The Anchormen Show EP 162 - Trout, Terminators, and Taiwan

This week on The Anchormen: Gavin Newsom goes fishing dressed like he’s headed to a board meeting, AI threatens Hollywood—and maybe human creativity itself—the U.S. admits it has deployed weapons in space, and China raises new questions over Taiwan.

The Anchormen peek behind the curtain of the GOP Midterm Convention. Can Republicans convince voters MAGA is still the agent of change? Plus, is the Cartel behind an army of unlicensed street-food vendors plaguing San Diego? And could A.I. wipe out humanity within a decade? Anthropic researchers are publicly sounding the alarm.

The Anchormen tackle the disturbing moral divide over Lindsay Clancy — the mother accused of strangling her three children — and the faction of society that continues to sympathize with her.

Chrissy Newton, writer and podcaster for the science and space news outlet The Debrief, joins the anchormen to unpack the latest tranches of declassified UFO files; and dives into her research into MK-Ultra, the secret CIA program that subjected unwitting people to LSD, torture, and brutal psychological experiments to break minds and manipulate behavior.

Is Putin under pressure to unleash even more firepower on Kyiv—and if sanctions have failed for decades, why would Russia be any different? Back home, the Senate tackles college sports while the Save America Act dies on the vine. Plus: are Democratic Socialists hijacking the DNC—or completing a takeover years in the making? And will the WNBA actually allow former NBA first-round draft picks to play in their league?

Should the Right stop eating its own and unite for the midterms—or keep demanding Republicans deliver on their promises? Will Mayor Mamdani’s city-run grocery stores collapse under government incompetence, or help socialism spread across America? And as Moroccan migration surges into Spain, is Europe facing an immigration crisis—or a civilizational conquest already beyond reversal?

Dr. Anthony Fauci is finally cornered on Capitol Hill— but pleads the Fifth more than 100 times rather than defend his actions during the COVID era.The Anchormen revisit the draconian rituals, shifting mandates, and fear-driven policies imposed on the American public. Was Fauci a psychopath, a mad scientist, a megalomaniac—or all of the above?President Biden may have pardoned him, but could Fauci still face prosecution?

The Anchormen break down the week’s biggest headlines and preview The American Dream: The Story of Robert Herring—a powerful new documentary chronicling the extraordinary life of OAN founder Robert Herring.From poverty and homelessness to building successful companies and a national news network, Herring’s journey is a story of grit, sacrifice and determination. Against every obstacle, he rose from hardship to build an extraordinary legacy.

The Anchormen examine the life and legacy of the late war hawk Sen. Lindsey Graham, an NDAA amendment that would merge parts of the U.S. and Israeli defense industries, and Israel’s failed attempt to court young Americans after controversial looksmaxxing streamer Clavicular cut his chaotic trip short.

The Anchormen dig into one of the darkest chapters in U.S. intelligence history: the CIA’s MK-Ultra program — where Americans were allegedly abducted, drugged with LSD, psychologically tortured, and used as human guinea pigs in the pursuit of mind control.Was this just a rogue Cold War experiment, or did the CIA successfully create “programmed” operatives capable of carrying out acts — even assassinations — that ordinary people would never commit?And the biggest question of all: did MK-Ultra ever really end?