Discussing Immigration with Erika Andiola of RAICES Texas - Jan. 28, 2019
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Jan 28, 2019
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The spectacular year in horror, TV, and more - The Upstream Podcast
The Upstream podcast is back, baby. And we're ready to try to remember our favorite movies, TV shows, and memes of 2018, a year that felt very long indeed. Like Toni Collette in Hereditary , sometimes we just had to scream-face it out. Speaking of Hereditary , our esteemed panel will discuss that remarkable and consuming film, which had a lot of us reading the Wikipedia entry before heading to the theater. It was a great year for horror, despite baffling arguments to the contrary: We also discus...
Dec 21, 2018•51 min
2018 College Football Bowl Picks from the Daily Dot staff
'RetroFuture Nasty' by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com 'Last Call' by Lee Rosevere Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dec 15, 2018
Christine Bolaños on domestic violence and immigration
We like to have fun on We're All Gonna Die , but this week we talk about a more serious topic—the human element of the immigration debate in the country. On today's pod, the crew talks with Christine Bolaños about her story regarding Melvin Griselda Cruz-Lopez, a mother trying to see her daughter again while being held in an immigrant detention center in Texas. The story, which you can check out here , is gripping and heart-breaking as it details the struggle Griselda has faced in trying to see ...
Dec 03, 2018
'How To Be Alone' with Lane Moore - We're All Gonna Die
Music: 'Jazzy Frenchy' by BenSound.com 'Whose Life Did I Rob?' by Easy Cap
Nov 08, 2018
EPIC privacy and the voice of Don Jr. - We're All Gonna Die - Oct. 28, 2018
You probably already know that Brett Kavanaugh was credibly accused of sexual assault during his confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court. But did you also know that he’s decided multiple court cases in favor of government surveillance and communicated repeatedly with John Yoo, the so-called “architect of warrantless wiretapping?" Alan Butler, senior counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center , joins the gang to unpack it all for you. Plus, we have Gabe Gundacker , the voice of Donal...
Oct 29, 2018
The Biggest Midterm Memes - We're All Gonna Die - Oct. 21, 2018
All of us at We're All Gonna Die love chatting about memes each week. And we'll be honest—we're usually not great at talking about visual photos on a podcast. But fear not! This week the We're All Gonna Die team talks about some of the biggest memes that have come out ahead of the 2018 midterms and examine how they are emblematic of themes this election cycle has shown. Do you think Hot Beto , the New York Times election needle , and the trick clickbait voter registration memes are some of the b...
Oct 22, 2018
California's 'bada**' net neutrality bill - We're All Gonna Die - 10/8/2018
The Supreme Court just confirmed a nominee who will likely be terrible for net neutrality , among other things, but fear not! We bring you glad tidings in the form of return guest Evan Greer , deputy director of Fight for the Future. Join the gang as we chat with Greer about the California net neutrality bill she calls, “badass,” net neutrality in the midterms, and the future of the internet on a state and national level. Plus, memes of the week ! Music: "Jazzy Frenchy" by BenSound.com - Creativ...
Oct 08, 2018
The man who tricked the world into sharing fake news - We're All Gonna Die - Sept. 23, 2018
Fake news has plagued the political landscape since the 2016 election, and no one seems to have figured out how to defeat it. But we can clown on it, which is precisely what guest Justin Hook, a comedy writer based in LA, has done with his Fake News Generator. Choose an image, a headline, a brief description, and a real-enough-sounding website, and share extremely dumb fake news with your friends! Hook talks to the gang about his project, and whether we’ll ever figure out how to deal with real f...
Sep 23, 2018•27 min
The voice of the family separation crisis - We're All Gonna Die - Sept. 15, 2018
This week on We're All Gonna Die , the team tackles serious issues—like family separation–to infinitely less important topics like bagels. First, we chat with Samantha Grasso , the Daily Dot's IRL reporter, about her conversation with Alisson Ximena Valencia Madrid –one of the 2,600 children separated form their family as part of the Trump administration's policy. In addition, the team chats about net neutrality , Europe’s Copyright Directive , and Cynthia Nixon's bagel order . Music: "Jazzy Fre...
Sep 15, 2018•26 min
The Colin Kaepernick tipping point - We're All Gonna Die - Sept. 9, 2018
Ooh, y’all, it’s been a spicy one. Between Senate hearings and anonymous op-eds, the political world has been all a-Twitter. I absolutely intended that pun. In this week’s ep, we break it all down for you: what happened at those social media hearings? Did Alex Jones and Marco Rubio get into a figh t? Does Jack Dorsey have a nose ring? How do we feel about Colin Kaepernick’s Nike ad? And, more importantly, the memes! And Jesus, what’s going on with these Kavanaugh hearings? Plus, the gang puts in...
Sep 09, 2018•29 min
More like BAE-to O'Rourke - We're All Gonna Die - Sep. 2, 2018
This week on We're All Gonna Die , the Daily Dot's internet politics podcast, the team probably has too much fun discussing the Texas GOP's attempt at attacking Beto O'Rourke , the Democrat seeking to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), in what is becoming an increasingly tight race. If you forgot, the state's Republican party Twitter account tried to use an old mugshot of O'Rourke to make fun of him —and a good portion of the internet thought he could get it . Judging by the Texas GOP's response to...
Sep 02, 2018•33 min
The Demise of QAnon - We're All Gonna Die - Aug. 26, 2018
A lot has happened in the world of QAnon since we've last talked about it. So the crew from We're All Gonna Die , the Daily Dot's internet politics podcast, decided to chat with Mike Rothschild —who has written about QAnon extensively for the Daily Dot over the past several months—about the latest developments, including whether or not the idea has lost momentum since it went mainstream. Supplimental Music: Last Call by Lee Rosevere - Creative Commons Attribution License...
Aug 27, 2018
Alex Jones Fatigue - We're All Gonna Die - Aug. 19, 2018
Music: "Hip Hop" by DJ Street - Creative Commons Attribution License. "Jazzy Frenchy" by BenSound.com - Creative Commons Attribution License.
Aug 20, 2018•26 min
Attending a Jordan Peterson rally - We're All Gonna Die - Aug. 11, 2018
Jordan Peterson, motivational speaker and father figure to the alt-right, rolled through Austin last month. Peterson has been selling out crowds on his 12 Rules tour, where he imparts wisdom on young men with profound bonmots such as "if you see a cat, pet it." So we sent an intern to attend the rally to see what it was like. There were no cats, sadly. Here's Onaje McDowell's story from the rally, listen to what he has to say below. Music: "Hip Hop" by DJ Street - Creative Commons Attribution Li...
Aug 11, 2018•27 min
An Alaskan about-face on net neutrality - We're All Gonna Die - Aug. 4, 2018
Net neutrality is a deeply personal issue for a lot of people, so this week on We're All Gonna Die , the team chats with a constituent who tried to convey that to her representative in Congress. Jennie Stewart, the owner of CustomMousePad.com, talks to us about her conversation with Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) , where she says he gave her a "verbal commitment" to sign onto an effort to save net neutrality currently underway in Congress. However, Young later said he would not sign the first mechani...
Aug 05, 2018
TeEn MeMes with Drew Fairweather - We're All Gonna Die - July 20, 2018
Well, folks, you heard it here first: Memes are the answer to life’s biggest problems, namely our current political mess. Who knew? Well, we did, actually. That’s why we asked Drew Fairweather, an internet comedian who faked a Mueller indictment filled with mentions of shit-posting and stupid memes , on this week’s show. We’ve also got an interview with Scotty Loewen of Austin-area band the Blistering Speeds. In a rather counterintuitive move, he’s quitting Facebook right as his band puts out a ...
Jul 22, 2018•47 min
The Best Romantic Comedies of All Time - The Upstream Podcast - 72
Theme Music: "Late Night Tales" and "Credit Roll" by Lee Rosevere is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Jul 22, 2018
Stephen Miller is the real soy boy - We're All Gonna Die - July 13, 2018
There is a question lurking around the internet. It's an important one too. When Stephen Miller threw out all his sushi , which usually comes with the typical accouterments like wasabi and ginger, did he have with him ... soy? (Sauce.) Because, you know, only bitch-ass libs eat soy . (It's a thing, really. We promise. Just listen. Please listen.) But if Stephen Miller was eating sushi with soy sauce... Listen!...
Jul 15, 2018•34 min
Silver Fox of the Supreme Court - We're All Gonna Die - July 6, 2018
The "civility" debate is all the rage in the political sphere, so this week on We're All Gonna Die , the Daily Dot's politics podcast, the team dissects what the hell that even means and if "civility" is possible in the current climate. Spoiler alert, it's not. And because that wasn't enough of a pill to swallow, the gang also waxes poetic about the future of the Supreme Court and how much Neil Gorsuch is a silver fox. (Ellen doesn't think so). But not everything is doom-and-gloom! We also make ...
Jul 05, 2018•31 min
FOIA Fest with Adam Marshall - We're All Gonna Die - July 1, 2018
Welcome to a very special episode of "We’re All Gonna Die." In the wake of the Daily Dot’s decision to sue the NYPD for Donald Trump’s and his sons’ concealed carry permit applications , we decided it was time to drop some FOIA knowledge on you, our dear listeners. Don’t know what FOIA is? Join the crew as we interview Adam Marshall , an attorney from the Reporters’ Committee for Freedom of the Press, who works on FOIA cases and is a fountain of knowledge on the topic. Come, join us as we nerd o...
Jul 01, 2018•24 min
Sifting through the 'Westworld' season 2 finale
Westworld season 2 is over and we all have headaches, but we're still gonna power through the maze. Sunday night's 90-minute finale gave us a lot—maybe too much—to process, including a revelatory post-credits scene that shows us William's future timeline with his daughter, and Logan's true form after being turned away by his father, Jim Delos . In season 1 Westworld was a show about the limits of robot consciousness, but by the end of season 2 it's something even deeper: the repeating loops of f...
Jun 25, 2018•32 min
Separation Anxiety - We're All Gonna Die - 53
Look, we're not going to sugarcoat this: it's been a rough week. Whatever your views on immigration are, the idea of undocumented immigrant children being separated from their families has been heart-wrenching to watch and hear about. While there are numerous ways you can learn about the policy and the latest news surrounding it, the We're All Gonna Die politics podcast team thought it would be best to highlight some of the worst, tone-deaf, and over reactions that happened online in the wake of...
Jun 24, 2018
Hats off in 'Westworld' episode 9
In Westworld episode 9, " Vanishing Point ," the Man in Black has unfortunately not vanished, but we get a little more insight into his backstory, and kick up more dust around the "Is he a host?" theory. William also goes full Walter White in this one, we learn what those black and white hats really do, and we see how easy it is to remove unwanted data packages from your monthly internet bill. Plus, we talk a bit about what to expect from next week's season finale. Join us. https://twitter.com/W...
Jun 19, 2018
Who Is Q Anon? - We're All Gonna Die - 52
If you dive deep into the nether reaches of the internet, you've stumbled across a Q Anon conspiracy theory. The internet's most shadowy figure is either a deep state operative, a kid LARPing and LOLing his face off, or President Donald Trump himself. He's supposedly got a plethora of access at the upper echelons of government, but a long history of his predictions flaming out . Today, we go deep in Q with an expert, Mike Rothschild, who writes extensively about the matter. Follow Mike on Twitte...
Jun 16, 2018•32 min
Emma Arnold stops by to chat about d**ks, bees, and comedy - The Upstream Podcast - 71
This week, we have comedian Emma Arnold in the studio to discuss her new album, as well as being a mom, Idaho, beekeeping, murder shows, and mental health. It's a wild ride down the slide we call life. Life-slide with us below. —Audra Schroeder Emma Arnold is a comedian with a rare gift. She’s able to be fierce, dirty, and challenging, while still coming across as a sweet small-town girl from Idaho. It doesn’t matter if she’s talking about President Donald Trump or vagina puppets, Arnold’s good ...
Jun 13, 2018•48 min
'Westworld' episode 8 features a big awakening
In Westworld episode 8, " Kiksuya ," we follow Akecheta, a member of Ghost Nation, through his process of gaining consciousness, and no we definitely did not cry through the whole episode . Unfortunately, the Man in Black is still friggin' alive, and, apparently, so is Logan; Akecheta finds him in the desert naked and afraid, but Logan doesn't seem to remember meeting him in episode 2 . We also learn about the scope of Maeve's Jedi powers, and wonder if a Robert Ford hologram would work in Westw...
Jun 11, 2018
Manic Pixie Dream Prez - We're All Gonna Die - 51
So... We were going to debate what the first 500 days of the Trump presidency meant to us, but we already know the answer to that. It's annoying! And problematic! And busy! So instead we debated (500) Days of Summer. We all agreed it wasn't busy, being an extremely well-directed movie, but it sure as hell is problematic. And somewhat annoying. Joseph Gordon Levitt. Fuck that guy. Like, are you an incel if you enjoyed it? Probably not, but that didn't stop the overwhelming majority of podders fro...
Jun 10, 2018•36 min
13 reasons why you should watch the World Cup - The Upstream Podcast - 70
Friends welcome to the Daily Dot's World Cup preview for the rest of us. Dot reporters Ramon, Phil, Josh, and Dave join Logan the producer and answer 13 burning questions every American needs answered before they tune into the World Cup on June 14. We're not here to tell you the difference between a fullback and a winger, we just want to talk about all the fun and weird things you need to know about at a backyard BBQ, adult kickball league, or while chatting up the boss this summer. Intro Music:...
Jun 07, 2018
Who's got the data in 'Westworld' episode 7?
In Westworld episode 7, " Les Écorchés ," a few storylines finally come together and the season moves forward a bit. But you must endure Robert Ford quoting William Blake. We learn more about the nature of Westworld, and who it's actually experimenting on. As Bernard says in the episode: "The guests are the variables. And the hosts are the controls. The guests come to the park, they don’t know they’re being watched. We get to see their true selves. Their every choice reveals another part of thei...
Jun 04, 2018•24 min
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