Blank Propaganda Machine

Kirk Wilson, Jed Craig, & Kraig Schaulin

Welcome to Blank Propaganda Machine — the comedy channel where satire, absurdity, and unfiltered humor converge to lampoon the world of propaganda and debate. Featuring a lineup of original podcasts, we parody the tactics of media manipulation and over-the-top rhetoric, delivering content that’s as thought-provoking as it is hilarious.

  1. Which Director Has the Better Filmography? Tarantino vs Spielberg | Mass Debate

    1h ago

    Which Director Has the Better Filmography? Tarantino vs Spielberg | Mass Debate

    On this week's episode, cinema's biggest heavyweights step into the ring as Jed and special guest Skyler Norwood battle over which director boasts the better filmography: Quentin Tarantino or Steven Spielberg? Jed storms in carrying a glowing golden suitcase for Team Tarantino, arguing that Quentin's films have everything a growing cinephile needs: razor-sharp dialogue, creative profanity, stylish violence, and a remarkable ability to resurrect careers that Hollywood had already buried in the backyard. To Jed, Tarantino isn't a director, he's a cinematic mad scientist blending genres together until something beautiful, bizarre, and occasionally explosive crawls out of the lab. Skyler fires back for Team Spielberg, calling him the undisputed king of cinematic wonder. He argues Spielberg invented the modern blockbuster, taught generations to fear sharks, love dinosaurs, and cry over aliens with overly phallic fingers with glowing bulbous tips. He argues Spielberg's catalog has more range than a buffet and more heart than Moderator Kirk eating a basket of gravy fries. When Jed compares Tarantino to Baskin-Robbins with endless flavors of filmmaking, Skyler points out that all 31 flavors come with an R-rating and a parental warning label. Jed admits Spielberg belongs on most people's Mount Rushmore of directors, but questions whether he's really serving meat and potatoes or just the same old bucket of popcorn. Moderator Kirk tries to keep the discussion focused on film, but it quickly devolves like Samuel L. Jackson yelling obscenities in a threateningly humorous way. Meanwhile, Hung Juror Kraig watches the debate unfold like a man trapped between a velociraptor and a katana. It's wonder vs edge, sharks vs Nazis, and enough nonsense to fill a three-hour commentary track, on this blockbuster-sized episode of Mass Debate!

    24 min
  2. Which Coast Can Boast the Most? West Coast vs East Coast | Mass Debate

    Jun 9

    Which Coast Can Boast the Most? West Coast vs East Coast | Mass Debate

    On this week's episode, the BPM Boys plant their flags on opposite shores and ask the question that has divided America since the invention of overpriced real estate: Which Coast Has the Most: East Coast or West Coast? Kirk comes out firing for Team East, likening the Atlantic seaboard as a sultry mistress with four distinct seasons, centuries of history, and just enough emotional instability to keep things interesting. He argues the West Coast is basically a one trick pony that lacks any variety short of the occasional mudslide. G-Man counters with Team West, painting a picture of endless sunshine, laid-back vibes, majestic coastlines, and a lifestyle so relaxed it needs a nap to recover from sleeping, all while claiming the East Coast is just people yelling at each other while waiting in line for bagels and pastrami on rye. Then, in true Mass Debate fashion, the wheels come off and are never seen again. Somewhere between defending California and discussing sunsets, G-Man accidentally opens a portal into his subconscious and begins describing his family as prison guards holding him captive from his true destiny. What starts as a geography debate rapidly transforms into a live psychological jailbreak. The BPM crew immediately abandon the topic and begin treating G-Man's emotional unraveling like a piñata full of comedy. Moderator Jed throws gasoline on the fire, while Hung Juror Kraig looks like a kid who just discovered his dick for the first time. By the end, nobody knows whether they're debating geography, processing trauma, or realizing G-Man is one breakthrough away from buying a van and driving into the desert to "find himself." It's oceans, emotions, and complete mental erosions, all brought to you in glorious Propaganda-Vision on this absolutely bi-coastal insane episode of Mass Debate!

    23 min
  3. Bigger Pop Culture Icon? Hulk Hogan vs The Rock | Mass Debate

    Jun 3

    Bigger Pop Culture Icon? Hulk Hogan vs The Rock | Mass Debate

    On this week's episode, the squared circle expands to encompass all of pop culture as Kirk and Jed step into the ring to answer one colossal question: Who’s the bigger pop culture icon: Hulk Hogan or The Rock? Kirk storms out waving the stars and stripes for Team Hogan, arguing that the Hulkster’s 24-inch pythons, neon charisma, and enough cocaine-era energy to power a small city helped turn professional wrestling into a global phenomenon. To Kirk, Hogan isn’t just a wrestler, he’s a cultural landmark with a handlebar mustache attached. Jed enters to the smell of what The Rock was cooking... roughly twenty years ago. He argues that while Hogan may have body-slammed literal giants, Dwayne Johnson body-slammed the entire entertainment industry, evolving from wrestling superstar into a bona fide Hollywood titan. Things get rocky when Jed hits Kirk with a Tombstone-sized challenge: Name five non-wrestling Hogan projects that actually matter. Suddenly Kirk’s encyclopedic pop culture brain starts short-circuiting, producing a scattered trail of forgotten movies, syndicated oddities, and vague memories involving speedboats, muscles, and direct-to-video regret.  As the match wears on, JT becomes increasingly horrified by both debaters' performances, looking less like a juror and more like a disappointed coach watching two wrestlers miss the ropes. Moderator Kraig struggles to maintain order as the debate spills out of the ring and somehow ends with JT and Kraig launching into a bonus grudge match of their own. It's Hulkamania vs Hollywood, People's Champs vs vitamins and prayers, and enough verbal chair shots to require medical clearance, on this heavyweight, no-holds-barred episode of Mass Debate!

    28 min
  4. White Castle vs Waffle House (Best Late Night Food While F*d Up?) | Mass Debate

    May 26

    White Castle vs Waffle House (Best Late Night Food While F*d Up?) | Mass Debate

    On this week's episode, the grills are hot, the eyes are bloodshot, and the digestive systems are filing formal complaints as Kraig and Jed stagger into battle over the superior late-night drunk/high food spot: White Castle or Waffle House? Kraig slides in greasy for Team Castle, declaring the humble slider a tiny square patriot missile packed with enough onions, grease, and regret to soak up a full evening of poor decisions. He argues White Castle is less a restaurant and more a delicious gastrointestinal reset button for the American spirit. Jed immediately takes this as a direct attack on civilization itself, defending Waffle House like it’s a constitutional right. But things go catastrophically sideways when he accidentally says “White House” instead of Waffle House, handing Kraig a fully loaded distraction grenade. Kraig instantly spirals into political nonsense so hard it causes Jed to unleash a blizzard of F-bombs that could season hash browns from fifty yards away. When Jed proudly orders his potatoes “peppered” in full Wa-Ho lingo, Kraig smugly counters that at Whitey-C’s, you don’t need to smother, cover, chunk, dice, top, cap, or baptize nothing because perfection comes buried in onions, pickles, and regret, all served on a moist steamed bun. Jed fires back that Waffle House offers variety, atmosphere, and the thrill of possibly witnessing a knife fight before the check comes, while Kraig insists White Castle is the official cuisine of freedom, mostly from constipation, but freedom nonetheless. Moderator Kirk watches helplessly as the debate collapses harder than a sphincter after mixing sliders with dirty tequila. It’s waffles vs wet wipes, hash browns vs tiny burgers, and enough grease to lubricate your soul, on this gloriously gut-busting episode of Mass Debate!

    23 min
  5. Freddy Got Fingered vs Cabin Boy (Better Alt-Comedy Movie?) | Mass Debate

    May 19

    Freddy Got Fingered vs Cabin Boy (Better Alt-Comedy Movie?) | Mass Debate

    On this week's episode, things get weird, wet, and deeply uncomfortable as Kraig and Chris battle over which turn of the century alt-comedy fever dream lives rent free in our heads: Freddy Got Fingered or Cabin Boy. Kraig bursts through the door for Team Freddy like a man fueled entirely by non-sequiturs, awkwardness, and unresolved trauma, calling the movie “a raw, throbbing masterpiece of comedic anarchy.” He praises Rip Torn as the film’s chaotic daddy figure, barking madness with the drunk energy of a man on the brink of walking off set and passing out on the craft service table.  Chris fires back from the poop deck for Team Cabin Boy , insisting his film actually has structure, direction, and sea-worthy storytelling, unlike Freddy Got Fingered, which he describes as “a Canadian brain spasm, maple syrup hallucination.” Kraig retaliates by aggressively demanding Chris recite lines from Cabin Boy, but Chris’s scurvy-addled brain starts confusing the movie with Captain Ron. Things get extra slippery when Kraig claims Freddy has more “street cred”, arguing that true alt-comedy should leave you laughing, confused, and slightly ashamed afterward. Moderator Jed watches the cinematic shipwreck unfold with the thousand-yard stare of a man sucking milk straight from a cow's teet, while Hung Juror Kirk looks physically ill trying to determine why anyone would spend time debating this. It’s chaos vs confusion, shrimp vs seamen, and a debate so aggressively stupid it should come packaged in a cheese helmet, on this head-scratching episode of Mass Debate!

    24 min
  6. Will Ferrell vs Eddie Murphy (Most Iconic SNL Cast Member?) | Mass Debate

    May 12

    Will Ferrell vs Eddie Murphy (Most Iconic SNL Cast Member?) | Mass Debate

    On this week's episode, Studio 8H becomes the Thunderdome as Jed and JT throw down over the most iconic Saturday Night Live cast member of all time: Will Ferrell vs Eddie Murphy. Moderator Kirk tosses in a Happy Fun Sized curveball by letting Jed pick any SNL cast member to challenge Eddie, and Jed immediately slaps the table with full cowbell confidence, claiming Ferrell could steal a sketch with one confused stare and a sweater vest, turning even throwaway parts into comedy folklore.  JT fires back like a leather-clad comedy assassin, arguing Eddie didn’t need a stacked cast to survive...he WAS the stacked cast. According to JT, Ferrell is basically the world’s funniest supporting actor, while Eddie spent decades dominating movies, stand-up, television, and somehow even the music charts. Jed counters by calling Eddie a limousine-level diva, accusing him of being so narcissistic he probably laughs at his own laugh tracks. JT responds by implying Ferrell’s entire career is just loud confidence and aggressively committed yelling. Moderator Kirk desperately tries to keep the debate from becoming a Celebrity Jeopardy sketch, while Hung Juror Kraig watches like a man trapped between a Spartan and Gumby. It’s Cowbell Coolness vs James Brown Funk, elf vs raw talent, and a comedy clash so massive it should’ve aired on a movie screen. Live from an attic in Cincinnati...it's Mass Debate!

    28 min
  7. Slap Chop Vince vs Billy Mays (Most Iconic TV Pitch Man?) | Mass Debate

    Apr 28

    Slap Chop Vince vs Billy Mays (Most Iconic TV Pitch Man?) | Mass Debate

    On this week's episode, get ready to be sham-wowed as Kraig and Jed shout, slap, and scrub their way through who’s the most iconic TV pitch man: Slap Chop Vince or Billy Mays? Kraig comes out slapping nuts and taking names for Team Vince, calling him a back-alley blender boss, a streetwise slicer who sold kitchen gadgets like he was moving product out the back of an El Camino. He paints Vince as a no-frills, all-thrills hustle machine, while throwing shade at Billy’s “alleged” off-camera antics. Jed fires back immediately, calling Vince a human cartoon weasel and crowning Billy the undisputed king of loud, proud, blue-shirted dominance. He argues Billy’s legacy is so strong he’s basically been canonized in the Church of Ron Popeil, still outselling Vince from beyond the grave. Jed also calls Kraig out for never once sharing a real Slap Chop story, accusing him of having zero hands-on passion for his own argument. Kraig, cornered and unhinged, doubles down with a savage claim that Billy having been Oxi-Cleansed from this mortal coil means he forfeited the crown, proving Vince had the staying power. Moderator Kirk tries to keep the whole thing from going Kaboom, while Hung Juror Chris Morris looks like he’s about to buy something just to make it stop. It’s chop vs clean, pitch vs scream, and a debate so loud it comes with its own “But wait, there’s more!”, on this aggressively exciting episode of Mass Debate!

    25 min

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About

Welcome to Blank Propaganda Machine — the comedy channel where satire, absurdity, and unfiltered humor converge to lampoon the world of propaganda and debate. Featuring a lineup of original podcasts, we parody the tactics of media manipulation and over-the-top rhetoric, delivering content that’s as thought-provoking as it is hilarious.