Podcast Episodes

Trump's Imperialistic Shakedown of Venezuela

Episode 1762

Air Date: 1/3/2026

Imperialism is best thought of as a "Wealth Pump," extracting wealth from one country and depositing it in another. Venezuela has wealth and wealth is the only thing Trump cares ab…

Published on 1 day ago

SOLVED! SAMPLE! #30 - Everything is Ugly: How Convenience Killed Beauty—And How We Can Bring It Back

Episode 30

Air Date: 12-23-25

Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:

Ch. 1 - Why everything is so ugly these days

Ch. 2 - The story of "Millennial Gray" and how our personal spaces are impacted by bea…

Published on 4 days, 22 hours ago

Monthly-ish Mix: The Machine Cracks—Empire, Exploitation, and the Crumbling Facade

Episode 1761

Air Date 12/30/2025

The Monthly-ish Mix™ is here to get you caught up on recent news without being overwhelming! This month we start with the infrastructure of imperial violence—from Dick Cheney's le…

Published on 4 days, 22 hours ago

Hot Mess: Conservative Chaos Below the Surface of Trump's Authoritarian Regime

Episode 1760

Air Date 12/26/2025

Authoritarian governments are always very focused on making it look like they have everything on absolute lock down. Everyone in lockstep, everything proceeding according to plan.…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

America, A Beginner's Guide (Throwback)

Episode 1500

Original Air Date: 7/4/2022

Today, for this milestone episode, I attempted to squeeze in as many clever and interesting ideas as I could and ended up writing a starter guide to understand the United …

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

Why Dictators Are Lunatics and Their Followers are Fools

Episode 1759

Air Date 12/22/2025

It's said that mockery is one of the most effective weapons against dictators. I guess it depends on your goal, but still, there's truth there. And the good thing in that regard i…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

SOLVED! FROM THE ARCHIVES - "This is Really Happening" (Original Air Date: 12-12-24)

Episode 4

Re-Air Date: 12–18-25

Unless you were a member in December of 2024, this episode of SOLVED! will be brand new to you! If you were a member back then, THANK YOU and this one is worth a re-listen. We'r…

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

Why you think the Sudanese civil war doesn't involve you

Episode 1758

Air Date 12/14/2025

The sad ease with which we manage to ignore some atrocities, even while paying much attention to others, has to do with how visible or invisible to us the systems are that are pro…

Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago

SOLVED! SAMPLE! #29 - "Don't Be Cringe": Is Gen Z's Humor a Political Warning Sign?

Episode 29

Air Date: 12-10-25

Today, Jay!, Amanda, and Deon (Erin was out this week) discuss:

Ch. 1 - Generational humor, and analysis of Gen Z's absurdist humor and the impact it's having

Ch. 2 - The unexp…

Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Life is But a Game (that you can now bet on)

Episode 1757

Air Date 12/14/2025

Albert Einstein said, "Life is just like a game, first you have to learn rules of the game, and then play it better then any one else." (Or just get some insider knowledge about w…

Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago