Episode 386: Red Line

Robert Skvarla joins us to discuss pigeon-guided bombs, CIA spy cats, and the animal trainers who brought behaviorism into the intelligence business. We talk Skinner, MKUltra, and Discordian prankster...

8 Loka 55min

Liz talks to Matt from Ghost Stories for the End of the World about the spooky missing persons case involving Philadelphia artist and pornographer Raymond “RC” Horsch and his son Eugene. We dig into R...

5 Loka 4min

David Z. Morris joins Liz to disentangle the freaky web of effective altruists, rationalists, and AI super freaks currently poised to rule the world. Featuring: life extenders, Baudrillard, Jeffrey Ep...

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Brace briefly returns to join Liz and Hollywood Celebrity John Early as they listen to some LGBTQIA+ complaints, hear some gossip, and talk some shit about John’s new movie Maddie’s Secret.Hit the tip...

23 Syys 5min

X-Risk Premium: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor join Liz to discuss their new book End Times Fascism And the Fight for the Living World. We get into billionaire escape plans, the promise of AI rapture, a...

17 Syys 1h 18min

Pablo Torre joins to talk about the DOJ investigation into Kawhi Leonard’s Aspiration deal, Steve Ballmer, and the business of sports journalism. We talk ESPN, billionaire reputation management, and i...

14 Syys 1h 29min

From Bravo’s gated communities to the contemporary influencer economy, we trace how being a housewife became a big business — with New York Magazine’s Bridget Read on Mormon MomTok, recessionistas, th...

10 Syys 7min

Anton Jäger joins Liz to discuss his new book, Hyperpolitics: Extreme Politicization without Political Consequences. We chat about the low-cost, high-speed political culture that took shape as mass or...

7 Syys 5min