The Grift Show

Two bearded white dudes talking politics and culture! Join The Rev. Al and his inimitable cohost Gonzo as they take viewer on a journey to help make you a better, more functional human being! New episodes of ever-increasing quality coming every Friday afternoon!

From Hell's Heart We Stab at Thee 08/01/2025

From Hell's Heart We Stab at Thee Not gonna lie, this is not an episode where we have what anyone could call a topic. Fortunately, we're often at our best when we're running entirely on vibes and getting sidetracked You do get extended rants about Star Trek II and 7th Heaven, though, so you've got that to look forward to. /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/37629550

The Truth About Right Wing Populism 07/25/2025

The Truth About Right Wing Populism Rev. Al has a thesis about right wing populism that he's developed, and dammit, he intends to share it to anyone who'll listen (and anyone who won't) We also cover the news, as usual, and gush lovingly about James Gunn's brilliant new Superman (THERE WILL BE SPOILERS) /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/37542905

The Mother Of All Crashouts 07/18/2025

The Mother Of All Crashouts Hey! We’re back after yet another unexpected week off due to yet another catastrophic air-conditioning failure in the studio! Join us as we talk about as much of the things that have happened that our respective ADHD will allow us to talk about without getting distracted, most of which does, in fact, revolve around our boy Donnie’s less-than-stable reaction to no one believing there’s nothing to see in the Epstein files. /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/37453455

It's A Skibidi Massacre! or Big Beautiful Blunder 07/04/2025

It's A Skibidi Massacre! or Big Beautiful Blunder Where does one even begin with this past week? Nothing good happened. We discuss all the not-good until we decide we can't discuss it anymore. What else is there even to say at this point, eh? /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/37280730

Trump Bombed Iran, NYC Democrats Chose Mamdani, and That One Time a 12-year-old Gonzo Was The Leader of a Cult. 06/27/2025

Trump Bombed Iran, NYC Democrats Chose Mamdani, and That One Time a 12-year-old Gonzo Was The Leader of a Cult. Jesus Christ, a lot can happen in a single week, and we’re here, powered by ADHD and mild substances, to wade through it all as best we can. Is it WWIII? Is NYC a glimpse of our future? Also, what’s this about Gonzo being the leader of a cult he didn’t know about when he was in the eighth gade? Let’s find out! /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/37173555

Live From The Kava Bar, It's THE GRIFT SHOW 06/20/2025

Live From The Kava Bar, It's THE GRIFT SHOW The a/c in the studio being broken kept us down last week, but we weren't about to let that happen again, so its our very first remote shoot! A lot happened the last two weeks, and Rev and Gonzo are on location to do their best to make as much sense as possible of it all as only they can: entirely stream of consciousness. /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/37085195

WELCOME TO PRIDE 06/06/2025

WELCOME TO PRIDE It’s June! That means Pride month is upon us. Why does that matter? Why should you care? LET’S FIND OUT TOGETHER! (Note: Gonzo and Rev. Al know why it’s important, but we’re not sure everyone else does, so we’re pretending to learn this together to lure them in surreptitiously. It’s a clever ruse, you see… a cunning attempt to trick people into empathy) /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/36885280

Trump's TACO Trouble and The Systemic Collapse Of The Economy 05/30/2025

Trump's TACO Trouble and The Systemic Collapse Of The Economy We're back again, this week delving into the myriad ways that our economy has been set up for failure due to systemic inadequacies. Its a hoot! /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/36781785

Yes, We're Mostly Talking Andor Again 05/23/2025

Yes, We're Mostly Talking Andor Again We can't help if its one of the top five best television shows of all time AND just so happens to be frighteningly relevant to our current real world predicament, can? No. No we cannot. Because of that, and because the season and series are both complete, we don't feel the least bit bad about talking at length, again, about how much we love the entire project. As usual, we also cover the news, which proved to be unusually harrowing over the last two weeks since the previous episode even by 2025's generally harrowing standards. /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/36684700

News Updates and a lot of rambling about Andor 05/11/2025

News Updates and a lot of rambling about Andor We recorded a few days later than usual due to the air-conditioning in the studio being out, but that just made the news more exciting and gave us more time to want to just talk about Andor, which is the best Star Wars has ever been. /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/36523575

100 Days Of Donald 05/02/2025

100 Days Of Donald As the nation passes the milestone of its first 100 days of what feels like an infinite nightmare, Rev and Gonzo look back on the many splendors both the United States and the world have been brought by the second term of Donald John Trump and his cadre of ghoulish advisors, enablers, and sycophants. /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/36406430

The TRUTH About Immigration THEY Don't Want You To Know! 04/18/2025

The TRUTH About Immigration THEY Don't Want You To Know! Have you ever wondered the deepest truths about the US immigration system? This week, Rev and Gonz will tell you EVERYTHING you really need to know! /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/36216690

It's CRAZY We Can Go Into An Episode Without ANY Topic in Mind 04/11/2025

It's CRAZY We Can Go Into An Episode Without ANY Topic in Mind Sometimes, when sitting down to record an episode, Gonzo and the ol' Rev look at one another and realize that if they had decided on a topic, they've both entirely forgotten what it might have been. The following episode is one of those times. /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/36093915

Potpourri (Ya Know, Like the Jeopardy Category That's Just Random Nonsense) 04/04/2025

Potpourri (Ya Know, Like the Jeopardy Category That's Just Random Nonsense) Are we off the rails? That would imply we were ever on them to begin with! Join Rev. Al and Gonzo as they crash out with nary a hint of focus over the unprecedentedly deranged events of the last week. /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/36011835

NO DOOMER, YOU F*CKS 03/28/2025

NO DOOMER, YOU F*CKS Have you given up all hope? Do you believe there’s no chance of doing anything better, all attempts being destined to fail in their impotent futility? Well listen up, friendo, Rev Al and Gonzo are here to explain why not only are you wrong, you’re also kind of a bitch. Enter the no-doomer zone, where hopelessness goes to die the wretched death it rightly deserves as the ol’ hopeium-pipe gets stuffed down that little sadness hole in your heart, filling you with a sense of renewed purpose in a seemingly purposeless world. The Op Ed that got Rumeysa Ozturk disappeared by clandestine, anonymous, thugs: /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/35900220

The Problem With Xennial Male Putdown Humor 03/21/2025

The Problem With Xennial Male Putdown Humor There comes a point where shit talking with your friends becomes a genuine personality disorder, and a lot of dudes born between '75 and '85 who are saddled with exactly that. Join us as we delve into the problem with our usual elegance and grace Open Letter From Mahmoud Khalil: https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/a-letter-from-palestinian-activist-mahmoud-khalil /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/35802300

It's All Connected, Man! 03/07/2025

It's All Connected, Man! Join Rev and Gonz in their longest episode to date as they explore how one dumb, tiny, seemingly insignificant incident can inexorably lead to the most historically important events! /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/35571590

The Post War Order: Pros and Cons 02/28/2025

The Post War Order: Pros and Cons Join Rev and Gonzo as they, hazy-brained from exhaustion, dissect the post war order that took over the world in the wake of WWII. /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/35478195

Meritocracy: The Lie You Believe Because You Want To 02/21/2025

Meritocracy: The Lie You Believe Because You Want To Theoretically, meritocracy should mean that the best for the job gets it, but in practice it's mostly just affirmative action for mediocre white men. This week we explain why and how. /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/35374440

Curtis Yarvin: Techno-feudalism's Architect 02/14/2025

Curtis Yarvin: Techno-feudalism's Architect This week beyond covering the news we gush over Kendrick Lamar and lambaste the most important philosopher on the Neo-reactionary right, Curtis Yarvin /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/35283955

Our Beautiful Kakistocracy 02/07/2025

Our Beautiful Kakistocracy Is it coincidence that this is the third week of Trump's second term and also the third week in a row where we fuel ourselves with drinkin' and revenge? Must be, I guess. 🤷🏽‍♂️ /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/35186875

The Democratic Party Redefines Cowardice and Uselessness 01/31/2025

The Democratic Party Redefines Cowardice and Uselessness This week Rev and Gonzo express their deep, nearly limitless, contempt for the feckless incompetence of the Democratic Party in the face of a legitimate fascist assault on the United States Of America by the Executive branch... while drinking more than they probably ought to drink. /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/35093510

Two Hours and Fifteen Minutes Of Screaming Into The Void 01/24/2025

Two Hours and Fifteen Minutes Of Screaming Into The Void The title really says it all with this one. /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/34990120

The Great Replacement Myth 01/17/2025

The Great Replacement Myth Shadowy figures with dark motivations want white people to live in fear of being replaced by "others," but Rev Al and Gonzo are here to explain why there's nothing to be afraid of, but why they want you to be. /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/34890205

AI Is Not Your Friend or Mine 01/10/2025

AI Is Not Your Friend or Mine Artificial Intelligence is sort of here, but it's DEFINITELY making our lives worse. This week we'll explore the why's and the how's of its impacts on us all. "Makeshit Patriot" graciously provided by Sage Francis/Strange Famous Records /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/34798475

The Grift Show: Ensh*ttification, '24's Word Of The Year is '25's Whole Vibe 01/03/2025

The Grift Show: Ensh*ttification, '24's Word Of The Year is '25's Whole Vibe You're not imagining it, but everything online is getting worse and it shows no signs of slowing down. Join us as we dive into the sick, sad, world of ensh*ttification and how it's only going to escalate. NOTE: the audio is janky as all hell until about ten minutes in, and for that, we do apologize. It shan't happen again. Oh no, it shan't. /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/34705845

Gamergate 2.DOH or Gamers Are Why Gamers Can't Have Nice Things 12/20/2024

Gamergate 2.DOH or Gamers Are Why Gamers Can't Have Nice Things A whole lot of people said a whole lot of stupid about games in the wake of the Game Awards and we're here to yell about it like two old men yelling at the clouds. "Makeshit Patriot" graciously provided by Sage Francis/Strange Famous Records /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/34543395

The Russians Are Cumming, Daddy! 12/13/2024

The Russians Are Cumming, Daddy! This week Rev and Gonz delve into the world of recent Russian influence operations and their interference in multiple elections over the last year. READINGS: The Jaunt by Stephen King: Shooting An Elephant by George Orwell: “Makeshift Patriot” graciously provided by Sage Francis/Strange Famous Records /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/34425275

The Grift Show: On Dating 12/06/2024

The Grift Show: On Dating Rev Al and Gonzo delve into the wild world of social media dating and relationship influencers LINKS: The Whimper of Whipped Dogs: In The Shadow Of The Holocaust: /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/34311005

What Are We Even Doing Here? 11/30/2024

What Are We Even Doing Here? /episode/index/show/7af3260a-904f-468a-a6c0-e89987247888/id/34206420

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