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The most interesting story nobody is talking about. El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele has instituted a brutal gang crackdown imprisoning nearly 1% of the entire population over the past year (the equivalent of over 3 million people in the US). This war against the gangs has been brutal...and effective. El Salvador's murder rate has plummeted 94%(!) since 2015, when it was the most violent nation in the Western Hemisphere. President Bukele suspended many civil rights and essentially locks up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hollywood is at a stand-still with both the actor's and writer's guilds striking simultaneously for the 1st time since 1960. What is the battle over? What does this portend for the future of media? Transgender Health Secretary Rachel/Richard Levine makes controversial statements about childhood puberty and puberty blockers. LA (and Illinois) have reinstated "Zero Bail" policies for some crimes - and can no long jail criminals before trial. Internet Personality Adam 22 celebrates his wife having sex w another man...and comes to regret it. Sperm count has declined in Western society nearly 50% over the past 50 years. Even THIS issue has now become part of the Culture Wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meta releases Threads - the first true challenge to Twitter's supremacy as the "digital town square". What was the thinking behind Threads? Will it spell the end for Twitter? Who is using Threads so far and how? Jonah Hill's ex-girlfriend releases a batch of private texts supposedly showing him to be abusive and it's got the digital sphere talking. Another example of how we no longer know where to draw the line between Private & Public. NY Times publishes a hit piece suggesting Clarence Thomas is irretrievably corrupt. Upon review, the piece is a clear "Fake News" missive making grossly false allegations against the Supreme Court Justice. Strange week for the media - publishing pieces on how "fitness makes you right wing" and in support of....birth control and child trafficking? I analyze some truly odd pieces from NBC, MSNBC, and Rolling Stone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Diversity", "Equity", & "Inclusion" are seemingly separate principles. However, the terms have been lumped together, co-opted by an industry of professionals, and implanted bureaucratically in Corporate America. With expensive "DEI Consultants" renting themselves out to companies, and "DEI Executives" occupying lofty (and expensive) positions at major corporations, no one seemed to ever ask the question "Does any of this stuff actually work?". Conor Friedersdorf of The Atlantic has taken a deeper look at companies scrutinizing these programs (and personnel) and starting to wonder if they're getting their bang for their buck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Originally intended to measure strict environmental impact, "Environment Social Governance" or "ESG" scores are now used by financial institutions to reward and punish companies based on their supposed ethics. But are these scores actually measuring the right things? When Phillip Morris earns an ESG score multiples of Tesla - despite making a product that is literally killing people - it appears safe to say that the scoring system is broken. Haley Kennington of Wrong Speak has been studying how ESG scores have become nothing more than intimidation rackets for progressive institutions to bully companies into aligning with their political agenda. She joins me this episode to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The battle against ISIS and Vladimir Putin's invasion of Crimea in 2014 woke up the American national security apparatus to the notion of "hybrid war" - the impact of social media activity on battlefield results. Beginning with the election of Donald Trump in 2016, this national security apparatus was aimed away from external enemies and turned inwards against American citizens - any of those deemed to be engaging in "Disinformation". "Disinformation" formerly meant to refer to false information, *deliberately* planted by a foreign government. It is now a term used to refer to nearly any false or simply disfavored view or opinion. The national intelligence services, in cahoots with Big Tech (Google, Twitter, Facebook - staffed HEAVILY with former intelligence officers) activated against any citizen engaging in wrong think - whether it was the idea that Donald Trump won without Russian interference, that the COVID-19 virus leaked from a lab, or that Hunter Biden's laptop was real and contained newsworthy info. Jacob Siegel is an Iraq War veteran and senior editor of Tablet Magazine. He has written the definitive piece summarizing the Unholy Alliance of the National Security State and Big Tech fighting the "War on Disinformation".....against the American people. He joined me this week to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Special Counsel John Durham finally released his report documenting massive misconduct and lies by the FBI and security agencies in conducting the Trump Russia investigation. Sports Illustrated has turned the Swimsuit Edition Woke - which begs the question: Why do male oriented brands feel the need to scold and alienate their core audience? Elon Musk has hired a new CEO for Twitter - NBC Advertising Guru Linda Yaccarino. What does this mean for the platform and free speech? A House Committee releases a report further documenting financial impropriety by Joe Biden's family members - impropriety with deep connections to America's enemies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New York City's subways have returned to the urban chaos of the 80's and 90's, leading to an inevitable fatal incident of vigilante-ism. A Marine trying to restrain an unhinged homeless person who had been threatning passengers, with a fatal result. What conditions led to this? Could it have been prevented? Was it a just result? What can be done to rectify it? Adam Coleman is a writer who has been pondering these questions. He has a unique perspective here, as he was formerly homeless himself. Adam joins me to explore the Jordan Neely incident, and the causes of and responses to the urban chaos that he was a party to. And the hypocrisy of the commentators and politicians who lament Neely's death, but didn't seem to care about him (or his victims) while he was alive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After about a million false rumors of Donald Trump being arrested, one of the rumors finally came true. And the charges are pathetically weak - a flimsy attempt by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg to flip a misdemeanor into a felony. On this episode I discuss: -The legal charges themselves and why there are baseless; a blatant example of prosecutorial misconduct and selective prosecution -The political fallout & why this helps Trump (hint: he thrives off attention, good or bad) -Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's sordid history of not prosecuting violent criminals -George Soros' heavy (& well documented) financial support of Bragg - and why you're being told not to notice this -My predictions for Trump's eventual trial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Freddie DeBoer is one of my favorite writers and someone whose blunt yet thoughtful wisdom is sorely needed these days. Freddie joins me to discuss: The explosion in ADHD diagnosis and prescription drugs such as Aderral and Ritalin. How ADHD and other disorders have become "cultures" and "communities" that define people's identities The role of pharmaceutical companies and bureaucratic rewards incentivizing claims of ADHD and other disorders How "Safetyism" (the prioritization of emotional comfort over all things) is impeding solutions Freddie's criticism of social shaming (i.e., "cancel culture") from a progressive, left-wing perspective The rage of the "creative underclass" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Social commentary has become a lost art in movies and television, but recently 3 works were very deliberate in exploring the unique features of modern life: HBO mini-series White Lotus, and the films Tar & Triangle of Sadness. My friend and comedian Leah Lamarr joins me to discuss these works and the social issues they comment on: - Shifting gender roles in modern relationships - do women want to be "equal partners"? - The unique dysfunctions of the rich & beautiful in the social media age - Selling beauty & glamour for money and access - How power dynamics are portrayed in the "Woke" era Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Despite being both anonymous and controversial, Niccolo Soldo (not his real name) has built up one of the most popular pages on Substack and interviewed some of the leaders of media and industry. He joins me to discuss many of the wide ranging and fascinating topics he covers on his Substack: - "Turbo America": His contrarian theory that America is now actually more powerful than ever. - History of AIDS: Niccolo is one of the world's leading researchers on the history of AIDS, and recently penned a brilliaint 8-part retrospective. - The Rise of Vladimir Putin & the Russia/Ukraine Conflict - MAGA & BLM: The failed American populist movements of the late 2010's. - California in the 60's & 70's: Why is the west coast both the engine of culture and social movements, and a hotbed of con men, grifters, and charlatans? - The Sexual Revolution and its Fallout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Roy Price has always been 2 steps ahead in the media world. He was the 1st employee of Amazon Video and the Head of Amazon Studios as TV and Film consumption shifted to streaming platforms. Roy built Amazon's streaming and production resources seemingly from nothing - presiding over 12 productions that won Best Series at the Emmy's and Golden Globes. Roy is sharing his insights and predictions for the media business on his Substack, Price Point, and joined me this week to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joe Biden delivered his 1st post-mid terms State of the Union. Does he benefit from our low expectations? How real are his (claimed) accomplishments? Are the Republicans botching a response? (some are, some aren't) Louis C.K., Dave Chappelle, Armie Hammer, & Salman Rushdie all back in the news this week. Has Cancel Culture faded? Was it real in the first place? Why or why not? Exploration of 2 great pieces on identity politics - 1 by Thomas Chatterton Williams and 1 by Andrew Sullivan. Contrasting a focus on identity (Identarianism) vs. universal values (Universalism) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

By now we're all familiar with the Fyre Fest debacle and the man behind it all - Billy McFarland. Billy has paid his debt to society with 4 years in prison...but now has to pay his debt to Fyre Fest victims to the tune of $26 million (non-dischargeable!!!). Billy appears to be taking responsibility for his mishaps, and is saying all the right things. But he's had a habit of saying the right things and doing the wrong ones. Will his actions match his words this time and lead him down the Road of Redemption? Only time will tell. He joins me for a raw, candid interview including: - More inside scoop on Fyre Fest. - The character failings he believes led to his downfall. - The lessons learned in solitary confinement. - His early days as an entrepreneur pre-Fyre. - Why he is SURE he can make your brand go viral. - Is Ja Rule ducking Billy for a fight? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 2017 explosive claims dropped about NXIVM and its leader Keith Raniere. Lurid tales of sexual abuse, blackmail, financial impropriety, and even physical "branding" with hot irons. The court system agreed and sentenced Raniere to 120 years in prison. NXIVM member Nicki Clyne was front and center for it all. She claims the accusations against Raniere and NXIVM are predominantly false and obscured by media hysteria. She joins me to present her case and an insider's account of what really transpired at NXIVM. Hear her out and come to your own conclusions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marty Callner has directed the most iconic figures of the past 50 years - Madonna, the Rolling Stones, Cher, Brittney Spears, Aerosmith, Whitney Houston, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, George Carlin....the list goes on and on. The NY Times has called him "the most influential director you've never heard of" and that is quite the under-statement as Marty revolutionized THREE different entertainment mediums - music videos, comedy specials, and sports broadcasting. Marty directed award winning music videos, basically invented the filmed comedy special, and created HBO's groundbreaking football series "Hard Knocks". Truly a career without equal and he joins me to discuss it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

4:00 - The ChatGPT app rocked the tech world just before the holidays, providing us a glimpse into the commercial capabilities of Artificial Intelligence. Former Twitter engineer and machine learning expert Nikolai Yakovenko joins us to break down this technology and its anticipated impact on our lives. 47:16 - Aaron Sibarium has been documenting the Woke takeover over critical institutions ranging from medicine and education to corporate American and finance...and even law. How the Culture Wars are impacting more than just "culture". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To start off 2023, all anyone can talk about are the revelations from Prince Harry & his wife Meghan Markle....or how they're tired of hearing about them. Kinsey Schofield has researched the claims made by H & M and we put them under a microscope, and discuss how this saga speaks to larger issues in current media and culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

End of the year controversy and arrest for provocateur Andrew Tate. The popularity of online personalities like Tate and Jordan Peterson (for different reasons) expose a vacuum in healthy representations of masculinity, and serve as a broad canvas for Culture War paranoias/suspicions. 6:17 - Dan Holloway is an Army veteran and shrewd student of these dynamics, and he joins me to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Congress is about to vote on a $1.7 TRILLION Omnibus Spending Bill which is receiving lot of criticism. I analyze the Bill. An investigation into CLEAR, the TSA, and the current state of the airport security experience. Perry Rahbar defied tough market conditions and sold his Fin-Tech start-up DV01 this year. He joins us to discuss many entrepreneurial lessons learned and the global economy. American birth and marriage rates are plummeting. A Special Guest joins to discuss the social and economic factors driving these new mating/family norms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Click Here to Listen to DXSW: https://apple.co/3U1kNCg Cavalry Audio is proud to present Death X Southwest, a new weekly true crime podcast that explores grisly murder stories unique to the American Southwest. Join sisters & hosts, Margot & Jenna, as they use a blend non-fiction narrative storytelling and conversational commentary to immerse listeners in a different deadly crime each week, exploring murders that range from the utterly bizarre to the downright bone-chilling while unpacking the lives and minds of both the murderers and their victims. DXSW is smart, suspenseful, and just the right amount of sarcastic. Available NOW: https://apple.co/3U1kNCg Listen to ad-free episodes & get EXCLUSIVE bonus content by subscribing to Cavalry+ on the Apple Podcasts App. Links to all socials & additional resources: https://linktr.ee/deathxsouthwest ADDITIONAL Bonus Content: patreon.com/deathxsouthwest Follow DXSW | @deathxsouthwest: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deathxsouthwest/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@deathxsouthwest Twitter: https://twitter.com/deathxsouthwest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086743807947 DXSW is a Cavalry Audio Production. Hosted by Jenna Jarrold and Margot Carmichael Produced by Margot Carmichael Associate Produced by Jenna Jarrold Executive Produced by Dana Brunetti & Keegan Rosenberger Audio Editing & Sound Design by Revision Sound Music by Soundstripe And a special thanks to Edward R Murrow for letting us borrow his famous sign-off phrase, Good Night & Good Luck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

0:12 - Intro: Elon Musk's release of the "Twitter Files" and the key figures exposed. 13:45 - Crime & drugs journalist Ioan Grillo joins me to talk about the unholy alliance between Mexican Drug Cartels and Chinese Chemical Manufacturers that is driving America's Fentanyl Crisis 1:10:36 - Tablet magazine editor Alana Newhouse on "Brokenism" - a helpful framework to understanding America's contemporary political divide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

0:015 - Hysterical media claimed Twitter was about to implode last week as Elon's job cuts took hold. Nothing happened. A play by play on the media's illusory battle against Elon's Twitter. 21:37 - Joe Biden promised to make Saudi Arabia a "pariah" over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Now he's going back to them hat in hand and granting them immunity on the murder. What happened? 34:43 - James Koutoulas helped investors retrieve $3 billion in funds from the MF Global scandal. He tells us what lies ahead for investors pursuing their money from FTX. 1:07:30 - CBS admits the Hunter Biden Laptop is real after 2 years. Jon Levine of the NY Post was directly involved with its initial discovery and release before the 2020 election, and gives us his insight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

0:17 - Results of the mid-term elections are finally in and the Republicans severely under-performed. What was it? Trump? Abortion? Bad Candidates? Luck? All are discussed 29:25 - A discussion with Los Angeles Magazine's political guru Jon Regardie on the LA Mayor's Race and other LA elections. 1:01:30 - The implosion of crypto exchange FTX has shaken the industry and put $10 billion in customer funds at risk. Former Golden Sachs trader and Trading TV Founder Tobias Heaslip gives us a DEEP look into what happened. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Click here to Listen to The Rosenberg Case: https://apple.co/3z0FyWW Cavalry Audio, and Executive Producer OSCAR ISAAC bring you a new true crime podcast... Join writer and narrator, EDGAR CASTILLO, a first generation Guatemalan American, as he explores the byzantine true story of the bizarre assassination of Rodrigo Rosenberg — an influential Guatemalan lawyer who was gunned down while on his Sunday morning bike ride in May of 2009. At his funeral, he posthumously released a YouTube video that declared, “If you’re seeing this video, it means that I've been murdered by President Alvaro Colom,” Guatemala's sitting President. The Rosenberg video unleashed a major political upheaval and one of the most unpredictable murder investigations in history, but that was only the beginning. You won't believe the conspiracy Edgar uncovers from interviews of those close to the case - including the person who hired the hitmen... Listen to episodes a week early and ad free by subscribing to Cavalry+ on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3:11 - Kanye seems to have gone Charlie Sheen meets Mel Gibson. What's going on with him and how does this connect to his past social media blow-ups? 32:40 - Recent leaked audio of 3 Hispanic LA City Council Members making racist comments & discussing corrupt dealings has blown up the City Council. Jennifer Van Laar of Red State joins me to discuss. 1:02:56 - Justin Hart has been one of the most insightful COVID chroniclers & data analysts. His new book "Gone Viral: How COVID Drove the World Insane" lays out our past couple years of craziness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

0:12 - The gay rom-com "Bros" bombed at the box office....and its star calls everyone homophobic. Why must all culture be identity signalling now? 12:18 - NY Post's Jon Levine is one of the most insightful commentators on culture, politics, and their intersection. A conversation with Jon covers all the high stakes stories of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2:05 - Appears the LA Times' billionaire owner is letting his 28-year old daughter with radical views run amok and some of the paper's reporters & execs are speaking up 12:20 - Italy elects its 1st female Prime Minister and everyone immediately calls her a "fascist". What's really going on in Italy and other European countries voting for "fascist" politicians? 28:03 - Tablet reporter Armin Rosen joins me to discuss the rash of hate crimes against Jews in NY....and why nobody seems to be going to jail for them. We also discuss shadow political groups that are having an outsized impact on media discourse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3:08 - Queen Elizabeth dies...and Woke media celebrates. Were they right? A discussion of the British Empire's colonial legacy. 19:20 - Did the Unabomber shrewdly warn us of the dangerous of technology and the internet? Some in Gen Z seem to think so. 27:40 - Judge Joe Brown takes us on a tour through criminal justice and changes in American society, as well as his unique role in the trials around the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3:30 - Youtube, Instagram, & Tik Tok just deplatformed the controversial Andrew Tate for spreading a "toxic" message. How the Tate situation relates to past censorship battles around porn, gangster rap, video games, "Goth rock" and other censorship battles of the 90s. 22:30 - NY Times publishes an op-ed calling "Maternal Instinct" a myth and a tool of "The Patriarchy". I asked my female followers what they thought, and they do not appear to agree. 32:40 - A fascinating discussion with education policy expert Charlie Eaton & Leighton Woodhouse on the cost of college, America's student loan problem, and Biden's plan to forgive $10,000 of student loan debt for supposedly "lower income" borrowers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1:57 - FBI gets a warrant approved and shows up at Mar-A-Lago. Are they trying to send Trump to jail? Is this much ado about nothing? What supports each theory? 23:01 - Alex Jones gets hit with a massive judgment in Sandy Hook defamation case. How did he become "Alex Jones"? Was the verdict LEGALLY justified? 35:26 - Marco Rubio criticizes "Soros Prosecutors" and gets accused of anti-Semitism. Why does any acknowledgement of George Soros funding bad District Attorneys get labeled anti-Semitism? What "conspiracy" is this? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

0:12 - Intro: The establishment continues to lose trust....because the establishment continues to be proven WRONG - as Mic Solana's piece "Dark Plots & Secret Explanations" eloquently demonstrates. 11:01 - Big Tech, the "Fact Checkers" and media outlets all spring into action to support Biden's claim that a "Recession" really isn't 2 consecutive quarters of negative GDP (and other similar fabrications) 30:56 - A win for Pro-Choice as Kansas voters (including conservative ones) reject referendum that would clear the path to a full abortion ban 39:55 - Ukraine's President Zelensky poses for a Vogue photoshoot...despite Russia's continued progress against him on the battlefield. Summary of the current state of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. 53:52 - 3 states declare State of Emergency on Monkeypox....but public health struggles on messaging to avoid "stigmatizing" high risk groups (in other words, more bullshit). 1:06:11 - Wellness expert Max Lugavere on a shocking recent study casting doubt on "chemical imbalance" as the cause of depression, and the (over) prescription of anti-depressants as the solution. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the season finale of X Marks the Spot: The Legend of Forrest Fenn, Cavalry Audio reveals a treasure hunt has been hiding within the nine episode series. Listen to learn more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ernest Hemmingway once said "There is nothing to writing. You sit down at a typewriter and bleed." Kamal Ravikant has adopted that raw, revealing approach to writing to great acclaim with his best-selling book "Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It". On this episode, Kamal discusses the principles and experiences informing that book which has changed the lives of thousands across the globe and that have helped him life a more satisfying and successful life. We also dissect various approaches to personal development and the practical steps to strengthening your inner game. Kamal also gives us some thoughts on investing and the current start-up landscape, and an exploration his many thrill-seeking adventures and what he has learned from them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

0:11 - Intro: Why is America producing more mass shooters? We take a look at Katherine Dee's piece on America's unique brand of Nihilism and how modern society's ultra-individualism may be leading to dark results. 14:50 - Political Scientist Wilfred Reilly joins Matt to discuss his recent Newsweek piece on Gun Control and "Targeted Solutions". We try to attack the issue of gun control and recently proposed legislation from all angles, as well as many of the myths around gun violence and recent related political/social movements. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

0:57 - Radical Progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin is recalled in a landslide. What does mean for the "criminal justice reform" movement? Was it all a fraud? 15:37 - Washington Post descends into a civil war over reporter Dave Weigel RT'ing a stupid joke....and resident witch Felicia Somnez having a week-long tantrum. 24:09 - The Russian military seems to be consolidating wins while the US goes into month 4 of record gas prices. Is our bet on Ukraine paying off? 35:59 - Former guest Peter Navarro is arrested for defying Jan 6th committee subpoena, and a man is arrested with weapons near the home of Justice Bret Kavanaugh...and the media doesn't seem too interested. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The first and only podcast series that examines the life and legacy of Forrest Fenn, the man responsible for the real life treasure hunt that captivated the globe. With never-before-heard interviews and insight into the people who searched for Fenn’s gold… and the one person who found it.Join us for an adventure unlike any other and experience X Marks the Spot: The Legend of Forrest Fenn. Available NOW wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

0:12 - Jury rules (heavily) in favor of Johnny Depp. Looking at the societal factors and organizations (achem, ACLU) that encouraged Amber Heard to put herself in this position. 15:43 - Joe Biden's approval ratings are in the dumps - even worse than Trump. An NBC News expose' documents the President's stunned reaction to his troubled Presidency. 32:40 - NY Times' David Leonhardt pens a piece finally acknowledging that mask mandates don't work....just when some Blue states consider reinstituting indoor mandates. 41:55 - Justin Rezvani has found success in building social platforms. We discuss the principles that inform his new project Zion - which promises to revolutionize the open flow of content and payments using blockchain technology. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1:14 - Mass Shootings: The nation has been shaken over the past 2 weeks with 2 senseless mass murders committed by 2 disturbed and deranged young men - Payton Grendon in Buffalo, NY and Salvador Ramos in Uvalde, TX. No civilized society should have to encounter this. What can we do about them? Are we diagnosing the problem correctly? Can we gauge which solutions can or cannot work? Why is so much anger being directed at places other than the killers themselves? 39:49 - Shellenberger: Nobody has diagnosed the problems plaguing the State of California better than Mike Shellenberger. This practical and solutions-oriented approach is gaining attention. He lays it all out for us around the difficult issues that the state is encountering - homelessness, addiction, crime, inequality, and a political class seemingly non-responsive to the state's problems. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Businessman and son of Iranian refugees Jon Elist has launched his campaign for United States Senate in California. Elist is challenging incumbent Senator Alex Padilla, who was appointed to his position by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2021. Unlike Padilla, who has been a career politician for nearly twenty-five years and has not had a private sector job since the 1990s, Elist is an outsider, entrepreneur, and successful businessman who brings a fresh perspective that is desperately needed in California and Washington D.C. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

0:12 - Intro: Between the reversal of Roe v. Wade and the Depp/Heart trial, gender issues are coming to a head. How are these issues playing out and what do they say about gender relations in America? 9:26 - Greg Ellis is a renown actor who had his life ruined by false accusations by his ex-wife. He is also close friends with Johnny Depp and has been a confidante of Johnny's through his current court battle with Amber Heard. Greg tells us about his own odyssey through the nightmarish American family law system, and his unique perspective on the Depp/Heard saga. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David Sacks is a titan of tech world - founding COO of Paypal, Founder/CEO of Yammer, and general partner at Craft Ventures. He is also fast-becoming a prominent thought leader as co-host of leading podcast the All-In Podcast, and notable commentator on wide-range of financial and political issues, and international affairs. David joins Matt this week to discuss the transformational moment of Elon Musk purchasing Twitter and reinstating free speech as a guiding principle of social media, as well as the problematic censorship trends that led to this event. David and Matt also discuss the dysfunction in California government that is leading residents to leave the state, the impact of the anticipated over-turning of the Roe v. Wade decision, potential outcomes on the Russia/Ukraine conflict, David's prediction of an on-coming recession and bear market for start-ups and growth stocks, and much much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Super Snake (formerly, “Super Slutty Snake”) has been dubbed “High Society’s Memeologist” - providing biting social commentary and satirizing the rich and famous in an era where the money is flowing and fame is just one viral post away. Super Snake has given voice to many of the peculiarities of our era (“why does every newly minted tech billionaire need their own personal Shaman and a trip to Burning Man?”) and articulated the never-ending Battle for Status in the social media age. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

0:19 - A Federal judge strikes down the Biden mask mandate on planes and public transit - was it the right legal ruling? Should we care? 18:28 - Elon Musk's attempt to buy Twitter - why is he doing it? why does it matter? will it succeed? if it does, what impact will it have? 45:07 - Taylor Lorenz doxxes the Libs of Tik Tok account creator - another major battle in the Culture Wars See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

0:11 - Intro 2:56 - #MeToo Villain Louis C.K. wins a Grammy - a look back on the #MeToo movement in light of the apparent rehabilitation of one of its culprits. 25:40 - BLM revealed to have purchased $6 million mansion - a look back at the movement and its leader Patrisse Cullors in light of questions about where $90 million in donations went. 46:24 Ex-ESPN & The Athletic writer Ethan Strauss on how the Culture Wars have played out in sports and sports media, and spills some tea on the true inner workings of the NBA, Nike, ESPN, and other major sports organizations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Awakened Underground podcast is an investigative talk show that explores the ancient art of healing yourself with plant medicines and psychedelics. The Awakened Underground is a production of Cavalry Audio, in association with iHeart Radio, created and hosted by filmmaker and Psychedelic thought leader Cody Blue. @AwakenedUnderground See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3:11 - The Decline and Desperation of the Oscar's and American film industry 16:07 - Will Smith slaps Chris Rock and launches a million unnecessary culture war takes; also - Will Smith...the male Taylor Swift???? 28:04 - Interview with Max Lugavere: Top 100 podcaster takes us on his unique journey through the world of health and wellness, and some insight into the narrative battles within it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3:00 - NY Times & Mainstream Media admits the Hunter Biden Laptop is authentic 16 months later; what did the laptop and its emails/content reveal? 24:04 - NY Times Editorial Board comes out (mildly) in support of free speech ....and liberal media loses its mind in response. 39:18 - Analyzing Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson and her record. 49:41 - Evolutionary Biologist Colin Wright and I explore the attempt to re-define Sex/Gender, and the science and biology that contradicts the participation of transgender female (biological male) athletes in women's sports See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices