Omnibus (5-23-26).
Unf*cking The Republic
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4.8 • 758 Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2026
⏱️ 112 minutes
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Summary
Max and 99 are back, again! They hit headlines on Cuba, prediction markets, AI getting booed at graduations, and James Murdoch. Then they tackle listener corrections, emails on data centers and why Americans cling to empire. Plus, they rank their Top 5 things we all pretend are normal but are absolutely ridiculous. Enjoy!
Chapters
Intro: 00:00:23
Max Is Tweaked: 00:07:54
Headlines: 00:27:57
Emails: 00:54:24
Top 5: 01:26:34
Beyond the Bullshit: 01:45:56
Memberships: 01:51:21
Outro: 01:51:55
Resources
Common Dreams: 11,000 Children Among Tens of Thousands ‘Waiting for Surgery’ in Cuba Due to US Blockade
npr: Minnesota becomes first state to ban prediction market
Bloomberg: Communist Cuba Is Leaning on Capitalists After Oil Runs Out
New York Times: James Murdoch, Intent on ‘Thoughtful Journalism,’ Buys Half of Vox Media
HuffPo: Speakers At College Commencement Ceremonies Are Being Met With Boos For Bringing Up AI
UNFTR Resources
Video: Castro Indictment Proves US Plans to Invade Cuba
Video: These Trump Scandals Are Unprecedented
Video: Trump’s Crypto Bill Just Cleared Committee—Here’s What It Actually Does
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It's what you want. This is what you want. This is what you want. This is what you get. This is what you want. This is what you get. This is what you want. This is what you get. This is what you get. It's time for Omnibus. |
| 0:26.1 | I'm your host, Max. |
| 0:28.0 | This is... |
| 0:29.3 | 9D9. |
| 0:31.8 | And we are UNFTR, unfucking the Republic. |
| 0:35.6 | That's what we do. |
| 0:37.3 | Some people think that this is the show of old, and this is just expanded show notes, |
| 0:43.6 | and we have a few listeners that asked, where's the standard format for the show? |
| 0:48.9 | We have evolved. We have evolved, and now you just get a flurry of stuff that's on our minds because we are obsessed with the news cycle. |
| 0:59.2 | There's so much going on, but we are still committed to digging in and telling stories. |
| 1:04.4 | So the only thing you can really set your clock by nowadays is omnibus, which is a mashup of news, information. |
| 1:13.2 | Nudes. |
| 1:14.4 | Nudes, of course. |
| 1:15.9 | And we actually do the show completely nude, and we always have. |
| 1:20.3 | That's something we've never revealed. |
| 1:22.5 | We've never talked about that? |
| 1:23.6 | Mm-mm. |
| 1:24.2 | Oh, that's interesting. |
| 1:25.0 | Yeah. |
| 1:25.6 | Okay. |
| 1:26.4 | Maybe there was a reason for that. |
| 1:27.6 | I can't really recall. |
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