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Doomscroll 18.5: Ezra Klein
This is a subscribers only episode. My guest is Ezra Klein. We discuss the emerging political faction known as Degrowth, the carbon crisis and the policy arc of the neoliberal period.You can get access to the full catalog for Doomscroll and more by becoming a paid supporter: www.patreon.com/joshuaci...
Josh's Theory of Radicalization
I recently spoke with documentary filmmaker and host of Channel 5, Andrew Callaghan on Doomscroll #19. In the episode, we discuss “Andrew’s Theory of Radicalization” which he outlines in the introduction of his new film Dear Kelly(2025). Briefly summarized, Callaghan argues that political radi...
Doomscroll 18: Ezra Klein
My guest is Ezra Klein, an opinion columnist at the New York Times, the host of The Ezra Klein Show, and a co-founder of Vox Media. Klein is a co-author, along with Derek Thompson, of a new book titled Abundance. We discuss his promethean, energy-rich vision for the future, polarization in the atten...
Doomscroll: Andrew Callaghan
Welcome to Doomscroll. This week, my guest is Andrew Callaghan, a documentary filmmaker and the host of Channel 5.Support the show and get access to this week's bonus episode.Callaghanis the director of This Place Rules(2022), a documentary film that explores the chaos of American culture and po...
Doomscroll: Andrew Callaghan II
This is a subscribers only episode. My guest is Andrew Callaghan. We explore Andrew’s background in music and online subcultures, the ethics of publishing or "risk-for-harm", and his plans for the future of Channel 5 and more. Plus a few behind the scenes and personal stories that we could...
Nick Land on Artificial Intelligence
My guest is Nick Land, a British philosopher based in Shanghai, China. He is the author of several books, including Fanged Noumena and The Dark Enlightenment. In the 1990s, he lead the esteemed theory-fiction collective known as the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit at Warwick University. He joins me...
Doomscroll 17.5: Adam Friedland
This is a subscribers only episode. My guest is Adam Friedland. We discuss the ethics of platforming and the art of the talk show interview. For a few reasons, we chose to put this part of the conversation on the private feed only.
Progressive Techno-Optimism?
I recently spoke with Ezra Klein on Doomscroll #18. Klein is a co-author, along with Derek Thompson, of a new book titled Abundance.Among the emerging political factions of the 2020s, few have been more influential than the rise of the tech-right. DOGE is currently transforming the administrative st...
Doomscroll 17: Adam Friedland
My guest is Adam Friedland, a stand up comedian and podcaster. He is the host of The Adam Friedland Show. We discuss the influence of alt-media, a farewell to Cumtown (RIP), the ideas & inspiration behind The Adam Friedland Show and his many social media controversies. How did comedians become recas...
Doomscroll: Ezra Klein
Welcome to Doomscroll. This week, my guest is Ezra Klein, an opinion columnist at the New York Times, the host of The Ezra Klein Show, and a co-founder of Vox Media. Klein is a co-author, along with Derek Thompson, of a new book titled Abundance.Since we launched the show, just over 6 months ago, we...
Doomscroll: Ezra Klein II
This is a subscribers only episode. My guest is Ezra Klein. We discuss the emerging political faction known as Degrowth, the carbon crisis and the policy arc of the neoliberal period.You can watch the public episode on YouTube.
Doomscroll 16.5: Briahna Joy Gray
This is a subscriber’s only episode. My guest is Briahna Joy gray. We discuss irony politics, the alt-media to organization pipeline, and our shared admiration for Star Trek utopia.
Podcaster Politics
POV: you fell down an internet rabbit hole and became obsessed with fringe ideologies. Through the steady consumption of Wojaks, you came to understand how MAGA-communism and libertarian sov-corps would converge to produce a neo-Hapsburg empire of feudal micro-nations under a state capitalist framew...
Doomscroll 16: Briahna Joy Gray
My guest is Briahna Joy Gray, a lawyer, journalist and political commentator. She is the host of the Bad Faith podcast. We discuss the crisis of the Democratic party, online fact checkers vs. freedom of speech on social media, the mixed politics of populism and third parties in the USA.
Deep Research: The Gateway Tapes Pt 3.5
I’ll be honest — I wasn’t going to publish this part but I’m just a huge JC Dentunfan and this has got to be the some of the greatest 13 minutes of podcasting that absolutely blows my mind. Check out JC’s podcast: Pneumatic Materials.
Doomscroll: Adam Friedland
Audio episodes are now coming out on the podcast feed. Find the show on Apple, Spotifyand everywhere else. New episodes will continue to premiere on YouTube and later be released on the audio feed.Welcome to a very special episode of Doomscroll. As many of you know, we pride ourselves on being the l...
Doomscroll: Adam Friedland II
This is a subscribers only episode. My guest is Adam Friedland. We discuss the ethics of platforming and the art of the talk show interview. For a few reasons, we chose to put this part of the conversation on the private feed only.You can watch the public podcast episode on YouTube.
Deep Research: The Gateway Tapes Pt 3
Deep Research is a mini-series collaboration with Otherworld.In the final episode, Josh speaks to the researcher "JC Dentun" about the vast cosmology and beliefs of Robert Monroe and the circle of people around him that we learned about in Part 1.Jack writes:A big thank you to Joshua Citarel...
Doomscroll 15.5: Quinn Slobodian
My guest is Quinn Slobodian. We discuss the crisis of the 1970s and the 2020s. Of all the open theoretical debates, these periods are by far the most consequential. The analysis we take away from these periods will help determine whether neoliberalism was a project of class war (something that can b...
e-deologies VI, 2025
record scratchfreeze frameYou’re probably wondering how I ended up in this situation. It all started back in 2018 when I decided to boil my brain in the gutter of the internet. Since that time, I’ve been exploring niche online political subcultures through writing, podcasting, video and other fo...
Doomscroll 15: Quinn Slobodian
My guest is Quinn Slobodian, a professor of international history at Boston University. He is the author of "Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism". Neoliberalism is the most misused word in today's political discourse. In this episode we discuss the origins of the...
Doomscroll: Briahna Joy Gray
Welcome to Doomscroll. Episode #16 with guest Briahna Joy Grayis out now. As we enter the historic era of Trump 2.0, deep dissatisfaction with the Democratic party has caused many to reflect and reevaluate progressive strategy.If you like this series, want to watch subscriber-only episodes or feel t...
Doomscroll: Briahna Joy Gray II
This is a subscriber’s only episode. My guest is Briahna Joy gray. We discuss irony politics, the alt-media to organization pipeline, and our shared admiration for Star Trek utopia.You can watch the public podcast episode on YouTube.
Deep Research: The Gateway Tapes Pt 2
In this episode, Josh talks to three individuals who have done the Gateway tapes Chelsea, DJ, and Charlie. This mini series is a collaboration with Otherworld.In the next and final episode, Josh speaks to a researcher who uses the pseudonym "JC Dentun" to explore Monroe's vast cosmology ...
Doomscroll 14.5: Will Menaker
This is a subscriber’s only episode. My guest is Will Menaker. We discuss “based populism”, the power of comedy in politics, and the realignment of counter-culture in America.
Political Influencers?
Audio episodes of Doomscrollare out on the podcast feed. Find my episode with Will Menaker on Apple, Spotifyand everywhere else. New episodes will continue to premiere on YouTube and be released a few weeks later on the audio feed.Bonus episodes are available for paid subscribers in both video and a...
Doomscroll 14: Will Menaker
My guest is Will Menaker, a host of the Chapo Trap House podcast. We discuss the failures of working within the Democratic Party, the role of alternative media and a certain state in a certain part of the world. Can humor help us find truth within the online landscape?
Doomscroll: Quinn Slobodian
What is neoliberalism? Episode #15 with guest Quinn Slobodianis out today.When I first started writing about radical online politics, many readers hesitated to take unusual topics such as LARP and fantasy world-building as a serious political force. In 2025, Javier Milei, a cosplaying anarcho-capita...
Doomscroll: Quinn Slobodian II
This is a subscribers only episode. My guest is Quinn Slobodian. We discuss the crisis of the 1970s and the 2020s. Of all the open theoretical debates, these periods are by far the most consequential. The analysis we take away from these periods will help determine whether neoliberalism was a projec...
Deep Research: The Gateway Tapes Pt 1
Joshua Citarella begins his deep dive into the history and teachings of the Monroe Institute ("the worlds premiere organization for studying human consciousness"), starting with an expert interview with artist and acoustics expert Carmelo Pampillonio. This mini series is a collaboration with...
