Posting Through It

Political Research Associates research analyst Ben Lorber joins SH!TPOST for a conversation about the status of white nationalist movements in the United States six months after President Joe Biden was sworn into office. This episode will explain a particular branch of white nationalism growing popular with younger conservative audiences and gaining footholds within the Republican Party. Follow Be...

Joining SH!TPOST is P.R. guy, writer, and Joker-meme enthusiast  Ed Zitron , who wrote a fantastic essay this week that confronts the ways newsrooms have failed to respond to bad-faith internet harassment campaigns against their reporters made in service of right-wing political causes. Major outlets still have no real answer to the ongoing problem and have filled in the void with public statements...

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Over Memorial Day weekend and deep in the heart of Texas, powerful MAGA political figures and QAnon believers joined together for a wild-west themed conference inside an event venue made to look like a cowboy town. Joining SH!TPOST is Protean Mag publisher and independent journalist Steven Monacelli , who spent time at the conference incognito. Correction note from Steven: “I mentioned a salute do...

The United States is considering ways to fight the kinds of extremist movements that enabled the attack on the U.S. Capitol and some have suggested creating new domestic terrorism laws that would offer federal agencies with more avenues to address that threat. Joining SH!TPOST to talk about flaws with this kind of counter-terrorism approach to fighting white supremacy is SPLC senior research Hanna...

As the United States inches closer toward reopening and our bosses ask us to consider returning to their fancy-pants offices, we face a unique chance to re-examine how we think of work in our lives and our approach to the 9-to-5 grind. Joining SH!TPOST to share perspective on this topic is Charlie Warzel, who co-authored a book with his partner about working from home. He’s also the author of a fa...

The QAnon conspiracy theory phenomenon is the subject of a new six-hour HBO docuseries that is as raw as it is revealing: Q: Into the Storm . If you watch it, you might even see a familiar face. Director Cullen Hoback embarked on the project three years ago and joins on us on this episode of SH!TPOST. Follow Cullen Hoback on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/CullenHoback This episode was recorded whil...

Lil Nas X sneakers, Potato Head, Dr. Seuss, and more; right-wing media in the U.S. has spent the Biden era so far hopping from manufactured outrage to manufactured outrage, riling up their audiences along the way. What was once a hallmark of YouTube grifters seeking clicks has seemingly consumed the mainstream GOP.  Media Matters  editor-at-large Parker Molloy has been writing about this phenomeno...

In Bessemer, Alabama, employees at an Amazon fulfilment center have been fighting to unionize their workplace, hoping to secure better working conditions and pay. If successful, the action will mark one of the largest labor victories of modern times and could inspire other of Amazon employees to take similar actions at their own workplaces. The fight is an existential one: labor versus a brutal, n...

Jared is joined by TechFuture adjunct fellow  Ari Cohn  to examine some of the regulation proposals on the horizon headed toward Big Tech. Ari argues that most of these proposals fail to meaningfully solve the complaints they seek to answer, and some could even have adverse effects across the broader internet. Follow Ari Cohn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AriCohn If you like this podcast, you’ll...

Jared is joined by Forensic News founder Scott Stedman to detail the implosion of The Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump PAC once adored by MSNBC anchors and #Resistance liberals online. How did a group that raised and spent tens of millions of dollars in the 2020 election self-destruct so unceremoniously? Did it accomplish what it set out to do? That, and more, in this episode. Follow Scott Stedman o...

Back again, it’s another SH!TPOST x DOOMED crossover episode! This one’s about former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial and its anticlimactic end. DOOMEDs Matt Binder and host Jared Holt share reactions to the trial, reflect on the four days of arguments, and ponder what Trump’s acquittal could mean going forward. This episode was recorded and broadcast live on YouTube on Feb. 13,...

The United States financial market temporarily turned upside-down after Reddit users collectively raised the value of GameStop (GME) shares and screwed over a Wall Street hedge fund in the process. Dan From The Internet joins SH!TPOST to explain what happened, lessons learned, and the democratization of finance. Follow Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/danfromtheweb/ Listen to Dan’s show “Power...

On January 6, pro-Trump rallygoers attacked the U.S. Capitol building in protest of the certification of electoral college results solidifying Democrat Joe Biden as president-elect. In part one of this two-part series, University of Illinois political science professor and Arc Digital senior editor Nicholas Grossman joins to discuss the fallout since the attack and the federal government’s respons...

On January 6, pro-Trump rallygoers attacked the U.S. Capitol building in protest of the certification of electoral college results solidifying Democrat Joe Biden as president-elect. In part one of this two-part series, Southern Poverty Law Center senior investigative reporter and spokesperson Michael E. Hayden joins to discuss the build-up to the attack. Follow Michael E. Hayden: https://twitter.c...

On this episode, Jared explains the origins of the “Stop the Steal” national protest movement and its far-right connections. Then, in annual tradition, he answers voicemails left in the show’s caller inbox. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.com Support the show Subscribe to the Posting Through...

Jon Ronson is the acclaimed journalist and author behind books including “Them,” “The Men Who Stare At Goats,” and “So You've Been Publicly Shamed.” Ronson joins host Jared Holt in conversation about modern day conspiracy theorists and online public shaming in an era where “cancel culture” has become a buzzword. Follow Jon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonronson Jon’s website: http://www.jo...

David Bixenspan joins SH!TPOST to discuss Drake Wuertz and ringboys. This conversation meshes professional wrestling and weird far-right nonsense. Follow David B.: https://twitter.com/davidbix Babyface v. Heel: https://babyfacevheel.substack.com/ Between the Sheets: https://redcircle.com/shows/between-the-sheets This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or...

Brendan Karet of  Media Matters for America  and Michael E. Hayden of the  Southern Poverty Law Center join SH!TPOST to discuss the MAGA movement’s reaction to the election. Follow Brendan: https://twitter.com/bad_takes Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/MichaelEHayden Like the show? Sign up for the new bi-weekly newsletter! Starting next week, it’s behind a paywall. This is a public episode. If...

Emerson T. Brooking, resident fellow at The Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab), joins SH!TPOST to discuss the Trump campaign’s “October Surprise” scandal surrounding Hunter Biden and how it compares to the 2016 Wikileaks scandal. Follow Emerson T. Brooking on Twitter: https://twitter.com/etbrooking DFRLab: Coverage of Hunter Biden story illustrates extremes in media polariza...

The researcher behind @TimPoolClips, a Twitter account dedicated to monitoring and analyzing content produced by prolific YouTube personality Tim Pool, joins SH!TPOST to discuss how a notable innovator in the news industry turned into a leading right-wing news pundit. Follow Tim Pool Clips on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/TimPoolClips Support Their Work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TimPoolC...

The good news is we talk about Proud Boys in this episode. The bad news is we recorded it before the debate and wish it weren't so relevant. This week Jared Holt talks with Eat the Rich about the Proud Boys, white supremacist infiltration of law enforcement, and the election. This episode was recorded on Sept. 27. It originally aired for Eat the Rich, which you can subscribe to here: https://...

Spencer Sunshine, PhD, a counter-far-right researcher, writer, activist and analyst, joins SH!TPOST to discuss the latest edition of “ 40 Ways to Fight Fascists: Street-Legal Tactics for Community Activists . ” The guide contains legal, nonviolent methods for combating far-right organizing at the community level. Read the guide here: https://spencersunshine.com/2020/08/27/fortyways/ Follow Spencer...

As neo-Nazi collaborator and disinformation specialist Jack Posobiec celebrates achieving 1,000,000 followers on Twitter, Southern Poverty Law Center senior investigative reporter Michael E. Hayden joins SH!TPOST to discuss his investigative reporting series on Posobiec’s collaborations with white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and anti-Semites. Read the SPLC investigative series here: https://www.splce...

Host Jared Holt joins Matt Binder of DOOMED for post-game summary and analysis of the Republican National Convention’s third day on Aug. 27, 2020. This episode was originally broadcast live on YouTube. Watch live after the RNC each night  HERE Follow Matt Binder:  https://twitter.com/MattBinder Listen to DOOMED:  https://doomed.simplecast.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss...