Slouching Towards Armageddon

Slouching Towards Armageddon

By Edward Mihalkanin and Carter LawsonNewsPolitics
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Slouching Towards Armageddon episodes

  • 06/04/26: A War in Iran, Millions of Files Unopened, & a VP MIA

    Today Carter and Ed return to discuss the war in Iran, the continued speculation about the nature and contents of the Epstein Files, and JD Vance's position on the Iran War and the dilemmas he is faced with being obligated to support an extremely unpopular war and president.


    Sorry that Carter is two molecules away from his microphone. He'll improve.

    1 hr
  • 10/17/25: Under the (Foreign) Influence

    Ed and Carter discuss the recent announcement that the United States will open a Qatari Air Force facility in Idaho.


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    43 min
  • 10/15/25: Executive Control

    Ed and Carter discuss the gradual increase in executive power over the past few decades and whether the current Trump administration represents the solidifying of executive dominance in the American political system. They also discuss the corrosive nature of current political rhetoric.


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    57 min
  • 10/09/25: Parties in the USA

    Ed and Carter discuss some of the ideological changes experienced by both political parties over past decades and how they inform the current political landscape.


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    40 min
  • 10/08/25: Shutdowns & Narratives

    Ed and Carter discuss the current government shutdown and potential resolutions to the current spending bill deadlock between Democrats and Republicans. They also discuss how warped media narratives developed the polarization we experience today.


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    1 hr 12 min
  • 10/07/25: Big Personalities, Big Decisions

    Ed and Carter discuss the large personalities in the Trump administration and how they influence policy domestically and abroad, especially in light of the recent move to deploy military personnel on major US cities and bomb boats off the coast of Venezuela.


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    50 min
  • 10/06/25: Project 2025 Unveiled

    Ed and Carter discuss Trump abandoning his effort to distance himself from Project 2025 amid the current government shutdown. This continues into a discussion about Trump's mental state and the attitudes towards AI by influential public figures.


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    1 hr 15 min

About Slouching Towards Armageddon

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Hosts Edward Mihalkanin and Carter Lawson work to cut through the noise and keep our eyes on the larger narratives of our time.