312: The Next Plague
A plague is coming. We don’t know when or which one, but we do know that since humans started gathering in groups numbering in the thousands, plagues became a consistent feature of existence. So a pla...
11 Jun 1h 6min
Bonus Sample: Liberation Theology or Magical Thinking?
Matthew investigates whether Pope Leo XIV's appeals to Liberation Theology represent genuine solidarity with the poor or a sophisticated form of spiritual bypassing. Drawing on Ole Jakob Løland's an...
8 Jun 5min
Brief: Collapse at the FDA
The FDA is bleeding out Covid contrarians. Marty Makary, Vinay Prasad, Tracy Beth Høeg—all gone. Jonathan Howard returns to discuss why so many RFK Jr's friends have reached the end of their bureaucra...
6 Jun 31min
311: AI, Pope Leo, & The Antichrist
Leo the XIV wrote a big letter about a hyperobject. Many thoughts and debates are triggered. Today we’ll look at what the hell an encyclical is, the Vatican's decade-long conversation with Silicon Val...
4 Jun 1h 21min
Bonus Sample: Journalism In An Age of Fascism
Derek reports on the role of journalism after attending the News and Documentary Emmy Awards in New York City last week. Show Notes 2026 News & Documentary Emmy Awards | NEWS NIGHT (LIVE) You Migh...
1 Jun 7min
Brief: My Neighbourhood Data Center Conspiracy
Matthew investigates the under-construction STACK data centre at 3650 Danforth Avenue in Scarborough, two miles from his home, tracing what he finds through concentric circles of capital, neglect, hyp...
30 Mai 38min
310: The Bait & Switch Complex
In the early 20th century, some retailers would advertise a product at an attractively low price to lure customers into the store, claim the item was out of stock or of poor quality then pressure cust...
28 Mai 1h 6min
Bonus Sample: Poetry As Resistance & Embodied Spirituality
Across continents and centuries outsider poets have made a bold stand for the life of the body, contemplative ecstasy, sexual liberation, and the sacredness of nature, often in the face of religious a...
25 Mai 5min
