Kill The Computer

Grummz, through his advanced network of spies, got the scoop and called the FBI on us. We are currently in prison, woke has been defeated, and video games are now entering a golden age of eternal basedness. Pack it up folks, it has never been this over. Link to the video we discussed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY0Xva_QPpU  

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The gang brings on Kate Willett to talk about the billionaire plot do run a parallel system of government to work along side of, and eventually replace democracy + other insidious happenings. Kate Willett is a comedian, actress and writer who has appeared on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Netflix's Comedy Lineup. She has a podcast called Dystopia Now where she covers this and more at great...

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We talk to Kat Abughazaleh about her IL-09 campaign announcement, what inspired her to run, what she thinks needs to change in democratic party politics and how to take on the growing threat from republicans. Find Kat Abughazaleh at Katforillinois.com Support us at www. Patreon.com/WesternKabuki  Find where else we post our episodes at and more: https://linktr.ee/westernkabuki

Tom and Joe from the Anime Sickos are here and we talk about the history of 4chan, the websites and culture that preceded it, and more. Note that this episode covers the timeline from the mid 1990s right up to the website's founding. Another episode further discussing the inner-workings of 4chan, notorious moments, and what's going on today will follow in the future. In the meantime, follow Anime...

Independent journalist Marisa Kabas walks us through the wild world of DOGE and what to expect next. Follow her at: https://bsky.app/profile/marisakabas.bsky.social https://www.thehandbasket.co/

We talk about the rise of anti-woke venture capitalists in the new era of Trumpism 2.0 and revisit some old brands from the conservative parallel economy to see how they're doing in 2025.   www. Patreon.com/WesternKabuki

The gang guested on the pilot episode of "Culture Dumpster" by Johnny Amizich, author for Hard Drive & friend of the show. You can hear the full thing and more at https://www.culturedumpster.com

We talk about the deteriorating reality we live in from the new 'Lavender Scare' in the Trump government, to tumbling Tesla sales, and a few other stories. Support us at www. Patreon.com/WesternKabuki Find where else we post our episodes at and more: https://linktr.ee/westernkabuki

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Molly White joins us to discuss the future of crypto under the Trump administration and more. Follow Molly: https://www.citationneeded.news/ https://www.mollywhite.net/linktree/ Support us at www. Patreon.com/WesternKabuki

The first annual gamer awards show ft. the ghost of Dave. www. Patreon.com/WesternKabuki

Friend of the show Cameron, aka MLYP has just launched a podcast on the Something Awful forums. We talk about how it birthed the worst website in the world: 4Chan and the political schism that formed between the two sites. Note that this episode will be followed up with a 4chan history episode soon. Follow Cameron: https://bsky.app/profile/10bux.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/mlyp.bsky.socia...

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Josh from TWOAPW returns to talk about why the TikTok ban happened, and how that differs from the reason we've been told. Listen to The Worst Of All Possible Worlds: https://www.worstpossible.world/ Note: we recorded this episode immediately preceding the ban issue and reinstatement Support us on www. Patreon.com/WesternKabuki  

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Our friend Alex aka LolOverruled tells us about his history with Mr Beast, then joins us for an odyssey through the worst tweets of Q4 2024. It is an episode full of heat and also some genuine brain rot. Follow Alex: https://x.com/LolOverruled https://loloverruled.substack.com Note: Alex/Lolo's mic was having some issues, we got it sorted out during the break and you can hear part two at www. Patr...

Nick Calandra, Editor-in-Chief of Second Wind joins us to discuss the challenges of having a critical engine around the gaming industry and more. Follow Nick at: https://x.com/nickjcal https://x.com/SecondWindGroup   www. Patreon.com/WesternKabuki for the whole episode https://wkchicago.brownpapertickets.com/ for tickets to our first live show in Chicago on 3/15  

We talk to Megan Romer, National Co-Chair of the Democratic Socialists of America, on the future of DSA, what to expect in the next four years, and how to get off the couch and start organizing.

Chicago Update: The final round of tickets are available at: https://wkchicago.brownpapertickets.com/ If you're in Seattle, NYC, Philly, LA, and possibly Dallas: I wouldn't be surprised if we have something fun for you soon too. Everyone else, wait and see!

We discuss the ongoing Groyper/Tech Bro Civil War with our friend Diana then debate on whether Adrian Dittmann is actually Elon, or simply an admiring pervert. Follow Diana @ https://twitter.com/rlycalm Listen to our full premium episodes on www. Patreon.com/WesternKabuki 

Find the rest of this premium episode at www. Patreon.com/WesternKabuki This was originally recorded on December 29th, 2024 Follow Ed Zitron at https://www.wheresyoured.at/ Listen to Better Offline Podcast with Ed Zitron at https://www.betteroffline.com/ Find where else we post Western Kabuki episodes at and more: https://linktr.ee/westernkabuki

Arif Hasan is an NFL reporter and author writing a book on the relationship between Western Imperialism and Sports.  Follow Arif at www. WideLeft. Football or https://x.com/ArifHasanNFL Listen to Arif's show 60 Minute Drill with Caleb and Ed Zitron at www.linktr.ee/60minutedrill Support this podcast at www. Patreon.com/WesternKabuki    

Listen to the full episode at www. Patreon.com/WesternKabuki We're going back to 2015 to talk about the political landscape, on and offline, that led to the election of Donald Trump to see what's changed and what we can learn. Follow David: https://www.youtube.com/@therationalnational https://bsky.app/profile/daviddoel.bsky.social