"Intellectual Idiots Fostering Political and Cultural Literacy"

Episodes

April 21, 2023

The Courts: In Need of an Abortion? Or The Best We've Got?

Lots going on in the world of Federal and State Courts the past week. Dan, Corey, and Bel "The Body Snatcher" are here to give you the "in-depth" look of a few intellectual idiots. The good, the bad, the stupid, and the hila…
April 14, 2023

Politics Are The WWE and YOU Are The Mark

As Tennessee State Senators are dismissed for poor decorum in the chamber, they are just as quickly reinstated. Which is not a problem. But it does help prove that our politics are nothing more than a performance. Gamers ar…
April 7, 2023

Political Ideologues LOVE What They Claim To Hate

Trump Pleads "Not Guilty". What's good, what's bad, and what's ugly? I'm sure too many won't agree. Grifting is a big thing for right wing pundits...but it's pretty bad on the left as well. Give 'em credit. Idaho Republicans…
April 4, 2023

The Forward Party & Political Pluralism

Dan and Corey speak with Michael Palazzolo and Kumar Giri from the Michigan chapter of The Forward Party about political pluralism, reducing political animosity, expanding ballet access to give Americans more choice, and the…
March 31, 2023

Government Grows To Bring Authoritarian Woes

Authoritarianism is not a partisan fight. It is a bi-partisan problem for the people. And it isn't just an American issue. It is global. Authoritarianism often seems like a good thing when your ideologues are in power. It ca…
March 24, 2023

White Boy Rick, Desantis the Fascist, Banking Blunders, and The Imminent Arrest of Donald J. Trump

Dan's Exhaustion From Learning To Be A Florida Fascist Makes This One Interesting. We Go Over Some Detroit Lore That Gives The Nation A Reason To Distrust Law Enforcement. The Banking System. Imminent Collapse...Or Master Pl…
March 17, 2023

Banks, Labor, and Human(e) Rights!!!

Dan is getting his "Fascist" on in Florida, so it's Corey's turn to get worked up! Tech banks are collapsing. Financial crisis 2.0? Some folks predicted this. Not all labor movements are created equal. Matt Taibbi exposes ju…
March 10, 2023

The Politicization Of Medicine

The Daily Wire Claims Chris Rock as a Social Conservative Darling? And Something About "Woke" Chocolate. A New Zealand Study Gives Us The Skinny On Covid Vaccine Data. The Kidnappings In Mexico Get Us Asking About Why "Medic…
March 3, 2023

American Lives and Minds Are Political Chess Pieces

The fiasco in East Palestine is not and never was about the people effected. It is clearly about politics. Why did Trump go and Biden not so?...Politics over people. Not because anyone cares about the poor people. Alphabet …
Feb. 24, 2023

The Ukrainian States Of America

Biden makes a trip to Ukraine to promise more money while Ohio soaks in Vinyl Chloride. Contracting Covid is Just as Effective at Preventing Covid (if not more) as the vaccines. Big Media Outlets Finally Admit. Right Wing M…
Feb. 17, 2023

Nukes & UFOs : Fill In Your 2023 Bingo Card

Another Shooting Near Our Home at Michigan State: Let The Gross, Political Grandstanding and Grifting Begin! The East Palestine Rail Disaster: Time To Place Blame Rather Than Fixing Issues. UFO's? A Psyop?...Probably Not.
Feb. 11, 2023

Newton's Third Law Applies To Culture & Politics

Hogwarts Legacy has the gaming world in a tizzy. Biden's State of the Union Was as Bad as You Thought. Is the Mainstream Media Setting Biden Up to be Primaried?
Feb. 4, 2023

The Left Sets Narratives & The Right Reacts

Dan and Corey welcome Bel "The Body Snatcher" in as our new "fact checker" / Googler extraordinaire. Three Episodes into "Velma" on HBO Max...Right Wing Psy-Op? Not Likely...but still maybe. Tyre Nichols, and the disservice …
Jan. 28, 2023

Taxation: The Political Football That Is Always Sitting At Midfield

Fair Tax? Yes Please. Kevin McCarthy Gets Honest. Video Isn't Enough to Quell False Narratives.
Jan. 20, 2023

Conservative Rifts and Liberal Shifts

The death of "wokeism" could be starting. And the cultural left might be the catalyst. Online conservative media is grifting? Stephen Crowder seems to be pointing in that direction. Maybe by accident, Vaccines for insects? C…
Jan. 13, 2023

The Freedom Caucus Did A Good Thing. But, In Good Faith?

The Freedom Caucus Has McCarthy's Balls The Way "The Squad" Should Have Had Pelosi's. Immigration again? Just One Of The Things Both Parties Continue To Get All Wrong. No More Non-Compete Clauses? Sign Us Up!!
Jan. 7, 2023

Trumpists vs McCarthy. Did Trump Help Democrats? & Twitter: The Psyop Factory

Kevin McCarthy's woes amuse Democrats but not "Leftists". Is Trump actually and asset for Dems now? Or is it still an open secret? Twitter is truly a place for rotten human, clout seekers. Left, Right, and Center. And it's n…
Dec. 30, 2022

2022 Doomsday Show! Predictions For 2023. What We're Good At. And Why We Suck.

Dan and Corey Reflect on 2022 around the world of politics and culture. What is improving? What is getting worse? And what small things can we do as a show and as a society to improve? And what is to come in 2023? Reflect wi…
Dec. 23, 2022

Don't Know Who To Blame? It's Usually The FBI. - Who's Finally Going To Start This War On Christmas?

What do Twitter, The Beltway Journalist Class, Republicans, Democrats, and Elon Musk all have in common?
Dec. 17, 2022

Twitter Ain't The Courts. And The Courts Ain't Twitter

Trump NFTs are Hilarious, Fun, and Really Not Worth Getting Upset Over. Brittney Griner Is Home, and People Are Real A**Holes About it. What Do The Twitter Files Prove? That The "Terminally Online" Have Serious Mind Worms. T…
Dec. 9, 2022

Twitter's Recovery From Pseudo Journalism

Dan and Corey discuss Bari Weiss' release of Round 2 of the #TwitterFiles LIVE as they come in. INSTANT REACTION.
Dec. 3, 2022

Autocracy In...Autocracy Out

This episode attempts to explore the subtle ways in which autocracy creeps into the various systems of government and how people allow identity politics mold them into autocrats.
Nov. 26, 2022

Investigations Everywhere. But No Accountability In Sight

The World Shills to Qatar at the 2020 FIFA World Cup. A Republican House Prepares to Investigate Hunter Biden And Nobody Will Win. False Flags Are No Longer Just A Geopolitical Problem...It's Now A Precedented Political Weap…
Nov. 19, 2022

American Politics: Wash, Rinse, Repeat

Trump Announces His Candidacy. Nobody Cares. But How The Media Handles It Will Likely Be Super Cringe. Does Anybody Remember There Is A War In Ukraine? Not Really...And The UniParty NeoCons Want It That Way. Should We Offer …