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Premium 306: The Ferryman's Recession

The theme of this week's episode is "Denial"

Premium 305: Manifesting By Method

On this episode we give a fond farewell to an old friend, before going on to discuss the ICC news about Netanyahu, the Iranian president's suspicious demise, the apparently "new" Saudi connection to 9/11, Samuel Alito's upside down American flag, golfer Scottie Scheffler's brush with the law, driverless cars, and of course t...

Premium 304: Dynamiting The Sky (w/ special guest Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn)

Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn is a writer with a memoir out called Loose of Earth, about growing up in West Texas and all the things that come with that: bad water, faith healing, cancer and the death of a loved one, extractive economies, and much more. This is a wide ranging discussion on everything from Larry McMurtry, to Dune...

Premium 303: Fats Carpenter Finds No Peace

You're all allowed to cry during this one

Premium 302: See You On The Trail

New Patreon tier for my meditative trail podcast coming either next year or the year after that

Premium 301: No Business To Stand On

We discuss Niall Ferguson's latest Axis of Evil/LOTR take, and then take a look at what's going on with protests on college campuses

Premium 300: World War Me

We talk about the new Civil War movie, and then talk about another (potentially looming?) war: World War III

Premium 299: The Coach and the Banker

At the time this recording was made, Coach Cal was leaving UK, the eclipse/rapture had yet to happen, and the J Geils Band was still ruling the airwaves

Premium 298: No Shortcuts With Quality

Two articles this week. The first one is about how corporations are trying to train A.I. to squeeze more profit out of workers. The second is about various geoengineering attempts that are sure to get us all killed.

Premium 297: The Manifestation Principle

This week we're returning to our old pal, the New York Times' Ethicist. But first we have to discuss the situation with UK Wildcat basketball coach John Calipari...

Premium 296: Probably Apocryphal

This week we're sampling from a few different articles to get a sense of what's going on with the conservatives today: their psycho-sexual anxieties, religious fears, demographic trends, and sense of humor. All of this of course leads back to a general outline of why the Democrats aren't doing much better.

Premium 295: The Pianist's Lament

Give this one exactly 47 minutes and 15 seconds to kick into higher gear. For future reference it's the episode where we meet The Grim Reaper but he's Civil War historian Shelby Foote

Premium 294: Seeking Balance

I'm still in the middle of a move so for now you get another so-called "silly" episode. I did however go to a march for Palestine and we talk about that a little bit.

Premium 293: Operation Rolling Thunder Revue

As promised ... Dylan / Dave '24

Premium 292: Strawman Village

This week we cover the new text-to-video AI software, Sora; a dating app exclusively for people with good credit; an NYC squatter who's Getting the Goods; and, finally, the latest NYT soft-hit on decolonization 

Premium 291: Document Kings

Trigger warning first five minutes of this is suicide jokes. Then we have some light animal discussion before getting into an analysis of the last week: Biden's press conference addressing his cognitive decline; Argentina president Javier Milei's trip to Israel; and the Super Bowl from hell

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Premium 290: Against the Godless Tyrants (w/ special guest Andrew Drummond)

This week we're joined by Andrew Drummond to learn about the early German revolutionary Thomas Muntzer: the world he inhabited, his political and theological visions, and his impact on history. We also talk a little bit about Friedrich Engels's book on the German Peasants War, which you should check out if you're looking for ...

Premium 289: Gringo Heart of Darkness (w/ special guest Alexander Aviña)

This week historian and professor Alexander Aviña (@Alexander_Avina) joins us to talk about the border—specifically Texas governor Greg Abbott's attempts to defy federal sovereignty and Joe Biden's insane response to it (or lack thereof). We also discuss Israel's relationship with Latin America, how the future looks for al...

Premium 288: The Room Down The Hall

This week we're talking about prophets, doppelgangers, and stanley cup pipe bombs. Also on the docket is the latest round of news about Israel/Palestine, as well as an article that dives into the mindset of the elite at this year's World Economic Forum regarding the biggest election year in human history.

Premium 287: Stochastic Whimsicality

This week we've got our friend Katy Slininger filling in as third mic for a fascinating discussion on a wide range of topics: the US strikes on Yemen; the Time Magazine profile of Anthony Blinken; Isaac Chotiner's interview with John Kirby; the question of nationalism and how the left relates to liberation struggles; and, fin...

Premium 286: Neon Genesis Evangelical

This week we're discussing public domain, myths and mythologies, gods and giants, the Houthis' phenomenal impact on the world system, Lloyd Austin's mysterious work absence, problems with the Boeing 737 Max 9, and finally a story on The Rise of The New Evangelical that succeeds in breaking Tom's brain

Premium 285: John Dutton's Tour of Modernity

John Dutton embarks on a great tour of modernity. Meanwhile the boys learn about the greatest charts and sentences of 2023, as chosen by the New York Times

Premium 284: Relatively Atraumatic

It's 2am and you guessed it: we're going back for more Ethicist. Also Tom talks about his recent experience at UFC and being in the same room as former President Donald J. Trump, and we cook up a new movie idea

Premium 283: Liberalism Does Not End Well

Recorded 12/18/23

Premium 282: The Central Nervous System Cannot Hold

Recorded 12/11/23 — covers university show trial; the new red scare; the end of bourgeois-capitalist democratic ideology; the assassination of Refaat Alareer; and much more

Premium 281: Not Going To Hell For Anybody

We discuss an article from 972 Magazine about Israel's "mass assassination factory" (https://www.972mag.com/mass-assassination-factory-israel-calculated-bombing-gaza/), as well as several other related t...

Premium 280: Happy Reasonsgiving

This week we tackle Cass Sunstein's 34-point liberal manifesto, "Why I Am A Liberal," as seen in the New York Times

Premium 279: No Trib(ulation) November

Deeply sorry for how long the episodes have been lately. If you'd like to pass on the banter and go straight to the protein, skip to about 13:00. And do let us know if we need to start shortening the episodes for people to catch up. We welcome the feedback!! 

Premium 278: SKATES Theory

Towards a deeper understanding of Systems Komputational Atrophy To Endgame Spiral (SKATES) Theory

Premium 277: The Loosie Economy

We talk about the weird proto-incest Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has with his son; how the media has seemingly decided Biden is cooked in 2024; Aaron's trip to D.C. for the Palestine protest; the military industrial complex; and many many other things mostly related to Israel/Palestine