Kicking off 2026 with fake optimism and zero tolerance for nonsense, the gang takes on POTUS's gold-plated ego tour, pardon shopping for predators, the Kennedy Center imploding in real time, and why some gays keep auditioning for the Leopards Eating Faces Party. Lee literally phones it in and that sends Chadrick and Mike spiraling.

The gang rings in 2026 by side-eyeing celebrity death scrolls, dunking on Christian hypocrisy, clocking Trump's reality-show presidency, and wondering how the hell Chick-fil-A employees stay that cheerful in a collapsing democracy. From quiet papal shade to loud MAGA nonsense, midterm dreams to end-of-life jokes, this episode is equal parts gallows humor, political exasperation, and sheer resilience, because if the world insists on being ridiculous, Ranting Out Loud is happy to be mean about it.

Fresh off Christmas and already out of patience, the guys dive into post-holiday life, like late Amazon gifts, airline meltdowns, family drinking legends, and the existential math of making presents feel "equal." We rant about the orange-o-tan's ego-driven legacy fantasies and drip-fed Epstein revelations to political aides acting like full-time fluffers. Take a tour this Boxing Day through politics, pop culture, and even gay hockey TV!