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- Hypergambling on Looksmaxxing
Heretic Podcast hosted by Jack Cook and Jonah Deforge
Clavicular quietly gained notoriety on streaming platforms and esoteric looksmaxxing forums. But it wasn’t until early 2026, when Clavicular was framemogged by ASU frat leader, that looksmaxxing broke containment and entered the mainstream. Infamous for their cryptic slang and extreme attention to looks, looksmaxxing content was ironyposted all over the real world, in places like instagram. But what does the looksmaxxing phenomenon have to say about our times and the anxieties of our people?
March 26, 2026.
20 min - The Rise of Nick Fuentes: How Can You Call It a Movement When You Have No Motion?
Heretic Podcast hosted by Jack Cook and Jonah Deforge
Nick Fuentes is America’s most canceled man. On the other hand, he’s more mainstream than ever before. He is a political foster child—he doesn’t really belong anywhere. He was resented by Charlie Kirk—MAGA’s greatest spokesman—and though he was an early supporter of Trump, he has since become a frequent dissenter. Today we dive into his improbable success and the forces driving him to the top of social media.
Heretic Podcast October 28, 2025.
35 min - The Goonpocalypse
Heretic Podcast hosted by Jack Cook and Jonah Deforge
Elon Musk recently introduced Ani, a new AI goth girl. Hot on his heels, Sam Altman is announcing soon-to-be-available erotica in OpenAI’s models. Today, we discuss the goonpocalpyse, its origins and its victims. We give a broad survey of pornography availability before AI, and hope to chart a course beyond the AI porn revolution.
Heretic Podcast October 15, 2025.
38 min - Ep. 2 - March Madness, 2028 Presidential Race Bracket and X Roundup
Heretic Podcast hosted by Jack Cook and Jonah Deforge
Matt Imhoff and Will Freedman join us today to talk March Madness, the 2028 presidential race and X. Who will win March Madness? Who will win the 2028 presidential election? All this on today's podcast. Bonus: we scroll through our respective X (formerly Twitter) feeds.
Thursday April 1, 2025
Heretic Podcast is the official podcast of Heretic Magazine.
1 hr 12 min - Ep 1 - Ukraine, Tariffs and the Oscars. Also Scrolling X
Heretic Podcast hosted by Jack Cook and Jonah Deforge
Matt Imhoff joins us today to talk Ukraine policy, tariffs and Oscars. President Trump's recent confrontation with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in the Oval office stirs controversy. President Trump threatens steep tariffs against Canada and Mexico. Anora wins best picture at the Oscars, even though none of us have seen it. Bonus: we scroll through our respective X (formerly Twitter) feeds.
Thursday March 6, 2025
Heretic Podcast is the official podcast of Heretic Magazine.
1 hr 36 min
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Hosted by Jack Cook and Jonah Deforge
Politics, technology and culture.