So This Just Happened

Programming Note: “So This Just Happened” is going to go on a brief hiatus after this episode, but we wanted to make it an extra special one so we invited Lisa Curry , Matt’s co-host on “ Doomscroll ” for a live recording. Please enjoy and we’ll see you in a while! Headlines 00:00 — House Republicans finally pass an impeachment, and it's going nowhere 07:42 — Kansas City Chiefs victory parade beco...

Headlines 00:00 — Mormonism is a lot more varied that most non-Mormons realize 06:26 — Exploring how Mormons invented Christian nationalism but also are not fully onboard with Trumpism 12:01 — Mormonism and the 1980s “Satanic Panic” 23:46 — Why sexual and gender hypocrisy is endemic to reactionary thinking 28:57 — Fear of differences is ultimately what motivates reactionaries, and that they know t...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.community This is an episode for paid Flux subscribers. Please support our work and enjoy full access on either Patreon or Substack ! Headlines 00:00 — Nicki Minaj escalates her toxic feud with Megan Thee Stallion 07:46 — “A*****e gravitation,” the right wing’s new outreach mechanism to awful celebrities 18:07 — Snoop Dogg deb...

Headlines 00:00 — New research estimates more than 60,000 rape victims have been forced to carry pregnancies in red states 06:09 — After losing every abortion access ballot initiative, Republicans are trying to ban them in several states 11:22 — Right wing media spent 50 years telling their audiences they were going to be killed by the libs, the followers now believe it 16:35 — Automotive industry...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.community Headlines Only the first segment is available to free subscribers 00:00 — Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says he won’t allow any sort of Palestinian state 01:48 — Tennessee and Oklahoma introduce “abortion trafficking” censorship bills 03:47 — More Oklahoma craziness: State Republican legislator wants to criminalize a...

Headlines 00:00 — Introduction 01:31 — New Hampshire primary results reveal Trump’s big weaknesses as a general election candidate 08:32 — Nikki Haley’s opportunistic attitudes toward racism 14:04 — New report exposes wildly extreme viewpoints of influential “anti-DEI” activists 18:01 — Self-proclaimed free speech activists privately admit they want progressives fired 23:20 — Matt Gaetz admits far...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.community Headlines Paid subscription required to listen to full discussion 00:00 — Ohio jury declines to indict Brittany Watts for miscarriage, but many other women will not be so lucky 03:11 — Case against NYC subway killer Daniel Penney allowed to continue 04:20 — Yes, it is Confederate Christianity 06:28 — Right-wingers dr...

Headlines 00:00 — Nikki Haley has no chance, please stop pretending otherwise 08:18 — Vivek Ramaswamy ends his fake campaign after getting 7 percent in Iowa 11:23 — Despite their genuflections, Haley and Ramaswamy will always be “other” to Republicans 17:40 — Trump has turned to the “pound the table” legal defense because he knows the facts and law don’t favor him 22:50 — Kentucky Republican moves...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.community Audio Chapters This is a paid episode so only the first chapter is available for free 0:00 — Mass grave discovered behind Mississippi jail 02:57 — New York Times publishes irresponsible piece on Taylor Swift's sex life 05:12 — Trump hatchet-man Roger Stone recorded asking for murder and kidnapping 07:03 — Ray Epps se...

Headlines 0:00 — Anti-war protesters at Biden’s Charleston speech reflect unsettled questions of what democracy looks like 07:19 — Younger Democrats are feeling frustrated by elderly party leaders who won't listen 14:24 — Deranged billionaire Bill Ackman proves attacks on Claudine Gay were not about plagiarism or antisemitism 22:47 — Mark Cuban tangles with Elon Musk over diversity initiatives 31:...

Headlines 0:00 — Claudine Gay and the bigger picture 05:06 — Christopher Rufo, William F. Buckley, and the right wing’s 70+ year war on education and equality 12:47 — Gay’s ouster is making apolitical black Americans pay closer attention to politics 16:43 — “Liberal media” outlets aren’t getting tricked by reactionaries , they agree with them because they are center-right 24:50 — Jeffrey Epstein l...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.community Kali and Matt are joined by the first-ever STJH guest, Doomscroll co-host Lisa Curry Headlines 0:00 — Winter solstice and the season is the reason 04:42 — The Christmas song sweepstakes 15:32 — Far-right Christians hate Hallmark now for making some lesbian and gay stories 25:38 — MAGA obsessives can't understand why...

Headlines 0:00 — Should Trump be banned from the ballot for his insurrection? 05:11 — Official government crime reports contradict right-wing fearmongering 09:39 — Ohio is prosecuting a woman who had a miscarriage 14:52 — Some of Jeffrey Epstein's business records to be unsealed after court order 16:19 — New York establishes commission to examine idea of slavery reparations 18:37 — Black gay Repub...

Headlines 00:00 — Texas abortion law's ugly tyranny exposed in court case 10:45 — After promoting and protecting antisemites for years, Republicans are now weaponizing anti-antisemitism against Harvard’s first black president 21:18 — First-time author Cait Corrain loses contracts after malicious fake book reviews exposed 28:51 — Actual justice obtained against Montgomery boat brawl assailants and...

Audio Chapters 0:00 — Kevin McCarthy announces resignation as MAGA plots revenge against America 06:25 — Republicans openly boasting about "purging" the government of anyone who disagrees 11:23 — White nationalist activists glory in Elon Musk's rule of Twitter 15:09 — Mike Johnson says he's blurring J6 rioter footage to protect people from prosecution 20:31 — “Right privilege” and Republicans' fre...

Audio Chapters 00:00 — "Right privilege" and America's broken politics 08:36 — Is the distinction between overt and covert racism worth anything? 14:32 — How much do run-of-the-mill Republicans know about their party's policies and aims? 21:26 — What the American left has lost since Obama 2008 29:22 — Why it's important to distinguish between conservatism and reactionism 35:46 — Multiple messages...

Audio Chapters 0:00 — Intro 01:09 — Elon Musk sues Media Matters for telling truth about Twitter's monetized hate 11:32 — Republican appeals court judges void part of Voting Rights Act 18:22 — Sean "Diddy" Combs settles Cassie Ventura rape lawsuit 32:45 — Good news: Retailers getting more likely to give employees Thanksgiving off Join the Conversation! Matt https://twitter.com/mattsheffield https:...

The Food and Drug administration has announced that it will ban the manufacture of menthol cigarettes as part of a broader prohibition of flavored cigarettes, a policy that must be approved by President Biden. The change is being hailed by some civil rights activists because of how black Americans were targeted by tobacco companies for decades via racis… This is a public episode. If you'd like to...

Audio Chapters 0:00 — Republicans are literally fighting each other now 03:53 — The banality and absurdity of evil 08:32 — Right-wing groups devising plans to seize power and militarize cities 19:10 — Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and other reactionary figures loudly embrace antisemitic rhetoric 28:02 — Reminder: Ayn Rand's hero was a child murderer 31:43 — Marlon Wayans shows how to support trans peo...

Audio Chapters 0:00 — Abortion access and legalized pot win big in 2023 elections 12:28 — Ex-senator Rick Santorum admits Republicans don't want people to vote 16:14 — Right-wing lack of empathy flows from their limited epistemology 21:06 — Democrats almost win Mississippi governor's race 28:44 — Britney Spears is finally her own person Join the Conversation! Matt https://twitter.com/mattsheffield...

0:00 — Mike Johnson’s first bill is to let oligarchs cheat on taxes 08:51 — The mystery of why Mike Johnson has rarely talked about his adopted black son 17:27 — Mike Johnson let his biological teenage son know about his porn viewing habits 23:16 — How religious fundamentalism encourages sexual abuse by mislabeling healthy sexuality 29:17 — New Jersey high school roiled by fake nude images of stud...

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) has become the most far-right speaker of the house in modern politics. In this episode, Kali and Matt dissect Johnson's record of vicious extremism against LGBT people, abortion rights, and social safety net programs. Timecodes 00:00 — Christian supremacist Mike Johnson becomes Republicans' Speaker of the House 11:47 — Accused Maine shooter reportedly followed and liked c...

House Republicans continue to be in a hilarious disarray which is also illustrative of larger historical and philosophical trends. Timecodes 01:51 — Jim Jordan is horrible and horribly incompetent 12:21 — Republicans can't pick a speaker because they're "individualists" instead of conservatives 19:13 — Elon Musk says he wants to charge $1 per year to use Twitter 22:08 — Musk's politicized removal...

Episode Topics * People are taught by society their personal self-worth is at least partially a function of their relationship status or how much sex they’re having. It’s a toxic narrative that manifests in many different ways but must * Rapper Doja Cat provoked her fans by wearing a shirt of a neo-Nazi, after she earlier had been demonstrated to have used racial slurs and alt-right memes. But she...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.community Episode Summary Unless you’re steeped in right-wing media, you may not know it, but reactionary Republicans think you are ugly if you disagree—especially if you’re a woman. But they also believe that the entertainment media and celebrities generally are against them as well. We talk about the contradiction in this bo...