DOOMED with Matt Binder
274 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 405 ratingsQAnon, white supremacists, Proud Boys, the alt-right...host Matt Binder guides you through all the conspiracy theories, far right groups, fake news, misinformation, reactionary movements, and more on DOOMED, a leftist politics and culture show for our terrible times.
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266: Rafah, Gaza, Palestine (w/ Mohamad Habehh of American Muslims for Palestine)
April 13, 2024 05:05 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBDirector of Development for American Muslims for Palestine and Palestinian-American community organizer Mohamad Habehh joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss the latest Gaza and the changing public opinion on Israel - Palestine. (Episode from the 2/13/24 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
265: Migrant Hysteria (Again)
March 23, 2024 14:30 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBOn this episode of DOOMED with Matt Binder, Matt breaks down the recent migrant hysteria...something that only seems to happen in an election year. Plus, we take a look at a disturbing Fox News clip featuring right winger Curtis Sliwa and the Guardian Angels assaulting someone live on the air with Sean Hannity. (Episode from the 2/7/24 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
264: The Cult of Vince McMahon (w/ David Bixenspan)
March 07, 2024 06:54 - 2 hours - 133 MBVince McMahon resigned from WWE (and its parent company, TKO) for good after disturbing sexual assault allegations. How did he force his way back into the company to begin with? Who knew what? Is the toxic culture in WWE and across pro wrestling facing a reckoning? What happens next? Journalist David Bixenspan joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss. (Episode from the 1/31/24 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
263: How MrBeast Inadvertently Revealed X / Twitter Monetization is Rigged
February 06, 2024 14:53 - 54 minutes - 50 MBMrBeast made a quarter of a million dollars by uploading a video to Elon Musk's X and in doing so revealed just how rigged the monetization system is. Scam Economy host Matt Binder walks through all the details of X Monetization, the little known X Amplify program, how Elon Musk and company pushed the famous YouTuber's content into social media feeds, and how basically no other creator can replicate MrBeast's earnings on the platform. (Episode from the 1/24/24 livestream show.) Support the sh...
262: Best & Worst Tech of CES 2024 + How the GOP Primary Was Set to Go From the Beginning (w/ Eoin Higgins)
January 31, 2024 04:02 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBEoin Higgins joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss CES, the biggest annual tech conference, and their experience at the event live in Las Vegas. What was the worst tech? Most dystopian? Was there good tech? And what the latest tech trends say about the state of the industry. Also, a discussion about the results of the Iowa Caucus and how the GOP Primary was determined well before that. (Episode from the 1/17/24 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
261: Stop Buying George Santos Cameos, Plus The Palestine Discourse and Right Wing YouTube Weirdos (w/ Rayyvana)
December 27, 2023 01:29 - 1 hour - 85.2 MBRayyvana of TYT joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss George Santos and his Cameo selling business, John Fetterman's most recent ridiculousness, the discourse around Palestine in the U.S. media, plus right wing YouTube and Twitch streamers. (Episode from the 12/13/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
260: The Elon Musk / Media Matters / Advertiser Exit Saga Explained
December 12, 2023 15:10 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBElon Musk sues Media Matters! On this episode of DOOMED with Matt Binder, Matt breaks down X / Twitter's lawsuit against Media Matters and how it shows that Musk just doesn't understand social media. (Episode from the 11/21/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
259: Hamas Attack on Israel / Israel Bombs in Gaza, Palestine
October 18, 2023 06:28 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBOn this episode of DOOMED with Matt Binder, we break down the Hamas attack in Israel and Israel's bombing in Gaza. We discuss how Israel - Palestine is, in the words of Michael Brooks, "not complicated." (Episode from the 10/10/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
258: Emergency Alert 5G Zombies + The Redditor and His Landlord Who Believed the Conspiracy Theories
October 08, 2023 03:49 - 1 hour - 63 MBConspiracy theorists thought that the emergency alert system test broadcast on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, was going to activate 5G or nanochips in our bodies and turn people who got the COVID-19 vaccine into zombies. There's other stuff too, you'll have to listen to DOOMED host Matt Binder explain! Plus, Matt interviews Justin, the Reddit user whose posts went viral discussing how his QAnon conspiracy theorist landlord shut down the power in his building due to those very conspiracy theories...
257: Undercover with the New Alt-Right (w/ Amanda Moore)
September 30, 2023 15:04 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBAmanda Moore joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss her time pretending to be a far right devotee and what she discovered while being accepted by its members. Moore breaks down who she met at the events she attended, the range of encounters she experienced, and how the far right reacted to her "infiltration." (Episode from the 8/29/23 livestream show.) Check out Amanda's peice in The Nation: https://www.thenation.com/article/soc... Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
256: Rumble Hosts the First Republican Primary Debate. But What Else Does Rumble Host? (w/ Kayla Gogarty)
August 23, 2023 04:46 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBKayla Gogarty, Research Director at Media Matters for America, joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss Rumble, the right-wing online video platform which has partnered with Fox News to host the first Republican primary debate for the 2024 presidential elections. Kayla will discuss Rumble, what kind of content it typically hosts, the far right and QAnon conspiracy theorist influencers who stream there, and much more. (Episode from the 8/22/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.pa...
255: The Ballad of Ricky Vaughn (Douglass Mackey): Alt-Right Influencer Convicted of Election Disinfo (w/ Michael E. Hayden)
July 27, 2023 02:24 - 1 hour - 109 MBMichael E. Hayden of the Southern Poverty Law Center joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to break down the trial and conviction of Douglass Mackey, the far right social media influencer who went by the name Ricky Vaughn, who was convicted for his "scheme to deprive individuals of their constitutional right to vote." Hannah Gais joins the show later on as well! (Episode from the 4/19/23 livestream show). Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
254: Trans Rights Plus Why Bennie Carollo Left TYT (w/ Bennie Carollo)
July 19, 2023 21:30 - 2 hours - 115 MBBennie Carollo joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss why she left The Young Turks, Cenk and Ana's recent anti-trans comments, being a trans ally, why being explicitly for trans rights is the *correct* and winning position, how transphobia is deeply routed in white supremacy, and much, much more. Check out Bennie's video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6DiIQWb0DE . (Episode from the 7/11/23 livestream show) Suppot the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
253: Meta Launches Threads by Instagram as Elon Musk Wrecks Twitter
July 07, 2023 01:57 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBThe battle between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg officially began on Wednesday, July 5th as Meta launched Threads by Instagram, it's Twitter competitor app. On this DOOMED and Scam Economy livestream crossover episode, Matt Binder breaks down the Threads app, the enshittification of Twitter by Elon Musk, how this past week's actions by Musk at Twitter which blocked logged out visitors from accessing Twitter and rate limited logged in users' daily tweet alottment may actually be Musk's worst m...
252: Wagner Group Coup Attempt Foiled? What's Going on in Russia? (w/ Egor Kotkin)
July 02, 2023 02:24 - 1 hour - 92.5 MBWriter Egor Kotkin joins DOOMED with Matt Binder live from Russia to discuss what happened over the weekend with Wagner Group and the foiled coup attempt in Russia. Egor breaks down what it was like to be in Moscow, how the Russian people were dealing with what was going on, what Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was thinking, and much much more. Follow Egor on YouTube and Twitter: @EgorKotkin as well as on Substack at http://egorkotkin.substack.com . (Episode from the 6/26/23 livestream ...
251: Inside Turning Point USA's Young Women's Leadership Summit (w/ Madeline Peltz)
June 20, 2023 20:08 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBMadeline Peltz of Media Matters for America joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss her experience at Turning Point USA’s Young Women’s Leadership Summit in Texas, where right wing influencers "tell young girls to give up their dreams". (Episode from the 6/13/23 livestream show.) Check out Madeline's report here: https://www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk/career-women-right-wing-media-tell-young-girls-give-their-dreams-young-womens Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
250: Crashing the Libertarian Party Mises Caucus Tour (w/ Rem aka MissHeathen)
June 07, 2023 20:38 - 1 hour - 60 MBActivist, filmmaker, and longtime listener of the show Rem aka missheathen joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss her confrontation with right winger Maj Toure over his anti-LGBTQ rhetoric at the Libertarian Party Mises Caucus Tour. (Episode from the 5/17/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
249: Pool Party (w/ Lance of The Serfs)
May 24, 2023 03:50 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBLance of The Serfs joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to breakdown his recent appearance on Tim Pool's show. Lance and Matt compared notes about each other's personal experience in the compound, Tim Pool's debate style, the right's bizarre obsession with trans people, and more! Plus, Matt explains how Argentina Twitter became enraged with him and Lance sticks around to take some listener calls. (Episode from the 5/9/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
248: Elon Musk and the Twitter Blue (Check)Mark of Shame
May 09, 2023 03:45 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBIt's a DOOMED / Scam Economy crossover episode! Host Matt Binder breaks down what he's been so busy with over the past few weeks: a series of reports on Twitter that drove Elon Musk to gift/punish him with the Twitter Blue checkmark of shame. Matt breaks down what Twitter Blue is, why it's so controversial, how Elon Musk marketed the roll out and caused his own mess, the removal of the legacy verified checkmarks, @dril and the #BlockTheBlue campaign, celebrities having Twitter Blue subscripti...
247: Fox News Cans Tucker Carlson: What Happened? (w/ Angelo Carusone)
April 30, 2023 16:21 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBAngelo Carusone of Media Matters for America joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss Fox News' sudden separation with its biggest host, Tucker Carlson. What happened? Why did Rupert Murdoch suddenly want to rid his network of its biggest star? How did the Dominion lawsuit play into this? How did Murdoch's own love life factor in? How much did Tucker Carlson's extremist and white supremacist rhetoric matter? What's next for Fox News? What's next for Tucker Carlson? (Episode from the 4/25/23 l...
246: The Elon Musk / Matt Taibbi / Twitter Files / Substack Saga Explained
April 17, 2023 20:15 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBElon Musk and Matt Taibbi break up? Twitter vs. Substack? The end of the Twitter Files? DOOMED host Matt Binder breaks down exactly what went on between Elon Musk and Matt Taibbi which ended their relationship and likely contributed to the end (or near end) of the Twitter Files. (Episode from the 4/12/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
245: Donald Trump Indicted, Arrested, Arraigned
April 06, 2023 00:16 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBDonald J. Trump has been arrested. On this episode of DOOMED with Matt Binder, Matt runs down how the big day in Manhattan went and then reads through Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's press released, the indictment, and the statement of fact as we find some interesting nuggets of info along the way. (Episode from the 4/4/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
244: The Arrest of Donald Trump: Will It Actually Happen? (w/ Lance of The Serfs)
March 24, 2023 03:50 - 1 hour - 89.7 MBLance of The Serfs joins the show to discuss what's happening with the supposed upcoming indictment and arrest of Donald Trump? Will it actually happen? How are his supporters taking it? Plus: A series of AI images depicting a fake Trump arrest went viral. What does this mean for SOCIETY!? And what actually is this artificial intelligence? (Episode from the 3/22/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
243: The KKK Took My Dilbert Away: Scott Adams Canceled!
March 14, 2023 00:40 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBDOOMED with Matt Binder takes a look at the "cancellation" of Dilbert creator Scott Adams and the important context surrounding the Rasmussen poll that caused Adams to call Black Americans a "hate group" that white people should stay away from. (Episode from the 2/28/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
242: Rage Against the War Machine Rally Wasn't Anti-War, It Was Anti-Ukraine (w/ Dylan Burns & Ogel aka TheWastingTimes)
February 28, 2023 19:28 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBDylan Burns and Ogel aka TheWastingTimes join DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss the Rage Against the War Machine rally in DC from Sunday February 19. The event was billed as anti-war and anti-imperialist but ended up being pro-Russia and anti-Ukraine. Dylan and Ogel break down what the event was like, who organized the rally, the speakers like Ron Paul, Max Blumenthal, and Jackson Hinkle, the right wing influence permeating over the event, why one speaker, Scott Ritter, was removed from the ...
241: What's Going On With Dudes? From Andrew Tate Simps to AI Deepfake Porn (w/ Rayyvana)
February 16, 2023 04:55 - 1 hour - 77.6 MBTYT contributor and Twitch streamer Rayyvana joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss the latest on Andrew Tate in prison for alleged human trafficking and the online discourse surrounding AI deepfake porn after a Twitch streamer was caught paying to create AI porn of another Twitch streamer. (Episode from the 1/31/23 livestream.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
240: Steven Crowder vs. Ben Shapiro & The Daily Wire (w/ Lance of The Serfs)
February 10, 2023 04:45 - 1 hour - 82.1 MBLance of The Serfs joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss the conservative media civil war going down between Steven Crowder and Ben Shapiro's The Daily Wire over a $50 million contract and YouTube monetization policy. (Episode from the 1/24/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
239: CES: The Good, The Bad, The Dystopian Tech (w/ Eoin Higgins)
January 24, 2023 00:29 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBEoin Higgins, reporter with Morning Brew, joins Matt Binder on a special DOOMED / Scam Economy combo episode to discuss what they saw at CES 2023. The Metaverse! Web3! Robotics! Electric Vehicles! Virtual Reality! All the tech that looked good, bad, and downright dystopian. (Episode from the 1/10/23 livestream show.) Support Matt's shows: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
238: Fighting Back Against the Anti-LGBTQ Right (w/ Alejandra Caraballo)
January 11, 2023 01:20 - 1 hour - 68.1 MBAlejandra Caraballo, Clinical Instructor at Harvard Law Cyberlaw Clinic, joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss the current state of the anti-LGBTQ right wing both online and offline. (Episode from the 11/29/22 livestream show) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
237: Matt Binder Banned from Twitter at Elon Musk's Request (w/ Emma Vigeland)
December 21, 2022 19:02 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBEmma Vigeland of The Majority Report joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to talk about Matt getting banned from Twitter on Dec. 16 at the request of Elon Musk along with 8 other journalists. Emma basically interviews Matt to break down exactly what happened, how he found out, what rules changes, the whole ElonJet saga, how he was unsuspended thanks to democracy (aka a Twitter poll) but then was re-locked out of his account by Twitter's head of Trust & Safety, plus more! Also Emma and Matt take a qu...
236: Taking on the Reactionaries: Ukraine, FTX, & More (w/ Dylan Burns)
December 05, 2022 02:32 - 2 hours - 144 MBIndependent journalist Dylan Burns joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss the right wing reactions to Ukraine and the issue of nazis in the country. Dylan also breaks down the latest going on in Russia's war in Ukraine. Dylan and Matt also discuss the conspiracy theories surrounding FTX, the crypto exchanged that worked with the Aid for Ukraine program, the Colorado shooting, right wing media, and much more. (Episode from the 11/22/22 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.c...
235: Donald Trump Announces 2024 Run + Midterm Fallout (w/ David Doel)
November 23, 2022 00:23 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBDavid Doel of The Rational National joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss the fallout of the midterm elections. What happened to the red wave? Also, Matt and David just happen to stream just as Donald Trump officially announced his 2024 campaign. The two share their thoughts about Trump and potential Republican primary opponents like Ron DeSantis. (Episode from the 11/15/22 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
234: Breaking Down "PelosiGate" & "Chief Twit" Elon Musk (w/ Lance of The Serfs)
November 07, 2022 21:35 - 1 hour - 104 MBLance of The Serfs joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to talk us through the tangled web that is "PelogiGate," the bizarre right wing conspiracy theory about the attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband. Also: breaking down "Chief Twit" Elon Musk's first full week in charge of the social media company, where he shared that very PelosiGate conspiracy theory. On the patron-half of the show: BUSTED! Jimmy Dore's sock puppet account confirmed. Plus your calls, IMs, comments, questions and more! (Episode from ...
233: Debunking Nonsense About the Alex Jones / Sandy Hook Trials (w/ Anna Merlan)
October 31, 2022 00:14 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBAnna Merlan of Vice's Motherboard and author of the book Republic of Lies joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss the Alex Jones trials, what he's actually on trial for and why its not just because he "questioned Sandy Hook," the years of harassment he put the Sandy Hook parents through, the differences between the Texas trial and the Connecticut trial, how InfoWars covered the trials, and what the future looks like for Alex Jones and his InfoWars conglomerate. (Episode from the 10/25/22 liv...
232: Kanye West Agrees to Buy Parler or How Ye Got Duped By His New Right Wing Buddies
October 25, 2022 15:56 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBDOOMED host Matt Binder runs through Kanye West's recent anti-semitic turn, his "friendship" with Candace Owens and her husband George Farmer...who happens to be the CEO of the conservative social media platform Parler. Yes, the same Parler that Ye claims he will now acquire. While Kanye is terrible, when it comes to Parler, is he being duped by the experienced right wing grifters looking to use him for a payday? Seems so! Plus on the patron half of the show: your questions, comments, calls a...
231: Elon Musk's Bullshit, Herschel Walker's Bullshit (w/ Mike Figueredo of Humanist Report)
October 15, 2022 03:59 - 1 hour - 90.3 MBMike Figueredo of Humanist Report joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss Elon Musk saying he wants to buy Twitter again, his bizarre "Russia / Ukraine peace plan," Musk's blaming of bots on everything. The two also discuss Herschel Walker's secrets and his son Christian turning on him. Plus a rant on what is basically the Political Hot or Not. Plus on the patron-only half of the show, Mike sticks around to talk more about news and politics! (Episode from the 10/4 livestream episode.) Suppor...
230: Is Doug Mastriano the Most Extreme Republican Running in 2022? (w/ Christopher Mathias)
October 04, 2022 23:31 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBChristopher Mathias, senior reporter at Huffington Post, joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor, Doug Mastriano, and how he may just be the most extreme candidate running this election season. We discuss who Mastriano is and his background in PA politics, his connections to January 6, Mastriano's Christian Nationalism, his ties to the white supremacist social media platform Gab and what went down at the Mastriano rally that Mathias attended...
229: MAGA Communism?! (w/ Ogel of The Wasting Times)
September 28, 2022 03:18 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBOgel of the Twitter account @TheWastingTimes joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss "Patriotic Socialist" YouTuber Jackson Hinkle and what "MAGA Communism," the latest online right wing grift. Plus on the second half of the show for patrons: listener questions, comments, live chats, and phone calls. (Episode from the 9/20/22 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
228: Trump Posts (QAnon) Through It + Why the Right is Obsessed Pop Culture
September 21, 2022 00:26 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBJared Holt of the Posting Through It newsletter and podcast and senior research manager at ISD returns to DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss Trump going full QAnon on Truth Social, the state of right wing social media, Tim Pool's "emo" divorced dad rock song and why conservatives are so obsessed with pop culture, and much more! Plus on the post show: your question, comments, live chats, phone calls, and more! (Episode from the 9/13/22 livestream show.) Read Jared's piece in The Daily Beast o...
227: Chile Rejects New Progressive Constitution...What Happened? (w/ René Moncayo)
September 13, 2022 18:11 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBRené Moncayo, a longtime listener and friend of the show, joins DOOMED with Matt Binder from Chile to discuss what happened that saw the country's new progressive constitution take a loss at the ballot box, the right wing campaign against the new constitution, the failures of President Gabriel Boric, Pinochet's constitution and the history behind it, the generational divide in the country, the U.S.'s role, and much more! Plus on the patron half of the show: your questions, comments, chats, ph...
226: Andrew Tate BANNED, Student Loan Forgiveness Meltdowns (w/ Rayyvana)
September 07, 2022 15:05 - 1 hour - 95.7 MBTYT contributor Rayyvana joins Matt Binder in his return from vacation stream to discuss the latest news. Rayy breaks down Andrew Tate's grift, the misogyny, the MLM, and his background, how each social media platform – from Facebook to TikTok – dealt with banning Tate on the platform, and more. Also Matt and Rayyvana look at right wing meltdowns over Biden's student loan forgiveness action. Plus on the second half of the show: your comments, questions, and call-ins! (Episode from the 8/30/22...
225: The QAnon Crypto Grift (w/ Ernie Piper & Nick Backovic of Logically.ai)
August 24, 2022 10:05 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBLogically.ai UK editor Ernie Piper and Senior OSINT Analyst Nick Backovic join Matt Binder on Scam Economy to discuss the tech-based anti-misinformation firm's report on the QAnon influencers scamming their followers with crypto pump-and-dump schemes. We discuss the QAnon conspiracy theory and how its conspiratorial right wing beliefs fit perfectly into the cryptocurrency scams, the Stellar network which makes minting of these tokens extremely easy, who are WhipLash347 and PatriotQakes (aka E...
224: Donald Trump Goes Nuclear: The Mar-a-Lago FBI "Raid" (w/ Lance of The Serfs)
August 17, 2022 19:24 - 1 hour - 96.3 MBTrump Did...WHAT? Lance of The Serfs joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to take a look at everything that happened when Matt decided to take off and go off the grid last week. Apparently a little something happened...with former President Donald Trump? Lance explains the FBI "raid," the nuclear documents, the Dark Brandon memes, Fox News' incredible reactions, the misinformation spread about Judge Bruce Reinhart, and more. Also we talk the Alex Jones trial and the right wing's anti-trans attacks o...
223: Why the Right Wing Has Glommed on to the Dutch Farmer Protests (w/ Anya van Wagtendonk)
August 07, 2022 04:05 - 57 minutes - 53 MBAnya van Wagtendonk, misinformation reporter at GRID, joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss the Dutch farmer protests and why the global right wing has weaponized their cause. Anya explains how the protest is and isn't like the Canadian trucker convoy, the right wing figures in the Netherlands and the U.S. who have taken up the issue, and much more! Plus on the post-show: listener phone calls, comments, questions & more! (Episode from the 8/2/22 livestream show.) Read Anya's piece: https:...
222: The Right's Latest Anti-LGBTQ Panic: Monkeypox (w/ Eli Knesol)
August 04, 2022 02:02 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBJournalist Eli Knesol joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss how the far right is looking to blame the LGBTQ+ community for the new viral disease outbreak, Monkeypox (MPV). Plus on the post-show: listener phone calls, comments, questions & more! (Episode from the 7/26/22 livestream show.) Check out Eli's piece in Left Wing Right Watch here: FAR-RIGHT MEDIA WANTS TO PIN MONKEYPOX ON LGBTQ+ PEOPLE https://leftcoastrightwatch.org/articles/far-right-media-wants-to-pin-monkeypox-on-lgbtq-people...
221: Primetime Jan. 6 Hearing LIVE (Josh Hawley Runs, Trump Bloopers)
July 26, 2022 03:13 - 4 hours - 227 MBIt's the FULL LIVE COMMENTARY of Thursday's primetime Jan. 6 hearing. Matt Binder did a livestream during the entirety of the show and then took calls about the hearing and more after. Originally, I was going to edit this down, but being that I did not have the time, you all get the WHOLE 4 HOUR SHOW...patron only post-show included! It's a great time to SUBSCRIBE to the Patreon too btw! http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder (Episode from the 7/21/22 livestream show.)
220: Oath Keepers & Right Wing YouTubers: The Latest Jan. 6 Hearing (w/ Craig Harrington of MMFA)
July 15, 2022 02:40 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBCraig Harrington, research director at Media Matters, joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss today's January 6 hearing which featured Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, and right wing YouTube pundits. We'll also discuss how the hearings have been going and Fox News' reaction to them. Plus on the post-show: listener phone calls, comments, questions & more! (Episode from the 7/12/22 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
219: A New Extremism: Nihilistic Terror
July 08, 2022 00:13 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBMatt takes a look at the shooting at the parade in Highland Park, Illinois on July 4th and the shooter, Robert "Bobby" Crimo III who also went by the name Awake the rapper and how Crimo represents a different type of right wing extremist: one seemingly not motivated by traditional right wing ideologies but of nihilism and doomerism. BONUS: Included in the usual free version of the podcast is two segments from the patron-only second half of the show with callers who had more to say on the topi...
218: The Return of Q, Creator of QAnon (w/ Mike Rothschild)
June 30, 2022 23:32 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBMike Rothschild, author of The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything, joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss Q's sudden return to 8kun after disappearing for 563 days, why Q has returned now, what QAnon believers think of the return, the differences between 4chan Q, 8chan Q, and the latest Q drops, how Q has already messed up hiding their tracks, what new detail ties Q to Jim Watkins and his son Ron Watkins, Ron's Arizona Congressional run,...
217: Deradicalization Stories: Listener Shares How a Sam Seder YouTube Debate Pulled Him Out of the Conspiracy Theory Rabbit Hole
June 27, 2022 18:38 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBOn the latest DOOMED livestream, Matt Binder dedicated the full show to taking listener phone calls. One listener, Brian from Alabama, shared his experience going from a fairly apolitical person to a right wing conspiracy theorist. During the earliest days of the COVID pandemic lockdowns, Brian discovered conspiracy theorists like David Icke on YouTube. He soon after was recommended Jimmy Dore by the algorithms. Then one day he discovered the Sam Seder vs. Jimmy Dore debate from 2016, which f...