134: Elon Musk, Buddhabro? (w/Ann Gleig and Brenna Artinger)
Elon, Elon, who are you? Where is your essential self? Where are you as you soar through your space fantasies, as you track and hedge and bet your billions, wondering if all those emeralds gave you an...
22 Des 20221h 33min
Bonus Sample: Growing Up in Scientology (w/Sarah)
Sarah grew up in the Church of Scientology. But she also grew up in a small town. And, in a neurodiverse family. We come from so many places. Exploitative, hierarchical, hypocritical. Generous, tender...
19 Des 202227min
133: Grifts That Keep on Taking (w/Kevin Klatt)
Remember way back to the beginning of this podcast, shortly after “Plandemic” dropped, when wellness influencers immediately began selling supposed “immune supporting” supplements? That trend has only...
15 Des 20221h 18min
Brief: The Right-Wing Machinery of Stochastic Terror
In this special report, Julian examines how the machinery of right-wing propaganda engineers the necessary conditions for stochastic terror. The recent waves of dehumanizing anti-LGBTQ bigotry heighte...
13 Des 202248min
Bonus Sample: Leaving S-Factor pt. 2 (w/Jessica Hopper)
Those who fly high, fall hard. Pole dance company S-Factor crashed and burned in 2021 amidst a stack of complaints. Detractors said the company was conducting unlicensed group therapy, cosplaying enli...
12 Des 20229min
UNLOCKED: Girl, Interrupted (pt 1)
Julian and Matthew take a long look at the 1999 film Teal Swan was reportedly obsessed with as a teen. Girl, Interrupted is a bold adaptation of a 1993 memoir by the writer Susanna Kaysen about the 18...
10 Des 20221h 30min
132: Ye, Balenciaga, & Twilight Zone Propaganda (w/Francesca Tripodi)
We didn't have tracking BDSM Easter eggs in fashion shoots or Ye’s Jew-hating Christofascism on our bingo card. But here we are, covering a cluster of cursed images and hypomanic clips.We’ll stare rig...
8 Des 20221h 37min
Bonus Sample: Leaving S-Factor pt. 1 (w/Jessica Hopper)
Those who fly high, fall hard. Pole dance company S-Factor crashed and burned in 2021 amidst a stack of complaints. Detractors said the company was conducting unlicensed group therapy, cosplaying enli...
5 Des 202210min
