Dan Smotz

The System is Down with Dan Smotz

News EN ↓ 737 episodes

Conspiracies, Politics, and Religion: Questioning Everything and Staying Uncomfortable

Author

Dan Smotz

Category

News

Podcast website

thesystemisdown.tv

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

Where to listen?

Podcasts in the app Replaio Radio Coming soon

Podcasts are coming to the app soon. Install now and be the first to see a whole new take on podcasts

Get it on Google Play Install for free Android 5M+ downloads · 4.8 rating iOS soon

Episodes

QAnon Chronicles 51: Recent Q Posts/Analysis, A Scattershot of More 17.04.2020

This week we tackle few days worth of Q posts, their application to current events, and a whole bunch of other weird stuff. Q wants to up your vibes, bro. Tune in to find out how.      Stay Weird.   Q POSTS: Qmap.pub SHOWNOTES:  https://twitter.com/DangusXx The Moon The Myth The Legend:  https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-moon-the-myth-the-legend#/   TSID Forum:  http://tsidpod.com/forum   The...

QAnon Chronicles 50 (Part 2): Scott Rants...About Q This Time 17.04.2020

As promised, it's part two. And that's all I have to say about that! Just do the listen.  Stay Weird.   Q POSTS: Qmap.pub SHOWNOTES:  https://twitter.com/DangusXx The Moon The Myth The Legend:  https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-moon-the-myth-the-legend#/   TSID Forum:  http://tsidpod.com/forum   The System is Down:  http://tsidpod.com   The Downers Club:  http://patreon.com/thesyste...

160: Why We (STILL) Love Star Wars w. Ken Napzok 13.04.2020

Well, this is the uncomfortable conversations podcast, but in a world and a time with a surplus of discomfort and uncertainty, sometimes you just gotta take a break and have a nice fun casual chat about Star Wars... and who better to do it with than Ken NapzokAs author of the book 'Why We Love Star Wars", host of the ForceCenter podcast, former host of Collider Jedi Council, and much muc...

QAnon Chronicles 50: It's a Bit of a Rant 10.04.2020

This week's episode is the first of two (!) episodes to be posted this 7 day stretch, because times are crazy, patience is wearing thing for everyone, and your favorite attention-deficit addled host needed a few minutes to just rant. Stay tuned for part two early this week.    Stay Weird.   Q POSTS: Qmap.pub SHOWNOTES:  https://twitter.com/DangusXx The Moon The Myth The Legend:  https://www.i...

159: Former Yang & Bloomberg Staffer Joins Team Vermin Supreme w. Sasha Cohen 06.04.2020

Whether you can handle taking the guy seriously or not, Vermin Supreme is indeed running a serious campaign this time around... Serious enough to be snagging former staffers of some more "acceptable" "normal" presidential candidates. Today's episode is our conversation with Sasha Cohen. For the 2020 presidential run, Sasha worked as a staffer for Andrew Yang. When Yang dro...

QAnon Chronicles 49: What is Even Actually Going On(?) and Other News. 03.04.2020

Yes, this IS another episode of the QAnon Chronicles, and you ARE going to sit down and have a listen at it. Why wouldn’t you? This episode has everything: morbidity, uncertainty, heavy speculation, nervous laughter, long pauses with faint crying in the background…what’s not to love? CLICK THE THING.   Stay Weird.   Q POSTS: Qmap.pub SHOWNOTES:  https://twitter.com/DangusXx The Moon The Myth The L...

158: AntiNews: No Coronavirus, No Politics, Just Weird Sh*t... mostly kind of (03.27.20) 30.03.2020

Welcome back to the least trusted name in news! This is the place where we watch the world burn together and make fun of it. (309)716-3818 On the Docket: *Marvel's insanely cringey new New Warriors characters*Alex Jones loses Sandra Hookenany legal battle*Peta sends chicken man to Davenport IA to stand against wet markets in China*Madona & so many other celebrities are tone deaf*Celebriti...

QAnon Chronicles 48: The End of the World as We Know It 27.03.2020

Welcome back to the Qhronicles (new show nickname alert). We got a big ol’ pile of speculation-heavy information overload coming your way, all courtesy of a little thing we like to call the “Ching Chong Plague”. Maybe you’ve heard of it? Go on, click the button, listen to the thing, you know you wanna.   Stay Weird.    Q POSTS: Qmap.pub SHOWNOTES:  https://twitter.com/DangusXx The Moon The Myth Th...

157: Continued COVID-19 Speculation w. John Nyman 26.03.2020

With all the Coronavirus and political buzz going around, sometimes life just calls for a mid-week episode here and there. Today's episode is our conversation with Cala's friend and coworker, John Nyman about the COVID-19 epidemic and his personal take on some of the shady goings on around it.  I would say that John is not an expert on the topic, but frankly, who IS an expert on this top...

156: Is Corey Feldman’s “My Truth” Documentary Brave or Sleazy? 23.03.2020

I feel like we’ve been talking about this guy forever. Corey Feldman has been teasing the world with his plan to expose major names in Hollywood as pedophiles and sex offenders, for longer than we’ve been doing this show. Several years ago, he tried raising $10M to create an expose documentary that he claimed would tell all. Not too surprisingly, he was unable to accrue the desired amount. However...

QAnon Chronicles 47: The Storm is Here, Google Unleashed, Celebrity Arrests? 20.03.2020

Welcome to the madness at the end of the world. Here to bring it to you live, it's another Episode of the 'ronicles. Dig it fam. Stay Weird.  Q POSTS: Qmap.pub SHOWNOTES:  https://twitter.com/DangusXx The Moon The Myth The Legend:  https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-moon-the-myth-the-legend#/   TSID Forum:  http://tsidpod.com/forum   The System is Down:  http://tsidpod.com   The Down...

155: Should We Fear Coronavirus and 5G Connections? w. Ole Dammegard 16.03.2020

The question of the day is... Are you having fun yet?.... Or maybe... Is it time to get scared yet? I know. I know. Your probably tired of hearing about it and exhausted by thinking and obsessing about it, but what is true? Is this the big one and should we follow what we're told, hole up in our houses, and live in fear?... Personally and honestly, I don't know. It's hard not to go...

QAnon Chronicles 46: Corona-scopy, Maybe Mass Arrests, and Other News 13.03.2020

Get it. Press it. Hear it. Think on it. Repeat next week, too. We got spicy Corona updates for ya, you know you want to.    Stay Weird   Q POSTS: Qmap.pub SHOWNOTES:  https://twitter.com/DangusXx The Moon The Myth The Legend:  https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-moon-the-myth-the-legend#/   TSID Forum:  http://tsidpod.com/forum   The System is Down:  http://tsidpod.com   The Downers Club:  http...

154: The War on Google and Big Tech Censorship w. Jon Schweppe 09.03.2020

Free speech vs monopoly rights… when you virtually own all channels of thought, how much power is too much power and is there a point that the government should step in? When the rules were put in place, nobody could have predicted how much power companies like Google, Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube would have over the flow of information. They’ve been given passes as platforms rather than publica...

QAnon Chronicles 45: Town Halls, Virus Updates, Dem Shadow Candidates? 07.03.2020

Hello again and welcome to another rambling episode of QAnon Chronicles. This week we talk about the wittled-down Democratic presidential field, MORE corona virus updates/speculation, and a smattering of other things I'm sure you'll find interesting. Click the thing, press the button, do the listen. Stay Weird.  Q POSTS: Qmap.pub SHOWNOTES:  https://twitter.com/DangusXx The Moon The Myth...

RIP Twitter. New Orwellian Rules Will be the Downfall (AntiNews Hot Takes) 06.03.2020

With great power comes great censorship... It should come as no surprise that Twitter has yet again updated it's policies for the worse. The real question is, where does this lead and how far does it go?   With their new free speech squashing rules that basically amount to "no jokes", "no memes", "no mean", and incentivized tattle tailing, how much more fun will...

Hillary Clinton Hypocrisy "Follow the Rules!" (AntiNews Hot Takes) 03.03.2020

In an act that is staggeringly tone deaf beyond words, Hillary Clinton ridicules Bernie Sanders for not wanting to "follow the rules"... This is so mind numbingly hypocritical, I can't think of a person less qualified to utter these words than Hillary. I have no words.... so here's a bunch of them. Enjoy.  Question Everything. Stay Uncomfortable. Let’s get weird! Question Every...

Goodbye, Apu! The Simpson's Dumb Decision to Bend the Knee (AN Hot Take) 03.03.2020

#antinews #thesystemisdown #thesimpsons #cancelculture Well, this is kinda late news, as I recorded it last week and then forgot to upload it... But hey, I still think it warrants a conversation or at least a hot take. So, Hank Azaria has officially announced that he will no longer be voicing the "problematic" beloved Simpsons character, Apu. This was a decision made in response to the v...

153: Coronavirus Coverups & Vaccine Deceptions w. Raylene Lightheart 02.03.2020

Well, you can nary find a person these days who's not muttering in one way or another about today's topic, so let's talk about it.  To those of you who may find this in the future, there was once an outbreak in China called the "Coronavirus". It may be the reason you never got a chance to know your grandfather. It may be the reason for your vaccine induces autism or mutati...

QAnon Chronicles 44: Peter Butterjudge the Obama Clone, Canadian Epstein, Corona Panic 29.02.2020

This week's QAnon Chronicles is here! Have a seat, gird yourself, and get ready for your favorite rambling conspiracy corner the internet has to offer. This week we talk some intriguing Corana speculation, highlight some YUGE notable resignations, and...offer stock advice? Take a listen, you'll be cooler if you do.    Stay Weird   Q POSTS: Qmap.pub SHOWNOTES:  https://twitter.com/DangusX...

152: AntiNews: Bloomberg Buy-In, Blajovich Bail-Out, & Bernie Bros Beheading (02.24.20) 24.02.2020

Welcome back to the least trusted name in news! This is the place where we watch the world burn together and make fun of it. (309)716-3818 On the Docket: *Libertarian debate recap*Mikey Bloomberg is a racist, sexist, rich white male who is stealing an election...*Trump commutes Rob Blajovich's prison time*Bernie Sanders campaign supporters keep getting crazier*Democrat's guillotine campa...

QAnon Chronicles 43: Barr's Interview, Locusts Spreading, Climate Change is Bust 21.02.2020

Here we go with another episode of the Chronicles, this week featuring a rapid fire blast of news from all over the place, from your all-over-the-place host. Tune in and enjoy!   Stay Weird   Q POSTS: Qmap.pub SHOWNOTES:  https://twitter.com/DangusXx The Moon The Myth The Legend:  https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-moon-the-myth-the-legend#/   TSID Forum:  http://tsidpod.com/forum   The System...

151: Elvis Presley is Alive? 17.02.2020

Obviously the question of the day is... did Elvis really die on August 16, 1977?On today's episode Dan, Cala, and Scott dig into one of the most famously speculated "conspiracy theories" of modern history. Did the king of rock and roll, Elvis A(a)ron Presley, kick the bucket unceremoniously or actually fake is own drug riddled toilet death? Many believe that Elvis no longer wanted t...

QAnon Chronicles 42: Locusts, Equifax Chinese Hacks, Pedo Arrests, and Other News 14.02.2020

This week's episode is a short but sweet romp through this week's worldwide news habbenings. We've got some commentary on things you probably already have on your radar, plus stuff we bet you've never even heard. Take a listen, you'll have a good time, if you don't that's your fault.    Stay Weird   Q POSTS: Qmap.pub SHOWNOTES:  https://twitter.com/DangusXx The M...

Is Johnny Depp an abuser to or victim of abuse by Amber Heard? (AN Hot Takes) 11.02.2020

#justiceforjohnnydepp #metoo This is an odd one and, while I can't definitively say that Johnny Depp is not an abuser, I CAN definitively say that he is a victim of abuse, per Amber Heard's own statements. As important as the #metoo movement has been in exposing abusive men, these cases keep popping up of women lying in order to ruin innocent men. Every time that happens, it only serves...

Listen to the The System is Down with Dan Smotz podcast in Replaio

Radio and podcasts in one app - free, with no sign-up. Install today and do not miss the launch

Get it on Google Play

Replaio is not a podcast publisher; show names, artwork and audio belong to their authors and are distributed through public RSS feeds.