Lot to cover this week--are the wheels coming off finally? Again? Tarence and Tom talk ICE in Minnesota, Polymarket, Inverted Food Pyramids, and read from the Washington Post's report on internal I...
2026-01-12 22:55:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Eagles don't waste time hunting flies.
2026-01-05 23:52:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Are we running the future's software on the past's hardware? It took an Ant-A-Ant in Montreal to get at the heart of the matter. Happy New Year!
Today's Source Material: 2025-12-30 23:48:37 +0000 UTC View Post
We discuss AI's four futures using John Lanchester's latest for The London Review of Books. We share some anecdotes and japes along the way.
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Tarence pops back in to discuss something called bifurcation, authenticity, and people converting to Orthodox Christianity; Aaron feeds the hogs.
2025-12-08 23:15:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Friend of the show Josh Hicks drops by to discuss the shooting of national guard members in DC, policing, military adventurism, the inner workings of running for office as a DNC candidate, and how ...
2025-12-01 22:48:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Aaron and Tom discuss guys that collect things, Charlotte ICE raids, and the Trump/Mamdani tete-a-tete.
2025-11-24 22:19:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Tom broke his brain with a Salo/Gummo double feature so he and Aaron discuss the utility of depictions of graphic violence and horror both real and make believe--does it help to have a non-abstract...
2025-11-17 23:19:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Tarence & Tom take the temperature on America's many organizations and consider who among them could field the strongest teams in a March Madness style sporting contest between them. We also di...
2025-11-10 22:40:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Professor Alexander Aviña sits in for Tarence today to discuss the latest round of Trump's aggressive posturing toward Venezuela. We also read and discuss Aída Chavez's latest piece from her new ...
2025-11-03 18:27:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Full Halloween Special Unlocked!
Cast & Crew (In Alphabetical Order): Dusty Clark, Dawson Combs, Cooper Gibson, David Goff, Kristyn Goff, Chris Hopkins, Joey Howard, Frank Hurricane, Alex...
2025-10-31 15:50:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe Full Special is now live in our Patreon shop!
2025-10-28 16:11:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Early Access to the Halloween '25 Special
Cast & Crew (In Alphabetical Order): Dusty Clark, Dawson Combs, Cooper Gibson, David Goff, Kristyn Goff, Chris Hopkins, Joey Howard, Frank Hurric...
2025-10-27 20:07:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Tarence is on baby watch so friend of the show Bryan Quinby of The Guys Podcast fills in with Tom to talk about the gambling apps, Taylor Sheridan, and having politicians on your show among other t...
2025-10-27 19:51:53 +0000 UTC View Post
This week our good pal Frank Hurricane rolls in from parts unknown to deliver his hard earned wisdom on Elvis, roller coasters, the Saw franchise, and demonic possession
Please go check out F...
2025-10-20 19:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Discussing what appears to be a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, and how it might be an indication of what's going on with US politics
2025-10-13 22:38:14 +0000 UTC View Post
A long one covering a wide range of topics, everything from Taylor Swift to the U.S. bailing out Argentina, from Bari Weiss taking over CBS to the Global Sumud Flotilla, from ICE and troop invasion...
2025-10-06 20:51:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Revisiting Sally Denton's 1990 book "Bluegrass Conspiracy" by way of Erin Chandler's recent memoir, "Bluegrass Sons". Also discussing a number of other issues pertinent to the day.
2025-09-29 20:34:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Louisville Tenants Union reps Haley O'Shaughnessy and Josh Poe drop back in to update us on their latest efforts both locally and nationally and the challenges and opportunities with tenant organiz...
2025-09-22 19:14:15 +0000 UTC View Post
We'll see you all again...in Valhalla 🤓
2025-09-14 23:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
After some lighthearted preamble, we dig into the phenomenon of RFK Jr. and the MAHA movement. Spoiler: it all comes back to the drug war
2025-09-08 20:39:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Labor Day 2025
2025-09-01 19:44:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Misophonia warning for first ~5 minutes or so
Cracker Barrel, the Tallow restaurant, urban legends about soldiers and whiskey, Tennessee healthcare executives, deep south Walter White
2025-08-25 21:15:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we're joined by our old pal Alexander Aviña to talk about Trump's recent executive order directing the military to target foreign drug cartels. We use this to talk about the history of the d...
2025-08-18 20:33:26 +0000 UTC View Post
First 23:15 minutes of this episode is heavier on banter that ventures into a non-PC territory, and it's also just irrelevant to the proceedings at hand. So skip to 23:15 if you want to get to us t...
2025-08-11 21:42:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Tracing the origins of the scientific revolution. Also features Hand Maid's Tale Town. Finally a short conversation about the current state of things.
2025-08-04 20:55:44 +0000 UTC View Post
We begin this week's show with a discussion about recent geo-engineering projects, as well as Trump, South Park, and other items currently circulating in the zeitgeist. Then we pivot to an extended...
2025-07-28 20:02:40 +0000 UTC View Post
A little low energy on this one. Sorry folks. We mostly talk about the ancient world and the origins of life.
Rest In Peace to our dear friend and comrade Lill Prosperino, who was with us al...
2025-07-21 19:15:35 +0000 UTC View Post
This week we're joined by our old pal Mina Shedd to discuss weather manipulation, right-wing militias targeting weather radars, more fallout from Trump's Epstein cover-up, recent ICE and deportatio...
2025-07-14 20:34:42 +0000 UTC View Post