Joe Oltmann Untamed | Patrick Hogarty | The Broken Scale: The Average American | 07.09.26
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The Untamed Truth
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🗓️ 9 July 2026
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Joe is away today, and Patrick takes the helm for a powerful episode exposing what many Americans see as a justice system operating under a different set of rules. From the sentencing of former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan to violent repeat offenders cycling through the courts, Patrick examines whether judges are protecting the public—or enabling dangerous criminals while ordinary citizens bear the consequences. He also shares a personal reflection after returning home and reconnecting with lifelong friends, offering a reminder of what truly matters in a country where so many people are simply trying to survive.
The evidence keeps piling up. A heartbreaking North Carolina murder involving a five-year-old boy, a New York City subway sexual assault suspect released shortly after arrest, questions surrounding birthright tourism following the Supreme Court's recent ruling, and controversial police encounters in Texas all raise difficult questions about accountability, equal justice, and the constitutional rights of everyday Americans. Patrick breaks down each story and asks why so many believe the average citizen is held to a different standard than political insiders, repeat offenders, and those with influence.
Plus, Mexico's president threatens legal action against the Trump administration after an ICE operation turns violent, another viral confrontation fueled by accusations of racism, a fact-challenged political exchange making waves online, and this week's Democratic Socialists of America clip that Patrick says every American should see. If you're looking for unfiltered analysis of the stories shaping the national conversation, don't miss this packed episode!
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| 0:00.0 | Untamed is going to be untamed. It's going to be a little crazy. |
| 0:05.0 | I want to talk to my people. I want to talk to my brothers and sisters. |
| 0:09.0 | We can have grace and humility and how we interact with other people. |
| 0:13.0 | Oh, hot dog, look at you. |
| 0:16.0 | And nobody talked about what's really happening. |
| 0:18.0 | And let's have conversations about what truth is. |
| 0:34.7 | Breaking moments ago, the Wisconsin judge convicted for helping an illegal immigrant of aid federal agents has learned her fate. |
| 0:38.5 | Garrett Tenney here now with what the judge is facing. Hey Garrett. Yeah, John, well, this was a landmark |
| 0:43.8 | case in the fight over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, and this sentence |
| 0:48.0 | came down no prison time and just a $5,000 fine for former Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan, which is far less |
| 0:56.2 | than the five years behind bars that she was looking at. |
| 0:59.7 | U.S. District Judge Lynn Aedleman explained that prison time was not necessary given |
| 1:04.1 | Dugan's decades of public service, saying there is no indication the defendant acted for |
| 1:09.1 | personal or private gain. |
| 1:12.6 | This isn't like the cases of public corruption. This is a situation where an otherwise good person, upset by immigration enforcement in this country, |
| 1:17.6 | a sentiment widely shared, made a bad decision in the moment. |
| 1:21.6 | Ahead of that sentencing, we also heard from Hannah Dugan for the first time since her trial started back in December, |
| 1:29.1 | and the former Milwaukee judge expressed no remorse for guiding federal agents away from her courtroom |
| 1:34.9 | and sending the illegal immigrant they were waiting for out of back door. |
| 1:39.3 | In fact, she told the judge, her acts that day were consistent with community concerns at the courthouse, |
| 1:45.5 | and she said, I will not let those minutes define my life's work. It is my intent to return to |
| 1:53.0 | public service. Now, that return to public service could be any number of things, including a |
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