The Insurgents

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By now you’ve probably heard Oliver Anthony’s totally organic viral sensation song Rich Men North of Richmond. Maybe you’re even already sick of the discourse around it. Perhaps you might have even found yourself liking or enjoying it because of the way it ostensibly is about the rich exploiting the working class, or the feeling of hopelessness and alie…

Jordan’s still on the move — but took time to very generously agree to give up his podcast revenue share — so today Rob is speaking to Luke O’Neil, author of Welcome to Hell World and the new collection of short fiction A Creature Wanting Form (which you can purchase by clicking the link there.)

There’s some sports chat, we talk about the conflicting emotions involved in being Weezer Guys, but mainly we spent most of the time relitigating the 2015 Democratic Primary...

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Jordan is on the move with the rest of the paid interns, and since it didn’t feel right to have a 200th episode without him, here’s episode 199.5 with Sam Knight of the District Sentinel. Is the economy really thriving, and the rest of us are wrong for feeling like it isn’t? Is Trump going to run in 2024 from prison like a bloated orange reactionary ver…

Taylor Lorenz joins us again to talk about her upcoming book “Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet.” We explore how the creator economy has ballooned but still lacks basic worker protections afforded to some of their creative counterparts. We spend some time talking about the various worker strikes and the need for unions in other creative industries.We also, of course, discuss the cop slide video...

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Ron DeSantis claims to be rebooting his campaign after a series of fits and starts that have plagued his campaign. We get into whether or not his campaign is offering anything different and of course discuss the fancam video that featured the Nazi “Black Sun” symbol.We also take a look at RFK Jr.’s fanbase and how it, strangely!!!, is full of conservati…

Friend of the show Dwight, formerly of Eat the Rich, joins Jordan to recap the Congressional hearings on UFOs and aliens. We talk about Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge’s contributions to the UFO and alien revelations and revisit the classic Art Bell “Area 51 call.”From there, we discuss both Dianne Feinstein’s and Mitch McConnell’s declining health, which were publicly on display this week.And it wouldn’t be a Dwight episode without climate catastrophe...

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Technology reported Edward Ongweso Jr. joins Jordan for a great discussion on Ed’s new piece in The Nation about Silicon Valley’s quest to create an AI god and control humanity. We explore the key figures pushing this concept, their motives, whether it’s even possible and whether the singularity is near.Before that, we talk about Twitter’s rebrand to “X…

Alexander Edward of Minion Death Cult joins us to talk about the looming UPS strike, the right’s obsession with human trafficking and performing their values through going to see a movie, Hunter Biden’s nudes being displayed during a Congressional hearing and much more.You can follow Alex here: https://twitter.com/flieldyYou can check out Minion Death Cult here: https://miniondeathcult...

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Craig Reynolds, host of The Downbeat podcast and drummer in Stray From The Path, joins Jordan to discuss the writers’ strike, actors’ strike and how Spotify rips off musicians. We examine the parallels all entertainers are facing in the streaming era and how increasingly difficult it is to make a living in the arts. We also talk about the death-by-1000-…

Jordan is out of town for some minor “training” so it’s another Rob solo episode! And what a great opportunity to bring on one of Canada’s foremost journalists and controversial shit-talkers, Nora Loreto...