Episode 003 - Voyage of the Damned
John did not drown, and no Secret Service agent we would ever care about was hurt. It's a special start to a spooky Spooktober with our spectacular sponsors.
John did not drown, and no Secret Service agent we would ever care about was hurt. It's a special start to a spooky Spooktober with our spectacular sponsors.
John and Matthew discuss the UAW strike, Fetterman clones, locally-owned grocery stores, and the weirdest story to come out of Texas, well, lately at least, which is still saying something
Matthew and John discuss getting the ol' Liquid Flannel up off the mat and seeing what kind of juice she still has in her. It's still socialist, it's still culture. It's everything you've been missing. Welcome back.
Senior Oklahoma Correspondent Gregory Hardin II (Twitter: @GregoryHardinII) joins us again this week for updates on the coronavirus quarantine and states reopening. We discuss how the virus is going to impact the right to vote in upcoming elections, and the infectiousness of conspiracy theories. Katie has questions about the term "grifter."
Friend John Leavitt (Twitter: @LeavittAlone) is back with us this week. We discuss what JFK Jr.'s startup magazine "George" says about the political moment we're in. Corporations prove true to a certain form, as do mustaches.
We're joined this week by Rebecca Bitton (Twitter: @rebeinstein) about how party politics have let down the most precarious among us, and why taking the "Black Pill" isn't created equal among all groups. We discuss how the coronavirus quarantine is impacting abortion rights, and the guidance we're seeing from the White House.
Teaser for Post Production Episode 173 feat. Hot Take Appreciator
Bonus content from Episode 173 feat. Hot Take Appreciator (Twitter: @IHateNYT)
Post Production Episode 175 feat. Jared Holt TEASER by Liquid Flannel - Politics & Pop Culture Discussions with Chuck Williams, Brendan Williams, and Matthew Hodges
Post-production bonus content from Episode 175 feat. Jared Holt.
Author and dear friend of the program Max Sparber (Twitter: @MaxSparber) is back with us this week. We talk about the conservative protests against quarantine and social distancing, and what the crisis means for how we dream. Unsurprisingly, our high notes are all about media we're consuming.
This week we're joined by Josh (Twitter: who even could possibly know) to talk about the usual things: quarantine, what a Biden candidacy means for the Supreme Court, things of that nature. Josh is also the musical guest!
Guest Beth Bourdon (Twitter: @bethbourdon) joins us this week to talk about the impact of the 'rona on the criminal justice system. We take a short tour down to the South to look at their response, and wonder if Trump is going to overtake the Dems on the left. We answer Katie's question about what we mean by "means-testing." Special thanks to our musical guest JJ Demonic (Twitter: @JJDemonic) for his track "Yellow Nautica" off his album Spirit Cooking. Direct link: https://soundcloud.com/jj-demo...
Our old friend Mack (Twitter: @olmackdonedidit) is with us this week to talk about... well, what else? How does society cohere when nobody can work, go outside, or build their communities? We talk about what we're doing in our everyday lives to adjust to the 'rona, why Donald Trump is too buffoonish to ever die, and what this could mean for the Dem elections.
Stocks and progressivism are both taking a beating from the coronavirus this week, as Jared Holt (Twitter: @jaredlholt) joins us to talk about his time at CPAC and where the Sanders movement goes in the aftermath of some primary losses.
At the threshold of Super Tuesday, we're joined by Pete Johannsen (Twitter: @PodsidePete) of the Podside Picnic podcast (Twitter: @PodsideP) to talk about predictions, what the coronavirus exposes about weaknesses in American society, and Pete's experience hosting some old friends of the show for the Nevada caucuses.
This week we're joined by Emily Bartlet Hines, better known as the Hot Take Appreciator (Twitter: @IHateNYT). It's been a bad week for the Boy Scouts of America as they declare bankruptcy over thousands of allegations of abuse; meanwhile, the Bloomberg campaign is ramping up its attacks on Bernie Sanders as the Democratic primary season continues. Thanks to special musical guest Shoaler for their single, "Tough Break Kid." Follow them on Twitter @dodgonkulator and check out the rest of their wor...
With a look back to New Hampshire and a look forward to Super Tuesday, we bring Sam Knight (Twitter: @samknightfour), co-founder of the District Sentinel (Twitter: @TheDCSentinel) in for his perspectives on how the media has been covering the primaries so far and what Michael Bloomberg means for the primary and, in the long term, the Democratic Party itself.
New friend of the show Jay (Twitter: @TwogeneVDabs) is with us this week for a very Chicago episode; teachers' strikes, legal weed, and cops using facial recognition are making a weird landscape in the Windy City. We do final thoughts on the mess the DNC made of the Iowa caucuses.
On the eve of the Iowa caucuses, Jordan Uhl (Twitter: @JordanUhl) is with us to predict, prognosticate, and preach the good word about our boy Bernie. Brendan brings us some typically absurd news out of the Nebraska governor's mansion. Special thanks to our musical guest King and Queen of the Losers for their track "Jean Luc Goddard." Full album link: https://kingandqueenofthelosers.bandcamp.com/
Old friends Chuck (Twitter: @ShaggyTooTrope) and Mack (Twitter: @olmackdonedidit) from the Farmers League pod are with us this week to talk about Hillary Clinton taking potshots at Bernie, and Matthew details the absurd situation Texas has put itself in trying to deal with weed. If you're a leftist who's into soccer, make sure you check out the Farmers League podcast! @farmersleaguepod
Senior Oklahoma Correspondent Gregory Hardin II (Twitter: @GregoryHardinII) is back with us to talk mainly about the economy and new developments in the Democratic primary. Your speakers aren't crackling, Gregory just needs to turn his mic gain down. Brendan's cat makes a guest appearance. Special musical guest JJ Demon drops his single "The Great Satan (Eat the Rich)" (Prod. Slick Ross). JJ Demon's full album "Spirit Cooking" is available on all streaming platforms. Direct song link: https://so...
Are we going to war with Iran or is it all just electoral nonsense? Speaking of electoral nonsense, what's going on with Bernie and Liz? Guest Ben Geier (Twitter: @ben_geier) is with us to help figure out how when everything is antisemitic, maybe nothing is.
Comedian Kate Willett (Twitter: @katewillett) joins us for our first show of 2020 to talk about why we support Bernie Sanders, weird Nebraska news, and the ongoing assault on law enforcement officers' dignity by... law enforcement officers.
Adam H. Johnson (Twitter: @adamjohnsonNYC) is with us this week to talk about what the liberal press and body politic are getting wrong about the Trump impeachment, and give us some updates on the Dem primary. Brendan shares a troubling story out of Nebraska about driving records being shared with the Census Bureau.
Friend Ken Klippenstein (Twitter: @kenklippenstein) is back to talk about his new article in the Intercept about government surveillance of pacifist border activist groups, and we all have a good laugh at Don Jr. and Charlie Kirk getting booed off the stage by their own ostensible base.
On our first week back on the beat after Spooktober, we're joined by Lloyd Howell (Twitter: @voidhowler) to talk about recent election news, Kamala Harris's godawful plan for making it "easier" for parents to schedule around their kids' school schedules, and why Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk will never, ever create a space utopia.
We conclude Spooktober as the party, now just Matthew and Mellie (Twitter: @eponawest) make their way deeper into Stull House, where they have to confront a new batch of ghouls including a resurrected Nick Glesmann (Twitter: @squirrelfodder) and the devious Dr. Stullenstein played by guest Ehren Penix (Twitter: @SpaceDandy27). Will the party survive long enough to escape, even after an encounter with Satan Himself?
For our final Spooktober event, a road trip with Megan (Twitter: @MemeVVitch) and Mellie (Twitter: @eponawest) back to Stull, Kansas goes predictably off the rails when the party checks into a haunted hotel. Who will live, and who will die? Who will go mad, and who will become a permanent resident of Stull House? Find out in Part One of Return to Stull: The Quest for Gles!
It's a SPOOK-tacular mashup episode with Horror Vanguard, as Jon (Twitter: @TheLitCritGuy) and Ash (Twitter: @GothUncharted) join us to talk about children's Halloween movies. We look at stranger danger in Ernest Scared Stupid, parental failures in ParaNorman, and unbelievable levels of horniness in Hocus Pocus.