The Wetwired take on Bezos’ glam astronauts, Nancy Pelosi refusing to release her wrinkled grip on the other well-heeled corporate... more

In the time we prepared to record this episode, Trump announced the insane tariff policy, so we had to update... more

While the Signalgate drama has been playing out across the news shows and editorial pages, the Trump administration has also... more

Last time, we talked with Gabriel Kennedy about his exceptional biography of Robert Anton Wilson. This time, we're talking about... more

We could be talking about Trump punishing Ukraine’s president Zelenskyy with a humiliation ritual in the White House. Or we... more

The troubling history of the FBI encouraging mass shooters and the outing of a White supremacist US ICE prosecutor. Some reading: https://booty.substack.com/p/prior-contact-between-mass-shooters https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecutor-dallas-white-supremacist-x-account/

Child computer engineers, raised on effective altruism and Groyper memes, have invaded nearly every agency and department in the US... more

Today we have independent reporter on the extremism beat, Teddy Wilson, returning to join us to talk about how supporters... more

In the early 2000s, so many Boomers and Gen-Xers had their brains melted by a movie that blended legitimate critique... more

**UNLOCKED** Wilson, or RAW, was maybe one of the more prolific authors of the twentieth century, not only in terms of... more

The first couple days of the Trump White house, Elon's fascistic cosplay, and advice on how to cope.

Wilson, or RAW, was maybe one of the more prolific authors of the twentieth century, not only in terms of... more

Welcome to 2025! It’s the month of Janus. We’re looking forward, looking back, we’re right on the edge! The New... more

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Cut down in his prime, our nation mourns the lost of one of its beautiful CEOs. Get premium only episodes with... more

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Circling back to some news from a few weeks ago when The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu... more

Subscribe on Patreon to listen to this episode and every premium only episode for $5 a month. patreon.com/wetwired Dems are still kicking... 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