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Conquest of the Useless

Media criticism from a certified idiot.

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The podfather and pandemic politics: A conversation with futurist Ben Hammersley (Part 1)

The podfather and pandemic politics: A conversation with futurist Ben Hammersley (Part 1)

I talk to Ben Hammersley about coining the word podcast, the politics of the pandemic and a whole lot of other things. Due to some lag issues, here’s a…

Jul 10, 2020 •

KanYeah or KanNay? Will Kanye West ever be President? (with Joe Twyman of Deltapoll)

Mic Wright talks to Joe Twyman about the polling, the prospects, and the preposterous parts of Kanye West running to be America’s president.

Jul 9, 2020 •

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