Butler and Vane are joined by special guest Orion for a short news update reflecting on the shocking first days of the 2nd Trump administration. They discuss the Tik Tok ban, a statement from Columbia's president Petro, Trump's tariff threats and his mob-like transactionalism.

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Our intro and outro theme music are from the song "Sardines" by the band Stella Starfox. You can find them on Apple Music and Spotify, and check out the full song here. https://youtu.be/9kF6N0oA0o4?si=wswiL3WoQ2HCM_AO

The first news update featuring the whole crew, Butler, Vane, Krokus and Axiom unpack the horrific start to the second Trump administration and the controlled takeover of the federal government by megalomaniacal tech billionaires.

Our intro and outro theme music are from the song "Sardines" by the band Stella Starfox. You can find them on Apple Music and Spotify, and check out the full song here. https://youtu.be/9kF6N0oA0o4?si=wswiL3WoQ2HCM_AO

In this episode, Vane and Butler try to decompress after an exceptionally violent news cycle in late 2024.

Our intro and outro theme music are from the song "Sardines" by the band Stella Starfox. You can find them on Apple Music and Spotify, and check out the full song here. https://youtu.be/9kF6N0oA0o4?si=wswiL3WoQ2HCM_AO

Yes, there really does need to be one more podcast to add to the already fractured media landscape. Butler and Vane discuss why they chose to make a podcast. It's mostly just that "everybody else was doing it".

Our intro and outro theme music are from the song "Sardines" by the band Stella Starfox. You can find them on Apple Music and Spotify, and check out the full song here. https://youtu.be/9kF6N0oA0o4?si=wswiL3WoQ2HCM_AO