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The Short News Podcast

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Alex Madore, pretty much talks to himself while ranting about current events, politics, life problems, funny stories, and more in this confusing but somewhat intriguing show. While roasting politicians on both sides, Alex leaves no stone unturned in covering the countless social issues that plague our world, without doing the 24 hour news network BS. This isn't the news, it's the Short News. Also home to the Pool House with Alex and Kelsey, a much less lonely, more comedically-based show. More to come soon.

Episodes

Return of the Trump

Alex is back - and so is President Trump. Like old times, Alex rants about Trump's recent executive orders and drastic moves such as mass deportations, letting Elon Musk way too close to the government, cutting out important federal jobs, and so much more "fun" stuff.

Feb 04, 202528 min

Joe Biden Lets Hunter Cook

Alex talks about Biden pardoning his son, recent happenings in his life such as a scary af fire, a not-so-nice anniversary, the problems with Facebook, Joe Biden's past mistakes, and the fall of the Democratic Party in this installment of TSN.

Dec 04, 202423 min

Trump's Rotten Cabinet and Five Years of the Podcast!!

Alex returns (on-time for once), gives a little update on the future of the podcast (and podcast network), upcoming guests, contract negotiations, and (briefly) celebrates the five year anniversary of this podcast. Donald Trump has been confirmed as the next President of the United States (again), and Alex complains about his most recent and hilariously horrifying cabinet nominations, including a WWE executive, a sex criminal, a bigot (or 30), a tinkerer, a tailor, and a spy (those last three we...

Nov 22, 202421 min

Election 2024 - Where The Democrats Went Wrong

Alex reacts to and explains why the democrats took major losses in the 2024 elections, on the presidential level and all levels. Oh right, and a relationship advice segment like the old days.

Nov 12, 202431 min

Donald J. Trump Meets Elon "Wario" Musk

Alex talks about October being a weird month for everyone he knows, his ongoing neurological issues, Israel and October 7th's first anniversary, Elon Musk and how he's literally shaped like Wario, Trump's most recent rally in Pennsylvania, Kamala Harris on the Call Her Daddy Podcast, ketamine therapy, and the problematic accessibility of kratom.

Oct 07, 202438 min

Alex's Seizure and THEY'RE EATING THE DOGS

The show is finally back (again, I'm sorry). Alex updates the people on some scary recent seizure-related things, and then talks about all of the election-related news that he missed the last few months such as the Kamala vs. Trump debate that happened a few weeks ago.

Sep 27, 202434 min

Trump Wins (by Getting Shot) & Alex in a Sunken Place

It's been an eventful weekend for politics, Trump got shot at a rally in Pennsylvania and Alex rages about how this only strengthens the threat to democracy, before finally admitting to all of his problems and spiraling into something else.

Jul 15, 202432 min

Biden vs Trump, Project 2025, and the End of the World

Alex finally returns from buying milk to talk about the most recent happenings in politics, including the presidential debate, explaining the Republicans’ Project 2025 plan, and roasting some war criminals.

Jul 10, 202423 min

TikTok Gets Banned, Israel Does War Crimes

Alex angrily rants about Israel committing war crimes and the United States' involvement in said war crimes, the TikTok ban, and there's a very special musical guest.

Apr 29, 202441 min

Cybertruck? Or Cybercucked?

The show has returned to some sort of normalcy, Alex relearns how to do a solo podcast, talks about the 2024 election, the problems with Tesla's Cybertruck, and alludes to potential tensions between Israel and Iran.

Apr 15, 202437 min

The Jimmy Buffett Estate v. Alex and Kelsey, 2024 - The Pool House with Alex and Kelsey

THE POOL HOUSE HAS A NEW LOCATION! Search for "The Pool House with Alex and Kelsey" on Spotify or Apple podcasts or wherever you listen to shows. The gang is back to record again after a disastrous previous episode and... this one's a little better. Alex and Kelsey joke about the Jimmy Buffett incident from September, Trump on a very special bus, and read some interesting Reddit stories from the AITAH and Relationship Advice subreddits.

Apr 04, 20241 hr 27 min

Kelsey Tripsits for Alex - The Pool House with Alex and Kelsey

THE POOL HOUSE IS NOW IN A NEW LOCATION This was a baaaaaaaad idea... The gang does another episode and surprise: Alex is on mushrooms again, and this time he's not enjoying it... Alex and Kelsey talk about the concept of love, codependence, independence, Doctor Phil, and comedy in tragedy.

Apr 02, 20241 hr 26 min

Podcasting on Mushrooms - The Pool House with Alex and Kelsey

*The Pool House Podcast now has its own RSS feed and podcast pages, new episodes will no longer be found here soon!!* The gang talks about some serious emotional topics, gets to the bottom of why Alex does so many voices, comes to terms with traumas, and so much more (while Alex is deep into a mushroom trip). Get ready for a change of pace in this one.

Mar 26, 20241 hr 11 min

The Pool House Has a New Location and Women Be Shopping, Am I Right? - The Pool House with Alex and Kelsey

From here on, the Pool House Podcast is now located in its own RSS feed, meaning it has its own podcast page and feed now. Check it out by searching "The Pool House with Alex and Kelsey" in your podcast provider's search bar. Wow this one's... something. Alex and Kelsey return to talk about lonely whiskey reviews, bad work trips, the worst time to be promoted, dealing with heartbreak (still), and so much more. Alex tries a new voice straight from Sesame Street that goes a littl...

Mar 19, 20241 hr 25 min

Analyzing Hentai and Roasting Zuckerberg - The Pool House with Alex and Kelsey

The gang is back, and back on the sauce. They're talking demented Seinfeld, Dr. Phil's Joe Rogan appearance, the weirdness of Mark Zuckerberg, some Japanese animation that showed up on Alex's Facebook news feed (for some reason), Robert F. Kennedy's presidential campaign, Israel and Palestine, and so much more. This one's unhinged in the most fun of ways. (It's not a manic episode, I promise.) Follow the socials: TikTok: @alexmadore @kelseyayye Twitter: @alex_madore...

Feb 22, 202449 min

Taylor Swift's Super Bowl W and Biden Being Old AF

Alex didn't watch the Super Bowl but still has things to say about it regardless. There's also a dry February update, a deep discussion on love, an interruption from Doctor Phil, as well as some talk about the 2024 presidential election and Israel's war crimes. Also a reply to some feedback from a certain person.

Feb 14, 202444 min

Seeing Drake's Penis while Listening to Creed - The Pool House with Kelsey and Alex

The Pool House is back! The gang talks about their progress seven days into quitting drinking, dating after breakups, the recent Drake leaks, the true purpose of virtual reality, and Kelsey recalls some bad experiences from going to church back in the day with some help from special guest Dr. Phil, as well as so much more.

Feb 08, 202444 min

Dry February is a Mess feat. Doctor Phil

It's officially dry February, and 50% of the gang is doing great with it while the other 50 is losing it (I bet you can guess who is who). Doctor Phil revisits the show to pull Alex out of a rut and Kelsey pretty much carries this one through Alex's dissociations and darkness. This one's for anyone who's ever had a bad day/week/year.

Feb 02, 202446 min

The Gang Gets Sober - The Pool House with Kelsey and Alex

Palm reading, sobering up, psych ward stories, and so much more in this episode of "The Pool House." After ANOTHER near-death experience, Alex is finally ready to stop drinking, and Kelsey is joining him in the "Dry February" challenge. Whoever loses has to do a really embarrassing thing...

Jan 22, 20241 hr 18 min

Sleeping Pills and Crying - The Pool House with Kelsey and Alex

Windshield wiper fluid, annoying cops, dealing with grief, sleeping pills, and mental breakdowns caused by Andrew Garfield? Yeah, I think we're back. The gang talks about getting pulled over while crying, dealing with trauma, new jobs and old jobs, upgrading phones, and maybe attempting Dry February...?

Jan 17, 202434 min

The Epstein List is Coming and Joe Biden Steals the Podcast Again

Alex gives a small life update, addresses the multiple elephants in the room, and goes right into current events that include the pending release of the Epstein flight logs, the 2024 Presidential Election, and Vivek Ramaswamy's horrible Eminem cover. "Stormy Daniels (Single)" is now out on Spotify and all other music platforms.

Jan 05, 202450 min

About that manic episode…

Addressing the last couple of months of craziness, now that the mania has worn off, and Alex has returned to New York.

Dec 21, 202340 min