{"id":369,"date":"2026-06-22T21:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T21:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanindustryreview.com\/?p=369"},"modified":"2026-06-22T21:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T21:38:12","slug":"no-more-idiocracy-references-please-lets-talk-about-the-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanindustryreview.com\/?p=369","title":{"rendered":"No more \u2018Idiocracy\u2019 references please; let&#8217;s talk about the ads"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=FISCAL7122163688\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Jason Dick and Brandon Wetherbee discuss the big UFC bout at the White House, the relationship between President Donald Trump and combat sports and entertainment and the expansion of Brandon\u2019s media empire, Recommend If You Like.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanindustryreview.com\/?p=363\">A staffer\u2019s guide to winning and losing the speakership<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Show Notes<\/em><\/strong>: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After UFC appearance, don\u2019t expect Trump at WrestleMania<\/li>\n<li>The burgeoning Recommend If You Like media empire<\/li>\n<li>Brandon Wetherbee\u2019s columns on Roll Call<\/li>\n<li>Roll Call Factba.se, the all-things-White House database<\/li>\n<li>The Political Theater Podcast archives<\/li>\n<li>Political Theater on YouTube<\/li>\n<li>Subscribe to the Political Theater newsletter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Dick and Brandon Wetherbee discuss the big UFC bout at the White House, the relationship between President Donald Trump and combat sports and entertainment and the expansion of Brandon&#8217;s media empire, Recommend If You Like.&nbsp; 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