Pure Opelka
1,094 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 91 ratingsPodcast by Mike Opelka
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Two Minute Drill: Don't erase history. History belongs to all of us -- even if it makes you mad.
June 16, 2020 15:29 - 1 minute - 3.29 MBThe attempted "Talibanization" of America and our statues and monuments has Mike a little worked up.
Two-Minute Drill: "Look before you leap" -- it's really good advice.
June 15, 2020 22:39 - 1 minute - 3.29 MBMike's hoping people can be a little smarter with their anger... maybe investigate the thing you're about to protest BEFORE you protest it?
Two-Minute Drill: Can we get a 'wellness check' on Joe Biden?
June 12, 2020 13:00 - 1 minute - 3.26 MBIf I were a Democrat (Thanking God I am not) and this was my candidate to face Donald Trump, I would be worried - very worried.
Two-Minute Drill: Why don't we hear Larry Elder in the #BLM discussions?
June 11, 2020 15:31 - 1 minute - 3.29 MBWe should push to make our country a better place. I think a voice like Larry Elder would make a great addition to any conversation on race relations in America.
Two-Minute Drill: Taliban 2020? The Left wants to erase history
June 10, 2020 13:22 - 1 minute - 3.27 MBThe "Cancel Culture" is popping up everywhere. London, HBO's streaming service and parks in Virginia.
Two-Minute Drill: George Floyd to be buried today, other funerals are important too.
June 09, 2020 15:46 - 1 minute - 3.28 MBYesterday, I stumbled into a funeral for a firefighter.
Two-Minute Drill: Elmer Fudd, Ivanka Trump and Dabo Sweeney targeted by Free Speech Police
June 08, 2020 12:36 - 1 minute - 3.29 MBThe First Amendment is SACROSANCT! Can we please stop the madness???
Two-Minute Drill -- As DC descends into madness, The Munsters provide clarity and wisdom
June 05, 2020 12:36 - 1 minute - 3.26 MBWe can all learn something from a classic sitcom featuring a family of kind-hearted "monsters."
Two-Minute Drill: FACTS - Police are not 'hunting' African American males
June 04, 2020 13:08 - 1 minute - 3.27 MBThe facts are in, police are not "hunting" African American males/
Two Minute Drill: NFL Great Herschel Walker on riots and looting
June 04, 2020 09:38 - 1 minute - 3.26 MBWords of wisdom from an NFL legend.
Eat Eggs, Drink Coffee! Dr. Roizen shares new and important medical news
June 03, 2020 12:32 - 8 minutes - 16.5 MBDr. Michael Roizen of the Cleveland Clinic on why you should be eating eggs and drinking coffee (especially if you are a woman). Check out Dr. Roizen's latest book -- What to Eat When at www.whenway.com
Two-Minute Drill: Evil looters set and occupied house on fire, block fire trucks
June 02, 2020 12:42 - 1 minute - 3.26 MBRichmond, Virginia's Police Chief William Smith broke down as he explained how looters/rioters set fire to a home with a child inside and then blocked the streets so the fire department could not get to the fire. Of course the first responders got there and saved the child.
ICYMI -- Donald Trump's Greatest Speech (Sadly, CNN and MSNBC wouldn't air it)
June 01, 2020 15:08 - 10 minutes - 19.8 MBOn Saturday afternoon, President Donald Trump delivered a brilliant and unifying speech to America. However, Fox News and C-SPAN were the only outlets to carry it nationally. Mike saved the speech and breaks it down here.
Two-Minute Drill: Trump takes the. high road as Dem mayors go low
June 01, 2020 13:02 - 1 minute - 3.27 MBMike's not pleased with the Chicago mayor's nasty insult to President Trump.
Two-Minute Drill: Some inspiring wisdom from Ronald Wilson Reagan
May 29, 2020 14:39 - 1 minute - 3.27 MBI miss Reagan. Thank God for all of the videos still out there!
Two-Minute: Mike's back and he's positive that he's NEGATIVE!
May 28, 2020 14:35 - 1 minute - 3.28 MBBack from a brush with very bad food poisoning! Look out world!
Friday Flashback - Carl Ruiz's Barbecue Tips for Memorial Day
May 22, 2020 21:21 - 5 minutes - 4.29 MBA year ago, we spent some quality time with the late, great chef Carl Ruiz. I still miss him. Every single day.
Two Minute Drill - Could these Biden gaffes signal the end of Joe's campaign?
May 22, 2020 16:37 - 1 minute - 3.28 MBThe gaffe-tactic Biden strikes again.
Two-Minute Drill: Nancy Pelosi is obsessed with "doggie doo"
May 21, 2020 17:08 - 1 minute - 3.27 MBThe Speaker of the House seems to default to "doggie doo."
Two Minute Drill: Lots of new medical experts on CNN and ABC (They're not experts!)
May 20, 2020 15:56 - 1 minute - 3.28 MBThese idiots...
Two-Minute Drill: Pelosi 'fat-shames' Donald Trump, Biden test drives a Trump nickname
May 19, 2020 12:37 - 1 minute - 3.29 MBThe Double-Standard Dems are back! Pelosi is not happy the President is protecting himself with hydroxychloraine and resorts to labeling the Commander-In-Chief as "morbidly obese." (he's not...) Biden surfaces! Broadcasts from the first floor of his Delaware estate and announces he has a nickname for Donald Trump.
Two-Minute Drill: MTP's Chuck Todd wants to sound smart Buuuuuuuuuut...
May 18, 2020 11:57 - 1 minute - 3.29 MBMeet The Press is apparently the "gold standard" of Sunday morning political talk shows. Host Chuck Todd was trying sound smart this past weekend. He's even inventing new words.
Two-Minute Drill: Lib media silent in the face of the Flynn scandal - Chickens coming home to roost?
May 15, 2020 13:37 - 1 minute - 3.27 MBLet's remember how the media mocked anyone who believed General Flynn was railroaded (as we now know happened).
Two-Minute Drill: The birds re-set my head this morning.
May 14, 2020 12:15 - 1 minute - 3.27 MBDon't let the news overwhelm you...
Can Mike sue Joy Behar for saying Trump's a racist and anyone who supports him is one too?
May 13, 2020 12:43 - 4 minutes - 8.38 MBThe ironically-named Joy Behar called Donald Trump a racist on national TV (again). Behar also slammed the people who support the President. Attorney Wendy Patrick joined Mike to answer the burning question -- Can we sue Joy Behar?
Two Minute Drill: History -- FDR said we should only fear fear itself and Churchill inspires Mike
May 13, 2020 12:33 - 1 minute - 3.25 MBwhy are Dems pitching fear of the virus when their favorite president (other than Obama) famously said, "The only think we have to fear is fear itself." And, it was 80 years ago today, Churchill delivered his first address to Parliament... Mike shares a favorite moment.
Benjamin Weingarten on why General Michael Flynn will end up an American hero
May 12, 2020 13:33 - 10 minutes - 9.86 MBThe brilliant Benjamin Weingarten explains the Michael Flynn saga.
Two-Minute Drill: Obama breaks the unwritten rule and Mitch McConnell called him out!
May 12, 2020 13:21 - 1 minute - 3.27 MBThe unwritten rule says former presidents should not criticize their successor. Obama must have missed that day in Presidential Etiquette class.
Two-Minute Drill: Do you believe in the theory that 'celebrities die in threes?' (Mike Does)
May 11, 2020 12:14 - 1 minute - 3.27 MBMany people believe famous people die in groups of three... Mike is one of them.
Two-Minute Drill: Tara Reade says she'll take a polygraph if Biden does
May 08, 2020 13:59 - 1 minute - 3.27 MBMegyn Kelly scored the big interview with Biden accuser Tara Reid.
The new Press Secretary delivers a 'mic drop' moment during Wednesday's presser
May 07, 2020 14:56 - 3 minutes - 6.43 MBThis is how it's done.
Two-Minute Drill: President Trump -- the media will never give me credit (He's right.)
May 07, 2020 13:29 - 1 minute - 3.27 MBThe White House press corps just can't get over their hatred of the President.
Two Minute Drill: Fauci used to say masks were bad -- Pelosi says no more Biden accuser questions
May 06, 2020 13:21 - 1 minute - 3.28 MBMike has two hot topics in the mix today -- Remember when Dr Fauci wanted us to NOT wear masks? (It was not too long ago.) Nancy Pelosi is also telling the media to stop asking about Biden's accuser.
Two-Minute Drill: Pelosi is pissed she can't grill Fauci (Why? Her 'Select' committee is only Dems)
May 05, 2020 13:26 - 1 minute - 3.29 MBThe Democrats are screaming about "fairness" while Nancy Pelosi stacks her committee with only members of her party.
The Asian 'Murder Hornets' will make you forget the CoronaVirus
May 04, 2020 13:24 - 7 minutes - 13.2 MBThe freakiest story of the weekend... meet the carnivorous MURDER HORNETS! ARGHHHHHHHHH Hornet image from the Washington State Dept. of Agriculture
Two-Minute Drill: Don Lemon's latest race rant -- When you can't argue facts, play the Race Card!
May 04, 2020 13:17 - 1 minute - 3.27 MBOnce again, CNN's Don Lemon played the race card -- because, he can't argue using facts.
Two-Minute Drill: Joe Biden's MSNBC interview may not have been a good idea (for him)
May 01, 2020 13:29 - 1 minute - 3.26 MBFriday morning's MSNBC interview with Joe Biden showed even more problems for the former Vice President.
Two-Minute Drill: Good bye to April... good riddance!
April 30, 2020 13:34 - 1 minute - 3.28 MBBye bye April... we won't miss your sorry butt.
Two-Minute Drill: Do you think Hillary Clinton actually meant to endorse Joe Biden?
April 29, 2020 13:16 - 1 minute - 3.28 MBYesterday on the BBN (The Biden Basement Network), Hillary Clinton popped in to "endorse" Joe. Or, did she?
Two-Minute Drill: 'The View' attacked Dr. Birx and Whoopi likened Trump to Dr. Mengele
April 28, 2020 12:14 - 1 minute - 3.27 MBAnother day, another round of insane, scurrilous slams from the harpies on The View.
These California ER Doctors Want America to 'Open Back Up' -- based on data, not models
April 27, 2020 19:29 - 7 minutes - 13.6 MBCulled from 90 minutes of a press conference with two doctors from California. -- The data shows the COVID-19 lockdown is longer needed.
Two-Minute Drill: Amid all the talk of Socialism, one father's lesson to his son inspires me
April 27, 2020 12:36 - 1 minute - 3.27 MBWe are being inundated with the left's calls for SOCIALISM to be implemented in America. Mike stumbled upon a video of a father teaching his very young son the basics of Capitalism. It's inspiring to say the least.
Mike interviews Nick Adams on his new book 'Trump and Churchill'
April 24, 2020 14:50 - 10 minutes - 9.6 MBMike's pal Nick Adams has a new book -- and you should read it.
Two-Minute Drill: Did Trump tell people to ingest disinfectants? Nope. But, TDS...
April 24, 2020 14:29 - 1 minute - 3.26 MBPresident Trump has come under fire by the Left and the left-leaning media again. They falsely claimed the President wants people to injest household disinfectants to fight COVID-19.
Two-Minute Drill: The View gets it wrong again and again and again
April 23, 2020 15:20 - 1 minute - 3.26 MBRemember this one? #TBT to the time The View thought Jill Biden would make a great Surgeon General (despite not being a medical doctor).
Gordon G. Chang on NOKO, Kim Jong Un, China's latest spike in the virus,
April 23, 2020 00:10 - 8 minutes - 16.1 MBGordon Chang (@GordonGChang on Twitter) talked with Mike about the curious situation in North Korea, the latest news out of China about the virus and more.
Two-Minute Drill: Free Speech must be protected or it will be lost before you know it.
April 22, 2020 15:30 - 1 minute - 3.27 MBIt's a classic 2-minute drill... Free Speech never gets old.
Two-Minute Drill: Biden vows to appoint the first female P-O-C to SCOTUS (Sonia, you tell him)
April 21, 2020 15:13 - 1 minute - 3.27 MBDuring an interview with Pittsburgh's KDKA, Joe Biden delivered another classic gaffe, vowing to appoint a woman of color to the Supreme Court. I guess he forgot about Justin Sonia Sotomayor who was appointed by Barack Obama (while Joe was VP).
Dr Michael Roizen talks about the virus, re-opening America... who can go back NOW?
April 20, 2020 15:43 - 10 minutes - 20.1 MBThe Cleveland Clinic's Dr Michael Roizen chats with Mike Opelka about who can go back to work or back to life as we knew it before the time of the virus.
Two-Minute Drill: American cities using free Chinese drones are giving up security
April 20, 2020 13:28 - 1 minute - 3.27 MB22 American states and towns have accepted free drones from a Chinese company.There's a problem here... these drones send data back to the Chinese government.