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Why is the Media Coverage of Luigi Mangione So Bad?
The remarkable dissonance between the public’s embrace of UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione and the mainstream media’s outward disdain for both Luigi and the public’s martyrization of him has been… bizarre. In a rare moment where the culture war has been traded in for the class war, billionaire-owned media corporations and politicians alike seem to be panicking. That panic should be a moment of clarity for everyday Americans.
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How Did Elon Musk Get Like This?
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There was a time before Elon Musk was tweeting 60 times a day about trans people and the woke mind virus - and it wasn’t that long ago. As recently as 2018, Elon was boasting about Tesla scoring a 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s corporate equality index and telling anyone who was bothered by that to “not buy our car.” So what happened? Today, Ryan Mac and Kate Conger, authors of Character Li...
Is Glinda Good?
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Wicked is a kids movie that is actually for adults, holding up a mirror to our increasingly fascist reality and asking us to question our struggle against it - or place within it. Glinda the Good Witch, thoughtfully delivered by Ariana Grande, is both easy to love and easy to hate. But while some characters’ politics are obvious (a fascist Wizard, a radical Elphaba), Glinda’s are harder to pinp...
How the Right is Winning Young Men
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This was the first election where the online far-right radicalization of young boys and men revealed itself in exit polls. After years of being fed diet-incel podcasts, one thing is clear: Gen Z will not, by some inherent virtue of youth, save us. Today, Taylor Lorenz and I break down the “epidemic of male loneliness”, the influencers exploiting it, the conservative media machine that funds the...
Riley Gaines: Tie for 5th, Grift for Life
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Jubilee Must Be Stopped (with Big Joel)
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The Cult of Stan Culture
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Chappell Roan’s War on Fame
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The Crunchy to Far Right Pipeline
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It’s time to do our own research. Get an exclusive 60% on Incogni! incogni.com/fruity Support me listen to bonus episodes on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mattbernstein Huge thanks to Blueland for sponsoring today’s show. Get 15% off a cuter, more sustainable way to clean at www.blueland.com/fruity. Derek’s podcast, Conspirituality: open.spotify.com/show/2imIsM2NZRPpQvI56TLdM5?si=fb9596cbe22d4edc De...
Transvestigating (with Contrapoints)
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Your gender is not determined by your anatomy, your chromosomes, or even your internal sense of self. It is determined by J.K. Rowling. Get an exclusive discount on NordVPN (that I wish I had when I first signed up for it, but hey): NordVPN.com/fruity. Support me listen to bonus episodes on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mattbernstein Eat well save time! Work smarter not harder! Get 50% off your firs...
Hawk Tuah: From Harmless Meme to Right Wing Symbol
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I stay away from heterosexual mess, but this time it came to me. Today, Taylor Lorenz and I work backwards to understand how a 21-year-old bed spring factory worker from Tennessee became a culture war symbol because of a drunken joke about spitting on that thang. None of these words are in the bible. Support the show listen to bonus episodes on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mattbernstein Listen to T...
The Celebrity Ozempidemic (with Aubrey Gordon)
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Oli London & the Right Wing Grift
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How does a white gay British guy go from “trans-Korean” troll to a member of the conservative media establishment? It’s easier than you think! Today, Taylor Lorenz helps us unpack the anatomy of the right wing grift - because if all else fails, just become a Fox News star. Support me on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mattbernstein Taylor’s podcast, Power User: www.youtube.com/@TaylorLorenz For a more...
Amy Schumer & the Plague of White Feminism
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Girlbossing too close to the sun can cause a real trainwreck. Support me on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mattbernstein Thanks to Rocket Money for sponsoring the show. Uncover and cancel your unwanted expenses at www.rocketmoney.com/fruity. Maia's UA-cam channel: www.youtube.com/@BroeyDeschanel Maia's podcast, Rehash: open.spotify.com/show/3NiXwyBwwDrKyWW5Zd31uY?si=911cd2285ea2445f Me on Instagram: ...
Everything the Media is Getting Wrong About the College Protests
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Everything the Media is Getting Wrong About the College Protests
Annoying Gays are Not the Problem
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Annoying Gays are Not the Problem
Drake Bell and the Cycle of Abuse
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Drake Bell and the Cycle of Abuse
J.K. Rowling’s Spiral into Madness (with ContraPoints)
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J.K. Rowling’s Spiral into Madness (with ContraPoints)
How Love, Simon’s Author was Pushed Out of the Closet
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How Love, Simon’s Author was Pushed Out of the Closet
Conservatives Don’t Care About Your Kids
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Conservatives Don’t Care About Your Kids
The 100-Year-Old Myth of Gays “Coming for Your Children”
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The 100-Year-Old Myth of Gays “Coming for Your Children”
Surviving AIDS in the 80s
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Surviving AIDS in the 80s
Bud Light and the End of Rainbow Marketing, For Now
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Bud Light and the End of Rainbow Marketing, For Now
George Santos is a Terrible Person and the American Dream
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George Santos is a Terrible Person and the American Dream
The Detransitioner Panic
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The Detransitioner Panic
Queers for Palestine & The Power of Pinkwashing
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Queers for Palestine & The Power of Pinkwashing
Christian Indoctrination in Homeschooling
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Christian Indoctrination in Homeschooling
Libs of TikTok, the Anti-LGBTQ Terror Machine
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Libs of TikTok, the Anti-LGBTQ Terror Machine
The Mom Who Invented Gender Reveals Regrets It
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The Mom Who Invented Gender Reveals Regrets It

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @OhiChicken
    @OhiChicken 13 хвилин тому

    0:37 The way you just said that so casually made me do a spit take all over my computer...😂😂😂

  • @christianj5950
    @christianj5950 52 хвилини тому

    putting on "female feminists vs anti-feminists" to debate whether... trans women are included in feminism... is just such obvious rage-bait, when you think about it for two seconds. because you're basically debating trans people without trans people being allowed to have an opinion. and it is not a given that either feminists or anti-feminists will be pro-trans. it reads as very similar to "white feminists vs poc anti-feminists" in that it's not actually a fair concept nor a natural "matchup", it's just there to generate rage clicks.

  • @heyjupiter09
    @heyjupiter09 Годину тому

    don't know if taylor will see this but love that caustic parody of an eye chart on your wall... 'tag like share follow weaken succumb capitulate'

  • @julias_pie
    @julias_pie 2 години тому

    What a great and nuanced discussion. I know matt and his posts from social media but I had no idea he also had a youtube channel. Taylor was a fantastic guest, love how well-spoken she is.

  • @dragonbeak
    @dragonbeak 2 години тому

    The Among Us story just made me think "he's just like me fr"

  • @sadem1045
    @sadem1045 2 години тому

    I don't have a problem with a prayer app being released, especially around Christmas. The problem is Christians who use their religion as an excuse to be hateful, not Christianity itself.

  • @thesingerintheshower
    @thesingerintheshower 2 години тому

    6:19 apparently they can, according to the 2024 presidential election results.

  • @tomwestbrook
    @tomwestbrook 3 години тому

    On the Anita Bryant losing the Singer sewing gig, was at least partly due to how many queers back then being into sewing as something queer mostly gay men got interested in (hence the AIDS Memorial Quilt later on). I don’t recall if there was a threatened boycott or not, but I think there was.

  • @Adevine369
    @Adevine369 3 години тому

    I am pretty sure that the Saudi oil family is richer ? No?

  • @alicjapsycholog8420
    @alicjapsycholog8420 4 години тому

    I could test some of suplements on me, as cancer patient. And I think, that many cancer patients would like to test them on themselves, under medicine control.

  • @derdriuliamhas9038
    @derdriuliamhas9038 4 години тому

    While this is a special interest subject for me, I also clicked because this lavender eye look is so pretty and flattering on you.

  • @jayemm7942
    @jayemm7942 5 годин тому

    38:03 travis scott not a.$.a.p. rocky

  • @tomwestbrook
    @tomwestbrook 6 годин тому

    Been on YT for ages & fortunately never heard of Jubileee. Sounds dreadful.

  • @aBirdAndHisBoy
    @aBirdAndHisBoy 6 годин тому

    No. Amber Heard is the only one who was ARRESTED for domestic violence and Depp is innocent. Depp's exes verified he wasn't abusive AND he has recordings of Amber admitting to abuse. Stop siding with radical feminists aka TERFS

  • @Non-e8j
    @Non-e8j 7 годин тому

    Unfortunately big money gives unlimited power people become narcissistic and want to exert power on others. It’s tragic money changing people for the bad:(

  • @emma-eo2dc
    @emma-eo2dc 7 годин тому

    i’m late to the convo but the strange thing abt Bud Light’s reaction was that when they tried to backpedal and retract their support for Dylan, they ostracized the queer community. fans of their products and even the right as a whole, would likely become forgetful abt why they were angry or just cease to care but they helped to perpetuate the conversation by belaboring their apologies. Even now, Dylan still faces harassment as a result of this ad but most people have forgotten besides the ppl that have been systematically oppressed and that subsequently had their support publicly retracted (LGBTQIA+ community). not only did they lose support from the right, they lost support from the queer community. the right has obviously more privilege and don’t have to be careful abt where they put their dollars out of concern that the companies they purchase from, are against them and their communities unknowingly. queer ppl have to be more picky bc these companies obviously have power bc money is power. they managed to ostracize both sides, where Nike didn’t, and saw a raise in profits after a few months. they failed miserably.

  • @saucyunicorn
    @saucyunicorn 11 годин тому

    I have seen first hand how censored the American Media is since moving out of the country. People outside of the US have no idea what is actually happening in the country because of how good the propaganda machine is. For example in my media landscape a school shooting hasn’t happened since I left in 2022. I literally didn’t even know about the women dying of miscarriages until I went out of my way to research my state for the past election. I believe that if people outside the US knew what was going on the public would be so disgusted it would be seen as a 3rd world country and American can’t have that hurt their standing in the world

  • @citizengumshoe
    @citizengumshoe 11 годин тому

    Abusive and feels he put DV ten steps back.

  • @citizengumshoe
    @citizengumshoe 11 годин тому

    I feel exactly the same he was very convincing and I as a woman feels like nobody was honest enough to say everything you've explored here. Why?..... He's ruined a woman's life for his own ego and it suited all those red pill loons to make content humiliating her. I hate how abusive people were at the time.. Xxx

  • @coolchris6257
    @coolchris6257 13 годин тому

    You are a pretty cool journalist with a smooth side ....good work I subscribed Happy Holidays 777 🫶

  • @esme_melody
    @esme_melody 13 годин тому

    always love love love listening to natalie talk 💗

  • @early.autumn.summer
    @early.autumn.summer 14 годин тому

    As an extremely lonely and very depressed cis woman I can confirm that female loneliness also exists lol… but the “male loneliness epidemic” is a very real thing (at least from what I’ve seen in polling data & my personal life), and I think it deserves attention as it’s own issue whether you believe it’s caused by capitalism or patriarchy or feminism or social media or a combination

  • @swagonelevenatalltimes
    @swagonelevenatalltimes 15 годин тому

    leaving my reason before i watch: because the government is evil and they hate you when i come back to watch this we'll see if i was right

  • @arcoobabyrules
    @arcoobabyrules 17 годин тому

    That app 😂😂😂 Candace owens was shilling it, 'nuff said!!

  • @Jack-er5wu
    @Jack-er5wu 18 годин тому

    at 5:37, why are we so excited that a cishet man is on the podcast? i know it's played for laughs but poor kate for being the only woman here and being 'jokingly' singled out by two men just so that the cishet guy can be put on the pedestal. kate and ryan have both worked very hard to be where they are in their respective careers and to be privileged enough to come on this podcast. it feels like the expectation is that the woman shows up and so she doesnt get the same sort of acknowledgement. everyone should show up for important discussions about things like this, giving cishet men the extra pat on the back that they think they deserve when participating in these conversations only legitimizes their need to interact with politics and intersectionality to be different and admired and given special treatment by poc, non men, and queer folks.

  • @maryannlammersen6536
    @maryannlammersen6536 18 годин тому

    How much of Elon's trajectory to the radical right is influenced by the pain he is processing by "losing" his child to the trans virus. His words not mine.

  • @elizabethdesousa8290
    @elizabethdesousa8290 18 годин тому

    I wish people were more aware of personality disorders. We are blind to think he can be reasonable.

  • @erickfmarte
    @erickfmarte 19 годин тому

    dont care for wicked, but this was a good analysis and very coherent. <3

  • @hungrylikethewolfe
    @hungrylikethewolfe 19 годин тому

    I briefly returned to Tim Dillon, Joe Rogan, and Red Scare to hear their thoughts on Luigi Mangione, and they were all so bad. These podcasters care neither about accurately describing a situation nor about changing anything for the better. All three said some version of, "The healthcare system in this country is messed up, and people are rightfully upset, BUT murder isn't the answer, AND universal healthcare also isn't the answer because we're a big country (so is Brazil, yet I had great healthcare there this summer), and Luigi isn't valid because he's rich and wasn't directly wronged by United Healthcare." Red Scare: add that he's a narcissist who wanted to be a hero. Tim Dillon: add that he's gay and slept with black guys according to a tabloid called Radar 🙄 so he's not a hero (internalized homophobia 💯). They’ve shown themselves to be nothing more than pessimistic entertainers who larp as down to earth but are just as invested in the system as classic mainstream media. More importantly, they can't recognize genuineness and virtue in people like Luigi because they themselves are completely ingenuine. Anyway, you both were a 'joy' to listen to and have a great rest of your holiday season!

  • @CowboyPants-h5p
    @CowboyPants-h5p 19 годин тому

    Too gay for me.....

  • @issecret1
    @issecret1 21 годину тому

    Elon was always like this. All of you fanboys just didn't pay attention. All the Marie Claire readers of 2010 knew who he was

  • @KarinaLicursi
    @KarinaLicursi 22 години тому

    I aoao recommend everyone read Siddhartha by Hermann Esse to learn about the origins of Buddhism

  • @KarinaLicursi
    @KarinaLicursi 22 години тому

    I don't want to see pics of his social media anymore. Whoever decided in media that they can just do that deserves a lawsuit. I hope Luigi takes the networks to court.

  • @kingsteel2972
    @kingsteel2972 День тому

    That dog is very confused. Confused and concerned

  • @tomwestbrook
    @tomwestbrook День тому

    Boy do I have a lot to say about this-I’m 4 years older than Peter, but I’ll just say Act Up was the crucial element to get where we are with AIDS. It’s the sort of movement that’s needed now to potentially resist Trumpism. Personally, I “married” my hiv positive husband in ‘92 while I was negative (and remain so). He passed away in ‘98 mostly from medication side effect (attacked his cardiac nerves), just before the cocktail drugs came on the scene. I firmly believe Reagan’s delays killed my partner, so fuck Republicans.

  • @BigHailFan
    @BigHailFan День тому

    "Okay, we are dismissive to them, mock their issues and concerns, call them incels, and paint them as Nazis and sexists. Why are we losing men?!" Why do you think? Lab rats in a shock maze learn faster than this.

    • @89426
      @89426 7 годин тому

      💯

  • @abandonedcastlearoace
    @abandonedcastlearoace День тому

    As a sex indifferent aroace, I didn't realise involuntary celibacy is hard for most people.

  • @deeleeryum
    @deeleeryum День тому

    Elon Musks gender affirming surgery to make himself look more like whatever he thinks and man should look like.

  • @ced3763
    @ced3763 День тому

    that was so weird at 18min. What a deranged laugh..dude get a grip.. judging peoples you don't know over their alleged political affiliation is just as fuckup as judging them over their aledge sexual orientation.liberal lost all credibility when they start thinking speaking to someone you disagree with is the worst experience you can have at a bar..

    • @issecret1
      @issecret1 21 годину тому

      Stop judging people by their values or actions! You're only allowed to judge people by is their hair pastel or not!

    • @ced3763
      @ced3763 9 годин тому

      @@issecret1 Judging is what everyone feel entitled too. it's a lot easier than understanding or sharing perspective..most peoples are so entrenched in their view they are incapable of acknowledging the positive aspect in their "enemy" doing.. you only judge it on whatever their attribute antagonie you or not. the result is sterile. No consensus can be found. in reality both side should look at themself in the mirror and be a little more open to other point of view. there is not one good side (you would be magically part of ) and one bad side, there is different views having different consequences, some positive and some negatives, most to complex to understand.Unfortunately short of being able to see the future, it's very difficult to predict the long term consequence of one ideology to the next.. how can anyone in full honesty believe their view is definitely the best? imagine the arrogance..

  • @solomoon3083
    @solomoon3083 День тому

    Any enemy of Luigi, is an enemy of mine. Full STOP.

  • @jyemichael
    @jyemichael День тому

    omg the makeup is perfect.

  • @zachnichols8600
    @zachnichols8600 День тому

    Is no one going to bring up the fact that most people from that time hated Elon musk?? Especially if you grew up in the bay area

  • @DaniBeee420
    @DaniBeee420 День тому

    Glinda = Liberals, Elphaba = Leftist 😂

  • @takutolovex
    @takutolovex День тому

    Should change his name to Edison 😂

  • @N.G.H.
    @N.G.H. День тому

    It's his rotten childhood most likely and his family's affluence. They've definitely had an influence on his upbringing such as his father's emerald mines and his father's wealth which Elon used to fail upwards by surrounding himself more and more by sycophants and ass-kissers. Twitter was purchased to create a safe space for just himself and his followers and other influencers who funnel money to him in some way shape and form. Unbeknownst to Trump, Elon has already hooked strings into him making himself the next shadow president.

  • @TheAwesomeYouTuber1
    @TheAwesomeYouTuber1 День тому

    These media hosts need to look at a mirror before they pass judgment on others. As well as their own projections together.

  • @lolno4384
    @lolno4384 День тому

    I'd like to encourage everyone reading this to go watch the Sontaran Strategem (s4e4) episode of Doctor Who and laugh with me

  • @sophiabreidfischer6242
    @sophiabreidfischer6242 День тому

    My thoughts go out to to everyone whose had trouble receiving the health care they need, and to those who've been there for their loved ones going through that.

  • @petervizzini4006
    @petervizzini4006 День тому

    They have every right to h8 you

  • @akwel95
    @akwel95 День тому

    I wrote a whole essay of how Savage by Fenty is actually worse than most fast-fashion brands for the environment and their workers, figures Johnny would walk for them. hahah.