Doomscroll Podcast

This Doomscroll episode is available on audio only. As always, it’s not “safe for work.”Chapters00:00 — The presidential election is a nailbiter05:06 — Former model says she was groped by Trump and Jeffrey Epstein08:47 — Study finds Harris's policies are a lot more popular than Trump's10:09 — Trump's small-dollar donations have collapsed from 2020, he's totally dependent on oligarchs now12:39 — Presidential candidates fanning out to pop culture podcasts15:25 — Rudy Giuliani finally forced to start paying Georgia women he defamed18:27 — Tim Walz deals with Elon Musk the way he deserves20:44 — Los Angeles Times editorial page editor resigns after owner blocks Kamala Harris endorsement23:51 — SiriusXM rumored to be preparing for Howard Stern's retirementFollow or Die!DoomscrollInstagramYouTubeTwitterLisaInstagramTwitterMattTwitterMastodonThreadsBlueskyDoomscroll is a podcast from Flux. Check us out for more smart, fun, and progressive podcasts and articles! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit plus.flux.community/subscribe

This Doomscroll episode is available on audio only. As always, it’s not “safe for work.”Audio Chapters00:00 — A vice presidential debate that you'll actually want to watch?03:03 — 'Black Nazi' Mark Robinson won't quit his NC gov candidacy, but Trump won't unendorse him07:46 — Evangelical anti-public school activist revealed as former gay porn actor14:13 — Trump's social media stock at all-time low so he's got a new watch scam26:18 — Iranians allegedly hack Trump campaign, find poorly made dossier on JD Vance32:06 — New York mayor Eric Adams indicted for allegedly taking bribes from Turkish gov't34:25 — Newsmax settles defamation lawsuit with voting company36:54 — Naomi Campbell exposed by UK government for charity scam40:54 — Sydney Sweeney was 'practically begging' for boob jokes on SNL42:57 — Halle Berry says Prince asked her out via handwritten noteFollow or Die!DoomscrollInstagramYouTubeTwitterLisaInstagramTwitterMattTwitterMastodonThreadsBlueskyDoomscroll is a podcast from Flux. Check us out for more smart, fun, and progressive podcasts and articles! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit plus.flux.community/subscribe

There are some audio quality issues on this episode so we apologize for that. As always, Doomscroll is not “safe for work.”Audio Chapters00:00 — Mark Robinson's scandalous porn forum postings13:47 — Trump cites imaginary audience at his debate w/Harris14:59 — JD Vance admits his stories about people eating pets aren't true21:21 — House Republicans reject Republican bill to avert government shutdown26:54 — Sean "Diddy" Combs in prison after more sex crime charges31:46 — RFK Jr reportedly had sexting relationship with New York magazine reporterFollow or Die!DoomscrollInstagramYouTubeTwitterLisaInstagramTwitterMattTwitterMastodonThreadsBlueskyDoomscroll is a podcast from Flux. Check us out for more smart, fun, and progressive podcasts and articles! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit plus.flux.community/subscribe

This Doomscroll episode is also available on video. Be sure to stay in touch with our guest, Rachele Friedland.Audio Chapters00:00 — Terrified Trump refuses to debate Harris again after losing bigly02:58 — Fallout from Trump and Vance's lies about Hatians in Ohio10:36 — Far-right activist Chris Rufo trolled over cat eating bounty18:24 — Ben Sasse's spending scandal20:45 — Marjorie Taylor Greene vs. Laura Loomer28:15 — Boeing workers strike for better wages30:35 — Fake job ads and employment scams31:21 — Harvey Weinstein's ongoing legal battles32:56 — Shannon Sharpe's Instagram mishap37:31 — Sundance Film Festival's potential move40:10 — Ryan Seacrest takes over Wheel of FortuneFollow or Die!DoomscrollInstagramYouTubeTwitterLisaInstagramTwitterMattTwitterMastodonThreadsBlueskyDoomscroll is a podcast from Flux. Check us out for more smart, fun, and progressive podcasts and articles! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit plus.flux.community/subscribe

As usual, this Doomscroll episode is not “safe for work.”Audio Chapters00:00 — Kamala Harris dominated Trump and he retreated to Fox afterwards10:04 — Americans finally got to see Trump’s full lunacy on display15:38 — Harris's facial expressions also humiliated Trump19:00 — Harris exposed Trump's ignorance and authoritarianism on foreign policy and immigration29:21 — Despite her great performance, Harris still has a lot of work to do33:03 — Moderators asked about Trump's racist when-did-Harris-become-black slur35:59 — Taylor Swift endorsed Harris right after the debateFollow or Die!DoomscrollInstagramYouTubeTwitterLisaInstagramTwitterMattTwitterMastodonThreadsBlueskyDoomscroll is a podcast from Flux. Check us out for more smart, fun, and progressive podcasts and articles! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit plus.flux.community/subscribe

This Doomscroll episode is available on video as well as audio, and as per usual, it’s not “safe for work.”Audio Chapters00:00 — Rules for next week's presidential debate rules are set02:12 — Kamala Harris campaign seems to realize mainstream media never actually questions Trump09:30 — New fake Tim Walz scandal: He threw up as a kid during road trips13:35 — Russia accused of paying $10 million to right-wing morons Tim Pool and Benny Johnson and others18:00 — Republicans are raging against Amazon Alexa20:36 — Elon Musk's bias for right-wing Brazilians leads to Twitter being banned in Brazil23:20 — OpenAI says it needs to steal content in order to stay in business29:08 — High-speed rail and infrastructure issues31:43 — Netflix sued by "The Man With 1,000 Kids"35:54 — Wells Fargo employee found dead at workFollow or Die!DoomscrollInstagramYouTubeTwitterLisaInstagramTwitterMattTwitterMastodonThreadsBlueskyDoomscroll is a podcast from Flux. Check us out for more smart, fun, and progressive podcasts and articles! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit plus.flux.community/subscribe

This Doomscroll episode is available on video as well as audio, and as per usual, it is not “safe for work.”Audio Chapters00:00 — Trump enrages veterans making campaign ad in Army cemetery12:22 — Terrified of women voting, Trump pretends he will support reproductive rights16:45 — RFK Junior waited too long to drop out, will remain on ballots in several states17:52 — JD Vance blames donut shop worker for his awkward behavior20:36 — Twitter being flooded by fake MAGA women profiles using stolen photos28:23 — Trump scamming followers again with NFT trading cards35:37 — Chappell Roan asks fans to stop mobbing her in publicFollow or Die!DoomscrollInstagramYouTubeTwitterLisaInstagramTwitterMattTwitterMastodonThreadsBlueskyDoomscroll is a podcast from Flux. Check us out for more smart, fun, and progressive podcasts and articles! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit plus.flux.community/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.communityThis Doomscroll episode is available only to paid Flux subscribers. You can become one on Patreon or Substack. As usual, it’s not “safe for work.”Audio Chapters00:00 — RFK Junior endorses Trump to help him with his weirdness problem06:09 — Tulsi Gabbard ends fake liberal front, endorses Trump08:17 — Trump whining about live mics during upcoming debate with Kamala Harris13:38 — Harris campaign announces it's raised more than $540 million in donations14:43 — Republicans are coming up with the most absurd fake scandals against Tim Walz20:25 — Jack Smith appeals Trump judge's dismissal of documents case against the felon22:26 — Moms for Liberty raising money for Glenn Beck teen novel28:58 — Minnesota Republican Royce White says his party should give up trying to get suburban women's votes30:09 — Lionsgate Films pulls trailer for Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis" for fake critic quotes33:07 — Martin Shkreli accused to violating sale agreement for unreleased Wu-Tang Clan albumFollow or Die!DoomscrollInstagramYouTubeTwitterApple PodcastsSpotifyLisaInstagramTwitterMattTwitterMastodonThreadsBlueskyDoomscroll is a podcast from Flux. Check us out for more smart, fun, and progressive podcasts and articles!

This Doomscroll episode is available on video as well as audio, and as per usual, it's not “safe for work.”Audio Chapters00:00 — Kamala Harris and Democrats wrap convention while Matt fails to find Mike Lindell in Chicago06:17 — Right-wing sickos attacked Tim Walz's son for loving his dad12:27 — Michelle Obama is done with the going high stuff17:18 — JD Vance can't even order doughnuts like a human being22:29 — Gretchen Whitmer killed it with her speech24:22 — DL Hughley talked about falling for misinformation26:27 — NBA coach Steve Kerr spoke for Democrats also29:08 — Raphael Warnock showed what sane religion looks like30:50 — Fox cut off or refused to show many top speakers35:20 — Josh Shapiro throws Republicans' fake concerns about antisemitism back in their faces39:26 — George Santos convicted, faces years of prisonSubscribe nowFollow or Die!DoomscrollInstagramYouTubeTwitterLisaInstagramTwitterMattTwitterMastodonThreadsBlueskyDoomscroll is a podcast from Flux. Check us out for more smart, fun, and progressive podcasts and articles! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit plus.flux.community/subscribe

This Doomscroll episode is available on video as well as audio, and as per usual, it is not “safe for work.”Audio Chapters00:00 — Project 2025 co-author exposed saying Trump still supports the extreme group08:47 — Republicans are telling Trump to stick to policy, but that won't work13:08 — Adding creep JD Vance wasn't enough strange jerks for Trump so he brought back Corey Lewandowski18:35 — FTC rolls out new policies against fake online reviews22:19 — Biden and Harris announce success of lower drug price negotiations25:34 — RFK Jr. asked Kamala Harris for a job26:28 — Vice presidential debate now set for Oct. 130:15 — Kim Kardashian reportedly concerned about Kanye West’s alleged addiction to laugh gas controlling wife’s wardrobe36:55 — Katy Perry accused of illegally filming music video in Spanish islands nature preserveSubscribe nowFollow or Die!DoomscrollInstagramYouTubeTwitterLisaInstagramTwitterMattTwitterMastodonThreadsBlueskyDoomscroll is a podcast from Flux. Check us out for more smart, fun, and progressive podcasts and articles! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit plus.flux.community/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.communityThis Doomscroll episode is available only to paid Flux subscribers. You can become one on Patreon or Substack. As usual, it’s not “safe for work.”Audio Chapters00:00 — Trump is spiraling as his fortunes keep falling03:08 — Jealous Trump concocts AI lie about Kamala Harris's huge crowds08:21 — Behind in the polls, Trump lies and says he's ahead in the "real" surveys11:53 — Trump says he's willing to ban abortion pill mifepristone14:44 — Trump used Jeffrey Epstein's former airplane to travel from campaign rally16:43 — Elon Musk hosts disastrous Twitter space with Trump17:22 — Joe Rogan faces MAGA rage for heaping praise on RFK Junior22:23 — Republicans lied about Tim Walz and menstrual products in schools24:48 — Freak JD Vance can't think of anything that makes him laugh or smile when asked by reporter28:29 — Second photo of Vance in drag surfaces online29:52 — Secret Service apologizes for breaking into Massachusetts salon32:09 — Tom Cruise closes out Paris Olympics with roof jump stunt32:58 — Arizona Cardinals unveil gross-looking cotton candy burrito35:05 — Russian chess player suspended for trying to poison rivalFollow or Die!DoomscrollInstagramYouTubeTwitterApple PodcastsSpotifyLisaInstagramTwitterMattTwitterMastodonThreadsBluesky

This Doomscroll episode is available on video as well as audio, and as per usual, it is not “safe for work.”You can follow our guest Amanda Marcotte at Salon and on TwitterAudio Chapters00:00 — Tim Walz has expanded the enthusiasm for Kamala Harris's ticket10:02 — Kamala Harris's big crowds are making Trump jealous and petty15:58 — Almost all the national polls have Harris slightly ahead of Trump19:55 — JD Vance is stalking Kamala Harris, tried to approach Air Force Two25:28 — Elon Musk lawsuit intimidates advertiser group to shut down anti-hate program30:17 — RFK Junior makes campaign ad featuring bugs crawling all over him35:39 — Taylor Swift cancels concerts after terrorist bomb scare38:31 — Steve Martin turns down "SNL" offer to play Tim Walz42:01 — Scientists hail discovery of "hobbit" sized ancient humansSubscribe nowFollow or Die!DoomscrollInstagramYouTubeTwitterLisaInstagramTwitterMattTwitterMastodonThreadsBlueskyDoomscroll is a podcast from Flux. Check us out for more smart, fun, and progressive podcasts and articles! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit plus.flux.community/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.communityThis Doomscroll episode is available only to paid Flux subscribers. You can become one on Patreon or Substack. As usual, it is not “safe for work.”Audio Chapters00:00 — Jenna Ellis, ex-Trump attorney will cooperate with Arizona fake electors case01:57 — Trump cowers from ABC debate with Harris, wants Fox safe space06:55 — Trump whines that celebrities are helping Harris get bigger crowds10:31 — Report: Former AG Bill Barr killed investigation into alleged $10 million bribe to Trump13:00 — JD Vance’s wife defends his “cat lady” obsessions16:01 — RFK Jr. says he abandoned bear cub carcass after wanting to skin and eat it22:29 — Elon Musk PAC under investigate for voter registration website25:51 — Google found guilty of being an illegal monopoly by federal judge28:40 — French Olympian fails at pole vault because of his package30:12 — Paraguay fires Olympian for doing too much sightseeing32:54 — Vince Vaughn says movie industry too scared to try new comedy stories and conceptsFollow or Die!DoomscrollInstagramYouTubeTwitterApple PodcastsSpotifyLisaInstagramTwitterMattTwitterMastodonThreadsBlueskyDoomscroll is a podcast from Flux. Check us out for more smart, fun, and progressive podcasts and articles!

This Doomscroll episode is available on video as well as audio, and as per usual, it is not “safe for work.”You can follow our guest Amanda Marcotte at Salon and on TwitterAudio Chapters00:00 — Kamala Harris has moved ahead of Donald Trump in polls03:26 — Trump says Kamala Harris "became black"10:16 — Rachel Scott of ABC shocked Trump by not coddling him13:28 — Trump and JD Vance still can't respond effectively to "weird" attacks18:25 — Fox's Jesse Watters can't understand why men would support Harris21:31 — Demons are behind accusations that Trumpers are weird, MAGA podcaster says26:14 — Right warned that Kamala is only just getting started with celebrity endorsements29:12 — Intrigue surrounds Democrats' veepstakes36:23 — North Texas adoption attorney charged with trying to sell prisoners' babies40:36 — "Tradwife" Hannah "Ballerina Farm" Nielman lashes out after devastating profile49:30 — Zoos grappling with visitors letting gorillas look at their phones51:35 — Simone Biles kicked butt at the Olympics and mocked Trump afterwardsSubscribe nowFollow or Die!DoomscrollInstagramYouTubeTwitterLisaInstagramTwitterMattTwitterMastodonThreadsBlueskyDoomscroll is a podcast from Flux. Check us out for more smart, fun, and progressive podcasts and articles! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit plus.flux.community/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.communityThis Doomscroll episode is available only to paid Flux subscribers. You can become one on Patreon or Substack. As usual, it is not “safe for work.”Audio Chapters0:00 — Everyone knows Republicans are weird and creepy, and now everyone is actually saying it04:15 — Republican hypocrisy and scandals08:37 — Trump’s dilemma in picking a young Republican leader: They’re all nuts10:29 — Eric and Donald Trump Junior reportedly are the main reasons JD Vance is the Republican veep nominee13:31 — JD Vance's insult of childfree adults is his “deplorables moment”17:11 — Daily Wire host Andrew Klavan shows that many right-wing men view women as property22:12 — Has the weird Republicans message broken the “both sides” lie?28:04 — Other Republicans keep trying to copy Trump, but without any humor or detachmentFollow or Die!DoomscrollInstagramYouTubeTwitterApple PodcastsSpotifyLisaInstagramTwitterMattTwitterMastodonThreadsBlueskyDoomscroll is a podcast from Flux. Check us out for more smart, fun, and progressive podcasts and articles!

This Doomscroll episode is available on video as well as audio, and as per usual, it is not “safe for work.”Audio Chapters00:00 — Republicans are flailing trying to attack Kamala Harris03:56 — Ted Cruz says she can’t have his cheeseburger06:22 — Speaker Mike Johnson begs Republicans not to make racist and sexist attacks against Harris07:34 — Old JD Vance remarks about "cat ladies" cause controversy13:01 — Kamala Harris doesn't laugh properly, Republicans say20:19 — JD Vance is the most unpopular veep nominee ever24:04 — Trump campaign's lawsuit against Kamala Harris26:34 — Global temperature record hit twice in one week29:00 — NJ Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez says he'll resign after bribery convictions31:32 — Benjamin Netanyahu's congressional publicity stunt fizzles35:28 — Rupert Murdoch is suing his adult children to keep Fox News from becoming centrist after he dies37:14 — Billy Ray Cyrus insults daughter Miley on leaked audio38:16 — JD Vance saddled with uncouched lies about his heterosectionalityCover image: Donald Trump nodding off during his son Donald Trump Jr’s speech to the Republican National Convention. July 17, 2024Subscribe nowFollow or Die!DoomscrollInstagramYouTubeTwitterLisaInstagramTwitterMattTwitterMastodonThreadsBlueskyDoomscroll is a podcast from Flux. Check us out for more smart, fun, and progressive podcasts and articles! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit plus.flux.community/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.communityThis Doomscroll episode is available only to paid Flux subscribers. You can become one on Patreon or Substack. As usual, it is not “safe for work.”Audio Chapters00:00 — Joe Biden reset the 2024 race by dropping out03:58 — Kamala Harris raised $81 million in her first 24 hours as a candidate06:53 — Trump and fellow Republicans are frothing with rage that they can't run against Joe Biden12:41 — Fox and Friends host invents conspiracy theory that Biden didn't write resignation letter19:25 — Harris mulling several candidates for her running mate26:20 — Robert Kennedy Junior admits to secret calls with Trump trying to get hired29:02 — Ohio Republican and JD Vance ally says civil war might be necessary33:26 — Flashback: Nikki Haley predicted whichever party dropped their elderly candidate first would win35:32 — Aaron Sorkin humiliated himself with call for Democrats to nominate Mitt Romney, which he then retracted almost immediately40:11 — Donald Glover is retiring his Childish Gambino alter ego41:35 — The Simpsons predicted it?Follow or Die!DoomscrollInstagramYouTubeTwitterApple PodcastsSpotifyLisaInstagramTwitterMattTwitterMastodonThreadsBlueskyDoomscroll is a podcast from Flux. Check us out for more smart, fun, and progressive podcasts and articles!

This Doomscroll episode is a condensed audio version of a video livestream. As usual, it’s not “safe for work.”Audio Chapters0:00 — Introduction00:34 — Disclosure that Trump shooter was Republican put a damper on the RNC this year06:01 — Hulk Hogan rips up American flag shirt to support Trump08:24 — NBC hosts fall for Trump's soft-pedaling of extremism once again15:05 — Trump rejects daughter Tiffany's attempted affection16:33 — Kimberly Guilfoyle grossed out everyone with strange crotch grabbing19:01 — Rep. Matt Gaetz shocks everyone with bizarre facial appearance21:08 — Teamsters president angers union supporters by speaking at RNC24:53 — Former Trump advisor Peter Navarro reminds everyone he's a weird creep26:54 — Joe Biden and Democrats are in turmoil as dropout pressure grows31:29 — Donald Trump and his crazy party are very, very vulnerable37:55 — JD Vance is a lying extremist who should be a big Trump vulnerability44:09 — Trump started falling asleep multiple times during the RNCFollow or Die!DoomscrollInstagramYouTubeTwitterLisaInstagramTwitterMattTwitterMastodonThreadsBlueskyDoomscroll is a podcast from Flux. Check us out for more smart, fun, and progressive podcasts and articles! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit plus.flux.community/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.communityThis Doomscroll episode is available only to paid Flux subscribers. You can become one on Patreon or Substack. As usual, it is not “safe for work.”Audio Chapters00:00 — Donald Trump assassination attempt inspires thousands of conspiracy theories 05:00 — Accused shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks was a registered Republican but not much is known yet11:41 — Slimy opportunist liar JD Vance named as Trump's running mate14:53 — Trump-appointed judge Eileen Cannon dismisses documents theft case against him21:48 — Republican National Convention starts Monday26:56 — Elon Musk endorses Donald Trump, surprising no one30:15 — Statute condemned as "demonic" by far-right Christians was beheaded during Hurricane Beryl34:30 — Florida orders textbook publishers to remove material about climate change35:58 — Richard Simmons, Dr. Ruth, and Shannon Dougherty passed away39:09 — Fast food companies are resentful that consumers aren't letting them arbitrarily raise pricesFollow or Die!DoomscrollInstagramYouTubeTwitterApple PodcastsSpotifyLisaInstagramTwitterMattTwitterMastodonThreadsBlueskyDoomscroll is a podcast from Flux. Check us out for more smart, fun, and progressive podcasts and articles!

This Doomscroll episode is available on video as well as audio, and as per usual, it is not “safe for work.”Audio Chapters00:00 — Kamala Harris starting to outperform Joe Biden in polls as pressure builds on president13:01 — Trump expected to unveil vice presidential running mate at Republican convention next week19:13 — Republicans adopt fake moderate language on abortion to fool gullible reporters22:20 — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez files articles of impeachment against Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito25:09 — Nikki Haley banned from Republican convention, still keeps endorsing Trump27:54 — Shelley Duvall, actor known from “Fairy Tale Theater,” has died29:07 — Texas residents forced to use fast food restaurant map to track power outages30:36 — NASA successfully ends Mars isolation test mission after 1 year32:24 — Cypress Hill and the London Symphony perform together to make a “Simpsons” joke become reality36:25 — Cheating allegation rocks competitive hot dog eating world 38:18 — DC police accuse people of using dead man's thumb to steal his possessions after killing himFollow or Die!DoomscrollInstagramYouTubeTwitterLisaInstagramTwitterMattTwitterMastodonThreadsBlueskyDoomscroll is a podcast from Flux. Check us out for more smart, fun, and progressive podcasts and articles! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit plus.flux.community/subscribe