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  1. 4d ago

    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

  2. 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

  3. 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…

  4. 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)

  5. Aug 6

    Haley Stevens Haunts Us In Our Dreams (w/Producer Sam)

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.discourseblog.com IMPORTANT NOTE: This episode was recorded Tuesday, before the polls closed for the primary elections, so if you don’t hear us discussing who won the Michigan Senate primary, it’s because we didn’t know yet! Producer Sam is back in the third chair to discuss: * The eve of the very important primary between corny dad Abdul El-Sayed and Israel-lover Haley Stevens in Michigan, including the legendary video of Stevens claiming “Israel comes to me in my dreams” * The role Michigan plays in the ascendant left and why AIPAC is trending toward becoming the NRA of a new generation * We were recording when Ohio Congressman Max Miller—accused by his ex-wife of domestic abuse against her and their daughter amidst acrimonious custody proceedings—went on CNN to give Jake Tapper an insane defense against the many accusations against him. It’s bleak! * And in our subscribers-only After Dark segment, we recap David Ellison’s very funny blog for The New York Times arguing that, actually, the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger is good (lol) This week’s cultural recommendations: * Jack recommends Ride or Die, on Amazon Prime * Sam recommends New Girl, on Peacock * Aleks recommends the trailer for Brian Duffield’s Whalefall 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!

    Haley Stevens Haunts Us In Our Dreams (w/Producer Sam)

  6. Jul 29

    Ascending to the Big Mar-A-Lago in the Sky (w/Producer Sam)

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.discourseblog.com Producer Sam Grasso is on the keys AND the mic this week to discuss: * The Other Mommy trailer playing before The Odyssey (movie pod forthcoming!!!) * Trump being himself at Lindsey Graham’s funeral * Sean Hannity talking about a “heavenly” version of Mar-A-Lago * Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear DEMANDING to see Mitch McConnell alive and speaking OR ELSE!!!!!!!!!!! * And in our subscribers-only After Dark segment, some TEA about Yesteryear and Ross Douthat leaving the Times for 60 Minutes This week’s cultural recommendations: * Jack recommends Charli XCX’s new record, Music, Fashion, Film * Sam recommends the fifth and final season of Hacks on HBO Max * Aleks also recommends Music, Fashion, Film and Interior Motives, on YouTube 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!

    Ascending to the Big Mar-A-Lago in the Sky (w/Producer Sam)

  7. Jul 22

    World Cup Halftime Show? More Like World YUCK Halftime Show!

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.discourseblog.com The Week’s Rafi Schwartz returns to the third chair in an episode Producer Sam hailed as a testament to our ability to “talk about anything” to discuss: * Getting to the TRUTH about the cyclospora outbreak and whether Taylor Farms’ donation to a pro-Trump Super PAC had anything to do with the funny business involving the FDA * The World Cup’s very first halftime show, starring Madonna, a bunch of pitchy kids, BTS, Justin Bieber, Muppets, an orchestra, and Chris Martin * Trump was there, and when players weren’t making fun of him (or cropping him out of photos), he was giving, “Let’s get you to bed, grandpa” * And in our subscribers-only After Dark segment, Rafi tells us about the Olive Garden Unlimited Pasta Pass and its apparent role as Republicans’ preeminent talking point about…“voter fraud”? We also discuss our favorite pasta shapes lol This week’s cultural recommendations: * Jack started watching Widow’s Bay on Apple TV; he also recommends air purifiers * Rafi recommends the Channel 4 series Year of the Rabbit, streaming on Tubi, and getting a scoop of ice cream * Aleks recommends the fifth and final season of The Bear on Hulu and Pavement’s third record, Wowee Zowee 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!

    World Cup Halftime Show? More Like World YUCK Halftime Show!

  8. Jul 16

    The Cyclospora Conspiracy (w/Caitlin Schneider)

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.discourseblog.com Slate’s Caitlin Schneider returns to the third chair to discuss: * Senator Lindsey Graham dying and the vast conspiracies and revelations therein; also, this incredible ABC News story from 2016 that auto-plays a video from The View where Whoopi Goldberg is wearing a Rudolph nose: * Jack’s blog on the slobbery remembrance of Graham on Meet the Press * Senator Mitch McConnell’s alleged “proof of life” pic, which, hmmmmm * The Cyclospora outbreak rocking the nation, and what role it did (or did not) play in Lindsey Graham’s death * And in our subscribers-only After Dark segment, we recap all the people who lost their damn minds following Graham Platner dropping out of the Maine Senate race. Caitlin also finds out that Michael Barbaro left his husband for his now-wife. Never forget! This week’s cultural recommendations: * Jack recommends the audiobook of Emily Wilson’s translation of Homer’s The Odyssey, as read by Claire Danes * Caitlin recommends the audiobook of Donna Tartt’s The Secret History, as read by the author * Aleks recommends Widow’s Bay, on Apple TV 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!

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