Counterculture

Matthew Schmitz and Julia Yost

Arts, culture, and politics with Matthew Schmitz and Julia Yost.

  1. 1 sep

    The Postwar Order Is Ending (with R. R. Reno)

    Karl Popper’s ‘The Open Society and Its Enemies’ (1945) defined the postwar consensus in favor of liberal democracy and ever expanding freedom. Today, that consensus has come to an end. Matthew and Julia talk to First Things editor R. R. Reno about what is arising in its place. For more like this, subscribe at patreon.com/counterepod or counterpod.substack.com.

    The Postwar Order Is Ending (with R. R. Reno)

  2. 27 ago

    AI Apocalypse Now (with Greg Conti)

    Americans are turning against artificial intelligence, with data centers and Flock cameras in the crosshairs. Is AI just another technology? Or will it, as industry leaders predict, mean the end of democracy, of capitalism, even of humanity? Greg Conti joins Matthew and Julia. For more like this, subscribe at patreon.com/counterepod or counterpod.substack.com.

    AI Apocalypse Now (with Greg Conti)

  3. 4 ago

    Helen Andrews on ‘Race Communism’

    Affirmative Action and DEI are usually thought to benefit racial minorities. But what happens when these measures actually benefit a numerical majority? Matthew and Julia talk to Helen Andrews about how America’s changing racial demographics have altered the logic of its racial bargain. For more like this, subscribe at patreon.com/counterepod or counterpod.substack.com.

    Helen Andrews on ‘Race Communism’

  4. 20 jul

    Forget Wokeness: ‘The Odyssey’ Has More Basic Problems

    Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” has been condemned by Elon Musk and others as woke. But politics aside, does it actually work as an action movie? Matthew and Julia have their doubts. For more like this, subscribe at patreon.com/againstthepod or counterpod.substack.com.

    Forget Wokeness: ‘The Odyssey’ Has More Basic Problems

  5. 1 jul

    How Trump Lost His Cool

    Donald Trump rode a vibe shift back to the White House in 2025. Eighteen months later, the vibe has shifted back again. Matthew and Julia discuss why, and ask whether America is still moving right. Plus: A very important announcement. For more like this, become a member at patreon.com/againstthepod.

    How Trump Lost His Cool

  6. 15 jun

    ‘Disclosure Day’ and our UFO Religion

    “Disclosure Day,” Steven Spielberg’s film about the leaking of UFO files, is a hit. The Trump administration’s release of actual UFO files is not. Meanwhile, a Catholic exorcist has been fired for saying that UFOs are demonic. Matthew and Julia argue that rising interest in flying saucers says a great deal about the direction of our society. They also ask and answer the question of the moment: Are aliens Catholic? For more like this, become a member at patreon.com/againstthepod.

    ‘Disclosure Day’ and our UFO Religion

  7. 1 jun

    Heteropessimist Horror

    “Backrooms” and “Obsession,” the indie sensations that beat out Star Wars at the box office this weekend, reflect a distinctly Zoomer worldview, one marked by despair about relationships and the loss of ’90s-era confidence. Matthew and Julia explore the ruined temples of American commerce and announce the rise of heteropessimist horror. For more like this, become a member at patreon.com/againstthepod.

    Heteropessimist Horror

  8. 22 may

    Yesteryear and the Tradwife Panic

    Caro Claire Burke’s Yesteryear, about a tradwife influencer who wakes up one day to find herself trapped on a nineteenth-century homestead, is topping the fiction bestseller charts. Liberals applaud the novel’s social critique, but Matthew and Julia are less impressed. Does the tradwife really represent the benighted past, as Burke thinks? Or is she the wave of the future? For more like this, become a member at patreon.com/againstthepod.

    Yesteryear and the Tradwife Panic
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Arts, culture, and politics with Matthew Schmitz and Julia Yost.

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  • Creador
    Matthew Schmitz and Julia Yost
  • Años de actividad
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodios
    31
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