263: The Apostle Assassin
“Dad went to war last night” read Vance Boelter's text to his family in the early hours of June 14. This was sent after his shooting rampage aimed at Democratic lawmakers, which left two dead and two ...
26 Jun 202558min
Bonus Sample: The Two-For-One Guru of MSIA
He built a lucrative seminar empire in the 80s, owned an Italian Villa, founded a “spiritual university,” and travelled the world with a harem of handsome young initiates. Roger Hinkins claimed to be ...
23 Jun 20256min
Brief: MAHA Mass Casualty Horizon
What dangers does an RFK Jr HHS pose to Americans, really? Derek dives into science writer's Laurie Garrett's work, who spoke to the dangers we're facing today in 1994—and who has raised an alarm abou...
21 Jun 202537min
Bonus Sample: The Bethesda Declaration
In October 2020, three contrarian medical professionals published The Great Barrington Declaration to great applause by the pro-business, anti-closure crowd. One of them, Jay Bhattacharya, now runs th...
16 Jun 20257min
Brief: The Ghost Lab
Cable travel channels are filled with haunted houses and other paranormal activity, beyond History Channel’s Ancient Aliens and cryptozoology content. The more radicalized Gaia TV has close to a milli...
14 Jun 202540min
261: Where Are They Now?
From 1999-2002, VH1 ran a show called “Where Are They Now?” The irregularly produced series wondered aloud what happened to former cultural icons like eighties hair metal bands, kid actors, and one-hi...
12 Jun 20251h 1min
Bonus Sample: Watching Andor with the Kids (Pt 2)
Matthew continues the Antifascist Woodshed series with a two-part analysis of an extraordinary cultural event: rebellions within rebellions—or how a ragtag band of writers and worldbuilders Trojan-hor...
9 Jun 20256min
