Introducing "Sane(ish)" with JoJoFromJerz, where social media sensation and political firebrand Jo Carducci brings her signature sass, snark, and incisive analysis to a new series.Β Sane(ish) has all the righteous indignation that made her a Twitter phenomenon while adding more personality to politics. With an unmistakable Jersey directness and zero tolerance for artificial balance, Jo dissects everything from constitutional crises to cultural flashpoints, alongside thoughtful guests who provide depth and perspective. Our politics may be insane, but we don't have to be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Isaiah Martin joins Jo Carducci on this episode of The Siren Podcast.
Gen-Z isnβt buying what Donald Trump is selling. The job market for recent college graduates is almost non-existent. Business are laying off employees en-masse. Grocery and gas prices have skyrocketed. And Donald Trump has not delivered on his promise of bringing down housing costs, let alone being able to jump start a family.
In other words, everything we expected from a second Trump presidency. But still, millions of young people bought into the grift, driven in large part due to the massive right-wing media ecosystem feeding βmanosphereβ content to disillusioned and confused young men through predatory social media algorithms.
In the end, Kamala Harris did win the Gen-Z vote, but not by much. Young people only voted for Harris/Walz by 4 points in 2024, down significantly from Biden/Harrisβ 25 point victory in 2020.
Cut to 2026. In the midst of a turbulent economy and growing discontent among young people with current political leadership, recent polls show a staggering 76% disapproval rating and a net approval of -53 among 18-29 year olds for Donald Trump.
Isaiah Martin, political commentator and former Democratic Congressional candidate in TX-18, joins this episode of The Siren Podcast to discuss all things Gen-Z and more. Jo and Isaiah also get into the latest surrounding the Republican effort to gerrymander the South, cutting large groups of voters and key demographics out of holding political power. Isaiah also discusses his latest appearance on Abby Phillips, where he delivered a smackdown to George W. Bushβs former spokesperson.
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BREAKING: Trump Threatens to Take ABC Off the Air & Use TAXPAYER FUNDS for WH Ballroom
Thursday, April 30, 2026 β’ Duration 01:23:16
The Trump familyβs attack on the freedom of speech rights of private citizens continues, as today, we learned that Trumpβs FCC plans to challenge ABC station licenses amid Melaniaβs feud with Jimmy Kimmel.
For the administration that was apparently going to βmake comedy legal again,β it seems that only applies to people they dislike. This is not the first time Donald Trump or members of his family have resorted to authoritarian tactics to silence comedians who make jokes at their expense, or reporters who publish stories that particularly upset the regime
Kimmel took to the air to respond to the GOPβs wild accusations against him, saying βIt was a very light roast joke about the fact that he's almost 80 and she's younger than I am,β Kimmel said. βIt was not by any stretch of the definition a call to assassination, and they know that I've been very vocal for many years speaking out against gun violence in particular.β
On this episode of Big F*ing Deal, Jo and Tara also dive into the attempts by Donald Trump and his Republican Senator lackeys in Congress to pay for the White House ballroom withΒ taxpayer funds. Going back on a statement is nothing new for Donald Trump and the GOP, for whom practically every word of out their mouths is a lie. But at a time when Americans struggle to afford grocery or gas prices due to his illegal and costly Iran War, this should be a step too far.
They also discuss Trumpβs absurd call to rebrand ICE agents as βNICE Agents,β in an attempt to salvage the agencyβs abhorrent public perception.
The Trump midterm message is as follows: We will hide the Epstein Files from you that we promised to release, while bombing childrenβs elementary schools during our illegal war and raising your gas prices in the process, cause the job market to crash and inflation levels to rise. And while weβre at it, weβre going to send thousands of masked secret police agents into your communities to kidnap your family members and keep them in a concentration camp while denying them medial resources. And then weβll use your money to pay for a lavish, Victorian-era ballroom so Dear Leader can throw his Mar-a-Lago parties for his billionaire friends at the Peopleβs House.
Great midterm message, Donald. No notes
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BREAKING: In the Middle of the Night, Republicans Ram Through $70B of ICE Funding
Friday, April 24, 2026 β’ Duration 25:08
While most Americans were sleeping, Republicans rammed through another $70 billion funding increase for ICE, lasting for the remainder of Trumpβs second term and increasing the federal deficit in the process. The vote dragged from Wednesday night into the early morning hours on Thursday, with only two Republican senators, Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Rand Paul (Kentucky) joining Democrats in voting no.
On this episode of The Siren Podcast, Jo sits down with New Jersey Senator Andy Kim to discuss the dangers and destructiveness of this latest funding bill. As Senator Kim told us: βICE has become basically an equivalent of a military operation, right? Itβs funded higher than most countries fund their militaries.β
Weβve already seen ICEβs massive budget used to terrorize Americans on the streets of their cities, resulting in the executions of two U.S. citizens and illegal detainment of countless people. Detainees have reported rampant, unsafe health conditions within ICE detention centers, with access to medical treatment often being denied by agents. Children are routinely blocked from visiting with their families, and relatives are completely left in the dark when a loved one is kidnapped by ICE, unable to be located.
Upwards of 3,000-4,000 ICE and DHS agents were sent to Minnesota earlier this year, more than double the amount of local law enforcement, who were severely understaffed in providing support and safety to the area due to ICEβs presence.
In addition, Senator Kim told us about ICEβs $130-140 million purchase of a warehouse in Roxbury, New Jersey, to store massive new amounts of ICE detainees. The warehouse, according to ICEβs own estimates, will cost taxpayers another $150 million to rehabilitate the facility, and an additional $200-300 million to operate the building.
Republicans passed this massive funding increase for ICE in the middle of the night for a reason, because they donβt want Americans to hear about it. Senator Kim is shining a light on their latest disastrous action, and weβre lucky to have him.
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Jared Moskowitz REACTS To Pam Bondi Evading Her Epstein Subpoena
Thursday, April 23, 2026 β’ Duration 20:17
Jared Moskowitz joins this episode of The Siren Podcast to discuss all things Bondi and more.
None of this sh*t is normal. And you better believe I have something to say about it. We are not going to lose our country to a melted circus peanut fascist. Nope. No fβng way.
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Erasing January 6: Harry Dunn on the DOJβs Push to Vacate Proud Boys Convictions
Monday, April 20, 2026 β’ Duration 16:23
Former Capitol Police Officer and current Congressional candidate Harry Dunn joins Jo to discuss the Trump DOJ's attempt to vacate the convictions for Proud Boys members who committed acts of seditious conspiracy on January 6.
None of this sh*t is normal. And you better believe I have something to say about it. We are not going to lose our country to a melted circus peanut fascist. Nope. No fβng way.
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The Current Administration is a National Security Risk: Andy Ostroy with Jojo from Jerz
Friday, April 17, 2026 β’ Duration 39:48
Andy Ostroy - host of the back room podcast - and I talk about everything from Donald Trumpβs Jesus meme to Eric Swalwell resigning from Congress to his thoughts on how likely it is that the Dems will flip both chambers of Congress in the fall. Good convo, hope you enjoy!
None of this sh*t is normal. And you better believe I have something to say about it. We are not going to lose our country to a melted circus peanut fascist. Nope. No fβng way.
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'A Disaster of Epic Proportions': Veteran Amy McGrath on Trump's Iran War & Flipping Kentucky Blue
Saturday, April 11, 2026 β’ Duration 28:01
Itβs been a month since Donald Trump unilaterally and illegally launched the United States into a war with Iran. And what has the United States gotten out of this war, which was apparently so important that it had to happen without Congressional approval or notification? To put it simply: Nothing.
Todayβs guest on The Siren Podcast, Amy McGrath, called this war βthe worst strategic defeat in my lifetime.β McGrath knows a thing or two about the military and armed conflict. Over her 20 years of service in the military, Amy flew 89 combat missions, led Marines in some of the toughest places on earth, and served at the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill, working to shape Americaβs national security. McGrath was the first woman to fly a combat mission for the Marine Corps and the first woman to pilot the F/A-18 in a combat mission. Sheβs nowΒ runningΒ for the U.S. Senate as a Democrat in Kentucky.
Through an endless barrage of incomprehensible statements from Trump, Leavitt, Hegseth, and Rubio, which on any given day contain a novelβs worth of different statements explaining the state of the war and our goals, the effects of the war have actuallyΒ hurtΒ the United States.
We have not destroyed Iranβs nuclear capabilities (after Trump said last June that we had). Iran still has their enriched uranium. We have not achieved regime change. The βunconditional surrenderβ that Trump wanted has not occurred (in fact, weβve gotten the opposite). Iran has not stopped funding terrorist groups across the Middle East. The Strait of Hormuz is still closed (as a result of Trumpβs war), allowing Iran to hugely profit from this conflict, with Bloomberg estimating Iran to be earning hundreds of millions of dollars in extra income from oil sales.
And if that wasnβt bad enough, oil and gas prices domestically are skyrocketing. According to this morningβs Consumer Price Index report, Trumpβs Iran war has caused inflation toΒ tripleΒ in the last month alone, a record spike, with consumer sentiment falling to anΒ all-time lowΒ as a result.
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Trump's Iran War Talking Points Are Nuking MAGA
Friday, March 6, 2026 β’ Duration 52:06
Since Donald Trump launched the United States into an illegal war with Iran, MAGA has found itself in an impossible position, having to contort themselves into a pretzel in order to perform a 180 degree flip from anti-war isolationists to Bush/Cheney 2.0.
On this episode ofΒ The SirenΒ Podcast, I spoke with former U.S. representative Denver Riggleman about the latest updates to the Iran War.
MAGA mouthpiece and right-wing propagandist Karoline Leavitt recently said Trump had a βfeelingβ that Iran was going to strike the US. Imagine, for a second, the Republican reaction to a Democratic president saying they went to war because of a βfeeling.β
It would be non-stop 24/7 news. It would be plastered all over Fox News incessantly. Your MAGA uncle and Trump sympathetic neighbors would tell you about it. But for Donald Trump, itβs just another Wednesday.
This comes after Pete Hegseth stated the Iran War could potentially last up to 8 weeks or more, saying the U.S. and Israel would unleash βdeath and destruction from the sky all day long.β
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Trump's Iran War Rages On and There's No End in Sight: With Pete Buttigieg
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 β’ Duration 17:59
On Monday, I caught up with former Transportation Secretary, mayor, and presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg while on the campaign trail in Pennsylvania, on this episode ofΒ The SirenΒ Podcast.
Secretary Buttigieg spoke openly about Trumpβs new war in Iran, and the dangers that American troops in the region now face. Buttigieg himself served in the U.S. military and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2014, where he worked in a secure unit in Kabul, conducting over 90 βoutside the wireβ convoy trips.
As Buttigieg told me, βThe president hasnβt even tried to explain to the American people, or to the troops, or to the Congress, real reasons why [the Iran war] couldnβt be avoided.β
Buttigieg continued:Β βSix families and counting have gotten that knock on the door. If you can ask families to go through that and service members to put their lives on the line, the very minimum the Congress should be ready to do is to sit in Washington to take a vote and put their names against an up or down vote on whether theyβre gonna allow this.β
As we have observed, Donald Trump and his allies have released a series of garbled, awkward statements combining just about every justification under the sun as to their reasoning for beginning the war. One of the more concerning things thus far, is Donald Trumpβs avoidance to deliver a presidential address to the nation explaining why the country is involved in yet another Middle Eastern conflict, demonstrating a sincere disinterest in governing for the American people.
Coming from the βmost transparent administration in history,β there is a huge lack of transparency, whether weβre discussing the Iran War or the Epstein files.
Thank you all so much for watching todayβs episode. Itβs because of your support that Iβm able to have these incredible conversations. I love you guys!!
π Jo
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Donald Trump Will Send ICE to Voting Centers β But The Senate Can Stop Him
Sunday, February 15, 2026 β’ Duration 34:22
On this episode of The Siren Podcast, Jo is joined by former Washington Governor Jay Inslee to discuss his recent piece titled,Β βDonβt Let ICE Freeze Voting,β where he urges Congress to ban ICE agents from the polls and protect democracy.
Donald Trump has doubled down on saying that Republicans should βnationalizeβ elections and take control of voting centers. At the same time, former Trump adviser Steve Bannon has been making the rounds saying ICE agents will surround polling stations this November.
It is certainly not difficult to imagine a scenario in which the president directs ICE to do just that, as Trump has spent his entire second term relitigating the outcome of the 2020 election, directing the FBI to raid the Fulton County elections center, and has never actually conceded the 2020 election after launching a two month-long attempt at couping the United States.
Governor Inslee offers strategies and methods at containing Trump and ICE on this episode, including inserting βabsolute binding limitationβ within appropriations bills, a power that Democrats actually have, while providing some much needed hope:
βWe have agency here. We are not powerless. We have shown the ability to beat him in court and on the streets in peaceful resistance. Let me point out that we had 60 judges that stood up when Donald Trump lost the election in 2020 and he was unable to succeed in his coup attempt. And weβve now had multiple wins where we have had judicial decrees against him that by and large actually have been enforced.β
Make sure to tune into this important information-filled episode, right here on The Siren Network.
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