37. The Rock & Roll Hypothesis (feat. Greil Marcus)

Debating the finer points of gangbangs and unpacking the moral and political ramifications of the "Cornell 7" primetime MeToo hoax. With Inez Stepman.   To support the show and get access to twice the...

3 Okt 1h 40min

Closing the book on the hottest summer of all time with three sweaty cinema classics from the sunburnt mind of summer's patron saint, Tennessee Williams: the age-gap comedy BABY DOLL (1956), the homo ...

24 Sep 40min

Palisades High returns to campus for its first full school year since the fires. But how much of "it" survived? I pay a visit to its centermost authority, English teacher Mr. Klima, for a re-enactment...

11 Sep 1h 59min

For rocket scientist Jack Parsons, the Devil's Gate Dam proved to be a portal to the stars -- and to something else. Conrad Flynn joins me on a hot-as-Hell day for a hike around the Pasadena portal wh...

1 Sep 44min

Last month, counterculture icon Jim Goad (ANSWER Me!, Redneck Manifesto), godfather of the online right, died by his own hand. Adam Lehrer joins me to commemorate his legacy and review the intellectua...

19 Aug 2h 12min

An introduction to Jeeves, Wooster, the timeless literary paradise of by P.G. Wodehouse, his (almost) perfect writer's life, and some theories as to why the sublime comic pleasure of his work endures ...

3 Aug 45min

A man makes gladiator theater out of patriotism. Becomes rich, famous, adored. And then he risks it all for the real thing...   Reflections on the new documentary Hulk Hogan: Real American with Michae...

17 Jul 1h 58min

Putting the D in Democrat, harmful stereotypes in Euphoria, too much Lena Dunham, and Camille Paglia's horrifying recent interview among other heavy matters close out our summertime independence tea w...

30 Jun 49min