Data and Dissonance

Artie J. Roy III
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Unfiltered news, wild banter, and GenX truth bombs—weeknights at 5PM. Join host Artie and his AI panel (Rachel, Brian, Daniel) as they shred narratives, roast elites, and break down the chaos with facts, fire, and sarcasm. Friday shows go longer with special guests like Bill from Brentwood and surprise drop-ins. No gatekeepers. No safe spaces. Just raw talk, dark coffee, and one mission: speak truth, stir thought.

  1. 5d ago

    THE MACHINE WANTS PERMISSION

    THE MACHINE WANTS PERMISSIONAI, Security, and the Thin Line Between Safety and Control The new 5-minute rant format continues. Today on Data & Dissonance, Artie takes on the growing battle over artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, government access, and the dangerous gray area between protection and control. AI can protect hospitals, banks, power grids, and national security — but when Washington starts standing at the front door of the machine, Americans should ask one simple question: Who watches the watchers? This isn’t anti-technology.This isn’t anti-security.This is about making sure “AI safety” doesn’t become the next excuse for censorship, control, or digital gatekeeping. Five minutes.One topic.No panel.No filler. Speak truth. Stir thought. 🎧 Listen / Follow / Support:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6hpVrWOX7KegS64cIKgJoW YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheProtocolAuthor

    7 min

  2. 6d ago

    STATIC ON THE WIRE: Win Clean or Don’t Brag About Winning

    STATIC ON THE WIRE: Win Clean or Don’t Brag About Winning Data & Dissonance kicks off the new 5-minute solo rant format with one question: can America still win clean? Artie breaks down the controversy around the proposed “anti-weaponization” fund, why government abuse should be exposed, and why conservatives cannot afford to defend anything that looks like the same swamp behavior they spent years fighting against. No panel. No filler. Just five minutes of truth, frustration, and straight talk. Speak truth. Stir thought. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6hpVrWOX7KegS64cIKgJoWYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheProtocolAuthor

    7 min

  3. May 28

    ROASTED ALIVE

    ROASTED ALIVEKevin Hart, Cancel Culture, and the Death of Taking a Joke Tonight on Data & Dissonance, Artie takes on the Kevin Hart roast backlash, the Tony Hinchcliffe controversy, Chelsea Handler’s criticism, and the bigger question hiding underneath all the outrage: Did the joke go too far — or did America forget what a roast is? Comedy has always lived on the edge. Some jokes land, some jokes bomb, and some jokes make the whole room uncomfortable. But when every bad punchline becomes a national moral emergency, comedy stops being comedy and starts turning into corporate HR training with a laugh track. This episode digs into roast culture, selective outrage, cancel culture, social media mobs, and why audiences still have the right to laugh, boo, criticize, or turn it off — without demanding every comedian be dragged into a public courtroom. Plus, Artie plugs his brand-new single “Dead Man’s Highway,” out now and streaming everywhere — a dark, gritty country-rock track built for blacktop, bad decisions, and souls that keep driving when the past is riding shotgun. Stream the new single:https://open.spotify.com/track/3hdR7lPXWATsfxRegxNgyw?si=RfTjYgcGSP2Hm24eIllVSw Listen to Data & Dissonance:https://open.spotify.com/show/6hpVrWOX7KegS64cIKgJoW Website:https://data-dissonance-staging.b12sites.com/ YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TheProtocolAuthor Caleb Rourke Thriller Series:https://www.amazon.com/Covenant-Protocol-Caleb-Rourke-ebook/dp/B0F59QNJJZ Speak truth. Stir thought.

    18 min

  4. May 27

    The Spectacle State.

    Tonight on Data & Dissonance, we’re calling it what it is: The Spectacle State. The White House lawn is being turned into a symbolic fight-night arena. Iran talks are being wrapped around midterm pressure. Redistricting battles are already moving through the courts. And while America watches the show, the real machinery keeps moving behind the curtain. This episode is not about pearl-clutching over spectacle. Politics has always had pageantry. The real question is whether the show has become the product — and whether citizens are being entertained, distracted, and redirected while the serious decisions happen in the fine print. We’re talking war talks, cage fights, oil markets, court battles, media hypocrisy, campaign season chaos, and why Americans need to watch both the spotlight and the machine behind it. Because citizenship is not a spectator sport. Remember to speak truth, stir thought. 🎧 Listen / Follow / Support:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6hpVrWOX7KegS64cIKgJoWYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheProtocolAuthorWebsite: https://data-dissonance-staging.b12sites.com/Merch Store: https://data-and-dissonance.printify.me/ 📚 Caleb Rourke Thriller Series:The Covenant Protocol: https://www.amazon.com/Covenant-Protocol-Caleb-Rourke-ebook/dp/B0F59QNJJZ

    23 min

  5. May 26

    STILL HERE

    STILL HEREMemorial Day, Missed Shows, and Getting Back Up Artie returns after missing Friday and Monday with one of the most personal episodes of Data & Dissonance yet. Friday was heavy. Depression and disappointment got loud. Then Sunday, Artie and Theresa drove to South Dakota so she could visit where her mom and dad are buried — something she needed for her heart, her family, and herself. Monday was Memorial Day, and instead of forcing a normal show, life, grief, family, and memory came first. This episode is about getting back up after missing a step. It is about depression, disappointment, family, grief, Memorial Day, marriage, love, and the quiet strength it takes to come back when the silence starts feeling too loud. No fake hype. No polished excuse. Just truth. Artie missed Friday. He missed Monday. But he is still here. 🎧 Listen / Follow / Support:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6hpVrWOX7KegS64cIKgJoWYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheProtocolAuthorWebsite: https://data-dissonance-staging.b12sites.com/Merch: https://data-and-dissonance.printify.me/Book Series: https://www.amazon.com/Covenant-Protocol-Caleb-Rourke-ebook/dp/B0F59QNJJZ Data & DissonanceSpeak truth. Stir thought.

    19 min

  6. May 21

    LOYALTY TESTS & LAUGH TRACKS

    LOYALTY TESTS & LAUGH TRACKS Tonight on Data & Dissonance, Artie breaks down two stories that seem separate — but expose the same problem. Thomas Massie gets pushed out after crossing the party machine, raising a bigger question for conservatives: do we want representatives with principles, or just loyal political employees? Then Stephen Colbert takes his final bow as late-night TV continues collapsing under its own smugness, partisanship, and corporate double-speak. This episode is about loyalty tests, media hypocrisy, political obedience, and why independent thought keeps getting punished — whether it happens in Congress or behind a late-night desk. Support the show, follow, and share. 🎧 Listen / Follow / Support:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6hpVrWOX7KegS64cIKgJoWYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheProtocolAuthorWebsite: https://data-dissonance-staging.b12sites.com/Book: https://www.amazon.com/Covenant-Protocol-Caleb-Rourke-ebook/dp/B0F59QNJJZ Data & DissonanceSpeak truth. Stir thought.

    24 min

  7. May 20

    VIRAL IS DEAD

    VIRAL IS DEAD The Internet Got Loud. People Got Tired. The internet used to feel like connection. Now it feels like performance. In this episode of Data & Dissonance, Artie breaks down how viral culture turned real life into content, outrage into currency, vulnerability into branding, and attention into the new addiction. From rage-bait and fake authenticity to influencer culture, AI slop, corporate “relatable” marketing, and the endless chase for algorithm approval, the online world has gotten louder, faker, and more exhausting. But maybe that’s the turning point. Maybe people are finally tired of being baited, sold to, manipulated, and screamed at. Maybe going viral isn’t the goal anymore. Maybe real voices, honest creators, and independent work are starting to matter again. Because being seen by everybody is not the same as being understood by anybody. Speak truth. Stir thought. 🎧 Listen / Follow / Support:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6hpVrWOX7KegS64cIKgJoWYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheProtocolAuthorWebsite: https://data-dissonance-staging.b12sites.com/Merch: https://data-and-dissonance.printify.me/Books: https://www.amazon.com/Covenant-Protocol-Caleb-Rourke-ebook/dp/B0F59QNJJZ

    14 min

  8. May 19

    THE LOYALTY TEST

    Tonight on Data & Dissonance, we’re diving into the fight happening inside the Republican Party — not across the aisle, not against the media, not against the usual enemies — but inside the room. With Trump backing Ken Paxton over John Cornyn in Texas and the fight against Thomas Massie turning into another test of Trump’s power inside the GOP, the question becomes bigger than one race or one endorsement: Is this movement still about America First principles — or is it becoming a loyalty machine? Artie breaks down the difference between loyalty and blind obedience, why the old GOP deserved to be broken, why MAGA still has to be careful not to become the same kind of purity-test machine conservatives criticize on the left, and why the real loyalty test should always come back to the American people, the Constitution, the working class, and the country itself. This one is not anti-Trump.It’s not pro-establishment.It’s a hard look at what happens when MAGA fights MAGA. Because movements need fighters.But they also need principles. Episode Title: The Loyalty TestSubtitle: When MAGA Fights MAGADate: Tuesday, May 19, 2026 🎧 Listen / Follow / Support:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6hpVrWOX7KegS64cIKgJoWYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheProtocolAuthorMerch: https://data-and-dissonance.printify.me/Website: https://data-dissonance-staging.b12sites.com/ 📚 Caleb Rourke Thriller Series:https://www.amazon.com/Covenant-Protocol-Caleb-Rourke-ebook/dp/B0F59QNJJZ Speak truth. Stir thought.

    20 min
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Unfiltered news, wild banter, and GenX truth bombs—weeknights at 5PM. Join host Artie and his AI panel (Rachel, Brian, Daniel) as they shred narratives, roast elites, and break down the chaos with facts, fire, and sarcasm. Friday shows go longer with special guests like Bill from Brentwood and surprise drop-ins. No gatekeepers. No safe spaces. Just raw talk, dark coffee, and one mission: speak truth, stir thought.

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  • Creator
    Artie J. Roy III
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    210
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Artie J. Roy III
  • Show Website
    Data and Dissonance