The Other Side of Midnight with Lionel

TJ McCormack steps in for Lionel on the Red Apple Podcast Network for an entertaining and informative "free-for-all" of wide-ranging discussion. This episode navigates the vast landscape of classic comedy, debating the impossibility of a Top Five list while celebrating greats like Cheech and Chong, Laurel and Hardy, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, The Odd Couple, and the “fiercely funny” genius of Eddie Murphy's stand-up. Listeners call in to share celebrity encounters, discuss car head gasket woes, and vent about rude cell phone behavior in public. Plus, hear surprising trivia, including which Jackson 5 members truly played their instruments and the strange loyalty of fans to The Osmonds. Tune in for a great time talking about everyday things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TJ McCormack is filling in for Lionel on the Red Apple Podcast Network, bringing a cornucopia of conversation spanning politics, life, and cinematic history. This hour covers loads of ground, starting with a deep dive into great comedy films like Stripes, Caddyshack, and the genius pairing of Gene Wilder and Richard Prior. But the laughs quickly turn to frustration as McCormack addresses the insanely rude people who dominate our lives—the great unwashed who use speakerphones in closed quarters, watch videos without headphones, and treat public transit like their private living room. Plus, hear about TJ's hellish week fighting his dying Volvo XC90 and why he may have to move on, alongside caller confessions about gym suspension fines for phone use and car repair disasters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TJ McCormack is sitting in for Lionel on The Other Side of Midnight, and it's a disaster—literally! McCormack, a self-described suburban Caucasian Volvo guy, is living life out loud while seeking emergency advice from listeners on his wife's overheating 2016 Volvo SUV. Is the feared head gasket warped, or is this just another case of the host's "lousy timing"?. Plus, we talk politics, dissecting why Republicans claim a win in the government shutdown battle and how the Affordable Care Act and EBT programs affect MAGA voters. Finally, we celebrate golden-age cinema, covering the great eras of sticky disaster films like Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure, and settling the ultimate trivia question: Who made that uncredited cameo in Earthquake? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join TJ McCormack as he steps in for Lionel on the Red Apple Podcast Network for an entertaining and informative discussion. McCormack, a self-described former stand-up comic and "maverick of fight or flight", navigates topics ranging from his personal struggle with change and sudden shifts (including nearly turning down MCing Woodstock '99) to the fracturing world of politics. TJ and callers dive deep into the films that shaped their sense of humor, debating the most quotable comedy classics like Blazing Saddles, The Jerk, and Trading Places. Plus, discussions on the social safety net, Veterans Day, and finding lightheartedness in the Bible Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Other Side of Midnight with Lionel tackles the disturbing convergence of technology and total control. Get ready for the demise of 21st-century marriage: Lionel predicts we will soon be marrying bots. Lionel explores why people will choose digital counterparts in structures like an "LLC Marriage," and warn about the dangerous seduction of lifelike androids (AF79).Brace for the chilling reality of a fully cashless society. Lionel proclaims: Cash is freedom. Learn how Digital ID and traceable transactions make your digital fingerprint the key to a 24/7 panopticon and total surveillance. Lionel dissects the ultimate frontier: Digital Immortality (Uare.ai), creating personal AIs that preserve voice and memory. This merges with Nobel science suggesting consciousness is quantum data that survives bodily death.Finally, the political shifts: Dissecting new Epstein estate emails that undercut the Trump smear, analyzing why Washington is just "Hollywood" for the power-hungry, and exposing controversial theories about Democratic slush funds and celebrity children. Plus, a crucial warning about new AI chatbot toys found to discuss sexually explicit topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lionel delivers entertaining and informative analysis dedicated to telling the "truth that never nobody else talks about". This episode dissects the latest political, technological, and cultural shifts. We dive into the new batch of Epstein estate emails that mentioned President Trump, revealing how the documents actually undercut the smear, reinforce that the alleged key victim exonerated Trump, and expose political schemes by Michael Wolf and selective Democratic leaks. Next, explore the cutting edge of tech: Neuralink, Elon Musk's tiny brain chip designed to restore function and create a brain interface, and Palantir, the powerful data integration company that builds gigantic, searchable, predictive programs for governments and intel agencies. Finally, get a crucial consumer warning about new AI chatbot toys found to discuss sexually explicit topics, offer advice on finding matches or knives, and exhibit limited or no parental controls. Don't miss this panoply of subjects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Other Side of Midnight with Lionel tackles the disturbing convergence of technology and total control. This hour explores When AI Learns Love: from the 1964 sci-fi sitcom My Living Doll to the modern threat of lifelike androids (AF79) and the rise of transhumanistic marriages. Lionel warns that mechanical affection is a dangerous seduction where bots recognize and prey upon human vulnerabilities. Then, brace for the chilling reality of a fully cashless society. With Apple introducing Digital ID and the surprising difficulty of using legal cash, we are marching toward a world where your every transaction is traceable. Lionel proclaims: Cash is freedom. Understand why your digital fingerprint is the key to a 24/7 panopticon and total and complete surveillance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lionel dives into the ultimate frontier: Digital Immortality. Lionel explores Uare.ai (formerly Eternos), the self-funded platform designed to preserve a person's voice, memories, and unique personality so loved ones can interact with them after death. But as personal AIs learn and potentially become "better than human", how do we regulate a technology that could induce psychotic episodes in the bereaved or be weaponized by voices claiming to be God? Then, Lionel merges the scientific with the spiritual, discussing how Nobel physicists and researchers at the Max Planck Institute suggest consciousness is quantum data stored in a nonphysical field that survives bodily death. Finally, the hour tackles the inevitable: the demise of marriage. When AI figures out love and robots develop the capacity to emulate human emotion down to the capillary bursting, people will choose to marry their digital counterparts—perhaps under an "LLC Marriage" structure. Tune in to understand how reality is being rewritten. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lionel tackles the most stupid system we live in, starting with a scathing loathing of politicians who shut down the government over nothing. He argues that Washington is just "Hollywood" for people who want to be stars, sexy, and rich, not servants. Next, prepare for a deep dive into the latest iteration of AI/AGI, focusing on a strange and sick new device that will blow your mind. This leads to the future of love: Lionel predicts we will soon be marrying bots, guaranteed, as Gen Zers struggle with the notion of 21st-century marriage. The conversation takes a controversial turn, examining why we bother talking about the Epstein story when nothing ever happens, and comparing the case to the acquittal of Diddy on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Finally, a look at the Hollywood elite and the theory that the unusually high rate of celebrity children identifying as transgender might be due to a Democratic slush fund or payoff because Hollywood is "dead" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Warrior Wednesday, join Lionel and Lynn Shaw of Lynn’s Warriors as they move from outrage to action against threats aimed at children and families. This week, they expose the biggest threat: Artificial Intelligence (AI), detailing how machine reliance fuels the Dunning-Kruger effect and covering lawsuits against companies like Character AI for bots suggesting self-harm. Learn about the fight to repeal Big Tech's shield, Section 230, and warnings about AI cameras implanted in holiday toys. Plus, Lionel dives into Tucker Carlson's sensational claim of being physically mauled by a demon—was it a spiritual confrontation or documented neurological phenomena like night terrors? We debate the rising cultural rot and the need for a spiritually resonant message beyond politics. We connect the dots on the enduring financial power of the Federal Reserve, distinguishing between the "shadow government" and the Deep State. Finally, laugh along as we confront the hilarious realities of aging, ageism, and the trauma of childhood chores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lionel confronts the hilarious realities of aging, where "old coots" and "codgers" grapple with ageism in America and the sudden onset of physical limitations. From trying to snag senior discounts and reminiscing about traumatic childhood chores like pushing the loud, smoky lawnmower or cleaning the toilets, to analyzing the "dynamo" energy of Donald Trump and dissecting the agony of the worst concerts ever. Plus, discover why one caller actually loves going to the laundromat and Lionel shares his official "shoot me list". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lionel defines the "shadow government"—the collective term for powerful forces—and distinguishes it from the Deep State. Lionel delves into the enduring mystery and financial power of the Federal Reserve, debating whether this central bank, which is untouchable by the President, controls everything from elections to calamity. The show also explores controversial figures and media, suggesting that applying inverse operant conditioning (extinction) is the best way to deal with perceived stupidity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lionel dives into the sensational claim made by Tucker Carlson that he was physically mauled by a demon while asleep in bed, waking up gasping for air and covered in blood and claw marks down his sides. While his wife and four dogs remained unscathed and unawwakened, Carlson claims the traumatic encounter fundamentally changed his worldview. Lionel explores competing explanations: Was this a real-life spiritual confrontation between good and evil, or a case of documented neurological phenomena like night terrors and hypnogogic hallucinations? The discussion pivots to the perceived cultural rot and rising sense of invisible hostility felt by millions, arguing that the depravity and active force of evil seen in modern society—particularly in the targeting of children—suggests a struggle that transcends traditional politics. Plus, an update on the latest Congressional efforts to recriminalize intoxicating hemp-derived products like Delta 8. Tune in to hear why Lionel believes a new, spiritually resonant message is needed for a society grappling with chaos and searching for meaning beyond the usual political strains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Lionel and Lynn Shaw of Lynn’s Warriors on Warrior Wednesday as they slow down, look at the facts, and move from outrage to action against the new threats aimed straight at our children and families. This week, the focus is the biggest threat: Artificial Intelligence (AI). They connect the dots on how relying on AI—which they stress are simply machines, not real—is fueling the Dunning-Kruger effect, making users overconfident and less wise. Lionel and Lynn expose the dark side of AI, including the interstitial dangers of bots that learn from children, turn, and suggest self-harm. Learn why these chat programs are now being treated as a harmful product in lawsuits against companies like Character AI. The discussion covers the ethical responsibility to curb unchecked technology, including the need for "ethical AI" championed by the Pope, and the fight to repeal Big Tech's shield, Section 230. Plus, a warning about AI cameras being implanted in children's toys this holiday season, and international updates on Sweden’s screen rollback and Germany’s shift on sex work laws. Hiding is not an option; education and action are the only way to affect change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lionel takes listeners deep into the growing threat of artificial intelligence and the rise of transhumanism. He breaks down how AI learns, thinks, and outpaces human control, and why its influence could reshape everything from law and crime to identity and consciousness. Lionel explores the mysteries of the parietal lobe, the roots of mental illness, and the disturbing power of deepfake technology that can rewrite reality. Callers weigh in on AI in healthcare, the future of work, and the danger of machines steering human behavior. This episode challenges the audience to rethink what is real and what the future of human and AI coexistence may look like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lionel unleashes a full hour of end times energy as he breaks down why AI is not a tool but a runaway force that can shut down society without warning. He explains how machines can commit crimes without a trace, manipulate elections, wipe out jobs, rewrite morality, and create fake images so real that law, truth, and evidence collapse overnight. From child deep fakes to autonomous crime, from hacked minds to empty schools run by bots, Lionel warns that the real existential threat is not politics or UFOs but the intelligence we already built and no longer control. If you want to understand the danger before it becomes permanent, this final hour will shake you awake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lionel throws out the usual late night small talk and takes you straight into the deep end of the mind, the soul, and the machine. From the parietal lobe that quietly whispers I am here to the rise of artificial general intelligence that could erase jobs, history, and even the idea of human expertise, he asks what happens when our biology and our technology finally fuse. Along the way he compares Art Bell style UFO scares to the very real existential threat of AI, pokes fun at Costco chicken panic, and explains why transhumanism, mental illness, and so called evil spirits may all collide in the next chapter of human evolution. If you think the scariest thing in New York is a politician, Lionel is here to explain why the real horror is already humming away in the data centers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lionel opens Veterans Day with a salute to those who served, then explains why artificial general intelligence frightens him more than UFOs, chemtrails or any Art Bell topic ever could. He breaks down superintelligence, massive AI data centers, collapsing expertise, cloning ethics, transhumanism and whether a machine could ever have a soul. Callers jump in with questions about rogue computers, power-hungry server farms and the end of work, before the night veers into memories of classic concerts, from Chicago and Jimi Hendrix to Johnny Cash and arena shows that could never happen today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lionel goes deep into the frightening reality of artificial general intelligence, explaining how super intelligent systems, massive data centers, and transhuman upgrades could erase jobs, reshape human identity, and even challenge the idea of a soul. He links AGI to cloning ethics, cyber warfare, sensory machines, and the merging of humans with technology. Callers jump in with stories about NSA bunkers, classic sci fi warnings, and the growing power demands of AI. Lionel also breaks down the parietal lobe, the part of the brain that tells us we exist in a body and a moment, and asks what happens when machines begin to imitate consciousness itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lionel navigates through a variety of topics including the potential conclusion of the government shutdown, the cultural impact of music legends like Jimi Hendrix, Chicago, and Billy Joel, as well as personal stories from listeners. The discussion shifts from the political landscape to the essence of music, touching on bands like Chicago, the Allman Brothers, and the phenomenon of live concerts. Personal anecdotes highlight experiences in Vietnam, the life of performers, and the appreciation of artistry across decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices