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Daily Show Notes · Friday, June 12, 2026 · Hosted by Jake Smith

9:00  Worst Media Quote of the Week

Jake opens the show with the weekly MRC NewsBusters poll. Geoff Dickens runs through the contenders for the worst media quote of the week and explains how listeners can cast their own vote.

• POLL: What was the worst media quote of the week?
• Cast your vote: NewsBusters weekly poll

Geoff Dickens · Director of Media Analysis, MRC NewsBusters

9:20  NFL Streaming Hearings, the Epstein Files, and Countdown to 250

Murray Sabrin joins to talk congressional hearings on NFL streaming, the continued focus on the Epstein files, and the run up to America's 250th year of independence.

• Congressional hearings on NFL streaming
• The continued focus on the Epstein files
• Countdown to 250: celebrating 250 years of American independence

Murray Sabrin, PhD · Mises Institute Associated Scholar and Emeritus Professor of Finance at Ramapo College of New Jersey

9:35  Monologue: Chicken Little

Jake's daily monologue.

9:45  What an Iran Deal Would Mean for the Economy

Kerry Lutz looks at the economic stakes of a possible Iran deal, from inflation and oil prices to how voters may judge the conflict heading into November.

• If Iran signs, what is the immediate and long term effect on the U.S. economy?
• What will the economy look like in November, heading into the midterms?
• How long will it take inflation to calm if oil prices fall to $60 a barrel?
• Response to President Trump's disclosure of "DARK TANKER" traffic in the Strait of Hormuz
• At the end of the day, how will Americans remember the Iran conflict if a deal is signed and prices come down?

Kerry Lutz · Financial Survival Network, with more than 62,000 subscribers

10:00  A Peace Deal With Iran Within Reach

Jon Glasgow breaks down reports that a peace deal with Iran is close, the open questions about who is negotiating, and what Tehran is and is not confirming.

• A peace deal with Iran is within reach
• Trump says Iran is willing to give up its nuclear program. Do we believe him?
• Iran is denying news of a pending deal. Are we surprised?
• We still do not know who the Trump Administration is dealing with, or who would sign the deal if it happens
• If Iran capitulated on its nuclear program after one night of bombing, why did Trump wait so long?
• Response to President Trump's disclosure of "DARK TANKER" traffic in the Strait of Hormuz

Jon Glasgow · host of Sunday Report on Newsmax · @Glasgow_Jon

10:20  The Deal, Capitol Hill, and the Primaries

Glasgow turns to the politics: how an Iran deal could land on Capitol Hill, the latest primary results, and a preview of his Newsmax show.

• If the Iran deal is signed this weekend, what are the ramifications on Capitol Hill? Do the "Trump's War" cries fade or carry into the midterms?
• Jon's analysis of the primary contests in Maine and California
• Will Platner be on the ballot in November?
• Nancy Mace finished far back in the South Carolina governor's primary, where Trump backed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette
• What to make of Susan Collins flipping her vote two days ago on the Save America Act
• A preview of Sunday Report on Newsmax

Jon Glasgow · host of Sunday Report on Newsmax · @Glasgow_Jon

10:30  Capitol Hill Report

Nathan Worcester files his Capitol Hill report on the deal, the primaries, the FISA fight, and a new intelligence nomination.

• If the Iran deal is signed this weekend, the ramifications on Capitol Hill
• Nathan's analysis of the primary contests in Maine and California
• Nancy Mace finished far back in South Carolina, where Trump backed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette
• Is Nancy Mace's political career over?
• What to make of Susan Collins flipping her vote two days ago on the Save America Act
• The latest on the impending expiration of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)
• Trump says he is nominating U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence. Will he have a better chance of Senate confirmation than Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte?

Nathan Worcester · Senior Reporter and award winning journalist for The Epoch Times, based in Washington DC

10:50  Oil Prices, Hormuz, and the Tariff Fight

Economist Jeffery Degner tracks falling oil prices, a surprising jump in wholesale inflation, the secret tanker traffic through Hormuz, and a tariff ruling working through the courts.

• A deal with Iran has been announced and oil prices are already falling, but how far and how fast?
• Wholesale prices rose 1.1% in May, more than expected, on a surge in energy prices
• A report that the U.S. secretly moved 200 ships through Hormuz: satellite images show many tankers turning off transponders and, under radio silence, unloading cargo at sea. Is this why gasoline prices have fallen over the past two weeks? Israel Hayom
• A U.S. Appeals Court allowed Trump's 10 percent global tariffs to continue during appeal. How does that affect the economy?

Dr. Jeffery L. Degner · Research Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research

11:00  The Hidden Brain Risk Most Americans Never See Coming

Neurologist Dr. Jeremy Liff explains why hidden vascular problems in the brain go undetected, what early signs to watch for, and how a cerebral angiogram can catch a threat before it strikes.

• Every 40 seconds someone in the United States suffers a stroke, and nearly one third are caused by undiagnosed or hidden vascular abnormalities in the brain
• An estimated 6 million Americans are living with unruptured aneurysms right now, most without knowing it. When one bursts, more than 50% of patients die within 30 days, and survivors often face lifelong neurological damage
• How common are hidden vascular problems like aneurysms or blockages, and why do so many people not realize they are at risk?
• Early or subtle symptoms people might ignore that could point to a vascular issue in the brain
• Why stroke is still a top cause of disability and death in the U.S. despite modern medicine
• What a cerebral angiogram is, and how it differs from a regular brain MRI or CT scan
• How the test allows you to detect and prevent a stroke or aneurysm before it happens

Dr. Jeremy Liff, MD · triple board certified New York neurologist specializing in stroke and brain aneurysms

11:30  Who Killed the American Dream?

Thom Hartmann lays out the argument in his book Who Killed the American Dream?: how a series of Supreme Court rulings quietly reshaped American power, and why he sees this election cycle as a flashpoint.

• Who, in Hartmann's telling, changed the rules of American democracy
• Where the country stands as it heads into the midterms
• The Supreme Court rulings he says quietly reshaped American power
• How early rulings helped redefine the balance between citizens and corporations
• When, in his view, the American Dream became a business model
• How institutions drift, and what happens when accountability fades
• What history reveals about democratic erosion, and what it takes to rebuild trust
• Why this election cycle is a flashpoint in a much longer story

Thom Hartmann · author of Who Killed the American Dream? A New York Times bestselling, four time Project Censored award winning author of more than 40 books. He publishes a daily Substack, The Hartmann Report, at hartmannreport.com, with more than 225,000 subscribers

11:50  Salute the Troops

Honoring Michael Isaiah Nance, 24, of Chicago. Afghanistan.

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