The Damage Report with John Iadarola: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Damage Report with John Iadarola Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
January 3, 2022
Jan 3, 2022 · 59 min
Twitter permanently suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s account. Far-right figures plan Jan. 6 vigils to honor accused insurrectionists. TX Governor Greg Abbott begs for federal covi
January 4, 2022
Jan 4, 2022 · 84 min
The January 6 committee reveals Trump’s social media strategy to spread ’The Big Lie”. Virginia motorists are trapped for up to 19 hours as a snowstorm rages across the D.C. area.
January 5, 2022
Jan 5, 2022 · 70 min
Trump cancels his January 6 anniversary event. The 1/6 committee reveals texts from Sean Hannity. Chicago teachers vote to return to remote learning. The Albany DA drops its crimin
January 6, 2022
Jan 6, 2022 · 81 min
Joe Biden speaks on the anniversary of the insurrection. Republicans who voted to impeach Trump face primary challenges. Ted Cruz angers supporters by calling 1/6 a terrorist attac
January 7, 2022
Jan 7, 2022 · 72 min
Ted Cruz begs for forgiveness after sparking outrage among Jan 6 truthers. Tucker Carlson claims the insurrection “barely rates as a footnote in history”. Donald Trump prepares to
January 10, 2022
Jan 10, 2022 · 71 min
A building fire in the Bronx leaves 19 dead. AOC tests positive for Covid-19. Researchers in Cyprus discover a “DeltaCron” covid variant. Senator Ossoff introduces legislation to b
January 11, 2022
Jan 11, 2022 · 78 min
Kevin McCarthy threatens to remove Dems from committee assignments if Republicans retake the House. The Biden administration requires insurance companies to provide 8 Covid tests a
January 12, 2022
Jan 12, 2022 · 71 min
Georgia activists boycott Biden’s voting rights speech. Trump rips “gutless” politicians who won’t disclose their vaccine status. Ted Cruz tries and fails to appear strong after be
January 13, 2022
Jan 13, 2022 · 73 min
Kamala Harris stumbles through her defense of Biden’s covid strategy. Glenn Beck touts Ivermectin after testing positive for the second time. New reporting reveals Trump allies sen
January 14, 2022
Jan 14, 2022 · 70 min
Kyrsten Sinema effectively kills the Democrats hope of passing voting rights legislation. The Supreme Court blocks OSHA’s covid workplace mandate. Nurses across the US are told to
January 18, 2022
Jan 18, 2022 · 79 min
MLK descendants call out Manchin & Sinema for their opposition to voting rights. New data shows a 14-point swing towards Republican party identification. The family of an Amazon dr
January 19, 2022
Jan 19, 2022 · 66 min
Gary Chambers first campaign ad goes viral. New York’s AG reveals evidence of Trump’s tax fraud. Ron DeSantis courts right-wing influencers ahead of a possible 2024 primary challen
January 20, 2022
Jan 20, 2022 · 60 min
Voting rights legislation fails to pass the Senate. Joe Biden marks his first year in office with a wide-ranging press conference. The Supreme Court blocks Trump’s bid to hide 1/6
January 21, 2022
Jan 21, 2022 · 71 min
New reporting reveals further details about Rudy Giuliani’s role in trying to overturn the 2020 election. The Georgia official who defied Trump calls Dems “the party of stolen elec
January 24, 2022
Jan 24, 2022 · 72 min
The Jan 6th committee requests Ivanka Trump’s cooperation. Donald Trump weighs double endorsements in close Senate races. Sarah Palin’s defamation case against the New York Times i
January 25, 2022
Jan 25, 2022 · 80 min
Joe Biden is caught calling Peter Doocey a SOB. Matt Gaetz backs Newt Gingrinch’s plan to punish January 6 investigators. A Florida school district cancels a civil rights lecture o
January 26, 2022
Jan 26, 2022 · 71 min
Nina Turner announces she is running for Congress. Biden assures reporters no American forces are moving into Ukraine. Alex Jones reveals he testified in front of the January 6th c
January 27, 2022
Jan 27, 2022 · 83 min
Right-wing media FREAKS OUT over Biden possibly nominating a Black woman to the Supreme Court. A Florida Judge tries to block a 17-year-old’s abortion request over her GPA. New rep
January 28, 2022
Jan 28, 2022 · 73 min
10 people are left injured after a Pittsburgh bridge collapses. New data shows the effect of voter suppression legislation in Georgia. Tiktok users voice suspicion after an Amazon
January 31, 2022
Jan 31, 2022 · 72 min
Donald Trump calls for mass protests if he is charged by prosecutors. Spotify announces they will slap “content advisory” warnings on podcasts that promote misinformation. Data sho
February 1, 2022
Feb 1, 2022 · 80 min
California lawmakers decline to vote on single-payer healthcare. Kayleigh McEnany gives evidence to the January 6th committee. New reporting reveals Trump’s role in the plan to sei
February 2, 2022
Feb 2, 2022 · 73 min
Biden deploys 2,000 troops to Eastern Europe amid Russian escalation. The New York Post attacks progressives fighting for student loan relief. AOC faces criticism after her Supreme
February 3, 2022
Feb 3, 2022 · 74 min
US Special Forces kill the leader of IS. Joe Biden sings the praises of Mitch McConnell. Tucker Carlson delivers a bizarre defense of Jeff Zucker. Meta faces the largest one-day wi
February 4, 2022
Feb 4, 2022 · 72 min
Right-Wingers prematurely celebrate the release of what they expect will be low jobs numbers. Former GETTR employees describe a workplace in shambles. USPS reveals their new high-t
February 7, 2022
Feb 7, 2022 · 72 min
Joe Rogan and Spotify respond to his past use of the n-word | Donald Trump releases a statement attacking Mike Pence | New reporting reveals White House record boxes were improperl
February 8, 2022
Feb 8, 2022 · 93 min
U.S. states begin to drop their mask mandates for schools | The Supreme Court blocks the creation of a Black majority district in Alabama | The first lady confirms Biden’s communit
February 9, 2022
Feb 9, 2022 · 73 min
Mitch McConnell criticizes the RNC for censuring Liz Cheney & Adam Kinzinger | Andrew Cuomo prepares to launch his comeback into NY politics | New reporting reveals Erik Prince’s r
February 10, 2022
Feb 10, 2022 · 89 min
Excerpts from Maggie Haberman’s new book reveal Trump staff regularly discovered documents in WH toilets | An Ohio town scraps its plan for affordable housing after Dave Chapelle t
February 11, 2022
Feb 11, 2022 · 74 min
President Biden moves to split $7 billion in frozen Afghan funds | Ottawa trucker protesters plan conveys in other cities | Abortions in Texas fall 60% in the month following the i
February 14, 2022
Feb 14, 2022 · 74 min
Charlie Kirk claims the NFL is “the league of sexual anarchy” | Candace Owens angers her own fans with her halftime show comments | A Melania Trump event is being investigated afte
February 15, 2022
Feb 15, 2022 · 87 min
Trump’s longtime accounting firm cuts ties with the former president | The Olympics allows a Russian figure skater to compete despite testing positive for a banned substance | Fox
February 16, 2022
Feb 16, 2022 · 71 min
Fox Hosts double down on their support for the Canadian Trucker protests | AOC sits down for an interview with The New Yorker | Sarah Palin loses her libel lawsuit against The New
February 17, 2022
Feb 17, 2022 · 82 min
China condemns the US seizure of $7 billion in Afghan assets | Viral video shows cops using excessive force on a Black teen | The NYPD tweets, then deletes, a photo of allegedly st
February 18, 2022
Feb 18, 2022 · 72 min
A New York Judge rules Donald Trump must testify in Leticia James’ investigation | New data finds $3.7 million more kids have fallen into poverty without the child tax credit | Dem
February 21, 2022
Feb 21, 2022 · 86 min
AOC responds to Tucker Carlson’s sexist rant | Epstein associate Jean-Luc Brunel is found dead in his Paris prison cell | Trump’s Truth Social crashes shortly after launching | Mar
February 22, 2022
Feb 22, 2022 · 82 min
Vladimir Putin sends troops into separatist regions of Eastern Ukraine | Neil Cavuto returns to Fox after narrowly surviving a second bout of Covid | Researchers discover support f
February 23, 2022
Feb 23, 2022 · 68 min
Ukraine’s government declares a state of emergency | Trump calls Putin’s actions in the region “genius” | A Florida lawmaker introduces legislation that would require schools to ou
February 24, 2022
Feb 24, 2022 · 69 min
Vladimir Putin orders Russian troops into Ukraine | Marjorie Greene advocates for violence against trans people | Greg Abbott orders the TX Department of Family and Protective Serv
February 25, 2022
Feb 25, 2022 · 72 min
Russian forces advance towards Ukraine’s capital | Joe Biden announces he will nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court | A Columbia University Professor is suspended af