What does it really mean to call someone a hypocrite — and are we all guilty of it?

This week on The Side Bar Podcast, Leise and Royce get into the contradictions people love to ignore… especially when it benefits them. From personal accountability to politics, propaganda, and perception — nothing is off limits.

We talk about whether people can actually change, why we keep comparing different eras like they’re equal, and how narratives get shaped depending on who’s telling the story. From boycott debates to the SAVE Act, to the way “safety” gets used as a gatekeeping tool — this episode really asks: are you thinking for yourself, or just picking sides?

And of course… we had to get into that perceived innocence conversation.

Yeah. That one.

Timestamps:

• 0:00 – Intro music

• 0:30 – Opening

• 0:50 – “I speak hypocrite…”

• 3:04 – Can people really change?

• 4:45 – Should we still be comparing different eras?

• 15:21 – Using propaganda when it fits your narrative

• 21:50 – The Target boycott drama

• 31:54 – Use your own brain — seriously

• 38:11 – The SAVE Act

• 48:55 – “Safety” as a tool for exclusion

• 51:11 – “God don’t play about me” people

• 1:12:49 – Why do white men get perceived as innocent?

• 1:13:54 – Movies are doing a lot for no reason

• 1:25:26 – Outro