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Unf*cking The Republic

Unf*cking The Republic® (UNFTR)

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Intro

Housekeeping

Headlines

Emails

Top 5

Beyond the Bullshit

Memberships

Outro

Max and 99 kick off another episode of their still-unnamed weekly show, diving into everything from grocery inflation and RFK’s bizarre workout videos to the future of progressive organizing through the Working Families Party and DSA. They workshop show name suggestions from listeners, tackle emails on how to influence the Democratic Party, and debate their Top Five movie villains.

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:15

Housekeeping: 00:02:30

Headlines: 00:16:14

Emails: 00:36:35

Top 5: 01:03:59

Beyond the Bullshit: 01:20:33

Memberships: 01:22:53

Outro: 01:23:26

Resources

Vengaboys: Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!

devilleforcongress.com

In These Times: Read This If You're New and Trying to Find Your Way

RFK Jr. Instagram Video

Business Insider: I followed an RFK-approved, $15-a-day diet

Philosophy for the People w/Ben Burgis: Losing Lucy

The Block: Polymarket investor Vitalik Buterin says prediction markets need to stop catering to 'dumb opinions'

Bruce Springsteen: Streets Of Minneapolis

Working Families Party

Democratic Socialists of America

UNFTR Resources

Chester A. Arthur and Julia Sand: Strange Bedfellows.

Video: On The Record (Cuba Libre | AOC Stumbles Abroad | Racist Caught at Senate Hearing)

UNFTR's 5 Non-Negotiables

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Unf*cking the Republic is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (mannyfacesmedia.com). The show is hosted by Max and distributed by 99.

Max and 99 kick off another episode of their still-unnamed weekly show, diving into everything from grocery inflation and RFK&rsquo;s bizarre workout videos to the future of progressive organizing through the Working Families Party and DSA. They workshop show name suggestions from listeners, tackle emails on how to influence the Democratic Party, and debate their Top Five movie villains.
Chapters
Intro: 00:00:15
Housekeeping: 00:02:30
Headlines: 00:16:14
Emails: 00:36:35
Top 5: 01:03:59
Beyond the Bullshit: 01:20:33
Memberships: 01:22:53
Outro: 01:23:26
Resources
Vengaboys: <a href="https://youtu.be/Prv3wl3X9O4">Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!</a>
<a href="https://devilleforcongress.com/">devilleforcongress.com</a>
In These Times: <a href="https://inthesetimes.com/article/mariame-kaba-letter-to-young-organizers-on-hope-action">Read This If You're New and Trying to Find Your Way</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DU6Nb9NEYuH/">RFK Jr. Instagram Video</a>
Business Insider: <a href="https://archive.is/20260211093320/https://www.businessinsider.com/rfk-jr-food-pyramid-diet-guidelines-experience-2026-2#selection-1179.0-1182.0">I followed an RFK-approved, $15-a-day diet</a>
Philosophy for the People w/Ben Burgis: <a href="https://benburgis.substack.com/p/losing-lucy">Losing Lucy</a>
The Block: <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/389984/polymarket-investor-vitalik-buterin-says-prediction-markets-need-to-stop-catering-to-dumb-opinions">Polymarket investor Vitalik Buterin says prediction markets need to stop catering to 'dumb opinions'</a>
Bruce Springsteen: <a href="https://youtu.be/LoOLc18uTw8">Streets Of Minneapolis</a>
<a href="https://workingfamilies.org/">Working Families Party</a>
<a href="https://www.dsausa.org/">Democratic Socialists of America</a>
UNFTR Resources
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/sb1">Chester A. Arthur and Julia Sand: Strange Bedfellows.</a>
Video: <a href="https://youtu.be/wB3WaRwkfX8">On The Record (Cuba Libre | AOC Stumbles Abroad | Racist Caught at Senate Hearing)</a>
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/5nn">UNFTR's 5 Non-Negotiables</a>
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Become a member at <a href="https://www.unftr.com/memberships">unftr.com/memberships</a>.
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Visit our bookshop.org page at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod">bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod</a> to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations">bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations</a>.
Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at <a href="https://www.unftr.com/accessibility">unftr.com/accessibility</a>.
Unf*cking the Republic is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (<a href="https://www.mannyfacesmedia.com">mannyfacesmedia.com</a>).&nbsp;The show is hosted by Max and distributed by 99.

To Be Named UNFTR Show (2-21-26).

Trump’s economic policies overseen by Scott Bessent are torching the U.S. dollar and tanking the economy. In this episode, Max does a deep dive into the decline of the dollar, U.S. fiscal mismanagement, and bizarre monetary policy that has many questioning whether we’re witnessing the decline of U.S. economic hegemony in real time. The episode examines U.S. policy through the actions of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent whose erratic behavior belies his moderate past.

Access the corresponding graphs.

Resources

Conference Board: US Consumer Confidence Fell Sharply in January

Money Maze Podcast: Who is Scott Bessent? Meet Trump's New US Treasury Secretary

Census Bureau: Monthly Construction Spending

MacroMicro: U.S. Dollar Index

MacroMicro: Japan - US/Japan 10Y Bond Yield Spread vs. USD/JPY

MacroMicro: Gold / US Dollar / 10Y Yield

UNFTR Resources

Video: Scott Bessent's DERANGED plan to destroy the dollar and economy

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Trump&rsquo;s economic policies overseen by Scott Bessent are torching the U.S. dollar and tanking the economy. In this episode, Max does a deep dive into the decline of the dollar, U.S. fiscal mismanagement, and bizarre monetary policy that has many questioning whether we&rsquo;re witnessing the decline of U.S. economic hegemony in real time. The episode examines U.S. policy through the actions of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent whose erratic behavior belies his moderate past.
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/blog/stupid-is-as-stupid-does">Access the corresponding graphs</a>.
Resources
<a href="https://www.conference-board.org/topics/consumer-confidence/">Conference Board: US Consumer Confidence Fell Sharply in January</a>
Money Maze Podcast: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSBkxsstbVg">Who is Scott Bessent? Meet Trump's New US Treasury Secretary</a>
Census Bureau: <a href="https://www.census.gov/construction/c30/pdf/release.pdf">Monthly Construction Spending</a>
MacroMicro: <a href="https://en.macromicro.me/series/483/us-dollar-index">U.S. Dollar Index</a>
MacroMicro: <a href="https://en.macromicro.me/collections/59/jp-finance-relative/931/jp-yen-bond-yield">Japan - US/Japan 10Y Bond Yield Spread vs. USD/JPY</a>
MacroMicro: <a href="https://en.macromicro.me/charts/81733/Gold-Price-vs-US5-Year-Real-Yield">Gold / US Dollar / 10Y Yield</a>
UNFTR Resources
Video: <a href="https://youtu.be/_zzwcmb9Wys">Scott Bessent's DERANGED plan to destroy the dollar and economy</a>
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Stupid Is as Stupid Does: Will the real Scott Bessent please stand up?

"Carve Outs"

Max and 99 are back this week to debut an experimental new format for the podcast—that is yet to be named—which mixes Show Notes vibes with a little more structure. The two dive into a mix of on-topic and off-topic headlines before heading into listener feedback and emails. They wrap up the episode with their Top 5 lists focused on formative protest songs, and of course some member shout outs. Enjoy!

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:34

Headlines: 00:13:35

Emails: 00:42:47

"Carve Outs": 01:16:31

Top 5: 01:24:32

Memberships: 01:44:15

Outro: 01:46:00

Resources

The Verge: Discord says ‘vast majority’ of users won’t see its new age verification setup

BIG by Matt Stoller: The Beginning of the End for Big Corporate Medicine

Politico: MAHA and Mike Tyson want you to ‘eat real food’ during the Super Bowl

Super Bowl Ad: Processed Food Kills, Eat Real Food

The Ringer: How Hannibal Lecter Made His Film Debut in ‘Manhunter’

Yahoo News: JD Vance says U.S. Olympic athletes are 'not there to pop off about politics.' Here's what they've said.

Democratic Socialists of America

Working Families Party

Top 5s (And Beyond)

Nina Simone: Mississippi Goddam

John Lennon: Working Class Hero

Sting: Russians

XTC: Dear God

Simple Minds: Belfast Child

Green Day: American Idiot

Joni Mitchell: Big Yellow Taxi

Marvin Gaye: What's Going On

Sly & The Family Stone: Everyday People

Childish Gambino: This Is America

Creedence Clearwater Revival: Fortunate Son

Johnny Paycheck: Take This Job And Shove It

Buffalo Springfield: For What It's Worth

4 Non Blondes: What's Up

Brandi Carlile: The Joke

The Chicks: Travelin' Soldier

The Chicks: Not Ready To Make Nice

Bob Dylan: Masters of War

T-Pain: War Pigs

Gil Scott-Heron: Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Kendrick Lamar: Alright

NWA: Fuck Tha Police

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five: The Message

Public Enemy: Fight The Power

Sam Cooke: A Change Is Gonna Come

UNFTR Resources

Pharmacy Benefit Managers: The American Drug Cartel.

UNFTR Resources Page

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If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com.

Become a member at unftr.com/memberships.

Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com.

Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations.

Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility.

Unf*cking the Republic is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (mannyfacesmedia.com). The show is hosted by Max and distributed by 99.

Max and 99 are back this week to debut an experimental new format for the podcast&mdash;that is yet to be named&mdash;which mixes Show Notes vibes with a little more structure. The two dive into a mix of on-topic and off-topic headlines before heading into listener feedback and emails. They wrap up the episode with their Top 5 lists focused on formative protest songs, and of course some member shout outs. Enjoy!
Chapters
Intro: 00:00:34
Headlines: 00:13:35
Emails: 00:42:47
"Carve Outs": 01:16:31
Top 5: 01:24:32
Memberships: 01:44:15
Outro: 01:46:00
Resources
The Verge: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/876575/discord-age-verification-vast-majority-users-inference">Discord says &lsquo;vast majority&rsquo; of users won&rsquo;t see its new age verification setup</a>
BIG by Matt Stoller: <a href="https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/senators-seek-to-smash-big-medicine">The Beginning of the End for Big Corporate Medicine</a>
Politico: <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/06/rfk-jr-maha-mike-tyson-super-bowl-ad-00769278">MAHA and Mike Tyson want you to &lsquo;eat real food&rsquo; during the Super Bowl</a>
Super Bowl Ad: <a href="https://youtu.be/n4F4yZhmMho">Processed Food Kills, Eat Real Food</a>
The Ringer: <a href="https://www.theringer.com/2026/02/10/movies/hannibal-lecter-book-manhunter-michael-mann-brian-cox">How Hannibal Lecter Made His Film Debut in &lsquo;Manhunter&rsquo;</a>
Yahoo News: <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/article/jd-vance-says-us-olympic-athletes-are-not-there-to-pop-off-about-politics-heres-what-theyve-said-190551520.html">JD Vance says U.S. Olympic athletes are 'not there to pop off about politics.' Here's what they've said.</a>
<a href="https://www.dsausa.org/">Democratic Socialists of America</a>
<a href="https://workingfamilies.org/">Working Families Party</a>
Top 5s (And Beyond)
Nina Simone: <a href="https://youtu.be/LJ25-U3jNWM">Mississippi Goddam</a>
John Lennon: <a href="https://youtu.be/iMewtlmkV6c">Working Class Hero</a>
Sting: <a href="https://youtu.be/wHylQRVN2Qs">Russians</a>
XTC: <a href="https://youtu.be/p554R-Jq43A?">Dear God</a>
Simple Minds: <a href="https://youtu.be/7vhhTvcLoRw">Belfast Child</a>
Green Day: <a href="https://youtu.be/Ee_uujKuJMI">American Idiot</a>
Joni Mitchell: <a href="https://youtu.be/2595abcvh2M">Big Yellow Taxi</a>
Marvin Gaye: <a href="https://youtu.be/o5TmORitlKk">What's Going On</a>
Sly &amp; The Family Stone: <a href="https://youtu.be/YUUhDoCx8zc">Everyday People</a>
Childish Gambino: <a href="https://youtu.be/VYOjWnS4cMY">This Is America</a>
Creedence Clearwater Revival: <a href="https://youtu.be/ZWijx_AgPiA">Fortunate Son</a>
Johnny Paycheck: <a href="https://youtu.be/gj2iGAifSNI">Take This Job And Shove It</a>
Buffalo Springfield: <a href="https://youtu.be/80_39eAx3z8">For What It's Worth</a>
4 Non Blondes: <a href="https://youtu.be/6NXnxTNIWkc">What's Up</a>
Brandi Carlile: <a href="https://youtu.be/5r6A2NexF88">The Joke</a>
The Chicks: <a href="https://youtu.be/AbfgxznPmZM">Travelin' Soldier</a>
The Chicks: <a href="https://youtu.be/pojL_35QlSI">Not Ready To Make Nice</a>
Bob Dylan: <a href="https://youtu.be/JEmI_FT4YHU">Masters of War</a>
T-Pain: <a href="https://youtu.be/ToNfGuXbJoc">War Pigs</a>
Gil Scott-Heron: <a href="https://youtu.be/vwSRqaZGsPw">Revolution Will Not Be Televised</a>
Kendrick Lamar: <a href="https://youtu.be/JocAXINz-YE">Alright</a>
NWA: <a href="https://youtu.be/ADdpLv3RDhA">Fuck Tha Police</a>
Grandmaster Flash &amp; The Furious Five: <a href="https://youtu.be/gYMkEMCHtJ4">The Message</a>
Public Enemy: <a href="https://youtu.be/mmo3HFa2vjg">Fight The Power</a>
Sam Cooke: <a href="https://youtu.be/wEBlaMOmKV4">A Change Is Gonna Come</a>
UNFTR Resources
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr125">Pharmacy Benefit Managers: The American Drug Cartel.</a>
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/resources">UNFTR Resources Page</a>
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Visit our bookshop.org page at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod">bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod</a> to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations">bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations</a>.
Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at <a href="https://www.unftr.com/accessibility">unftr.com/accessibility</a>.
Unf*cking the Republic is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (<a href="https://www.mannyfacesmedia.com">mannyfacesmedia.com</a>).&nbsp;The show is hosted by Max and distributed by 99.

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