Today

Saudi Arabia is no joke

The Riyadh Comedy Festival was billed as “two weeks of laughs in the desert” but has comics asking, “At what cost?” This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Adriene Lilly, and hosted by Noel King. A poster f ... Show More

26 m

Yesterday

Trump deploys the National Guard

The president is attempting to send the National Guard into two American cities for two (seemingly) different reasons with two (for now) different results. This episode was produced by Denise Guerra and Danielle Hewitt, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and K ... Show More

25m 55s

Oct 7

We're in our AI slop era

Meta just dropped Vibes and OpenAI just dropped Sora 2. Both social media platforms are filled with AI videos that warp our sense of reality. This episode was made in collaboration with Vox's Future Perfect. It was produced by Ariana Aspuru, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by ... Show More

26m 23s

Jul 2023

Barbie for President!

July 29th, 1992. The Baltimore Sun runs a feature about a surprise candidate in the upcoming presidential race: Barbie. The 11.5-inch icon of girlhood and glamor is running for office – and flying off the shelves. But how did a plaything become important enough to make national n ... Show More

35m 23s

Sep 1

How To Deprogram A Liberal (w/ Matt Van Swol) | Episode 115

On this Labor Day Special, Matt Van Swol and his wife Erin Derham join the show to discuss their radical transformation from staunch liberal to truth seeking conservative. Make sure to catch a new live show tomorrow, Tuesday 09/02. Check out the full video show at rumble.com/VINC ... Show More

37m 32s

Mar 2025

Barbie Ferreira is a Theatre Kid

Welcome back! This week’s guest is the immensely talented Barbie Ferreira! Barbie and Caleb talk everything from her Broadway debut, growing up in the public eye, various parties they’ve attended together, MrBeast, and much more! We are on TOUR! Come see So True LIVE in a city ne ... Show More

1h 3m

Sep 19

Trump Cancels Kimmel

Caving to a pressure campaign from Donald Trump's FCC, Disney pulls Jimmy Kimmel's show off the air. Jon and Dan are joined by newly minted Crooked contributor Alex Wagner to discuss Trump's attacks on Kimmel and his new lawsuit against The New York Times, the impending takeover ... Show More

1h 15m

Sep 2024

AI Image Tools Are Creating New Content-Moderation Problems

Images of Mickey Mouse smoking and SpongeBob in Nazi garb are among those generating debate about how—and whether—tech companies can control the output of artificial-intelligence image generators. WSJ reporter Meghan Bobrowsky joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss. Plus, can Apple’s l ... Show More

12m 36s

Oct 3

Why did the US government shut down?

The US federal government is closed for business. Democrats and Republicans in Congress failed to agree on a budget to keep the government open. But over two million federal workers who will go without a paycheck during negotiations have a new worry: will President Donald Trump u ... Show More

21m 2s

Sep 13

Full Episode: Friday, September 12, 2025

Following the horrific assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Matt Gutman reports on the arrest of 22-year-old suspect Tyler Robinson, Pierre Thomas has details on what we’re learning about the suspect and Jon Karl has more on Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s stark warning a ... Show More

23m 44s

Sep 18

How is China using AI in the classroom?

Artificial intelligence education now starts at the age of 6 in China. The Ministry of Education has rolled out new guidelines to teach AI at every grade level. For President Xi Jinping, AI is a priority. Will the toddlers of today be the tech titans of the future? In this episod ... Show More

22m 43s

Apr 2025

How tariffs are affecting luxury goods

Luxury goods were supposed to be making a comeback this year. But US President Donald Trump’s trade war has complicated that and things are looking grim for the industry. The FT’s fashion editor Lauren Indvik explains where things stand with LVMH, Prada and others. Mentioned in ... Show More

8m 8s

Jul 2024

(Short Cuts) Pierre Keeps it Hot After Trump Gets Shot

Do we need to “dial down” our political rhetoric in Canada, following the attempted assassination of Trump? Canadian journalism icon Jan Wong joins us to consider Canadian responses to American political violence. Plus, following the death of Canadian author Alice Munro, the tru ... Show More

34m 38s

The two dolls economy