Podcasts by You Cant Win

Episode 114 - A Utopia but More Sinister ft. AgileTablet from 2021-05-10T09:00

AgileTablet joins us once again to discuss what the heck rich people are up to these days. There are 2,600 or more billionaires around the world and a lot of them have wild ideas about how to fi...

Episode 113 - 30 Seconds Flat ft. AgileTablet from 2021-05-03T09:00

Beloved third mic AgileTablet returns to catch us up and chat about vaccines, moving and the Mayans.

Mentioned: Shabir Ally's YouTube channel: Let the Quran Speak. National Geographic's L...

Episode 112 - No Country for Old Men ft Goatstein from 2021-04-26T09:00

Our old friend Goatstein returns to riff on recent events such as the reaction to the Derek Chauvin verdict, the sickos who populate military forums, the cruelty of Trump, being appropriately cy...

Episode 111 - The 2021 Baseball Season ft. White Sox Lex from 2021-04-19T09:00

Our friend White Sox Lex returns to talk the new baseball season, starting with pandemic craziness and conservative outrage. Then we get into doping scandals and superhuman baseball mutants and ...

Episode 110 - Fresh NEET ft. Harvey from 2021-04-12T09:00

Our friend Harvey returns to talk about ending up in the hospital, leaving his job and beginning a new life as a lockdown NEET. We talk about getting healthier, confession and our experiences wi...

Episode 109 - In the Grey Area from 2021-04-05T09:00

Tom and Don catch up about the holidays. Then we get into our changing relationship with posting, as silly as it is, and what we're looking forward to in the near future.

Intro music by a...

Episode 108 - Housing and Living Spaces from 2021-03-29T09:00

Laid back episode where we discuss Tom's apartment-hunting plans. We get into the negatives of cheap places we've lived and how wild prices can get these days. Then we dip into some Discord ques...

Episode 107 - Suffering, Jesus and the Purpose of Religion ft. Freddy from 2021-03-24T19:58:49

Our friend Freddy, a student in the philosophy of religion, opens the episode with the description of a man's long suffering in a Moroccan prison and the ways he managed to keep his sanity. This...

Episode 106 - Humor and Faith ft. Felix Biederman from 2021-03-15T09:00

Chapo's Felix Biederman joins Tom and Don to chat about making jokes that get us into trouble, growing out of that (or not) and how humor relates to faith. 

Intro music by auntie004. Outr...

Episode 105 - UNLOCKED - Steppe Peoples from 2021-03-08T10:00

Unfortunately Don has been sick this weekend so we are releasing a popular recent bonus episode for the public feed.

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We talk about the historic steppe peoples of Central Asia, ...

Episode 104 - Genocide Denialism: Good or Bad? from 2021-03-01T10:00

Is genocide denial good or bad? No one can know for sure. In this episode we discuss polarization around the news that pushes people into wacky positions. Is the speed of takes driving people in...

Episode 103 - Sleep is the Cousin of Death from 2021-02-22T10:00

As the Thousand Year Quarantine rolls on we've had some problems getting a good sleep. It's something that's rarely discussed but affects us a lot. Starting off with a chat about insomnia and ba...

Episode 102 - Big Dave's Eternal Wisdom Q&A - ft. Big Dave from 2021-02-15T10:00

Big Dave returns for a full show of advice for listeners based on questions you sent in for him. We talk about planning for the future, life in the pandemic and things that keep us going.

Episode 101 - No Giggity from 2021-02-08T10:00

In this episode we talk about how we both walked backwards into piecing together an income rather than working a normal 9-to-5, and the broader phenomenon of gig work. While there are a lot of d...

Episode 100 - One Hunna Q&A from 2021-02-01T10:00

In our official 100th public feed episode we answer some questions from the kind friends and lunatics who send them in. Ranging from the morality of Islamic dress to a variety of askers with vio...

Episode 023 - A Motorcycle Man, a Renegade ft. Leo from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Our old friend Leo drops by to introduce himself to listeners. We chat about craftsmanship and professionalism and our journeys together online. Books mentioned include "The Recognitions" by Willia...

Guest Episode 002 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Big Dave (on Twitter as @malwaex ) discusses gambling, fantasy sports and his approach to life. Intro music from auntie004, who is at https://soundcloud.com/auntie004

Episode 007 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tom and Don discuss drug use and addiction. Why we've used them or stayed away and what religion has to say about it. Intro music from auntie004, who is at https://soundcloud.com/auntie004

Episode 006 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tom and Don discuss unemployment, underemployment and the future of work. Basic income, the yanggang and getting by. Intro music from auntie004, who is at https://soundcloud.com/auntie004

Guest E001 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tom and Don have Andy on for our first guest episode. Andy is our friend who lives in the north of Sweden, who tells us about life in the "betongen". Intro music from auntie004, who is at https://...

Episode 005 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In episode 5, Tom and Don talk about writing. As Don slowly moves to #monetize his jokes, we discuss our compulsion to post. Intro music from auntie004, who is at https://soundcloud.com/auntie004

Episode 099 - The Not So Great Reset from 2021-01-25T10:00

Tom and Don use the "Great Reset" conspiracy theory slash real thing to talk about an economy where we don't really own anything and are tied down to debt, subscriptions and high rents. When big...

Episode 099 - UNLOCKED - Something Awful Memory Lane ft. John V and Leo from 2021-01-18T10:00

Apologies to subscribers as technical problems destroyed a fun episode with AgileTablet we had recorded. Tom spent hours trying to fix it to no avail. We're flying into a wild rage about how ann...

Episode 098 - United States of Astrology ft. Ed Buck from 2021-01-11T10:00

Beloved guest 'Ed Buck' returns to dump on astrology as a microcosm of contemporary insanity. Professional astrologer Don and mystic wanderer Tom try to pinpoint whether irrationality is really ...

Episode 097 - Cyberpunk Video Juegos Nerdout ft. Jerel from 2021-01-04T10:00

Our choombata Jerel returns to talk about Cyberpunk and computer hardware in this purestrain nerd episode to inaugurate the New Year. We talk about contrasting attitudes towards juegos, from Don...

Episode 096 - Vaccine! Rona Shots Fired ft. Mike from 2020-12-28T10:00

Our friend Mike returns to help us wade through some of the more controversial claims made about the new vaccines and try to come to grips about what the next few years will look like. While Don...

Episode 095 - You Can't Win Christmas from 2020-12-21T10:00

Tom, Don and AgileTablet gather together to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. Can Muslims even celebrate Christmas? Don also reports back from a viewing of Mel's The Passion of the Christ...

Episode 094 - Plans for 2021 ft. AgileTablet from 2020-12-14T10:00

Beloved third mic AgileTablet returns to chat about plans for the next year. As the Thousand Year Quarantine rolls on, we think of what we have accomplished and what we expect of the future. Mar...

Episode 093 - End of Year Q&A from 2020-12-07T10:00

Do Muslims worship the moon? And other great anonymous questions from our audience. Topics include the C.I.Gay, AOC on Twitch, getting salafi-pilled, Chechens, Ireland and so much more.

M...

Episode 092 - Christopher Lasch ft. ex.haust (John and Emmet) from 2020-11-30T10:00

The ex.haust podcast boys John and Emmet join us to discuss their take on Christopher Lasch and some of his criticisms of the American activist left. We work through some of the alienating aspec...

Episode 091 - Personal Responsibility from 2020-11-23T10:00

The concept of personal responsibility is often championed by right-wingers and dismissed by the left, but the reality is more complicated. We discuss some of the problems of taking initiative t...

Episode 090 - Islam and the Black Community ft. Jerel and Akh from 2020-11-16T10:00

Our friends Jerel and Ahk return to discuss Islam and the Black Community in America - Jerel from the perspective of revert to Islam in Texas and Akh as a first-generation immigrant. We talk fri...

Episode 089 - The Lizard People are Back, Baby! ft. Alex from 2020-11-09T10:00

As Washington prepares to refill the swamp, our friend Alex joins us to talk about the election and our expectations for the future. Then we get into a conversation about climate change and the ...

Episode 088 - Utopia from 2020-11-02T10:00

We often come across as pretty negative on our pod, so in this episode we talk about what an ideal society might look like. If society does make progress over the next 500 years, what might thin...

Episode 087 - Live to Serve ft. Harvey from 2020-10-26T09:00

Our friend Harvey returns to share some process serving stories and how his job has changed under corona. Then we get into a chat about religion and trying to find ways to meet people where they...

Episode 086 - Neither of us are Voting for Biden from 2020-10-19T09:00

Tom takes a #whocare approach to voting in the Most Important Election of All Time. Then your two hosts discuss the exaggerated self-importance of designer ideologies. We work through the differ...

Episode 085 - Return of the Måck ft. Andy from 2020-10-12T08:00

Our friend Andy makes a long overdue return to the show to talk about overcoming a recent rough patch in his life and maintaining newfound sobriety through his faith and change in mindset. We al...

Episode 084 - Trumpsick Troophate ft. Goatstein from 2020-10-05T09:00

Our friend Goatstein returns to discuss the hot topics of the day. We talk about Trump's illness, COVID-19 as an indictment of our whole society, David Graeber, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and (of cours...

Episode 083 - Evolution and Religion ft. Mike and Akh from 2020-09-28T09:00

Our friends Mike and Akh join us for a discussion about evolution as both a misunderstood science and culture war flashpoint. Contemporary Muslim perspectives on evolution are often conflated wi...

Episode 082 - True Crime ft. Alana and AgileTablet from 2020-09-21T09:00

Alana returns to join Tom, Don and beloved third mic AgileTablet for a fun chat about the true crime genre. We talk crime podcasts, Netflix documentaries, interrogation videos and murderabilia. ...

Episode 081 - Stand Up Comedy Faves ft. Big Dave from 2020-09-14T09:00

Our friend Big Dave drops by and we relax the best way we know how: Just some dudes chatting about the best stand-up comedians. We discuss some of our faves and our motivations for picking them....

Episode 080 - Crypto Craziness ft. Tiago from 2020-09-07T09:00

Our friend Tiago drops by to discuss his personal experiences with cryptocurrency. While many of us laughed at crypto in its infancy, developments within the sector have spurred a significant su...

Episode 079 - To Shoot and Be Shot ft. AgileTablet and Cyd from 2020-08-31T09:00

Tom and Don are joined by beloved third mic AgileTablet and our charming friend Cyd to chat about the summer and learn some interesting facts about firearms. Cyd tells us funny stories about her...

Episode 078 - Running Through the Q's with My Co-Host Q&A from 2020-08-24T09:00

We talk Drake! And a bunch of other topics you asked us to chime in on - buying a first home, the divinity of Jesus, samurai, foreign trade, money in politics, autism... All sorts of things! Fea...

Episode 077 - Dark Tales of Woe ft. Leo and John V from 2020-08-17T09:00

Our friends Leo and John V return to commiserate about the horrors of covid brain and the never-ending pandemic. John V relates his big city trials and tribulations of concussions and wild wande...

Episode 076 - American Fascism, Esotericism and UFOs Part I: William Dudley Pelley ft. Mike and Khalid from 2020-08-10T09:00

Mike and Khalid join Tom and Don to discuss William Dudley Pelley, an eccentric writer who promoted his own unique brand of American fascism and a complex spiritu...

Episode 075 - Take Me Off of the Ballfield ft. WhiteSoxLex from 2020-08-03T09:00

Our friend Lex joins the crew to talk baseball's return amid rampant disease. We discuss the already-disastrous MLB mini-season and some recent bungles like the Houston cheating scandal. 

Episode 074 - Shedding the Second Tear: Film and Film Criticism ft. 'Ed Buck' from 2020-07-27T09:00

Hateful return guest 'Ed Buck' drops in to share his negative opinions on film criticism. We talk about the (often false) dichotomy between blockbusters and festival films. Ed is not hopeless, t...

Episode 073 - Spectres of the Occult ft. Khalid from 2020-07-20T09:00

We are joined by returning guest Khalid to discuss the Occult. While strange rituals and hidden knowledge are often seen as silly, such language permeates our ways of thinking about even "scient...

Episode 072 - We Are Experts on Everything in Every Situation Q&A from 2020-07-13T09:00

After a few solid months of interviews we dig back into the mailbag for your questions. We start with the Hagia Sophia and Catholic profiteering, crystal ball our futures, talk about Birthright ...

Episode 071 - Pizzagate is Real VIII: Bad Mounties ft. Mike from 2020-07-06T09:00

Our friend Mike, Professor Pizzagate himself, returns to discuss the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The RCMP is Canada's federal police force which was recently back in the spotlight after a biz...

Episode 070 - Enver Hoxha's Albania ft. Ismail from 2020-06-29T09:00

Tom and Don are joined by our old friend Ismail to talk about his fascination with Albania and the history of socialism. Beyond the infamous bunkers, we talk about the viability of planned econo...

Episode 069 - You Are Now Entering the Summer Zone ft. AgileTablet from 2020-06-22T09:00

A relaxed summer episode with Tom, Don and AgileTablet wading in a kids pool while we record, microphone cables precariously in the water and with Don in inflatable water-wings. We talk about th...

Episode 068 - Big Dave Unmasked! ft. Big Dave from 2020-06-15T09:00

Big Dave returns to spread the gospel of #NoBeef 2020 and his #whocare philosophy. We chat about life in lockdown, gaming and the central importance of ignoring goofballs online. A chill low-spo...

Episode 067 - Indigo Children First Responders ft. Leo and John V from 2020-06-08T09:00

Leo and John V of the (future) Pimp Chronicles drop by again to join Tom and Don for a fun chat about our nightmare world. We talk about everything from police abolition to getting real oiled up...

Episode 066 - Bad Boys in Uniform ft. Goatstein from 2020-06-01T09:00

Longtime posting brother Goatstein joins Tom and Don to talk the protests and other goings on. We've known Goat for over a decade so it's nice to catch up and wander a bit down memory lane. We a...

Episode 065 - The Left is a Pyramid Scheme ft. Ed Buck from 2020-05-25T09:00

"Ed Buck" returns to argue that the Left is a scam that burns through resources with little to show for it. Is "Herbaleft" a pyramid scheme to line the pockets of self-appointed organizers? Or i...

Episode 064 - German Far Right Extremism, Israel and the Holocaust ft. Khaled from 2020-05-18T09:00

Our new guest Khaled joins us from Germany to discuss his experiences and research. The first part of our discussion digs into the prevalence of far-right politics and Khaled's first-hand knowle...

Episode 063 - The Perfect Islamo-Catholic Subject ft. Drew from 2020-05-11T09:00

Tom and Don catch up with our old friend Drew. Drew discusses bike messenging and the dreaded apps, life in Michigan, how he got to monotheism, learning languages and the legacy of online forums...

Episode 062 - Pizzagate is Real VII: Bill Gates, the WHO and Anti-Vaxxers from 2020-05-04T09:00

Our friend Mike, Professor Pizzagate himself, returns to discuss the weird world of megaphilanthropist Bill Gates. Portrayed in the media as a caring genius and self-made billionaire, Gates' tru...

Episode 061 - Perfect Trump-Nature from 2020-04-27T09:00

Tom and Don chat about this year's unique Ramadan experience and how we are handling quarantine so far. We talk Ad Astra and Islam and Andropov and several other questions from the audience.

Episode 060 - Art and Noise in the Time of Corona ft. Steve "Extranapkins" from 2020-04-20T09:00

Steve @extranapkins joins Tom and Don for a chat about life in LA under Corona and his projects including comics, jokes and electronic music. Then we dive into some questions about the existenti...

Episode 059 - We Has Risen Q&A from 2020-04-13T09:00

We're back... we start off with a question about Islamic poetry, jump into description of Canada's failparty the NDP, talk Chomsky and the mods and many other topics. World Bank, arranged marria...

Episode 058 - Lo Fi Quarantine Chaos ft. John V and Leo from 2020-03-30T09:00

Tom and Don are joined by our friends John V and Leo for a gritty apocalyptic version of the pod. We discuss surviving corona and our health woes and the music that will see us through. Everythi...

Episode 057 - Guns, Grifters and Desperate People ft. "Ed Buck" from 2020-03-23T09:00

Our guest "Ed Buck" gives us his thoughts on right-wing talk radio. Often imagined as a solid block of outrageous political content, most talk radio hosts free associate to fill the time. The re...

Episode 056 - Stay Inside Roneheads from 2020-03-16T09:00

When the world gets sick, sickos turn pro. No helpful medical advice but lots of confirmation of prior beliefs about outside. Tom and Don chat for most of the show about our new reality.

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Episode 055 - Quit Your Job, Study Mao, Say the R Word from 2020-03-09T09:00

We get to a good number of questions in this round up, from controversial language and conversion stories to renegade priests and the many crimes of Nikita Khrushchev. We also talk mental health...

Episode 054 - Afghanistan and the Taliban ft. Ibrahim from 2020-03-02T10:00

Tom and Don are joined by Ibrahim for a wide-ranging discussion of recent conflicts in Afghanistan. We talk about the cohesion and discipline of the Taliban, prospects for peace, the history of ...

Episode 053 - Whenever I Get Dressed Up ft. Leo from 2020-02-24T10:00

Leo joins Tom and Don to talk about fashion and dressing well. What's with all these terrible clothes out there? How do we push beyond glued-together polyester? The crew then answers a number of...

Episode 052 - Why Contain It? Wuhan Corona Virus Deep Dive ft. Mike, Jerel and John from 2020-02-17T10:00

Tom and Don are joined by Mike, John and Jerel for a discussion of the Wuhan coronavirus. What's the science on the virus? Are we all going to die? How racist is it to be afraid? We also answer ...

Episode 051 - Christian Democracy&Jacques Maritain from 2020-02-10T10:00

Don introduces Tom to "Christianity and Democracy" by Jacques Maritain which he read recently. Christian Democracy evolved into the official ideology of much of the conservative movement, althou...

Episode 050 - Economics, Ideology and Bernie ft. Alex from 2020-02-03T10:00

Our friend Alex returns to have a bit of a back and forth with Don about economics and ideology. Then the whole crew talks hopes for Bernie versus our natural cynicism and gets into some questio...

Episode 049 - Surviving Chlorine Gas for Fun and Profit from 2020-01-27T10:00

Tom and Don discuss the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare including the ripped-from-the-headlines Syria-esque content that gets a bit crazy. From there we get into a discussion of the hunger for ...

Episode 048 - Future Leaders of the North American Islamo-Catholic Emirate Q&A from 2020-01-20T10:00

The crew discuss which of us would win in a fight, Tom's take on LGBT identities, our Maoist days and the online left, how to deal with failure, meeting celebrities and the prospect of Twitch st...

Episode 047 - Three Persons Who Love Irony ft. Cam from 2020-01-13T10:00

Tom and Don are joined by their friend Cam ( @BALTHASARLIKER on Twitter) to talk irony and prayer. Cam helps explain the Christian Trinitarian God to Tom, as far as such things can be explained....

Episode 046 - No Plane Lessons featuring AgileTablet and Leo from 2020-01-06T19:05:42

Tom and Don are joined by Agile Tablet to chat about TV and dinner. Then Leo jumps in to discuss mattresses and Iran and the Forever War. We finish off with a few audience questions. Audio quali...

Episode 045 - These Guys are Sickos from 2019-12-30T10:00

With Tom's back in pain and Don suffering through a virus of some sort, we fight heroically to deliver a year-end episode. Will Don finally learn to drive with Aristotle's help? Will Tom get thr...

Episode 044 - Protests in the Middle East ft. Séamus Malekafzali from 2019-12-23T10:00

Tom and Don are joined by the journalist Séamus Malekafzali to discuss protests across the Middle East. We start with Lebanon, move on to Iraq and conclude with Iran. How are the protests underm...

Episode 043 - Canned ft. AgileTablet from 2019-12-16T10:00

Tom and Don are joined by AgileTablet to quickly discuss the firing of Jeremy Corbyn and then jump into a wide-ranging discussion of being canned from a bunch of our jobs. If that weren't enough, w...

Episode 042 - Pizzagate is Real V: Satanism and The Temple of Set ft. Mike and Khalid from 2019-12-09T10:00

The crew are joined by Mike and Khalid to talk the Temple of Set and the strange world of Satanism. Silly subculture? Evil parties? CIA tomfoolery? What's the deal? And can we join?

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Episode 041 - You Got Served ft. Harvey aka 6footinvisible from 2019-12-02T10:00

Tom and Don have their friend Harvey @6footinvisible on to regale us with stories about process serving. Celebrity cretins like Steve Bannon and Bill Clinton, a lot of poor schmucks, costumes an...

Episode 040 - Telling Jokes in the Age of Mods from 2019-11-25T10:00

Tom and Don chat about how our approaches to writing and fiction have changed over time. Is posting at all like writing? Is there much value in reading 100,000s of posts? If we have reached our ...

Episode 039 - Big Daddy #whocare ft. Big Dave from 2019-11-18T10:00

Tom and Don are joined by our friend Big Dave, who offers his hard-earned wisdom about fatherhood. Why aren't men better prepared to be fathers and what problems do they run into? The crew talks ab...

Episode 038 - Socialism in One Podcast from 2019-11-11T10:00

Tom and Don talk left-wing politics and the joys and sorrows of being correct all the time. Where are things headed for the growing left? Is inevitably a brick wall? We also discuss conversion and ...

Episode 037 - Pizzagate is Real IV: MK Ultra ft. Mike from 2019-11-04T10:00

Mike, our own Professor Pizzagate, returns to sketch a possible history of attempts to dominate the psyche. We start with Foucault's prehistory of psychiatry and the operation of sovereignty and po...

Episode 036 - Screaming Shrimp Bouncing Beef Balls... A Chinese Money Thing ft. AgileTablet from 2019-10-28T09:00

Tom and Don are joined by AgileTablet to talk Gemini Man and other Asian films. Plus more food questions for Agile's Cooking Corner. Lots of goofing off in this one, folks.

Mentioned: Gemi...

Episode 035 - Food, TV, Movies and Video Games: Maslow's Hierarchy of NEETs ft. AgileTablet from 2019-10-21T09:00

Tom and Don are joined again by AgileTablet, who shares some of her cooking knowledge with the audience. Can even failsons learn to cook? The crew also discusses juegos (video games) and some pop c...

Episode 034 - Girls Love it When You Explain the Angry Pirate from 2019-10-14T09:00

Tom and Don answer some questions about comparing each other's religions, hypersexualization in society, volunteering, comparing Western colonialism to premodern empire, favorite trolls we've encou...

Episode 033 - The Blonde Sheikh and He Who Dances for Silver from 2019-10-07T09:00

Classic Tom and Don episode where the duo work through some of the many questions you have launched in our direction. Topics discuss include caliphates and coops, trade deals and religious guilt, g...

Episode 032 - The Black Panther is a Scary Movie ft. AgileTablet and Leo from 2019-09-30T09:00

Tom and Don goof off with AgileTablet and Leo in this listener-driven episode. We talk about Comrade Stalin, 'young people these days' and streaming, climate change protests, getting into fights, W...

Episode 031 - A PR Firm that Specializes in Blackface from 2019-09-23T09:00

Grab bag episode where Tom and Don reflect on six months of podcasting, the Trudeau costume crisis, Canada's terrible politics more generally, and some questions about Wittgenstein and others. 
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Episode 030 - Baseball ft. Zac from 2019-09-16T09:00

Tom and Don are joined by their friend Zac, who Tom met many years ago on a baseball sim forum. The crew talks about how baseball has changed and what 'You Can't Win' lessons are still central to t...

Episode 029 - Pizzagate is Real III: Q&A and Follow-up ft. Mike from 2019-09-09T09:00

"Professor Pizzagate" Mike joins Tom and Don to answer as many of your questions as we can fit into this oversized episode. The third in our series on conspiracy. Mentioned: The CIA Doctors by Coli...

Episode 028 - Remember the Grandma ft. Leo from 2019-09-02T09:00

Leo joins Tom and Don for a chat about marijuana, religion and Satan's influence on Barack Obama. Leo and Tom teach Don about the mysteries of pot and discuss the new legal cannabis culture in Cana...

Episode 027 - Climate Apocalypticism ft. Alex aka "Lessens" from 2019-08-26T09:00

Tom and Don talk to Alex AKA lessens ( @anti_minotaur on Twitter) about left approaches to climate policy and the danger of catastrophic thinking. Apology: Alex's mic cut out very briefly here and ...

Episode 026 - Pizzagate is Real II: Gangster Computer God Epstein Deep Dive ft. Mike from 2019-08-19T09:00

"Professor Pizzagate" Mike returns to help Tom and Don walk through the prehistory of Epstein. How did blackmail rackets evolve in the USA? Who were the key figures involved? The crew looks at how ...

Episode 025 - A More Substantial Peace ft. RedMaistre from 2019-08-15T09:00

Tom and Don talk to @RedMaistre about the relationship between revolution and religion, leading to a wider conversation about religion and the state. The guys discuss integralism, the Nation of Isl...

Episode 024 - No Goals Trainwreck ft. Molly and Alana from 2019-08-12T09:00

Molly and Alana from the classic podcast "No Goals" drop by and it's pretty much true to the original... technical difficulties, stories about failed relationships and a bit of chaos. Also featurin...

Episode 022 - Wicked 2 Hour Long Journey Down the Sage Hole ft. Steve from 2019-07-29T09:00

Our friend Steve shares some wise stories from his life, from drugs to relationships to sketchy neighbors. Our longest episode yet but worth it. Don chimes in later in the episode but otherwise Tom...

Episode 021 - Immigration and Social Paranoia ft. AgileTablet from 2019-07-22T09:00

Tom, Don and AgileTablet chat about fear of immigrants and Islamophobia. Starting with the 'secularism bill' in Quebec, which restricts the dress of some public servants, the gang talk about some o...

Episode 020 - Pizzagate is Real ft. Mike from 2019-07-15T09:00

Tom and Don have 'professor pizzagate' Mike back on to talk about the mainstreaming of theories about ruling class child abuse. The crew discuss some of the facts and rumors of the Epstein case and...

Episode 019 - The Professional Poster from 2019-07-08T09:00

Tom and Don address some accumulated questions from listeners, beginning with the struggles of the writing process.

Intro music from auntie004, who is at https://soundcloud.com/auntie004 Listen

Episode 018 - Making Friends Online ft. AgileTablet from 2019-07-01T09:00

Tom and Don are joined by Agile Tablet as they discuss finding friends online over time and how people experience the Twitter timeline.

The books that Don mentions are by Michael Ellman an...

Episode 017 - Mental Health ft. Andy from 2019-06-27T09:00

Tom and Don chat with Andy about mental health and addiction. It's a struggle to get access to the care you need, even in the social-democratic paradises that Americans envy. The crew also talks ab...

Episode 016 - Cryptocurrency from 2019-06-24T09:00

Tom and Don discuss crypto from an economics perspective, with questions along the way about the gold standard, libertarian junk science, and bigfoot.

Intro music from auntie004, who is at...

Episode 015 - He Hates Podcasts ft. "Ed Buck" from 2019-06-17T11:00

Controversial figure "Ed Buck" (satire tag / parody) joins Tom and Don from California to explain why he can't handle listening to podcasts anymore. "Ed" discusses his theories about hate-listening...

Episode 014 - Marxism from 2019-06-10T11:00

Tom and Don discuss Marxism - how they found it and started learning about it, why they liked it, and how they relate to it now. 

Intro music from auntie004, who is at https://soundcloud.c...

Episode 013 - Academia ft. AgileTablet from 2019-06-03T11:00

AgileTablet returns to discuss academia with Tom and Don. Learning is fun - why can school be so painful? The gang discusses education and its pitfalls.

Intro music from auntie004, who is ...

Episode 012 - Getting Older ft. AgileTablet from 2019-05-27T11:00

Beloved poster Agile Tablet joins Tom and Don to discuss the inexorable march of time and getting older.

Intro music from auntie004, who is at https://soundcloud.com/auntie004

Guest Episode 003 - Brian on Alaska and Improv Comedy from 2019-05-23T11:00

Brian joins Tom and Don to talk about life up in Alaska in construction and the New York improv comedy scene.

You can follow Brian at @BrianJWooster

Intro music from auntie004, wh...

Episode 11 - Health and Fitness from 2019-05-20T11:00

Tom and Don discuss health and fitness - stuff we wish we knew earlier and still have a tough time putting into practice.

Intro music from auntie004, who is at https://soundcloud.com/aunti...

Episode 10 - Personal Finance from 2019-05-13T11:00

Tom and Don discuss personal finance, from drowning in debt to getting things together and starting to save.

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Guest Episode 004 - Mike on Climate Change from 2019-05-06T11:00

Tom and Don introduce their friend Mike to talk about the science and policy of climate change.

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Episode 009 from 2019-04-29T11:00

Tom and Don discuss organized religion versus new religious movements and New Age stuff. The line between religion and cult can be blurry when you're an atheist - how does it change when you start ...

Episode 008 from 2019-04-22T11:00

Tom and Don discuss losing time and gaps in our lives, which we thought was fitting after losing the original episode number 8. We also go on a big tangent about health care.

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