<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Bad Choices Make Good Stories]]></title><description><![CDATA[Political humor and current events. Similar to Last Week Tonight, The Daily Show, SNL, John Oliver, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, etc.]]></description><link>https://www.badchoices.us</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8Dxh!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F69cc89da-3864-441d-bb52-d67f2ce4be0e_1024x1024.png</url><title>Bad Choices Make Good Stories</title><link>https://www.badchoices.us</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:31:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.badchoices.us/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Oliver Markus Malloy]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[BadChoices.us@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[BadChoices.us@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Oliver Markus Malloy]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Oliver Markus Malloy]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[BadChoices.us@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[BadChoices.us@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Oliver Markus Malloy]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Christian extremist husband makes a video about his wife's period.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christian fanatics are grotesque.]]></description><link>https://www.badchoices.us/p/christian-extremist-husband-makes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.badchoices.us/p/christian-extremist-husband-makes</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bad Choices]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:30:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200986973/2f713f990d2f9d66da1594b4d95fd790.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.badchoices.us/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><strong>Bad Choices Make Good Stories</strong> is a reader-supported publication. 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GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9A4w!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feb6796f5-2abf-4e4b-9f3d-e1267990af61_1206x1923.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Trump is proof that a con man doesn't have to be smart, as long as his victims are even dumber than he is.</strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9A4w!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feb6796f5-2abf-4e4b-9f3d-e1267990af61_1206x1923.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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It's got no anything. It's got one thing that's really strong: crime. All they do is run around shooting each other. It's filthy dirty, disgusting dirty. It's a horrible place. They come here, and Ilhan Omar, she heads it. She married her brother. I would imagine they're looking at her. Isn't she despicable? We ought to get those people the hell out of our country."</p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.badchoices.us/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><strong>Bad Choices Make Good Stories</strong> is a reader-supported publication. 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Then Trump jumped in front of the King and shook their hands instead.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump is so fucking cringe.]]></description><link>https://www.badchoices.us/p/they-lined-up-to-shake-the-kings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.badchoices.us/p/they-lined-up-to-shake-the-kings</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bad Choices]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:33:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/195803488/f04209c257720e81b9277cea310c5310.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.badchoices.us/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><strong>Bad Choices Make Good Stories</strong> is a reader-supported publication. 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