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It hasn’t been a pleasant start to the year. Jared and Mike scramble the jets to accommodate the horror in Minneapolis, coming to terms with the culture that makes opponents of MAGA expendable in the eyes of the regime and its propagandists. They pivot to another Minneapolis story, Nick Shirley and his age gap content co-creator, who recently started ringing doorbells looking for a place to drop off their “Little Joey.” The hosts also talk about Grok’s revenge porn update, Curtis Yarvin’s objectively weird rant about Hitler, and learn that a lathered up Stephen Miller really wants to go to war now. Come on in, the water's awful.Fundraiser for the family of Renee Nicole Good: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-renee-goods-wife-and-sonListen to the full episode on Patreon: http://patreon.com/PostingThroughIt

Jared and Mike wish you all a Happy J6, as we... uh... "celebrate" the fifth anniversary of the US Capitol Riot. They're joined by award-winning British journalist James Ball to reflect on what's happened to the field of "anti-disinformation" research and journalism. Those efforts peaked around the 2020 election, then almost completely fell apart. What happened for things to go so wrong? And what, if anything, can be done to keep the spirit of those efforts alive?Links for James:The Verge: "The war on disinformation is a losing battle"Bluesky: @jamesrball.com / X: @jamesrbukJoin our Patreon to access weekly premium episodes: http://patreon.com/PostingThroughItPreorder Mike's book: "Strange People on the Hill: How Extremism Tore Apart a Small American Town"Closing Track: "As Good As I Once Was" by Toby Keith (Editorial Note: Jared says he's sorry.)

Mike and Jared check in during the post-holiday lull to answer questions submitted by their Patreon supporters. They share their takes on the state of the news media industry, explain how they got started covering the Radical Right, check in on the careers of Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, and much more.Settle in with "hot chocolate mimosa" and come hang for this casual Q&A before we take off on the second year of Posting Through It.Listen to the full episode by subscribing to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/PostingThroughIt

It's the final episode of Posting Through It for 2025. To close out a very weird year, Jared and Mike share a New Year's toast, review the 10 best (worst) political takes that passed over our timelines this year, and listen to voicemails submitted by friends of the show. This episode includes audio messages from (in the order they appear): Will Stancil, Bobby Silverman, Hannah Gais, Michelangelo Signorile, Eoin Higgins, Eliot Higgins, Kelly Jensen, Madeline Peltz, Jeff Tischauser, Juliet Jeske, Luke Savage, Nikki Ramirez, Matt [Redacted], and Talia Jane.Slam the door shut on 2025 with the hosts of your favorite music podcast... that is also known to cover right-wing extremism at times.**Support the show and get access to weekly bonus episodes on our Patreon page: ⁠⁠https://patreon.com/PostingThroughIt**Reserve your copy of Mike's book with the code "STRANGE20": https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/michael-edison-hayden/strange-people-on-the-hill/9781645030607/?lens=bold-type-books

Break out your eggnog and seasonal lingerie because the boys from Posting Through It have your holy day covered. Jared and Mike tackle TPUSA’s AmericaFest, which featured Erika Kirk Freudian-slipping the word “grift,” Ben Shapiro firing shots at other influencers, and Nicki Minaj sliding down the chimney to praise Trump. A Posting Through It listener shares a dispatch from the scene of… what I guess you would call a James O’Keefe rave? The hosts then unwrap our main present, an interview hosted by Katie Miller, “a Labrador Retriever that recently learned to read.” Miller talks to Alexis Wilkins, and her prominently besocked boyfriend, the legendary lazy boy Kash Patel. Find out what New York Islanders superfan Kash is up to these days. (Hint: It ain’t work!)Listen to the full thing by signing up for our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/PostingThroughIt

With over four decades in show business, you might think that Bill Maher needs no introduction. But Posting Through Itcovers MAGA and the far right, and if you have perused politics-heavy corners of social media lately, you know that Maher has emerged as one of the most polarizing commentators of Trump’s second term. No longer beloved by liberals, Maher has hosted a bizarre rotation of MAGA friendly guests, including Kid Rock, RFK Jr. and Marjorie Taylor Greene. He also punches left on everything from vaccines to Gaza. Jared and Mike welcome comedian Will Weldon on for this three-hour Holiday spectacular. You will leave learning about everything from Maher’s psychedelic, short-lived Showtime show "Hard Knocks" to his alleged relationships with Los Angeles-area sex workers. Tune in and find out who is out on these streets rooting for the planes on 9/11!Links for Will:Listen to his podcast, I Hate Bill Maher: https://www.patreon.com/cw/IHateBillMaherCheck out Will's website: https://www.oldmanweldon.comLinks for us:Save 20% when you reserve your copy of Mike's book with the code "STRANGE20": https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/michael-edison-hayden/strange-people-on-the-hill/9781645030607/?lens=bold-type-books

Jared is in New York. Mike is in West Virginia. But no matter where you are in America, it’s easy to see that Trump and his MAGA movement are heading for some really, really, really dark shit. Following the gruesome murder of Rob Reiner, Trump decided to mock the director’s death and insinuate that his liberal politics caused it. The hosts frame Trump’s words in the context of a movement that has gotten increasingly scary and bleak in recent months–sort of like Hellraiser II. They wonder what it must be like inside Trump’s circle, using Susie Wiles’ revealing words as context. Finally, Jared and Mike discuss the rise and fall of “groypette” Cali Ryan, who chased an audience of incels only to discover that they sexualized and threatened her. Things are certainly getting morbid on the right. Let’s all hope they don’t take us down with them–on this premium feed episode of Posting Through It.Preorder your PTI 'FEMDOM' Shirt Before December 22: ⁠Order Link⁠Listen to the full thing by signing up for our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/PostingThroughIt

Angelo Carusone, a legendary observer of the conservative movement and the president of Media Matters for America, joins Mike and Jared to break down how Candace Owens has hijacked online discourse surrounding Charlie Kirk's assassination and managed to drag MAGA media into a chaos spiral as 2025 comes to a close. Together, they explore where fractures in the MAGA movement might lead and whether spats of infighting can actually give rise to more sinister political force.Worried about demons? This episode of Posting Through It might just save you. Links for Angelo:Check out Media Matters for up-to-date research on right-wing media: https://www.mediamatters.orgRead: "The right dominates the online media ecosystem, seeping into sports, comedy, and other supposedly nonpolitical spaces"Follow Angelo on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/goangelo.bsky.socialLinks for us:Preorder your "FEMDOM" PTI shirt: https://www.rayguncustom.com/products/posting-thru-it-femdom-shirtSave 20% when you reserve your copy of Mike's book with the code "STRANGE20": https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/michael-edison-hayden/strange-people-on-the-hill/9781645030607/?lens=bold-type-booksTransition track: "Key" by Ratboys--Support the show and get access to weekly bonus episodes on our Patreon page: ⁠https://patreon.com/PostingThroughIt

Milo Yiannopoulos has publicly accused Benny Johnson of being gay and having encounters with boys at TPUSA Student Action Summit events — allegations he claims left Johnson's wife in tears. So what do we do with accusations like these? Jared and Mike explore how to handle damaging personal revelations about figures on the MAGA right.The hosts also dig into other controversies, including the plane of Egyptians (Mike included, naturally) that Candace Owens believes was involved in Charlie Kirk's assassination. They examined efforts by Andy Ngo, Chris Rufo, and others to just stop the proverbial girls from fighting, as infighting has now overtaken any agenda MAGA previously thought they had.It’s time to slide into your TPUSA-style FEMDOM shirt and take a tour of a movement in trash-fire mode in this creamium episode of Posting Through It.***Preorder your PTI 'FEMDOM' Shirt Before December 22: Order LinkListen to the full thing by signing up for our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/PostingThroughIt

Jared and Mike are joined by Asawin Suebsaeng, a senior political correspondent for Zeteo, to discuss Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the pro-Trump toadies who replaced news reporters at the Pentagon, and the Trump Administration's murder rampage of boaters in the Caribbean who they claim are trafficking narcotics. At the end, the hosts share their favorite music from 2025.Links for Swin:Read his reporting in Zeteo and Rolling StoneFollow him on X (@swin24) and Bluesky (@swin24.bsky.social)Pre-orders for our limited run of "Femdom" parody shirts now open: CLICK HERE TO ORDERUse the code "STRANGE20" for a discount when you preorder Mike's book at this link: "Strange People on the Hill: How Extremism Tore Apart a Small American Town"Transition Music: "Godlike" by Twen--Support the show and get access to weekly bonus episodes on our Patreon page: https://patreon.com/PostingThroughIt

Jared and Mike start the episode by glazing Kash Patel, the objectively cool head of the FBI. Our wonderful boy has thrown racks of taxpayer KA$H on hockey games, hunting, golfing –you name it – all to impress his much younger, country singing QAnon girlfriend. (Trump, if you’re listening, please don’t fire him!) Then they take a look at Ian Miles Cheong and his epic crash-out. All the Trump guys on X have finally figured out that Cheong is living abroad and they’re simply not having it anymore. Finally, the guys take what everyone hopes will be the last look at Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr., following Ryan Lizza’s allegations that she violated journalistic ethics. It’s testosterone fueled. It's chock full of ketamine. It's living abroad in the UAE. It's this week's Posting Through It creamium episode.Listen to the full thing by signing up for our Patreon: ⁠⁠https://patreon.com/PostingThroughIt

Jared and Mike sit down for a rare same-room recording session to unpack the awkward and unpleasant year that was 2025 and review the glimmers of hope sprinkled along the way. Join them for a trip down memory lane as they revisit the stories we wish we could forget. Big Guy Vance Meme Pants OK. Six seven?(Stay tuned for news about the shirts.)Use the code "STRANGE20" for a discount when you preorder Mike's book at this link: "Strange People on the Hill: How Extremism Tore Apart a Small American Town"Support the show on Patreon and get weekly bonus episodes: https://patreon.com/PostingThroughIt

Our appetizer this holiday is a dive into the latest "Red Scare" discourse after Dasha WhatsHerFace reflects on her recent wave of online backlash. Then we dust off the Olivia Nuzzi pop track “Jailbait” (yes, it exists) and admit it’s more fun than American Canto. For the main course, we look at the stranger corners of RFK Jr. gossip, courtesy of Ryan Lizza. For dessert, our pumpkin pie comes in the form of a purported multinational plot against Candace Owens — stay safe out there, ma’am!Have a great holiday and please enjoy RFK Jr.’s bountiful harvest. Or don’t.Listen to the full episode by signing up for our Patreon: ⁠https://patreon.com/PostingThroughIt

MAGA has gone global. What started as an American political movement has evolved into an international force, energizing radical-right groups across the world and creating networks that link European extremists directly to sitting members of the U.S. Congress. Heidi Beirich, one of the leading researchers on the radical right and co-founder of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE), joins us to explore how we got here and what the global landscape looks like now.But first, the guys try to make sense of the increasingly bizarre vibes inside MAGA itself. Trump is suddenly praising Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, Marjorie Taylor Greene is rebranding using "woke" language, and no one seems to know what's happening anymore.GPAHE Stories We Discussed:Alleged Jakarta Bomber Leaves Behind Digital Trail Worshiping Past Racist AttackersActive Club Chapters Growing GloballyEurope’s White Nationalist Identitarian Movement Ramping Up Fundraising EffortsMapping The Far Right: The Movement’s Conferences Illuminate Its Growing Transnational NetworksHow the International Far Right is Getting on Board With Trump’s Antifa Terrorist DesignationUsed "STRANGE20" for a discount when you preorder Mike's forthcoming book: "Strange People on the Hill: How Extremism Tore Apart a Small American Town"Transition Music: "Wrong Wire" by MYDGE

Jared and Mike welcome a special, top secret surprise guest to read through the excerpt of American Worm-O, Olivia Nuzzi’s tome about having wet, sloppy FaceTime sex with RFK Jr. and the parasite that lives in his cranium. They dip “under the blade of devices” to find winking flags and ponder all that is “more meaningful and more meaningless than you might think.” The guys then shift to Dave Portnoy, who finds himself the target of MAGA’s growing Hitler Youth contingent. It’s an episode that will make you “worry about the worm that was not a worm” in Posting Through It’s brain.Listen to the full episode by signing up for our Patreon: https://patreon.com/PostingThroughIt

How did a once-celebrated critic of Wall Street end up advancing Elon Musk’s “anti-woke” agenda and defending MAGA? This episode retraced the life and career of Matt Taibbi to find out, featuring in-depth perspective from our guest Eoin Higgins.You’ll hear about Taibbi’s early years in Russia, his controversial comments about women, and his rise to prominence as a star writer at Rolling Stone. Then, you’ll hear about pivotal moments in his career that signaled his drift into reactionary politics and appeals to conservative audiences.Taibbi is one of the most successful journalists in the world, and his eagerness to punch left has earned him affection from a host of right-wing reactionaries. This episode of Posting Through It explores how he got there and what his transformation might reveal about today’s media ecosystem.Links for Eoin:Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the LeftTwitter / BlueskyTransition Music: "White Gloves II" by Kahrugabin

Jared and Mike stare into the abyss as the Democrats squander all of the good vibes they inherited on election night over the shutdown negotiations. Later, they listen to Josh Hammer cry in constricting underwear on his Newsweek podcast about Washington Commanders fans booing down the Big Drumpf before introducing “Robby Latte,” an activist who goes around calling corporations, asking them to drop their DEI policies. Hammer and Robby Latte tackle the new question on the mind of MAGA: Is Woke Dead? The answer is complicated but the deeper truth is that Chuck Schumer killed it. He took the Amtrak down to D.C., fell asleep in his seat with a folded copy of Newsweek in his hands, and stabbed it in the heart. Listen to the full episode on Patreon

Jared and Mike welcome researcher and forthcoming author Madeline Peltz to talk about right-wing female influencer culture and the broader effort to recruit young and “fertile” women into the MAGA movement. The trio unpack the surreal online discourse surrounding Erika Kirk, her appearance alongside JD Vance, and the intense scrutiny of her fashion choices. They also dive into figures like Alex Clark, the influencer who urges young women to have children while remaining child-free herself, and Riley Gaines, best known for losing a race to a transgender swimmer and turning that moment into a political brand.Beyond individual personalities, the conversation explores what the “tradwife” aesthetic really represents — and how it ties into deeper ideological projects on the right. The episode also includes a look at the unfolding scandal at the Heritage Foundation, the latest conservative institution to confront the reality that it has a full-blown Nazi problem.No need to save yourself for marriage, this episode of "Posting Through It" is ready to recieve you!Links for Madeline:Newsletter: Number Two PencilBluesky (@peltzmadeline.bsky.social) / X (@peltzmadeline)Preorder Mike's book, "Strange People on the Hill" with the discount code STRANGE20.Transition Music: “Lucky” by Momma

Jared and Mike explore the salt mines and find that a lot of people are “big mad” about the MAGA bloodbath on election night. They break down the MAGA flop in New Jersey, where they had previously dispatched Jack Posobiec to rail against "Antifa," Jonathan Greenblatt’s weird Mamdani monitoring project, the freak out over Virginia's next attorney general, and Nick Fuentes' declaration that “MAGA is dead.” Plus, the guys check in on Jesse Singal’s anti-woke TERF podcast as they try to understand The Will Stancil Show. And so it begins… right here on Posting Through It premium.Sign up for our Patreon to hear the full episode: patreon.com/postingthroughit

Online can be a hellish place. In this episode, Jared and Mike dive into the darkest corners of the web with Will Stancil, a civil rights attorney recently turned into a literal cartoon by far-right extremists. After enduring years of online harassment, Stancil became the target of a Hitlerite activist Emily Youcis, whose mocking web animation has found unsettling popularity — even among powerful tech reactionaries like Marc Andreessen.Stancil unpacks what he’s been through, reflects on how to stay grounded amid relentless hate, and laughs at himself along the way. Plus: the trio swap thoughts on late-night snacking, favorite music, and disastrous first dates. It’s an episode that truly lives up to the Posting Through It name.Preorder Mike's book "Strange People on the Hill," out April 2026. Use the code STRANGE20 for a discount.Transition Music: "<demons>" by Kim PetrasPatreon: https://patreon.com/PostingThroughIt