The Y2K Show

On the loose conspiracy known as Gaylor Swift , Barack Obama’s foray into sketch comedy , and Michael Caine’s AI audiobook of The Odyssey. Have questions you want us to answer on the show? Let us know in the comments. 10 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support the show and gain access to the full archive, including premium episodes, please consider becoming a paying...

Just what you wanted on this 250th anniversary of the good old US of A: a conversation on yearly physicals, Dr. ChatGPT , and shark fixations. Have questions you want us to answer on the show? Let us know in the comments. 10 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support the show and gain access to the full archive, including premium episodes, please consider becoming a pa...

On Nate Bargatze’s extremely, unambiguously, completely apolitical appearance at The White House, the Swedish podcast audience, and a new market opening for an AI that’s really not rooting for you at all. Have questions you want us to answer on the show? Let us know in the comments. 10 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support the show and gain access to the full arch...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit y2kshow.substack.com Some thoughts on the new Star Wars , the extent of the Walt Disney Company’s policing power in Florida, and the new diet keeping the Veep both slim and smelling terrible. 10 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To gain access to bonus episodes like this one as well as the full archive of epis...

After a listener asks for some clarity on Taylor Swift’s wedding venue, we decide that a deep dive on Swiftism is in order—from Gulliver’s Travels to “Shake it Off.” Have your own questions? Let us know in the comments! 10 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To gain access to bonus episodes as well as the full archive, please consider becoming a premium subscriber. This is...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit y2kshow.substack.com What’s going on with this Backrooms movie, anyway? Are the kids revolting against the nostalgia of the 90s? What’s with that one recurring detail about the ex-wife? We hash it out in today’s bonus episode. 10 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To gain access to bonus episodes like this one...

Matt Rose, bonafide YouTube legend , joins the show’s 50th episode for a very important discussion on the history of tea in England and America, his addiction to disaster stories, his legacy as a funny guy on the internet, and that time he failed to impress Simon Cowell . In addition to the usual audio, you can also find a video recording of this episode on our YouTube channel . Let us know your t...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit y2kshow.substack.com On Disclosure Day , Spielberg’s relevance as the YouTube generation takes over Hollywood, and the Netflix amusement park. 10 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support the show and gain access to the full archive, including premium episodes like this one, please consider becoming a payin...

Book club update. Resistance cake. Neighbors are fighting. The men are listening. 10 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support the show and gain access to the full archive, including premium episodes, please consider becoming a paying subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit y2ksh...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit y2kshow.substack.com Newsom? Harris? Tucker? Nicholson? We have some thoughts. 15 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support the show and gain access to the full archive, including premium episodes like this one, please consider becoming a paying subscriber.

On the uses (and variants) of magnesium, the end of Stephen Colbert’s late night reign , the total amount of activity everyone should aim for each week , and the failure of the Daily Wire epic fantasy series The Pendragon Cycle . Let us know what you think in the comments. 15 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support the show and gain access to the full archive, inclu...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit y2kshow.substack.com The internet, much like the Mycenaeans and the Trojans, can’t stop fighting over a woman named Helen . But how much authenticity is owed to a mythological tale that has transcended its original cultural context anyway? Also: Xi Jinping employs a classic Jack Donaghy negotiation technique , Trump the Chinamaxxer , a...

Memorial Day weekend is statistically the worst time of the year for podcast downloads. What gives? We’re here to solve that problem. And also there are aliens? Let us know what you think in the comments. The most recent 15 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support the show and gain access to the full archive, please consider becoming a premium subscriber. This is a p...

Nobody doubts Barack Obama’s ambitions. But this week we have some doubts about his upcoming historical sketch comedy show with Larry David . Let us know what you think in the comments. The most recent 15 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support the show and gain access to the full archive, please consider becoming a premium subscriber. This is a public episode. If y...

After the Trump administration demanded that Rush Hour 4 get a greenlight before negotiating deals with its stars, talks have gone about as dormant as the Straight of Hormuz . Let us know what you think in the comments. The most recent 15 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support the show and gain access to the full archive, please consider becoming a premium subscrib...

Courtney finds a stunning correlation between celebrity embarrassments, Will runs into trouble in Peru, and Tom decides it’s time to start Wagyumaxxing. Let us know your thoughts in the comments. The most recent 15 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support the show and gain access to the full archive, please consider becoming a premium subscriber. This is a public epi...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit y2kshow.substack.com On the prospect of relaxing while the President threatens nuclear war, professional opportunities in the post-apocalyptic job market, and the Bourdain theory of politics. Have thoughts/questions/concerns? Let us know in the comments! The most recent 10 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit y2kshow.substack.com On the death of Tilly Norwood, international idioms, and a new vision for HBO’s Harry Potter. Have thoughts/requests/questions? Let us know here! 10 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support the show and gain access to the full archive, please consider becoming a premium subscriber.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit y2kshow.substack.com On the latest relationship trend , Chappel Roan’s controversial breakfast , and Guy Fieri’s makeover. 10 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support the show and gain access to the full archive, please consider becoming a premium subscriber.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit y2kshow.substack.com On the latest trend among beautiful, healthy, youthful Americans , Marc Andreesen’s take on the invention of introspection , and the new Louis Theroux documentary: Inside the Manosphere . Have thoughts/requests/questions? Let us know here! 10 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support th...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit y2kshow.substack.com On the ongoing escalation of the Burgermogg War and some ideas for escalation. Have thoughts/requests/questions? Let us know here! 10 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support the show and gain access to the full archive, please consider becoming a premium subscriber.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit y2kshow.substack.com On Glenn Beck’s one-on-one interview with the first American president , the rise of Big Legume, and Oedipal Arrangements. Have thoughts/requests/questions? Let us know here! 10 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support the show and gain access to the full archive, please consider becom...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit y2kshow.substack.com On Bryan Johnson’s decision to “live life,” Ross Douthat’s fascination with lunar colonies, and Punch the Monkey. Have thoughts/requests/questions? Let us know here! 10 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support the show and gain access to the full archive, please consider becoming a pre...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit y2kshow.substack.com On the grifter theory of history, the Tony Soprano vote, working out in jeans, and the godly urine of Achilles. Have thoughts/requests/questions? Let us know here! 10 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support the show and gain access to the full archive, please consider becomi…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit y2kshow.substack.com How much water is too much? Are we addicted to the stuff? Will and Tom join the age-old debate. Sponsored by Man Cereal. Have thoughts/requests/questions? Let us know here! 10 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support the show and gain access to the full archive, including this episode,...