Comedian and creative director of The Onion, Tim Heidecker, joins to discuss the rise of disinformation and the fall of Alex Jones.

In this episode:

(2:59) Alex Jones, Sandy Hook, and The Onion

(14:48) Developing the Alex Jones impression

(17:27) Taking over InfoWars

(25:02) Fear of conservative backlash?

(29:46) The Doomscroll: Don Jr.’s wedding

(32:25) The Fox News mask

(35:05) Thomas Massie

(38:02) AI vs. the Pope

(42:02) Gaza flotilla

(44:56) Mark Zuckerberg

Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker

Guest: Tim Heidecker

Producers: Donnie Beacham, and Justin Sayles

Art direction: David Shoemaker

Motion graphics and animations: Chris Calleton

Engineering: Sarah Reddy

Set design: Hannah Leiken and Jonathan Ratliff

Additional Support: Dae Shik Kim

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