Episode Description
When Gregory Bovino was a little boy he sat in a dark theater and watched The Border (1982) where Jack Nicholson gets tied up in the corrupt world of border police. Years later, Little Greg would say this movie motivated him to join the force. Because if you can't make the world better, you can at least get attention for making it worse.
Bovino is a senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. He's the unmasked man leading the pack faceless agents combing American towns for children and grandmothers. So way to go.
This week on DINGUS OF THE WEEK, hosts LYZ LENZ and ZACHARY OREN SMITH go through short-stack's big list of sins.
DINGUS OF THE WEEK is a weekly comedy news podcast where writers Lyz and Zach light a fire under the American rogue's gallery to see who comes spilling out. If you're tired of doom-scrolling but know ignoring the problem doesn't get us anywhere, this is your new weekend listen. New episodes every Saturday.
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LYZ LENZ is the HBIC of MYAM Media.
ZACHARY OREN SMITH writes about politics for Iowa Starting Line. Follow his work on Instagram (http://instagram.com/zacharyorensmith) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@zacharyorensmith).
LAURA BENITEZ wrote the theme song.
SHOW RUNDOWN:
0:00 - A loon tramp stamp
6:12 - Intro
7:23 - Private equity putting the screws on mobile home park residents
16:40 - Dingus of the Week: Greg Bovino
35:31 - Dingus says what: Trump in Switzerland
45:47 - Joy: Cameron Winter and Landman.
56:14 - Outro & voice memo invitation