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The Weekend News Round Up

The Weekend News Round Up

By: Rick Robinson
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What started as and continues as a part of The Rick Robinson Show has become a standalone news segment right here on KLRNRadios' podcast home. So prepare your weekend properly and get caught up on the news.KLRNradio-DB Political Science Politics & Government
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  • Never Forget, Never Hallucinate, and Never Bet Against the NFL

    Never Forget, Never Hallucinate, and Never Bet Against the NFL
    Sep 12 2026
    Rick Robinson, Amy Curtis, Brad Slager, and the Bloviating Zeppelin gather for a Weekend News Roundup that begins with the solemn weight of September 11—and eventually finds its way back to the political absurdity required to survive a Friday.

    The panel reflects on how September 11 transformed American life, whether the country kept the promises it made after the attacks, and why younger generations cannot fully understand the world that existed before the Patriot Act, Homeland Security, and the TSA. The discussion becomes a forceful debate over Islamist ideology, immigration, Western institutions, government failures, and the danger of sanitizing history until its lessons disappear.

    The conversation later turns toward the Democratic Socialists of America, political messaging, Brad’s new position at Mediaite, Hollywood economics, movie-theater popcorn, and a Republican convention attempting to compete with the opening of the NFL season.

    Finally, a New Mexico attorney learns why ChatGPT should not be trusted to invent testimony, witnesses, or legal precedent for a murder appeal. The panel examines artificial-intelligence hallucinations, competing writing assistants, online misinformation, Community Notes, and Donald Trump’s recurring fascination with $5,000 checks.

    It’s remembrance, politics, movies, artificial intelligence, and badly timed conventions—Weekend News Roundup style.

    The views and opinions expressed are those of the host(s) and guest(s). They do not reflect the views of the management of KLRNRadio.com or any other properties with which the individuals may be associated or employed.
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Good Jobs, Bad Judgment and Havana Syndrome

    Good Jobs, Bad Judgment and Havana Syndrome
    Sep 8 2026
    Rick Robinson, Amy Curtis, and the Bloviating Zeppelin close the week with encouraging economic numbers, questionable political judgment, courtroom frustration, international hypocrisy, and a mystery that sounds like science fiction.

    The panel examines the August jobs report, significant upward revisions to previous employment numbers, and why Americans may not feel the improving statistics while housing, borrowing, and everyday expenses remain painfully expensive. They also discuss efforts to strengthen domestic cattle production while temporarily allowing additional imported beef into the country.

    The conversation turns to the mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case, the limits of the insanity defense, and the troubling consequences of separating horrific actions from criminal responsibility. The crew also revisits allegations that a Missouri political candidate attempted to plant cocaine and Adderall on an opponent.

    Rick introduces new reporting about suspected Havana Syndrome-style incidents inside the United States and possible directed-energy technology. The panel distinguishes documented injuries from claims about their still-unproven cause while considering the serious national-security implications.

    The roundup concludes with Marine Le Pen’s proposed public hijab ban, performative political solidarity in France, the treatment of women under Islamic rule, Amy’s September 11 remembrance series, and the usual Friday mixture of gallows humor, cultural frustration, and unapologetic commentary.

    The views and opinions expressed are those of the host(s) and guest(s). They do not reflect the views of the management of KLRNRadio.com or any other properties with which the individuals may be associated or employed.
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • The Shark, the Skynet, and the Wrong Dolly Parton

    The Shark, the Skynet, and the Wrong Dolly Parton
    Aug 28 2026
    Rick Robinson, Amy Curtis, and the Bloviating Zeppelin close a week filled with cultural losses, political insanity, deep-sea nightmares, artificial intelligence, and newsrooms that apparently cannot identify Dolly Parton.

    The panel remembers Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, Frank Beard, and longtime Optimus Prime voice actor Peter Cullen before turning to an Oklahoma Senate candidate’s primal-scream campaign video, Americans who take their freedoms for granted, and the political forces testing the limits of assimilation and public generosity. The discussion includes Lewiston, Maine’s Somali community and Britain’s Equality and Human Rights Commission declaring that the country is not doing enough for migrants.

    Things become considerably stranger when Amy recounts the story of a tracked shark apparently being swallowed by something larger in the deep ocean. BZ then offers an equally comforting warning about autonomous AI agents, digital containment, and why today’s artificial intelligence may not be the version that eventually decides humanity is optional.
    Amy highlights promising progress in pancreatic-cancer treatment and her “Heroes of 9/11” series. Rick closes with CNN and NBC using incorrect images in their Dolly Parton coverage—including a Las Vegas impersonator and Loni Anderson—and asks whether anyone experienced is still supervising America’s major newsrooms.

    It’s immigration, medicine, monsters, machines, media malpractice, and Friday-afternoon sarcasm—Weekend News Roundup style.


    The views and opinions expressed are those of the host(s) and guest(s). They do not reflect the views of the management of KLRNRadio.com or any other properties with which the individuals may be associated or employed.
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    1 hr and 20 mins
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