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Messy Times

Christopher Messinamessytimes.show
Ultimate Enlightentainment. The messy times we live in are no accident. An entrepreneurial financier provides unvarnished clarity about the truth behind politicians' lies, while providing equal airtime to positive, creative people advancing our understanding and appreciation of the world. Christopher Messina is joined by a rotating cast of guests and co-hosts to dive deeply into the objective reality we inhabit, calling out those who distort truth for their own purposes, while encouraging people building positivity in their work and communities.
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Episodes

Joe Naps and Kamala Cackles While Afghans are Murdered and Americans are Trapped

In contrast to everything else these idiots are doing, we are all going to be grateful for the rampant inflation heading our way like a billion ton freight train without brakes. Tune in to find out why I cancelled my subscription to the Wall Street Journal. My heart breaks for the Afghan people who are going to lose their lives because they helped coalition forces try to create a better future for Afghanistan.

Aug 25, 20219 minSeason 2Ep. 25

Messy Times 2, Handsy Andy Cuomo 0! May Celebrations Ring Out Across the Land!

Finally! The absolute disgrace Governor Cuomo has resigned! Messy Times has been putting pressure on this clown from our very first recording and we are delighted to see our hard work has prevailed! Join us in dancing, music and bowls of wassail! The Wuhan Nursing Home Murderer, Economy Destroyer and Serial Gropist is exiting the Governor's Mansion!

Aug 10, 20213 minSeason 2Ep. 22

Save New York and America! Heshy Tischler Returns to Messy Times!

In Heshy's third visit to the show, he discusses the malaise affecting everyday voters. Our glittering host Christopher Messina has been asking people across society to diagnose the ongoing decay of American society. Heshy offers solid observations on the apathy and fear of average citizens just trying to live their lives (relatively) free of the jackboot of an aggressive and often illegally-operated government. How, for example, can the damned CDC (Centers for Disease Control) unilaterally DEST...

Aug 06, 202155 minSeason 2Ep. 20

The Next Governor of New York Rob Astorino Visits Messy Times

Rob Astorino is the next Governor of New York. Assuming, of course, that New Yorkers buck decades of habit and vote for a good candidate. Rob has proven that he can make government work - GASP! Wait for it... - on behalf of American taxpayers! He is stepping up to the plate to fix New York State, bringing with him the experience of telling everyone the last time he ran against Handsy Andy about how awful and corrupt New York's current Governor is. That was BEFORE King Cuomo murdered thousands of...

Jul 03, 202139 minSeason 2Ep. 25

Che Guevara; The American Left's Love Affair with Evil Murderers

What would you say to someone you saw in public wearing a tee shirt with Hitler's face on it? Wearing an image proudly of a psychotic, mass murdering sociopath would be a pretty extreme, anti-social act, we think all our listeners would agree. Then why on earth is it remotely acceptable for anyone to walk around wearing a Che Guevara tee shirt? Why did Robert Redford and Benicio del Toro make a film celebrating an evil coward who murdered tens of thousands people while creating Castro's totalita...

Jun 12, 20219 minSeason 2Ep. 20

Tarpon Springs and Mattituck: Hotbeds of Abusive Governmental Overreach!

What do Tarpon Springs, Florida and Mattituck, New York have in common? Petty, abusive local politicians passing illegal, unconstitutional laws designed to harm individual business owners trying to feed their families. In Tarpon Springs, local entrepreneurs Elijah and Ashley Durham opened up a food truck called SOL Burger to serve tasty gourmet burgers to a highly willing set of customers. They had an agreement to park on the private premises of a local brewery, and their business flourished. Br...

May 21, 202126 minSeason 2Ep. 21

The Democrats Continue to "Follow the Science"

Following up from our earlier episode on 7 October 2020 (Follow the Science! Yes, Let's Do That. Open the Schools, Economy and, Well, Everything), we bring you a sad update. Sad, because we really wish we had been wrong in our diagnosis and predictions. As we said in October 2020, everyone screeching "I follow the science!" really meant "I support draconian totalitarian dictatorship in violation of civil liberties with NO basis in actual scientific or statistical reasoning." From a marketing poi...

May 20, 20217 minSeason 2Ep. 19

Hamas Responds to Messy Times Praise of the Abraham Accords

The evil death cult Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip in June of 2007 after fighting in the streets once they lost the election for governmental control. They have since that time brought terror to the community they supposedly "represent," and have destroyed any chance of economic growth by waging constant terror attacks on Israel. Hamas being the so very brave "fighters" that they are, choose to hide their missile batteries inside schools, hospitals, mosques and within residential distric...

May 17, 20218 minSeason 2Ep. 18

Crazy Florida Woman Rebekah Jones Fabricated Lies - The Media Love Her!

Today in Gender Equity, Messy Times focuses on the wild tale of a completely criminal liar in Florida named Rebekah Jones. Liar Jones had a low-level job with the Florida Department of Health. All she had to do was take the data given to her about COVID in the State and put those data into pretty pictures on the DOH website. Instead of doing her job, she began to post fabulous lies on social media as if she were an authorized spokesperson for the DOH, to modify computer permissions to lock out h...

May 13, 20217 minSeason 2Ep. 17

Abraham Accords - Why Do the Media Ignore ACTUAL Middle East Peace?

President Trump's team catalyzed real, actual peace between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Morocco and Bahrain. Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait will likely follow suit soon. The Abraham Accords were signed on 13 August 2020, in an event that ACTUALLY deserves at the minimum a Nobel Peace Prize. There are direct flights between Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi, flights full of tourists and businesspeople. Huge strides are being made on a daily basis to increase the direct, one-to-one relationship...

May 10, 202110 minSeason 2Ep. 16

A Young South African Discusses Her Country's Slow Motion Collapse

We are honored to be joined in the studio on Karl Marx's birthday by Kyra Tarr, a young South African journalist. She shares her keen insights into the current state of her nation's social dysfunction and provides some excellent color for those unfamiliar with the recent history of South African politics as to how a nation full of such promise under Nelson Mandela has slid so far so fast. Tune in for a riveting discussion! There is hope for us all yet, if the 20-somethings across the world can a...

May 05, 202148 minSeason 2Ep. 16

New York State Legislature Loves Jew-Hating Vandals

In one more bizarre lurch into societal chaos, the New York State Legislature changed bail rules in January 2020. There are some compelling arguments to reform the bail system but removing it entirely has proven to be disastrous. By tying judges' hands when it comes to setting bail terms - which are an excellent way to ensure that the alleged offender turns up for his or her court appearance - more truly dangerous people are arrested and instantly set free. One excellent judge - Louis Nock - dec...

May 03, 20215 minSeason 2Ep. 14

Ottomans or Austro-Hungarians? Patrick L. Young joins us for a robust discussion on technology, freedom and markets!

World-renowned capital markets expert and original fintech visionary joins Messy Times for a wide ranging discussion anchored in human freedom, intelligent choice and the development of the human experience. Patrick has taken a break from finishing his recent book Victory or Death and his weekly podcast IPO VID, to share with us his thoughts on the vagaries of global economic development. Exchanges! Centralized bureaucracy! The stifling hand of the Administrative State versus the chaotic and del...

Apr 19, 202154 minSeason 2Ep. 14

CBS's "60 Minutes" used to contain actual, objective news. How we long for those halcyon days.

We at Messy Times are baffled at what we endure on behalf of you, our wonderful listeners. We have volunteered to throw ourselves on the grenade of fake news and nonsensical propaganda so that you don't have to be exposed to these lies directly. But we wonder why the media establishment both holds normal Americans in such contempt and why they think Americans are so stupid as to believe every single lie they tell. We had to respond to the appalling idiocy of whoever is in charge at CBS for the f...

Apr 07, 202112 minSeason 2Ep. 12

Bill O'Herron Discusses his Magisterial Work "Waking Up Marriage; Finding Truth in Your Partnership"

We are delighted to have Bill O'Herron, LCSW, join us for a spirited discussion ranging from one's connection to self, to how that better confrontation with one's primal reality enables better relationships with the people in our lives and how - stretching it a bit - society itself can either tear itself apart or take meaningful steps towards improvement. Meditation! Pootie Tang's greatest hits! The Tao of Dodging Plates! The higher apes' approach to reproduction! It's all here! Join us for a sp...

Apr 04, 202145 minSeason 2Ep. 12

Heshy Tischler Returns to Messy Times on February 18th

Our favorite New Yorker, Heshy Tischler joins us in the studio to talk in more depth about the horrendous King Cuomo, why New York has been infected for decades with Bad Ideas and why honorable Americans need to stand up to the blatant totalitarian nonsense all around us. Have a listen before we all get thrown in jail for sedition. Go to https://www.heshytischler.com to learn more about and to support New York's Last Hope.

Mar 06, 20211 hr 6 minSeason 2Ep. 9

King Cuomo Lied, People Died but The Press Vilified Lifesaver Ron DeSantis

Was there ever a mythical age of Honest Journalism? Were H.L. Mencken and Mike Wallace truly the objective reporters of fact that we remember them to be? Today's press is pure fiction and they wonder why the vast majority of Americans call them Fake News. A phrase, by the way, which The Donald did not invent and examples of which go back centuries. Usually in relation to politics, curiously enough... Ron DeSantis calmly FOLLOWED THE ACTUAL SCIENCE so Floridians are now free citizens of the The L...

Feb 23, 202113 minSeason 2Ep. 9

Tulsi Gabbard warns against the Insane Witchhunt of Normal Americans

Tulsi Gabbard is a great American. You can visit her website to find out more about why we respect her commitment to America and her achievements. Today, we are concerned watching the accelerating downward spiral of American politics. After hectoring us all for four years about how awful Orange Man Bad was and how he alone was causing domestic disharmony, the Biden Unity Government has committed to quadrupling down on the insane conspiracy theories about a massive White Supremacist Insurgency wh...

Jan 25, 202112 minSeason 2Ep. 7

Messy Times a/k/a the Amanda Gorman Fan Club has some advice for President Biden

Amanda Gorman is a wonderful poet and every American should be proudly delighted that our nation produced her. Garth and Gaga were OK, too. The Co-Hosts of Messy Times, in keeping with our mandate to bring reason to the public square, wish Mr. Biden firstly nothing but splendid and robust good health for the next 48 months, secondly a successful term in office (at least related to the proper things an American President should do, which is a tiny fraction of what ALL politicians think those shou...

Jan 22, 202111 minSeason 2Ep. 5

New York's Savior, Heshy Tischler, Shows Us the Right Way to Govern

America is in a very dark place, after four years of partisan screeching and lies, with apparently another four years of the same coming at us at an even higher volume and intensity. In the midst of the insane, unjust and entirely illogical economic shutdowns in New York, one man has stood steadfastly athwart the barricades, fighting the evil dictates of King Cuomo and Comrade De Blasio. https://www.heshytischler.com Once you've heard Heshy tell the boys at Messy Times what he's all about, you'l...

Jan 15, 202133 min

January 6th: The Coup That Wasn't is the Reminder We Need

We're hearing increasing screams of partisanship after the events of January 6th which is both predictable and a serious shame. Messy Times is not going to be one more voice saying the obvious things about how bad this was or how good this was, depending on one's "news source" drug of choice. (Recorded the day after the Capital ruckus, we were as yet unaware of the death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick who subsequently died of his wounds.) Ignore the noise. Pay attention to who thinks t...

Jan 13, 202110 minSeason 2Ep. 3

The Capitol Invasion is further evidence that EVERYONE needs to take it down a notch

Americans have been pushed to the breaking point during 2020. There have been myriad examples of destructive behavior erupting from the very real pressures and frustrations many people feel. Join us as we provide some badly-needed clarity and objectivity which once again is NOT being provided by 99.95% of the media and political classes. If things are to get better without getting worse first, the path laid out by the Co-Hosts of Messy Times is the one best followed....

Jan 09, 202125 minSeason 2Ep. 3

Low taxes are nice.... BUT Florida's fauna will KILL you if the Sun doesn't get you first!

Rational high-earners are fleeing high-tax States for sunnier climes. That makes sense. BUT beware of moving to Florida, which is indeed a rational capitalist Paradise. Crocodiles patrolling the beaches! Sharks bite thousands of people per day, no matter what the "statistics" say! There's no ozone so your face will melt off if you're caught outside without SPF 85+! The mosquitoes have apparently bred with the Osceola Turkey - the biggest one weighed in at 7 lbs! On the flip side, if you stay whe...

Jan 06, 202111 minSeason 1Ep. 2

Kurt Eichenwald - NY Times bestseller - calls for premeditated murder of random people

We at Messy Times wanted to start the New Year off on a positive note. We are trying to do so, but sadly the first major story that hit us in 2021 was the pure evil of a man named Kurt Eichenwald (www.kurteichenwald.com) who on Twitter publicly declared his desire to "beat an antimasker to death." His "justification" for this murderous call to action is that someone in his family died of the Wuhan Virus, and rather than railing at G-d or Fate for the sad fact of a loved one contracting a fatal d...

Jan 04, 202114 minSeason 2Ep. 1

Bitcoin! FOMO or FOBI? Messy Times gives it to you hard, fast and straight, no blockchain required!

Do you invest in cryptocurrencies? Are you the idiot who spent 12 Bitcoins on a pizza back when this whole nonsense was a glimmer in a few paranoid tech geeks' eyes? Do you listen to friends speak "knowingly" about Bitcoin and wonder whether they're full of hot air or actually secret quadrillionaires afraid you might be an IRS snitch? Join James and Christopher while they enlightentain you on all things crypto. Now in faster format - the same brilliance but in speed dating format! What's not to ...

Dec 12, 202011 minSeason 1Ep. 25

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and the Continuing Fight for Western Civilization

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks passed away on 7 November 2020, may his memory be for a blessing. He was one of the West's most articulate, thoughtful, brilliant and compassionate expositors of what it truly means to lead a good and just life. He was a profound thinker and beloved leader who gave hope to millions and suggested a way of looking at human existence and meaning which stands as a solid bulwark against the secularist trends which have been eating away corrosively at what used to be called W...

Nov 23, 202021 minSeason 1Ep. 23

Nice State ya got here. Sure would be a shame if I moved to it....

Millions of Americans are on the move. They are fleeing bankrupt states whose "leaders" encourage non-stop riots and mayhem in the streets while denying normal people the right to work, pray or study. Problem is, many of those people flee to well-run states and continue to vote the way they did before, which is what got those terribly-run states into the mess they're in in the first place. Join us as we help newcomers to rational states cope with the cognitive dissonance of discovering they've a...

Nov 18, 202018 minSeason 1Ep. 21

Prison Reform, Roadtrip Rules and the Disgrace of For-Profit Prisons.

The vast unfairness in our prison system has many roots. At the core, if we as a society want to levy just punishment for crimes committed while encouraging honest reentry into society of ex-cons, we need to restructure radically not only our approach to sentencing but also fix the multiple-jeopardy problems associated with cash fines on top of time served. Joins us while we clarify the issues holding many of our fellow citizens back and provide crystal clear proposals for rapid and effective re...

Nov 17, 202025 minSeason 1Ep. 20

Kindergarten teachers don't reward bad behavior. Why did the American voter do just that?

Rational Americans for months watched in horror and dismay as Democrat governors and mayors allowed violent scum to run riot in vulnerable neighborhoods, attack police and destroy the businesses and lives of people that they are claiming to "represent." With a blatancy that Orwell would have been disgusted by, the complicit media establishment told Americans not to believe our damned lying eyes, but to believe that billions of dollars in property damage, attacks and murder by Leftist mobs were r...

Nov 15, 202022 minSeason 1Ep. 19
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