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Boomer Pride | 418
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- Boomer Bunker
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- Jun 2, 2026
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Summary
It's Pride Month, and the Bunker is celebrating the only way it knows how — by not caring. John, the Duchess, and Producer Mike kick off Episode 418 with a full rundown on the Delaney Hall ICE detention center disaster in Newark, where New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill spent a week pouring gasoline on a fire she started, then had the nerve to ask everyone to calm down. The NJ State Police eventually showed up and did what the governor couldn't — they ran in with shields, cornered the crowd like a fishing net, and zip-tied their way through the whole mess. It was, as John put it, fantastic. From there, the crew covers the LA mayoral race heating up, Spencer Pratt shutting down a reporter trying to hang Trump around his neck, Gavin Newsom's very creepy "break the glass" comment about Democrats being locked out of California, a Maine Senate candidate with a Nazi tattoo and a Kik sexting account, a Fitbit named "Bomb" that turned a plane around mid-Atlantic, a Pennsylvania man who settled his divorce with an excavator, and listener voicemails that get progressively more unhinged as the night goes on. Oh, and Trump tweets read by Kate. Sparky approved. Topics Covered: Pride Month Opener — John welcomes everyone to Gay Pride Month with all the enthusiasm of a man who's used to it. The Eagles put out a Pride logo, the Steelers and Cowboys didn't, and the hosts agree that nobody should be telling teams how to celebrate anything. The Podcasting Civil War: HLS vs. RSS — Apple Podcasts is switching to HLS video format, and the podcasting world is apparently taking sides. John breaks down what it means for the future of audio-first shows and whether RSS is the new AM radio. Daughter Crowd Surfing + Old Tech Nostalgia — John's youngest daughter got passed around at a concert, whic…