Dystopia Now

Dystopia Now

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Dystopia Now episodes

  • Let's see less of Cillizza

    The former president continues to spout his dangerous rhetoric to riled up crowds and CNN's favorite listicle maker keeps mining it for clickbait. It's just not funny anymore. 

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    15 min
  • Oh no, a giant spider invasion

    The Joro spider landed in Georgia late last year, but is now poised to spread all over the East coast. Should you be worried? Depends on where you get your news. 

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    15 min
  • KleptoCapture

    Joe Biden announced that the U.S. will start to seize the yachts, jets and luxury homes of Russian oligarchs in response to the invasion of Ukraine. Let's talk about that.

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    13 min
  • Media loves a war

    There's only been one thing on the news for the last week. But what makes the coverage a little different this time around? Todd and Kerouac discuss.

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    19 min
  • The Crypto Bowl

    Boy, the commercials from Sunday's Super Bowl sure seemed to be heavy on cryptocurrency. Why the big celebrity push to get folks to put their hard-earned dollars into virtual money? Todd and Kerouac discuss.

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    15 min
  • Halftime hand-wringing

    The Super Bowl halftime show sent some folks into a tizzy. Wonder what was so different about this year's show that set people off. Just kidding. We all know why. 

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    13 min
  • We're not buying it

    It's always great to hear scandalous information about Trump's time in office way after the fact. Maggie Haberman is using the news cycle to drop a scoop we could have used in real time in order to promote her upcoming book. Todd and Kerouac aren't buying it. 

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    15 min
  • Canada's convoy protest

    What's going on with the so-called trucker convoy protest in Ottawa that's lasted for nearly two weeks? And is a version of it headed for the United States of Dystopia? Todd and Kerouac discuss. 

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    16 min
  • Facebook and Spotify tanking

    Todd and Kerouac are back to talk about what sent Facebook and Spotify stocks into the crapper this week. Whatever it is, let's hope it keeps going. 

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    16 min
  • Book bans

    Todd and Kerouac are back to discuss the wave of book challenges going on in school districts around the country. 

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    19 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.