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Dumpster Fire is a satirical show, created and hosted by comedian Bridget Phetasy, that takes a look at the week in news, current events, and politics. We make burgers out of your sacred cows. Delicious.
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Spencer Pratt — yes, that guy from The Hills — lost his $3.8 million Palisades home in the LA wildfires and decided to run for mayor against the people who let it happen. He's crushing debates, winning 88% of post-debate polls, and making the best political content on the internet. Then there's the arsonist who started the Palisades fire: a Luigi Mangione superfan might as well have Googled "how to start a forest fire" before torching a city. Bridget Phetasy breaks down the most American stor...
There's a kill switch being built into every new car in America by 2027 — and both parties voted for it with a smile. Bridget breaks down the AI that decides if you're too emotional to drive, why the mandatory seatbelt law was always a slippery slope, and how the surveillance state got built — not by the government, but by us, one smart home device and ignored terms of service at a time. The Alexa, the Ring doorbell, the face scan to unlock your phone — we handed all of it over for the sake o...
The Southern Poverty Law Center — America's premier anti-hate nonprofit — has been indicted for secretly funding the KKK. If you donated to the SPLC thinking you were fighting racism, congratulations: you may have bought the Grand Wizard a new truck. Bridget Phetasy breaks down the most ironic scandal in nonprofit history and why the demand for racism apparently outpaced the supply, so they decided to manufacture some. #SPLC #DumpsterFire #BridgetPhetasy #fraud Topics covered: SPL...
A gunman burst through the doors of the White House Correspondents' Dinner and opened fire — and somehow, within hours, Democrats were calling it a hoax. Bridget Phetasy breaks down the WHCD shooting, the shooter's manifesto (which opens with "Hello everybody!"), and why his beliefs weren't fringe at all — they were garden-variety left-wing media talking points. Also: why is the left so comfortable with assassination culture, and what does Trump building a ballroom have to do with any of this...
Hasan Piker sat down with the New York Times Opinion podcast — alongside Jia Tolentino and Nadja Spiegelman — and made the case that murdering a healthcare CEO is "social protest" and stealing is activism. Nobody pushed back. Bridget Phetasy and Mike Solana of Pirate Wires break down how assassination culture went from fringe rhetoric to the paper of record, what it means that the left has no "too far," and why the NYT mainstreaming a violent Marxist is the actual story. More Mike Solan...
Trump signed an executive order fast-tracking FDA approval of psychedelic drugs — psilocybin, MDMA, ibogaine — and Joe Rogan was standing right behind him when he did it. Bridget breaks down the results of a text message between Rogan and Trump, why libertarians are finally winning, and whether any of this is actually good for anyone. Plus: Aliens.gov is real, it's launching soon, and the government has been quietly confirming UFOs exist for years. #Psychedelics #JoeRogan #DumpsterFire ...
Bridget reads her viral essay — a love letter to the sane, normal women quietly holding it all down while the culture loses its mind. Not a trad wife, not a girl boss, not a Karen, not a pick-me — just the millions of women juggling kids, aging parents, marriages, and careers while being told their sanity is the problem. 0:00 - Introduction 5:00 - Shopify 6:30 - A Love Letter To The Sane Women Holding It Down 15:30 - BON CHARGE 17:00 - Weather 17:30 - Reponses to the Love Letter 2...
Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as Jesus Christ on Truth Social — on Orthodox Easter — and the right wing lost its mind. Then he attacked the new Pope, called him "weak on crime," and the memes wrote themselves. Bridget Phetasy breaks down the MAGA meltdown, the elite-tier internet reactions, and why this is just the Right's version of virtue signaling. Topics covered: Trump AI Jesus image, Trump Truth Social Easter post, MAGA meltdown, Pope Leo XIV, Trump attacks P...
Ireland just deployed its army against protesting farmers and truckers who are blockading motorways and the country's only oil refinery. The government taxes fuel at 60% — and instead of negotiating, they sent in troops. Bridget Phetasy sits down with Dr. Eoin Lenihan, author of "Vandalizing Ireland," to break down how Ireland became a corporate tax haven for Big Tech, abandoned its own people, and is now on the brink of serious civil unrest. Get Eoin's book - Vandalising Ireland - http...
Bridget Phetasy introduces the Genius/Asshole Matrix — the male version of the Hot/Crazy Matrix — and explains the Tortured Genius Line that separates icons from idiots. Plus, the UK just banned Kanye West from the Wireless Festival while looking the other way on grooming gangs, Kanye sold out two nights at SoFi Stadium for $33 million, Louis CK landed a Netflix special, and cancel culture is having an existential crisis. Why does genius buy forgiveness — and how much asshole can it cover?&nb...
Bridget reacts to her recent "leave me behind" essay going viral and dives into why legacy media stars are desperately chasing a youth demographic that doesn't care about them. She breaks down the difference between building a "territory" for your work versus fighting for "hierarchy" in an algorithm-driven world. It’s a call to stop performing for 20-somethings and start focusing on the "invisible audience" of late Boomers and Gen Xers. #GenX #MediaCriticism #DumpsterFire #Algorithm&nbs...
Bridget Phetasy just got back from L.A. and has firsthand reporting from the No Kings protest — which turned out to be mostly octogenarians with arts-and-crafts signs and Starbucks cups. She breaks down why Trump is definitely jerking off to being called a king, why the real counterculture in Santa Monica is going to Catholic Mass, and why Americans need to appreciate the miracle of airplanes more. #NoKingsProtest #California #DumpsterFire Topics covered: No Kings protest Los Ange...
Bridget Phetasy breaks down the Jesse Watters spring break video that's making intellectuals and prudes equally furious, explains why hot dumb happy kids are actually a sign America is doing fine, and reacts to the most insane headline of 2026: a quadruple amputee cornhole champion charged with murder who dumped a body from a self-driving Tesla. Plus the new Epstein video game kids are addicted to. #DumpsterFire #SpringBreak #AmericaIsAlreadyGreat Topics covered: Jesse Watters spr...
Bridget Phetasy reacts to the ultimate irony of "Champagne Socialists" vacationing in the poverty-stricken ruins of Cuba while praising the system that broke it. Meanwhile, back in the states, Afroman is turning a botched police raid into a viral marketing masterpiece. It’s a tale of two worlds that proves one thing: whether you’re a communist tourist or a rapper with a lemon pound cake, capitalism always wins in the end. #Cuba #Afroman #Capitalism #BridgetPhetasy #DumpsterFire To...
Bridget breaks down why we’re living in a "Milli Vanilli" version of the 1990s, where nostalgia capitalism meets a very real threat of global conflict. She dives into why two decades of gender theory ended the moment America decided to start "flexing" its military might again. Plus, she calls out the "pick me" energy of legacy media stars desperate to stay relevant to a radicalized algorithm. #Nostalgia #Trump #MiddleEast #Podcasts #DumpsterFire Topics covered: 90s nostalgia capit...
Bridget Phetasy watched the Oscars so you didn’t have to. From the "open borders" jokes to the blatant political snubs in the "In Memoriam" segment, Bridget breaks down why Hollywood remains a fortress of elitism that actively dislikes its own audience. Are the Oscars a celebration of film, or just a high-budget campaign rally for the people who want you at Dave & Buster’s? #TheOscars #Hollywood #ConanObrien #MediaBias #DumpsterFire Topics covered: Why the Oscars are depressing, th...
Bridget Phetasy goes on a journey down the internet’s weirdest rabbit holes so you don’t have to. After seeing the new "Clavicular" trailer, she’s convinced we’ve officially entered the American Psycho era of masculinity. From young men obsessing over bone structure like it’s a full-time job to the rise of the "Male Kardashians," Bridget explains why most women would still rather date Shane Gillis than a guy who thinks his collarbones are a personality trait. #MaleKardashians #Clavicula...
Bridget Phetasy breaks down the "headline surgery" of the New York Times after an attempted terrorist attack in NYC. From renaming pipe bombs to "smoking jars of metal" to the media's desperate attempt to avoid the "T-word," Bridget exposes why you don't hate the media enough. #MediaBias #NewYorkTimes #Gaslighting #NYC #dumpsterfire Topics covered: Smoking jars of metal and fuses, the New York Times headline surgery, media gaslighting, the "mostly peaceful pipe bomb," and the Kard...
Bridget Phetasy breaks down the "breathtaking circular logic" of American progressive women who are mourning the dismantling of a theocratic regime. From TikTokers calling for the "Death of America" to the silence of feminists regarding actual patriarchy, Bridget asks why liberal women are more afraid of "Islamophobia" than a regime that hangs women for showing their hair. #Feminism #Iran #Ayatollah #TrumpDerangement #dumpsterfire Topics Covered: Liberal women defending the Ayatol...
Bridget Phetasy breaks down the weekend's military operations and the bizarre explosion of AI-generated meme warfare that followed. From missile strikes set to relaxing beach music to the "first AI meme blitz," Bridget explores our increasingly dissociative relationship with modern conflict. #Iran #Israel #MemeWar #AIPropaganda #dumpsterfire Topics covered: AI-generated war memes, the fog of war in the social media age, dissociative military humor, lo-fi war beats, and why reality...
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Bridget, if u need money for the Podcast, ask Rogan. You're one of his favorite people. He'd be happy to give u money. I'll leave a comment on JRE to give u money.👍😀👍