My guest is Catherine Liu, professor of film and media studies at UC Irvine. She is the author of 'Virtue Hoarders: the Case Against the Professional Managerial Class'. We discuss the origin of trauma studies, self branding on social media and the ideology of the professional class. Liu has an unwavering commitment to historical materialism and a fierce critique of elitist academies. She explores the intense moralism of our times as it relates to the Freudian super-ego.

My guest is Brace Belden, an organizer, an infamous shitposter and co-host of the TrueAnon podcast. I’ve spent the last few years interviewing young people who make radical posts online and later find their way into real world politics. Irony and humor play a huge role in this process. For the first episode, I wanted to talk to one of my favorite posters who has also lived his politics in the real world.

https://x.com/adamcurtisbroll/status/1821370178925465602

https://x.com/acpmain/status/1815163137164754960?s=46&t=9Oro7F7thSCgYZqbvnpVjQ

https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/the-new-style-of-artist-career-2522541

https://news.gab.com/2024/07/gabs-emergency-request-from-the-fbi/

https://www.wired.com/story/alt-jihad-rising-social-media/

https://youtu.be/PaVjQFMg7L0?si=xqFi-InTXEeDgMfM

Max Read joins me to discuss "the Zynternet", a newly emergent youth subculture online. We explore the For-You-Pagification of social media, the revenge of the normies and the future of online subcultures.

Max is one of my favorite writers on Substack. I highly recommend checking out this piece and following his newsletter:
https://maxread.substack.com
https://maxread.substack.com/p/hawk-tuah-and-the-zynternet

This week’s guest is a 17 year old Left Communist from the Bay Area. He was a right-wing troll at age 13. We explore niche political subcultures, generational posting styles and the value of electoral politics.

Alex Hochuli is a co-host of the Aufhebunga Bunga podcast and a co-author of "The End of the End of History: Politics in the 21st Century". He joins me to discuss universalisms, organization and the difficult way forward.

Follow:

https://x.com/bungacast

https://x.com/Alex__1789

Links:

https://x.com/swannmarcus89/status/1812376707191411179?s=46&t=jW_xfAX0j6Fjiv2ObgRGRg

https://youtube.com/@demolitionranch?si=eI6BMpCPzPyyb35a

https://x.com/acpmain/status/1815450980915245145?s=46&t=jW_xfAX0j6Fjiv2ObgRGRg

https://x.com/acpmain/status/1815163785134436404?s=46&t=jW_xfAX0j6Fjiv2ObgRGRg

https://youtu.be/92X6GIvJCPI?si=fYysFY1PyXg9brER

https://www.gq.com/story/mogwarts-looksmaxing

https://www.mogwarts.net/