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Lewis Black's Rantcast

242 - Meanwhile...

Lewis Black's Rantcast

Lewis Black

Stand-up, Leisure, Comedy

4.7843 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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The government is shutdown but meanwhile the Ice Raids continue. We're approaching 40 days and there's plenty of blame going around, meanwhile there's lawsuits about people's SNAP benefits. Is there no money? Not sure because meanwhile a $300M ballroom is being built and Elon Musk is making trillions. Boats are being blown up with no signs of oversight, meanwhile the president wants to name a new stadium after himself. You are not losing your sanity, because that's really what's happening out in the world. For advertising opportunities email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rantcast@thesyn.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ___________________ TOUR DATES: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.lewisblack.com/tickets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ GET MERCH: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.lewisblack.com/collections⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ____________________ SUBMIT RANTS TO LEWIS Have something you want to get off your chest? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.livelewis.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _____________________ SUBSCRIBE TO THE RANTCAST ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.lewisblacksrantcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ____________________ FOLLOW LEWIS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lewisblack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thelewisblack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/thelewisblack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thelewisblack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/OfficialLewisBlack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This could all go horribly wrong at any minute.

0:06.0

Hello and welcome to the 242nd edition of Lewis Blacks Randcast entitled, Meanwhile.

0:14.0

Yes, meanwhile, meaning that, you know, no matter what is going on, no matter what the big ticket

0:22.1

item is every day, no matter what the thing is that you go, really, that's going on what's going

0:26.5

on today? Really? They're going to do this? And they're, the ICE did that, and they're blowing

0:31.9

up people in Chicago. They were throwing shit at them. And there was a bullet shot, but we don't know if there was really, but it appears that

0:39.6

it came from a black car and they're going to find that car.

0:43.1

But meanwhile, they took an 18-year-old and the 15-year-old in, and I'm sure that they're

0:47.3

major, but meanwhile, behind all of that other shit is occurring, and it occurs like that

0:53.0

every day.

0:54.0

It's beyond belief.

0:55.2

You don't even have to mention a name anymore.

0:58.0

You certainly don't have to mention his name.

1:00.7

Uh-uh.

1:01.9

Because he just continues to roll along because he is in charge, and he is in charge because

1:09.3

many people wanted a TV show and that's what they

1:12.5

fucking got where the uh it changes every fucking day and it's commercials galore that's right

1:19.7

where the rich people come in and go yeah boy we're about a trillion dollars who did a must

1:25.2

yeah because he's done so well with the Tesla and the SpaceX, and now he's going to give us artificial intelligence. So the company said, yeah, give me a trillion. Well, people can't get SNAP benefits. And sure, why not? Just shove it in their face, because meanwhile, they can't get the benefits. But boy, he, he's got Australian and that could happen to anybody at any minute.

1:47.4

So why are people complaining?

1:50.0

It's all one big bucket lottery and they could win any day of the week and that's what

1:54.9

could happen.

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