The Insurgents

This is it. Our last episode. Rob’s Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/robrousseauJordan’s new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@getsworsemediaWe’ll be in touch about holidays and every other weekend scheduling. Thanks for listening folks.-Rob & Jordan This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comTrump’s suggestion his Iran War was close to wrapping up exposed how completely fake the entire global economy is, was also a lie, and is probably no longer possible. We get into this, the “imminent threat” posed by Iran, the Epstein blackmail angle to this story and much more.Oh and, as predicted, Jake Tapper did indeed end up devoting a segment to the…

This podcast is listener supported. To support the show, please consider subscribing: insurgentspod.comIn this episode we discuss the latest developments from Iran, the glowing media coverage from legacy press, the “memes” from the White House and much more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comDespite numerous campaign trail assurances that many, for some reason, seemed to believe, Donald Trump has launched the war with Iran that people in both the United States government and Israel have been pushing for for decades.We break this down from multiple angles from the “imminent threat” of Iran’s nuclear ambitions, Marco Rubio walking back his co…

In a surprise meeting, Zohran Mamdani met with Trump in the Oval Office and left having secured the release of a Columbia University student who had been detained by ICE and brought New York City one step closer to a massive federal investment in public housing. We recap a bit of the State of the Union and also discuss Candace Owens’ new “shocking” documentary on Erika Kirk. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comKash Patel slams beers with the boys in Italy after the Gold Medal hockey game. The looming US-Iran war is possibly delayed by sewage. We continue to be inundated with AI slop. Tucker Carlson interviews Mike Huckabee. And much more.

California is considering a billionaire tax and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul needs to make a determination on a wealth tax in her state to plug a budget hole left behind by Eric Adams. If she doesn’t, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani will need to implement a 9.5% property tax hike. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comDuring NBA All-Star weekend, LeBron James made some baffling comments about Israel. Why are some of these NBA A-listers investing in Israeli tech/security companies, anyway? Also, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez heads to Munich to outline a view of a more progressive US foreign policy that contrasted with Marco Rubio’s deeply evil glorification of the col…

Pam Bondi testified in the House Judiciary Committee this week where she was confronted by Jeffrey Epstein survivors and faced tough questions from Democrats on the committee. Our latest premium episode for paid subscribers is available here: https://www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-443-the-culture-bowl This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comWe just want to catch our fish, drive our trucks, and drink our beer… but unfortunately we had to postpone all that to record this podcast episode. However, in more positive news, we are both Latino now.

It’s all a mess.More Epstein files fallout. Trump’s latest attempts to steal the midterms. Federal agent presence at polling locations. And now an infomercial pitch guy is running for office.Latest premium episode here: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comMore Epstein documents have been released. There’s a lot there, but Epstein’s meeting with 4Chan founder Christopher Poole in 2011 has some very far reaching implications makes you feel more like Alex Jones the more you think about it. Also, Jordan prepares to attend the TPUSA Real American Super Bowl halftime show, an update on the coming Texas Senate …

Returning guest Daniel Boguslaw is here to educate us on the similarities between outgoing Customs and Border Protection “commander-at-large” Gregory Bovino and Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw, Sean Penn’s character in the hit film One Battle After Another. Also, an investigation into Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and her alleged history of moving large quantities of stem-filled shaky mids. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comAfter the murder of Alex Pretti, the Trump administration is scrambling to find a scapegoat, get critics—even from their own party—off their backs, and deflect people’s attention from the horrors they are inflicting on American cities.

Trump fires back at Carney. Newsom does slam poetry. Musk makes more lofty promises.Our last episode on the changing global landscape and cracks forming at the World Economic Forum is available here: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comJordan gets caught up on Trump’s threatening letter to Norway (?) then we get into Mark Carney’s Davos speech, the seismic shift it represents and how the Canadian right is trying and failing to react to the new status quo. Also, some more updates on ICE terror in Minnesota.

Some brief commentary on Kyrsten Sinema’s legal problems. An update on the continuing ICE occupation of Minneapolis and the extremely brave protesters who refuse to back down. And does Joe Rogan deserve any credit for speaking out? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comWe talk about Eric Adams’ rug-pull on his crypto coin to “fight anti-Semitism,” the proliferation of gambling and prediction markets and the latest on the ICE activity in Minneapolis and elsewhere.

We talk about the murder of Renee Good by Jonathan Ross, an ICE agent. We discuss how the Trump administration and the right is celebrating it and attacking Ms. Good, how they are signaling to Ross and other federal agents that they are immune from consequences and the shooting in Portland, Oregon that occurred on Thursday.Our most recent premium episode for paid subscribers is available here: https://www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-433-operation-dance-off This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.com“Trump made the decision to go ahead with the plot to abduct Maduro and his wife after he became upset by Maduro’s constant dancing” sounds like it has been made up but, unfortunately, is very real.

Donald Trump escalates the situation in Venezuela by announcing a full blockade against sanctioned oil tankers, and bizarrely demands that “they return to the United States of America all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us.” Did American sweat, ingenuity and toil really create the oil industry in Venezuela? You’ll be surprised to learn that the answer is a little more complicated than that.Alexander Aviña joins the show to discuss all this and much more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comJordan is joined by Brett Erlich to talk about Rob Reiner and his wife Michele’s passing, Trump’s disgusting response, the shooting at Brown University and more.Also! Jordan launched a new YouTube channel, you can check out the first video with our friend Jules and subscribe here: youtube.com/channel/UCPUIUuj9SLCj-fYDbxaOpQg/

McDonald’s releases an AI Christmas ad and everyone hates it. Why does this technology exist? What are we doing here? Also: Donald Trump remains extraordinarily racist, the US seizes a Venezuelan oil tanker, we examine the socioeconomic conditions that shaped the tragic life of The Grinch, and plenty more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comWe talk about the Nick Fuentes/Piers Morgan interview, the spat between Candace Owens and Tim Pool and the memes around Minnesota being the “promised land” for Somalis.

A right-wing Christian student at the University of Oklahoma is unfairly punished for being terrible at writing and not engaging with her assignment (the University, obviously, sided with the student.) The state-enforced mourning for Charlie Kirk has backfired, and now the Internet is being overtaken by Kirk memes. The Trump administration’s cruel deportation machine continues and we question whether a “look backwards, not forwards” strategy should be employed when, and if, they are voted out of office. And much more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comWe talk about the Trump administration’s concerning statements and attacks on Venezuela and why they want to topple Maduro. We also talk about Eddington, Bugonia and One Battle After Another and how all three depict problems in current society.

Twitter (or X: The Everything App!) rolls out a new feature that throws the MAGA world into disarray. Jordan watches One Battle After Another. Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani’s meeting doesn’t go as expected. Then The Players Alliance join the show to talk about the $55 billion dollar acquisition of Electronic Arts by the Saudi PIF, Jared Kushner, and others. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comTwitter (or X: The Everything App!) rolls out a new feature that throws the MAGA world into disarray. Jordan watches One Battle After Another. Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani’s meeting doesn’t go as expected. Then The Players Alliance join the show to talk about the $55 billion dollar acquisition of Electronic Arts by the Saudi PIF, Jared Kushner, and o…

Aída Chávez, of Capital & Empire, joined Jordan to talk about her recent trip to the West Bank. She talks about the surveillance, intimidation, threats and psychological operations she experienced, witnessed and will write about.You can Subscribe to Capital & Empire here: https://capitalandempire.com/Our most recent premium episode on the latest in the Epstein document saga is available here: https://www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-424-rumors This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comThere’s a lot of loose talk going around. We’re here to set the record straight.

James Rehwald joins us today to talk about the latest Epstein emails released by the House Oversight committee, what it means for Trump and other figures named in those emails and what comes next.You can follow James on Twitter here: https://x.com/JamesRehwald Our most recent premium episode on the shutdown cave by Democrats and calls for Chuck Schumer to step down as minority leader is available for subscribers here: https://www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-421-the-schumer-gambit This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comPop punk nostalgia. The satire of Eddington. And Senate Democrats “go rogue” and agree to end the government shutdown in exchange for the vague promise of an eventual doomed vote on Obamacare subsidies. But most importantly: we’re still talking ostriches.

One day, everyone will have always been against the ostrich genocide.Jesse Hawken and Karen Geier join the show to break down this extremely important story, and what it tells us about misinformation, conspiracy, post-COVID mistrust of public health measures and more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comRavi Mangla, national press secretary for the Working Families Party, joins Jordan to talk about the NYC mayoral race, the Cuomo campaign’s desperation in the final days and weeks of the race, and—most importantly—what people need to do after the election to help support the implementation of Mamdani’s agenda.You can follow Ravi here: https://x.com/ravi_mangla Check out his Substack, Signal Break, here: https://signalbreak.substack.com/

Jared Holt returns to the show to talk about a new report that digs into user data for Rumble, the right-wing alternative to YouTube. Despite a hefty valuation, the site seems to be overrun by just a handful of users that generate an outsized percent of the content uploaded and user comments. We also talk about the indictment of friend of the show Kat Abughazaleh and what Jared is seeing on the ground in Chicago.You can follow Jared on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/jaredlholt.bsky.social Earlier this week Jordan was joined by Matthew Gault of 404 to talk about DHS using Halo memes and other “nostalgiacore” to peddle fascism.That episode is available here: https://www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-418-nostalgiacore-ft-matthew-gault This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comMatthew Gault of 404 Media joins Jordan to talk about DHS using Halo imagery and “Destroy the Flood” to recruit for ICE. They explore the fascist undertones of likening immigrants to The Flood, an invasive species of parasites in the Halo franchise, and other ways the Trump administration has leveraged nostalgia for insidious purposes. They also talk ab…

Haus of Decline is here for a wide ranging chat that touches on Canadian US politics, the importance of art and community, our insane future and more, but the primary focus is the Toronto Blue Jays and George Springer’s iconic Game 7 home run in the ALCS. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comJordan is away so it’s a Canada episode (with a brief bit on Graham Platner’s unfortunate tattoo). The NDP are choosing a new leader, with big political implications for the Canadian left. Also, are Mark Carney’s elbows still up? All this and much more in this talk with Jeremy Appel.

David Sirota, founder of The Lever and co-author of the new book Master Plan joins Jordan to talk about what he found in his reporting, the No Kings protests and the hot new anti-grassroots think tank, the Searchlight Institute.You can buy the book here: https://www.levernews.com/master-plan-the-hidden-plot-to-legalize-corruption-in-america/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

Is it still a peace deal when Palestinians are still being killed? How much credit does Donald Trump deserve for all this? Will Democrats recognize that the ground is shifting under their feet or are they ideologically committed to not doing so? Is anything good happening in Canada? All this and more in this conversation with the incomparable Prem Thakker. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comA tentative ceasefire has been reached between Israel and Hamas and while it’s easy to feel cynical about what the future holds, it’s hard not to be moved seeing images of celebrating Palestinians who have been living under such nightmarish conditions over the last two years.Also: Jordan’s interview with Nick Cleveland-…

Eoin Higgins returns to the show to talk about his new piece in The Intercept, Only a Billionaire Could Look at Network TV News and Say: We Need More Bari Weiss. And if any billionaires happen to be reading and/or listening: our phone lines are open and our team of loyal and dedicated interns are ready to take your call. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

Spooky movies. US government shuts down. The fate of the Sumud flotilla. Peace and deradicalization. Trump and Hegseth’s disturbing but also funny lecture to the generals. The war from within. American democracy eroding faster than usual. It’s been another big week, let’s get into it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comWe’re just kidding!!!!!!!! Don’t lock us up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We also talk about the shooting in Michigan and the right’s attempt to spin the shooter’s identity and beliefs, and the purported “peace deal” for Gaza.

Favorite airports. Baseball chat. Weapons. The Anti-ICE shooting. Palm Beach in the 90s. The free speech wars. The UN escalator conspiracy. Pete Hegseth summons the generals. The Kamala book tour. And much more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comWe talk about Charlie Kirk’s memorial service, some of the speeches given by people like Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson and Stephen Miller, the “breakthrough” announced by the Trump administration on autism, and much more.

First time guest and up and coming blogger Cam Klapperstein joins the program to talk about his reporting on Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin, and how the efforts from numerous different parties to ascribe specific political views to Tyler Robinson has created an inaccurate picture of the story. We also talk about Jimmy Kimmel being the latest victim of the Trump Administration’s free speech crackdown, how we no longer really exist in a shared objective reality, and how certain aspects of this story have fed into conspiracy theories from across the political spectrum. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comSo long, anti-cancel culture movement. Hello cancel culture.The right wants people fired for sharing Charlie Kirk quotes, and complains about “context” when the quotes shared conflict with the narrative around his legacy they’re trying to discuss. And because it’s inconvenient for them, they’re trying to get people fired. We discuss.

In this episode we dig into some of the reactions to Charlie Kirk’s shocking assassination from across the political spectrum, attempt to have an honest discussion about “political violence” and question how difficult it is becoming to find the truth about anything in a world increasingly flooded with disinformation. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comIn this episode we talk about the Wall Street Journal publishing Trump’s love letter to Jeffrey Epstein, the attacks by Israel on the aid flotilla and ceasefire negotiators and much more.