Best Crusty Media Podcasts (2025)

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God, the Devil, and AI feat. Miles Klee (E323) 1:13:12

9m ago1:13:12

1:13:12

People use generative artificial intelligence to troubleshoot technical problems, churn out anime-inspired images based on their personal photos, and drive university professors who teach undergrad courses to the darkest pits of despair.But are the applications of artificial intelligence limited to worldly matters?On today’s episode, we discuss how…

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We Got This Episode Before GTA 6 (Premium E288) Sample 9:27

2d ago9:27

9:27

There is no bigger franchise in the video game business than Grand Theft Auto by Rockstar Games. So naturally, fans of open-world criminal mayhem descend into wild dot-connecting in the years before each hotly-anticipated release.The next installment, GTA 6, has been delayed and is now slated for release on May 26th of 2026. This is despite many as…

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Adolescence: The Manosphere Strikes Back (E322) 1:56:44

5d ago1:56:44

1:56:44

Netflix’s Adolescence, a four-part thriller about a 13-year-old murder suspect, has hijacked Britain’s political conversation. Annie Kelly explains why the series hit such a nerve: it maps the online pipelines that radicalize boys in their own bedrooms, dramatizes the deadly consequences of misogyny, and spotlights the adults too clueless to confro…

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A Working Man feat Gabrus (Premium E287) Sample 10:26

9d ago10:26

10:26

A working man. A man who works… to free his boss’ daughter from the clutches of a human trafficking ring. Gabrus joins Jake and Julian as we attempt to make sense of this very puzzling film starring Jason Statham and co-written by none other than Sylvestor Stallone. They’ve come together to make an awful mess, complete with mobsters straight out of…

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Bitcoin & Megaprisons (El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele) feat Caio Almendra (E320) 1:16:09

10d ago1:16:09

1:16:09

Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador and Trump’s number one Latin American buddy, is a renaissance man for our era. Crypto, memes, reddit. Repression, megaprisons, anti-communism. We take a look at the history of El Salvador and the ascent of the “coolest dictator in the world”.Subscribe for $5 a month to get all the premium episodes:https://…

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The YouTube Blood Magic Cult (Premium E286) Sample 10:44

16d ago10:44

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Some believe that they can make a better world just by posting enough online. But the YouTube-based Blood Over Intent community raises the stakes by literally bleeding for their beliefs. Born from the trauma of Mark Braun, a Florida plumber turned self-styled Satan incarnate, Blood Over Intent promises followers a ticket to paradise, provided they …

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4chan Down: Revenge Of The Soyjaks (E320) 1:07:16

18d ago1:07:16

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Soyjaks! 4chan! Breeding kink! Katy Perry!All that and a surprise update about skateboarder and television personality Bam Margera in this week's episode.First up, Travis will tackle the recent devastating hack of 4chan, the infamous image board that gave us Pepe memes, QAnon family members, and maybe even a president. What is this “Soyjak Party” a…

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The Painting Passion of Jon McNaughton feat Joshua Citarella (Premium E285) Sample 9:28

24d ago9:28

9:28

An exploration of the most famous right wing crank painter in the game: artist Jon McNaughton. From tea-party-era images of Obama burning the constitution to MAGA-era images of Trump as Atlas, the progression of his career has mirrored a deeper shift in the Republican base and its obsessions. Our guest is artist, writer, and host of the Doomscroll …

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AI Slopaganda feat. Ryan Broderick (E319) 1:09:37

26d ago1:09:37

1:09:37

Artificial Intelligence carries a host of risks: it could reshape jobs and the economy, alter educational practices, help powerful figures dodge accountability through AI-assisted decision-making, and even influence our personal relationships and mental well-being. But here’s the biggest question: how will AI affect the content filling up your soci…

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Control Problem (Premium E284) Sample 9:48

1M ago9:48

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This week, we’ll take a deep dive into the origins of the “AI Apocalypse” theory – the idea that artificial intelligence will one day decide that human beings have outlived their purpose. What started as humble beginnings in billionaire tech mogul circles has now trickled down and pooled in various subreddits, where people will imagine every way th…

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Graham Hancock’s Ancient Apocalypse (E318) 1:35:52

1M ago1:35:52

1:35:52

Graham Hancock is a British journalist and author who has gained worldwide fame for his pseudo-archaeological theories. Hancock proposes that an advanced, globally connected civilization existed more than 12,000 years ago and that remnants of their knowledge survived a catastrophic event, informing later cultures around the world. His Netflix serie…

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Celebrities: Who Are They Now? (Premium E283) Sample 9:24

1M ago9:24

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Ah, the lives of the rich and famous. The clones of the lives of the rich and famous. Perhaps the rich and famous are only rich and famous because they’ve been alive for centuries honing their craft. This week, we descend into a ‘page six’ gossip podcast, and examine a handful of conspiracy theories obsessed with the idea that our favorite celebrit…

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These People Are Stupid Liars Who Think You’re Stupid Too (E317) 1:02:48

1M ago1:02:48

1:02:48

It is difficult to comprehend how much these people screw up, lie, lie about their screw ups, and screw up lying. But we’re going to try anyway. Travis, Jake, and Liv break down the most recent round of malice and incompetence from the Trump administration and the deceit, deflections, and conspiracy theories being deployed in defense of this bad be…

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Jake’s Takes Volume 5 (Premium E282) Sample 10:45

2M ago10:45

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Jake’s Takes and Liv’s Gives makes its triumphant return to the podcast. This time around, there are no bumpers in this bowling alley as Travis and Julian are nowhere to be found. Liv and Jake throw strike after strike (or gutter ball after gutter ball if you dislike the ‘take’) in this meandering episode where they discuss everything from the Soni…

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Brother’s Home (E316) 1:09:19

2M ago1:09:19

1:09:19

After a viral Tik Tok conspiracy claimed there was a “true story” behind the hit series “Squid Game,” Jake goes down the rabbit hole to try to separate fact from fiction. The Tik Tok people were very wrong, and what we discover instead is far more horrific. Julian and Brad are forced to cope as Jake tells the devastating story of “Brother’s Home”, …

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Binders Full of Epstein (E315) 1:21:24

2M ago1:21:24

1:21:24

Trump, members of his administration, and conservative pundits all promised the release of shocking new Epstein documents from the DOJ. Rather than fulfilling that promise, Attorney General Pam Bondi gave binders containing previously released Epstein documents to MAGA-aligned social media influencers. She then blamed the deep state for the debacle…

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The Spam Nazi - A Life in Four Chapters (Premium E281) Sample 9:58

2M ago9:58

9:58

A burned-out SUV deep in the Canadian wilderness. A charred body nobody can identify. Billions in lost Bitcoin. A trail of fake names leading nowhere. Brad Abrahams is back with the saga of an S-tier con artist, whose latest persona may be our own Liv Agar.What if you took every kind of person we’ve covered on the QAA pod, melted them into a soup, …

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2 Frenchmen at CPAC (Part Two) (E314) 1:20:10

2M ago1:20:10

1:20:10

Proudboy crypto meme coins, JFK Jr's t-shirt design, Sebastian Gorka's snuff film, multiple nazi salutes… Julian and Anthony conclude their adventures at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center. But not before being totally demoralized.Subscribe for $5 a month to get all the premium e…

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Nuked in the Midwest feat. Devin O’Shea (Premium E280) Sample 10:26

2M ago10:26

10:26

There are these two big landfills up in north St. Louis. One is called the West Lake Landfill, and it is packed full of radioactive waste from the Manhattan Project. There’s hosing and tarps covering these huge sections of fields. It looks like a weird golf course from overhead, or a kind of sore in the land. It deserves to look this way because th…

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2 Frenchmen at CPAC (Part One) (E313) 1:10:09

2M ago1:10:09

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Welcome to the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. Your companions are two Frenchmen: Julian Feeld and Anthony Mansuy. They attended the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) so you didn’t have to. Enjoy the CPAC International Summit where leaders like Liz Truss (UK), Eduardo Bolsonaro (Brazil), Morse Tan (South Korea), Steve Ban…

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Tony Snark (Premium E279) Sample 10:29

2M ago10:29

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The savior of the West is an anime-loving, missile-launching, mullet-dawning, Hawaiian shirt and cargo shorts wearing 32-year old man in flip-flops. Travis and Brad punish Liv and Julian with the story of Palmer Luckey, the once Silicon Valley wunderkind VR pioneer of the Oculus Rift. His support of Donald Trump’s first presidential run got him fir…

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The Kekistocracy (E312) 1:21:35

3M ago1:21:35

1:21:35

It's been about a month since Donald Trump was sworn into office and they've already begun stripping the country of copper wiring, slashing a multitude of government agencies and attempting to facilitate large scale deregulation. This has led to some pretty absurd mistakes by the administration. Like when they fired a sizable chunk of the departmen…

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The Tsuki Project (Premium E278) Sample 9:42

3M ago9:42

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“The Tsuki Project” was a once-active community of likeminded 4chan anons who longed to be transported into a better world. And they believed that by participating in this community formed around the promises and lore of someone named Tsuki, they could enter into this better world after they died.This is a community that first formed in 2017 and ha…

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Reform UK, Nigel Farage, and Elon Musk (E311) 1:25:25

3M ago1:25:25

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Take a break from hearing about Elon Musk’s pernicious influence in U.S. politics to learn about Elon Musk’s pernicious influence in U.K. politics.Annie Kelly brings us an update on the state of the far right across the pond. Specifically, we learn about political party Reform UK, and its relationship to the UK’s two most prominent far-right figure…

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Homestead (Premium E277) Sample 10:28

3M ago10:28

10:28

It’s a movie, it’s a show, it’s an online marketplace. After a nuke is detonated in downtown Los Angeles, a group of survivalists must work together in “Homestead,” the latest Movie / Online Shop from the patriots who brought you ‘Sound of Freedom.’ Everything in the movie is for sale, and so are all four hosts' souls after watching it. Julian has …

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Qonfirming Trump’s Qabinet (E310) 1:10:59

3M ago1:10:59

1:10:59

Does it feel like QAnon-style derangement is in the bloodstream of the highest levels of American political culture?President Trump’s picks for his cabinet and department heads are going through the Senate confirmation process. And when Trump decided on his nominations he selected some of the deranged freaks who have been previously profiled on thi…

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The Q Influencers: Where Are They Now? (Premium E276) Sample 10:09

3M ago10:09

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Since Trump has been reelected, we follow up with QAnon personalities both large and small. How did the Q Shaman celebrate his pardon? What is Roseanne, the first celebrity to endorse QAnon, doing nowadays? Why does Michael Flynn compare himself to a “striker” on the soccer field? Since the storm wasn’t upon us during the first Trump administration…

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Crypto Crime Season Has Begun feat Molly White (E309) 1:05:11

3M ago1:05:11

1:05:11

$TRUMP and $MELANIA meme coins compete with $FART, $ASS and $TITS for attention in a crypto industry defined by scams, grifts and financial malfeasance. We cover the intersection of politics with crypto and dive into some of the less savory tokens on pump dot fun, a website where “degens” go to mint, pump and inevitably dump thousands of meme coins…

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The Men who Stare at Lasers (Premium E275) Sample 9:41

4M ago9:41

9:41

What if the Matrix really is a documentary? In this episode, Jake and Brad force Liv Agar to stare at a laser beam to find out what’s, like, really real. This is the story of how a former IDF soldier turned parkour enthusiast and American Ninja Warrior has claimed to have discovered “irrefutable proof” that we’re all living in a simulation. All you…

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Mal Fuego feat. Mike Rothschild (E308) 1:03:42

4M ago1:03:42

1:03:42

LA is going through one of the most destructive natural disasters in its history. So naturally there is a lot of nonsense online about the secret purpose of the blazes. To discuss, we talk to journalist and climate refugee Mike Rothschild. The author of Jewish Space Lasers is one of many people who lost their homes to the Eaton fire. We chat about …

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Elon’s Crusty Gamer Sock (Premium E274) 10:24

4M ago10:24

10:24

The richest man in the world cannot catch a break from these four podcast hosts. Liv breaks down the story of Adrian Dittman, a guy on the internet who idolized Elon Musk so severely that people began to mistake them for one another. In the second half of the episode, we have to install a new layer of thermal paste on Julian’s brain after learning …

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Boom! (E307) 1:19:00

4M ago1:19:00

1:19:00

2025 is off to an absolutely nightmarish start as the boys huddle around the microphones and try to process not only the ongoing historical LA wildfires that have destroyed over 12,000 structures and killed at least 24 people, but also the horrific content they had originally planned: The domestic terrorist attacks that were committed on New Years …

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Welcome to Y2Z! 22:26

4M ago22:26

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Welcome to the very first episode of Y2Z! In this intro, we aimed to cover 3 things: 1. What this is about 2. Why we are doing this 2. Who we are Unfortunately we barely brushed the surface of each item on the agenda. Maybe it's because we don't really know ourselves. Anyway, we hope you get the gist and figure it out as you go along, just as we're…

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The Völk Mind Virus (Premium E272) Sample 10:17

5M ago10:17

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What if “The Law of Attraction” was only for Aryans? Just in time for the holidays, Brad is back to let you know that Nazi-occult societies are alive and flourishing. Namely, a group claiming to be the direct genetic descendants of the “historical” Vril Society, the supposed Nazi-era metaphysical group that counted Hitler among its ranks. This epis…

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Witchcraft Skeptics And The Spanish Inquisition (E306) 1:21:55

5M ago1:21:55

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Annie Kelly brings Jake, Julian, and Travis tales of the lesser known figures of the European witch hunts during the early modern period: the skeptics who openly doubted that every accused woman was actually a witch.At the time, it was common for village communities in England, Spain, and France to accuse local women of cursing cows and similar sat…

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Luigi Mangione (Premium E271) Sample 11:06

5M ago11:06

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Brian Thompson, the CEO of the health insurance company UnitedHealthcare, was shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan on December 4th. Five days later, police arrested Luigi Mangione as a suspect in the killing at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Liv, Julian, and Travis discuss the ideological waters that Magione swam in and how this incident pr…

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AWOL for the Antichrist (E305) 1:11:48

5M ago1:11:48

1:11:48

Was Dr. Who right when he said military intelligence is a contradiction in terms? Brad Abrahams is back (with Liv, Jake, and Travis) with the story of the “Gulf Breeze 6”, in which six military intelligence officers with top-secret clearance went AWOL from one of Europe’s largest Cold War bases in 1990. Their reason? A Ouija board told them to. Con…

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Santa With Muscles Movie Night (Premium E270) Sample 7:18

5M ago7:18

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Hulk Hogan as Santa Claus in 1996. Jake has found the perfect movie to torture Julian and Liv with. Somehow he finds an ally in Travis. Merry Christmas to the sickos.Subscribe for $5 a month to get all the premium episodes:https://www.patreon.com/qaaEditing by Corey Klotz. Theme by Nick Sena. Additional music by Pontus Berghe. Theme Vocals by THEY/…

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The Joker Bombs Brazil feat Andrew Fishman & Caio Almendra (E304) 1:22:04

5M ago1:22:04

1:22:04

A failed bombing by a profoundly redpilled man dressed as the Joker, a world-cup-themed assassination plot, fallout from an attempted coup, the indictment of the former President… Brazil is full of stories these days. Head of the Intercept Brasil Andrew Fishman is our guest along with editor and repeat guest Caio Almendra. Subscribe for $5 a month …

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Pokémon Go To Langley (Premium E269) Sample 9:46

5M ago9:46

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Pokémon Go is more than a worldwide craze that inspired millions to hunt Zigzagoons through smartphone-enabled alternate reality. According to intelligence officials in several countries, it’s also an information security threat. Since the game’s release by game developer Niantic in 2016, people have pondered the potential uses of the data that’s c…

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Wild Faith feat. Talia Lavin (E303) 1:09:40

6M ago1:09:40

1:09:40

The election of Donald Trump means that the Christian right expects to have even more political influence than they did before. That might be bad news for those of us who don’t believe worldly events are merely the byproducts of a transcendent spiritual battle of good vs. evil.To better understand the philosophy and goals of American theocrats, Tra…

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Rise of the Ancap President in Argentina feat Caio Almendra (Premium E268) Sample 9:58

6M ago9:58

9:58

Being told to run for president by his dead dog. Cosplaying as a superhero called “General Ancap”. Beating up a piñata of Argentina’s central bank on television. Sleeping in a bed with his sister and their dogs. Javier Milei is Donald Trump’s “favorite president” of Argentina and has a lifestyle verging on parody. He’s also been screwing up the cou…

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Springtime for QAnon (E302) 1:10:22

6M ago1:10:22

1:10:22

Cursed McDonald’s humiliation rituals, secret messages sent through a filet-o-fish, Elon posting a QAnon News Network meme, UFO disclosure in congress, and Tucker Carlson being attacked by a demon in his sleep. Sit down and eat, children.Subscribe for $5 a month to get all the premium episodes:https://www.patreon.com/qaaEditing by Corey Klotz. Them…

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The LOST Experience (Premium E267) Sample 9:53

6M ago9:53

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“I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something I loved from my childhood. Something that could never ever possibly destroy us: LOST.” And I was wrong. This week, Jake strands the co-hosts and listeners on a small, dangerous island, and dissects the ‘LOST’ alternate reality game from 2006. In an effort to steer the show away from politics a…

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Post Traumatic Election Disorder (E301) 1:38:16

6M ago1:38:16

1:38:16

The election has come and gone. Liv, Jake, Travis and Julian talk about conspiracism among online Republicans and Democrats in the wake of Trump’s victory. We also talk a bit about Kash Patel, who guested on QAnon podcasts before becoming the future Director of the FBI. Plus Jake brings us a sequel to his story: Letter from the Meme War.Subscribe f…

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UK Catch-up: Princesses and Pogroms (Premium E258) Sample 9:15

6M ago9:15

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You’ve heard more than your fill about terrible news in America. So you should take a break by hearing some terrible news from a nation more experienced in empire death. UK Correspondent Annie Kelly returns from maternity leave to explain the most significant recent outbreaks of British brainworms. First we meet the online community of obsessive “R…

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Madison Square Garbage (E300) 1:45:25

6M ago1:45:25

1:45:25

To celebrate 300 regular episodes we have brought on a special guest: Julian Feeld. And what a beefy episode number 300 is. First we cover Trump’s lively Madison Square Garden rally and a conspiracy theory that sprang up in the wake of stand up comedian Kill Tony’s appearance there. Plus, the return of the “Panda Eyes” conspiracy theory at a Trump …

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The Hunt For The Richest Anon (Premium E265) Sample 10:37

6M ago10:37

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Someone invented internet money, and we want to find out who they are. We’re not mad, we just want to talk.For a decade and a half, the true identity of “Satoshi Nakamoto,” the author of the Bitcoin whitepaper, has been a closely guarded secret. Several major publications have tried to uncover crypto’s founding father, including New Yorker, Vice, N…

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Everyone Hates Fact Checkers (E299) 1:20:43

7M ago1:20:43

1:20:43

Despite Travis’ best efforts, it’s still possible to occasionally read posts on the internet that are not perfectly accurate. In fact, Travis’ failure to turn networking technology into primarily a means of rationally exchanging ideas and substantive policy issues has forced media outlets all over the globe to employ so-called “fact checkers.”To ge…

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RadCath Apocalypse (Premium E264) Sample 11:02

7M ago11:02

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The monks have found a way to connect to the internet. Brad Abrahams is back to bring you a trinity of radical Catholic sects he stumbled upon while reading about UFOs. We’ve got a fake monastery with apocalyptic monks, a Christian private military contractor, and a Vatican-in-exile in Kansas. Catholic-in-residence Annie Kelly is also back to make …

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