The Short News Podcast

National Treasure III (but the treasure is Venezuela's oil)

New Year, New War??? Donald Trump goes Empire-mode on Venezuela and kidnaps their president, Alex rants about drugs (big pharma), and recounts a memory of a routine doctor's appointment gone-wrong.

Reflecting on 2025, Looking to 2026

Happy New Year from TSN! Alex looks back on the last year of craziness, discusses the future of the podcast, and addresses the people. Back to our regularly scheduled programming next week, much love.

Epstein Files Drop Online, Jake Paul Dropped in PPV

Alex rants about the slow trickle-truth that is the botched release of the Epstein files, and proceeds to go on an endless lecture about the cannabis industry and how it's going to become Monsanto but for fun stuff. Also, Jake Paul finally lost a boxing match in his first not-staged PPV fight, and the world finally feels (somewhat) right again thanks to that. NEW MERCH: The "Fine, I miss her." coffee mug. Out now on the store: https://my-store-11508079.creator-spring.com/listing/the-fine-i-miss-her-mug

"That Guy Will Return in That Thing"

Alex rants about gun laws after the most recent mass shooting at Brown University, and then ruins the new Avengers: Doomsday film for everyone.

Cannabis vs the Press, Trump vs Women

Alex rants about the sudden movement by a lot of influential outlets against cannabis/cannabis legalization, how all odds have already have been stacked against dispensaries in legal states since legalization, Trump's historic treatment/mistreatment of women, and some other stuff but don't worry about it.