Bonus Sample: Antifascist (Autistic) Christianity — Simon(e) Weil (Part 2)
The second installment in a two-part exploration of Simon(e) Weil for the ongoing Antifascist Christianity series and the Antifascist Woodshed project. At the heart of the episode is Weil’s terse, l...
22 Sep 20255min
Brief: Antifascist (Autistic) Christianity: Simon(e) Weil (Part 1)
Matthew begins a two-part exploration of Simone Weil—French philosopher, mystic, and antifascist activist—through the lens of autism, embodiment, and political courage. Following the earlier Antifasci...
20 Sep 202547min
275: It’s Never the Guns
Less than two weeks after a shooter unloaded 500 rounds at the CDC in Atlanta, RFK Jr gutted that agency's violence prevention research by firing 100 employees. Less than a month later, Charlie Kirk w...
18 Sep 202558min
Bonus Sample: The 9/11 Rorschach Test
The events of September 11, 2001 changed the world. Julian reflects on several interpretations of what they meant, proposing that each is a kind of Rorschach-test result based on our own religious and...
15 Sep 202552min
Brief: MAHA’s Conspiracy Theories
Derek worked for nearly 10 months on a NY Times opinions video, "You Might Have Already Fallen for MAHA’s Conspiracy Theories," which was published this week. He discusses what it took to produce this...
13 Sep 202525min
274: Is Rogan REALLY Leading a Death Cult?
If it wasn't all so tragic, politics might seem like a bad joke. But how did comedy become so unfunny, so politically toxic? From his hideout in a remote mountain cabin, anonymous video collage arti...
11 Sep 20251h 13min
Bonus Sample: How Wellness Influencers Became Radicalized
Biostatistician Halbert Dunn's 1961 book, High Level Wellness, set the stage for the modern wellness movement. Derek reads it alongside some of today's top conspiritualists, noticing the themes (and d...
8 Sep 20257min
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
