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Last updated: April 19, 2024
Podcasts & Episodes
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POLiTICS
Pod Save America | Crooked Media (POLITICS)
The Lincoln Project | (CENTER RIGHT/POLITICS)
538 Politics | (POLLING/POLITICS)
The Skepticrat | (FAR CENTER/POLITICS)
The New Abnormal | The Daily Beast (US POLITICS/COMEDY/LEFTIST)
Political Gabfest | Slate Magazine (US POLITICS)
Left, Right & Center | KCRW (US POLITICS)
Pod Save The World | Crooked Media (WORLD POLITICS)
The Majority 54 | (PROGRESSIVE/US POLITICS)
Cognitive Dissonance | (NEWS/POLITICS)
Hacks on Tap | (POLITICS)
CURRENT EVENTS
Hysteria | Crooked Media (CURRENT EVENTS/FEMINISM)
Lovett or Leave It | Crooked Media (COMEDY SHOW/CULTURE)
What a Day | Crooked Media (MORNING NEWS)
The Problem with Jon Stewart | Apple TV+ (CURRENT EVENTS/POLITICS)
Without a Country | Gas Digital (CURRENT EVENTS/POLTICS/POP CULTURE)
COMEDY
Guys We F*cked | (COMEDY/FEMINISM/NSFW)
Smartless | A Test Pattern Media (COMEDY/POPCULTURE)
EVERYTHING ELSE
Strict Scrutiny | Crooked Media (LAW/SCOTUS COVERAGE)
Offline with Jon Favreau | Crooked Media (ONLINE CULTURE/SOCIAL COMMENTARY)
Armchair Expert (POP CULTURE/PHILOSOPHY/BEING HUMAN)
America Dissected | Crooked Media (SOCIETY/CULTURE)
Citations Needed | (MEDIA/PR/POWER)
GastroPod | (FOOD/COOKING/FOOD CULTURE)
The Economics of Everyday Things | Freakonomics (ECONOMICS/SOCIETY)
The Future Of Everything | The Wall Street Journal (SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY)
Flightless Bird | Armchair Expert (CULTURAL & SOCIAL COMMENTARY)
Pod Damn America | (LEFTIST COMMENTARY/COMEDY)
No Stupid Questions | Freakonomics (RANDOM)
Speaking of Psychology | American Psychology Association (PSYCHOLOGY)
Behind the Bastards | (HISTORY)
a16z Podcast | (TECHNOLOGY)
Hard Fork | (TECHNOLOGY)
SPECIFIC EPISOIDE RECOMMENDATIONS
(links direct to YouTube Podcasts, MuckRack, or their respective websites, when available)
ARTIFICAL INTELEGENCE & TECH
Algorithms Are Everywhere. How You Can Take Back Control | THE FUTURE OF EVERYTHING (JANUARY 23, 2023)
Being Human in the Age of AI | THE GRAY AREA (May 8, 2023)
Can AI Be Regulated? | ON POINT (May 1, 2023)
How The Internet Is Radicalizing Young Men | OFFLINE WITH JON FAVREAU (April 23, 2023)
Legal Consequences Of Generated Content | PRACTICAL AI: MACHGINE LEARNING, DATA SCIENCE (July 18, 2023)
Real or AI? The Tech Giants Racing to Stop the Spread of Fake Images | THE FUTURE OF EVERYTHING (September 15, 2023)
Robocab | TODAY EXPLAINED (August 17, 2023)
The Communication Epidemic Pt 1 | CHAMPAGNE SHARKS (April 30, 2023)
The Old Internet Is Dying, and Something Worse Is Being Born | CYBER (December 13, 2023)
Two Writers Wonder If They’ll Be Replaced By AI | OFFLINE WITH JON FAVREAU (January 15, 2023)
When AI Hears A Problems | IN MACHINES WE TRUST (May 16, 2023)
When AI Watches the Streets | IN MACHINES WE TRUST {May 19, 2023)
FOOD & HEALTH
America's Toxic Food System | SOME MORE NEWS (August 10, 2023)
Are We All Addicted to Ultra-Processed Foods? | NO STUPID QUESTIONS (March 12, 2023)
Fighting For The Right To Die | WHAT NEXT (April 27, 2023)
Food Contamination Is On The Rise. Here's What History Can Teach Us About How To Stop It | AMERICA DISSECTED (November 21, 2023)
How Can You Be Kinder To Yourself | NO STUPID QUESTIONS (September 10, 2023)
The End of the Calorie (Encore) | GASTROPOD (January 17, 2023)
The Hidden Battle over Grocery Store Shelves | THE SPORKFUL (January 15, 2024)
The Inflammation Theory of Disease | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW (May 16, 2023)
Is It Too Late To Escape "Forever Chemicals" | WHAT NEXT (April 18, 2024)
Is Ultra-Processed Food...Even Food | AMERICA DISSECTED (October 21, 2023)
Understanding The Mind Of A Serial Killer, With Louis Schlesinger, PhD | SPEAKING OF PSYCHOLOGY (April 10, 2024)
Weight, Weight, Don’t Tell Me with Prof. Harriet Brown | AMERICA DISSECTED (January 24, 2023)
What Americans Ate When There Were No Food Laws | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW (February 13, 2024)
Where's the Beef? Lab-Grown Meat is Finally on the Menu | GASTROPOD (July 11, 2023)
Why the Future of Mental Health Care Could Be in Your Gut | THE FUTURE OF EVERYTHING (February 17, 2023)
SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT
Aliens From Earth? | UNEXPLAINABLE (March 6, 2024)
Compost Yourself | TODAY EXPLAINED (January 17, 2023)
How Climate Change Will Reshape Where Americans Live | FIVETHIRTYEIGHT POLITICS (May 4, 2023)
Love Canal: Even Dirtier Than It Sounds | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW (March 26, 2024)
NASA Plans to Bring Bits of Marks to Earth. It May Change How We See Space | THE FUTURE OF EVERYTHING (May 12, 2023)
Is It Too Late To Escape "Forever Chemicals" | WHAT NEXT (April 18, 2024)
How We're Learning to Talk to Animals | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW (August 15, 2023)
Why Do We Cry | NO STUPID QUESTIONS (January 22, 2023)
POLITICS & SOCIETY
America Keeps Me Up at Night with Dr. Richard Haass | OPEN BOOK WITH ANOTHONY SCARAMUCCI (April 2, 2023)
America’s Midlife Crisis with Tom Nichols | THE LINCOLN PROJECT (March 23, 2023)
Are Drag Queens Coming For Your Kids? | SOME MORE NEWS (June 21, 2023)
A Slow Civil War with Jeff Sharlet | THE LINCOLN PROJECT (April 12, 2023)
A Sociopath's Guide to Death, Sex, and Money | DEATH. SEX & MONEY (April 16, 2024)
Blame Capitalism (3 Parts) | TODAY EXPLAINED - VOX
Blame Capitalism: Profit Over Everything (September 15, 2023)
Blame Capitalism: The 99% (September 22, 2023)
Blame Capitalism: Degrowing Pains (September 29, 2023)
Elon Musk Unmasked | TECH WON'T SAVE US (November 17, 2023)
Escaping America | CANADALAND (April 24, 2023)
Greedflation Is Real | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW (April 2, 2024)
How We Got Here | POLITIX (January 3, 2024)
"Is Trump Insane?" with Anthony Scaramucci | UNCOMFRORTABLE CONVERSATIONS WITH JOSH SZEPS (April 11, 2023)
Polling, Parties, and Polarization with Alexander Theodoridis | THE LINCOLN PROJECT (JANUARY 26, 2023)
PragerU, the 'Product Of His Time' Defense and the White Guilt Amelioration Industrial Complex | CITATIONS NEEDED (September 27, 2023)
Made In America | ON THE MEDIA (April 7, 2023)
Margaret Atwood on Good, Evil and Stupidity | OFFLINE WITH JON FAVREAU (March 12, 2023)
Matthew Desmond (on poverty) | ARMCHAIR EXPERT (January 11, 2024)
Saving Democracy with David Pepper | THE LINCOLN PROJECT (May 25, 2023)
The Agents of Chaos with Ron Insana | THE LINCOLN PROJECT (January 24, 2023)
The Explosion of Antisemitism with Mike Rothschild | OPEN BOOK WITH ANTHONY SCARAMUCCI (December 6, 2023)
The "Graying Population" Panic and the 90-Year War on Social Security | CITATIONS NEEDED (December 2, 2023)
The Principles of Communism: Friedrich Engles & Communist Political Theory | REVLEFT RADIO (September 27, 2023)
The US South's Elites Have Kept the Region Poor and Underdeveloped | THIS IS HELL (April 16, 2024)
TOP SECRET: Our Classified Documents System Is [Redacted] | THE PROBLEM WITH JON STEWART (January 24, 2023)
The Resurgence of QAnon with Will Sommer | THE LINCOLN PROJECT (April 6, 2023)
Trump’s Potential Trials Are a One-Man “Stress Test of the Legal System” | THE POLITICAL SCENE (March 24, 2023)
The Threat of White Christian Nationalism | THE LINCOLN PROJECT (Febraury 7, 2024)
What Does “Woke” Mean, and How Did the Term Become So Powerful? | THE POLITICAL SCENE (January 30, 2023)
When A Miscarriage Becomes A Crime | WHAT NEXT (December 20, 2023)
Why Iran Attacked Israel | TODAY EXPLAINED (April 15, 2024)
Why Is Child Labor Making a Comeback? | THE WEEDS (May 17, 2023)
Why We Can't Give up on Persuasion | THE GRAY AREA (April 17, 2023)
Why Millennials Dread Motherhood | TODAY EXPLAINED (December 15, 2023)
MISCELLANEOUS INTERESTS
Mobile Home Parks | THE ECONOMICS OF EVERYDAY THINGS (September 27, 2023)
The Cult of Preppers | SOUNDS LIKE A CULT (January 24, 2023)
Why You Should Make Silly Things (ft Simone Giertz) | OFFLINEWITH JON FAVERAU (June 18, 2023)
Poisoned Booze | CITATIONS NEEDED (December 27, 2023)
BOOKS
Links direct to Goodreads (not affiliate links)
Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic - Wann, de Graaf, Naylor | NONFICTION/SOCIOLOGY
A People's History of the United States - Howard Zinn | NONFICTION/HISTORY
Democracy in American - Alexis de Tocqueville | NONFICTION
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal - Eric Schlosser | NONFICTION/HEALTH
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal - Mary Roach | NONFICTION/SCIENCE
Impossible Vacation - Spalding Gray | FICTION/NOVEL
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto - Michael Pollan | NONFICTION/HEALTH
It Can't Happen Here - Sinclair Lewis | FICTION/CLASSIC
Lies My Teacher Told Me - James Loewen | NONFICTION/HISTORY
Outliers: The Story of Success - Malcolm Gladwell | NONFICTION/SOCIOLOGY
Predisposed: Liberals, Conservatives, and the Biology of Political Differences - John R Hibbing | NONFICTION/POLITICS
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us - Michael Moss | NONFICTION/HEALTH
Spanking Watson - Kinky Friedman | FICTION/MYSTERY/COMEDY
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers - Mary Roach | NONFICTION/SCIENCE
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night - Mark Haddon | FICTION/MYSTERY/YA
The Glass Castle A Memoir - Jeannette Walls | NONFICTION/BIOGRAPHY
The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn - Mary Roach | NONFICTION/EDUCATION/POLITICS
The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story - Douglas Preston | NONFICTION/HISTORY
The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism - Steve Kornacki | NONFICTION/POLITICS
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History - Elizabeth Kolbert | NONFICTION/HISTORY
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make A Big Difference - Malcolm Gladwell | NONFICTION/SOCIOLOGY
True to Life: Why Truth Matters - Michael Patrick Lynch | NONFICTION/PHILOSOPHY
You Just Don't Understand: Men and Women in Conversation - Deborah Tannen | NONFICTION/SOCIOLOGY
Film/TV/SERIES
SERIES/TV
Brand New Cherry Flavor | NETFLIX
Doom Patrol | MAX
Fallout | Amazon Prime
Fargo | HULU
Ghosts | PARAMOUNT +
GLOW | NETFLIX
Good Omens | Amazon Prime
Hunters | Prime Video
iZombie | CW
Justified | HULU
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | HBO/YouTube
Minx | STARZ NSFW Nudity
Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes | Norwegian Language
Poker Face | PEACOCK
Resident Alien | PEACOCK
Russian Doll | NETFLIX
Sliders | FOX
Stan Against Evil | HULU
Star Trek: Lower Desks | PARAMOUNT +
Stranger Things | NETFLIX
Ted Lasso | Apple+
The Good Place | NETFLIX
The Last of Us | MAX
The Orville | HULU
The Righteous Gemstones | MAX
Quantum Leap (1989) | PEACOCK
Quantum Leap (2023) | PEACOCK
United States of Tara | Varies
Why Women Kill | PARAMOUNT+
FILM
The Holdovers (2023) | Comedy/Drama
Barbie (2023) | Adventure/Comedy/Fantasy
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) | Action/Comedy/Thriller
The Menu (2022) | Psychological Thriller
Armageddon Time - TRIGGER WARNING (2022) | Drama/Coming-of-Age
Don't Worry Darling (2022) | Thriller/Mystery
Vengeance (2022) | Thriller/Mystery
Violent Night (2022) | Action/Dark Comedy
The Adam Project (2022) | Sci-Fi/Drama
Gunpowder Milkshake (2021) | Action/Thriller
Free Guy (2021) | Action/Sci-Fi
Don't Look Up (2021) | Comedy/Disaster
Dinner In America (2020) | Comedy/Drama/Music
Enola Holmes (2020) | Action/Adventure/Crime
The Dead Don't Die (2019) | Horror/Comedy
Best of Enemies (2019) | Drama/History
JoJoRabbit (2019) | Comedy/Drama/War
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) | Thriller/Mystery
A Simple Favor (2018) | Thriller/Mystery
Hotel Artemis (2018) | Action/Crime
Ingrid Goes West (2017) | Drama/Comedy
Deadpool (2016) | Action/Adventure
Look Who's Back (2015) | Comedy/Drama/Satire - TIGGER WARNING - German Language
Troll Hunter (2010) | Drama/History/Horror Norwegian Language
Inglorious Bastards (2009) | War/Drama
Collateral (2004 ) | Thriller/Crime
High Fidelity (2000) | Romance Comedy
Plunkett & Macleane (1999 | Drama/Comedy/Action
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) | Romance/Comedy
House of Yes (1997) | Comedy/Drama
Box of Moonlight (1996) | Comedy/Drama
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) | Comedy/Drama
Natural Born Killers (1994) | Action/Crime/Romance
Schindler's List (1993) | War/Drama
Man Bites Dog - TIGGER WARNING (1992) | Comedy/Crime/Drama French Language
School Ties (1992) | Drama
Newsies (1992) | Musical/Family
Say Anything (1989) | Romance/Comedy
Big (1988) | Comedy/Fantasy
Dirty Dancing (1987) | Drama/Music/Romance
A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) | Comedy/Family
The Princess Bride (1987) | Romance/Adventure
The Sound of Music (1965) | Musical/Romance
The Wizard of Oz (1939) | Fantasy/Musical
YouTube Channels & Episodes
I spend a lot of time trying to find interesting, fun, engaging, and high quality content on YouTube. This is what I've found:
Answers With Joe [science]
Big Tugg [entertainment]
Chain Baker [food]
Climate Town [environment]
Dark Matter 2525 [religious philosophy]
Doctor Mike [health]
Drew Gooden [entertainment]
Ethan Chlebowski [food]
Evan and Katelyn [creativity]
Food Wars - Insider Food [food]
Home RenoVision DIY [home DIY]
Honest Ads [humor]
How to Cook That [food & science]
Jazza: Fun with Art & Creativity [cretivity]
Kendra Gaylord [architecture]
Kurtis Conner [entertainment]
Laura Kamph [creativity]
Legal Eagle [law]
Nick Lewis [interior design]
North of the Border [creativity - clay]
Not Just Bikes [environment]
Philosophy Tube [philosophy]
Project Farm [product testing]
Simone Giertz [creativity]
Sorted Food [food]
The Stitchery [sewing]
Technology Connections [technology]
Viva La Dirt League [gaming]
Weird History [history]
You Suck At Cooking [food]
zefrank1 [animal science]
Internet & Culture Youth Commentary
Drew Gooden
Eddy Burback
Funky Frog Bait
Jacob Sharpe
Jarvis Johnson
Jarvis Johnson! GOLD
SPECIFIC EPISOIDE RECOMMENDATIONS
10 Changes To The Bible (Part 1 of 2) | TREY the Explainer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKp4yWGTfXo10 Changes To The Bible (Part 2 of 2) | TREY the Explainer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX62bRIG-OI100 Food Hacks I Learned In Restaurants | Joshua Weissman
https://youtu.be/H_erG7HSK0A?si=ZJPqdAqVtUiry_-gActivities That Can Be Traced to Paganism | Weird History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Mm6aWTip7oDo Stop Leaks Products Work | Project Farm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqD4Ha766w8Homesteading in a Changing World | Little Mountain Ranch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97Sy7DtixIkHow Communist Propaganda Changed America | Epic Economics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBDU_MWsD98Plagiarism and You(Tube) | hbomberguy
https://youtu.be/yDp3cB5fHXQ?si=P5grJ41FntwrY130The Problem with Fast Fashion...& why everything you buy seems cheap now | Shelby Church
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXKH633Qo0YWho Broke Gas Prices? | Climate Town
https://youtu.be/QnBqAzJXVGoWorld Religion Family Tree | Useful Charts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l8Uqve9HoUWhy No One Is Having Kids Anymore...The Childfree Movement | Shelby Church
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odAeCCdwZCs
Video Games
Borderlands
BioShock
Fallout 4
Fallout 76
Fallout New Vegas
Far Cry 5
SIMS 4