Brief: Conspiracies Down Under
The recent killing of two police officers (and wounding of a third) in Porepunkah, Australia has highlighted the dangers of sovereign citizen-style conspiratorial beliefs. The alleged shooter is still...
6 Sep 202535min
273: Trump Will Die
Trump is still alive, though a lot of folks are excited that won't last. Maybe it’s testimony to the allure of the fantasy that he really is powerful, that his strongman schtick has legs, that he real...
4 Sep 20251h 3min
Bonus Sample: Antifascist Christianity: Bonhoeffer (Pt 2)
Matthew recounts the story of a young, hoity-toity soft-nationalist German theologian named Dietrich Bonhoeffer who discovered the radical soul of antifascism by hanging out in a Black Baptist church ...
1 Sep 20255min
Brief: Antifascist Christianity: Bonhoeffer (Pt 1)
Matthew recounts the story of a young, hoity-toity soft-nationalist German theologian named Dietrich Bonhoeffer who discovered the radical soul of antifascism by hanging out in a Black Baptist church ...
30 Aug 202537min
272: Jillian Michaels is the Biggest Loser
The unavoidable question of the week: why is Jillian Michaels on CNN commenting on slavery, exactly? As it turns out, Netflix provides the answer. The three-part docuseries, Fit for TV: The Reality ...
28 Aug 202558min
Bonus Sample: The Beatles’ Billionaire Yogi
Levitation, world peace, and blissful enlightenment were all essential to the hippie counterculture. But it came at quite a price. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi made billions selling magical mantras and the p...
25 Aug 20256min
Brief: Ground Zero Grifting
Plandemic creator Mikki Willis recently hosted an hour-long webinar to promote his supplements company. Marketed as a storytelling hour to share the power of immunity and god with their followers, the...
23 Aug 202537min
271: The Miseducation of PragerU
The right has waged a war on “woke” Sesame Street for generations. When the party passed the 2025 Recissions Act, they were finally able to take a significant field advantage in this battle—one which ...
21 Aug 20251h 1min
