The Rick Ungar Show Highlight Podcast

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By: Beowulf Rochlen

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Facepalm America: “Welcome to the Sh**show" - Tales Of Sewage Terror
01/10/2022

Facepalm America thrills you and chills you with tales of sewage terror from Billings, Montana, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and Los Angeles, CA. Check out one of the originals here: https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/it-could-happen-to-you-billings-couple-takes-sewer-back-up-fight-to-montanas-highest-court


Facepalm America: Will The US Attack If Russia Invades Ukraine?
01/04/2022

We continue our conversation with General Peter Zwack and discuss the prospect of Russia invading Ukraine and how the US might react. Retired Brigadier General Peter B. Zwack is a Wilson Center Global Fellow at the Kennan Institute. In 1980 he began his 34-year U.S. Army career as an intelligence and security officer in a nuclear capable artillery battalion. Three decades later, he served as the U.S. Senior Defense Attaché to the Russian Federation from 2012–2014. He is the author of Afghanistan Kabul Kurier: One Soldier's Story of the Taliban, Tribes & Loyalties, Opium Trade, & Burqa and Swimming the Volga: A U.S...


Facepalm America: Could The Military Start A Civil War In America?
01/03/2022

General Peter Zwack joins us for a discussion of whether there could be another civil war in the United States, how the military might be involved, and how we can prevent if from happening. Retired Brigadier General Peter B. Zwack is a Wilson Center Global Fellow at the Kennan Institute. In 1980 he began his 34-year U.S. Army career as an intelligence and security officer in a nuclear capable artillery battalion. Three decades later, he served as the U.S. Senior Defense Attaché to the Russian Federation from 2012–2014. He is the author of Afghanistan Kabul Kurier: One Soldier's Story of the...


Facepalm America: Are Right Wing Counties Deliberately Undercounting COVID Deaths?
01/01/2022

We speak with Rudi Keller of the Missouri Independent who talks about the causes behind the massive undercounting of COVID deaths in America and how politics plays into it. Read the original article here: https://missouriindependent.com/2021/12/22/uncounted-inaccurate-death-certificates-across-the-country-hide-the-true-toll-of-covid-19/


Facepalm America: Don't Look Up Or You'll Shoot Yourself In The Foot
12/30/2021

Beowulf discusses some strange holiday traditions, reviews the movie "Don't Look Up", and talks about political trading cards and the perils of amateur podiatry.


Facepalm America: John Fugelsang's Political Christmas Miracle
12/29/2021

Beowulf talks with actor and comedian Jonh Fugelsang about the end of Biden's Build Back Better plan and tells us what he would wish for if he could make on political Christmas come true. Plus, Tesla drivers playing video games, private jet companies bilking the taxpayer, and more Amazon madness. Call us at (202) 656-6271‬ if you'd like to talk with us on the show about what your political Christmas/New Years miracle would be.


Facepalm America: Delivering Death
12/24/2021

Companies including Amazon have been accused of having ordered workers to keep at their posts as tornados approached during the recent Midwestern disasters. We examine the deadly details.


Facepalm America - Canada Edition: The Maple Syrup Crisis
12/18/2021

The maple syrup crisis is upon us... and Canada is taking action! Will there be enough syrup for our pancakes? Will New Jersey start producing maple syrup? Listen and find out!


Facepalm America: We Love Lucy with guest Ben Mankiewicz
12/13/2021

Lucille Ball is the topic when Beowulf speaks with Ben Mankiewicz, host of Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and the new season of their podcast The Plot Thickens: "Lucy". They discuss "I Love Lucy", her early struggles, her interaction with the House on UnAmerican Activities Committee, and more. Listen at theplotthickens.tcm.com


Facepalm America: A Holiday Horror Story
12/11/2021

Facepalm America brings you a Hertz holiday horror story of customer service that will chill you to the bone. Listen to the harrowing tale of Kate Klonick.