Culture Dumpster

Johnny and special guests Aysha and Jacob from the Worker's Lit podcast go over the week in news with as few derailments as possible, which is to say several.

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Vince Zampella was one of the most influential game developers of the 21st century, and is responsible for helping create some of the most influential titles of all time such as Call of Duty, Titanfall, Apex Legends, Jedi: Fallen Order and Survivor, and for the last several years oversaw the Battlefield franchise, helping to deliver one of the best received games in the series in recent times. Vince died tragically in a car crash in December of 2025 at the age of 55.

Johnny and his guest Stella Chung(IGN, Kinda Funny, Twitch) go over Vince's career and share some of their personal stories with his work, and what a legacy he left behind.

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Friend of the show Kelley Greene is back for another update on her Roman Empire, Bryan Johnson, the tech bro who wants to live forever. What fresh horrors await? Tune in and find out.

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It’s holiday season so come listen to your two favorite warped, frustrated old podcasters discuss one of the greatest achievements in cinema that only became a holiday staple due to a copyright lapse in the 1970s. MoviePod’s Brian Wishart and Johnny talk about one of their favorite movies of all time, It’s A Wonderful Life.

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Jack Welch was CEO of General Election from 1981-2001, and is responsible for the way corporations are still being run today. His so-called "war on loyalty" saw the rise of diverting funds that would be spent on R&D and investing in employees to the pockets of shareholders who became every major corporations primary focus thanks to Mr. Welch. If you've ever been laid off from your corporate job, there's a chance it was due to the leadership tactics of Neutron Jack. Jacob Dallas, author of the upcoming "They Called Her Rebel", A Fantasy Novel About Late-Stage Capitalism, People Power, and Queer Love, and co-host of the Worker's Lit podcast, joins for a lively discussion about one of the worst men to ever live.

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This is a preview of the first premium episode of The Culture Dumpster podcast where I was joined by friend of the show, June of Kill The Computer and The Onion, and Josh Boerman of Worst of All Possible Worlds. June and Josh also host the podcast Ill Conceived, a podcast about natalism.

June and Josh join the show to discuss disgraced former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. Sources for this episode include the book "The Governor" by Rod Blagojevich, news reports from Chicago news stations, articles from CNN, Forbes, and other outlets as well as the court documents that lay out the charges filed against Blago after his arrest.

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For the very first premium episode of The Culture Dumpster podcast I was joined by friend of the show June of Kill The Computer and The Onion, and Josh Boerman of Worst of All Possible Worlds. June and Josh also host the podcast Ill Conceived, a podcast about natalism.

June and Josh join the show to discuss disgraced former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. Sources for this episode include the book "The Governor" by Rod Blagojevich, news reports from Chicago news stations, articles from CNN, Forbes, and other outlets as well as the court documents that lay out the charges filed against Blago after his arrest.

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My friend Amity joins the podcast for a conversation about TTRPGs between all the riffing, sidetracking, and tomfoolery we get up to during our conversation.

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This week new friend of the show Kat Abughazaleh is here to talk about one of her and Johnny's favorite movies, the 1980 comedy classic, "The Blues Brothers".

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Sephiroth poster experts Caleb(Kill The Computer, 60 Minute Drill) and MLYP(All This For 10 Dollars) join Johnny for a serious examination of these strange internet perverts who demand to be taken seriously. Friends of the show Caltex and ManiacalZ also provided dramatic readings which I hope you enjoy.

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