Culture, control, and empire
Circling back to some news from a few weeks ago when The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu... more
Dems are still kicking the corpse of the 2024 election, trying to figure out how to cope with a world... more
Last week we introduced some of Trump’s cabinet picks. Marco Rubio at State, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at Health and... more
Trump fills out some of his cabinet, Dems try to make sense out how they got absolutely smeared on election... more
Instead of just looking at his past record to see what Trump might do, we’re looking at some of the... more
It's our Halloween Special! With less than a week until this election and the reality of either a real ghoul or real... more
It's just about two weeks until the election, so we're discussing how the candidates are stacking up against each other,... more
This has been a rough few weeks for people dealing with climate and weather emergencies. The good news is that the... more
We're back with archaeologist Steph Halmhofer to talk about how White supremacists are co-opting archaeology, history, and the achievements of... more
Netanyahu tries to get crowdfunding for the Greater Israel plan, Iran retaliates, and Biden vows to keep bailing them out... more
It’s just a little over two weeks now after Trump announced during a livestream on X (the everything app) while... more
We’re here today with the directors of the 2023 movie Failed State, Christopher Bell and Mitch Blummer. Listeners will recognize Chris... more
We’re talking Kim Stanley Robinson today! And that means we’re talking about a lot of the things Kim Stanley Robinson... more
It’s the usual Sean and Jules here, and we’re also joined by long-time guest Karl Mamer. Karl is back with us... more
As a long time lover of maps, this conversation was a huge treat! Support us on Patreon and get extra... more
Jules and Sean take a step back to process some things. Walz, Vance, and the fact that Harris would be... more
It’s been 15 years since Bitcoin was created. After around a decade and a half, there’s still not anything really... more
The Democrats have discovered the "one weird trick" guaranteed to leave heir enemies speechless—name calling. Support us on Patreon to listen... more
Biden’s out and Kamala’s in charge (maybe). Still a couple of weeks until the Dem convention but she’s the odds... more
We said in our last ep that nothing was happening right now with Biden and Trump but anything could happen.... more
As American democracy recedes as the beacon of democracy for the rest of the world (lol), we’re looking this week... more
Dems in disarray! Advisors and Biden supporters are freaking out after his terrible performance in last week's debate with Trump. Calls... more
Hawk Tuah girl brings back blow jobs, Chiquita Banana hired a death squad in Colombia and Israel is targeting state... more
The two least popular candidates in history are days away from their first on stage showdown, and one of them... more
Section 230 is not a special privilege for big tech, it enables third party participation in communication that even big... more
The question I had going into this episode was about the asymmetrical reactions between the pro-Palestinian protesters and the pro-Israel... more
We’re talking about the kids. A lot of people have ideas about the kids. And some people think that we should... more
We're teaming up with Bradley Plaisier and Robert Skvarla to talk about the show that 30 years ago introduced the... more
Someone is radicalizing our kids. Who is behind this? What are their motives? There appears to be an unidentified individual... more
We're talking far-right extremism with Teddy Wilson. Teddy is an investigative journalist based in Texas. He covers extremism in the... more
We’re talking about Max Azzarello, who on April 19th set himself on fire outside the Manhattan Criminal Court where jury... more
Sean here with historian Thomas Lecaque to talk about everything wrong with Alex Garland's incoherent movie Civil War. Jesse Plemons... more
Maybe a crack in the up until now unquestioned US support of Israel's genocidal campaign in Gaza. All it took... more
Maybe a crack in the up until now unquestioned US support of Israel's genocidal campaign in Gaza. All it took... more
The drugs, parties, hip-hop, sex workers, P Diddy episode. Following the raid on his homes by Homeland Security as part of... more
Up until now, for different reasons, we've avoided talking about both Israel and AI. We haven't talked about the ongoing... more
Bitboy, once a top crypto influencer, has further defiled himself. We're talking about his recent "karate fight" in Mexico. We... more
For our special Wetwired Valentine's Day episode, we’re talking about that special feeling you get in the deep, dark recesses... more
Christ’s cryptocurrency is on trial in Colorado. Eli and Kaitlyn Regalado have been accused of creating a worthless crypto coin... more
DeSantis’ CRT and DEI presidential campaign might be over, but there are still plenty of people willing to throw down... more
Today we’re asking the question, "what if a zany mismatched group of three liberal Gen-Xers, one Millennial and two Zoomers... more
We hope you all made it through the holidays intact! We're launching into 2024 with the promised part 2 of... more
In the hallowed tradition of Anna Sorokin and former US representative George Santos, and all the other people claiming to... more
A few weeks ago a paper was published in the journal Archaeological Prospection that the Gunung Padang site in Indonesia... more
We’re joined again today by Darren Drda! We talked last time about his most recent book, New Age Wasteland. We spent... more
Happy Halloween everybody! For a special treat, we're watching one of the absolute worst films ever made, the 2020 cinematic... more
We're taking a break this week, so we thought we'd re-release a timeless episode from the archives. This one is... more
We’re talking with filmmaker Christopher Bell about his docuseries Miss Me Yet. Chris brings the horror and absurdity of the... more
We're joined again by the lovely Thomas Lecaque, historian, educator, author, and destroyer of pop culture. Our winding conversation comes... more
The Romeikes, a white, evangelical Christian family who fled Germany to the US seeking the religious freedom to homeschool their... more
We take a look at the crimes of Senator Bob Menendez and his wife, Nadine. Next, we talk about White... more
This is our final installment for this round of conversations with Bradley Plaisier. Wherein we wrap up our coverage of... more
Bradley Plaisier is back to finish our conversation about the history of UFO disclosure. Along the way, we get into... more
We're talking with artist, author, musician, and former cult member Darrin Drda. Darrin came by to tell us about his... more
Kurt Schiller, the founder and editor-in-chief of Blood Knife magazine, joins us to talk about remaking the internet so it's... more
DeSantis' Keystone Kampaign hits another snag with the unintentional dump of sensitive campaign memos. Down south, Argentina sees the rise... more
We’re continuing our recent coverage of UFO disclosures and the UFO disclosure movement. We’ll be talking some more about a... more
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UFOs everybody! People are seeing them, the Deep State is hiding them, and a small bunch of patriots are tying... more
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