Kicking us off this week, Mal takes us through the complete James saga—a YouTuber whose mysterious “UFO” turned into toxic performance art. After that, a high-level conversation about The Age of Disclosure, before Tom finally gets to share a wonderful update from Loch Ness.

It’s good, guys. It’s real good.

Highlights:

Recapping and then tying off the story of James the UFOtuber

How he started off, what made him compelling, etc

That time a couple weeks ago when he maybe faked his own death?

His half-hearted attempts to keep the mystery alive

The big reveal that it was all a hoax

A lively conversation about the crappiness of this whole thing, and what it reveals as an artifact of our culture

Weaponized sincerity, parasocial manipulation, and other fun ideas to enjoy

Jordan’s meta-review of The Age of Disclosure (including a quick recap of his experience attending a screening in LA)

A stupid review from the New York Times that we refuse to link to

A Bug’s Life as a labor organizing manifesto

Go join Citizens for Disclosure (after you hear an impassioned pitch for civic engagement)

Something is shifting, people are tired of the same things, conversations are bending differently

News from Loch Ness - researchers used underwater drones to capture very boring footage and very interesting SOUNDS

Very much also: charming Scottish narration and infectious enthusiasm

The lake monster laugh is going to be our new ringtone

And in the epilogue

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