First World Problem: WNBA — Who’s getting paid and who’s getting the owner’s leather upgrade? In this episode we rip into the CBA standoff—owners offering “up to 70% of net,” the union pushing 30% of gross, rookie napkin deals, and the free agency moratorium farce. Snarky, sharp, and urgent: pay equity, salary caps, and what this means for stars like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. Tune in for the breakdown and the stakes for the league’s future. Keywords: WNBA, pay equity, players’ union, rookie deals, collective bargaining.
The Capitalist’s Fever Dream — Tariffs didn’t flex muscle so much as rot hiring. We trace how new tariff policy slowed job growth, lifted unemployment to 4.4%, froze investment, and turned everyday commerce into litigation theater as companies wait on a potential Supreme Court reversal. Hard-hitting analysis of policy, markets, and who really pays when uncertainty is the tax. Listen for what this means for jobs, prices, and the future of the economy. Keywords: tariffs, unemployment, job market, supply chains, economy.
Existential Crisis Hour — What if grief came with a “How relevant is this ad?” checkbox? We riff on Patti Smith’s conversation with Anderson Cooper turned into a help-form: buffering, error codes, and the absurd mechanization of mourning. Wry, tender, and weirdly comforting—an episode about trying to rate the unrateable. Press play for laughs, ache, and an odd sort of consolation. Keywords: grief, Patti Smith, Anderson Cooper, existential, interview.
Our Collective Nightmare — A basement of bones and a cemetery left to rot: how neglect met malice at Mount Moriah. We investigate the desecration, the arrested suspect, and the long breadcrumb trail of civic failure that left families betrayed and graves vulnerable. Somber, forensic reporting on how public abandonment becomes private horror. Listen for the full story and what comes next for the victims and the city. Keywords: Mount Moriah, cemetery desecration, true crime, Philadelphia.
Operation Hawkeye Strike — They named the campaign after the fallen and called it “precision.” This episode unpacks the strikes, the surge of U.S. troops into Syria, and how memorialized operations normalize perpetual deployment and the conversion of grief into policy. Serious, clear-eyed reporting on the human cost behind military rhetoric. Tune in to hear what precision really looks like on the ground. Keywords: Operation Hawkeye Strike, Syria, precision strikes, war reporting, military deployments.