The Conundrum Cluster Podcast

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com I am very happy to present our second politics mailbag episode! Thank you so much to everyone who asked questions. If you’d like your question answered in the next episode, upgrade to our new Benevolent Patron tier. Most recent podcast episodes: Ep101: Mailman horror rollercoaster Resident Evil (2026) can’t q...

Hi everyone, I hope your weekend was pleasant. I’ve decided to make the New Vegas episode from 2024 free for a limited time just to give our unfortunate free subscribers a sample of what the “bread and butter” episodes of the podcast are like. This one was great, honestly. I recommend turning the playback speed up to 1.5x or 2x to make things a bit more listenable. Other Fallout episodes: Ep33: Th...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Review of Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997) with thoughts on the documentary genre and the future of culture. Most recent podcast episodes: Ep94: David Fincher’s Zodiac (2006) is about your inability to accept that you are a weird loser (Paid) Ep93: For personal reasons I will be burning myself alive in front...

Happy almost Labor Day everyone! I hope you’re enjoying the long weekend. I decided to make last year’s True Detective Season 2 episode free for a limited time just to give our unfortunate free subscribers a sample of what the “bread and butter” episodes of the podcast are like. I recommend turning the playback speed up to 1.5x or 2x to make things a bit more listenable. As always, I strongly reco...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Thoughts on Zodiac (2006) and the present cultural moment. Most recent podcast episodes: Ep93: For personal reasons I will be burning myself alive in front of Halo Studios headquarters in Redmond, Washington (Paid) Ep92: I watched Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey (2026) like two weeks ago and just remembered I...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Thoughts on Halo: Campaign Evolved (2026) and video game remakes. Ruby’s Rebalanced Mod for Halo: Combat Evolved in the Master Chief Collection Other Halo episodes: Ep54: ELECTION DAY SPECIAL! The definitive Halo: Combat Evolved retrospective (Paid) Ep57: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL! The definitive Halo: Reach retrospe...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Hello everyone, I am extremely happy to present the 3rd entry in our book club episodes on the book Always with Honor: The Memoirs of General Wrangel. In my humble opinion, the first and second book club episodes are still some of the best in this podcast’s history. You can listen to the previous episodes bel...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Thoughts on The Odyssey (2026) and the future of entertainment media. Related episodes: Ep46: Should people who enjoyed new movie Alien: Romulus (2024) be killed? (Paid) Ep59: This new Academy Award-winning romantic comedy about a prostitute is what rightwing pseudo-intellectuals pretended Nosferatu (2024) wa...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Hi everyone, I just wanted to remind you that our 3rd book club meeting on Always with Honor: The Memoirs of General Wrangel, covering the collapse of the White Army and birth of Wrangel’s Russian Army, is exactly 7 days from now. I strongly encourage you, the person reading this, to get over to the Book Club...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Hello everyone, I could not be more happy with the response to our last discussion post . The comments crew really is on fire and has done a great job digging into one of my favorite books, Always with Honor: The Memoirs of General Wrangel . This entire book club project has been a huge success. In my humble...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com At long last the second book club episode! I’ve really enjoyed going back through Always with Honor: The Memoirs of General Wrangel with all of you. Our section today deals with the “main action” of the Russian Civil War, when the White Army was enjoying its greatest levels of success up to March on Moscow. Y...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Hi everyone, I just wanted to send a brief reminder that we’re having our second book club meeting next Wednesday. We’ll be covering chapters 4 through 6 of Always with Honor, which feature some of the heaviest fighting in the book. Please visit the Meeting 2 discussion page to leave your thoughts! We’ve alre...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Review of Minions & Monsters (2026), the most important movie of the year. Most recent podcast episodes: Ep90: Should you watch new movie Young Washington (2026) this Independence Day? (Paid) Ep89: New anti-migrant thriller Citizen Vigilante (2026) really makes you think (Paid) Ep88: What really happened with...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com At long last the first book club episode! I might be a bit biased, but I think it was very worth the extra wait. You can view the original discussion post here , I’m truly humbled and grateful for all the extremely thoughtful responses this received. More than 100 comments—the paid subscribers are so smart! O...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Thoughts on Young Washington (2026) and the future of conservative cultural production. Related episodes: Ep12: I watched a bunch of the new DailyWire+ original movies last week... ( Paid) Ep67: [28 Years Later review] URGENT🚨WW3 Emergency Geopolitics Episode🚨 Analyzing Mid-East Strategic Rocket Forces 🚀🚀...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Review of the new movie Citizen Vigilante (2026), the first truly brave film of the year. Related episodes: Ep8: Revenge thriller episode (Paid) Ep41: You really *really* need to watch the first Mad Max movie (Paid) Most recent podcast episodes: Ep88: What really happened with the Zebra Murders, America’s dea...

Thoughts on Clark Howard’s 1979 book Zebra , Prentice Earl Sander’s book The Zebra Murders: A Season of Killing, Racial Madness and Civil Rights , and overthrowing the Civil Rights regime. Related episodes: Ep68: “Days of Rage” is the most important book for you to read today, right now (Paid) Ep69: Zen police ultraviolence simulator Ready or Not (2023) is the only game for our time (Paid) Ep84: D...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Thoughts on Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989), Japanese animation, and the Cruel Kids Club. Related episode: Ep58: Horror snoozefest Nosferatu (2024) is basically Hamilton for redpilled people (Paid) Ep59: This new Academy Award-winning romantic comedy about a prostitute is what rightwing pseudo-intellectuals pr...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Thoughts on Y: Marshals (2026), The Rookie (2018-), Wind River (2017), Yellowstone (2018-2024), conservative culture, and the American Indian Movement. Robbery Homicide Division (lost Michael Mann TV show) Related podcast episodes Ep68: “Days of Rage” is the most important book for you to read today, right no...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Thoughts on Backrooms (2026), liminal spaces, and movies of the future. Related podcast episodes Ep53: Smile 2 (2024) is a nearly perfect horror sequel that you should watch in theaters while you can (Paid) Ep58: Horror snoozefest Nosferatu (2024) is basically Hamilton for redpilled people (Paid) The Call of...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Thoughts on Two-Minute Warning (1976), random violence, civilizational pessimism, and the NYPD Stakeout Squad. Related podcast episodes Ep68: “Days of Rage” is the most important book for you to read today, right now (Paid) Ep69: Zen police ultraviolence simulator Ready or Not (2023) is the only game for our...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Thoughts on Marathon (2026) and the future Stuff I mention in the episode: Interview: World-Making, Architecture, and Game Design in Marathon. With Art Director: Joseph Cross! Aleph One: Play the original Marathon games for free Rhythm of Writhing Constellations - Cryo Exfil music Most recent podcast episodes...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Thoughts on Project Hail Mary (2026), The Martian (2015), Reddit cinema, and civilizational optimism. Related episode: Ep20: “In ‘First Man (2018),’ Triumph for White Male Dreams” -The Harvard Crimson ( Paid ) Most recent podcast episodes: Ep81: Beloved Game of Thrones spin-off A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Thoughts on A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (2026) and the future of television. Most recent podcast episodes: Ep80: Wuthering Heights (2026) review Ep79: Should you watch 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple? Are you a normie now? Idiot. Ep78: Genius furry epic Avatar 3 shows that white genocide films are EVOLVING...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com Thoughts on Wuthering Heights (2026) and the evil in (wo)men’s souls. Empathchan video: https://x.com/Emp4thchan/status/2029204877700645126?s=20 Most recent podcast episodes: Ep79: Should you watch 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple? Are you a normie now? Idiot. Ep78: Genius furry epic Avatar 3 shows that white...