Nolan Higdon

The Disinfo Detox

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Disinfo Detox is the podcast that cuts through the lies and scrubs propaganda from public discourse. Each episode, we break down major news stories, exposing the spin, omissions, and distortions that mainstream media won’t tell you about. With expert guests from journalism, academia, and media criticism, we dig deep into the legal battles, political maneuvering, and corporate influence shaping the news. Whether it’s government cover-ups, media bias, or the latest disinformation campaigns, we bring you the critical context you need to see through the noise.

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Nolan Higdon

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Is McConnell Brain Dead? + Platner, Epstein, & House Investigates CIA Mind Control 09.07.2026 1:06:45

Watch: https://youtu.be/s188ENwYFgE Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: ⁠ https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.com ⁠ Support us on Patreon: ⁠ https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetox ⁠ Learn more at: ⁠ https://www. NolanHigdon.com ⁠ Nolan Higdon and Ron Placone return for the week of 7/8 to unpack a wild week of bizarre congressional hearings, shifting foreign policy threats, and high-stakes election battles....

Punching Down or Punching Lines? The New Frontiers of Satire with Mary Houlihan 07.07.2026 38:49

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VV-hVECJ_M0 Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetox Learn more at: https://www. NolanHigdon.com In this episode of The Disinfo Detox, we break down the rapidly evolving intersection of comedy and politics during a major transitional phase for the entertainment industry. Joinin...

Is Mamdani the New Kingmaker? Plus: Trump's Crypto Millions & RFK Jr.’s Left-Hook to Libertarians 02.07.2026 57:02

Watch: https://youtu.be/QFjpoECb1LA Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: ⁠ https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.com ⁠ Support us on Patreon: ⁠ https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetox ⁠ Learn more at: ⁠ https://www. NolanHigdon.com ⁠ Nolan Higdon and Ron Placone return for the week of 7/1 to dissect a massive wave of political shakeups, landmark legal shifts, and new financial realities hitting millions of Amer...

Fetterman Fumes as the "Dirtbag Left" Surges + Thiel's Secret Society Leaked! 25.06.2026 1:12:03

Watch: https://youtu.be/AHdTyiw9S1Y Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: ⁠ https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.com ⁠ Support us on Patreon: ⁠ https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetox ⁠ Learn more at: ⁠ https://www. NolanHigdon.com ⁠ Nolan Higdon and Ron Placone return for the week of 6/24 to unpack a massive wave of political shakeups, high-level tech leaks, and a shocking legal crackdown on the left. From Don...

The Brutal Truth About the Future of the Democrats with JoJo From Jerzy 24.06.2026 33:54

Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetox Learn more at: https://www. NolanHigdon.com In this episode of The Disinfo Detox, we break down the current state and future trajectory of the Democratic Party during a high-stakes midterm election cycle. Joining Nolan Higdon is political commentator, digital strategist,...

Havana Syndrome: Sonic Weapons, State Secrets, & Answering the Skeptics | Mark S. Zaid & Brian Karem 22.06.2026 37:54

Watch: https://youtu.be/Cj6r_aZhuz4 Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetox Learn more at: https://www. NolanHigdon.com In this episode of The Disinfo Detox, we peel back the layers of one of the most enigmatic national security mysteries of the 21st century: Anomalous Health Incidents (AHI), commonly known as...

The Spy in the Grocery Aisle: Wegmans & The Military-Retail Industrial Complex | Diego Ramos & Max Jones 18.06.2026 29:24

Watch: https://youtu.be/mz0iYlQ4x68 Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetox Learn more at: https://www. NolanHigdon.com In this episode of The Disinfo Detox, we blow the whistle on a quiet, unsettling evolution in everyday American life: the corporate-surveillance state disguised as your local grocery store. We...

Strait of Hormuz Reopens, RFK Jr. Targets Special Ed, & Bari Weiss’s CNN Takeover 18.06.2026 53:58

Watch: https://youtu.be/Zs0ZtrzK8NM Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: ⁠ https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.com ⁠ Support us on Patreon: ⁠ https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetox ⁠ Learn more at: ⁠ https://www. NolanHigdon.com ⁠ Nolan Higdon and Ron Placone return to unpack a monumental week of shifting global conflicts, massive shakeups in administrative appointments, and an accelerating media empire merg...

The Epstein Panic Returns, White House AI Exodus, & CA Primary Shakeups 11.06.2026 49:44

Watch: https://youtu.be/lQ6GuwGQBag Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetox Learn more at: https://www. NolanHigdon.com Nolan Higdon and Ron Placone return to unpack a massive week of political shakeups, high-level policy departures, and a sudden, panicked re-emergence of the Jeffrey Epstein fallout. From the d...

Monopolizing the Mat: How TKO is Rewriting Sports, Media, and Law with Nate Wilcox 04.06.2026 35:06

Watch: https://youtu.be/D-eLgcHwKRg Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetox Learn more at: https://www. NolanHigdon.com In this episode of The Disinfo Detox, we pull back the curtain on an unprecedented collision of professional cage fighting, geopolitics, and massive corporate consolidation. We sit down with c...

US Continues To Drift Further Into Food Insecurity/More Election News w/ Ron and Nolan 02.06.2026 53:38

Watch: https://youtu.be/yCGwskw1keY Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetox Learn more at: https://www. NolanHigdon.com Nolan Higdon and Ron Placone return to map out a nation drifting into deep food insecurity, escalating media censorship, and high-stakes election battles. From a harsh corporate-aligned rollou...

Live with Nolan Higdon and Ron Placone 29.05.2026 1:08:57

Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetox Learn more at: https://www. NolanHigdon.com Nolan Higdon and Ron Placone return to navigate a week defined by geopolitical escalations, generational political shifts, and the heavy toll corporate technology is extracting from our everyday lives. From a potential reality-T...

Billionaires & Bureaucracy: Why Progressives are Backing Tom Steyer with Jeff Cohen 26.05.2026 29:25

Watch: https://youtu.be/cTYKgm_jtiM Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetox Learn more at: https://www. NolanHigdon.com In this episode of The Disinfo Detox, we tackle the increasingly blurry lines between corporate wealth, grassroots activism, and media gatekeeping. We are joined by legendary media critic, aut...

Inside the Battle for L.A. City Council District 15 with Jordan Rivers 22.05.2026 15:55

Watch: https://youtu.be/nh4j-9TNYWs Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetox Learn more at: https://www. NolanHigdon.com In this episode of The Disinfo Detox, we dive into local politics and the shifting power dynamics of Southern California. We sit down with Jordan Rivers, a candidate running for the Los Angele...

The AI Job Threat, Campaign Cash Scandals, and the Corporate Capture of Education 21.05.2026 1:22:49

Watch: https://youtu.be/nWJ4wdlCkvM Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetox Learn more at: https://www. NolanHigdon.com Nolan Higdon and Ron Placone return to navigate a week defined by institutional rot, grassroots pushback, and the commercialization of our everyday lives. From college graduates openly revolti...

The Brink of Bedlam: Missile Blocks, Nuclear Tests, and the 3.8% Squeeze 14.05.2026 1:01:02

Watch: https://youtu.be/oe_l8H7VJ28 Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetox Learn more at: https://www. NolanHigdon.com Nolan Higdon and Ron Placone return to navigate a week defined by global instability, from the brink of nuclear escalation to a domestic economic squeeze and a rising health crisis. As the con...

Trump’s Hormuz Withdrawal, Fetterman’s GOP Flirtation, & Kevin O’Leary’s Data Center War 07.05.2026 1:01:10

Watch: https://youtu.be/7yWQdqqgs58 Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetox Learn more at: https://www. NolanHigdon.com Nolan Higdon and Ron Placone return to dissect a whirlwind week of brinkmanship in the Middle East, the shifting sands of party loyalty, and the high cost of the "Big Tech" land grab...

How US Media Sanitizes Israeli War Crimes with Scholar Robin Andersen 06.05.2026 53:32

Watch: https://youtu.be/5JP4CZaCNh8 Full Episode: https://youtu.be/bNVjGMSkqMU Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetox Learn more at: https://www. NolanHigdon.com In this episode of The Disinfo Detox , we sit down with media scholar Robin Andersen to discuss her urgent new book, The Complicit Lens: US Media Cov...

The Surveillance State & The Satire Purge: Dissecting the New Dark Age 30.04.2026 1:07:46

Watch: https://youtu.be/9kSb2LEXVf0 Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetox Learn more at: https://www. NolanHigdon.com Nolan Higdon and Ron Placone return to tackle a week of state-sponsored intimidation, high-stakes surveillance, and the erosion of the First Amendment. We dive into the aftermath of the Washin...

Scandal-Ridden Departures & The Mamdani Act: Why the Elite are Panicking 21.04.2026 1:11:30

Watch: https://youtu.be/kg7APLTy4BA Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetox Learn more at: https://www. NolanHigdon.com Nolan Higdon and Ron Placone return to dissect a chaotic week of political resignations, legal warfare, and the systematic effort to purge dissent from the American political landscape. We bre...

Congressional Corruption, Melania’s Epstein Statement, & The Push for Worker Power | Live with Nolan Higdon & Ron Placone 16.04.2026 1:18:30

Watch: https://youtu.be/j7PTmuvezAkSubscribe to Gaslight Gazette: https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetoxLearn more at: https://www. NolanHigdon.com In this episode of The Disinfo Detox, Nolan Higdon and Ron Placone go live to break down a wave of scandals rocking Capitol Hill and the latest developments in global conflict and economic resist...

The Patriarchal Muzzle: How Pop Culture Centers and Silences Women 13.04.2026 23:53

Watch: https://youtu.be/bNVjGMSkqMU Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetoxLearn more at: https://www. NolanHigdon.com In this episode of The Disinfo Detox , we sit down with Allison Butler to discuss her powerful new book, The Judgment of Gender: How Women Are Centered and Silenced in Pop Culture . We explore t...

Economic Democracy: Breaking the Wealth Concentration Crisis 08.04.2026 25:42

Watch: https://youtu.be/Qn1iU9HkEXw Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetox Learn more at: https://www. NolanHigdon.com In this episode of The Disinfo Detox, we sit down with Rick Osbourne and Michael Greaney of the Center for Economic and Social Justice (CESJ) to explore a transformative economic vision: Unive...

Breaking the Duopoly: Tom Joseph on the Rise of America’s Main Street Party 30.03.2026 20:45

YouTube: https://youtu.be/WZRLNb1PGx8 Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetox Learn more at: https://www. NolanHigdon.com In this episode of The Disinfo Detox, we sit down with Tom Joseph , a key figure behind America’s Main Street Party , to tackle the gridlock of the American two-party system. As voters expre...

The Yellow Vest Revolution: Ida Susser on the Future of Global Democracy 25.03.2026 32:52

Watch: https://youtu.be/2ODw-awy37Q Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetox Learn more at: https://www. NolanHigdon.com In this episode of The Disinfo Detox, we take to the streets of Paris to dissect one of the most significant populist uprisings of the 21st century. We are joined by Ida Susser , author of The...