Episode 245: Kenn Thomas, The Octopus, and ‘90s Paranoia feat. Devin O’Shea

There isn’t yet a tariff on conspiracist narratives. So former Daily Wire podcaster Candace Owens imported one from France. Which is why she now finds herself the subject of a serious lawsuit filed by...

11 Elo 20251h 34min

A very special episode where we explore Travis’ views on Jake’s takes. With Julian waylaid by the flu, Jake has cooked up a ‘tasting menu’ featuring his current doomscrolling obsessions, to serve to...

5 Elo 20259min

This week we are joined by Dr.  Olivier Jutel, a lecturer in the Department of Media, Film & Communication at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. His scholarly focus is in communication s...

30 Heinä 20251h 56min

Not our usual dreck — this week we cover a movie with some pedigree. Ari Aster is considered one of the American auteurs of this generation. But what happens when he tries to make a movie about small ...

26 Heinä 202510min

Jake, Julian, and Travis try to make sense of Trump’s continued and ineffective attempts to make his base stop caring about Jeffrey Epstein. In some conspiracist circles, Trump’s moves on this issue ...

23 Heinä 202556min

Jake has returned from deep within the Labubu rabbit hole, and he’s brought enough furry little monsters back with him to replace Travis and Julian. O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! This is a Labub...

19 Heinä 202510min

Many Trump voters were under the naive impression that his administration would release information about Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirators in his child trafficking operation. So it came as a shock wh...

15 Heinä 20251h

Is there actually a liberal equivalent to QAnon? Travis doesn’t think so. But there are anonymous entities and online communities that bear some of the noxious elements of QAnon, despite being libera...

12 Heinä 20259min