James Talarico’s radical record on Texas energy comes back to haunt him, while Abdul El-Sayed pushes Medicare for All and Kathryn Burgum joins the progrum to share her powerful story of addiction, recovery, and the Trump administration’s fight to transform treatment in America. Plus, otter attacks and a man survives a lightning strike. #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #Recovery 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:18 James Talarico’s Texas Oil Problem 0:11:10 Talarico Compares Texas Oil to Cassette Tapes 0:16:17 Talarico Scrambles to Rebrand as a Capitalist 0:21:11 Talarico Responds to His Past Controversial Comments 0:25:48 Abdul El-Sayed’s Radical Senate Campaign 0:32:06 El-Sayed’s Love Island Medicare for All Ad 0:37:45 Woman Mauled by an Otter in Lake Tahoe 0:43:11 GOP Staffer Survives a Direct Lightning Strike 0:48:28 Kathryn Burgum on America’s Addiction Crisis 0:56:53 Kathryn Burgum Shares Her Addiction and Recovery Story 1:02:06 Turning Recovery Into a National Mission