Normal Men

It was a pretty rough week as far as news goes so the boys focus on the lighter things in life: unhinged Twitter accounts transvestigating NFL running backs, the best mass transit system south of DC, the meaningful victories for Congressional staffs that kept bad stuff out of the Republican reconciliation bill, and the latest bonfire of Elon Musk’s vanity known as the America Party. We also have f...

The Normal Men welcome New York political observer and union activist Detective Pikajew to chat about the huge win for Zohran Mamdani in that city’s mayoral primary as well as some union business. Also: loaded words and their definitions, an extremely bad Supreme Court case, and Tillis taps out in the Old North State. Follow our guest Detective Pikajew on Bluesky @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social Chap...

We say good bye (for now) to one of the Men before welcoming a new Man in his stead. The updated quartet then gets down to business discussing the US attack on Iran, the information environment, and the best ways to use AI. For show notes, links to our socials, and a transcript of this episode, check out normalmenpodcast.com! The Normal Men are supporting Time Out Youth via a Prideraiser during Ju...

One of the Normal Men has to go on hiatus, but three soldier on to talk about a vegan on a rampage, Israel’s attack on Iran, No Kings Day protests, and the disconnect between national politics and local reaction. For every goal Charlotte FC (soccer team) scores in June, pledge a donation amount. At the end, you’ll donate the pledge amount multiplied by the goals scored. Chapters: 0:00 Vegan Tofu &...

This week, we welcome our first guest, Faine Greenwood, to talk about drones, Elon Musk and the purgatory party train that is Bluesky. Chapters: 0:00 Intro & Ukraine Drone Attack 1:55 Drone Tech & Covert Operations 5:40 Drone Terrorism & Reproducibility 11:30 Drone Costs & Cartel Use 15:50 Drone Limitations & China's Influence 20:00 Civilian Drone Uses & Protests 23:40 Musk...

This week, we talk about Elon Musk (again) and his drugs, what his missteps mean for DOGE, new news on tariffs, and the Trump Administration’s war on the legal system. Chapters: 0:00 Podcast Intro & Elon Musk's Downfall 5:00 Elon's White House Exit & Shiner 10:00 Elon's Health & Doge's Future 15:00 Joni Ernst's Impunity & Danger 20:00 Doge, Project 2025 & Bureaucracy 25:00 Doge...

This week, we talk about Lowtax Speedrun Enjoyer’s limitless Jeep enthusiasm. We also get into a serious conversation about recent political violence in the United States (and why it’s bad), and discuss the finer points of the doomed-to-be-rewritten House Republican budget bill. Chapters: 0:00 Intro & Memorial Day Weekend 4:00 Wild Car Stories & Jeep Talk 21:00 The DC Shooting & Politi...

This week, we get into some of the details of the Moody’s US credit downgrade, and have updates on last week’s Supreme Court decision on the American Enemies Act. Finally, we talk about the world’s Chief Weeb for Boers, Elon Musk, and how his chatbot went floridly insane. Chapters: 0:00 Intro & US Credit Downgrade 4:50 Credit Rating: Blame & Impact 10:20 Tariffs and Trade Negotiations 20:0...

This week, George returns from Greece, Lowtax Speedrun Enjoyer demands that the new Pope defend the honor of his people, we talk about some good news from North Carolina, bad news for Congressional Republicans, and discuss the newest dysfunctional alcoholic joining the second Trump Administration. Propter Malone and GOLIKEHELLMACHINE exhaust their weekly allotment of dad(bad) jokes. Chapters: 0:00...

In this episode, George joins the gang from Greece to talk about normal — and abnormal — men. We also get into what’s going on the world’s most hacked group chat software, and we close out with a brief explanation of quarterly corporate filings including what they’re saying about the economy as it stares down the barrel of tariffs. Chapters: 0:00 Global Politics & Greek Travels 5:00 Defining t...

This week’s show is a bit on the lighter side. It’s spring time so we’re skies out thighs out before the boys do a round-up of the cabinet clownshows and calamities that are already defining the second Trump Administration. It’s also time for some Truck Talk given the new EV pickup company that emerged from stealth last week. Then, finally, the most normal story of the week: Shadeur Sanders. Chapt...

A very normal Canadian election calls for some very Normal Men to talk about it. We also catch up on all the horrible effects of DOGE (which do not include lower government spending). Also: another update on Kilmar Ábrego García. Chapters: 0:00 Cold Open & Episode Preview 1:30 Kilmer Abrego Garcia Case Update 10:30 Doge's Devastating USAID Cuts 19:00 Doge's Financial Failures & Musk's Patt...

In this week’s episode of Normal Men, your very normal hosts are joined by an inspiring special guest before we talk about tariffs and bonds, because tariffs and bonds are going to continue to be big news for the foreseeable future (nobody is happy about this). We also discuss updates in the Kilmar Ábrego García case and the effort to overturn an election to the North Carolina Supreme Court. Chapt...

Welcome to the first episode of Normal Men. George and Propter introduce the podcast and what we’re trying to do here, and are joined by Lowtax Speedrun Enjoyer (not the Lowtax you’re thinking of) and GOLIKEHELLMACHINE to discuss tariffs, the Hands Off protests, and the case of Kilmar Ábrego García. Chapters: 0:00 Intro to Normal Men & Premise 6:45 Meet the Normal Men & Episode Topics 8:00...