Episode 113(originally released 11/27/03) -Writer and Activist Elad Nehorai joins the pod to discuss the rising tide of antisemitism, false narratives, and keeping your humanity during inhumane times. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:  https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: ELAD NEHORAI Writer. Community Builder. Marketer. Activist. http://eladnehorai.com Elad's Substack(GO SUBSCRIBE PLZ) Elad's Twitter feed(or "X" if...

In this episode, I break down what happened on Election night, and discuss what a way forward might look like. Plus, I talk about what’s ahead for the podcast in the future. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:  https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: CNN Election...

In this episode, I will make a call on what I think is going to happen in the 2024 US presidential election, and in the aftermath. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:  https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: The AZGOP is selling the headquarters it bought 9 months ago https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2024/03/27/arizona-gop-headquarters-sale Trump’s new joint fundraising pact with RNC puts priority on paying his legal...

In this episode, I try to get to the bottom of why more GOP and conservative people aren't speaking out about the very real danger of what a second Donald Trump presidency would do to this country. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:  https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: Mitt Romney, Liz Cheney, and other GOP lawmakers who criticized Trump or voted to impeach him have spent tens of thousands of dollars on private...

Sociologist Karl Folk and I talk about the home stretch of the 2024 election, and the increasingly desperate measures MAGA and the Silicon Valley oligarchs are taking to convince you they're ahead. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:  https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: How Russian disinformation is reaching the U.S. ahead of the 2024 election...

Author Mike Rothschild joins me to discuss the spread of false information in the wake of the recent natural disasters, and what we can do about it. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:  https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: US officials struggle to quash Hurricane Helene conspiracy theories https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-officials-struggle-quash-hurricane-helene-conspiracy-theories-2024-10-05/ North Carolina...

Episode 73(originally released 06/26/2023) - David Niewert joins us to discuss his new book, "The Age Of Insurrection", about the Extremist Right's assault on Democracy, and what we can do about it. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:  https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here's are some of the sources and references from this episode: The Age of Insurrection: The Radical Right's Assault on American...

Sociologist Karl Folk joins me to discuss the GOP's 2024 election strategy of “it doesn’t matter who votes. It matters who counts the votes.”, and what we can do about it. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:  https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: The R.N.C. Asked a Conspiracy Theorist to Train Poll Watchers. Here’s What He Told...

Mike Senters joins me to discuss the evolution of online information war tactics from Gamergate to the current battle in Springfield, Ohio, and how to counter them. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:  https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: Did Nothing Wrong Hot Take - Springfield Bombs JD Vance defends baseless rumor about Haitian immigrants eating...

Springfield, Ohio has become the newest battlefield in the information war, and now it's locked down over a series of bomb threats. In this Hot Take, I explain the issues with the word “Hoax” as it relates to this situation, and call out Donald Trump, JD Vance, Libs of TikTok, and the rest of the lying liars who used literal Neo-Nazi propaganda to put Springfield’s Haitian refugee community at risk. Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: How a fringe online claim...

Journalist Robert Silverman and I discuss the recent Russian scheme to funnel large piles of cash to Right Wing influencers, and the massive amounts of domestic money they receive for their bad takes. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:  https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: Two RT Employees Indicted for Covertly Funding and Directing U.S. Company that Published Thousands of Videos in Furtherance of Russian...

Reed Galen is a co-founder of the Lincoln Project and the founder of “The Union”, a single-issue, pro-democracy coalition dedicated to defeating Donald Trump and MAGA at the polls in November. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:  https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: Lincoln Project Announcement Regarding Reed Galen https://lincolnproject.us/lincoln-project-announcement-regarding-reed-galen/ Join The...

Episode 102(originally released 10/05/2023) -We take a look at Chaya Raichik/Libs of TikTok's Permanent Record of Stochastic Terrorism. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:  https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references we used to create this episode: Boston Children's Hospital warns employees over far-right online harassment...

Author Talia Lavin joins me to talk about her new book, “Wild Faith, how the Christian Right is taking over America”, about how this reactionary movement is a grave threat to democracy. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:  https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: The Sword and the Sandwich Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over...

Sociologist Karl Folk and I break down some of the inauthentic methods that the American right wing outrage machine uses, and suggest some solutions to prevent mainstream media complicity. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:  https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: Reflexive Control https://militairespectator.nl/artikelen/reflexive-control Handbook of Russian Information...

The 2024 election has undergone a seismic shift in the last month. In this episode, I'm joined once again by Mike Senters to talk about the better world we can almost see over the horizon. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:  https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: TRUMP IS PLANNING FOR A LANDSLIDE WIN And his campaign is all but praying Joe Biden doesn’t drop...

There has never been a Vice Presidential nominee as universally disliked as 2024 Republican nominee J.D. Vance. In this episode, I lay out some of the reasons he's so unpopular with so many people, Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:  https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: Everyone Hates J.D. Vance: Poll https://newrepublic.com/post/184438/jd-vance-popularity-brutally-embarrassing-hit J.D. Vance: Pregnancies from rape...

In this episode, I'm joined by Sociologist Karl Folk. We analyze the tumultuous week that was in American politics, and talk about the absolute insanity of Trump picking JD Vance as his running mate. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:  https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: Unreal: Living In the post truth world. https://www.instituteofunreality.com/ The Nefarious Figures Behind the Far-Right Who Predate...

Political scientist Andy Vitek joins me to discuss just how realistic those worst case scenarios for the 2024 US presidential election we keep hearing about and seeing on social media really are. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:  https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: Andrew Vitek - Political Science - Penn State https://polisci.la.psu.edu/people/auv434/ Andy Vitek - PhD - Home https://vitekpolisci.com Andy on...

In this episode, I take a look at the terrible people who are responsible for this abomination of a plan, and expose how they use "Discernment" to hide their true intentions. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:  https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: Former Trump Advisor Stephen Miller Denies Involvement With Project 2025, Ad Says...

I sit down with Photo/Videojournalist Zach D. Roberts for an extensive discussion about voter suppression, Occupy Wall Street's legacy, documenting the information war, and much more. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:  https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: Visu News Zach D. Roberts - Zenfolio https://www.zdroberts.com "Badlands", the source of the lyrics in Zach's tattoo Vigilantes Inc.: Trump Plan for 2024 Taken from...

I talk with Dr. Lucas Kwong about Religious Xenophobia, Victorian fiction influence on white nationalist narrative, and how the right-wing conspiratorial mindset can be SO close to getting it right. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:  https://pod.link/1647010767/ Lucas's Ko-Fi page https://ko-fi.com/lucaskwong Lucas's Substack An Open Letter on Anti-Asian Racism & Christian Nationalism https://www.againstchristianxenophobia.com Letter ties rise in anti-Asian hate to...

Recovering Conspiracy Theorist Stephanie Kemmerer joins me to discuss rabbit holes, the harmful nature of "Red Pills", and what kind of help is available for those who want to move past them. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:  https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: These conspiracy theory believers went deep down the rabbit hole — then found a way...

Karl Folk from the Institute of Unreality joins me to talk about Samuel Alito's latest attempt to convince us he's above the law, and how we can show him that he isn't. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:  https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: Groundhog Day - The Movie https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107048/ Alito and his wife are captured in audio recordings talking about abortion leak, flag...