178: Silicon Valley Veda
5 am. Day 4 of executive plant medicine retreat. The venture capital tech bro sits on a metaverse mountaintop, immersed in deep meditation. He hears a hum—a vibration from the great beyond. A mantra r...
2 Nov 20231h 25min
Bonus Sample: RFK Jr. and Deconstruction Ecstasy Syndrome
Matthew’s essay about the transient, disorganized, purificatory pleasure of RFK Jr's campaign for his wellness/yoga/biohacker demographic. A workshop breakthrough is not a strategy. The pleasure of d...
30 Okt 202318min
Brief: Bari Weiss's Sexual Revolution (w/Michelle Lhooq)
Bari Weiss recently held a "debate" about the failure of the sexual revolution. Expensive tickets to the Theater at the Ace Hotel in downtown LA allowed you to see Grimes and Sarah Haider talk about m...
28 Okt 202329min
Bonus Sample: Swamp Creatures 4: Let We The People Say “Amen!”
Get full access to all of our episodes and listen ad-free on Patreon. Today’s profile by Julian is of a man who connects the dots between the gun-nut fifth column in American law enforcement, local sc...
23 Okt 20234min
Brief: Sovereign In Sedona (w/Isaac Stone Simonelli)
Arizona’s recent increase in “sovereign citizen filings” connects to a New Age spiritual center called the Ultimate Light Mission. Julian talks to investigative reporter Isaac Stone Simonelli. Show No...
21 Okt 202325min
176: Russell Brand’s Man Stans
Women journalists spend years meticulously investigating, corroborating and fact-checking allegations that Russell Brand is a serial sex offender. The result? A 6600-word masterpiece of survivor-cente...
19 Okt 20231h 20min
Bonus Sample: Inside the Church of Bleach
Four members of the Florida-based Grenon family were recently sentenced to between 5 and 12 years of prison for selling bleach. The problem? They claimed that bleach, known as Miracle Mineral Solution...
16 Okt 20239min
Special Report: RFK Jr.’s Independence Day
On October 9, RFK Jr. brought his three-podcast-bros-in-a-trench-coat campaign to Philadelphia. On a dias across from Independence Hall, he announced his anticipated departure from the Democratic part...
14 Okt 20231h 12min
