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By Richard Luthmann with Michael Volpe
THE UNKNOWN PODCAST 44: TRUMP’S 12-DAY WAR: BOMBS, MISSILES, AND A PEACE PRIZE?
Richard Luthmann didn’t hold back: “President Trump has achieved world peace.”
Co-host Michael Volpe set the stage in this week’s current events segment of The Unknown Podcast, describing President Trump’s high-stakes bombing campaign that targeted Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.
“He bombed one nuclear site, then hit the other two with submarine missiles,” Luthmann clarified.
The fallout? Israel and Iran announced a ceasefire. Trump declared he had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear capabilities and dubbed the skirmish “The 12-Day War,” twice as good as Israel’s famed Six-Day War.
“Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize,” Luthmann declared. “But they’ll never give it to him ‘cause they’re liberal bastards.”
Volpe wasn’t convinced.
“There’s no radiation. How do you destroy a nuclear facility with no radiation?” he asked, citing intelligence suggesting Iran may have removed materials before the strikes.
He credited Israel with most of the legwork, likening Trump to Mariano Rivera: “We were the closer.”
Luthmann argued that the strikes hit critical enrichment facilities.
“They can’t refine the uranium any further. It’s not weapons-grade. And Israel killed the engineers who could rebuild,” he claimed.
Volpe acknowledged it was a win, but not necessarily the knockout that Trump claims it to be.
THE UNKNOWN PODCAST 44: CHOLO INCITEMENT OR FREE SPEECH? SOCAL MAYOR IN FBI CROSSHAIRS
From Tehran to Los Angeles, the hosts turned to a viral video from Cynthia Gonzalez, the vice mayor of Cudahy, California.
The official called out local street gangs—by name—and asked why they weren’t defending their neighborhoods from “invasion.”
The feds are now investigating.
“She’s on a hairline trigger away from concerted action liability,” said Luthmann. “She’s directing known criminal organizations.”
He compared her comments to aiding terrorist groups.
Volpe wasn’t ready to prosecute.
“Protect your territory is vague,” he said. “There are a lot of ways to interpret that.”
Both agreed the remarks flirt with criminal incitement but likely fall short of federal charges.
Luthmann drew a sharp line: “If she had said how to do it—like sniper positions, RV bombs—that’s terrorism. But she didn’t.”
THE UNKNOWN PODCAST 44: DIDDY ON TRIAL: THE RICO THAT MIGHT STICK
Next up was Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal trial—racketeering, sex trafficking, transporting prostitutes. The co-hosts were split on the likely outcome.
Volpe would convict on some charges:
“He’s guilty of one count of sex trafficking and the transportation charges. But I’d acquit on the racketeering conspiracy.”
Luthmann saw it differently.
“They got him on RICO,” he said. “His freakouts were marketing gimmicks, but they were also criminal enterprises. He built his brand off crime.”
The duo mocked the defense’s short and feeble presentation.
“Diddy’s lawyers are not that bright,” Luthmann jabbed. “Two hours of rebuttal? This should’ve been a two-week show. These guys suck in plain English.”
Volpe credited the defense with exposing prosecutorial misconduct, but said the audio tapes sealed the case.
“Diddy’s only voice in this trial is on tapes. No cross-examining that.”
Luthmann noted the contrast with O.J. Simpson’s defense dream team: “Johnny Cochran sold the jury every day for two months. These clowns mailed it in.”
THE UNKNOWN PODCAST 44: SOCIALIST TAKES NYC DEM PRIMARY—BUT CAN ADAMS STILL WIN?
The episode closed with a breakdown of the New York City mayoral race. Zoran Mamdani, a 33-year-old socialist state assemblyman backed by AOC and the far left, won the Democratic primary.
But incumbent Mayor Eric Adams is running as an independent.
“This is a bellwether,” said Luthmann. “Zoran is too far left. The traditional Democratic base—blue-collar, black, brown voters—won’t follow him.”
Volpe noted, “Zoran was cheering on October 7th,” referring to the Hamas attack on Israel, questioning Mamdani’s electability in a general race.
Adams, despite being under federal investigation, has GOP-leaning PAC support.
“Trump’s fingerprints are all over this,” said Luthmann. “They’re backing Adams behind the scenes to keep immigration enforcement going.”
Luthmann predicted a three-way split: “Adams wins the middle. Zoran takes the progressives. Curtis Sliwa picks off the right. Adams walks back into office.”
Volpe summed it up with disgust: “So we’ve got a socialist, a sellout, and a guy in a red beret. This is New York City politics, folks.”
FINAL TAKEAWAY: THE UNKNOWN PODCAST STAYS UNFILTERED
The current events segment of The Unknown Podcast proved again that co-hosts Richard Luthmann and Michael Volpe are equal parts fire and facts. Whether discussing nuclear diplomacy, First Amendment minefields, celebrity crime, or political theater, the duo cuts through the noise.
Their verdict? Truth is under attack, power is corrupt, and someone has to call BS—loudly. And that’s exactly what The Unknown Podcast delivers.
“You can’t be a little pregnant,” Luthmann quipped. “These people either suck or they don’t. And right now, they suck.”
Stay tuned. This podcast isn’t pulling punches.
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