Park Avenue Whistleblower w/Nick McDonell
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Listen now | We talk to novelist Nick McDonell about his life among the Park Avenue set. .. read more..
Slavery, Jews, Reggae and the Durability of Power
Saturday, May 17, 2025
E gave me a book about the history of Jews in NYC and it reminded me of something I knew about but haven't thought about in a long time. .. read more..
Elon Musk, the man who wants to be our demiurge
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
He's a god of the internet — a minor god but a powerful god nonetheless. .. read more..
The Century of the Modified Self w/Oliver Bateman
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Listen now (101 mins) | While trans rights provide fuel to America’s never-ending culture wars, there’s something in the corner that doesn’t get as much attention: doing medical body modifications and gender-affirming care had gone mainstream long ago. .. read more..
Thinking about Soviet films on Victory Day
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Yesterday was the 80th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany. .. read more..
What You Should Know
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Some thoughts on lobbies and atavistic violence. 05/8/2025 .. read more..
Eunuchs by choice?
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
We discuss the Twitter scandal I unwittingly caused by talking about the connection between children and art. What was meant as an offhand remark made people angry beyond belief. The thing, as I find out, is that “kids” are a touchy subject in left-liberal creative circles, largely be... .. read more..
Red Bourgeoisie w/Branko Milanovic
Friday, May 2, 2025
We have Branko Milanovic, an economist born in Yugoslavia, on to talk about class and inequality in the USSR. .. read more..
Talking about "Too Hot To Work" and other harem/incel fantasies
Thursday, May 1, 2025
We discuss Evgenia’s essay on Too Hot To Work. Some of the things we talk about are: the crisis of liberal feminism, incels under communism, how socialism is actually good for women and men, the unattractiveness of plastic surgery…and more. .. read more..
MADE IN THE USA: A LITTLE SLICE OF HEAVEN
Thursday, May 1, 2025
You’re Marc Andreessen and you’re in Palo Alto and you’re riding your $35,000 ebike to work. .. read more..
Sergei Eisenstein vs Hollywood
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
When Russian artists had self-respect .. read more..
Signal and the Chats of the Gods
Monday, April 28, 2025
American spies started it for "privacy" and reactionary Silicon Valley billionaires now control it because it protects them from the libs and the government, even if they are the government. .. read more..
Too Hot to Work
Sunday, April 27, 2025
Prostitution is cool again .. read more..
The Age of the Peripheral Man (and Woman)
Friday, April 25, 2025
You thought you were smarter, stronger, and wiser just because you were the ones on top. But something is changing inside you. You don’t want to admit it... .. read more..
All is not well here
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
We recorded this ep on the centennial anniversary of the Great Gatsby but end up having a wide-ranging convo about culture, religion and politics — people’s obsession with the hereditary rich, the difference between religious vs secular values, meeting Todd Solondz and his vision of w... .. read more..
The best biography of Lenin
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
On his 155th birthday .. read more..
How to harass your servants with class
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Rich Russians learning etiquette .. read more..
What You Should Know
Sunday, April 20, 2025
Book, novels, films, news. 4/20/25. .. read more..
When the 1% actually writes about what it knows: "Quiet Street" by Nick McDonell
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Or how America’s 1% compares to Russia’s 1%… .. read more..
NEFARIOUS RUSSIANS LIVE!
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Talking about collapse and nihilism. 4/13/2025. .. read more..