The Atlantic’s Charlie Warzel joins the podcast to help break down the small-potato scenarios of AI run amok.

In this episode:

(00:00) Intro

(7:15) Low-stakes AI scenarios

(40:21) Trump’s catering truck escape

(43:57) AI viruses

(47:22) The missing Nicolas Cage movie

(54:18) Ancient Chinese civilization

(57:02) Italy’s cheese banks

(59:21) Flock stalking

(1:03:26) Iranian money laundering

Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker

Guest: Charlie Warzel

Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Justin Sayles

Art direction: David Shoemaker

Motion graphics and animations: Chris Calleton

Engineering: Sarah Reddy

Set design: Hannah Leiken and Jonathan Ratliff

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Jason and Tyler welcome back co-host of ‘The Press Box’, Bryan Curtis to review to tape and answer the question on the nation’s collective mind: does President Trump keep pooping himself? 

In this episode:

(00:00) Intro

(6:25) Presidential health lies

(19:37) Poop or the field?

(44:19) Doomscroll: An AI slowdown?

(52:47) Alleged NATO spy

(54:39) eBay stalking scandal

(58:11) Ancient Amazonian city found 

Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker

Guest: Bryan Curtis

Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Justin Sayles

Art direction: David Shoemaker

Motion graphics and animations: Chris Calleton

Engineering: Sarah Reddy

Set design: Hannah Leiken and Jonathan Ratliff

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Chris Ryan returns to help Jason and Tyler give the people what they want: cryptids! Inspired by Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ they take a look at some of folklore’s most fantastical creatures.

In this episode:

(00:00) Intro

(3:31) Cryptids in ‘The Odyssey’

(16:26) The goblin shark

(19:55) The unidentified organism

(22:38) The barreleye fish

(23:20) New Loch Ness Monster sighting

(25:25) Cryptids that’d be the best hang

(40:19) Giant great white shark

(42:02) Stories we’re keeping tabs on

Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker

Guest: Chris Ryan

Producers: Donnie Beacham and Justin Sayles

Art direction: David Shoemaker

Motion graphics and animations: Chris Calleton

Engineering: Sarah Reddy

Set design: Hannah Leiken and Jonathan Ratliff

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Jason and Tyler are joined by cohost of The Ringer Fantasy Football Show Danny Heifetz to discuss allegations that China is fueling data center resistance.

In this episode:

(00:00) Intro

(3:19) Roosevelt shot McKinley?

(8:30) Chinese psyop causing data center hate?

(40:38) Trump’s "Freedom Fuel"

(53:47) The Doomscroll: Taylor Farms

(58:09) Police buying Israeli spy vans

(1:00:07) Meta targeting employees?

(1:03:49) The Center for Intellectual Freedom

(1:07:05) Jimothy the raccoon

Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker

Guest: Danny Heifetz

Producers: Donnie Beacham and Justin Sayles

Art direction: David Shoemaker

Motion graphics and animations: Chris Calleton

Engineering: Sarah Reddy

Set design: Hannah Leiken and Jonathan Ratliff

Additional support: Dae Shik Kim

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Former national security adviser and cohost of Pod Save the World Ben Rhodes joins to discuss the conspiracy of an informal agreement between superpowers to stay out of each other’s spheres.

In this episode:

(00:00) Intro

(3:15) Spheres of influence

(21:55) Marco Rubio running Venezuela?

(29:11) Let’s talk about drones

(38:45) Ben Rhodes’s top conspiracies

(43:59) Tips for the paranoid

(48:58) The death of Lindsey Graham

(51:42) Terrorists and AI

(54:20) Waymo calls police on teens

(55:46) The MSG celebrity “risk” list

(1:00:00) Zara’s dangerous pants

Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker

Guest: Ben Rhodes

Producers: Donnie Beacham and Justin Sayles

Art direction: David Shoemaker

Motion graphics and animations: Chris Calleton

Engineering: Sarah Reddy

Set design: Hannah Leiken and Jonathan Ratliff

Additional support: Dae Shik Kim

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Jason and Tyler welcome Anthony Dabbundo, cohost of The Ringer Gambling Show, to discuss the latest in a long string of controversies involving the governing body of football.

In this episode:

(00:00) Intro

(4:19) Is the World Cup rigged?

(13:49) Is corruption affecting the matches?

(23:30) What’s the answer?

(29:55) Famous “rumored to be rigged” matches

(50:10) The Doomscroll: ESPN analyst investigated

(56:33) The Mitch McConnell mystery

(58:41) Donald Trump’s meme coin

(1:02:52) Explosive diarrhea!

Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker

Guest: Anthony Dabbundo

Producers: Donnie Beacham and Justin Sayles

Art direction: David Shoemaker

Motion graphics and animations: Chris Calleton

Engineering: Sarah Reddy

Set design: Hannah Leiken and Jonathan Ratliff

Additional support: Dae Shik Kim

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Cohost of Midnight Boys Jomi Adeniran joins to crack open the star-spangled mailbag and answer the questions lighting up our inbox this Fourth of July.

In this episode:

(00:00) Intro

(4:42) What makes a good conspiracy?

(12:37) Favorite sports conspiracies

(23:47) Princess Diana and international intrigue

(46:49) The Doomscroll: Ukrainian catfishing

(49:39) Russian hackers

Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker

Guest: Jomi Adeniran

Producers: Donnie Beacham and Justin Sayles

Art direction: David Shoemaker

Motion graphics and animations: Chris Calleton

Engineering: Sarah Reddy

Set design: Hannah Leiken and Jonathan Ratliff

Additional support: Dae Shik Kim 

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Actor/comedian Adam Conover joins to discuss Peter Thiel’s invitation-only organization and a list of the all-time evil billionaires. Plus, a pair of weight-loss drug stories, drone warfare in Russia, and theories about the afterlife.

In this episode:

(00:00) Intro

(3:02) Peter Thiel’s "Dialog"

(13:13) Jason’s theory about Dialog

(38:03) All-time evil billionaires

(48:23) The Doomscroll: Ozempic hacked

(50:51) New obesity drug in the White House?

(53:09) Claude Mythos update

(56:11) Ukrainian drones

(1:02:23) The ghost of Dennis Hopper

Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker

Guest: Adam Conover

Producers: Donnie Beacham and Justin Sayles

Art direction: David Shoemaker

Motion graphics and animations: Chris Calleton

Engineering: Sarah Reddy

Set design: Hannah Leiken and Jonathan Ratliff

Additional Support: Dae Shik Kim

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Writer/producer Amelia Wedemeyer joins to help break down the Karen Read case and Elon Musk’s involvement in anti-immigration unrest. Plus, as always, The Doomscroll with Tyler Parker.

In this episode:

(00:00) Intro

(2:31) The Karen Read case

(28:00) What to expect next?

(29:01) Elon Musk fomenting race riots?

(42:35) The Doomscroll: 'Pokémon GO'

(44:45) DOGE whistleblower

(45:41) Gold bar updates

(49:59) Jared Kushner’s "flamingo revolution"

(53:17) Anthropic's Claude Mythos

Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker

Guest: Amelia Wedemeyer

Producers: Donnie Beacham and Justin Sayles

Art direction: David Shoemaker

Motion graphics and animations: Chris Calleton

Engineering: Sarah Reddy

Set design: Hannah Leiken and Jonathan Ratliff

Additional Support: Dae Shik Kim

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Author Jordan Harper joins to discuss the process and inspirations behind his stories before Tyler Parker takes us through The Doomscroll.

In this episode:

(00:00) Intro

(3:33) Jordan Harper on crime and noir in L.A.

(37:27) The Doomscroll: Black Dahlia update

(40:59) Marxist AI

(44:11) Yogurt shop murder convictions overturned

(45:43) Long Island serial killer

(47:20) Trump’s sushi investment

(50:00) Havana syndrome update

(52:14) Luxury survivalist community

Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker

Guest: Jordan Harper

Producers: Donnie Beacham and Justin Sayles

Art direction: David Shoemaker

Motion graphics and animations: Chris Calleton

Engineering: Sarah Reddy

Set design: Hannah Leiken and Jonathan Ratliff

Additional Support: Dae Shik Kim

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Wosny Lambre returns to discuss the arrest of a CIA officer accused of stealing gold bars, and a conspiracy around NBA commissioner Adam Silver

In this episode:

(2:54) Stealing gold bars from the CIA

(25:50) Adam Silver and the NBA flopping conspiracy

(45:52) The Doomscroll: UFC at the White House

(53:18) Google employee charged with insider trading

(56:24) FBI and anti-AI extremism

(58:18) Peter Thiel’s move to Argentina

Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker

Guest: Wosny Lambre

Producers: Donnie Beacham and Justin Sayles

Art direction: David Shoemaker

Motion graphics and animations: Chris Calleton

Engineering: Sarah Reddy

Set design: Hannah Leiken and Jonathan Ratliff

Additional Support: Dae Shik Kim

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