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A leftist politics and culture podcast for our terrible times. Hosted by Matt Binder.

Matt Binder


    • Jan 28, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 22m AVG DURATION
    • 276 EPISODES

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    The DOOMED with Matt Binder podcast is a must-listen for anyone looking to stay informed on current events while also having a good laugh. Matt Binder is the life of the party, bringing his friendly and accessible personality to every episode. He has a knack for finding great guests who cover issues that many other podcasters haven't even caught wind of yet, making him ahead of the curve in his analysis.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is its deep dives into right-wing grifts, conspiracy theories, and other oddities in US politics. Matt and his guests do an excellent job of investigating these topics and shedding light on the absurdity behind them. They provide critical analysis from a lefty perspective, but also maintain a positive spin that keeps the listener engaged.

    Another standout aspect of The DOOMED with Matt Binder is its ability to present heavy and important issues in a whimsical and accessible way. Matt has a talent for presenting complex topics with clarity and humor, keeping the audience entertained while also informing them. His interviews are substantive and well-researched, which adds to the overall quality of the show.

    However, one potential downside to this podcast is that it may not appeal to listeners who have different political beliefs or perspectives. The show's focus is primarily on right-wing movements and their antics, so those who lean more conservative may not find it as enjoyable or relevant to their interests.

    In conclusion, The DOOMED with Matt Binder is an excellent podcast for those looking for deep dives into US political right-wing grifts. It offers informative and engaging content with a positive spin, thanks to Matt's friendly demeanor and his ability to tackle heavy issues while maintaining a sense of humor. Whether you're already familiar with these topics or looking to expand your knowledge, this podcast is definitely worth checking out.



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    Latest episodes from DOOMED with Matt Binder

    270: Trump's Inauguration // TikTok Goes Dark // DOOMED is BACK

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 58:35


    DOOMED is back! And unfortunately so is President Donald Trump. On this episode of DOOMED from the Inauguration Day livestream, DOOMED host Matt Binder discusses what Trump did on his first day, what happened when TikTok went dark and then came back online, how Trump is taking credit, and much much more! (Episode from the 1/20/25 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

    269: Progressive Victory (w/ Sam Drzymala)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 67:14


    Matt interviews Sam Drzymala of Progressive Victory to answer some questions listeners have had about the progressive group seeking to connect livestreamers and their audience with on-the-ground organizing and canvassing. Plus, more about the Jamaal Bowman canvassing event on June 22 and June 23! Find out more and sign up here: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/new-york-canvassing-event?souce=binder (Episode from the 6/12/24 livestream show.)

    268: Authoritarian Crackdowns on Anti-War, Pro-Palestine College Students

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 58:13


    On this episode of DOOMED with Matt Binder, Matt breaks down the crackdown on pro-Palestine college students in early May, a day after NYC Mayor Eric Adams and the NYPD raided Columbia. (Episode form the 5/1/24 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

    267: Anti-war, Pro-Palestine Protests Spread on College Campuses (w/ Talia Jane)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 61:40


    Last week, on April 24, DOOMED host Matt Binder interview independent journalist Talia Jane on his livestream show about her on-the-ground coverage of the pro-Palestine, anti-war encampments at Columbia and NYU campuses and how they were spreading across the country. Here's that interview with a real first-hand account of what these encampments were like and what the student protesters were doing, uploaded to this feed just one day after police and college admins cracked down on encampments at Columbia. (Episode from the 4/24/24 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

    266: Rafah, Gaza, Palestine (w/ Mohamad Habehh of American Muslims for Palestine)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2024 72:49


    Director 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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2024 49:31


    On 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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 145:35


    Vince 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 54:39


    MrBeast 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 show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

    262: Best & Worst Tech of CES 2024 + How the GOP Primary Was Set to Go From the Beginning (w/ Eoin Higgins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 73:58


    Eoin 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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2023 93:02


    Rayyvana 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 62:10


    Elon 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 95:17


    On 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2023 68:47


    Conspiracy 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. Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

    257: Undercover with the New Alt-Right (w/ Amanda Moore)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2023 59:24


    Amanda 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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 44:17


    Kayla 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.patreon.com/mattbinder

    255: The Ballad of Ricky Vaughn (Douglass Mackey): Alt-Right Influencer Convicted of Election Disinfo (w/ Michael E. Hayden)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 119:09


    Michael 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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 125:55


    Bennie 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 62:35


    The 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 move at Twitter yet, where the other Twitter alternatives like bluesky, Mastodon, and Spill fit into the equation, what the future of the internet will look like, and is Twitter now actually dying? (Episode from the 7/5/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

    252: Wagner Group Coup Attempt Foiled? What's Going on in Russia? (w/ Egor Kotkin)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2023 101:05


    Writer 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 show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

    251: Inside Turning Point USA's Young Women's Leadership Summit (w/ Madeline Peltz)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 58:28


    Madeline 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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 65:33


    Activist, 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)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 90:12


    Lance 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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 77:55


    It'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 subscriptions being force upon them, why Twitter may be DOOMED, how Musk's version of Twitter is the perfect encapsulation of the tech SCAM ECONOMY, and much more! (Episode from the 5/2/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

    247: Fox News Cans Tucker Carlson: What Happened? (w/ Angelo Carusone)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2023 71:40


    Angelo 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 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

    246: The Elon Musk / Matt Taibbi / Twitter Files / Substack Saga Explained

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 74:12


    Elon 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 69:21


    Donald 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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 97:59


    Lance 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!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 58:36


    DOOMED 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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 70:19


    Dylan 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 rally (but was invited to a post-rally event), and more! (Episode from the 2/22/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

    241: What's Going On With Dudes? From Andrew Tate Simps to AI Deepfake Porn (w/ Rayyvana)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 84:45


    TYT 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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 89:39


    Lance 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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 59:09


    Eoin 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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 74:24


    Alejandra 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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 82:24


    Emma 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 quick look back at the big stories of 2022 and look towards what's ahead in 2023. (Episode from the 12/20/22 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

    236: Taking on the Reactionaries: Ukraine, FTX, & More (w/ Dylan Burns)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 157:02


    Independent 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.com/mattbinder

    235: Donald Trump Announces 2024 Run + Midterm Fallout (w/ David Doel)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 67:51


    David 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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 113:07


    Lance 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 the 11/1/22 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

    233: Debunking Nonsense About the Alex Jones / Sandy Hook Trials (w/ Anna Merlan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 65:46


    Anna 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 livestream show.) Check out Anna's Motherboard reporting: https://www.vice.com/en/contributor/anna-merlan Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

    232: Kanye West Agrees to Buy Parler or How Ye Got Duped By His New Right Wing Buddies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 57:35


    DOOMED 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 and more! (Episode from the 10/18/22 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

    231: Elon Musk's Bullshit, Herschel Walker's Bullshit (w/ Mike Figueredo of Humanist Report)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2022 98:38


    Mike 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.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

    230: Is Doug Mastriano the Most Extreme Republican Running in 2022? (w/ Christopher Mathias)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 65:25


    Christopher 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 during the last weekend of September. Plus on the second-half of the show: your questions, comments, phone calls, and more! (Episode from the 9/28/22 livestream show.) Check out Christopher's reporting on Mastriano: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doug-mastriano-wins-pennsylvania-governor-primary-republican_n_6284119ce4b0c84db72b0229 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doug-mastriano-paid-january-6-lawyer-with-campaign-funds_n_62b4c3e9e4b06594c1e19743 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doug-mastriano-pennsylvania-gop-governor-candidate-secretary-of-state_n_62e4447fe4b0c60a5668334e https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doug-mastriano-gab-andrew-torba_n_62d08787e4b02d3ecf3184b9 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doug-mastriano-rally-harrisburg-pathetic-extreme_n_63306367e4b0e2478903fa4f Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

    229: MAGA Communism?! (w/ Ogel of The Wasting Times)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 62:25


    Ogel 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 72:11


    Jared 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 on Trump going full QAnon: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-gone-full-qanon-theres-no-point-in-denying-it-anymore Check out Jared's newsletter and podcast: https://www.postingthroughit.com/ Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

    227: Chile Rejects New Progressive Constitution...What Happened? (w/ René Moncayo)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 91:41


    René 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, phone calls, and more! (Episode from the 9/6/22 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

    226: Andrew Tate BANNED, Student Loan Forgiveness Meltdowns (w/ Rayyvana)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 104:32


    TYT 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 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

    225: The QAnon Crypto Grift (w/ Ernie Piper & Nick Backovic of Logically.ai)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 60:26


    Logically.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 Emily Tang): the influencers involved in promoting these schemes to their followers, the real financial losses as well as the story of one individual who took their life after losing their money and business, and much more.   Also available as Scam Economy episode #21: Coinspiracy: How QAnon Influencers Conned Their Followers with Crypto Read the Logically.ai report: https://www.logically.ai/articles/qanon-crypto-lose-followers-2-million   Check out ScamEconomy.com   Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

    224: Donald Trump Goes Nuclear: The Mar-a-Lago FBI "Raid" (w/ Lance of The Serfs)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 105:09


    Trump 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 on the Boston Children's Hospital. Plus on the patron-only half: your questions, comments, phone calls, and more! Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

    223: Why the Right Wing Has Glommed on to the Dutch Farmer Protests (w/ Anya van Wagtendonk)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2022 57:53


    Anya 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://www.grid.news/story/misinformation/2022/07/13/why-tucker-carlson-and-the-global-right-wing-have-taken-up-the-cause-of-dutch-farmers/ Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

    222: The Right's Latest Anti-LGBTQ Panic: Monkeypox (w/ Eli Knesol)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 63:39


    Journalist 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/ Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

    221: Primetime Jan. 6 Hearing LIVE (Josh Hawley Runs, Trump Bloopers)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 247:41


    It'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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 62:21


    Craig 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

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