Episode
This F*cking Guy: Ronald Reagan
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- Hysteria
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- Jul 12, 2026
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- 4525
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Summary
In our 43rd episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the Jelly Bean Jack*ss, Ronald Reagan. From his B-list acting days, to "fighting" WWII from Culver City, to being an FBI rat, to his unforgivable handling of the AIDS crisis, to mucking up foreign affairs for decades to come, this may be one of our most deluded guys yet. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here . For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the name of the podcast, episode title, and episode date. Sources: Ronald Reagan: Informant ( Salon ) Peeping Ron ( Book Forum ) Ronald Reagan’s shameful legacy: Violence, the homeless, mental illness ( Salon ) Ronald Reagan’s wartime lies: The president had quite a Brian Williams problem ( Salon ) The Mendacity Index ( Washington Monthly ) On a wing and a prayer ( Alec Nevala-Lee ) Tear Down This Myth ( Google Books ) Reagan & Co. ( The Washington Post ) California: Credibility in Sacramento ( Time ) The Lion King: An Exchange ( NY Books ) Reagan Expresses Horror at Claim That the Holocaust is a Hoax ( Jewish Telegraphic Agency ) The Myth of Ronald Reagan and the Nazi Death Camps ( National Review ) The Stupidity of Ronald Reagan ( Slate ) Paying Lip Service ( The Village Voice ) The Road to Reagandom ( Slate ) How Ronald Reagan's Time at General Electric Pushed Him to Conservatism ( Lit Hub ) Ronald Reagan’s Millions ( Rolling Stone ) How Prop 14 Shaped California's Racial Covenants ( PBS Socal ) Here's the Rest of Him ( Claremont Review of Books ) Alla Nazimova ( AFI Catalog Spotlight ) The Global HIV/AIDS Timeline ( KFF ) History of the HIV Epidemic ( Gilead ) When AIDS Was Funny Casts a Harsh Light on the Reagan Administration’s Indifference to HIV ( HIV Plus Mag ) Shor…