Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBrief: MAHA’s Conspiracy Theories
Derek worked for nearly 10 months on a NY Times opinions video, "You Might Have Already Fallen for MAHA’s Conspiracy Theories," which was published t…
6 months ago
274: Is Rogan REALLY Leading a Death Cult?
If it wasn't all so tragic, politics might seem like a bad joke. But how did comedy become so unfunny, so politically toxic?
From his hideout in a r…
6 months ago
Bonus Sample: How Wellness Influencers Became Radicalized
Biostatistician Halbert Dunn's 1961 book, High Level Wellness, set the stage for the modern wellness movement. Derek reads it alongside some of today…
6 months, 1 week ago
Brief: Conspiracies Down Under
The recent killing of two police officers (and wounding of a third) in Porepunkah, Australia has highlighted the dangers of sovereign citizen-style c…
6 months, 1 week ago
273: Trump Will Die
Trump is still alive, though a lot of folks are excited that won't last. Maybe it’s testimony to the allure of the fantasy that he really is powerful…
6 months, 1 week ago
Bonus Sample: Antifascist Christianity: Bonhoeffer (Pt 2)
Matthew recounts the story of a young, hoity-toity soft-nationalist German theologian named Dietrich Bonhoeffer who discovered the radical soul of an…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Brief: Antifascist Christianity: Bonhoeffer (Pt 1)
Matthew recounts the story of a young, hoity-toity soft-nationalist German theologian named Dietrich Bonhoeffer who discovered the radical soul of an…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
272: Jillian Michaels is the Biggest Loser
The unavoidable question of the week: why is Jillian Michaels on CNN commenting on slavery, exactly?
As it turns out, Netflix provides the answer. T…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Bonus Sample: The Beatles’ Billionaire Yogi
Levitation, world peace, and blissful enlightenment were all essential to the hippie counterculture. But it came at quite a price. Maharishi Mahesh Y…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Brief: Ground Zero Grifting
Plandemic creator Mikki Willis recently hosted an hour-long webinar to promote his supplements company. Marketed as a storytelling hour to share the …
6 months, 3 weeks ago