What do Steven Pinker, Alan Dershowitz, Jeffrey Epstein, and evangelist Jim Bakker have in common? Plenty of bad stuff, apparently. I explore their rotten connections to the far-right, from a relatively "far-left radical" (albeit normal enough) lens.

Today, we're talking about the pilot episode of Earth: Final Conflict, titled "Decision."

This episode aired October 6, 1997, and served as the launchpad for a series created from the archived ideas of Star Trek visionary Gene Roddenberry.

Today, I'm talking about one of the most controversial figures in modern rock — Marilyn Manson. Born Brian Warner, he's back on tour for the first time in five years. But behind the stage lights and fanfare, there’s a darker story — one that asks uncomfortable questions about justice, accountability, and who gets to come back after a fall.

Why do we so often fail to understand other people’s pain until we go through it ourselves?

You ever hear something so heavy… so sprawling… so emotionally raw, it feels like it rewires your brain?

That’s what listening to ISIS is like.

Even good bands can go bad.

Today, we’re talking about They, a 2002 supernatural horror film directed by Robert Harmon. You might remember the marketing leaning hard on "From Wes Craven..." but heads up—Craven’s name was mostly promotional. He wasn’t creatively involved...

Today, we’re stepping off the beaten path and into the woods—deep into two mythologies separated by an ocean, but united by shadow.

Neo-fascist Ned Flanders and some of his creepy worldviews.

Album: London Calling

Artist: The Clash

Release Year: 1979