JJ Alejandro joins Thomas and Rory to discuss Mel Gibson's masterpiece Apocalytpo and the way the political discourse surrounding the film reduces its big-picture themes. But first we start off with a rant from Rory about a frustrating experience he had on the CTA on his homebound commute that day.

Rory and Thomas sit down with Dr. Ben Braddock to discuss Virginia politics, the recent election results, the state's political scandals over the years, and more.

We sit down with author and law student Jared Klickstein to discuss his phenomenal book "Crooked Smile: What It Took to Escape a Decade of Homelessness, Addiction, & Crime" and its nuanced take regarding the criminal justice system and drug policy. We also dig into his background and his experiences with the publishing industry and touch a little bit upon recent events.

Freelance photographer and host of The Saltbox Mattio Pattio sits down with us to discuss New York nativism, the mayoral race, the usefulness of debate, diversity, libertarianism, engaged life, and more!

In which we discuss the case of John Allen Chau, a young American Christian missionary who became a source of praise, scorn, mockery and debate after his 2018 death at the hands of the North Sentinalese, an uncontacted tribe living under protected status of the Indian government whom Chau was attempting to convert.

A one-on-one ep in which Thomas and ilych discuss the Netflix docuseries Wild Wild Country, the politics of the Rajneeshees, the accuracy of calling them a "cult", Western fascination with Eastern religion, and the character of boomers.

Thomas and ilych bring on Bayou to discuss Nick Cassavetes' 2006 classic Alpha Dog and the real-life tragedy behind it.

Host of the BLESS THIS MESS podcast sits down with us to discuss the politics of Jonestown. why they don't get talked about more, and their relevance to the modern political climate. This is probably the most you will have ever heard three people laugh during a 2-hour discussion of mass murder-suicide.

Links for context:

jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=128204

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgXX0aRU92g

youtu.be/ofbGZDbbUsE

Sci-fi and fantasy author James Conrad sits down with ilych and Thomas to discuss American History X, The Believer, and Shot Caller.

Writer, poet, podcaster and crusader Nic Dolinger returns to talk to me and my NEW CO-HOST THOMAS UR-MI about his grave misgivings about artificial intelligence and why he feels we are all underestimating its dangers, using the essay/science fiction piece "AI 2027" as a reference. We then transition to discussing M. Night Shyamalan's underrated classic The Village and why it is now more relevant than ever.