Posting Through It

Jordan Uhl, co-host of The Insurgents, joins to discuss being banned from the U.S. Army’s Twitch chat and predatory military recruitment methods happening via e-sports. Alex Kotch and Walter Bragman talk about their upcoming nonprofit news app, OptOut. Jordan Uhl: https://twitter.com/JordanUhl Listen to The Insurgents: https://theinsurgents.substack.com/podcast Read: The US Military Is Using Onlin...

On this episode of SH!TPOST, we’re joined by Media Matters senior researcher Alex Kaplan to discuss the 62 congressional candidates who have, to varying degrees, voiced support for the QAnon conspiracy theory movement. We'll also touch on news stories of the week, including the #StopHateForProfit campaign and Trump administration's potential TikTok ban. Follow Alex Kaplan: https://twitte...

On this episode of SH!TPOST, we’re joined by co-host of Eat the Rich, Dwight, to discuss the TikTok teens and K-Pop stans in American politics, Rep. Matt Gaetz's son Nestor, conspiracy theories about fireworks in major cities, and more. Follow Dwight: https://twitter.com/rhinosoros Listen to Eat the Rich: https://www.patreon.com/EatTheRich SHOW NOTES: https://shtpostpodcast.com/my-tiktok-son-...

On this episode of SH!TPOST, we're joined by the host of DOOMED!, Matt Binder, to talk about ongoing civil unrest in the United States and the online conspiracies that have come with it. Follow Matt Binder: https://twitter.com/MattBinder Listen to Doomed!: https://www.patreon.com/mattbinder SHOW NOTES: https://shtpostpodcast.com/magic-antifa-school-bus-6-9-20-w-matt-binder/ This is a public e...

On this episode of SH!TPOST, we are joined by our meltdown meteorologist, August, who has been keeping track of the annual series of public Twitter spirals dubbed "Meltdown May." Follow August: https://twitter.com/SAMOYEDCORE SHOW NOTES: https://shtpostpodcast.com/meltdown-may-5-26-20-ft-samoyedcore/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or ge...

On this episode of SH!TPOST, we talk to Vice News reporter Tess Owen about the uptick in "Boogaloo Boys" memes and real-life activists. Then, we're joined by The Daily Beast reporter Will Sommer to talk about "Plandemic," the viral coronavirus conspiracy video that seemed to take over Facebook. Follow Tess Owen: https://twitter.com/misstessowen Follow Will Sommer: https://...

On this episode of SH!TPOST, we’re talking to Jason Wilson about his reporting at The Guardian about "ReOpen" statehouse protests and the people behind them. Then, we're joined by Alex Kotch, who explains the failures of online payment processors and merchants in dealing with white nationalist hate groups. SHOW NOTES: https://shtpostpodcast.com/reopen-shtpost-4-28-20-ft-jason-wilson...

SH!TPOST will be temporarily moving to a biweekly release schedule until further notice because the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has dominated all news and will likely continue to do so for the foreseeable future. This schedule change will start immediately; the next full-length episode will release on April 27, 2020. SH!TPOST will return to its normal weekly release schedule when news pertaining...

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On this episode of SH!TPOST, we’re talking to Naomi Burton and Nick Hayes, the co-founders of the world’s first co-op streaming service, Means TV. SHOW NOTES: https://shtpostpodcast.com/means-tv-4-7-20-ft-naomi-burton-nick-hayes/ 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...

This episode is half coronavirus, half profile. Host Jared Holt speaks to Vanity Fair reporter Caleb Ecarma about whether Trump's conspiracy theories about the coronavirus have doomed his strongest base of supporters. Then, he's joined by Juliet Jeske, an amateur researcher responsible for exposing and crippling Gavin McInnes and the Proud Boys. Jeske has not revealed her role publicly u...

We take a break from the pandemic sweeping the world to speak with SPLC's Hannah Gais about Kevin DeAnna, a highly influential white nationalist who operated behind pen names until the release of her series on Hatewatch. Follow Hannah Gais:  https://twitter.com/hannahgais SHOW NOTES: https://shtpostpodcast.com/james-and-gregory-3-17-20-ft-hannah-gais/ This is a public episode. If you would li...

This one is all about the coronavirus. Jared talks to The Daily Beast’s Will Sommer about the right-wing response to the Trump’s administration’s handling of the global pandemic. Follow Will Sommer: https://twitter.com/willsommer SHOW NOTES: https://shtpostpodcast.com/quarantine-crew-3-10-20-ft-will-sommer/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get a...

Jared talks to The Daily Beast editor-at-large Molly Jong-Fast about this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and its attacks against socialism--a boogeyman seemingly around every corner. Then, media reporter Lindsey Ellefson joins to speak about astrology's growing intersection with politics and the 2020 Democratic candidates. Follow Molly Jong-Fast: https://twitter.c...

Jared talks to New York Times reporter Taylor Lorenz about Mike Bloomberg's meme outreach campaign and how it might shape the future of online politics. Follow Taylor Lorenz : https://twitter.com/TaylorLorenz SHOW NOTES: https://shtpostpodcast.com/memes-like-bloomberg-2-25-20-ft-taylor-lorenz/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...

Jared talks to Cari Hernandez and Jordan Uhl about the Iowa Caucus and what it can tell us about where online politics and real life politics do and don’t sync up. Also discussed: Jeff Bezos being awful, Baby Nut, and an investigative piece published on Right Wing Watch. Follow Cari: https://twitter.com/eatinginmycar Follow Jordan: https://twitter.com/JordanUhl Stories Referenced: Hiding in Plain...

Jared talks to "I Don't Speak German" co-host Daniel Harper and First Vigil creator Emily Gorcenski about the arrest of neo-Nazi Christopher Cantwell and the very, very bad year white supremacists have been having so far. SHOW NOTES: https://shtpostpodcast.com/the-arrest-of-chris-cantwell-1-27-20-ft-daniel-harper-emily-gorcenski/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discus...

Jared talks to HuffPost senior report Sebastian Murdock about Monday's contentious gun rally in Richmond, Virginia. Then, the hosts of QAnon Anonymous stop in to talk about their trip to a pro-Q rally in Tampa, Florida. SHOW NOTES: https://shtpostpodcast.com/from-richmond-with-guns-1-21-20-ft-sebastian-murdock-qanon-anonymous/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with o...

Jared leads a jam-packed news segment, catching you up on the biggest stories of the last few weeks. Then, The Daily Beast reporter  Kelly Weill  joins  SH!TPOST  to discuss her piece: “What Do You Do When Neo-Nazis Crash Your Anti-War Rally?” Follow Kelly: https://twitter.com/KELLYWEILL SHOW NOTES: https://shtpostpodcast.com/pokemon-go-away-1-13-20-ft-kelly-weill/ This is a public episode. If you...

Jared is joined by guest co-host Jordan Uhl to honor LA Chargers RB Justin Jackson, to shame an ICE detention center captain outed as a Nazi, and say “f*ck you” to Alex Jones after he is ordered to pay $100,000+ in court sanctions. Gizmodo writer Tom McKay to fill us in on the information overload that happened after the U.S. killed a top Iranian military leader. Follow Tom McKay: https://twitter....

Jared is joined by guest co-host Jordan Uhl to walk through impeachment, whether Minions have spinal structures, the fall of a shitposter, and whether we can ever rescue ourselves from Amazon’s corporate claws. We’re joined by Nick Ciarelli and Brad Evans, the creators of the viral “ Moves Like Bloomberg ” satirical video, which was treated as legit by members of our nation’s political press for s...

Jared issues a moratorium on Baby Yoda memes and then speaks to BuzzFeed News senior tech reporter Ryan Mac about Elon Musk's courtroom success against a defamation lawsuit filed against him by a British diver whom Musk called a "pedo guy." Later, we're joined by the author of the blog The Seventh Degree for a closer look at Jordan B. Peterson's awful new content platform....

I took a critical look at Jordan Peterson's new "Thinkspot" social media site, and folks is it bad. This interview includes a portion of a conversation I had with one of my favorite people on this earth, SPLC senior investigative reporter Michael Edison Hayden, about his reporting on 900+ emails that White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller sent a Breitbart News editor in 20...

Jared is joined by a shitposter who sent Dave Rubin into a rage spiral by posting a fake image that suggested Rubin had Googled and shared a picture of a steak to prove he wasn't mad after he was owned by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. It appears that Rubin did, in fact, cook a steak, but what happened will forever exist in Rubin lore. Our Guest: https://twitter.com/L0G1c9UY SHOW NOTES: https...

We're taking a look at the #MAGAChallenge, then we'll talk to Matthew Sheffield via phone about the far-right protesters disrupting "conservatism incorporated" events. Then, we'll talk to Fredrick Brennan about his attempts to prevent 8chan from coming back online, and the lengths that the sites' current owner is going to save the cesspool. Links to stories referenced...