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Reacting to the hottest moments of political debate with unfiltered takes. Subscribe to Index Red for political and cultural commentary that doesn't pull punches. Follow Index Red on X: @IndexRed Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/index-red--5635545/support.

  1. 1d ago

    James Talarico Beat Ken Paxton and Texas Still Lost

    James Talarico beat Ken Paxton for the Texas Senate seat on Nov 3, and Osiris says the voters lost on both sides of the coin. Talarico is the seminary student who stood on the Texas House floor in 2021, argued against the bill that keeps boys off girls' school sports teams, and said God is non-binary. That same year he called himself "a Christian who hates Christianity" on the Activist Theology podcast and told a Texas House committee there are six biological sexes. This September he went on Fox News and said there are two. Paxton ran as Mr. America First after years in court defending a Texas law that makes state contractors promise they won't boycott Israel. The New York Times counted about 15 properties, worth about $9 million, on a state salary of about $153,000 a year. Heads, the voters lose. Tails, the voters lose. Sources: Paxton's office on the anti-boycott-of-Israel law: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/paxton-wins-major-case-defending-texass-anti-boycott-israel-law Paxton's properties (New York Times property records, via The Courier): https://couriertexas.com/news/politics/see-what-ken-paxtons-whopping-9-million-real-estate-portfolio-looks-like/ Music: "Half-Speed Hearing" by Sidebar Noir (Index Red Records) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/index-red--5635545/support. This episode includes AI-generated content.

  2. 1d ago

    I Don't Want 20-Year-Old Hotties Flying My Plane

    Megyn Kelly questioned whether Nathalia Filgueiras, the 20-year-old co-pilot killed in the Palm Beach County Learjet 60 crash, was too young for that cockpit, and the internet called her a misogynist. An airline can't seat a co-pilot until 21; a charter can seat one at 18, and Osiris says that's the problem. Also: NASA chief Jared Isaacman on why charters hire pilots early, the "misogyny" pile-on, John Konrad's "ONE STANDARD" post, what chess, F1 and a study of airline pilots say about men, women and experience, and why he wants the gray hair in the cockpit. Who was flying is still an open question at the NTSB, and nothing here says she caused the crash. Note: at 6:22, "his son's twenty too" means Konrad's son is 20. Music: "After Closing" and "Half-Speed Hearing" by Sidebar Noir (Index Red Records). Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/index-red--5635545/support. This episode includes AI-generated content.

  3. 4d ago

    Zoomers Turned Anakin Into a War on the Boomers

    Young right-wing men spent two weeks on X turning the Star Wars prequels into a war on the boomers. In their version, Anakin Skywalker is every young man in America, and the Jedi Council is every older guy who told him to be patient. Osiris breaks down the Zoomer Anakin meme for anyone over fifty-five: why MAGA treats Nick Fuentes the way the Council treats Anakin, and the loot behind the joke. A house went from about three times a year's income in the nineties to almost five. Men now marry for the first time at almost thirty-one. The share of families with Dad working and Mom at home fell from 42 percent to 23. On jobs, the EEOC took a $500,000 settlement from Planned Parenthood of Illinois and sued the New York Times (that case is still in court). Then there's the December 2024 H-1B fight, when Vivek Ramaswamy blamed American culture and Elon Musk promised to "go to war," and Trump's own words about protecting home values at a January 2026 Cabinet meeting. It ends on the numbers that should scare the older right: young men backed Trump by fourteen points in 2024, and Harvard's October 2026 poll has young men who say they'll vote favoring Democrats for the House by twenty-six. If you keep telling your grandson to vote harder, you're the Jedi Council. Correction: Ted Cruz's "groyper problem" remark was made to the Wall Street Journal (reported Oct. 14-15, 2026), not on TV. Outro music: "What Did It Used To Say" by Sidebar Noir (Index Red Records): https://suno.com/song/ef3c3fe5-b98d-4413-b07a-6e686fcc623a Subscribe to Index Red for political and cultural commentary that doesn't pull punches. Follow Index Red on X: @IndexRed Sources: Paul Anleitner, Dixon Uranus and Jbus21_ on X (Oct. 29-31, 2026); Osiris, @IndexRed on X (Nov. 24 and Dec. 28, 2024; Dec. 30, 2025); Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk on X (Dec. 26-27, 2024); ghettoplex, "Why Anakin Skywalker Is a Hero to Gen Z" (YouTube); Akkad Daily, "The Zoomer Anakin Meme" (YouTube); Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies (2026); Urban Institute (2026); U.S. Census Bureau, median age at first marriage; Pew Research Center (2022 survey; 2026); EEOC press releases (March and May 2026); The New York Times (2015) on Disney's H-1B layoffs; New York Post interview with Donald Trump (December 2024); Trump Cabinet meeting, Jan. 29, 2026 (via HousingWire); JD Vance in Belgrade, Montana (Oct. 26, 2026) and Rep. Braxton Mitchell's comment to the local paper; Harvard Youth Poll (spring and October 2026); CIRCLE, 2024 youth vote; 2026 Social Security Trustees Report. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/index-red--5635545/support. This episode includes AI-generated content.

  4. 4d ago

    Why Did the Saudis Give Jared Kushner's Firm $2 Billion?

    Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund committed $2 billion to Jared Kushner's brand-new firm, Affinity Partners, after the fund's screening panel flagged its inexperience, called its fee excessive, and rated its operations "unsatisfactory in all aspects." The board chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved it anyway, and the fund's staff wrote that the deal aimed to form a "strategic relationship" with Jared Kushner himself. Osiris walks through all five red flags, the $25 million-a-year management fee, Senator Ron Wyden's 2024 finding that Affinity had collected about $87 million in Saudi fees without distributing a penny of earnings, the $1.5 billion that followed from Qatar and Abu Dhabi, and why it matters now that Kushner negotiates for America as Trump's peace envoy while the White House treats him as a volunteer who skips public financial disclosures. Kushner says the Saudi investment was made on commercial terms, calls Wyden's fee estimate inaccurate, and says he has never taken a diplomatic action to benefit Affinity, himself, or any investor. His lawyer, Chad Mizelle, calls CREW's lawsuit over his disclosures "without merit." Next episode: the envoy job, and the 60 Minutes interview where Kushner called his conflicts of interest "experience." Subscribe to Index Red for political and cultural commentary that doesn't pull punches. Follow Index Red on X: @IndexRed Sources: The New York Times, "Before Giving Billions to Jared Kushner, Saudi Investment Fund Had Big Doubts" (April 10, 2022), syndicated: https://bdnews24.com/business/before-giving-billions-to-jared-kushner-saudi-investment-fund-had-big-doubts Senate Finance Committee, Chairman Ron Wyden's letter to Affinity Partners (Sept. 24, 2024): https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/chairman_wyden_to_affinity_partnerspdf.pdf CBS News, 60 Minutes interview with Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff (Oct. 19, 2025): https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jared-kushner-and-steve-witkoffs-extended-60-minutes-interview/ Also: Jared Kushner's written response (Oct. 8, 2026); Affinity Partners and Phoenix Financial announcement (July 27, 2026); Bloomberg (Dec. 20, 2024); Invest Like the Best podcast (Dec. 20, 2024); Axios BFD Miami (Feb. 13, 2024); CNN (March 2019); AP (Oct. 14, 2026); CREW v. Kushner, D.D.C. (Oct. 14, 2026); congressional Democrats' fee estimate (March 2026). Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/index-red--5635545/support. This episode includes AI-generated content.

  5. 5d ago

    Kushner's Lawyers Said They'd Sue. Where's the Lawsuit?

    Jared Kushner's WhatsApp use raised questions in Congress back in 2019. Now Matthew Cole's new book, Princes and Thieves, alleges foreign spies got inside Kushner's iPhone while he worked in the White House. Kushner calls the allegations "completely insane" and says they never happened. Osiris examines the 2019 congressional letter, Abbe Lowell's response, the reporting on Kushner's WhatsApp chats with Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, and three real holes in Matthew Cole's account. What does the public record prove about Jared Kushner, and what still needs paper? The episode also covers Cole's reporting track record and the legal threats from Kushner's lawyers. As of October 31, I haven't located a publicly filed lawsuit over these allegations. Next episode: Saudi Arabia's $2 billion investment in Affinity Partners. Subscribe to Index Red for political and cultural commentary that doesn't pull punches. Follow Index Red on X: @IndexRed Sources: Kushner's published response to Matthew Cole: https://jaredkushner.com/posts/response-to-matthew-coles-book/ House Oversight Committee, Chairman Elijah Cummings's letter to White House Counsel Pat Cipollone (March 21, 2019): https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/new-information-about-white-house-officials-using-private-email-and-messaging ABC News (March 21, 2019); CNN reporting by Peter Bergen (March 2019); The Washington Post (Feb. 27, 2018); Jerusalem Post editor's note (Oct. 23, 2026); Neria Kraus on X (Oct. 24, 2026); Chad Mizelle on X (Oct. 22 and 24, 2026); New York Post (Oct. 26, 2026); European Court of Human Rights, Abu Zubaydah v. Lithuania (May 31, 2018); The Intercept, statement by Betsy Reed (July 2017). Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/index-red--5635545/support. This episode includes AI-generated content.

  6. 5d ago

    Jared Kushner's Lawyer Said Go Ask the White House

    A new book by reporter Matthew Cole claims Russian and Dutch spies hacked Jared Kushner's iPhone and watched him log into a Middle East bank account that took in about $750 million. Kushner calls it insane. His lawyer's answer on the hack: go ask the White House. Osiris breaks down what Princes and Thieves claims, what Kushner's side says, where the story gets shaky, and why it's probably true anyway. Part one of the Index Red Kushner series. Sources: Vanity Fair excerpt of Princes and Thieves (Oct 22, 2026); Jared Kushner's posted response and Alejandro Brito's letter (jaredkushner.com); NOS report on the Dutch newsroom investigation (Oct 23, 2026). Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/index-red--5635545/support. This episode includes AI-generated content.

  7. Jun 21

    Zuckerberg Turned Female Bodies Into a Revenue Stream

    The algorithm did not accidentally serve her to your feed. Meta, Google, TikTok, and X ran controlled experiments on human attention at a scale no psychology department has ever had access to, and the posterior of a woman with favorable geometry ranked near the top of every demographic cohort they tested. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/index-red--5635545/support.

  8. Jun 21

    Israel Got Everything From a Deal They Refused to Sign

    Vance told the public the Strait of Hormuz was open Saturday morning while the IRGC was broadcasting the opposite to every tanker captain in the region. One of those two sources has ships listening to it. This is what American authority looks like in this conflict. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/index-red--5635545/support. This episode includes AI-generated content.

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Reacting to the hottest moments of political debate with unfiltered takes. Subscribe to Index Red for political and cultural commentary that doesn't pull punches. Follow Index Red on X: @IndexRed Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/index-red--5635545/support.

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    Index Red
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
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