Mindless Meanderings

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By: Jesse Fries & Jamon Fries

Come join us for a lighthearted debate and conversation about our world, current events, and our understanding of it. We talk about anything that interests us, whether it is politics, science, technology, or any other meandering topic.

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Sonic Boom
#123
06/02/2026

Hunting ban, Drunk Driver Detection, The Fall of AI?, and much much more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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Schlitz Happens
#122
05/29/2026

Trump $250, Kyle Busch, Green Cards, and much much more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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The Empty Dock
#121
05/18/2026

Spotify, Food Supply, Ebola, and much much more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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Policing Toddlers
#120
05/11/2026

Iran, FCC, Racist Toddlers, and much much more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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Zima and Apple Pucker
#119
05/07/2026

Canada, Britain, Iran, and much much more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries



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Rats Everywhere
#118
05/04/2026

Iran, Terror in Germany?, plane troubles, and much much more.

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- Jesse Fries

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Gentleman, Start Your Redistricting
#117
04/30/2026

UAE, Redistricting Bonanza, New lifeform, and much much more.

Covering all the important topics in the news.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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Aliens v Scientists
#116
04/27/2026

Assassination Attempt, Court Decisions, Mass Trials, and much much more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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'Spirit' of America
#115
04/23/2026

Iran, again, Southern Poverty Law Center, Virginia Mess, and much much more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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Dodge Ball
#114
04/20/2026

Hormuz, tariff refunds, Autism, and much much more.

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- Jamon Fries


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Help After the Fact
#113
04/18/2026

Iran, Hungary, Commanders controversy, and much much more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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Chimp Warfare
#112
04/13/2026

Trump of course, Chimp Civil War, and much much more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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She Scares Me
#111
04/09/2026

Manslaughtering Pastors, Iran, Social Media, and much much more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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Gen X Hypocrites
#110
04/07/2026

Iran, New Amnesty Proposal, Banning Kids from Social Media, Zoo Penguins, and much much more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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PEA Knuckle
#109
04/02/2026

Same Old Same Old, Congress isn't doing their job, bad news for Anthropic, Democrats complaining about Trump, and a little bit more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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AI Brain Fry
#108
03/30/2026

Olympic Trans Ban, the Fourth Musketeer, the EU vs. Asylum Seekers, a Secret Service Butt Shot, and much much more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries



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No, It's Your Fault
#107
03/25/2026

Iran, Tattoos, Chuck Norris, and much much more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries



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Weight Loss
#106
03/10/2026

Iran, Trump, Jesse Jackson Funeral, and much much more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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Noem Out
#105
03/05/2026

Iran, Elections, Noem out, and many more current events.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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Admiring the Craziness
#104
03/02/2026

Covering the war with Iran, Terror in Austin, Cuba fire fight, and much much more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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Tariff Confusion
#103
02/23/2026

Puerto Vallarta, the EU, and much much more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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Letter of Marque
#102
02/19/2026

Arresting a prince, the EU maybe growing a pair, and much much more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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Doorbell Cams Are Watching You
#101
02/17/2026

AI, Trans, Obama, Olympic Condoms, Trump, and much much more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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Episode 100!!!
#100
02/12/2026

You read that right, 100 episodes!!  We will just keep doing what we've been doing.  Topics for the day are the Canadian pew pew , El Paso, Epstein, and much much more.
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- Jamon Fries


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Filibuster on Life Support
#99
02/10/2026

Get our unique take on the Super Bowl, Bad Bunny, White Liberal Women, Gerrymandering, and much much more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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Playing the System
#98
02/05/2026

There's things going on, and we will cover some of them.  Yeah, I know, peaks your interest, doesn't it?! ;p

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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KGB Honeytrap
#97
02/02/2026

Of course some ICE stuff, mixed with some Lemon, fruit bats, and much much more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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The T-Word
#96
01/29/2026

Once again we are talking a bit about the Minnesota ICE thingy, but we will also cover Elon Musk, Waymo, new dates for Egyptian Pyramid construction, and so much more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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Opinions Can Change
#95
01/26/2026

ICE, Minnesota, forced suicide, and much more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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Nationalism vs. Globalism
#94
01/22/2026

WEF, Trump, Canada, ICE, Minnesota, Cuba, Stonehenge, and much more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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Enlarging the Concept of Enlargement
#93
01/20/2026

If only we didn't have anything to talk about, but we have Greenland, Minnesota, Newsom, autism spectrum, a murderous elephant, and much much more.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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Good Moment to Start Dr!nking
#92
01/15/2026

Covering ICE in Minnesota, well, it is winter, and various other topics. 

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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Protesting
#91
01/12/2026

Anything interesting things going on in the world?  Maybe.

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- Jamon Fries


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Leaving California and Other Useless Things
#90
01/08/2026

Covering the ICE shooting, congressional moves, and more on the Donroe Doctrine.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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Conflicted on Maduro
#89
01/05/2026

Maduro, Maduro, and other  craziness.

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- Jamon Fries


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(00:00:23) Introductions, and a calm new year

(00:01:31) Why fear politics? Everyday life vs. world events

(00:02:22) Constitution, separation of powers, and free speech limits

(00:04:33) Senate vs. House representation, states and people

(00:04:45) Sen. Mark Kelly controversy and military Article 88

(00:07:07) Retirees, UCMJ, and consequences for speech and orders

(00:09:07) Arc de Trump, naming, and arts institutions backlash


Meanwhile, During the Holiday Break
#88
12/28/2025

Let's see what' topics we came up with this week.  Some politics, some science, some tech, and some National Guard.

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- Jamon Fries


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(00:00:21) Holiday kickoff, beers, and new tech setup

(00:04:26) Show logistics, mics, and settling in

(00:04:30) Bernie, single-issue bills, and legislative bloat

(00:08:09) Budget votes, plain-English laws, and process fixes

(00:08:33) Supreme Court debate: Guard vs. regular forces

(00:15:04) National Guard, posse comitatus, and federal authority


Greenhouses in Space
#87
12/19/2025

Join the brothers as we discuss the Files, Tankers, and much more.  We had some technical difficulties during the show.  And I just noticed my mic or what not is sucking.  Why didn't anyone tell me.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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Go Back to the Office
#86
12/15/2025

Not much in the news to cover, except unfortunate deaths around the world.

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- Jamon Fries


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(00:00:19) Intro

(00:03:30) Faith, and free will

(00:07:37) College volleyball outing

(00:13:07) Kicking off topics; Trumps AI order and federal overreach

(00:17:05) Remote work vs. return to office and classroom learning

(00:21:45) California budget woes and state comparisons

(00:27:18) Immigration cases and an ICE arrest with a twist

(00:31:02) Rob Reiners...


Trump v Europe
#85
12/12/2025

Two brothers talking about the important news from around the world, but mostly relating to  the US. This time around there's a lot on the National Security Strategy.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries


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(00:00:22) Intro

(00:07:37) Pivot to news: Fed rate cut and internal dissent

(00:09:39) Sanctions at sea: Venezuela tanker seizure and piracy jokes

(00:11:06) Rubio vs. Calibri: fonts, DEI framing, and Times New Roman

(00:14:01) National Security Strategy overview

...


Free Beer
#84
12/08/2025

Talking Hegseth, blue dogs, and many studies.

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- Jamon Fries


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(00:00:20) Live intro

(00:00:56) NFL weekend recap: Chiefs collapse vs. Houston

(00:04:46) Old dynasty teams, playoffs odds, roster problems

(00:06:32) College football drama: Notre Dame snub and bowl talk

(00:12:12) Politics opener: Jasmine Crockett eyes Senate, Texas maps

(00:15:36) Supreme Court on Texas redistricting and race vs. politics

(00:19:19) SCOTUS to hear birthright citizenship debate

(00:22:37) Hegseth at Reagan event...