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Get ready for another chaotic and completely unfiltered ride! Rachel's bringing the history heat with the shocking story of why John Adams—yes, THE John Adams—is the only founding father getting absolutely zero love in Washington DC. No monument, no statue, not even a measly plaque. Meanwhile, Meseidy's serving up the tea on Taylor Lorenz's bombshell exposé about how progressive influencers are secretly getting paid up to $8,000 a month by dark money groups (and why they're all eating each other alive over it). Plus: rotisserie chicken drama, chicken pot pie reviews, and why our founding fathers could intellectually demolish today's politicians. Fair warning—there might be some dog chaos because Mercedes is home alone and her husband's about to unleash the older pups. It's exactly what it says on the tin: completely unfiltered.

Episode Highlights

* John Adams Gets Zero Respect: The only founding father without any monument, statue, or memorial in Washington DC—despite being the first president to live in the White House and the only one who never owned slaves.

* The $8,000 Monthly Secret: Taylor Lorenz exposed how progressive influencers are getting paid thousands monthly by dark money groups through "Chorus" while being contractually forbidden from disclosing the arrangement.

* Progressive Civil War: The left is currently eating itself alive over the dark money revelations, with creators attacking Taylor Lorenz and fighting over whether taking corporate cash makes you a sellout.

* Tara McGowan's Shadow Network: The fascinating web connecting failed Iowa caucus apps, fake local news sites, and the woman now dating Senator Chris Murphy who's been orchestrating Democrat digital strategy since 2017.

* Adams and Jefferson's Epic Friendship: The incredible story of how these founding fathers went from besties to bitter enemies to friends again—and died on the same day, July 4th, 1826, exactly 50 years after independence.

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Homework

Adams Memorial Commission

A Dark Money Group Is Secretly Funding High-Profile Democratic Influencers

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Unfiltered Conversations

03:36 Exploring John Adams: The Forgotten Founding Father

06:48 The Legacy of John Adams and His Impact

09:42 The Absence of Monuments: A Historical Perspective

12:44 The Alien and Sedition Acts: Controversies in Adams' Presidency

15:37 Current Efforts for a John Adams Memorial

18:36 The Importance of Civic Education and Historical Memory

30:32 The Vice Presidency: A Historical Perspective

36:11 The Business Plot: A Coup Against FDR

39:38 Dark Money and Political Influencers

50:05 Tara McGowan and the Evolution of Political Messaging

53:27 The Influence of Dark Money in Media

56:14 Progressive Messaging and the Democrat Divide

01:00:51 The Battle of Influencers: Progressives vs. Conservatives

01:07:24 Political Speech and the Ethics of Funding

01:09:30 The Organic Growth of Conservative Media

01:12:50 The Infighting Within the Democrat Party