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  1. 1d ago

    Vivek Ramaswamy’s Vile Endgame (w/Producer Sam)

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.discourseblog.com Producer Sam hops into the third chair to discuss: * A report from the frontline of potential future-blue state Texas, from…Producer Sam * How the vibes surrounding James Talarico compare to Beto O’Rourke * How if Gina Hinojosa defeats Greg Abbott in the race for Texas governor, it’ll mean Huge Things for the so-called Blue Wave * Andrew Garfield in the Angels in America revival (Jack was NOT!!! a fan) * How Republicans are leaning into anti-trans hysteria and (surprise!) it isn’t working * Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s despicable new attack ad on Amy Acton starring her estranged mother, whose husband was charged with raping her when she was 12 years old * And in our subscribers-only After Dark segment, we get into the latest reporting surrounding Bari Weiss directing CBS News to find a (nonexistent) affection between Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and the Muslim Brotherhood and her foreign editor running defense for her on the network’s Gaza coverage This week’s cultural recommendations: * Jack recommends Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s La Bola Negra, now in select theaters * Sam recommends, after seeing Phoebe Bridgers’ no-phones The Lost Tour and Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s You Can See Everything, NO SPOILERS!!!! * Aleks recommends Ciccone Youth’s (aka Sonic Youth’s) cover of Madonna’s “Into the Groove,” “Into the Groovey” Want to hear the full, extended episode on your favorite podcast app? First, subscribe to Discourse Blog here. Then, follow these instructions: Spotify: Tap the “Play” button and select “Link Account” to sync your Substack subscription and unlock it instantly. Apple Podcasts & Others: Go to Settings in Substack > select Discourse Blog > scroll to the “private podcast feed” section > select “set up podcast” > then copy and paste the link it generates into your preferred app. And don’t forget to like and subscribe to our YouTube channel! That’s it!

    Vivek Ramaswamy’s Vile Endgame (w/Producer Sam)

  2. Oct 14

    Is James Talarico Winning or Is Ken Paxton Just Losing? (w/Rafi Schwartz)

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.discourseblog.com Today, the one and only Rafi is in the third chair! And there was a LOT to discuss. Including: * We remember some websites: Quartz, Business Insider (née Insider), including their…INTERESTING vertical (our attorney WILL be in touch) * Trump admiring Ohio Senator Jon Husted’s ass, which, hm * That Cut article about (straight) men’s alleged obsession with their asses * Kimberly Guilfoyle being volun-told to resign as the U.S. ambassador to Greece after a string of scandals * The spectacularly stupid conspiracy theory alleging Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was missing from the campaign trail because was institutionalized and not down with a case of the flu * Ken Paxton just casually standing around with wanted criminals in Dubai * The state of the Texas Senate race and the fact that unfortunately, Talarico has zero juice * And in our subscribers-only After Dark segment, we get into the biggest scandal of the week: Kelly Clarkson v. Art of Play in Brooklyn This week’s cultural recommendations: * Jack recommends I Want to Be Famous: When Everybody and Nobody Is a Celebrity, by Bobby Finger and Lindsey Weber * Rafi recommends The Rouse, by China Miéville * Aleks recommends beans…AGAIN!!! Want to hear the full, extended episode on your favorite podcast app? First, subscribe to Discourse Blog here. Then, follow these instructions: Spotify: Tap the “Play” button and select “Link Account” to sync your Substack subscription and unlock it instantly. Apple Podcasts & Others: Go to Settings in Substack > select Discourse Blog > scroll to the “private podcast feed” section > select “set up podcast” > then copy and paste the link it generates into your preferred app. And don’t forget to like and subscribe to our YouTube channel! That’s it!

    Is James Talarico Winning or Is Ken Paxton Just Losing? (w/Rafi Schwartz)

  3. Oct 7

    What Is ‘The Project of Journalism’??? (w/Caitlin Schneider)

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.discourseblog.com After a week away caused by a chaotic confluence of Jack being OUT OF TOWN, Producer Sam being SICK, and the sun setting at SIX PEE-EM, we’re back! Slate’s Caitlin Schneider returns to the third chair to discuss: * Jack saw Rosie O’Donnell IRL!!!! Also Robert DeNiro was there? And Rosanna Arquette? And yes, apparently the Toto song “Rosanna” was allegedly written (in part) about her. * Jeremy O. Harris’ takedown of the media establishment on Vanity Fair’s interview series with Mark Guiducci * VF’s “New Establishment” issue, starring OpenAI’s Sam Altman, who looks bad in his Annie Leibovitz photoshoot * The Paramount takeover of Warner Bros. becoming official, with Digger! being its final film lol * David Ellison’s short-lived acting career, which may or may not explain the current Situation we’re all in * And in this week’s subscribers-only After Dark segment, Caitlin introduces us to a new Rachel Dolezal and Jack tells us about the drama surrounding Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ re-election campaign ad’s alleged “anti-white racism” This week’s cultural recommendations: * Jack recommends Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s NAZA * Caitlin recommends Olivia Wilde’s The Invite * Aleks recommends cooking a big pot of beans Want to hear the full, extended episode on your favorite podcast app? First, subscribe to Discourse Blog here. Then, follow these instructions: Spotify: Tap the “Play” button and select “Link Account” to sync your Substack subscription and unlock it instantly. Apple Podcasts & Others: Go to Settings in Substack > select Discourse Blog > scroll to the “private podcast feed” section > select “set up podcast” > then copy and paste the link it generates into your preferred app. And don’t forget to like and subscribe to our YouTube channel! That’s it!

    What Is ‘The Project of Journalism’??? (w/Caitlin Schneider)

  4. Sep 23

    The World Ed Sheeran Wants to Live in No Longer Exists (w/Katherine Krueger)

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.discourseblog.com The Intercept’s Katherine Krueger is back in the third chair this week as the Great Ed Sheeran Wars continue, including: * His cousin, Jethro (incredible to be named Jethro Sheeran), disavowing him * Sheeran crying not once, but twice at his Philadelphia show, including while reading a mealy-mouthed statement * This banger line from Caitlin’s blog, “The Shame of Ed Sheeran”: “Sheeran’s argument that an “advocate for change” can also be apolitical is some of the dumbest and most bootlicker-y yapping I’ve ever seen, even if predictable for an artist of his size (big) and talent (low)” * And in our subscribers-only After Dark segment, Katherine tells us the backstory behind this amazing tribute to her partner and Chapo Trap House host Will Menaker’s advocacy for Project Mohammed, a humanitarian initiative dedicated to providing essential care and resources to people in Gaza. Donate to them! This week’s cultural recommendations: * Jack recommends: The Traitors: New Blood, on NBC; The Celebrity Traitors UK on BBC One; and The Great British Bake Off on Channel 4 * Katherine recommends Law & Order: Criminal Intent * Aleks recommends Donald Petrie’s Miss Congeniality and the Ninja Creami Want to hear the full, extended episode on your favorite podcast app? First, subscribe to Discourse Blog here. Then, follow these instructions: Spotify: Tap the “Play” button and select “Link Account” to sync your Substack subscription and unlock it instantly. Apple Podcasts & Others: Go to Settings in Substack > select Discourse Blog > scroll to the “private podcast feed” section > select “set up podcast” > then copy and paste the link it generates into your preferred app. And don’t forget to like and subscribe to our YouTube channel! That’s it!

    The World Ed Sheeran Wants to Live in No Longer Exists (w/Katherine Krueger)

  5. Sep 17

    Je Suis Macklemore

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.discourseblog.com Who could have predicted last week’s story about P!nk calling out Macklemore for saying “Free Palestine” while opening for Ed Sheeran in New Jersey would escalate in such a dramatic way! We spend most of this episode recapping all the latest, including: * P!nk “clapping back” at people criticizing her going after Macklemore * Macklemore getting kicked off Ed Sheeran’s tour, including his incredible statement and Sheeran’s milquetoast one, which unfortunately includes mention of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft * All of Ed Sheeran’s openers, including Billie Eilish’s brother Finneas, as well as his backing band, dropping out of the rest of the tour dates * Coming to terms with the fact that Macklemore is perhaps the one positive example of “separating the art from the artist” * We also briefly touch on the Emmy Awards, which definitely happened * And in our subscribers-only After Dark segment, we learn that FBI Director Kash Patel has some…interesting reasoning for removing bestiality as a disqualifying event for working for the feds This week’s cultural recommendations: * Jack recommends David Osit’s To Catch a Predator documentary, Predators * Sam recommends Marisa Kashino’s Best Offer Wins * Aleks recommends Gin Blossoms’ New Miserable Experience Want to hear the full, extended episode on your favorite podcast app? First, subscribe to Discourse Blog here. Then, follow these instructions: Spotify: Tap the “Play” button and select “Link Account” to sync your Substack subscription and unlock it instantly. Apple Podcasts & Others: Go to Settings in Substack > select Discourse Blog > scroll to the “private podcast feed” section > select “set up podcast” > then copy and paste the link it generates into your preferred app. And don’t forget to like and subscribe to our YouTube channel! That’s it!

    Je Suis Macklemore

  6. Sep 9

    Unfortunately, We Must Now Stan Macklemore

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.discourseblog.com It’s musical chairs over here at Discourse Pod HQ: Jack is BACK from the U.K. but Producer Sam? She’s out this week. Third chair? Nowhere to be found. Jack is pulling double-duty, emerging from the London fog as…Producer Jack. So if this episodes “sounds” or “looks” “weird,” keep it to yourself!!!!!!This week Jack and I discussed: * The really crazy headline from ABC: “Mayor Mamdani says he’ll attend 9/11 ceremony despite growing criticism” * Remembering Joe Biden saying, “Tomorrow, I’m doing 9/11” * Remembering this Splinter post where Rudy Giuliani put AirPods in his big dinosaur skull * Macklemore finding himself in hot water for shouting, “Free Palestine” while opening for…Ed Sheeran? P!nk got involved? So did Boy George??? * And we of course found ourselves reviewing the 2014 Grammy nominees * In our subscribers-only After Dark segment, we got into this very silly (but fun!) Data For Progress poll asking which TV characters Americans consider “working class” This week’s cultural recommendations: * Jack recommends going on vacation * Aleks recommends Gary Winnick’s 13 Going on 30 Want to hear the full, extended episode on your favorite podcast app? First, subscribe to Discourse Blog here. Then, follow these instructions: Spotify: Tap the “Play” button and select “Link Account” to sync your Substack subscription and unlock it instantly. Apple Podcasts & Others: Go to Settings in Substack > select Discourse Blog > scroll to the “private podcast feed” section > select “set up podcast” > then copy and paste the link it generates into your preferred app. And don’t forget to like and subscribe to our YouTube channel! That’s it!

    Unfortunately, We Must Now Stan Macklemore

  7. Sep 4

    The Episode Where We Remember Trump Talking About Harambe???

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.discourseblog.com We’re back! Sorry this week’s episode was delayed. Jack is out this week, Producer Sam was moving—we’re a bit of a mess! Everything will be back to normal next week we SWEAR!!!The Week’s Rafi Schwartz returns to the third chair to discuss: * The wild, Bari Weiss-influenced CBS News story about Abdul El-Sayed’s deleted 9/11 tweets (never forget) * Trump renam…

  8. Aug 13

    Drafting the Woke 1 Accords (w/Paul Blest & Jack Crosbie)

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.discourseblog.com IMPORTANT NOTE: This episode was recorded before Tuesday’s primaries in Wisconsin, so if it sounds like we don’t know the outcome, it’s because we don’t! More Perfect Union’s Paul Blest and Rolling Stone’s Jack Crosbie return in this star-studded episode to discuss: * AOC’s egg-freezing journey and surprise revelation that she broke up with her fiancé two years ago * Paul gives us the best rundown you can get on last week’s primaries, including Abdul El-Sayed’s narrow victory over Haley Stevens * Francesca Hong’s dumb tweets from 2020 and the very weird Wisconsin gubernatorial race * And in our subscribers-only After Dark segment, we litigate the origins, meaning, and purpose of “Woke 1” This week’s cultural recommendations: * Jack recommends READING A BOOK (and not asking AI how to read The Last of the Mohicans) * Cros recommends Sam Kriss’ essay, “If you let AI do your writing, I will come to your house and kill you” and @ahh.gpt on Instagram * Paul recommends Martin Campbell’s Casino Royale * Aleks recommends Radiohead’s The Bends Want to hear the full, extended episode on your favorite podcast app? First, subscribe to Discourse Blog here. Then, follow these instructions: Spotify: Tap the “Play” button and select “Link Account” to sync your Substack subscription and unlock it instantly. Apple Podcasts & Others: Go to Settings in Substack > select Discourse Blog > scroll to the “private podcast feed” section > select “set up podcast” > then copy and paste the link it generates into your preferred app. And don’t forget to like and subscribe to our YouTube channel! That’s it!

    Drafting the Woke 1 Accords (w/Paul Blest & Jack Crosbie)
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