They kick things off with the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award going to Jerome Powell and “the people of the Twin Cities,” which leads to a sharp conversation about immigration enforcement, media narratives, political branding, and how the word courage now gets stretched so far it could snap. From there, they get into Trump’s joke about Japan and Pearl Harbor, Congress debating a bill tied to harming law enforcement animals, Denmark allegedly preparing for a possible U.S. move on Greenland, and why the federal government needs to get its grubby lizard fingers out of the student loan business.

Then the show takes a turn from political absurdity to modern-life dread. Fingers and Sarah dig into the alarming rise in death rates among Gen X and elder millennials, which spins into a conversation about colorectal cancer, colonoscopies, processed food, fast food, stress, and whether a generation raised on pizza rolls and “just keep moving” is finally paying the bill. After that, they tackle a new experimental keto pill that promises the effects of dieting without giving up carbs, an AI-generated Val Kilmer appearing posthumously in a new film, and Tinder wanting deeper access to users’ photo libraries to build more “authentic” matches. In other words: health anxiety, artificial people, privacy collapse, and the future getting dumber by the minute.

If you miss the live show on WAAM Talk Radio, you can catch The Snark Factor on your favorite podcast platform.

In this episode:

• The fallout and meme war surrounding the U.S. strikes on Iran
• A reshuffling at Homeland Security and the politics around it
• Polymarket pulling a betting market on whether a nuclear weapon would be detonated this year
• A disturbing case involving a Wisconsin teenager accused of plotting to assassinate President Trump with a drone
• A grocery store parking lot scam that can drain your bank account in seconds
• Los Angeles giving the Brady Bunch house historic landmark status
• Britney Spears headlines and the strange world of celebrity news

Politics, internet culture, scams, and a few unexpected detours — just another Sunday morning on The Snark Factor.

This week, Fingers and Sarah start with an awkward little truth for Democrats:
even with the “midterms are ours” confidence floating around… their own voters don’t seem thrilled with the party.

An AP-NORC poll shows Democratic favorability among Democrats sliding from the high 80s/low 90s range down to about 70%—and the conversation turns into a bigger question:

How long can a political movement run on pure Trump hatred… without offering anything else?

From there, the show pivots into two stories that feel like they should be jokes… but unfortunately are not.

TSA and the “$100 or more” shake-down

A class action lawsuit aims to stop TSA from seizing travelers’ cash—sometimes without charges ever being filed. The episode breaks down how civil asset forfeiture turns “suspicion” into a business model… and why the amounts are often sized perfectly to make fighting back not worth it.

Washington, D.C.: raw sewage into the Potomac… for a month

Then we hit the D.C. water disaster: hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage flowing into the Potomac from burst pipes, while officials argue and the media shrugs—until Trump mentions it, and suddenly people are mad at the guy talking about it.

And the cherry on top: the D.C. Water CEO is David Gaddis—a name tied to Flint-era water controversy—because in government, failure doesn’t end careers. It upgrades them.

Also included: a Menards parking lot encounter that ends with a guy trying to sell candy bars to fund a motel room… which is a sentence that really captures the era.

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Mitch McConnell 'takes his revenge' on Trump.

Democrats chased Joe Rogan, Elon Musk and RFK Jr. away. Are democrats so out of touch? No, it's the children who are wrong.

The Trump administration begins mass layoffs across multiple federal agencies.

DOGE is set to audit the IRS.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency has found billions of taxpayer dollars parked at a financial institution by the Biden-Harris Administration.

Unpopular hot take -- Fingers and Sarah liked the Super Bowl Halftime Show.

Fingers ends the show by featuring the band Jamestown Bound.

All that and much more on episode 1410 of The Snark Factor.

Fingers Malloy and Sarah Smith host The Snark Factor Radio Program on WAAM 92.7FM Ann Arbor, MI.

Listen to The Snark Factor Sunday mornings on WAAM, Ann Arbor. The Snark Factor is available on your favorite podcast platform. For all things snark, visit www.fingersmalloy.com.

The Snark Factor is back in podcast form! And the freakout has begun. No, not about the show again being available on your favorite podcast platform. The freakout is over the election. And the fun is just beginning.

Also, Fingers wants to start a national conversation about spoiler alerts. A mom tells her daughter she isn’t welcome to visit this Thanksgiving, and it has nothing to do with politics. There will be a major shakeup at CNN. Do we care?

All that and much more on episode 1401 of The Snark Factor.

Fingers Malloy and Sarah Smith host The Snark Factor Radio Program on WAAM 92.7FM Ann Arbor, MI.

Listen to The Snark Factor Sunday mornings on WAAM, Ann Arbor. The Snark Factor is available on your favorite podcast platform. For all things snark, visit www.fingersmalloy.com.

Fingers visited Springfield, Ohio. Are the immigrants eating the cats? Are they eating the dogs? Did we hear what is going on in this small Ohio community? Fingers didn't want the spin; he wanted the truth.

All that and much more on episode 1400 of The Snark Factor.

Fingers Malloy and Sarah Smith host The Snark Factor Radio Program on WAAM 92.7FM Ann Arbor, MI.

Listen to The Snark Factor Sunday mornings on WAAM, Ann Arbor. The Snark Factor is available on your favorite podcast platform. For all things snark, visit www.fingersmalloy.com.

A CPAC wrapup.
Syndicated Radio Host Tony Katz updates us on what's going on in Israel... from Israel.
Can Trump win in November?
Gavin Newsom sparks outrage over minimum wage exemption benefiting donor -- critics demand a probe.
California proposes landlords must accept pets, experts warn rents will rise.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams calls for changes to NYC sanctuary policy.

All that and much more on episode 1398 of The Snark Factor.

Fingers Malloy and Sarah Smith host The Snark Factor Radio Program on WAAM 92.7FM Ann Arbor, MI.

Listen to The Snark Factor Sunday mornings on WAAM, Ann Arbor. The Snark Factor is available on your favorite podcast platform. For all things snark, visit www.fingersmalloy.com.

The Chris Christie smirk.
Why can't the GOP throw a good debate?
Joe Biden and the UAW strike.
Target is closing more stores!
Late-night TV is back! Do you care?

All that and more on episode 1371 of The Snark Factor.

Fingers Malloy and Sarah Smith host The Snark Factor Radio Program on WAAM 92.7FM Ann Arbor, MI.

Listen to The Snark Factor Sunday mornings on WAAM, Ann Arbor. The Snark Factor is available on your favorite podcast platform. For all things snark, visit www.fingersmalloy.com.

Fingers Malloy and Sarah Smith host The Snark Factor Radio Program on WAAM 92.7FM Ann Arbor, MI.

Our guests were:

Dr. Jim Petersen and Lt. Colonel Barry Bridger stopped by to talk about their book, The Spirit to Soar.

Joe Hanneman of The Epoch Times told us about his new documentary, The Real Story of January 6.

Jeff Bermant is the founder of Tusk -- a free speech browser that fights censorship.

Bianca Gracia of Latinos for America First described Donald Trump's impact on Latino small business owners and told us what is really going on at our southern border.

Listen to The Snark Factor Sunday mornings on WAAM, Ann Arbor. For all things snark, visit www.fingersmalloy.com.