Lady G. Along the way, they tackle the latest political closet gossip, speculate about Mitch McConnell's future, and ask an important question: if Ohio's Bernie Moreno ever starred in a movie, would it be Weekend at Bernie's? And if Kentucky's senior senator landed the role... well... that title suddenly makes even more sense. Throw in Lee's mysteriously disappearing microphone, Producer Mike trying to keep the train on the tracks, and enough political absurdity to fill a Broadway season, and you've got another episode where reality still outperforms satire.

Is Washington D.C. hiding the world's worst-kept secret? This week on Ranting Out Loud, Chadrick and Producer Mike dive into Hunter Biden's eyebrow-raising interview with Don Lemon, where talk of a "gay mafia" of closeted politicians has everyone asking the question nobody in Congress wants to answer. From closeted power players and political blackmail to the obsession with "manliness," testosterone, and the manosphere, the guys wonder if the loudest anti-LGBTQ voices are hiding in the biggest gold-leafed closets with an arched entry. Then it's on to POTUS's latest international cringe, getting boo'd, jinxing another team, and properly getting cropped out of World Cup celebration photos. The Tate brothers are in legal trouble again and this time they might not be saved by the administration like last time. We get to the bottom of who's on top of the world of crazy. Don't fight it, join it!

"He had explosive diarrhea coming out of his Whatever." This week on Ranting Out Loud, Chadrick, Lee and Producer Mike try to make sense of a week where death becomes her, as in Senator "Lady G" Graham, and the scramble to metaphorically (or literally) delete his browsing history. Also, Mitch McConnell is all dressed up but still in a hospital bed, is he really back from the dead? Why is the FBI raiding Lindsey Graham's closet? And most of the networks finally decided they'd had enough of another presidential speech full of crap, but why now?  The gang dives into Texas politics, the 2028 presidential bench, why younger voters may finally be taking the wheel, and what happens when reality becomes impossible to parody.

Turns out Freedom 250 didn't just flop; it kept getting worse. Lee is back with Chadrick and Producer Mike to sift through the wreckage of America's birthday party, where empty crowds, rain delays, and Fox News' search for "the massive audience" became comedy gold. Then it's on to Mitch McConnell conspiracy theories, Ken Paxton's latest drama, Democrats eating their own before the midterms, and why the next generation may finally be ready to take the keys away from the political nursing home. To end on a lighter note, the guys ask a fun question: If you could travel back to 1996, what would surprise your younger LGBTQ self most about 2026? Marriage equality? Pete Buttigieg? RuPaul's Drag Race becoming mainstream? The answers might surprise you.

What could possibly go wrong? Turns out... pretty much everything. This week on Ranting Out Loud, Chadrick and Producer Mike watch the Freedom 250 celebration fall apart faster than a Trump business venture. Actually, it IS one and he stole your money to do it. Allegedly. We're talking collapsing stages, empty crowds, Fox News desperately searching for somebody—anybody—to put behind their cameras, and POTUS apparently workshopping policy ideas with Theodore Roosevelt's ghost. Somewhere between the world's saddest patriotic festival and the most expensive political vanity project ever built, we also dive into Taylor Swift's reported wedding, Dolly Parton's literacy charity, democratic socialism, and why reality has officially become impossible to parody. If you've ever wondered whether America is living inside an episode of Veep written by the producers of Tiger King, your are.

It's straight into Father's Day as Lee, Chadrick, and Producer Mike rank TV's best (and worst) dads—from Phil Dunphy and Ward Cleaver to Jack Nicholson in The Shining. Talking about dads, the biggest dad joke is in the White House as his pet passion projects peel away in failure like the skin on his hands ... and the "patriot blue" paint under the reflecting pool. Of course, no episode would be complete without a detour into Texas politics, where everyone's favorite absentee-and-going-to-Cancún-during-his-home-state's-ice-emergency dad and runner up for "Fat Wolverine", Ted Cruz, is busy questioning what makes a "real man" ... and James Talarico is busy handing him a master class in how to respond.  

What happens when you mix Pride Month, Taylor Swift, Trump getting booed at Madison Square Garden, billionaire space races, hockey grievances, and World Cup predictions? You get another completely normal episode of Ranting Out Loud. We go head first into the reflecting pool of politics, sports, the power of Swifties, why billionaires keep getting richer while everyone else gets squeezed, and whether Mexico might just shock the world. Enjoy your Beer-Ritas, basketball comebacks,  and as far as the folks at the White House, they can all UFC themselves!

Happy Pride Month!

This week on Ranting Out Loud, the gang dives headfirst into America's newest reality show: UFC at the White House, gold-plated horse statues, Vanilla Ice headlining democracy's funeral tour, and the ongoing collapse of basic governmental decorum. Lee, Chadrick, and Producer Mike rant through Trump's carnival-style makeover of Washington, the Texas political chaos surrounding Paxton and Talarico, midterm anxiety, billionaire bunker escapes to Argentina, and why "Idiocracy" is starting to feel less like a comedy and more like a documentary.  

From POTUS's revenge politics and GOP infighting to Stephen Colbert's exit, rising voter frustration, and the fight for civil rights history, this week's Ranting Out Loud covers the chaos, the hypocrisy, and the cracks starting to show. Makeup! The crew dives into:

The gang spirals from Texas politics to a gold ballroom fantasy, Reagan regrets, Democratic messaging failures, Pete Buttigieg prejudice and why America apparently fears competent gay men more than convicted felons, Jasmine Crockett with a giant hammer, and Producer Mike's deeply disturbing POTUS diaper dream. Democracy is hanging by a thread, but at least somebody brought snark. #ROL #RantingOutLoud rantingoutloud.com

This week on Ranting Out Loud, the crew follows the money, the messaging, and the madness behind the latest political spectacle, where a supposed crisis somehow turns into a pitch for a gold-plated ballroom. Coincidence? Sure, Jan. They break down the conveniently vague "threats," the total lack of curiosity from those in power, and the chorus of talking points that hit the airwaves in perfect unison. Meanwhile, real people are out here budgeting groceries while the political class auditions for HGTV: Authoritarian Edition. It's a sharp, funny, and unapologetically skeptical look at distraction politics, manufactured urgency, and the art of keeping the public looking over here while everything else happens over there. 

The political circus delivers everything from AI Jesus fan fiction to leaders beefing with the Pope like it's a Twitter thread gone rogue. Also on the agenda: Regretful voters asking for forgiveness (…or just a ride back to relevance) Accountability vs. "thoughts and prayers" politics Why modern scandals make Watergate look like a parking ticket And yes… Florida running out of time to decide if first cousins should marry. Priorities!  

It's Easter week on Ranting Out Loud, and what starts as a wholesome debate over chocolate bunnies (solid only, please) and blowing up Peeps quickly spirals into a full-blown political resurrection story minus the miracles. Lee, Chadrick, and Producer Mike hop from neighborhood egg hunts to global chaos faster than Melania going on FOX to debunk accusations that have yet to come up. Between candy hot takes and bunny-based nostalgia, the crew talks about today's unhinged headlines: Epstein drama bubbling back up, war rhetoric that sounds like it came straight from a supervillain audition, and an administration that treats global conflict like it's an argument on Nextdoor. Gas prices are up, midterm tea leaves are tasting good, and maybe, just maybe we'll survive another week before another civilization is annihilated then not annihilated. Nothing says "He is risen" like rising tensions, rising prices… and rising blood pressure.

It's Good Friday, but the Ranting Out Loud crew is anything but saintly. Chadrick, Lee, and Producer Mike rise again (like Easter, but messier) to unpack a week full of political chaos, questionable firings, and delicious hypocrisy. From misogyny in motion to officials getting axed faster than Wendy Torrance in The Shining, the gang dives into the latest administration drama, including scandalous spouses, secret fetishes, and the ongoing obsession with controlling everyone else's identity while hiding your own. Because nothing says "family values" like a closet full of contradictions. Meanwhile, the world stage is giving "end-of-days realness" with war tensions, global disses, and America's reputation doing a death drop without a spotter.  Happy Easter, sinners.

Producer Mike sounding like latter-day Lucille Ball joins the gang covering topics from the Oscars snubbing Barbara Streisand's hairbrush, Chuck Norris dying (speak nicely of the dead — so they didn't), megachurches being the original grift, and whether your zip code is safe enough to fly a rainbow flag. Lee, Chadrick, and a very congested Producer Mike wrap up the week with equal parts theology and shade. And here's some surprising news: Mississippi is still Mississippi.

It's Friday the 13th and the luck has clearly run out. Cabinet members are brought to 'heel', DOGE bros are destroying lives while fumbling deposition questions like nervous 12-year-olds, the Strait of Hormuz is basically pinched shut like a hose with zero exit strategy from the chest-thumping bros, and Timothy Chalamet is out here insulting cancer kids while dating a Kardashian. Lee, Chadrick, and Producer Mike also squeeze in a birthday toast to the iconic Liza Minnelli, the one bright spot in an otherwise clown-shoe-sized disaster of a week.

From bombing Iran (sorry, "military action") out of a Mar-a-Lago ballroom to Kristi Noem getting fired mid-speech with a banner to prove it, Lee, Chadrick, and Producer Mike are barely keeping up with the crazy. Add a Texas Senate race that's actually giving Democrats hope, GLAAD awards in a world quietly scrubbing LGBTQ characters off your TV, and Pete Hegseth apparently trying to speedrun the apocalypse in Jesus's name and you've got the end of times, but made into a podcast.