News Trap 6.14.24 w/ Justin Rogers-Cooper
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Anti-immigration politics are winning the moment, the market for testosterone replacement therapy is booming, child labor is on the horizon, and United Health EATS PEOPLE. And so ends this week's FREE PREVIEW for News Trap. Subscribe to continue the News Trap journey and keep up with all new episodes next week and beyond:
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News Trap 6.12.24
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offers details on the fall of America as seen from Phoenix, Arizona. Folks, 2024 is gonna be a hell of year. This is FREE PREVIEW WEEK for News Trap, subscribe to hear 'em all:
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News Trap 6.11.24
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Today we take a detailed look at featuring text messages from Yahya Sinwar, Hamas leader and architect of 10/7. What's Sinwar's strategy? And how does it fit into an American antiwar movement's calculations? This week's episodes of News Trap are free for everyone but next week we're back to subscribers-only...so subscribe! Here's the link:
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News Trap 6.10.24
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Nobody likes new cars, everyone loves old cars, Americans are on a spending spree while complaining about the economy, the anti-AI rebellion is growing. This is a free episode of News Trap, subscribe to our Patreon for access to daily episodes:
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Nostalgia Trap - Episode 392: League of Morons w/ Justin Rogers-Cooper
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This week Justin and I talk about the 2008 Coen brothers film , another “acid take” on American politics and culture with uncanny implications for our 2024 carnival timeline. Check out our daily News Trap updates to catch up on the "map of the future," in real time:
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Nostalgia Trap - Episode 391: All for a Few Perfect Waves w/ David Rensin
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is the author of more than a dozen books, five of them New York Times bestsellers. I was lucky enough to meet David through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and he joins me here for a conversation about his long, strange trip as a journalist and author, from writing for Rolling Stone and Playboy in the 1960s and 70s to co-authoring massively popular books with Tim Allen and Jeff Foxworthy (!) in the 1990s. Rensin’s 2013 book is one of the most compelling visions of mid-century California I’ve encountered, and we talk here about Rensin’s decades-long odyssey to capture...
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News Trap 5.17.24 w/ Justin Rogers-Cooper
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"Everyday carry" and "prepper" culture, unsold Teslas piling up at dealerships, AI as the future of global capitalism, AI does not in fact work, Biden is not properly buying our votes. Follow all our News Trap episodes by subscribing to our Patreon feed, free with 7 day trial membership:
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News Trap 5.14.24
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We've been posting daily news wrap-ups/freakouts every morning over at the Patreon page for our subscribers. I'm posting today's episode on the main feed, hoping you'll subscribe. My goals with News Trap are to share perspectives on the big trends shaping our present and future, to fill in the gaps on stories you may have missed, or offer challenges to orthodoxies on the left and right, and to avoid the nauseating cycle of social media bullshit. If that sounds like your thing, please join us. A Nostalgia Trap subscription includes access to every News Trap episode, along with our entire...
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News Trap 5.8.24 (PREVIEW)
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Trump can't control himself in court, food prices are gonna decide the election, Tik Tok is gearing up for a Supreme Court battle, the U.S. can't make enough weapons for both Israel AND Ukraine, and RFK, Jr. has a brain worm (no, literally). Stay informed! Subscribe so you won't miss all our News Trap updates:
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Nostalgia Trap - Episode 390: Impossible Wish, Part 2 w/ Justin Rogers-Cooper (PREVIEW)
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As campus protests against Israel’s genocidal actions in Gaza continue, Justin and I pick up on about the wider historical issues at play. This week we talk more about anti-apartheid campaigns of the 1980s, and consider the idea of “divestment” at elite colleges. The neoliberal, corporate university is having quite a moment – confronting the contradictions of its hyper-capitalist structure and social justice culture – and we are here for it. Subscribe to Nostalgia Trap to access our library of bonus episodes and News Trap updates:
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