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We discuss “heterofatalism” and the latest propaganda against straight men.
Discussed:
This Economist Crunched the Numbers and Stopped Dating Men
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We discuss Sarah's experience getting cancelled at work and Andrea Chu’s review of Thomas Chatterton William’s new book Summer of Our Discontent: The Age of Certainty and the Demise of Discourse.
Plus: Francesca’s controversial statements on polyamory, Sarah’s visit to a nude beach, talking to men on the subway, Ezra Klein’s moral failings, Trump federalizing the DC police, and more.
Discussed:
Andrea Long Chu on Thomas Chatterton Williams's new book
How a Polyamorous Mom Had ‘a Big Sexual Adventure’ and Found Herself
Republican lawmaker in jail on child sex abuse material charges resigns from office
Dilettante, suspected communist, essayist, and musician Zay, aka Civic Flora, joins the pod to discuss the return of fascism, reconciling our material desires with our socialist dreams, the alleged male loneliness epidemic, bromance, third spaces, and much, much more.
Follow Zay on Instagram @civicflora
We discuss the midtown Manhattan shooting and CTE, self-immolation, Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle ad campaign, The New York Times’ genocidal journalism, and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
Discussed:
Corrections
Harry Krinsky, co-host of the basketball podcast Nothing But Respect, joins the show for a thrilling cultural exchange. He teaches us about men and sports, and we talk to him about girlie stuff—like having a sapphic awakening while watching Blue Is the Warmest Color.
Discussed: the cost of being a sports fan, gambling, male loneliness, how pick-up basketball is sort of gay cruising for straight guys, and Sarah’s attempt to help a stranger on the streets of NYC make friends.
Follow Harry on Instagram @lexaprotools
Anarchist babe and friend of the pod, Isobel van Hagen, comes on the pod to promote making anarchy hot again. We discuss anarchism as a personal ethos, relationship anarchy, and how feminism ends when there’s a bear.
Spiritual teacher and best-selling author Biet Simkin comes by the pod to discuss rock and roll, inhabiting the dual mind and all the places we can find God (including shopping at Prada).
Follow Biet on Instagram @guidedbybiet.
Friend of the pod Victoria Shepard shares her experience working with refugees in the humanitarian sector. We discuss what ending USAID means, if all international giving is really BS, and how the CIA tracked down Osama bin Laden through a vaccination campaign (yikes!).
Discussed:
How The CIA's Hunt For Bin Laden Impacted Public Health Campaigns In Pakistan
Chihombori-Quao: USAID was ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing’ in Africa
Gen Z filmmaker, Luddite, and brother-of-the-pod Nick Konig comes on to discuss flip phones, Krishnamurti, The Medium is the Massage & golfing in New York City.
Find Nick on YouTube and follow him on Instagram @cellinoandbarnesnumberonefan
Discussed:
They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.
Sarah & Francesca discuss Louise Perry's book The Case Against the Sexual Revolution, eccentric women, bad sex, and whether Charlotte would have had to marry Mr. Collins if she had an OnlyFans. Plus: the NYC mayoral race, Iran, and Francesca's theory that George W. Bush wanted to go to war because of the 2001 hit TV show, 24.
Discussed:
Sarah & Francesca discuss ICE protests, the NYPD Strategic Response Group, Gavin Newsom loving love, and liberal Denmark's tough-on-immigration approach. Also, the pod endorses a candidate in the upcoming New York mayoral primary.
Discussed:
In an Age of Right-Wing Populism, Why Are Denmark’s Liberals Winning?
We do a deep dive into the story of Candace: her ascension from liberal nobody to conservative darling to conspiracy theorist and celebrity gossipmonger. Plus: The Musk-Trump breakup, the problem with Elon's manhood (according to Azaelia Banks), and we reveal our voting records—which one of us was a Young Republican?
Correction: Ye and Candace Owens wore "White Lives Matter" shirts to a Paris fashion show in 2022, not "All Lives Matter."
Discussed:
Sara Apple Maliki—writer, filmmaker and fiancée—discusses heterosexual dating and gives precise instructions on how to find a (rich) husband in NYC. Also discussed: how to work black cat energy, whether or not you should take the train to Williamsburg for a dude, and how Catholic all-girls school made us pick-mes.
Ben Zitsman—literary darling, reformed scoundrel and former managing editor of the Antioch Review—comes by the podcast to discuss his spiritual search on a Jesuit mission at the Pine Ridge Reservation. Plus: Catholic converts, American sex-ed and that time Francesca was possessed by a demon (and her subsequent exorcism).
Is Chat GPT a literal prophet? We discuss the college students who use AI to pass their classes and the liberals who use social media to break their own brains. Plus: Chat GPT gives Sarah schizophrenic spiritual counsel.
Discussed:
Is New York over? Discussed: The battle for the soul of the West Village, Francesca's audition to play Jessa in Girls, white girls promoting North Korea on TikTok, and much more.
Things get heated as we discuss Alex's fling with anarchy, Francesca's true religious affiliations, Donald Trump's fashion choices, and whether or not Ye is a good rapper. Plus part two of our conversation about the new Mansons—a queer vegan doomsday cult prepping for an all-powerful AI god. Featuring poet, friend of the pod and the most verbal straight man in all of NYC, Alex Howe.
Subscribe to Alex’s Substack, Available for Parties: https://alexhowefinsta.substack.com/
Discussed:
https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/speed-over-fairness-deportation-under-obama
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g8yj2n33yo
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/world/europe/trump-pope-francis-funeral-blue-suit.html
Did JD Vance kill the pope? And: Part one of our conversation about the new Mansons—a queer vegan doomsday cult prepping for an all-powerful AI god. Featuring poet, friend of the pod and the most verbal straight man in all of NYC, Alex Howe.
Subscribe to Alex’s Substack, Available for Parties: https://alexhowefinsta.substack.com/
Discussed:
https://newrepublic.com/post/194199/jd-vance-kill-pope-francis-investigation
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/technology/slate-star-codex-rationalists.html
