In our 35th episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the AI Scammer, Sam Altman. From his early tech bro days at Loopt and Y Combinator, to getting a thrill by playing “God" with AI decision-making, to acting VERY shady about the death of an OpenAI employee, this may be our most disingenuous guy yet!

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 Sources:
https://archive.ph/eQq7g 

https://archive.ph/jOp6s 

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/20/1252495087/openai-pulls-ai-voice-that-was-compared-to-scarlett-johansson-in-the-movie-her

https://archive.ph/zoP9g#selection-4553.0-4561.49 

https://teach.its.uiowa.edu/news/2024/04/when-ai-gets-lost-its-own-reality 

https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/what-should-we-learn-from-openais 

https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/ai-agenda/ice-says-uses-ai-palantir-openai-metas-humanoid-robot-training-plan

https://fortune.com/2023/06/08/sam-altman-openai-chatgpt-worries-15-quotes/

https://www.investopedia.com/ceo-of-chatgpt-s-parent-company-i-expect-some-really-bad-stuff-to-happen-here-s-what-he-means-11859389

https://fortune.com/2024/05/21/openai-superalignment-20-compute-commitment-never-fulfilled-sutskever-leike-altman-brockman-murati/

https://www.wsj.com/video/series/joanna-stern-personal-technology/openai-made-me-crazy-videosthen-the-cto-answered-most-of-my-questions/C2188768-D570-4456-8574-9941D4F9D7E2

https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardnieva/2026/02/03/sam-altman-explains-the-future/ 

https://hbr.org/2026/02/ai-doesnt-reduce-work-it-intensifies-it

https://cmr.berkeley.edu/2025/10/seven-myths-about-ai-and-productivity-what-the-evidence-really-says/ 

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69520118/1/altman-v-altman/

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzHI_hxRWtz/?igsh=Mnk4aWI5ZWx1YW9n 

https://www.newsweek.com/sam-altman-annie-altman-accusations-2011449

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-booms-reliance-circular-deals-223120705.html 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/someone-going-lose-phenomenal-amount-130131761.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFoRip8fz4FHwOH2WCUZPwEuQkW7dzucbZpLzmYo76VRkDnTSXOdVyD0Gal1rlu_JsyOMoGYJi5ciu5Lp9wIGfnullBmfQpywCyqrZ-3W18NUVCvg2G2E_Mz-UcpYS45S2vBsh8FQEWM2gjzZMXKYUh3r9WefakZygmKPkkgrdCc

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/openai-policy-exec-who-opposed-chatbots-adult-mode-reportedly-fired-on-discrimination-claim/ 

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/sam-altman-reinstated-open-ai-ceo-1234893167/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd2qv58yl5o 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/opinion/openai-chatgpt-safety.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/15/altman-open-ai-moral-police-erotica-chatgpt

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/openai-suicide-safeguard-wrongful-death-lawsuit-1235452315/

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/sam-altman-artificial-intelligence-openai-profile.html

​​https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/technology/scarlett-johannson-openai-voice.html 

https://nypost.com/2025/08/29/business/ex-yahoo-exec-killed-his-mom-after-chatgpt-fed-his-paranoia-report/ 

https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/can-sam-altman-be-trusted-with-the-future?_sp=e25261d0-a4b3-43e5-aad6-a9dcae53da26.1770317526311

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/07/openais-sam-altman-denies-sexual-abuse-allegations-made-sister-ann.html

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/sam-altman-and-jony-ive-will-force-ai-into-your-life#rid=89972881-46ae-4035-9810-ac4d1a0124e3&q=sam+altman

https://sfstandard.com/2026/01/04/suchir-balaji-openai-suicide-murder-conspiracy/

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/companies-pouring-billions-advance-ai-infrastructure-2025-10-06/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/economy/oracle-corporation-orcl-slips-amid-concerns-over-debt-fueled-ai-data-center-expansion/ar-AA1WBjun

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/openai-anthropic-super-bowl-commercial?srsltid=AfmBOopGoxhLMPSo8rD2wfy2SpO6PqeQb-OYHJiFTGFq3nCDctQKF5ve

https://web.archive.org/web/20231103004609/https://mashable.com/archive/loopt-cbs-mobile

https://web.archive.org/web/20100315000456/http://www.looptblog.com/2010/03/looking-for-something-fun-to-do-try-the-new-loopt-pulse.html 

https://www.reuters.com/article/business/loopt-was-a-lemon-dropping-to-just-500-daily-active-users-prior-to-sale-update-idUS2505978580/

https://archive.ph/yAgIK 

https://blog.samaltman.com/the-gentle-singularity

https://venturebeat.com/technology/y-combinator-accepts-15000-startups-into-its-online-school-after-software-glitch-causes-confusion 

Erin Ryan and Akilah Hughes dig into the results from Tuesday's primaries, Trump’s Armageddon war in Iran, Hillary Clinton’s Epstein deposition, and the ever-moving goal posts for women in Washington. They also cover a horrifying new law in Kansas targeting trans people, Kristi Noem’s bad day at the Senate, and Politico’s unsettling profile of Nancy Mace. Then Kiran Deol joins for a very petty edition of the Sanity Corner, where they rant and rave about curling, tall men, and revisit a perfect network sitcom that was canceled too soon.

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Check out Kiran’s film, Didn’t Die here

Why did US and Israel attack Iran and how long could the war last? (BBC 3/2)
Dubai’s image as a safe, tax-free haven is rocked by blasts from Iranian airstrikes (AP 3/1)
‘South Park’ Writer Sets Up Site Calling for Barron to Go to War (Daily Beast 3/2)
Transgender Kansans Sue After Driver’s Licenses Are Abruptly Canceled (NYT 2/27)
Girlfriend's Defense Of Kash Patel's Winter Olympics Trip Goes Off The Rails (Huff Post 2/27)
Takeaways from Kristi Noem’s combative Senate Judiciary Committee hearing (CNN 3/3)
Scoop: Noem burning deportation cash on luxury jets (AXIOS 2/28)
‘I Don’t Know That I’ll Ever Be OK With Myself’ (Politico 2/27)
Live Election Updates (NYT 3/4)

Erin and Alyssa dish on Trump’s State of the Union address and Kash Patel taking the Olympic US Men’s Hockey team from hero to zero. They also unpack the disturbing case of Representative Tony Gonzales’ inappropriate relationship with a staffer and how Republicans are weighing the calls for his resignation with their razor-thin majority in Congress. Then they wrap up with the latest on the Epstein files and a petty preview of Candace Owens’ new series on Erika Kirk, “The Bride of Charlie”.

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Epstein accusers, Olympians among guests invited to State of the Union speech (Reuters 2/24)
Trump invites US Olympic hockey heroes to State of the Union in locker-room call (The Guardian 2/23)
Virginia teen Sage Blair at State of the Union (Fox 5 2/24)
FBI head Kash Patel defends ‘frat bro’ hijinks with US hockey team in Milan (The Guardian (The Guardian 2/23)
Tony Gonzales faces mounting pressure from GOP women over affair allegations (Politico 2/23)
Tony Gonzales says he will not resign (Politico 2/24)
Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump (NPR 2/24)

In our 34th episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the unhinged MAGA clown, Laura Loomer. From filming undercover for Project Veritas, to cozying up to eco-fascists, to melting down over her Twitter ban, to being Trump’s number 1 fan girl, this crazy b*tch may be our nuttiest guy yet!

For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the name of the podcast.

Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Laura-Loomer

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/17/laura-loomers-endless-payback 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/us/politics/laura-loomer-trump.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/us/politics/laura-loomer-trump.html 

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/10/nx-s1-5107932/laura-loomer-donald-trump-relationship-republicans-criticism 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly8y27dwgpo

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/04/who-is-laura-loomer

https://people.com/maga-activist-laura-loomer-claims-former-reporter-desk-pentagon-11860410 

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-laura-loomer-loomered/#google_vignette 

https://abcnews.go.com/US/operate-independent-agency-laura-loomers-pressure-campaigns-reshaping/story?id=124285112 

https://www.amazon.com/Loomered-Laura-Loomer/dp/1642935670 

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-laura-loomer-loomered/#

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/03/politics/laura-loomer-trump-white-house-briefing-room

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2025/12/24/laura-loomers-excellent-year-00706352 

https://people.com/trump-reveals-laura-loomer-engagement-11871180 

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/laura-loomer-engagement-who-is-the-boyfriend-president-donald-trump-makes-surprise-announcement-watch-101765952081274.html#google_vignette 

https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/04/lawyer-hijinks-in-laura-loomers-and-bill-mahers-deposition/

Erin and Alyssa dive into the Wall Street Journal’s brutal read of Kristi Noem, social media addiction going on trial, and how the SAVE Act might forever change our elections. Then, in Sani/Petty, they discuss Elon’s turn toward Jesus, the new season of Love Is Blind, and Taylor Swift’s special video for the Team USA Women’s Figure Skaters.

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Erin Ryan and Sami Sage (Betches Media) watched Pam Bondi testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, so you don’t have to. Then they dig into the political moments at the Milan Cortina Olympics, from J.D. Vance’s embarrassing motorcade to the American athletes who dared to speak up against the Trump Administration. They also analyze how Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show success and TPUSA’s counter-programming flop indicate a shift in the culture war.

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IErin and Alyssa dive into the past of the border patrol Napoleon, Greg Bovino. From his embarrassing work in El Centro, to cosplaying as an SS officer, to escalating ICE devastation around the country, this fascist pipsqueak may be our most wannabe tough-guy yet.

For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the name of the podcast.

Sources:
https://archive.is/o7lJd

https://newrepublic.com/post/205613/corey-lewandowski-noem-homeland-security

https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-trumps-movie-mad-top-goon-gregory-bovino-is-star-of-his-own-horror-show/

https://apnews.com/article/bovino-border-patrol-immigration-los-angeles-chicago-03b908a84106fae80a80b2837625eef7

https://www.borderreport.com/hot-topics/immigration/border-patrol-warns-migrants-against-venturing-into-canals/

https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3136730393/?ref_=tt_vids_vi_1

https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-border-patrol-chief-slams-sanctuary-illegal-immigrant-tak
Es-life-dui

https://nypost.com/2023/07/21/el-pasos-chief-border-patrol-agent-relieved-of-his-command-after-talking-to-congress/

https://calmatters.org/economy/2025/04/border-patrol-records-kern-county/

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/marimar-martinez-seeks-release-body-camera-footage-shot-by-border-patrol-agent/

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/snapchat-murder-for-hire-juan-espinoza-martinez-greg-bovino-b2908927.html

https://archive.ph/ANoBI

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/minneapolis-shooting-ice-protests-01-26-26#cmkvm294r00003b6p11gho5vs

Erin Ryan and guest host Akilah Hughes lock in and dive deep into the latest Epstein Files dump, following threads between fertility, finances, 4Chan, the FBI, and more. Then they discuss how upcoming entertainment events like the Super Bowl, the Olympics, and the Oscars put athletes and performers in a position they didn’t ask for– but also provide an opportunity that shouldn’t be missed. They wrap up with a petty conversation about Ballerina Farm and the danger of unlearning things we learned more than 100 years ago.

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Takeaways from the millions of newly released Epstein files (BBC 2/1)
A list of powerful men named in the Epstein files, from Elon Musk to former Prince Andrew (PBS 2/1)
Government says it's fixing thousands of documents in Epstein-related files that may have had victim information (PBS 2/3)

Erin and Alyssa dig into the latest news from the Twin Cities— the senseless tragedy of Alex Pretti’s death, and the inspiring resolve of the Minnesotans who continue to stand up for each other. With Greg Bovino’s “demotion,” are things about to take a turn for the better, or is this cynical political window-dressing from Team Trump? Then, Melania Trump’s movie premiere at the White House’s janky new makeshift room, and Paris Hilton’s fight on Capitol Hill to ban 

AI-generated deep fake porn. And of course, we wrap up with Sani-Petty. 

Alex Pretti’s Friends and Family Denounce ‘Sickening Lies’ About His Life (NYT 1/25)

Republican calls are growing for a deeper investigation into fatal Minneapolis shooting of Alex Pretti (PBS 1/26)

Scoop: Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" agents (AXIOS 1/27)

Trump Defends Noem as She Faces Bipartisan Criticism (WSJ 1/27)

Democrats Vow Not to Fund ICE After Shooting, Imperiling Spending Deal (NYT 1/24)

Melania’s $75 Million Movie Premiered in a Makeshift Theater (The Daily Beast 1/24)

‘They sold my pain for clicks’: Paris Hilton urges lawmakers to act on nonconsensual deepfakes (The 19th 1/22)

In our 32nd episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the bigoted big mouth, Rush Limbaugh. From having a face for radio, to his obsession with “feminazis” to spouting disinformation about smoking and covid to his very last days, this may be one of our most deplorable guys yet.

For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the name of the podcast.

Sources:

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/rush-limbaugh

https://visitcape.com/rush-limbaughs-cape-girardeau-a-tour-of-the-radio-legends-roots/

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/rush-limbaugh-dead-trump-ruined-america

-1129222/

https://www.stlmag.com/The-Original-Rush-Limbaugh-Biography-Tells-the-Story-of-Missouri-Courtroom-Legend-Rush-Limbaugh-Sr/

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/business/media/rush-limbaugh-dead.html

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2009/05/rush-limbaugh200905?srsltid=AfmBOopZzxf3nuOZgNcONoy2P7uWCZnX182fW0lCLqmEW0QgF5ezWlea

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/02/23/147299323/law-student-makes-case-for-contraceptive-coverage/

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/03/02/147809138/student-is-outraged-by-rush-limbaugh-calling-her-a-slut-and-prostitute

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/daily-news/2012/03/rush-limbaugh-sandra-fluke-obama-apology?_sp=b361603d-59b8-49de-8771-e1f85795940f.1763504275351

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/can-rush-peter-gabriel-legally-order-limbaugh-to-cease-using-their-songs-101473/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/rush-limbaugh-feminism-feminazis/2021/02/19/3a00f852-7202-11eb-85fa-e0ccb3660358_story.html

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/limbaugh-draws-fire-on-obama-parody/

https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-rush-limbaugh-mock-aids-death-radio-show-1570282

https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=1627887

https://www.espn.com/gen/news/2003/1001/1628537.html

https://www.bet.com/article/u945ji/limbaugh-dumped-by-group-hoping-to-buy-rams

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/03/post-limbaugh-next-conservative-kingpin?srsltid=AfmBOorVAZVgaPOjyPUN45HmLjxy-N_fsLDZJ9VTTpBddI_th9OWUozt

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/look-rush-limbaugh-fortune-passing-203619163.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFoRip8fz4FHwOH2WCUZPwEuQkW7dzucbZpLzmYo76VRkDnTSXOdVyD0Gal1rlu_JsyOMoGYJi5ciu5Lp9wIGfnullBmfQpywCyqrZ-3W18NUVCvg2G2E_Mz-UcpYS45S2vBsh8FQEWM2gjzZMXKYUh3r9WefakZygmKPkkgrdCc

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-nov-18-et-rush18-story.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/28/us/rush-limbaugh-arrested-on-prescription-drug-charges.html

Journalist and activist Kat Abughazaleh joins Hysteria to talk about her firsthand experience standing up to ICE and how to show up for immigrants in your community. Erin and Alyssa also get into updates from Minnesota and the death of Renee Good, the status of the Epstein files, and how Trump used his first year of presidency to line his own pockets. Then they have a discussion about the TV shows that are keeping them sane, especially the increasingly-popular genre “competency porn.” They wrap up with a petty chat about Kyrsten Sinema’s affair lawsuit and the latest Beckham family drama.

For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the name of the podcast.

Prosecutors Subpoena Minnesota Democrats as Part of Federal Inquiry (NYT 1/20)

Some Minnesota students are missing school because they fear ICE (AXIOS 1/15)

Following Renee Good’s killing, her son’s Minneapolis charter school receives right-wing attacks (Sahan Journal 1/15)

‘No longer in my hands’: How Hill Republicans stopped caring about DOJ releasing the Epstein files (Politico 1/19)

Amazon CEO says Trump tariffs are driving prices up (Axios 1/20)

New York Times Trump Wealth Report

TV’s most satisfying escape right now is watching ‘competency porn’ (Washington Post 1/13)