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Red State Reboot

Red State Reboot

by Fried Green Tomato Media

Comedy News Commentary

Season 3

#96 S3 FINALE: UFC x DJT

Rebooties… we made it. Trump’s 80, we’re tired, and another season of Red State Reboot is in the books!!! In our SEASON THREE FINALE, we’re reflecting on the last 6 months, giving our thoughts about the UFC fight LAST NIGHT (yes, we stayed up late, you’re welcome), and… WE ARE SELLING SHIRTS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Buy them at www.fgtm.store right NOW! We’ll catch y’all on the flip! HAGS!! — IG: @redstaterebootpod Website: www.redstatereboot.com Contact: rsr@friedgreentomatomedia.com

#95 One Last Wheel

AND JUST LIKE THAT, we’re at the end of the S3 minisodathon!! We’re celebrating with one final (and exceptionally musical) wheel of the season, and we’re talking the new menu on WH dot gov, Pete Seeger and TV-addicted people, the Arc de Trump, and naptime at the Knicks. Thank you for listening all week! Make sure you tune in Monday for the season finale… which will include a special announcement!!! We’ll leave you with just one last acronym… GASA!!!!!!!!!!! — IG: @redstaterebootpod Website: www.redstatereboot.com Contact: rsr@friedgreentomatomedia.com — SOURCES: Steckelberg, Aaron, and Dan Diamond. 2026. “See Inside Trump’s Proposed 250-foot Arch.” The Washington Post, June 3. Swamp the Vote USA. The White House. Tracking the Presidency. The Economist. Treisman, Rachel. 2026. “Critics Say Adding Trump’s Arch to D.C. Would Take Something Away: The View.” NPR, June 4.

#94 More Scammy Merch

We’ll keep this shorter than the Millimeter Miracle. On today’s episode, we read Tom Nichols for filth, dissect JD Vance’s new op-ed, and do a deep dive into GodBlessTheUSA dot com. Xoxoxoxo see ya tomorrow for the last day of MINISODATHON before our S3 finale on Monday!! Visit the hellscape for yourself! --> https://godblesstheusa.com/ — IG: @redstaterebootpod Website: www.redstatereboot.com Contact: rsr@friedgreentomatomedia.com — SOURCES: Vance, J.D. 2026. “What I Learned About Faith and Fatherhood From Charlie Kirk.” The Wall Street Journal, June 5. Wang, Amy. 2026. “Charlie Kirk’s Killing Convinced Vances to Try for a Fourth Child, JD Vance Says.” MSN, June 8.

#93 Update Everything: Everything Else

We’re closing out our updates from this season with a true grab bag… central characters include Bryon Noem, Grok, Ash Trevino, Clavicular, and Michael Whatley. Now THAT’S what I call a Rich Text. Oh! And per our 420 convo: Abby’s Reel FGTM’s Substack You can stream Afroman’s album Freedom of Speech here: https://open.spotify.com/album/2sJx89RjMLtIo8wBDbexl5?si=878f4e1403a14897 We mention several states’ primaries in this ep. Up-to-date primary results can be found here: https://apps.npr.org/primary-election-results-2026/ — IG: @redstaterebootpod Website: www.redstatereboot.com Contact: rsr@friedgreentomatomedia.com — SOURCES: Hays, Kali. 2026. “Teens Sue Elon Musk’s xAI Over Grok’s Pornographic Images of Them.” BBC, March 16. Tolomia, Cris. 2026. “UK MP Jess Asato Sues xAI Over Grok Deepfake Images.” Yahoo News, June 4.

#92 Update Everything: Minor Falls & Major Grifts

OUR MINISODATHON CONTINUES! We have more updates for y’all today, and… they’re suuuuper RSR-coded. We’re circling back to all the greatest grifts of the season (did someone say SCAM TRACKER?!). Yeah, we’ve got the upcoming UFC fight, we’ve got AlcaTrump, we’ve got a date for the new White House Correspondents’ Dinner (“INTERESTINGLY!”), and we have a potential DonaldChella on the books for an unknown Wednesday in the future. Come back tomorrow for more! — IG: @redstaterebootpod Website: www.redstatereboot.com Contact: rsr@friedgreentomatomedia.com — SOURCES: Allison, Natalie. 2026. “Trump to Headline Great American State Fair After Music Acts Cancel.” The Washington Post, May 31, 2026. Donald Trump [@realDonaldTrump]. 2026. Truth Social, May 30, 12:03pm. Donald Trump [@realDonaldTrump]. 2026. Truth Social, May 30, 7:03pm. Patriot Games 250 Homepage. Security National Bank. n.d. “Trump Accounts & Dell Donation: Do Your Kids Qualify?” Blue Compass, Des Moines, Iowa.

#91 Update Everything: “Illegal Immigrants & Foreign Fraudsters”

IT’S THE SEASON 3 MINISODATHON!!!!! Yahoo!! We are starting off this WEEK of EPISODES with a few Update Everythings (Updates Everything?) to get back UP to SPEED on topics we’ve covered over the last 40ish episodes. Today’s UPDATES include: the war on “illegal immigrants and foreign fraudsters” (Trump’s words, not ours) in Minnesota, “investigative tourist” (our words, all ours) Nick Shirley getting his means seized, lil Marco, & El Tigre (THE TIGER). Hasta mañana! — IG: @redstaterebootpod Website: www.redstatereboot.com Contact: rsr@friedgreentomatomedia.com — SOURCES: Assoc. Press. 2026. “DOJ Reveals Criminal Charges Over $90 Million in Alleged Medicaid Fraud in Minnesota.” NBC News, May 21. “Candace Owens on Nick Shirley: ‘He Is Being Pushed Upon Us for Some Reason. … I Find Everything About Him to Be Suspicious.’” 2026. Media Matters for America. May 13. Gregorian, Dareh. 2026. "Trump Again Disparages Somali Immigrants: ‘They’re All Crooks.’” NBC News,. May 27. Marimow, Ann E. 2026. “Supreme Court Permits Lawsuit Over U.S. Assets Seized by Cuba in 1960.” The New York Times, May 21.

#90 Arcs, Hogs, & 250 Dollars

We are BALLS deep in bullshit. We’re talking the Arc de Trump, Ken Paxton, Tulsi Gabbard, Raul Castro and the Gulf of HOGS, and a potential $250 bill with Trump’s face on it. In conclusion: RIPPP (Rest in Peaceful Podcast Power) Knowledge Fight RIP (Rest in PISS) Info Wars / Alex Jones — IG: @redstaterebootpod Website: www.redstatereboot.com Contact: rsr@friedgreentomatomedia.com — SOURCES: Benen, Steve. 2026. “Team Trump Reportedly Eyeing $250 Bill Featuring His Image, Adding to Glorification Crusade.” Yahoo News, May 28. Team Talarico [@teamtalaricohq]. 2026. TikTok, May 27. U.S. Embassy Bern [@USEmbassyBern]. 2026. YouTube, April 27.

#89 Pus Guts & Slush Funds

Another week of small men doing big things: Marco’s DJing and track-suiting, Kiss ‘n Tell Kash is VIP snorkeling, and Trump’s still the Ernest Hemingway of 140 characters. Ben covers Alcatraz, pus guts, and his introduction to Grimes. Abby crashes out about the WH app. We talk more about Trump’s numerology and the 1.776B slush fund. And, of course… the Rich Text of the Week: AI video of Trump and this man’s bellybutton, linked here (literally if you dare). — IG: @redstaterebootpod Website: www.redstatereboot.com Contact: rsr@friedgreentomatomedia.com — SOURCES: Buettner, Russ, Devlin Barrett, et al. 2026. “Blanche Defends $1.8 Billion Fund That Could Benefit Trump’s Allies.” The New York Times, May 22, Jessica Yellin [@jessicayellin]. 2026. Instagram, May 21. Mustian, Jim, Eric Tucker, and Michael Biesecker. 2026. “Emails Show Kash Patel Went on a ‘VIP Snorkel’ at Pearl Harbor.” AP News. May 15.

#88 TrumpPhones, TrumpPools, & TrumpSpeak

AMERICA IS BACK. And by America we mean Red State Reboot and fruit vapes. Yeah, we have a LOT to catch up on: the portable printer, “a little thing called Iran,” David Henrie (yes, THAT David Henrie) and his faith-friendly content, the reflecting pool, Dumocrats… need we list everything out? Quit reading and just hit play!! We’ll be back on your feeds later this week … make sure you follow us where you listen so that you’re notified when anything new drops! You’ll forgive us that the wheel-spinning music didn’t make it on the recording :/ — IG: @redstaterebootpod Website: www.redstatereboot.com Contact: rsr@friedgreentomatomedia.com — SOURCES: Broadwater, Luke, and Zach Montague. 2026. “Adopting Trump’s Voice, Justice Dept. Asks Judge to Let Ballroom Proceed.” The New York Times, April 28. Donald J. Trump [@realDonaldTrump]. 2026. TruthSocial. May 27, 10:39am. Garnett, Sophie. 2026. “Trump’s Champagne Sip in Beijing Says a Lot." CNN. May 15.

#87 REBOOT: To Be Opened 11/10/2075

We lied. :/ No new episode this week. But it’s a Reboot of one of our most fave RSR eps. Xoxoxo — IG: @redstaterebootpod Website: www.redstatereboot.com Contact: rsr@friedgreentomatomedia.com — SOURCES: For Sources, see original episode listing here.

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