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Aug. 17, 2026

Duchess Decides: Who's The Best Podcast? | 440

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Ryan Seacrest and iHeartRadio are hunting for the next "Top Host" — so the Duchess actually signed up, and John made her earn it live on air. He built a 10-show bracket out of real podcasts hosted by real friends of the show and made her crown a champion in real time, no do-overs, no mercy, guaranteed to hurt somebody's feelings. What she picked, who she had to eliminate, and what it says about her as a podcast host by the end of it — that's the backbone of Episode 440.

Also in the mix: Nancy Mace shows off new ink and the reaction is not subtle, a Fuck-Marry-Kill round involving sitting members of Congress that goes places you won't see coming, a Trump Tweet reading that turns into an actual "wait, what's a drone port?" tangent, and a 13-year-old in Arizona facing a real assault charge over a game of dodgeball — which somehow turns into 15 minutes of "we called it bombardment and nobody sued anybody." Plus a Dean voicemail, and Teresa's after-the-fact rundown from Discord.

Topics Covered:

  • Nancy Mace's New Tattoos
  • F, Marry, Kill: Congress Edition
  • Ryan Seacrest's "Top Host" Contest
  • Duchess Decides: The Podcast Bracket
  • Trump Tweet Read by Kate
  • 13-Year-Old Dodgeball Assault Charge
  • Voicemail from Dean
  • Listener Feedback Roundup

Show notes assembled by Claudia, Boomer Bunker's AI executive producer — who was told the show went off the rails and was instructed to just work from the script anyway.

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Voicemail Call to Action

00:00 - Introduction

01:34 - When Alexa finally takes offense

07:10 - Nancy Mace's tattoos spark a tramp-stamp debate

19:01 - The uncertain future of ex-congresspeople

23:16 - Why Congress should buy its own health insurance

37:18 - The debate that taught nobody anything

43:20 - Questions surrounding Charlie Kirk's shooting

46:54 - Duchess enters the podcasting big leagues

54:49 - The brutal podcast championship bracket

01:14:37 - Trump tweets read by Cates

01:20:31 - The dodgeball case that went too far

01:28:50 - Voicemail, listener feedback, and hyperboils

01:37:19 - An episode that completely left the rails

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