Podcast Episodes

Episode 161 -- The Lord of the Rings with Michael Lutz

Season 5 Episode 143

"Tolkien is turning in his grave", Elon Musk tweeted on September 5, 2022 having watched (i.e. not watched) the first episode of Amazon's new series …

11 hours ago

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Episode 160 -- Science Fiction Fandom, Part 2

Season 5 Episode 142

Moira and Adrian continue their deep dive into science fiction fandom. After spending Episode I with the inner workings of right wing fandom (also po…

1 week ago

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Episode 159 -- Science Fiction Fandom, Part 1

Season 5 Episode 141

This fall, Moira and Adrian will take a deep dive into right wing fans. In recent years, right wingers from Milo Yiannopoulos to Elon Musk have lever…

2 weeks ago

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Episode 157 [PATREON PREVIEW] -- Milo Yiannopoulos with Matt Bernstein

Season 5 Episode 140

For this episode, Moira and Adrian are joined by Matt Bernstein of A Bit Fruity to talk about the resistible rise and precipitous fall of Milo Yianno…

2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Episode 156 -- Dolly Parton

Season 5 Episode 139

For this episode, Moira takes Adrian on a trip into the long, many-colored history of the iconic Dolly Parton (1946-2026), from the Tennessee mountai…

3 weeks ago

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Episode 155 -- Elon Musk with Ben Tarnoff

Season 5 Episode 138

For this episode, Moira and Adrian talk about Chief Creep Elon Musk, his worldview and the role gender plays in his politics with Ben Tarnoff, co-aut…

4 weeks ago

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Episode 154 -- Live from San Francisco, it's How to Become a Silicon Valley Creep (in 10 Easy Steps), Part 2

Season 5 Episode 137

Here it is, the second half of our IBWTR live show, recorded with 250 of our closest friends at Swedish-American Hall in San Francisco! In it, Moira …

1 month ago

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Episode 153 -- Live from San Francisco, it's How to Become a Silicon Valley Creep (in 10 Easy Steps), Part 1

Season 5 Episode 136

Last month, Moira and Adrian appeared at Swedish-American Hall in San Francisco for a special IBWTR live show. In it, they took a deep and snarky div…

1 month ago

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Episode 152 -- Carl Schmitt, Part 2

Season 5 Episode 135

With a special shout to all our friends/enemies, we are back with Part 2 of our deep dive into Carl Schmitt, Nazi jurist, total weasel, and dead-fish…

1 month, 1 week ago

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Episode 151 -- Jane Eyre

Season 5 Episode 134

In this episode, Moira walks Adrian through the genesis and long shadow of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre (1847), from the book's leery reception in it…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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