Podcast Episodes

News Trap 10.14.24 - Goodbye to Reality

Armed militias roam the hurricane ravaged wastelands of North Carolina, no one wants children and it's not because of the economy, Apple's Vision Pro…

1 year, 5 months ago

Nostalgia Trap - Ep 396: What Happened to the American Hitchhiker? w/ Jack Reid

Jack Reid is an American historian and the author of Roadside Americans: The Rise and Fall of Hitchhiking in a Changing Nation (UNC Press, 2020). In …

1 year, 6 months ago

News Trap - Justin on Why Eating Dogs Matters (PREVIEW)

Listen to the full episode and check out all our News Trap/bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/111997005?pr=t…

1 year, 6 months ago

Nostalgia Trap - Episode 395: Atomic Twang w/ Joseph M. Thompson

Joseph M. Thompson is assistant professor of history at Mississippi State University, and the author of Cold War Country: How Nashville's Music Row a…

1 year, 7 months ago

Nostalgia Trap - Ep 394: Brother, Can You Spare a Gun? w/ Andrew C. McKevitt

Andrew C. McKevitt is John D. Winters Endowed Professor of History at Louisiana Tech University. His latest book, Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Cultur…

1 year, 7 months ago

Nostalgia Trap - Episode 393: That's Me in the Corner w/ Justin Rogers-Cooper

R.E.M. is one of the most influential rock bands in American music history, with a legendary arc that took them from college radio punks in the early…

1 year, 9 months ago

News Trap 6.14.24 w/ Justin Rogers-Cooper

Anti-immigration politics are winning the moment, the market for testosterone replacement therapy is booming, child labor is on the horizon, and Unit…

1 year, 9 months ago

News Trap 6.12.24

A stunning new piece in The Atlantic offers details on the fall of America as seen from Phoenix, Arizona. Folks, 2024 is gonna be a hell of year.

Th…

1 year, 9 months ago

News Trap 6.11.24

Today we take a detailed look at this incredible Wall Street Journal piece featuring text messages from Yahya Sinwar, Hamas leader and architect of …

1 year, 10 months ago

News Trap 6.10.24

Nobody likes new cars, everyone loves old cars, Americans are on a spending spree while complaining about the economy, the anti-AI rebellion is growi…

1 year, 10 months ago