The Omaha Bugle-Global News Network
A thought-provoking look at the news--offering entertaining insights into politics, economics, and popular culture--which are occasionally grounded in actual facts.
Episodes
146 episodes
Where are the good old days really that good?
Cultural anthropologists and nude volleyball magazine collectors Adam and Jeff gather at the desk of the Omaha Bugle to talk about those people who yearn for the “good old days.” As most people who yearn for the fun of subsistence living ...
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Rumors of the Death of the Penny are Greatly Exaggerated
Noted coinage experts Adam and Jeff convene in an effort to calm down the public, which is panicking over the halt in production of the penny after 232 years. Jeff points out that there are almost 300,000,000,000 pennies floating around and tha...
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Is Justice Possible When the DA Hates You? Searching for Love at the Rehab Meeting. . . . No One Wants to Reach Across the Aisle
Adam recounts the story of a man who was released from prison after 26 years for having stolen a gold chain and a wedding ring. The sole witness against him was a repeat offender who had various drug and alcohol issues that caused his cre...
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Who Won the Shutdown? . . . Who Might Balance the Budget? . . . Jeff and Adam Plot the Shutdown of the Omaha Bugle
Noted government shutdown experts Adam and Jeff offer their opinions as to who won the most recent government shutdown. Jeff points out that most shutdowns accomplish very little because they are typically instigated by the party out of p...
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Is the 50 Year Mortgage A Good Idea?
Recent proposals that lenders be permitted to offer 50 year mortgages to help make housing more affordable to homebuyers has sparked intense debate. Never ones to shy away from wandering into the crossfire, Adam and Jeff consider the pros...
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A Bigger, More Beautiful White House?
Noted White House historians and French postcard collectors Adam and Jeff offer their thoughts on the recent demolition by the Trump Administration of the East Wing of the White House to make way for a grand ballroom. Jeff points out that...
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Former Speaker of the House and Uber-Stock Trader Nancy Pelosi Retires
Both Adam and Jeff retrieved their Nancy Pelosi t-shirts to honor her legacy as both the first female Speaker of the House and one of the foremost stock traders of all time. Adam pointed out that Mrs. Pelosi had begun her political career...
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Can BRICS replace the U.S. Dollar-Based Global Trading System?
Listeners of the Omaha Bugle who enjoy working with masonry products will enjoy this learned discussion by Adam and Jeff about the BRICS organization--an international collection of "bad actors" who have tried to set up an alternative banking a...
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Are Security Guarantees Worth Anything? . . . What Will Protect Ukraine From Future Russian Invasions?
Having completed a review of numerous academic periodicals that feature thought-provoking articles and scantily-clad models, Adam and Jeff offer their insights as to how best to end the war in Ukraine. Jeff points out that the so-called s...
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Of Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom and the Once Great State of California
Kamala Harris' recent announcement that she would not be seeking to become the next governor of California was not a total surprise given the shellacking she suffered in the 2024 presidential election coupled with the squandering of a $1 billio...
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Does Jawboning the Fed to Lower Interest Rates Ultimately Make Any Difference?
Would-be Fed governor applicants Adam and Jeff consider whether the incessant demands by American presidents that the Fed lower interest rates really makes any difference. Jeff points out that the historical interest rates for the past ce...
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Do Russia and China Care About Iran?
In the wake of the American bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities, Adam and Jeff discuss the apparent lack of response by either Russia or China to the attack. Adam believes that the lack of response is due to the reluctance of both countr...
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The Omaha Bugle Discusses New Global Population Estimates by the United Nations and Two Kids Down the Street
Adam and Jeff turn their attention to a recent report that the United Nations has lowered their predictions that the global population in the year 2100 will be at least a billion less than past estimates. Adam and Jeff return to a recurri...
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Adam and Jeff Talk About Jeff's Recent Trip to Iceland
In an attempt to reach listeners who are not necessarily interested in the pseudo-fact news stories that are typically featured on the Omaha Bugle, Adam and Jeff talk about Jeff's recent trip to Iceland. Jeff provides an account of some o...
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Will the United States Win the Tariff Tango?
Noted trade experts Adam and Jeff discuss the new American trade policy of greatly increasing tariffs on most foreign imports.They debate whether across-the-board increases in tariffs on imported goods is a strategic action or simply a blun...
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Should the United States Take Over Greenland?
Anxious to display their recently acquired knowledge about all things Greenland, Adam and Jeff address whether the United States should take over Greenland and the means by which it should do so. They talk about the fact that Greenland is heavi...
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"The Return of the King". The First Hundred Days of Trump's Presidency: Part One
Adam opens the show solo because Jeff is on assignment overseas with a group of cartographers mapping the tunnels underneath the Gaza Strip for a new travel guide. Jeff discusses the workplace hazards in Gaza as he and his colleagues make...
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More Executive Orders from the Desk of President Donald Trump
Adam and Jeff discuss some of the more recent executive orders signed by President Trump and suggest that the sheer number of these executive orders may be diluting their effectiveness. One order which directs that Washington D.C. be made...
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The Omaha Bugle Talks With GOP Congressional Candidate Chris Eddy About the 2024 Elections and the State of the World
Never shy about foisting their views on others, Adam and Jeff invite Chris Eddy, the retired general and recent GOP candidate for the 25th U.S. Congressional District in Florida to talk about what went right and what went wrong in his election ...
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Part One: Trump's Flurry of Executive Orders: Do They Really Matter?
Always happy to offer their opinions to the public free of charge, Adam and Jeff convene to discuss the enormous number of executive orders executed by President Trump during his first few weeks in office. Some of them such as the banning...
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The Omaha Bugle Salutes the Passing of President Jimmy Carter. . . Future Career Opportunities for Kamala and Joe
Adam and Jeff return to the air after receiving pre-emptive pardons from out-going President Joe Biden for any crimes they might have committed while not in the employment of the Biden Family Business or for any actions they might have taken wh...
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The Omaha Bugle Offers Its Post-Mortem of the 2024 Election
In discussing the outcome of the 2024 election, Adam and Jeff said that they were surprised by both the speed with which the winner of the election was decided and the almost complete lack of dirty tricks on election night. Indeed, ...
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Has the Earth's Population Explosion Fizzled Out? Why are Women Choosing to Have Fewer Children?
Adam and Jeff return to the airwaves after an unexpected hiatus of several weeks that was prompted by a storming of the Omaha Bugle headquarters by local college students who occupied the broadcasting center and shut down operations to undersco...
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GOP Congressional Nominee Chris Eddy Returns to the Omaha Bugle
Adam and Jeff welcome a good friend of the Omaha Bugle, Chris Eddy, back to the program, for an unprecedented third appearance--an honor that would typically be reserved for presidents, kings and deep-pocket program sponsors. Chris provid...
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Part Three: Artificial Intelligence vs. Natural Stupidity: A Thought Provoking Look at the New World of AI
The third and final installment of the epic discussion of artificial intelligence by Adam and Jeff marks yet another towering contribution to the intellectual legacy of Western civilization. Adam points out that artificial intelligence ha...
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