145: The Attack on the San Diego Islamic Center, with MsEntropy
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Returning guest MsEntropy joins Daniel to discuss the recent dreadful fascist gun attack on the San Diego Islamic Center. CONTENT WARNINGS
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144: The Far-Right and the SPLC Indictment
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Daniel presents Jack with a bevvy of clips of far-right figures reacting to the Trump admin's indictment of the Southern Policy Law Centre. Features Matt Walsh, Jack Posobiec, John Doyle, and James Edwards of the Political Cesspool. Lies and ironies abound. CONTENT WARNING, ESPECIALLY FOR ABLEIST RHETORIC Episode Notes Associated Press, "Southern Poverty Law Center charged with defrauding donors with payments to extremist informants" > "The civil rights group faces charges of wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in the case brought...
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143: Michael Shermer interviews Douglas Murray and more
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In this long episode, we look at several interviews conducted by notorious 'skeptic' author Michael Shermer on his podcast and "shitty YouTube channel", as it was memorably described by Rebecca Watson... After an introductory discussion of Shermer and his... ahem... chequered history (to put it legally non-actionably), we boggle at the decidedly low-energy Mr Skepticism as he interviews psychologist of abuse and gaslighting Jennifer Fraser PhD about her book about abuse and gaslighting and her own history of being abused and gaslit, all without breaking a bead of sweat. This is Michael...
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142: State Terrorism and Fascism, with MsEntropy
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Daniel and Jack are delighted to welcome back - after far too long an absence - the brilliant MsEntropy. We pick our guest's brains in a conversation about the complexities of the concept of terrorism, its relationship to national states, citizenship, and fascism, with special relevance to America in the grip of Trump, MAGA, and their apparatchiks. Amanda touches on recent events including the ICE / Border Patrol incursions, the under-reported Prarieland trial of protestors, and most especially the horribly topical issue of the US-Israeli military attack upon Iran. Content Warnings, as...
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141: Megyn's a Sad Bunny
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Kick off! Daniel & Jack discuss Elijah Schaefer's recent troubles, TDS showing up in the Epstein Files, and - mainly - Megyn Kelly's appearance on Piers Morgan's show to deliver an unhinged racist rant about Bad Bunny doing the Superbowl Half-Time Show. Sorry about the delay getting this to you - Jack has been super busy lately, and also ballsed up his first attempt at the edit. Content Warnings. EPISODE NOTES: Megyn Kelly on Piers Morgan Full Episode, "I'd rather DIE than bend the knee!" Bad Bunny Haltime Show, with subtitles in English and Spanish. Bad Bunny in Spanish on SNL: ...
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UNLOCKED: Nuremberg (2026)
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Unlocked bonus episode, previously for Patreon members only. Daniel and Jack talk about Nuremberg (2025) starring Russell Crowe as Hermann Goering. Please consider donating to help us make the show and stay independent. Patrons get exclusive access to at least one full extra episode a month. Daniel's Patreon: Jack's Patreon: IDSG Twitter: Daniel's Twitter: Jack's (Locked) Twitter: Jack's Bluesky: @timescarcass.bsky.social Daniel's Bluesky: @danielharper.bsky.social IDSG on Apple Podcasts:
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140: Doug Wilson talks to Ross Douthat (Bad Faith Discussion, Part 2)
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Sinister Christian Nationalist pastor Doug Wilson gets interviewed by chunky conservative media lolcow Ross Douthat. Amazingly, the person who comes out of this horrifying development looking worst is... Sam Harris? CONTENT WARNINGS. BECAUSE DOUG WILSON SAYING STUFF. EPISODE NOTES: Christian Nationalism vs Clown World | Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Dogma, Tribe, and Truth (Sam Harris, Making Sense Ep. 449) I Don't Speak German: 139: Bad Faith Discussion; Doug Wilson talks to Sam Harris EXTRA NOTES re WILSON: Sons of Patriarchy Podcast - YouTube Inside the Church That...
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139: Bad Faith Discussion; Doug Wilson talks to Sam Harris
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Daniel and Jack pick through Sam Harris' disgracefully friendly interview with right-wing fundamentalist and Hegseth-inspirer, Christian Nationalist pastor Doug Wilson. Content Warnings Episode Notes: Harris's release of his interview with Wilson: Note: At one point in our episode, Daniel states that Wilson also posted the interview with Harris on his own channel, and this seems to be a mistake. Oops. Harris' response to his interview with Wilson: Wilson's response to the interview on his own channel: Behind the Bastards episodes on the Hegseth book: & Fundie Fridays...
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PREVIEW: Bonus 45 Nuremberg (2025)
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Daniel and Jack talk about Nuremberg (2025) starring Russell Crowe as Hermann Goering. A clip. Full episode exclusive for Patreon subscribers. Please consider donating to help us make the show and stay independent. Patrons get exclusive access to at least one full extra episode a month. Daniel's Patreon: Jack's Patreon: IDSG Twitter: Daniel's Twitter: Jack's (Locked) Twitter: Jack's Bluesky: @timescarcass.bsky.social Daniel's Bluesky: @danielharper.bsky.social IDSG on Apple Podcasts:
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138: The Epstein Excuses of Megyn Kelly and Steve Bannon
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We look at Megyn Kelly's sickening and ludicrous (and instantly infamous) apologia for Jeffrey Epstein in the wake of the dump of Epstein emails, and follow the thread from her, via Richard Hanania's deranged tweets about how it's normal for adult men to fancy minors, and Alan Dershowitz's seemingly eternal dedication to having Jeffrey Epstein's back, all the way back to a 2017 meeting between Epstein and Steve Bannon (et al), as related by Michael Wolff in a book, published in 2021, that contains many things now being treated as revelations by the media... Oh what a tangled web we weave......
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Our series on 'movies about presidents' continues with a fun discussion of this 1997 'thriller', written by legendary Hollywood screenwriter William Goldman based on the debut novel of David Baldacci, starring/produced/directed by noted chair-interviewer Clint Eastwood, and boasting a splendid cast - including recently-deceased screen legend Gene Hackman - none of whom are given anything very interesting to do. Clint plays a suave cat burglar - with the unlikely name of Luther Whitney - who accidentally witnesses the president of the United States sexually assaulting a woman (far-fetched, right?) and getting her killed. All Hell then persistently threatens but repeatedly fails to break loose. Instead we get a slow, aimless, half-baked movie filled with good elements that don't cohere or go anywhere special. It sparked an amusing conversation though, as we hope you will agree.
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