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About the show

A weekly podcast, hosted by Ryan Broderick, about how the internet warps our minds, our culture — and reality.

Latest episodes

  • Why "To Catch A Predator" videos feel so gross

    September 30, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

    To Catch A Predator launched in 2004 and was immediately a massive hit, but despite its long-lasting cultural impact — highlighted by last week’s release of Primetime — it only ran for one season and twenty episodes. The show ended after…

  • The original looksmaxxer who created our hell world

    September 23, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

    Who created the strongman hellscape that we’re currently living in? Today, we’re talking about the original looksmaxxer, Zyzz. He got his start online in 2006 with a popular World of Warcraft streaming account, whose earnings he used to…

  • We're going independent

    September 16, 2026 · 10 min

    A little over a year ago, we had a big announcement — that we were adding video to the podcast with our partner Courier. Just as we go into the third year of exploring how the internet warps our minds, our culture, and eventually reality…

  • Charlie Kirk didn't matter

    September 10, 2026 · 29 min

    Happy (?) Kirkiversary. One year ago today, Charlie Kirk was killed by someone the right-wing wasn’t able to effectively use for fearmongering. Ryan & Grant look back at what Kirk’s legacy is now — the martyr he wasn’t able to become, and…

  • BONUS PREVIEW: Is social media actually "dead" now?

    August 26, 2026 · 21 min

    Will we ever get another new platform to communicate with on the internet? Today, we’re talking about the various eras of social media platforms — from Myspace to Facebook, Twitter to Instagram, and Vine to TikTok — and their biggest…

  • The sicko who invented prediction markets

    July 22, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

    Where did prediction markets come from, and why are they more popular than ever? Charlie Warzel joins the pod once again to discuss the proliferation of these strange companies like Kalshi and Polymarket that allow you to bet on nearly…

  • Bad things happen when we let robots decide what’s good

    July 15, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

    Why does culture feel so much less... human than it used to? Wyatt Cenac joins Ryan to discuss the “crisis of taste” — or how, in the past 10-15 years, tech companies have flipped media on its head. People used to spend more time making…

  • Our autopsy of the DNC autopsy

    July 8, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min

    Why did the Democrats lose so badly in 2024? Rob Flaherty joins us to dissect the "DNC autopsy" — the formerly internal report about what went wrong in 2024 — about which he gave his own thoughts on The Bulwark in May. Rob was the deputy…