Ring of Fire is a podcast hosted by Farron Cousins that began as a radio show in 2004 by Mike Papantonio. The show focuses on exposing corporate fat cats, polluters and media spinmeisters.

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  • Episode 801: Trump vs Musk; Trump's Emails Hacked by Iran?
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    This week on Ring of Fire!

    The feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk erupted in hilarious fashion this week after Musk freaked out about Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” which caused Trump to have an even bigger freakout. Trump threatened to use DOGE to destroy Musk’s government subsidies and contracts, which are basically the only things keeping Musk’s companies running. But then he took it a step further and suggested he might DEPORT Musk.

    In response to Donald Trump’s attack on Iran, a group of Iranian hackers that got into Trump’s campaign emails last year is now threatening to make those communications public. The group had initially declined to make the material public after Trump won the election, but they have since changed their tune since he bombed their country. The administration is already freaking out about this prospect.

    According to a public health expert who is speaking out about the Trump / Republican budget bill, the cuts in the bill could lead to an additional 51,000 deaths per year. Tens of thousands of people are expected to now go to an early grave just so the top 1% of Americans don’t have to pay an additional 1.5% in taxes each year (and yes, that is the amount they are saving at the expense of other people’s lives.)

    All that, and so much more, on this week’s Ring of Fire Podcast!

  • Episode 800: Right-Wing Media's New Spin on Iran; SCOTUS Sides with Trump on Immigration
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    Conservative radio host Erick Erickson is giddy about the military strikes on Iran, and he actually THANKED the Left for them this week. Erickson believes that the constant mocking of “TACO” Trump caused him to react with force against Iran, and without the mocking he likely wouldn’t have done it.

    The US Supreme Court proved once again this week that they are NOT on the side of the public and that they will almost always protect Donald Trump. The court ruled that the administration has the authority to ship immigrants to third countries where they have no residence, contacts, and may not even speak the language, in spite of the fact that the law says these people have to be given options. This is a sad day for America.

    The first five months of the Trump administration were marked by tens of thousands of federal workers being fired. Now that the dust has settled, the administration suddenly realized that they need those workers, so they have now launched a massive hiring spree to get people back to run the government. But this was always the plan, as laid out by Project 2025, and it shows that Elon Musk got played hard.

    All that, and much more, on this week’s Ring of Fire Podcast!

  • Episode 799: Farron's Answering Questions this Week!
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    This week on Ring of Fire!

    It has been a long time, but we’re finally doing another Q&A featuring questions from our YouTube Community members!

    Will AOC ever be president?

    Why isn’t Progressive Media as influential as conservative media?

    Is Elon Musk going to destroy Republicans?

    Why isn’t Trump being removed from office?

    All of these questions, and many more, will be answered on this episode of the Ring of Fire Podcast!

  • Episode 798: Trump Sends in The Troops; MyPillow CEO in Court; Walmart Heiress Urges Boycott of Trump Parade
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    Donald Trump’s decision to turn Los Angeles into a police state was something that most people saw coming from a mile away. These people were dismissed as fearmongers during the campaign, but those fears have now been proven to be accurate. And L.A. is just the beginning – if the budget passes in its current form, it would give the government all the money they need to turn the entire country into L.A.

    Mike Lindell has been sitting through his defamation trial brought by a former Dominion Voting Systems employee for two weeks now, and things could not be going worse for the MyPillow CEO. He has repeatedly confused the court by not knowing what is going on; He continued to defame the worker while he was on the stand; He vowed to continue defaming the company in the future; And he has been scolded by the judge repeatedly for not answering questions.

    Trump supporters are going crazy after Walmart heiress Christy Walton took out a full page ad in The New York Times encouraging people to attend a No Kings Day protest this coming Saturday. MAGA is now threatening to boycott Walmart, even though Walton did NOT invoke her company’s name or Trump’s name in the ad. Walmart has tried to distance itself from the fallout, but MAGA still seems angry.

    All that, and much more, on this week’s Ring of Fire Podcast!

  • Episode 797: Trump Tantrums and More Unhinged Moments
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    This week on Ring of Fire!

    Donald Trump went on a posting bender early this week, ranting and raving about everyone and everything that has made him angry over the last few weeks. The President is becoming increasingly divorced from reality as he spirals into a dark place of anger and misery, and he seems hellbent on taking the entire country down with him. His furious tantrums are becoming more frequent and far more unhinged, and this comes as more and more people are beginning to question his mental health.

    David Richardson, the acting head of FEMA, told staffers during a recent meeting that he didn’t even know that “hurricane season” existed. Four sources confirmed this exchange to Reuters in a major report that was released this week. Once the story started making headlines, the Trump administration immediately came out with their usual excuse – that he was just joking and everyone is being mean – but that isn’t enough to put the minds of those of us who are in the crosshairs of hurricanes at ease.

    In a completely bonkers announcement, Donald Trump said that he is increasing the tariffs on imported steel to 50%, a move that will raise the prices on countless consumer goods that Americans purchase. In his announcement, Trump made claims that made absolutely no sense, but that’s what we’ve come to expect from the deranged president.

    All that, and much more, on this week’s Ring of Fire Podcast!