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The LGBT community needs DAMAGE CONTROL. Far-left ideologues are taking over and doing enormous damage to tolerance and acceptance. Gay journalist Brad Polumbo teams up with right-of-center LGBT guests to push back on the left-wing excesses of the LGBT movement and offer a sane, center-right approach to these divisive cultural and political issues.

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Damage Control Bradley Polumbo

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.8 • 178 Ratings

The LGBT community needs DAMAGE CONTROL. Far-left ideologues are taking over and doing enormous damage to tolerance and acceptance. Gay journalist Brad Polumbo teams up with right-of-center LGBT guests to push back on the left-wing excesses of the LGBT movement and offer a sane, center-right approach to these divisive cultural and political issues.

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    LGBT activist group ERASES normal gay people!

    LGBT activist group ERASES normal gay people!

    One of America's most famous LGBT activist organizations is now... actively erasing normal gay people in the name of wokeness? Brad Polumbo breaks it down in this episode of the DAMAGE CONTROL podcast. Then, Brad reacts to a viral hot take from left-wing streamer Hasan Piker on trans athletes in women's sports and reacts to unhinged LGBT TikToks to round out the show.
    00:00 Intro
    00:55 GLAAD declares 'homosexual' an offensive term
    06:29 Hasan Piker's bizarre defense of trans athletes in women's sports
    12:41 Brad reacts to crazy LGBT TikToks
    29:30 Outro
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    • 32 min
    New poll: Support for LGBT rights IN DECLINE!

    New poll: Support for LGBT rights IN DECLINE!

    Panicked media headlines are suggesting that support for LGBT rights is in free fall in America. But is there really cause for concern?
    Brad Polumbo breaks it down in this episode of the DAMAGE CONTROL podcast. Then, he reacts to a controversy in Oklahoma where a Republican senator is accused of calling LGBT people "filth" and discusses a big update in the fight over Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law. Plus, Brad dissects a Washington Post report claiming anti-LGBT hate crimes are on the rise in schools and reacts to a Republican governor defending gay marriage. And finally, he rounds out the show by reacting to a hilarious viral video. 
    00:00 Intro
    00:55 Is support for LGBT rights on the decline?
    07:01 GOP senator calls LGBT community FILTH?!
    12:32 A big update on Florida's 'Dont Say Gay' law 
    18:18 Are anti-LGBT hate crimes on the rise in red state schools? 
    23:31 GOP governor backs gay marriage
    26:13 Viral video: college student's crazy take on sports
    28:31 Outro
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    • 33 min
    'The queer community KICKED me OUT!' (ft. Katie Herzog)

    'The queer community KICKED me OUT!' (ft. Katie Herzog)

    What does it take for a liberal lesbian to get kicked out of the "queer" community? Independent journalist Katie Herzog joins Brad Polumbo on the DAMAGE CONTROL podcast to tell her story and answer this question.
    Plus, they discuss the state of the LGBT community, the debate over youth gender medicine, and more. 
    00:00 Intro 
    02:03 The Katie Herzog origin story/villain arc
    05:26 The Stranger & Katie's infamous 'detransitioner' article
    14:35 How C0VID changed everything
    18:00 Getting kicked out of the queer community
    20:00 Getting randomly blocked by life-long friends
    22:47 Is Katie a 'TERF' or not?
    30:30 Why Katie DOESN'T support laws banning minors from transitioning!
    37:18 Are lesbians going extinct? 
    39:00 Can trans men & non-binary people be lesbians?
    41:45 The Blocked and Reported podcast
    45:30 Outro
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    • 49 min
    An Anti-Trans 'Hate Murder' (That Wasn’t)

    An Anti-Trans 'Hate Murder' (That Wasn’t)

    When a non-binary teenager named Nex Benedict died earlier this week, left-wing media outlets and LGBT activists rushed to blame conservatives, in particular, the right-wing Twitter account Libs of TikTok. But, they jumped the gun—and their blame game was always baseless to begin with.
    Brad Polumbo breaks it down on this episode of the DAMAGE CONTROL podcast. Then, he discusses a disturbing recent incident that shows trans athlete mania hitting its peak and breaks down one of the craziest Cancel Culture stories yet: this time targeting a 90-year-old over pronouns!
    As always, Brad rounds out the show by reacting to some unhinged LGBT TikToks. 
    00:00 Intro
    01:13 The tragic death of Nex Benedict
    03:43 TikTok's reaction & the media coverage
    06:25 What's the connection to Libs of TikTok?
    08:33 Police update undercuts the narrative
    12:15 The sinister motivation behind the blame game
    13:36 This HAS to be the peak of trans athlete insanity
    19:28 Cancel Culture comes for a confused grandma
    27:53 Brad reacts to insane LGBT TikToks
    37:31 Outro
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    • 40 min
    'Woke homophobia!': Grindr embraces gender insanity

    'Woke homophobia!': Grindr embraces gender insanity

    The gay dating app Grindr just went so woke that it's (accidentally) being openly homophobic now. Brad Polumbo and Clarkson Lawson break it down on the latest episode of the DAMAGE CONTROL podcast.
    Then, they react to a viral TikTok from a woke gay TikToker who might just be waking up. Plus, they break down the recent lesbian bar drama that divided TikTok and, as always, round out the show by reacting to insane LGBT TikToks.
    00:00 Intro
    02:00 Grindr embraces woke homophobia
    12:12 Is this woke gay TikToker WAKING UP?
    20:28 College student DESTROYS Ben Shapiro on gay marriage
    27:47 Lesbian bar drama divides TikTok
    45:07 Normal gay reacts to insane LGBT TikToks
    01:06:06 Outro
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    • 1 hr 8 min
    A gay right-winger and a liberal trans woman walk into a podcast

    A gay right-winger and a liberal trans woman walk into a podcast

    Has the LGBT community gone mad? Should minors transition? Should trans women compete in female sports? It's time for a right-leaning gay man and a liberal trans woman to HASH IT ALL OUT.
     
    Trans TikToker Nalea Akther joins Brad Polumbo on the DAMAGE CONTROL podcast to have a constructive conversation and debate these controversial questions.
     
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    00:00 Intro
     
    01:23 Meet Nalea Akther: liberal trans 'moderate'
     
    04:11 What she thinks left-wing trans activists get wrong
     
    08:46 DEBATE: Should minors medically transition?
     
    29:30 DEBATE: Is non-binary legitimate?
     
    35:41 Brad reacts to insane LGBT TikToks
     
    48:31 Outro


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    • 48 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
178 Ratings

178 Ratings

BDust1 ,

Do not listen to podcasts often. This one I enjoy thoroughly.

I have binged three straight recent episodes. I was introduced to Based Podcast by following Hannah and Brad on social media and finally dabbling. Will continue listening.

Evan Stevoid ,

AOC immigration

The problem with AOC’s solution is that she is advocating flipping a switch and simply making all illegal immigration legal.

The reality is that our legal immigration system is broken. It is easier to come into the country illegally than it is to come in legally.

Step One:
Fix the legal immigration system.
Streamline the process so it is easier than the illegal process.
Should not take longer than 30 days.
Should not be expensive.
Not open immigration as there should be some restrictions, but easier immigration.

Step Two:
Continue to deport illegal immigrants.
Do not reject an illegal immigrant who voluntarily leaves and applies legally.
Reject illegal immigrants who are deported involuntarily (after step two begins and after a short defined period to let illegal immigrants leave).

Step Three:
Define rules where rejected illegal immigrants can reapply.
Impose penalties for illegal immigrants who violate immigration laws.

D0DCD ,

I don’t trust these people.

How are they funded?

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