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  1. 5d ago

    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)

  2. 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)

  3. 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!

  4. 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!

  5. Jul 8

    Graham Platner Is Why You Should Never Stan a Politician

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.discourseblog.com Producer Sam is in the third chair this week to discuss: * Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner cancelling a bunch of events this week * The new, explosive exposé from Politico in which a former girlfriend of Platner accuses him of sexual assault * Platner’s video statement almost, but not quite, suspending his campaign * The pundits heralding Platner’s campaign as a straight bro savior of the left (surprise! it’s not) * Trump meddling in the World Cup to get a U.S. player reinstated and it going exactly as you’d expect (we lost, brutally) * Mitch McConnell reportedly being on death’s door * And in our subscribers-only After Dark segment, a review of every cursed detail of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding at Madison Square Garden This week’s cultural recommendations: * Jack recommends John Early’s Maddie’s Secret, now in theaters * Sam recommends The Studio, on Apple TV * Aleks recommends Olivia Wilde’s The Invite, now in theaters 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!

    Graham Platner Is Why You Should Never Stan a Politician

  6. Jun 25

    Super PACs Are No Match for Zohran Mamdani (w/Jack Crosbie)

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.discourseblog.com It’s a New York primary-centric episode this week, with Rolling Stone’s Jack “Cros” Crosbie returning to the third chair to discuss: * Ranking New York City’s avenues and the darkness of Eighth Avenue * Zohran Mamdani going three for three with this Congressional primary endorsements * Some people who are mad about Tuesday: Democratic leadership, major loser Jaime Harrison, and Meghan McCain * Jack’s interview with Darializa Avila Chevalier in The Nation * What Tuesday’s wins mean for shifting power centers in New York, the strength of Mamdani’s political prowess, and what it says (and doesn’t say) about the Midterms and beyond * And in our subscribers-only After Dark segment, we dive into the FIVE-bylined enterprise reporting conducted by the New York Times on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s alleged wedding at Madison Square Garden next week This week’s cultural recommendations: * Jack recommends the AIPAC-funded Darializa Avila Chevalier oppo-mailer, “F**k Kamala Harris” * Cros recommends Love Island UK * Aleks recommends Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day, now in theaters 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!

    Super PACs Are No Match for Zohran Mamdani (w/Jack Crosbie)

  7. Jun 19

    Where Do We Even Start With This Iran Deal (w/Rafi Schwartz)

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.discourseblog.com With Aleks out this week, Jack steps into the host role and The Week’s Rafi Schwartz returns to the third chair to discuss: * The would-be Iran Peace Deal, aka “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran” * Everyone’s mad about it! Mostly neocons, including: Ben Shapiro, Bret Stephens, and congr…

    Where Do We Even Start With This Iran Deal (w/Rafi Schwartz)

  8. Jun 10

    The Two-Letter Difference Between 'Ha Ha' and 'Uh Oh' (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: * Trump attending Game Three of NBA Finals (they lost) * Are rumors of Taylor and Travis holding their wedding at Madison Square Garden a false flag by Tree Paine? * Scott Pelley’s tearful exit interview from 60 Minutes and CBS News with the New York Times * Remembering how Lady Gaga once said she wanted to be a combat journalist * There is unfortunately another goddamn scandal surrounding Maine Democratic Senate Graham Platner, this time involving some of his ex-girlfriends * And in our After Dark segment available only to subscribers, a follow-up on the California primaries and Spencer Pratt’s implosion This week’s cultural recs: * Jack recommends Kyle Balda’s The Sheep Detectives, now in theaters * Caitlin recommends Jacqueline Harpman’s I Who Have Never Known Men * Aleks recommends the music video for Britney Spears and Madonna’s “Me Against the Music” (inspired by seeing Kane Parsons’ Backrooms) 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 Two-Letter Difference Between 'Ha Ha' and 'Uh Oh' (w/Caitlin Schneider)
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