Is it really possible to fight conspiracy theories? Robbie Parker says yes. After his daughter Emilie was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting in 2012, Parker became the target of conspiracy theories -- amplified and monetized by Alex Jones. Audie talks with Parker about how he helped sue Alex Jones’ Infowars and won, and what he thinks o ... Show More
Yesterday
Television's Prestige Hangover Era Is Here
Television's golden age is over, replaced by one that’s decidedly more, as they say, “mid.” Audie and Ari weigh in on whether TV really got worse, the industry's post-prestige identity crisis, and the ingredients for making some of your favorite shows with TV’s best director, Hir ... Show More
38m 24s
Aug 21
RushTok is Southern Soft Power
This week, the internet turned its eyes to an annual 2020s tradition: watching freshman girls rush sororities at big Southern state schools via an endless stream of social videos. What does our obsession with RushTok tell us about the South, the internet, and America? Plus, what' ... Show More
32m 12s
Aug 14
Lauren Weedman From 'Hacks' Has Main Character Energy
As generational warfare feeds TV scripts from Beef to Hacks, Emmy nominee Lauren Weedman joins the party to talk about hanging with Gen Z on the Hacks set, the art of scene stealing, and finding main character energy after 50. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice ... Show More
42m 23s
Aug 2022
The Alex Jones Verdict and the Fight Against Disinformation
<p><i>This episode contains descriptions of distressing scenes. </i></p><p>In a landmark ruling, a jury in Texas ordered Alex Jones, America’s most prominent conspiracy theorist, to pay millions of dollars to the parents of a boy killed at Sandy Hook for the damage caused by his ... Show More
33m 31s
Apr 2025
Alex Jones: Trump, Israel, Secret WW3 Plans, Dire Wolf Resurrection, Infowars Reporter Assassination
The US government has spent the last 12 years trying to censor and destroy Alex Jones. They’re still trying, and it’s not because he’s crazy and dishonest. It’s because he’s telling the truth. Watch this.
(00:00) How Alex Jones Predicted 9/11
(09:22) The CIA's Influence Over The ... Show More
2h 11m
May 2022
New mass shooting, same old questions
Yesterday's mass shooting at a Texas elementary school once again has people asking, "How many children will die before action is taken? Why does this regularly happen only in America?" Joining the show today to try and answer those questions are Tom Mauser, father of Columbine v ... Show More
55m 15s
May 2022
"Stoking Hate in Primetime."
A heavily armed 18-year-old carries out a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York inspired by the same racist conspiracy theory pushed by Tucker Carlson and Republicans in Congress, Biden tests new research by calling Republicans "Ultra MAGA", and Jonathon Martin joins to discuss his ... Show More
59m 57s