This week we finally throw off our shackles, stand up straight, and flick off that goddamn jackass who's always on our TV Also: Israel begins its punishing assault on Gaza, killing hundreds, including hundreds of children. We address the 9/11 style bloodthirsty fervor gripping the US and respond to pro-Israel arguments in the media. Finally: There's another Biden penis in town and we all have to see it for some reason. Support the show for only $5/mo at http://patreon.com/miniondeathcult and get...
Oct 12, 2023•2 min
TODAY: Militants break free from Gaza and into Israel, gunning down military members and civilians alike. We discuss this in the context of the ongoing occupation and imprisonment of the Palestinian people, and why such a people may not be concerned with military codes of conduct Also: The Young Guns have finally fallen as Kevin McCarthy is embarrassingly ousted from his role as Speaker of the House by Matt Gaetz, 6 other republicans, and the Democrats. We discuss the disparate reactions from re...
Oct 09, 2023•59 min
TODAY: Alex has a weird work story, and Tony has a Cool BMW Guy Story. Also: we ask Jay-Z for some money and he lectures us about socialism and Finally: Pink throws an audience member out for protesting circumcision, and we learn just how deep the rabbit hole goes... Sign up at http://patreon.com/miniondeathcult to get this episode and hundreds more
Oct 05, 2023•7 min
TODAY: Alexander interviews WGA member and strike captain Olga Lexell about the union's successful 5-month long strike: what worked and why She shares examples of how class consciousness can arise during strike actions like this, and how previous organizing within the BLM movement may have helped foster our current strike wave. Support the show and get two bonus episodes a week at http://patreon.com/miniondeathcult
Oct 02, 2023•39 min
TODAY: we cook up a new American vigilante to wipe these filthy streets clean; then, we peer into the Jordan B Peterson Classically Liberal Discussion Facebook Group for some Discussion and Ideas and do not come back disappointed. Also: Putin makes the Canadian Parliament give a standing ovation to a 98 year old Nazi, and we examine both the apologia and apology of the aftermath. Finally: Trump woke up this morning and got himself a gun. Well, he didnt. But you can f*cking imagine what it would ...
Sep 28, 2023•5 min
We're officially back from vacation and I swear we'll stop talking about it soon, but we had a lot of fun thanks to you guys and we're excited to do it again soon. Our two main stories today both concern food and the uniquely American derangement surrounding it: First, we have a white asshole destroying an alleged immigrant's fruit stand on camera, and we look at the members of the right wing openly supporting this kind of direct action. Second, a free/cheap cheeseburger day triggers a wave of c...
Sep 25, 2023•1 hr 17 min
TODAY: We’re back, baby. It’s a short episode, but boy is it sweet We finally get Justice for Boebert as we find out her “theater date” was more likely a setup concocted by a secret Democrat agent. Is there nothing these people won’t do? Also: accusations of serious sex crimes drop against Russell Brand, and the right wing collectively decides he seems too upstanding for any of that Last but not least: The Ballad of Based Dirt hits a dissonant chord, as a moderator tries to meme the group into b...
Sep 21, 2023•5 min
We're still on vacation so we're unlocking a fun Patreon ep from last week. Check out the new shirt and poster here: http://miniondeathcult.com ALSO: MORE GENDER. A Mexican gender reveal party leaves a pilot dead, and conservative readers settle on blaming millennials and teachers(?) We cap the episode off with some good news in the form of opinion polling showing that a sizeable majority of US adults don't think teachers are groomers or should spend classes fighting woke ideology. Sign up at pa...
Sep 18, 2023•52 min
We're still on the road, so we thought we'd release our live set from New York last sunday. We start off with a tour of reactionary Seattle media, including ABC special "Seattle is Dying," (an absurdly cruel attack on the homeless) and right-wing talk show host Jason Rantz lashes out at a plan to allow social workers to respond to mental health crises with an incredible cautionary tale. We end our set with The Ballad of Based Dirt, starting at reactionary, trad religious facebook groups and lead...
Sep 14, 2023•8 min
TODAY: A Starfield streamer absolutely loses his mind over the presence of pronouns in the immersive role playing game. His compatriots conclude that this is the most powerful video of a man taking a stand since Rich Men North of Richmond ALSO: MORE GENDER. A Mexican gender reveal party leaves a pilot dead, and conservative readers settle on blaming millennials and teachers(?) We cap the episode off with some good news in the form of opinion polling showing that a sizeable majority of US adults ...
Sep 07, 2023•3 min
Today we look at Trace Cyrus's comments about Only Fans models, and Alexander remembers the time he saw Trace's shitty band Metro Station open for Buckcherry and a couple even worse bands Also, a new survey suggests HALF of dog owners are now concerned about giving their pet a rabies vaccine, and we tracked them down. Finally, we dive into Witches for Trump, an assortment of facebook pages fighting back against the liberal/progressive "PLAYgans" and their more coherent worldview. NY (9/10) TICKE...
Sep 04, 2023•1 hr 26 min
TODAY: We take a look at the issues plaguing this years burning man including floods, disease, and a swarm of desert shrimp? Also: we explore the offerings of Pete's Pranks, a webstore where you can buy a mail-prank for your friend that says he's gay, or that he donated to the Biden Harris campaign, or that the local Sheriff is coming to take his guns. Finally: We explore a bizarrely lib 2018 album from Hardcore legends Sick of it All, with woke (?) songs like Deep State, Bad Hombres, and That C...
Sep 03, 2023•5 min
Today we revisit two old stories from new angles: Truth social tipped off the FBI about man’s posts threatening Joe Biden And Ashli Babbitt’s killer is promoted within the secret service, leading to a new round of the most specific anti-cop protests you’ve ever seen. Plus, we say goodbye to Joe the Plumber, revisit his hits, and tearfully add him to the Obama kill count Finally: An off-duty police officer hospitalizes a 15 year-old kid for ding-dong-ditching his house, and we witness the bizarre...
Aug 31, 2023•6 min
TODAY: Elon finally gets his revenge against Tony and bans his twitter account for fraudulent charges. We of course clear his name. In other news: Donald Trump is arrested, and the Fulton County Sheriff drops a mug shot seen ‘round the world. According to Trump's supporters it seems like he’s going to get revenge on behalf of the black community? Also: the right wing predicts another COVID-19 lockdown (mask recommendations) and WILL. NOT. COMPLY. WITH. WHATEVER. HAPPENS. NY (9/10) TICKETS: https...
Aug 28, 2023•1 hr 18 min
TODAY: The show gets a very special new follower in the form of talented, successful, but fully death-cult illustrator Danny Hellman. We reveal the shitpost that put us on his radar, his insane twitter feed, and how knowing what his politics are sheds new light on his tWisTEd Gen-X illustrations. Plus: we look at the interesting ways news outlets have reported (and audiences have commented) on the Blind Side / Michael Oher lawsuit against his conservator "family." Finally: we take a trip down me...
Aug 27, 2023•8 min
Today we cover the result of the Teamsters UPS contract vote, compare the data to our expectations, and relay some very odd Facebook group responses Also: we dive into the right’s freakout over viral “Rich Men North of Richmond” singer Oliver Anthony proclaiming that America is “a melting pot” and “diversity is our strength” We examine why the “based” right wing would have so much invested in the overnight sensation, looking into the coping (“a melting pot means everyone becomes homogeneous!”) a...
Aug 25, 2023•8 min
TODAY: an Australian girl visiting America says we need to chill out with all the flags. Is she right?? The country responds by freaking out about flags even harder and more irrationally. Also: an Alabama woman goes viral with a popular, populist message about housing costs, food costs, and insufficient wages. We found the Fox News readers willing to disagree and place the blame squarely where it belongs: on my granddaughter. NY (9/10) TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/minion-death-cult-live...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Today we check out the worst responses to the viral folk-country song, including Facebook rap remixes, Podcasters calling for a holy war, and fan cams of Donald Trump dancing to it. NY (9/10) TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/minion-death-cult-live-tickets-691958234707 PHILLY (9/12) TICKETS: https://www.axs.com/events/496996/well-there-s-your-problem-tickets Get two bonus episodes every week for only $5/month by signing up at http://patreon.com/miniondeathcult Music: Steve Earle - Snake Oil...
Aug 20, 2023•7 min
It's a very special UPS Facebook group episode as we report on how the current Teamsters contract vote is driving certain people insane. We find the same neuroses around voter fraud and stolen elections the right has about the US electoral system, but ported over to a union contract vote, and I try to talk some sense into one of them. We also look at the bizarre ways right-wing Teamsters are channeling their reactionary politics into the good kind of class warfare. Last but not least, several UP...
Aug 17, 2023•7 min
This week we catch up on how Twitter is doing… only to find them being interrogated by the Australian senate about reinstating the account who shared CSEM on Twitter “out of outrage” We examine the way social media’s business model of farming for outrage has never been more apparent or disgusting Also, we take a look at the modern UPS Driver… through the eyes of a Silicon Valley tech podcast guy. Damn I look cool as hell. Finally, the FBI shoots a man for posting too hard. We dive deep into the ...
Aug 14, 2023•59 min
Today we're ashamed to find out that this country pays its UPS drivers more than US soldiers thanks to a viral tweet and a woman does transphobia so hard she develops an abscess when a hospital wont guarantee that no trans nurses will be attending to her finally, a facebook woman goes to target in blackface to yell things she saw on facebook in an obvious case of mental distress (facebook poisoning) and we learn about how soft a generation is if it doesn't tolerate blackface Sign up at http://pa...
Aug 10, 2023•5 min
Today we're digesting the newest Trump Indictment via the small intestine of Truth Social--documenting the former president's colorful insults for Mike Pence, a key player in this newest round of legal challenges. It's Civil War City with black-pilled responses from bigtime right wing influencers Tim Pool and Mike Cernovich, while show favorite Scott Adams has a more creative response Finally, one of the funders of Sound of Freedom is charged with kidnapping two 14 year-old girls, and fans of th...
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 12 min
This week Alex shares the story of a big time live performance flub and we look back at pop punk covers from our childhoods, including the “Punk goes Pop” and (worse) “Punk Goes Crunk” cover albums before diving into an extremely popular modern pop punk(?) cover band with an album of Disney songs From here we wind up at christian hardcore and reminisce about the early 00’s wave of christian metalcore Sign up for only $5/mo at http://patreon.com/miniondeathcult and get two bonus episodes every we...
Aug 07, 2023•8 min
It's a labor-heavy episode, folks--we're talking Alex's final thoughts on the UPS Teamsters Tentative Agreement before voting begins, third-party orgs participating in member mobilization, and what our long-term goals should be for the Teamsters. ALSO: The Rock donates a record sum to the SAG-AFTRA support fund, and Blaze readers ask, "Why does he hate veterans?" ADDITIONALLY: Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre cancel 30th Anniversary Doggystyle shows at the Hollywood Bowl to show solidarity to the striking...
Aug 03, 2023•6 min
Today we check in on how Twitter's rebrand to X is going and find Elon Musk personally reinstating an account after it was disabled for posting (and apparently watermarking) CSAM Also, a Nazi gets beaten up at a Sepultura show and some Facebook users are shocked at the current intolerant state of metal Finally, we uncover the dark truth about our elites in Washington: they're fornicating. Support the show for only $5/month at http://patreon.com/miniondeathcult and get 2 bonus episodes every week...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 16 min
I’m afraid it’s another banger, folks. Today we’re talking highlights of the Teamsters/UPS tentative agreement: the great, the good, and the mid Also, the right is giving itself eating disorders you’ve never heard of, scrying raw chicken entrails and determining them to be woke Finally we cover the death of Obama’s personal chef, Tafari Campbell, and the predictably homoerotic fantasies it has inspired in conservatives. Support the show at http://patreon.com/miniondeathcult and get two bonus eip...
Jul 27, 2023•4 min
Today we've got small business social media drama involving a broken Big Game Hunter game cabinet ALSO: we discover proof of Hunter Biden being a California Weed Kingpin plus our final, devastating topic: THEY'RE ARRESTING YOUR GRANDPARENTS FOR VOTING FOR TRUMP Music: Annapura - Picos Power Trip - If Not Us Then Who
Jul 24, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Today Alex describes his geriatric physical therapy routine ALSO: we listen to the corny, godawful, morose “Try That In A Small Town” and document viral misinformation surrounding the song And lastly, we visit one of the most cursed profiles on instagram, a man utterly abasing himself for a handful of likes. Sign up at patreon.com/miniondeathcult for bonus episodes
Jul 24, 2023•6 min
Today I chatted with a couple of my Teamster siblings about their experience working part-time for the multi-billion dollar UPS--detailing unsafe working conditions, harassment and irregular schedules. I asked them how they feel about the current contract fight with the company. Are part-timers aware of their importance in these negotiations, and is there a way to get them more involved? What do part-timers stand to gain from a strong Union contract? How will it affect the company moving forward...
Jul 21, 2023•41 min
In the main segment of the show we discuss the dense lore around the Actors’ strike: - The studios’ leaked threats to writers and actors’ homes - ABC News attacks the strike as harming other adjacent businesses - Universal Studios apparent butchery of the trees that shaded the picket line - Misplaced cynicism over striking “millionaire” actors, and much more Also: Tony sits for the flag in front of his grandma at a baseball game and Alex talks about getting denied a raise at Subway and a TPUSA w...
Jul 20, 2023•6 min
