Tony gives us his overview of the new Naked Gun movie while Auguste goes on extended rant about old actors who need to throw in the towel to give a chance to younger talent. We also discuss the state of comedy today, the power of Gen X nostalgia, and the need for conservative actors and filmmakers to come out of the (political) closet. As with all things, there’re reasons to be hopeful about the future of television and movies as well as reasons to think the current decline will persist. Whatever happens, the Everymen will be there for it.

Auguste and Evan discuss a viral essay from Dudley Newright that explains how Reddit has made everything in our society lame. From starting as an online forum for dorky introverts to find one another, the platform and its moderators have come to dominate the thinking and sentiments of society, particularly with millennials. While Dudley argues that Reddit was the origin of so much of what’s wrong with the world, The Everyman cohosts wonder if it’s more a reflection of what was already being taught in schools and reinforced by mainstream media. As the conversation progresses, the two consider the extent of Redditism and if the phenomenon can be seen in other parts of the internet. Finally, Auguste and Evan consider how this all ends. Will we all become pathetic Redditor-types eating the bugs or will we come out of this spell and finally reconnect with reality?

Articles cited in this episode:

• “The Four Commandments of Reddit” by Dudley Newright

• “How Reddit Destroyed

Tony offers his thoughts on the new Superman film. For what it’s worth, he recommends it if one goes into it with the right expectations (that is, low ones). We discuss the strange wokemongering preceding the film and the challenges of making a compelling Superman film in general. This prompts Auguste to nerd out and discuss his disappointment with the latests installments in the Marvel and DC Cinematic Universes as well as his subsequent hope for a turnaround in the superhero genre. Finally, Tony brings up previews to new movies come out, which seem to promise ever more Gen X and Millennial nostalgia slop. But perhaps something great will spring from the coming movie offerings.

Referenced Articles:

• “The Penguin Has Mommy Issues” by Auguste Meyrat

• “Why DC’s Superhero Pantheon Can Never Emulate the Success of ‘Avengers: Infinity War” by Aaron Gleason

• “‘Elio’ was lame. Making him gay wouldn’t change that” by Auguste Meyrat

• “Disney and Creative Misdirection” by Auguste Meyrat

  
  

  
  

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In this episode, Auguste and Evan hash out the Epstein controversy, carefully consider the very un-startling revelation that staffers were abusing Joe Biden’s powerful autopen, and offer eulogies for NPR and PBS. By some miracle, we managed to keep the conversation to an hour, and by yet another miracle, Evan managed to have something new to say about Epstein.

Articles Cited in this Episode:

• “Critical Pedo Theory” by Scott Greer

• “Epstein Wide Shut” by Gage Klipper

• “The Four Commandments of Reddit” by Dudley Newright

• “What an Actual Founding Style Revolution Would Look Like” by Evan Maclanahan

Episode Breakdown:

(0:00 - 40:00) What’s behind the Epstein Brouhaha?

(40:00 - 51:30) President Joe “Autopen” Biden

(51:30 -1:03:00) Goodbye NPR and PBS!

In this episode, we review the biggest conservative voices and determine how they fare against one another in a tournament bracket. Each of these contenders are already titans of the podcast world and quickly turning what was formerly considered the “alternative media” into the mainstream. Naturally, many of us have our own opinions on these men and women, but it takes a true Everyman to objectively assess who are today’s true king and queen of conservative media.

Here is our list* of participants:

1) Charlie Kirk

2) Matt Walsh

3) Shawn Ryan

4) Ben Shapiro

5) Steve Bannon

6) Megyn Kelly

7) Steven Crowder

8) Tucker Carlson

9) Jack Posobeic

10) Tim Pool

11) Andrew Wilson

12) Benny Johnson

13) Patrick Bet David

14) Dinesh D’Souza

15) Michael Knowles

16) Glenn Beck

17) Catturd

18) Allie Beth Stuckey

19) Alex Clark

20) Candace Owens

21) Liz Wheeler

22) Jordan Peterson

23) Mark Levin

24) Dave Rubin

*I know, I know, we should have included The Everyman here, but we needed to keep things fair.

Founding Editor Auguste Meyrat and Senior Contributor Evan McClanahan get together for our first podcast episode to discuss the news of the day. Among the topics covered are:

• the bombing of Iran and how to address the critics.

• the mayoral election in New York City and why we should care about it.

• the recent wins in the U.S. Supreme Court and what they mean for the country.

• Evan’s latest article in The Everyman about the rise of online debates.

• Auguste’s whine-brag about finally finishing The History of Peloponnesian War.

• Evan talking about propaganda and getting ideas.

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