Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIs a $16 McDonald’s Order Going to Elect Trump?
Episode 99
Jeff Stein, White House economics reporter at the Washington Post, joins Offline to talk about the $16 McDonald’s meal that captivated the internet—a…
2 years, 4 months ago
Inside 2024 - Preview | Favreau + Tommy Talk Election Night
Episode 98
Happy holidays from the Offline team! Here’s a special sneak peek of our new subscriber exclusive series Inside 2024. In this preview Jon Favreau and…
2 years, 5 months ago
How Jezebel Changed Media and Why TikTokers Are Rizzing Up Osama bin Laden
Episode 97
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 and legacy …
2 years, 5 months ago
The Truth About TikTok’s Spin on Israel-Gaza
Episode 96
Jon and Max get into the numbers behind TikTok’s supposed pro-Palestinian tilt— is the bias real, what do “views” signify, and how many of these vide…
2 years, 5 months ago
Naomi Klein on What Happens When You’re Mistaken for a Conspiracy Theorist
Episode 95
Naomi Klein, activist and bestselling author, joins Offline to talk about her new book, Doppelganger, and the woman who inspired it, anti-vax crusade…
2 years, 5 months ago
Why Do People Love Joe Rogan?
Episode 94
Johnny Harris, filmmaker and journalist, joins Offline to talk about Joe Rogan—how he became the world’s most famous podcaster, where he stands (or d…
2 years, 5 months ago
Jon Stewart, Donald Trump, and How Comedy Changed Politics
Episode 93
Jesse David Fox, senior editor at Vulture and author of the forthcoming “Comedy Book,” joins Offline to break down how the internet changed comedy an…
2 years, 6 months ago
Why Has Social Media Made It Impossible to Follow the Israel-Hamas War?
Episode 92
As fighting intensifies between Israel and Hamas, Jon and Max break down the ways social media is terribly equipped for delivering news about the war…
2 years, 6 months ago
Heather Cox Richardson on Donald Trump, Democracy, and Taylor Swift
Episode 91
Heather Cox Richardson, historian and author of the Substack’s most-read newsletter “Letters from an American,” joins Offline to explain why she’s st…
2 years, 6 months ago
Fox News’s Succession Battle, Breaking Up Amazon, and Twitter CEO’s Disastrous Q&A
Episode 90
Brian Stelter, longtime media journalist and author of the forthcoming Fox News exposé Network of Lies, joins Offline to unpack what Rupert Murdoch’s…
2 years, 6 months ago