This week Adam, Raya, and Geoff sit down to talk about Pitchfork's Top 200 Albums (and Songs) of the 2010s. Who's missing? Who shouldn't have made the list? Why is there SO much Drake? And what is gained and lost when we rank art by ever-changi

Comedians In Culture Getting Cancelled (6.2)

Oct 3rd, 2019 1h 22m

Raya, Adam, and Geoff sit down to discuss cancel culture, the backlash against it, and the myopia of being personally invested in the careers of millionaires in the first place.

We're Back! (6.1)

Sep 26th, 2019 1h 13m

Raya, Adam, and Geoff are back this week talking control, the elderly, and Moby's terrible tattoo choices. Editor Note: Raya is back on editing duties and a little rusty. Please forgive the echo this week.

Spring Cleaning (5.4)

Apr 4th, 2019 1h 19m

This week the gang sits down to talk about our Spring cleaning activities. Whether it's physical, emotional, spiritual, or political, now's the perfect time to take stock of what you need and get rid of what you don't.

Deals of the New, Green Variety (5.3)

Mar 14th, 2019 1h 12m

This week the gang talks about that sweet, sweet Green New Deal and how to get your Grandma Ethel and cousin Becky on board.

The Formerly Great Weezer and Their Latter Day Sins (5.2)

Mar 5th, 2019 1h 4m

This week the gang examines the nadir of 90s nostalgia and dissects Weezer's tumultuous history - the highs, the lows, the really low lows. Does their discography paint the picture of an artist falling to pieces? Or is Rivers Cuomo a record ind

Augmented Psychotropic Pup Play (5.1)

Feb 28th, 2019 1h 6m

Augmented experiences? Psychotropic therapy? Pup Play? We uncover what the government doesn't want you to know about the future, all while examining multi-generational nuance in our exploration of "temporary tech"!

Future Imperfect (4.16)

Feb 13th, 2019 1h 15m

We share our thoughts, hopes, and fears for 2019 and beyond, and finish up by discussing the biggest pop culture personnel changeup since Marcel left Friends.

Beast Coast THIS IS YOUR LIFE (4.15)

Jan 30th, 2019 1h 3m

We humbly look back on three years of being The Velvet Underground of leftist podcasts.

Generation CHUD (4.14)

Jan 24th, 2019 1h 2m

Raya is back to discuss matters of local governance and outrage of national prominence. Who is responsible for the MAGA children and what is to be done?

Brave New Girlfriend (4.13)

Jan 9th, 2019 1h

What the marriage of a Japanese school administrator to his holographic wife teaches us about personhood in the 21st century.

Taking Stock of Bond (4.12)

Dec 19th, 2018 1h 30m

We dive into the history and cultural impact of everybody's favorite problematic secret agent. In the final segment we're joined by Raya to discuss the future of the series after Daniel Craig. We're also joined by Geoff's dog Mavis, who had som

Neoliberal Ragnarok Edging (4.11)

Dec 12th, 2018 1h 7m

Adam, Geoff, and Shane discuss a wild week of news and explore the psychological effects of living through a decade of World Historical Events. What happens when The End doesn’t arrive?

Vive La Revolution? [with Corey Pein] (4.10)

Dec 4th, 2018 1h 16m

Friend of the show Corey Pein (@coreypein) joins our esteemed panel of French political experts (Adam, Raya, and Shane) as we dissect the Yellow Vest protests. Come for the baguette jokes, stay for the butchered pronunciations!

Anxiety! (4.9)

Nov 14th, 2018 1h 12m

Get your fidgets spinning and pull up that weighted blanket. Raya joins us to discuss the experience, science, and commodification of anxiety.

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Podcast (4.8)

Nov 7th, 2018 1h 15m

You CAN go home again. We just did. Bam. Welcome to 1998, new fish.

Building Socialism With Lee Carter (4.7)

Oct 31st, 2018 1h 5m

Hey everyone! We're off this week, but with all that's been happening in the world, we thought you might enjoy this episode we did last December with Virginia Delegate and DSA member Lee Carter (@carterforva). We talked with him shortly after h

Anime USA 2018 Trip Report (4.6)

Oct 25th, 2018 58m 32s

We talk to Raya's sister Leah (wait, she has a sister? is this canon?) about cons, cosplay, crossplay, and roleplay. Don't worry, Geoff helps us out with the vocab.

The History and Impact of The Great War (4.5)

Oct 17th, 2018 1h 12m

Ahead of the centennial of the 1918 Armistice that ended it, Shane and Adam explore the causes, conduct, and cultural impact of the Great War. Lots of book recommendations if you nerds are into that sort of thing.

Adversarially Evolved Podcasting (4.4)

Oct 11th, 2018 1h 12m

We explore the promise and peril of two artificial intelligences teaching one another. What can Generative Adversarial Networks teach us about our world and ourselves? Also, Geoff reviews computer generated celebrity porn videos.

Chex Quest God Mode (4.3)

Oct 3rd, 2018 1h 5m

We eschew current events entirely and deep dive into the video games that defined our childhoods. Happy 25th Birthday, Myst!

The Three Seashellmata of John Spartan (4.2)

Sep 27th, 2018 1h 19m

Remember when the greatest threat to Western Civilization was political correctness? We do. We dive into one and a half stone cold classics of 90s reactionary GenXerism - PCU and Demolition Man - to figure out why a decent, law-abiding rabble-r

What ever happened to the Future? (4.1)

Sep 18th, 2018 1h 4m

Shane and Adam catch everyone up on what they've been up to over summer break. Then they discus the decline of Futurism as an ideology and aesthetic. How did we get from Dr. Jonas Venture Sr. to Dr. Jonas Venture Jr. in just one generation? Als

The Hooters Girls Preservation Society [3.33]

Aug 21st, 2018 54m 9s

This week Geoff, Raya, and Adam sit down to talk about why millennials are hell bent on killing everything boomers hold sacred...like Hooters?

Hat Trick: The Corey Pein Story [3.32]

Aug 14th, 2018 1h 24m

This week we once again welcome journalist and author Corey Pein (@coreypein) to the show to chat about the recent Unite The Right II "rally" in DC and why direct action gets the goods.