#947 - "RIP Elf Man Jack, Big Ugly Budget, IVF & Mifepristone, and Takin' Care of Biz feat. Anelise Feldman!"

I Doubt It Podcast

Jesse Dollemore and Brittany Page

Society & Culture, News, Politics, Comedy

4.8 • 657 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Jesse and Brittany discuss the recent passing of longtime listener & supporter Jack Schwend, also known as "Elf Man Jack," the new book written by Jesse's best friend and illustrated by the wildly talented Leah Farshid, a longtime listener & supporter in the community (buy at the link below!), House Republicans passing the budget reconciliation which now heads to the Senate and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson's desperate attempts to lie about Medicaid work requirements, the uphill battle to come in the Senate and the unique opportunity we have to push our elected officials to do what is right, Donald Trump's failed IVF promises, the threat to food banks as a result of federal funding cuts, Senator Patty Murray's necessary interrogation of FDA Commissioner Marty Makary on mifepristone and abortion pill access, and Takin' Care of Biz feat. Anelise Feldman.

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0:00.0	The following broadcast may contain free thinking and open-minded discussion, ideas, skepticism, and adult subject matter.
0:07.3	Topics will be discussed using adult language, sometimes gratuitously.
0:11.9	Get ready to move the conversation forward.
0:14.7	This ain't your granddad's news and comment show.
0:18.1	This is I Doubted Podcast with Brittany Page and Jesse Dallamore.
0:35.7	Welcome to the show, episode 947 of I Doubted Podcast.
0:40.5	I am your host, Jesse Dallimore, joined today by the lovely, talented, and scholarly.
0:45.2	Brittany Page, everyone.
0:47.2	So we're going to start the show today on a little bit of a sad note, unfortunately.
0:52.5	Yeah.
0:52.8	And that is because we got some news that a very long-time listener, very long-time
0:59.7	supporter of the show has passed away.
1:03.8	And some of the listeners out there may know him, Jack Schwend, also known as Elfman Jack, and we'll get to Y in a moment.
1:13.5	But he, like I said, long-time listener, long-time supporter, he was often on our old
1:19.6	hangout calls.
1:20.8	So if you used to do the hangout calls with us, you may remember Jack.
1:25.6	And, you know, he was an older guy.
1:27.3	He was retired.
1:28.5	He was very anti-Trump.
1:31.9	He was very politically active.
1:34.9	He dedicated a lot of his time to educate in himself and continuing to be in the fight against the Trump administration.
1:42.8	Spent many years in the Air Force.
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