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Your conspiracy families
Episode 20
When Grant talked to his friend whose dad had become a Holocaust denier, we got a huge response from folks who had family members with other…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The man behind Trump's Salvadoran gulags
Episode 19
This week we’re asking an important question: Who is really inspiring the “vibe” of Trump 2.0? No, it's not Elon Musk. We’re talking about P…
1 year ago
What happened to Kanye?
Episode 18
America’s not doing so hot right now. Kanye West, on the other hand, hasn’t been well for quite some time. Akilah Hughes joins us again to d…
1 year ago
BONUS: AI therapy slop
Ryan wrote about using ChatGPT for therapy, and a lot of responses to that announcement involved calling him an idiot. This week, he sits do…
1 year ago
How long will Trump's base support him?
Episode 17
Last time we had Charlie Warzel on, it was to determine whether the insurrection had been a political success. Now, 100+ days into Trump 2.0…
1 year ago
The effects of true crime brain rot
Episode 16
In the past decade, true crime has gone from a niche and somewhat disparaged genre to one of entertainment’s most prolific. What is it about…
1 year, 1 month ago
That time a 4chan user got thrown in a Taliban prison
Episode 15
Today, we’re telling a story of human ingenuity. Except, in a dumb way. It’s one of the craziest things that has happened in a long time — w…
1 year, 1 month ago
Netflix's "Adolescence" and the masculinity crisis
Episode 14
On March 13, 2025, Netflix released Adolescence, and ever since, parents have been learning that Andrew Tate is bad. What are we to do? Ryan…
1 year, 1 month ago
Has China already won the internet?
Episode 13
Today we’re talking about a panic that’s been simmering for a while but has, in the past couple of years, become a full-blown panic. And tha…
1 year, 1 month ago
My friend's dad is a Holocaust denier now
Episode 12
Today, we’re doing something a little different. Grant asks Ryan to step back from being host, and instead to step in as a social worker for…
1 year, 2 months ago