Dystopia Now

Dystopia Now

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Dystopia Now episodes

  • One way to cope

    The world is pretty bleak right now; sometimes it can help to just tune out.  Kerouac tells Todd all about the project he's undertaken that has allowed him a couple hours of peace every night.

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    37 min
  • Uvalde and America's gun crisis

    Two days after the horrific tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, authorities are still failing to explain their response to the mass shooting and politicians are still trying to put the focus on anything but guns.    

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    23 min
  • The danger of replacement rhetoric

    A mass shooting in Buffalo seems to be inspired by a racist theory being spread in the worst places on the Internet, and by right-wing politicians and a major media company. And after yet another tragedy, they all keep passing the buck.  

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    19 min
  • Protesting at homes

    Since they don't want to actually discuss the Supreme Court decision to upend abortion rights in the U.S., politicians and media are now focusing on protests happening outside of justices' homes. Don't let them distract you ... and keep making their lives hell.

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    19 min
  • End of the Roe

    A bombshell report from Politico on Monday night revealed an early draft of a Supreme Court decision to upend abortion rights in the U.S. We talk about the so-called integrity of the court, the performative dramatics over the leak itself and what the future might hold.

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    29 min
  • Florida vs. math

    Florida governor Ron DeSantis continues his assault on "woke" education -- this time taking aim at math textbooks. Wait, what? You'd think math might be the one subject that was safe, but there's nothing he won't turn into ammo for his culture war. 

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    15 min
  • Canceling student loan debt

    Chuck Schumer says the White House is really coming around on eliminating a sizable chunk of student loan debt ... but whether it actually happens is anyone's guess. 

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    14 min
  • "Don't Say Gay" bills

    This week, Ohio legislators introduced their own version of Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill. Why is this happening and what can be done about it?  

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    18 min
  • The panic over furries

    A state senator from Nebraska went viral after he lost it over debunked rumors of furries overrunning schools in his state. He has since apologized, but the damage is done.  

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    16 min
  • The Ketanji Brown Jackson hearing

    Have you folks been watching or listening to the confirmation hearing? Todd and Kerouac talk about the bad-faith grilling of a supremely qualified nominee and how it reflects on the bigger picture. 

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    20 min

About Dystopia Now

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Who needs dystopian fiction when you’ve got the real thing right outside? Kerouac and Todd try to make sense of a world gone haywire.