330: SAM ALTMAN v. ELON MUSK & SPENCER PRATT MIGHT BE MAYOR OF LA

Welcome to Without a Country, where Corinne Fisher breaks down the biggest stories in politics, culture, and the internet without the usual filter. This episode covers a wide range of topics, starting with an update on the total cost of the war with Iran before giving her thoughts on Netflix's Kevin Hart roast over the weekend, from the backlash to the dais itself Corinne gives her thoughts on one of the biggest night s in comedy this year. Corinne then talks about the Enemy Of The State, a congressman from Ohio accused of DV against his ex-wife and the daughter of a prominent senator. Corinne also covers the biggest news stories of the week including the recently unsealed Epstein note, Elon Musk and Sam Altman taking the stand as the pair argue over Open AI's conversion from a non-profit to a for profit industry and what it means for the future of AI labs, the horrific violence against women in Sudan and the Seattle tourist who got beaten up for messing with a seal. Later in the episode, Corinne talks about Spencer Pratt dominating the first mayoral debate in LA, why it now seems like he's the front runner in the race and what Angelinos can do before it's too late. The episode wraps up with some Trump updates including his summit in China, his love of corruption, going to war over trans admissions to Smith college plus Putin's millitary parade in Moscow and so much more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON: https://patreon.com/WithoutACountry?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink FOLLOW WITHOUT A COUNTRY ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/withoutacountrypodcast/ FOLLOW CORINNE ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/philanthropygal FOLLOW MIKE ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/themharrington/ Enemy of the State: Ohio Rep Max Miller  https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-rep-max-miller-accused-of-brutally-beating-maga-senator-bernie-morenos-daughter-emily/ NZ Woman Held In ICE Detention Center https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360978420/kiwi-woman-ice-detention-shackled-hours-alongside-elderly-and-children-mother-says MAIN STORY Open AI Trial https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2026/05/01/inside-openai-trial-how-musk-v-altman-will-define-the-future-of-ai/ & https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/nx-s1-5811730/openai-sam-altman-testimony-elon-musk-trial COULD BE WORSE Sudan https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2026/04/sudans-war-on-women-the-number-of-people-in-need-of-sexual-violence-support-quadruples-as-abuse-of-women-and-girls-becomes-the-blueprint-of-war-three-years-on CUTIES CORNER https://nypost.com/2026/05/10/us-news/seattle-tourist-beat-up-by-local-after-viral-video-of-him-tossing-huge-rock-at-endangered-seal/ MUNICIPAL Spencer Pratt MUNICIPAL - Los Angeles Mayor’s Race https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/13/spencer-pratt-is-shaking-up-la-mayor-race/ https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/us-news/spencer-pratts-living-in-a-bel-air-hotel-not-a-trailer/ California Mayor Working for China  https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/arcadia-california-mayor-chinese-agent.html GUUUURL Hantavirus https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/us-news/how-the-x-files-and-the-simpsons-predicted-the-hantavirus-outbreak/ HANTAVIRUS cruise passengers currently in quarantine https://time.com/article/2026/05/11/hantavirus-andes-cruise-ship-passengers-quarantine-nebraska/ Trump’s Golden Statue https://archive.is/hVcms US-China Summit https://apnews.com/article/china-us-trump-xi-summit-1a0b28a9a7b9078d736ba94bf3b4d6e2 Trump Cuba https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5873176-senate-republicans-caution-trump-cuba/ Trump Loves A Lil Corruption https://www.npr.org/2026/05/13/g-s1-121485/trump-pardons-public-corruption-justice Trans Admissions at Smith College https://19thnews.org/2026/05/smith-college-federal-investigation-transgender-admissions/ Putin Testing His Missiles https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/13/europe/putin-test-powerful-russian-nuclear-missile-intl See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.