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This is a neat one; special thanks to Karina Vazirova, host of MOTHER-podcast , and her guest Leah Hazard, for allowing us to reproduce parts of their conversation: Midwifery and The Future of Birth . HH: * A drawdown from ICE? Or a temporary strategic retreat? * The Government shuts down again (partially) * Another Epstein file dump * The US escalated tensions with Iran * Trump Admin blusters abo...

Better late than never…though this one was worth waiting for. HH: * ICE commits another murder in Minneapolis * Bovine-o gets the boot * A “framework” for Greenland is announced Artifact: Canadian PM Mark Carney gives a very interesting speech to Davos about the future of middling powers in an era of great power rivalry. Theme Music: “ Mock the Afflicted ” by Robert Warrington, Licensed under CC B...

HH: * Trump DOJ comes after Renee Good’s wife * CBS lies about Good’s murderer suffering from “interal bleeding” * Neo Nazi Jake Lang gets run the fuck out of Minneapolis * The new Venezuelan president capitulates to the US * Would-be opposition leader Machado pathetically hands over her Nobel Peace Prize * Another US war crime is discovered Artifact: Simone and JP talk birth rate and child rearin...

We are dropping our artifact (the new Trump National Security Strategy document ) this week as a separate episode. Please forgive the many interlopers in this episode as well as JP’s terrible Trump impression. Please enjoy! Theme Music: “ Mock the Afflicted ” by Robert Warrington, Licensed under CC BY 3.0 Get full access to The Red Diaper Pail at thereddiaperpail.substack.com/subscribe

We have decided to features only headlines, largely about the murder of Renee Good. We will be releasing an extra long artifact special covering the new National Security Strategy document later this week. Solidarity with all the heroes in MN fighting the Federal brownshirts however they can. Theme Music: “ Mock the Afflicted ” by Robert Warrington, Licensed under CC BY 3.0 Get full access to The...

So the US did a coup in Venezuela and JP has an extra sexy voice this time. HH: US Imperialist on the march in Latin America. Trump moves to punish student loan debtors. Right Wing Youtuber does an op in MN. Artifact: The Narco-Terrorist Elite by Maureen Tkacik Theme Music: “ Mock the Afflicted ” by Robert Warrington, Licensed under CC BY 3.0 Intermission: “ Music free ” by Audioknap Get full acce...

Happy New Year from the Red Diaper family! For our last episode of the year, we decided to do a whole episode on Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another.” Looking forward to seeing you in 2026! Theme Music: “ Mock the Afflicted ” by Robert Warrington, Licensed under CC BY 3.0 Get full access to The Red Diaper Pail at thereddiaperpail.substack.com/subscribe

Happy Holidays everyone. Don’t let the pedophilic cabal running the planet get you down. HH * Gaza continues to suffer Genocide at the hands of the Israeli government * Infighting at Americafest * More Epstein drips * Bari Weiss exercised her editorial power to protect the Trump Administration Artifact Epstein party goer David Brooks makes a very uncompelling case about why you shouldn’t count out...

Simone & JP discuss the crumbling international order that at one time hinged its fantasy of moral authority on the concept of “The West,” an idea left in tatters by the genocide of the Palestinians, via Pankaj Mishra’s excellent piece in Harper’s, Liberal Totalitarianism. Please support this project by subscribing for updates and new episodes! HH: * 2 mass shootings * Trump forces through a natio...

Well so with JP laid off it seems Tuesday is going to be our drop day from now on…. Thanks for all your support! Please like and share and consider become a paid member today (funds are used for childcare for activism activities and so on). Horrible Headlines: * DC shooter redux * “SSecretary of War” does a(nother) war crime * Luigi might go free? Artifact: We discuss Scott Galloway’s new book Not...

A day late…(we are considering a permanent switch to Tuesdays) BUT, this time Simone & JP discuss the Gordon Nuefeld and Gabor Mat é ’s concerns about “peer orientation” as well as their critique of our cultural obsession with independence as it related to child rearing. Horrible Headlines: * Mamdani visits the White House * MTG resigns * Two National Guardsmen are shot Artifact: An episode of “ W...

Horrible Headlines: * The UN rubberstamps Trump’s plan for Gaza * SC proposes an extremely draconian abortion bill * Starbucks workers on strike Artifact: Nathan J. Robinson of Current Affairs lambastes the failing NYTs over its continued warmongering , this time setting its sights on Venezuela. Theme Music: “ Mock the Afflicted ” by Robert Warrington, Licensed under CC BY 3.0 Intermission Music:...

Our first episode with a guest star! She was cranky and demanding and interrupted a lot. It may seem like we were ignoring her, but please trust that the family dog was entrusted with her care (though he didn’t really do a very good job).HH: * Epstein Emails * Government Shutdown is Over * Tucker Carlson Platforms Nick Fuentes * Tesla agrees to pay Elon Musk $1 Trillion Artifact: New York Times: D...

HH: -Dick Cheney is dead -Simone tries to convince Jean-Paul not to be an ultra-leftist about Zohran Mamdani -Violence continues in the West Bank Artifact: Anna North, writing for Vox: Are fewer young people identifying as trans ? (Trigger warning: discussion of government taking kids away) Theme Music: “ Mock the Afflicted ” by Robert Warrington, Licensed under CC BY 3.0 Intermission Music: “ Loc...

Horrible Headlines this week: Ireland has a new President, I guess 4 AI execs enter the Army Reserve Genocide is underway in Sudan Gaza ceasefire is tested Artifact: J. P. Hill (New Means): Millions are about to go hungry. We need to build power with them. Theme Music: " ⁠⁠⁠Mock the Afflicted⁠⁠⁠ " by Robert Warrington, Licensed under CC BY 3.0 Intermission Music: " 72 Goetic Demons...

Horrible Headlines this week: Trump calls Colombian President Gustavo Petro a drug dealing thug ICE shoots a famous TikToker in LA Graham Platner's Nazi tattoo is exposed Artifact: The Washington Post cautions MAGA not to underestimate No Kings... relating it, somehow, to the Tea Party... Theme Music: " ⁠⁠Mock the Afflicted⁠⁠ " by Robert Warrington, Licensed under CC BY 3.0 Intermiss...

Simone and Jean-Paul discuss the Nobel Peace (War) Prize, the CIA messing around in Venezuela, the salesforce CEO inviting the National Guard into San Francisco, and Trump's blinking on Tariff's threat, before pondering the potential right wing radicalization of our white boys. ⁠ This week's artifact⁠: A reel from johnmacivergage ⁠ Theme Music: " ⁠ ⁠⁠Mock the Afflicted⁠⁠ ⁠ "...

Simone and Jean-Paul discuss the ceasefire in Gaza, ICE social media snooping, torture meted out by Israel against the Sumud Flotilla activists, and a threat by the White House to invoke the Insurrection Act, before reviewing a classic Bari Weiss NYT Op-ed in honor of her installment at the top of the CBS Newsroom. Sorry. This one's a little long. This week's artifact⁠ Theme Music: " ⁠⁠Mock the Af...

On this episode, we discuss the distressing executive orders, the US invading itself, the government shutdown, and the humiliation ritual of the top military brass, before diving into the sophisticated politics guiding the Global Sumud Flotilla that was "intercepted" on the way to Gaza. This week's artifact Theme Music: " ⁠Mock the Afflicted⁠ " by Robert Warrington, Licensed under CC BY 3.0 Interm...

On this second episode of The Red Diaper Pail, we try--and fail--to cheer ourselves up with Trump's lowlights from his speech before the UN General Assembly. Then, Simone explains what a large language model actually is before we dive into digital romance with Patricia Marx's article for the New Yorker, Playing the Field with My A.I. Boyfriends . Theme Music: " Mock the Afflicted &quo...

Welcome to the Red Diaper Pail, a podcast about technology, culture, art, history, politics, and parenting! On our first episode, we dissect a video by Tad Stoermer, an American scholar of resistance history at the University of Southern Denmark, on the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the bizarre reaction by liberals like Ezra Klein. [Theme song: "Mock the Afflicted" by Robert Warrington, Licens...