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Bill Simmons rocks! Just rocks! I would say that he is the liberal Joe Rogan that people need, but the manosphere is actually more centrist than people think, and Bill Simmons is his own personal entity. Listening to his podcast is hilarious --- every episode, he says something casually insane. The guy's brain is wired differently; he is the greatest ever. Him and Chuck Klosterman were talking about people escaping prison in the 21st century, and how it is no longer possible. I was like "how are these dudes actually having this conversation?" Bill Simmons rules, listen to his podcast. True sports media hero and endlessly comedic
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the Michael Hobbes podcast universe
-Maintenance Phase: everything all the idiots in the world say about weight or weight loss or health, deconstructed to the realities of science #methodologyqueen
-If Books Could Kill: every book the most annoying person in your life has recommended, torn apart brutally and exactly #methodologyqueen
extended MH universe
-5-4: the supreme court sucks, letās talk about it and giggle
-In Bed With The Right: great convos on feminism and sexuality theory and how theyāre being used by the far right, as well as digging into historical philosophical context
cyber true crime
-Darknet Diaries: interviews about wild cyber crime stories, very deep dives
-Hacked: more playful latest cyber news, easy entry point and entertaining
-ReplyAll: not just cyber crime, just everything internet. a hall of famer in the world of podcasts, has since died but if you havenāt listened iām jealous that you still get to experience it for the first time
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-Normal Gossip: iām obsessed with other peopleās gossip esp when I donāt know a soul involved. this is the most perfectly produced way to do it, iām gasping from shock and awe anytime this is on
-Petty Crimes: because Normal Gossip is so well produced and they have gorgeous boundaries, there arenāt nearly enough episodes. this is a more coastal elite millennial take on other peopleās gossip and very silly
-Heavyweight: another gimlet studios creation that might be dead? itās like Serial but for the most mundane personal stories that makes me cry nearly every episode
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-I Will Teach You To Be Rich: insane branding but stay with me, you get to listen to real couples talk about their actual finances. Ramit is surprisingly intersectional in how he views peopleās attitudes about money, you wouldnāt get the vibe from his general demeanor but itās frequently nuanced takes. his book that the podcast is named for is a tough read bc he has a very brash āguy with a podcast and internet course for sellā vibe to him but he is genuinely the only āfinancial advice guruā that I trust and listening to his more recent episodes you can tell he has a firm understanding of societal factors that lead to financial hardship. whenever iām up to date on this one I can feel myself making smarter money decisions (sorry long description I do feel like he requires a lot of prefacing lol)
Apr 5, 2024
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Love debunking popular myths about ourselves and pop culture.
And his cohosts are brilliant! maintenance phase, youāre wrong about, if books could kill, all worth a listen.
Feb 2, 2024
This is almost all I listen to anymore. Every week MurderxBryan digs through the depths of Reddit, YouTube, Quora, and other corners of the internet to cover different kinds of guys. You can get the general idea from the episode titles: Bourbon Guys, Lawn Guys, Lego Guys, Porno Guys, Magicians, every episode features the most unhinged and sometimes concerning posts ever written on the Internet. Every episode is good, and I'm a particular fan of Bryan's Patreon series on Shock Jocks, who are their own kind of pathetic, desperate, lonely guy, but for a recommendation start with the first episode, Sex Guys with Mike Hale (Your Kickstarter Sucks) and learn about crazy guys you'll info dump about to your girlfriend later.
Sep 19, 2024
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I'm often accused of being an "old soul", a categorization I vehemently dislike because it pretends as if my taste is because of nostalgia, as opposed to what is actually cool and compelling. (If something cool comes out now, I enjoy it, but we're in a down period when it comes to culture). But, something old about me, is that I do not care at all about TikTok ending, if does happen. If Elon takes it over from the Chinese, you might as well leave anyway, but I'm just worried at why this is a huge deal for people. It's just an app. Another one will be made. TikTok is not culture, it directly flattens culture into these ten second clips that take music, movies --- things that you need to process --- into something that is now consumed by everyone at a rapid pace, not allowing for the nuances, the style, the aesthetics to sit with us.
I have never watched something on TikTok and thought that this is something in that pushing American culture to deeper heights. I am sorry. Now I am sure they're good stuff on the app, but it's not really a necessity. Whenever I hear the words "it's blowing up on TikTok", my mind immediately growls.
I understood why X becoming overrun with Elon bots and right wingers is a big deal; X actually created things, made careers, made American life, and American events available to be seen by everyone. However, TikTok is a corrupt fantasy, chopping at the wires that make physical connection important.
Read a book! Go to the movies! Go to the restaurant of a cuisine that is unheralded, go to a baseball game. Who cares about TikTok?
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Like almost every morning, I make a big ol breakfast salad for myself. Eggs, greens, onions, tuna, spanich, olives. I never taste anything as filling as this. It's perfect. Great if you are looking for a big breakfast to hold you down during your work day. Get yourself a salad spinner; makes it easier.
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There's something quite startling about Martin Scorsese's 1980's period compared to the rest of his decades as one of America's greatest filmmakers. In the 80's, he was weird, strange, and making weirdly manic films that feel more New York than even some of his movies about the mob. They're movies about characters who aren't glamarous people that they want to be, but rather, are losers who can't seem to correctly fucntion in normal society. They're non-violent sociopaths. I saw The King of Comedy at Metrograph recently, and it's exhilarating, hilarious, manic, and scary. With Jerry Lewis, Bobby De Niro and Sandra Bernhard, Scorsese was able to create a world where incels who are bad at comedy are wishing for fame. Sound familiar?
This is a great movie. In 1983, it was a box office flop. But in 2025, it is magical in how it's telling the future. A future of scam artists who don't want to work to get there, and don't want to sit in their mediocrity: they want to steal to get their fifteen seconds. Go watch this masterpiece.
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