Fitness trainer Jillian Michaels enters the circle to face 20 body-positivity advocates in a high-stakes debate about the future of wellness. In this episode of Surrounded, Michaels navigates a deeply personal and polarizing landscape, defending four core claims: the body-positivity movement is fundamentally disempowering, that the medical risks of obesity c ... Show More
Mar 8
Why It Always Comes Back to Butt Stuff | We Followed Up With Zander Moricz
John Regalado sits down with Zander Moricz, to revisit the most heated moments of his surrounded debate. They discuss Trans Youth, misinformation, and the future of LGBTQ+ politics. Follow our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jubilee Follow Zander Moricz & SEE Alliance ... Show More
48m 16s
Mar 1
1 LGBTQ+ Activist vs 25 Conservatives (ft. Zander Moricz)
One LGBTQ+ activist is surrounded by twenty-five conservatives in a raw conversation about identity, power, and the future of America’s youth. Zander Moricz steps into the circle to challenge assumptions and open a dialogue. From banned books to drag queens, healthcare to politic ... Show More
1h 30m
Feb 22
Can Talarico Turn Texas Blue? | James Talarico vs 20 Undecided Voters Surrounded Follow-Up
John Regalado sits down with Texans Krista and Daniel, to revisit their Surrounded debate with James Talarico. In this follow up interview they discuss whether or not Talarico can truly deliver on the change he's promising, whether billionaires or ideology are dividing us, and wh ... Show More
56m 46s
Aug 2025
Replay | The Early Internet & 9/11 Conspiracies | Jordan Klepper Fingers the Conspiracy
Jordan Klepper has heard a lot of 9/11 conspiracy theories, including this shiny emerald: Osama bin Laden was a CIA operative named Tim Ossman. Together with Dr. Joan Donovan, research director of Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Jordan unpacks h ... Show More
1h 18m
Nov 2024
The Age of Climate Conspiracy Theories w/ Mick West
You know, it's amazing how despite this current age of information, we sometimes get lost in what’s actually true and struggle to wade through the constant barrage of misinformation. It sometimes feels like everyone's got a theory for something, whether it’s the results of the 20 ... Show More
1h 1m
Mar 2024
When Conspiracies Aren't Just Theories with Journalist Tom Risen
Journalist and author Tom Risen is here to tell me about some of the real conspiracies that the CIA and the FBI were involved in from the 50s to the 70s and how, in 1975, one senator finally took these agencies to task, revealing shocking truths that would be used for decades to ... Show More
1h 16m
<p><strong>Mick West</strong> (<a href="https://twitter.com/mickwest" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@mickwest</a>) is a co-founder and former technical director of Neversoft Entertainment, coder, pilot, Metabunk and Contrail Science founder, and author of <em><a href ... Show More
