Jon got piled on last week for tweeting that activist groups have pushed the Democratic Party out of supermajority territory.... more

Somehow the interminable “who is the liberal Joe Rogan” debate is still raging a week after the election. Jeremiah Johnson,... more

Yeah, rough week. Jon and Max reckon with Tuesday’s result and break down how Donald Trump — once again —... more

The 2024 election is almost upon us, and if you’re not anxious…please give us some of whatever you’re taking. Barton... more

The Good Liars, a MAGA trolling comedy duo, join Offline to share what it’s like on the ground at Trump... more

Why are FEMA workers being threatened for trying to help clean up after Hurricane Helene? Jon and Max break down... more

Hasan Piker, Gen Z’s favorite left wing political commentator and Twitch streamer, joins Offline to talk about the Trump campaign’s bro-first election strategy, the right... more

Alex Jones’ conspiracy media network, InfoWars, is up for sale, as is the at-home genetic testing service 23andMe…and potentially the... more

New York Times tech reporter Kate Conger joins Offline to discuss Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter, a new... more

Critic Emily St. James and Crooked’s Halle Kiefer join Max to discuss “Blade Runner,” the 1982 classic that asks the... more

Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology and ex-design ethicist at Google, joins Offline to chat about the... more

Since “Fight Club” hit theaters in 1999, the movie has become both a cinematic cult classic and a building block... more

Robert Putnam, renowned political scientist and author of Bowling Alone and The Upswing, joins Offline to explain why bowling alone... more

This week Offline Móvie Clúb takes on “Tár,” the 2022 film about a music conductor whose narcissism and abuses of... more

It’s not just supplements and energy drinks fueling the manosphere. Your favorite right-wing podcaster may be sponsored by…Vladimir Putin! Jon... more

Has there ever been a more dramatic Twitter thread than A’Ziah King’s 2015 saga about a roadtrip turned kidnapping? Erin... more

Max and Jon sit down to break down a very online DNC, diving into Obama’s anti-social media convention speech, the... more

Jon Lovett and Erin Ryan join Max to discuss how “The Truman Show,” predicted our current era of continuous surveillance... more

Peter Thiel isn’t as rich as Elon Musk or as notorious as Steve Bannon. But over the last 10 years... more

Jon Lovett and Ben Rhodes join Max to explore how 1983’s “WarGames” predicted the internet era. The film is a... more

Elon Musk hosted Donald Trump for a two and a half hour ramble on Twitter’s garbage live streaming platform—and if... more

Why is Tim Walz, a 60-year-old dad from Minnesota, so internet savvy? And why is he so good at making... more

All of a sudden, nearly every Democrat in the country has started calling out Republicans for being really damn weird.... more

Kamala Harris memes are bringing together leftists and wine moms, neolib shills and NeverTrumpers, political wonks and pop stars across... more

We still don’t know why a 20-year-old from Pennsylvania opened fire on Trump last weekend. Lone shooters whose paths from... more

Elle Reeve, CNN commentator and author of the new book Black Pill, joins Offline to share her reporting on the... more

Chat GPT isn’t going to top the Billboard Hot 100 any time soon, but something is happening with AI and... more

Has this pod saved America…from phone addiction?! We got Jon Lovett to take a rather extreme version of the Offline... more

The kids are not alright, and the culprit is their phones. That’s the thesis of social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s new... more

Why are Republicans apologists for misinformation? How should campaigns respond to online trolls? Are Democrats still using an Obama-era digital... more

Critic Emily St. James and Crooked’s Halle Kiefer join Max to talk about “WALL-E.” The 2008 Pixar film depicts a... more

Birds Aren’t Real founder, Peter McIndoe, joins to talk about the impact of the satirical conspiracy that captured the imagination... more

Are we all living in The Matrix? Eh, probably not. But our tech obsessed, social media driven world is a... more

Do we treat political affiliation like a religion? Which parts of our identity are based off factual belief vs. imaginary... more

Ezra Klein joins Offline Movie Club to discuss “Her,” the movie that more or less incited this week’s Scarlett Johansson... more

ChatGPT has officially entered its “Her” era! Jon and Max talk about the flirty AI that debuted this week, whose... more

Leave it to Tom Hanks to make internet catfishing seem so darn charming! This week, Offline’s Movie Club is watching... more

Is it time for you to make an AI friend? Jon and Max weigh the pros and cons of robot... more

Bo Burnham’s comedy has long captivated and caricatured the internet, but the era his songs skewer the best is the... more

We all have a caveman brain—at least when it comes to navigating the internet. Amanda Montell, author of the new... more

When did we collectively agree that a hoodie-clad coder could wreak havoc on our society? Probably not long after “The... more

Can Biden outpost Trump in the run up to 2024? Why is the president on TikTok if he wants to... more

We did it folks! Jurors for Trump’s hush money trial are getting to read their resistance tweets to his face... more

Is FOMO the only thing keeping you on social media? Have we already reached peak artificial intelligence? And are Max... more

Are college educated Democrats going to cost Joe Biden the election? Eitan Hersh, a Political Science professor at Tufts, joins... more

Dr. Laurie Santos, Yale University's “Happiness Professor,” joins Offline to lay out a scientific guide to finding happiness. On her... more

Eric Klinenberg, sociologist at New York University, joins Offline to discuss why our failure to process 2020 may lead to... more

Kate Middleton sightings have dipped below UFO sightings, and the internet is having a heyday! It’s conspiracy theory week at... more

Jon Ronson, author of So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed and host of the BBC podcast “Things Fell Apart,” joins Offline... more

Zeynep Tufekci, sociologist and New York Times opinion columnist, joins Offline to discuss why long covid has unleashed so much... more

Tina Nguyen, national correspondent at Puck News, joins Offline to talk about her new memoir, “The MAGA Diaries.” The book... more

Cass Sunstein, Harvard professor and coauthor of the forthcoming book, Look Again, joins Offline to discuss the dangers of habituation.... more

Kara Swisher, longtime tech reporter and author of the forthcoming memoir Burn Book, joins Offline to talk about the tech... more

Peter Hamby, host of Snapchat’s Good Luck America and a founding partner at Puck News, returns to Offline to discuss... more

Kyle Chayka, New Yorker staff writer and author of “Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture,” joins Offline to expose how online... more

RF Kuang joins Jon to talk about Yellowface, her biting satire about the internet, publishing industry, and cultural appropriation.

When it comes to sticking to a New Year’s resolution, willpower alone won’t cut it.

Maybe, your friend announced they’re not drinking anymore, or your sister’s now “California Sober,” or maybe your entire office is... more

With 2024 fast approaching, Jon and Max sit down to answer listener-submitted questions. Does the show have a millennial bias?... more

YouTuber Natalie Wynn, better known as ContraPoints, may be the internet’s most persuasive political commentator. Known for her carefully produced,... more

Jeff Stein, White House economics reporter at the Washington Post, joins Offline to talk about the $16 McDonald’s meal that... more

Happy holidays from the Offline team! Here’s a special sneak peek of our new subscriber exclusive series Inside 2024. In... more

Anna Holmes, the founder of jezebel.com, and Crooked’s own Erin Ryan—the site’s former managing editor—join Offline to discuss the origin... more

Jon and Max get into the numbers behind TikTok’s supposed pro-Palestinian tilt— is the bias real, what do “views” signify,... more

Naomi Klein, activist and bestselling author, joins Offline to talk about her new book, Doppelganger, and the woman who inspired... more

Johnny Harris, filmmaker and journalist, joins Offline to talk about Joe Rogan—how he became the world’s most famous podcaster, where... more

Jesse David Fox, senior editor at Vulture and author of the forthcoming “Comedy Book,” joins Offline to break down how... more

As fighting intensifies between Israel and Hamas, Jon and Max break down the ways social media is terribly equipped for... more

Heather Cox Richardson, historian and author of the Substack’s most-read newsletter “Letters from an American,” joins Offline to explain why... more

Brian Stelter joins to unpack what Rupert Murdoch’s retirement means for broadcast media, American democracy, and his four kids.

Simon Rich, writer and creator of TBS’s Miracle Workers, joins Offline to explain how he got his hands on an... more

The Atlantic's Kaitlyn Tiffany joins to break down how telling people to die on the internet became normal.

Jon and Max are back and ready to answer your mailbag questions! But first, a post mortem on the Offline... more

We're off for Labor Day! Please enjoy this exclusive episode of Terminally Online, our new Subscription show and loosest pod... more

Maia Wyman, or Broey Deschanel as she’s known on Youtube, joins Offline to talk about her generation of movie critics... more

Kate Lindsay on why, after years of battling bad-faith critics online, some people are finally keeping their opinions to themselves.

Is it possible that Facebook didn't ruin politics?

Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard, hosts of The Ringer’s “Every Single Album” podcast, join to break down how Taylor Swif... more

Straight off the picket line, comedian and WGA negotiator, Adam Conover gives a behind the scenes look into Hollywood's historic... more

Will Big Tech break Hollywood? Futurist Madeline Ashby on the evolving entertainment industry. Max + Jon on bananas under socialism.

Jason Goldman, former Chief Digital Officer in the Obama White House, joins Offline to break down “the AI election.” He... more

Will Sommer joins Offline to break down QAnon. Max + Jon join Threads.

Jon and Max answer your questions about AI, unions, writing and fallen titans — submersible and tech leader alike. Plus, America... more

Simone Giertz, YouTube’s favorite inventor and robotics enthusiast, joins Offline this week to discuss the joy of building useless things... more

Catherine Price, science journalist and author of How to Break Up with Your Phone, joins the show to close out... more

Social media is ubiquitous among young people. But is it safe? Dr. Vivek Murthy, Surgeon General of the United States,... more

Kat Abu and Andrew Lawrence watch Fox News every night so you don’t have to. As researchers at Media Matters,... more

Ben Smith, Semafor founder and former Editor-in-Chief of Buzzfeed News, joins Offline to discuss what the shuttering of newsrooms at... more

Introducing Offline’s Unplug Challenge! Jon and Max reflect on how their screen addictions have worsened their focus, hijacked their social... more

A feed drop from Crooked’s very own Hysteria!

Hasan Piker, viral political streamer, joins Offline to talk about Tucker Carlson’s demise, the 2024 election, and what it is... more

Laura Bates, founder of the Everyday Sexism Project and author of Men Who Hate Women and Fix the System, Not... more

John Green, bestselling author and YouTube Vlogbrother, joins Offline to share lessons from his most recent book, The Anthropocene Reviewed.... more

This week we’re bringing you the TikTok debate we wish we had from Congress. Featuring perspectives from V Spehar, host... more

Jon welcomes Max Fisher, Crooked’s newest team member, to the Offline family! Max, former New York Times reporter and author... more

Andy Kroll, author and ProPublica journalist, joins Offline to discuss the one thing Fox News fears: lawsuits. Kroll’s new book,... more

Margaret Atwood, famed author, poet and “dystopia prophet,” joins Offline to talk about fighting tyranny and finding hope. Much like... more

Jason Parham, senior writer at WIRED, walks Jon through the evolution and legacy of Black Twitter. Parham’s three-part series, “A... more

Offline's crew is *offline* this week but we're excited to share one of our favorite recent episodes of Crooked's podcast... more

Megan Garber, staff writer at the Atlantic, joins Offline to explain how we’re already living in the Metaverse––not with headsets... more

Dr. Robert Waldinger, Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, joins Offline to talk about his new book “The... more

Tim Miller, former Republican operative, current Never Trumper, and contributor at the Bulwark, joins Jon to kickoff the GOP’s very... more

Amazon, Google, Facebook and the entire tech sector just laid off tens of thousands of employees. How did America’s fastest... more

Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz and Lakshmi Rengarajan, hosts of the newest season of The Cut’s Land of the Giants, join Offline to... more

Evan Puschak, also known as The Nerdwriter, joins Offline to discuss ChatGPT, the revolutionary artificial intelligence chatbot from OpenAI. In... more

Have you lost your ability to pay attention? Do you struggle to read a book? Can’t focus on a single... more

Description: Josie Totah and Yasmine Hamady, hosts of Crooked’s Dare We Say podcast, join Offline for a special mailbag episode... more

Rebecca Jennings, senior correspondent at Vox, talks with Jon about the year’s most chronically online conversations––those seemingly innocuous threads and... more

Ian Bogost, author and professor at Washington University in St. Louis, talks with Jon about the demise of online social... more

This week, a Crooked Media crossover event as Brian Beutler, host of Positively Dreadful, sits down with Jon to talk... more