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Your guide to new media public discourse and the modern culture war.

Alex & Travis

  • Jun 2, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 1h 28m AVG DURATION
  • 23 EPISODES


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Grokking Points Episode 20: The Riot Episode

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 88:10


grokverb | ˈgräk to understand (something) intuitively or by empathy._____________________________________________Alex & Travis discuss George Floyd and the national protests.- Interesting article from FiveThirtyEight that relates to the discussion______________________________________________Music by Stevia Sphere

Grokking Points Episode 19: Reade Between the Lines

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 91:22


grokverb | ˈgräk to understand (something) intuitively or by empathy._____________________________________________Alex and Travis discuss cooking oils and the Tara Reade/Biden debacle. Here's an interesting video on cooking oil and health: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_aFHrzSBrM______________________________________________Music by Stevia Sphere

Grokking Points Episode 18: Too Thot to Handle

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2020 83:09


grokverb | ˈgräk to understand (something) intuitively or by empathy._____________________________________________Alex and Travis discuss Trump's disinfectant questions and trash TV._____________________________________________Music by Stevia Sphere

Grokking Points Episode 17: Grifting is CANCELLED

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 93:51


grokverb | ˈgräk to understand (something) intuitively or by empathy._____________________________________________Alex & Travis talk about Bill Burr and Dave Chapelle's newest comedy specials, "Gamergate 2", and right-wing grifting.Grokking Points on TwitterEmail us: grokkingpoints@gmail.comIntro track by Stevia Sphere

Grokking Points Episode 16: You're more likely to die while listening to this podcast than in a mass shooting

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 77:09


grokverb | ˈgräk to understand (something) intuitively or by empathy._____________________________________________Alex & Travis talk about mass shootings, anonymous communities, and a certain Neil Degrasse Tyson tweet. Grokking Points on TwitterEmail us: grokkingpoints@gmail.comIntro track by Stevia Sphere

Grokking Points Episode 15: The Radical Centrist Manifesto

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2019 93:58


grokverb | ˈgräk to understand (something) intuitively or by empathy._____________________________________________Alex & Travis discuss the political spectrum and what it means to be a "centrist".Grokking Points on Twitter Email us: grokkingpoints@gmail.comEdited by Sami ReedIntro track by Stevia Sphere

Grokking Points Episode 14: Das Capitalism

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2019 117:37


grokverb | ˈgräk to understand (something) intuitively or by empathy._____________________________________________Alex & Travis discuss the women's world cup and the distinction between Socialists and Tankies.Grokking Points on Twitter Email us: grokkingpoints@gmail.comEdited by Sami ReedIntro track by Stevia Sphere

Grokking Points Episode 13: Utilitarian Milkshake

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2019 95:14


grokverb | ˈgräk to understand (something) intuitively or by empathy._____________________________________________Alex & Travis discuss milkshaking and the alt-right rabbit hole. NOTE: This episode was recorded before the Andy Ngo/Antifa incident with the liquid concrete "milkshake". We'll comment on this in the next show. Grokking Points on Twitter Email us: grokkingpoints@gmail.comEdited by Sami ReedIntro track by Stevia Sphere

Grokking Points Episode 12: Adam Ruins the Joe Rogan Experience

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2019 91:44


grokverb | ˈgräk to understand (something) intuitively or by empathy._____________________________________________Alex & Travis discuss Adam Conover on Joe Rogan.Grokking Points on Twitter Email us: grokkingpoints@gmail.comEdited by Sami ReedIntro track by Stevia Sphere

Grokking Points Episode 11: Chief Nocahoma

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2019 74:05


grokverb | ˈgräk to understand (something) intuitively or by empathy._____________________________________________Alex & Travis discuss cultural appropriation.Grokking Points on Twitter Email us: grokkingpoints@gmail.comEdited by Sami ReedIntro track by Stevia Sphere

Grokking Points Episode 10: Digital Maximalism

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2019 84:18


grokverb | ˈgräk to understand (something) intuitively or by empathy._____________________________________________Alex & Travis go over the New Zealand mosque shooting and Ilhan Omar's alleged anti-semitismGrokking Points on Twitter Email us: grokkingpoints@gmail.comEdited by Sami ReedIntro track by Stevia Sphere

Grokking Points Episode 9: Occasional Cortex

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 109:04


grokverb | ˈgräk to understand (something) intuitively or by empathy._____________________________________________Alex & Travis go over some interesting Joe Rogan episodes and talk about the Green New Deal.Grokking Points on Twitter Edited by Sami ReedIntro track by Stevia Sphere

Episode 8: The Best a Podcast Can Get

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019 86:22


grokverb | ˈgräk to understand (something) intuitively or by empathy._____________________________________________Alex & Travis react to the latest Louis C.K. drama, that Gillette commercial (you know the one), and the latest APA guidelines. Grokking Points on Twitter Edited by Sami ReedIntro track by Stevia Sphere

Grokking Points Episode 7: Twitter bullshit

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2019 57:04


grokverb | ˈgräk to understand (something) intuitively or by empathy._____________________________________________Alex & Travis read a bunch of dumb twitter posts and make fun of Stefan Molyneux a lot. Grokking Points on Twitter Edited by Sami ReedIntro track by Stevia Sphere

Grokking Points Episode 6: Mind the Gap

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2018 66:59


grokverb | ˈgräk to understand (something) intuitively or by empathy._____________________________________________Alex & Travis have a discussion on narratives in political dialogue, and in the second segment they break down the recent Patreon bannings of Sargon of Akkad and Milo Yiannopoulos.Grokking Points on Twitter Edited by Sami ReedIntro track by Stevia Sphere

Grokking Points Episode 5: Trends with Benefits

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2018 75:04


grokverb | ˈgräk to understand (something) intuitively or by empathy._____________________________________________Alex & Travis explore the validity of two different social media takes from the left and the right. In the second segment, they touch on the death of John McCain.Molly TibbettsTweet from Qasim Rashid, Esq.Grokking Points on Twitter Edited by Sami ReedIntro track by Stevia Sphere

Grokking Points Episode 4.5: Virtue Smoke Signaling

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2018 44:56


grokverb | ˈgräk to understand (something) intuitively or by empathy._____________________________________________In this short episode, Alex & Travis discuss Elizabeth Warren's recent DNA test scandal and Harvard's affirmative action policies. Rachel Dolezal Grokking Points on Twitter Edited by Sami ReedIntro track by Stevia Sphere

Grokking Points Episode 4: Locale Politique

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2018 123:24


grok verb | ˈgräk to understand (something) intuitively or by empathy. ____________________________________________ Alex & Travis spend some time having a general discussion about how to approach voting in your local elections, and go deep on the California governor's race and 2018 Propositions.Grokking Points on Twitter Edited by Sami Reed Intro track by Stevia Sphere

Grokking Points Episode 3: The Culture War... The Culture War Never Changes

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2018 128:03


grok verb | ˈgräk to understand (something) intuitively or by empathy. ____________________________________________ Alex and Travis dive head-first into the Sarah Jeong controversy and solve racism forever. Grokking Points on Twitter Edited by Sami Reed Intro track by Stevia Sphere

Grokking Points Episode 2: Gunns, Berns and Spiels

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2018 107:00


grok verb | ˈgräk to understand (something) intuitively or by empathy. ____________________________________________ Alex and Travis chat about the DSA, social media's role in democracy, the James Gunn firing incident, and the Trump/Putin summit. PBS Firing Line - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez interview CNN - James Gunn fired from Disney Time - Donald Trump acknowledges Russian meddling Edited by Sami Reed Intro track by Stevia Sphere

Grokking Points Episode 1: How can she slap?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2018 95:42


grok verb | ˈgräk to understand (something) intuitively or by empathy. _____________________________________________________ Alex and Travis discuss the latest IDW media, including Heather Heying's article on "toxic femininity". In the second segment, they go over the roles of civility and patriotism in today's divisive political climate. Grokking Points on Twitter NPR's 1A How can she slap? - Youtube On Toxic Femininity - Heather Heying Edited by Sami Reed Intro track by Stevia Sphere

Grokking Points Episode 0: Get Grokt

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2018 54:49


Alex and Travis discuss this show - its name, its purpose, and how it started. edited by Sami Reed intro track by Stevia Sphere: https://steviasphere.bandcamp.com/

Grokking Points Pilot: What is the Intellectual Dark Web?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2018 90:27


Alex and Travis discuss the IDW - its name, its members, and its values. Contact: @grokkingpoints grokkingpoints@gmail.com Intro & Outro music courtesy of: https://steviasphere.bandcamp.com/

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