# Socialism, Strikes, and Senate Hearings

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Podcast: [The Rita Cosby Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rita-cosby-show-4484149)
Published: 2026-07-30T05:59:18+00:00
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## Resource

In this fiery episode, Rita dives into the latest breaking news on heavy US military strikes hitting dozens of command and control centers in Iran. The show then shifts focus to New York City's controversial new leadership, featuring actor James Woods' stark warnings about the city's future and the rise of democratic socialism but the real fireworks start when the phones light up over Dr. Anthony Fauci’s shocking decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment during a Senate hearing. Rita and her fired-up callers hold nothing back as they tear into Fauci's private diary entries about vaccine side effects, his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the infamous gain-of-function research. Buckle up for an unapologetic, hard-hitting hour of talk radio featuring a legendary on-air showdown with a dissenting caller named Stan

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