Mike and Jared are joined by Kevin M. Kruse, a professor of history at Princeton University, to discuss historical parallels to the modern MAGA movement and whether today’s political perils really are as “unprecedented” as some people claim. They also revisit some of the first Trump era’s often-forgotten history.

Check out Kevin Kruse’s Substack

Transition music is “Get Back” by Margaret Glaspy.

After more than a year away, Jared Holt returns to “Posting Through It” with a new co-host: Michael E. Hayden. The duo takes a brief look at the post-election political scene, explain why they brought the show back, and share their thoughts on the years ahead.

Six years and millions of downloads later, it’s now time for me to figure out what’s next. I don’t know what “next” means for me yet, but things will be quieter around here in the near future while I work through the details. Long live SH!TPOST. Long live Posting Through It.

I'll talk to you again soon.

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Jordan Uhl joins the show for a chat about the criminal indictment against Trump in New York. Then, Jared and Jordan talk about the Right's craven anti-LGBTQ+ response to a mass shooting at a Nashville school.

Jordan's Twitter: @JordanUhl

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This episode was made in collaboration with Did Nothing Wrong, a podcast hosted by Jay McKenzie and Griff Sombke, and features a chat with mis/disinfo researcher and author Mike Rothschild. We talk about Jim Stewartson, a self-proclaimed 'anti-disinformation activist' who has some conspiracy theories about, well, conspiracy theories. Then, we talk to Mike about the prevalence of conspiracy theories on the political left, the differences between those and right-wing conspiracy theories, and how we can spot them.

Mike Rothschild on Twitter: @rothschildmd
Jay McKenzie on Twitter: @jamesfourm
Griff Sombke on Twitter: @Grzabjj

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Christopher Mathias joins the show to talk about his experience at the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference, a.k.a. CPAC. Jared and Chris talk about the event's lacking attendance, surrounding scandals, and attacks on trans people. Then, Chris tells us about the latest "Terrorgram" propagandist to have had their identity revealed.

Chris' Twitter: @letsgomathias

Chris' favorite thing online: Videos of Border Collies herding sheep on Instagram

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Ed Zitron joined the show to talk about Microsoft and Google's planned rollouts of AI chatbots into their search engines and the risks of applying the technology across people's lives recklessly.

Ed's Twitter: @EdZitron

Ed's Newsletter:https://ez.substack.com/p/degenerative-ai

Ed's favorite thing online: https://twitter.com/male_wife_/status/1626825132894199811

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Michael E. Hayden joins the show to talk about text messages the Southern Poverty Law Center obtained from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. The messages reveal a conflict between the on-air persona that Jones embodies and the real Jones that lives in "hell."

Mike’s favorite thing online: @goth_videos

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Links:
NYT: DeSantis/Trump poll
Vanity Fair: ‘RON DESANTIS SUCCESSFULLY BULLIES THE COLLEGE BOARD INTO TAILORING AP AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES TO THE NEEDS OF FRAGILE WHITE PEOPLE’
Reason: National Conservatives Can't Find a Good Excuse for Viktor Orbán's Inflation Disaster
SPLC: Infowars’ Alex Jones Says He Lives ‘in Hell,’ Texts Show
SPLC: Alex Jones’ Texts Highlight Infowars Overlap with Proud Boys

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Amanda Moore joins the show to talk about Steven Crowder's contract drama, her latest article for Talking Points Memo about Nick Fuentes and Ye, the conservative gas stove freak-out, and more. Amanda has spent extended time undercover in far-right MAGA communities and uses her first-hand observations from that time to inform her reporting and commentary.

Follow Amanda on Twitter: @noturtlesoup17
Read her latest in Talking Points Memo: Why The Ongoing Nick Fuentes-Ye Alliance Is So Dangerous

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Jared opened up the Posting Through It voicemail and text message inbox for listener questions and comments. In this episode, he reacts to those messages.

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