171: Cracking the Mirror World (w/Naomi Klein)
Naomi Klein’s Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World is a polymathic work that serves up new political heuristics with the firepower we’ve come to expect from the coiner of “disaster capitalism.” ...
14 Sep 20231h 20min
Bonus Sample: Swamp Creatures 2: Roger Stone
The Forrest Gump dandy of right-wing dirty tricks is in the news again. Strategizing from the Willard Hotel as January 6 unfolded; protected by a coterie of now convicted Oathkeepers; captured on vide...
11 Sep 202310min
Brief: Review of Naomi Klein’s "Doppelganger"
Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World is an exuberant, polymathic effort, in which Klein develops several new political heuristics that pack the punch we’ve come to expect from the originator of ...
9 Sep 202358min
170: The Age of Insurrection (w/David Neiwert)
Do you ever feel like American society is caught in limbo? The bardo-realm between two election cycles. The dial-up static between invasive social media and quarantine isolation. Stacking sandbags aga...
7 Sep 20231h 13min
Bonus Sample: The Perils of "Free Speech"
Claiming your First Amendment rights are being violated is a sure way to have the spotlight shone on you. It's also an effective way to shut down criticism of whatever you're selling. From the 1940s-6...
4 Sep 20236min
Brief: Slavery is Not a Form of Hustle
One piece of connective tissue between the right and wellness influencers we cover is their liberal use of the language of Civl Rights to describe their completely incomparable grievances. Derek cover...
2 Sep 202321min
169: Neo Tantra & Sex Work (w/Esme Providence Brown)
Several months ago, we received an email from Esme Providence Brown (a pseudonym, and we’ll discuss why she’s using it off the top of the interview). Esme asked if we would like to discuss the strange...
31 Aug 20231h 43min
Bonus Sample: What Is the Rabbit Hole?
They fell into a rabbit hole. Matthew examines the blindspots thrown up by this common and unexamined phrase: — The assumption that we all know what the rabbit hole is. — The assumption that right up...
28 Aug 20238min
