{"id":68404,"date":"2025-07-16T23:34:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T23:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/68404\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T23:34:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T23:34:12","slug":"fox-news-ruthless-partnership-makes-waves-across-media-landscape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/68404\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox News’ ‘Ruthless’ partnership makes waves across media landscape"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n <\/p>\n

Fox News<\/a>‘ partnership with the “Ruthless” podcast is already making waves in Washington D.C. and the broader media landscape.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was announced Tuesday that Fox News landed a licensing deal with the conservative “variety progrum” as part of the company’s expansion of new media.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The news was celebrated among many GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Ruthless <\/p>\n

Fox News’ partnership with the “Ruthless” podcast is already making waves across the media landscape.\u00a0 (John Lamparski\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“The Progrum is getting a much bigger platform. Congrats to the fellas!” GOP Whip Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., reacted on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Congrats to the fellas. Yuge news for Americans seeking truth and knowledge,” wrote Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind.<\/p>\n

“Congrats to the @RuthlessPodcast team. It’s great program with sharp wit and insights. I’ll keep listening!” posted Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who notably was the podcast’s first-ever guest after its launch in 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Ruthless\" <\/p>\n

“Ruthless” can be listened to on all podcast platforms and can be watched on YouTube. (Fox News Media)<\/p>\n

\u2018RUTHLESS\u2019 PODCAST HOSTS THINK NEWSOM’S PIVOT FROM RADICAL STANCES IS \u2018BS\u2019 BUT A \u2018BOLD MOVE\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“Congratulations to the fellas!! FOX just gained four great guys. Excited for what\u2019s ahead. This couldn\u2019t have happened to a better group of people!” Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., exclaimed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Congrats to the @RuthlessPodcast fellas on signing with @FoxNews,” Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C. wrote. “After years of driving the conservative conversation from behind the scenes, they\u2019re now front and center with one of the biggest platforms in media. Well deserved\u2014and a smart move by Fox.”<\/p>\n

\"Ruthless\" <\/p>\n

Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan and John Ashbrook host the “Ruthless” podcast.\u00a0 (Fox News Media)<\/p>\n

Many welcomed the “Ruthless” co-hosts to the Fox News family, while others offered their congratulations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Fired up to work with the fellas,” Fox News Digital President and Editor-in-Chief Porter Berry wrote on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“LFG! Welcome to Fox,” said “Fox & Friends” co-host Lawrence Jones.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“THIS IS AWESOME,” Fox News contributor Mollie Hemingway reacted.\u00a0<\/p>\n

RUTHLESS PODCAST HOSTS MOCK POD SAVE AMERICA FOR \u2018BULLS— COPY\u2019 OF VIRAL \u2018LIBERAL HACK TOURNAMENT\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“Love to see the fellas on the team & their progrum in the lineup,” Fox News Radio host Guy Benson wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“All the sirens! So well-deserved for the fellas!” said Fox News contributor and “friend of the progrum” Mary Katharine Ham.<\/p>\n

“Congratulations to The Fellas — @ComfortablySmug @HolmesJosh @MichaelDuncan @JohnAshbrook. Huuuuuge news for the variety progrum. Also, one of the easiest [investments] Fox News will ever make. An absolute no-brainer,” NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The amount of goodwill these guys have earned on social media is a testament to their character and talent,” New York Post columnist and “Butler” author Salena Zito said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Ruthless <\/p>\n

The hosts of the “Ruthless” podcast appeared on “Jesse Watters Primetime” following the announcement of Fox News’ licensing deal with the “variety progrum.” (ohn Lamparski\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Following the news of the licensing deal, “Ruthless” skyrocketed to No. 2 on Apple’s top news podcasts and No. 2 among all podcasts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Ruthless,” hosted by Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan and John Ashbrook, is among the top new sources for men ages 18-45, according to a recent poll conducted by National Research, Inc.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Since its launch in 2020, “Ruthless” has become a must-stop for GOP lawmakers, congressional candidates, and presidential hopefuls.<\/p>\n

“We are thrilled to take \u2018Ruthless\u2019\u00a0to the next level through this strategic partnership,” the co-hosts said in a joint statement. “There is a growing appetite for authentic political and cultural conversations, and our podcast delivers with no-holds-barred, irreverent takes that deeply resonate with our dedicated audience.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

New episodes of “Ruthless” are released every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday on all podcast platforms and YouTube.<\/p>\n

Joseph A. Wulfsohn is a media reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to joseph.wulfsohn@fox.com and on Twitter: @JosephWulfsohn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Fox News‘ partnership with the “Ruthless” podcast is already making…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":68405,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[171,173,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-68404","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-tv","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114865534770843254","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68404\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}