Isaac Simpson's podcast on branding, culture, and politics in the attention economy. Also a Substack newsletter.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecarousel.substack.comDiscussing my highly controversial tweet on male friendship with an expert on the topic, Skilos vice president of Cascade Frontier the Pacific Northwest chapter of the fraternal organization Old Glory Club. They have an event coming up in early November featuring Kevin Dolan, Dave Green and others…there's still spots left. We also take time to discuss t…

Here's the video making the DISSIDENT RIGHT SHIVER IN ITS BOOTSGood old Dudley Newright (Dudley Newright) and I finally find something to disagree about: are Halloween decorations going too far in redditizing a children's holiday for the titillation of hedonistic Disney adults? Or are they a manifestation of positive community participation, sheperding kids through the darkness as the holiday is meant to? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

In my most LinkedIn-ass episode ever, I'm joined by actual real life successful agency copywriter Cameron Dawson of TMA Dallas who works on major brands and Super Bowl pitches. I spend a lot of time s**t-talking the mainstream ad industry, but the fact is I haven't actually worked inside it in nearly 4 years. Important to check in with someone who actually lives it every day. Cameron is absolute one-in-a-million, a guy successful at the heights of the industry, but also courageous enough to talk to come on my show and be real about it. He describes his path to his current position, and we swap copywriter war stories. The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecarousel.substack.comPlease enjoy this disaster of an episode with internet legend 2005 Dr. Phil guest Dick Masterson as we talk about fatherhood, Los Angeles, and getting beat up by Antifa.FIRST 30 MINS FREE. SORRY FOR HORRIBLE SOUND ISSUES IN THIS EPISODE THAT DESTROY US AT THE END. PLEASE EMAIL RESTREAM AND TELL THEM THEIR PRODUCT SUCKS.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecarousel.substack.comONLY FIRST 20 MINUTES FREEChatting with depraved lunatics King Cringe and Jesse Larkins, hosts of Subverted Subversions, about the glorious beauty of right wing art.

Absolutely illuminating conversation with one of my favorite anons, Aelthemplaer (or whatever the hell he's calling himself now…formerly Luthemplaer). We discuss, respectfully, why more isn't being done by the Trump administration against networks of violent extremists and their NGO funders. Aelth explains that we need Reconstruction-style reigning in of the wealthy elite families that fund such things. Put simply, we must FEDERALIZE THE EUNUCHS.The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscribers This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

I'm joined by a fascinating new voice hailing from central Minnesota, William Hunter Duncan. We talk about an eerily prescient tarot reading, and how it comports with my theory that speed (as represented in his reading by the 8 of wands AKA the lord of swiftness) is the key to saving America from communists. The fight we discuss as analogy for POWER V SPEED. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecarousel.substack.comI'm joined by manosphere psycho GLO to chat about his hilarious article “White Women Make Sex Gay” and his book The Pillars of Wisdom which you can order via affiliate link here. FIRST 30 MINUTES FREEThanks for reading The Carousel! This post is public so feel free to share it.

Chatting with my good friend Zac Cohen on everybody's favorite topics: Hitler, Jewish self-hatred, and what it actually means to be anti-semitic. We also respond to Zac's piece on Sam Hyde and Nick Fuentes, and their changing roles within the American First movement, which you can find here: The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

Talking the scourge of Gentle Parenting and his article “Make Your Children Hard to Kill” with Johnson Riggs, author of Pandemonia. The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecarousel.substack.comTrantifa Wokenauts. Communism, Hedonism, Godlessness, Nihilism. Is it all one thing? Returning guest Stained Hanes author of a new book called It's All One Thing alleges that yes, it is in fact all one thing.FIRST 30 FREE. THEN PAY SUBSCRIBE. SORRY FOR ABRUPT START WE HAD SOUND ISSUES FOR FIRST 10 MINUTES SO I CUT THAT.The Carousel is a reader-supported…

Pouring one out for the dead homie and talking about what we do now. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

Chatting with John Goldman about all things healthcare. Why aren't healthcare companies cool lifestyle brands that take pride in not only sponsoring, but creating great athletes? John's startup Rebel Health Alliance seeks to answer that, while providing a solution to many of the woes of the completely destroyed American health system. PS check out the Rebel Health brand and website, all created by WILL. And this brand video: The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

Fascinating and intense former marine Danny Wolf (Danny Wolf) is launching a new literary fiction magazine called Hard Reset. He joins me to talk about writing, reading, and what it means to sell out.The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecarousel.substack.comHanging out with my friend Titus Techera, former guest of one of my all time most popular episodes:(man who remembers that old intro music/video!)Titus this time is here to talk about movies, his list of the best movies of the 21st Century for RW men, in response to the New York Times absurd list of the same. First 45 minutes free!! Subscribe to hear th…

First there was Bud Light, then there was Jaguar, and now there is Cracker Barrel.Cracker Barrel's disastrous rebrand led by yet another clueless commissar, CEO Julie Felss Massino, and her three merry agencies has become yet another grievous flashpoint in the descent of mainstream marketing into complete lolcow. Except this time there wasn't a gay agenda attached. How did this occur, and why? I break it down.(Here's one of my pieces on Bud Light from the time): The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

Chatting with intrepid border journalist Dan Lyman of Border Hawk, quite literally the only news source on the planet focused solely on the American border. Our agency WILL just helped Dan with a little rebrand, so check it out on his site! Also check out this schizo cut fresh out of the factory for another client, Chariot Defense.The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecarousel.substack.comFriend of the show Rambo van Halen's new book Hollywood Samizdat finally came out today, and it's ready for order!! He comes on to chat about crazy on-set stories and his even crazier family…and to show his face once and for all!First 45 mins free. Become paid subscriber for full episode.The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new pos…

Hanging with a good friend of mine, Peter Gietl, Editor in Chief of the notorious culture glossy Frontier Magazine, which just released its third edition. The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

I have been extremely busy being a based advertising mogul, so in lieu of a Carousel episode this week, please enjoy my appearance on good friend Yuri Bezmenov's podcast to talk about being fathers in the age of gay Disney propaganda!Here is a prior episode we did. Subscribe to him here. He's one of the best on understanding demoralization and public perception. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

Talking about Australia, Zionism, and Jewishness through history with Russell Walter, YouTuber and writer on many different topics including this extremely interesting and fact-filled piece on Herzl and the history of Jews who wanted to escape the typical “Yid” path.The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

Discussing the joyously ridiculous and eye poppingly appalling New York Times article “The Trouble with Wanting Men” by Jean Garrett. Really an unmissable read—is it just the latest version of post-wall academicized female complaining? Or is there a real vibe shift here? We discuss. The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecarousel.substack.comTOTALLY PRIVATE EPISODE. MUST SUBSCRIBE TO LISTEN!With Jon Del Arroz, who accused in an article of receiving Thielbux for the Rolling Stone piece.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecarousel.substack.comFIRST 30 MINS FREETalking private military and Russia with conflict journalist John Lechner, author of new book Death Is Our Business: Russian Mercenaries and the New Era of Private Warfare.The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

BIG EPISODE with Rolling Stone reporter John McDermott, writer of the infamous anti-woke alt lit article. Also joined by hearthrob Adem Luz Rienspects, star of said article. The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

Talking to chef and restauranteur Bart Hutchins ( Kill All Foodies). He's the proprietor of the highly controversial Capitol Hill scene spot Butterworth's. We talk all things food and culture.The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecarousel.substack.comFirst 45 mins free.Talking about the Rolling Stone piece with EzraRunnaround, host of the only ANTI WOKE ALT LIT REVIEW POD, Tooky's Mag.

Another solo stream propaganda analysis, this time on the curious case of Viggo Venn, Zohran Mamdani, Chris Rufo, and Chris Brunet. There has been a palpable vibe shift (a re-vibe shift if you will) on the left—they're de-emphasizing identity politics and picking up the mantle of the commoner. At the same time, the right is becoming more risk averse and less “based,” in the traditional meaning of the word.The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

Twitter is blowing up over Senator Mike Lee's plan to sell federally owned land out west. I talked to author, veteran, and “humble beef merchant” Braxton McCoy about the proposal, and why he and others are so adamantly against it.The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

Talking about Opera-ification, Italian Brainrot, and dream rape with artist and Sloptimist in Chief Daniel Keller. From Sean MonahanThe Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecarousel.substack.comI'm total n00b on geopolitics and the Middle East, but here I am doing my best to keep up and share some interesting thoughts. First 30 mins free, then pay for the rest! The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

The man, the myth, the mutant. Twitter's most beloved poster joins me for a pretty random free floating discussion about his outlook and the state of things.In the end we discuss Mutant's challenges with monetizing his exquisite tweets, something somebody maybe should do something about. The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

Seneca Scott is a based Oakland community organizer. Yes, you read that right. He's the nephew of Corretta Scott King and via a vision he received while sleeping he has evolved into a true freedom fighter AKA someone the people who thrive on the destruction of Oakland can't stand because he speaks the truth.The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

Many people are asking about my tweets and perspective surrounding the LA riots and the pictorial propaganda arising therefrom. I have tweeted about this, attempting, crudely, to make people see what I see when I see these photos, which are essentially advertisements for the enemies of America. Now, it could very well be that the images coming out of the protests are exactly the opposite. That's why I did the episode, to explain all sides and my perspective. The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

A spicy one, with Rachel.The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecarousel.substack.comI'm joined by the smart and beautiful Alexandra Lavenski, host of the fashion podcast Pied Noir, to discuss something that is normally beneath me, but in the case of Radfem Hitler is most definitely not.Sorry for poor sound quality I was traveling and Auphonic decided not to work in the hotel room. FIRST 30 MINS FREE. BECOME PAID SUB TO GET THE REST. Th…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecarousel.substack.comChatting about 2A and AI with Lee (Greater) of Enbloc Press.FIRST 30 MINS FREE THEN YOU PAYThe Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

Check out this new ad for Rebel Health Alliance from my agency WILL. Our concept was to capture the feeling of time slipping away when “going through the motions” of being healthy, versus really taking control. We also did their new brand and website. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecarousel.substack.comTrying out Auphonic AI to help smooth out sound quality for this one. Please let me know if the sound is better than normal!First 45 minutes free. Please become a paid subscriber for the rest.I'm joined by sci fi author Devon Eriksen, who has proved to be one of the most interesting autodidacts on Twitter. We talk about the Torment Nexus, Freedom of Hea…

Talking about fighting preachers, the based youth, and the state of the right with former “Rookie of the Year” and eminently fascinating high school teacher Librarian of Celaeno.The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

With returning guest Constantin von Hoffmeister to talk about his new book MULTIPOLARITY! about the dawn of a new global power structure in the wake of Trump. We talk about ethnopluralism, Dasein's, and the globalist mindset. It's sort of a sequel to my episodes with Aleksandr Dugin and Martin Sellner, which you can see here:The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecarousel.substack.comI'm joined by real life kulak descendant Daniella Pentsak for genuinely fantastic conversation about Slavs, religion, and genetics. She is host of the Culturama podcast.FIRST 30 MINUTES FREE. PLEASE BECOME A PAID SUBSCRIBER NOW NOW NOW TO SUPPORT THE AMERICAN KULAK!The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work,…

I'm joined by budding talking head Nicole Kiprilov to discuss Alex Kaschuta's open betrayal of the online right in the New York Times. Previously, Kaschuta had been a sort of gateway drug to the dissident right, hosting various major figures on her podcast and cringe-ily spouting meme phrases in ways that she, and many simps, thought was very cute. Of course, it didn't last. As soon as she realized that she may have to actually live by some of the principles she received attention for flirting with, she quickly ran back to the warm embrace of girl boss feminism. Her recent “you need to work harder to include women” rhetoric, and podcast appearances fretting about tariffs made her the heroine of a NYT piece about the vibe shifting against the dissident right, nevermind that it is of course this very unwillingess to compromise that drew her to us in the first place.I'd been predicting this disturbing end to the her arc for quite some time. The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

Returning guest Brett Craig was Chief Creative Officer of Deutsch before being cancelled for absolute bullsh*t during the Summer of Floyd. A true veteran who reached actual real life Don Draper status, he's my all time favorite guy to talk about advertising with.After experimenting with many different paths, including working for Daily Wire and starting his own podcast, he's settled into a new role running creative for XX XY, a high end clothing brand in the vein of Lululemon that seeks preserve women's sports for actual women (not men pretending to be women). It was founded by Brett and former Levi's CMO Jennifer Sey. Riley Gaines is a spokesperson for the brand. She appears in their new commercial along with Sia Liilii, which got over 8 million combined views on X.The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

Rob Henderson is author of Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class, a clear-eyed look at the foster care and adoption systems in America from someone who actually experienced it. He later went to Yale, where he ran face first into what he calls “luxury beliefs.”As he says, “instability is worse than poverty,” and we should spend a lot more time in America trying to piece back together the institution of the family.The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

I'm joined by returning guest Brian Chau, expert on all things AI, EA, and E/Acc, to discuss his work tracking the rise and fall of the Zizians, the trans vegan AI murder cult responsible for the deaths of at least 5 people. It reads like a true crime novel; absolutely fascinating, engaging, and not to be missed: Also please check out our prior conversation about art on his podcast—his insights on the “unveiling” essential to great art have since become some of my foundational ideas about culture creation and leadership.The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecarousel.substack.comFIRST 45 MINS FREE. PAID SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR FULL.The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Biology versus Technology. Humanity versus Transhumanism. Tech bros versus MAGA chuds. We can all see the writing on the wall, how the battle lines are shifting for the long…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecarousel.substack.comInterviewing one of the most important thinkers on the planet, Professor Aleksandr Dugin, author of The Fourth Political Theory (perhaps the only book on geopolitics I've ever read in full), on the anatomy of a post-liberal world order. We discuss his new book The Trump Revolution, examining the state of a “multipolar” world in the wake of the massive d…

Rick Spence is an apex expert on all things spies, occult, and conspiracy. A former professor at University of Idaho, he has a new podcast called Strange as it Seems where he tells the tales of many dark secrets you haven't heard before. He also has a series on Great Courses.We talk about the greatest spy in history, Kim Philby, as well as Aleister Crowly, MK Ultra, Scopalamine, Rudolf Hess being given Mexican Brain Poison, and Trotsky's number 2 being found dead in the Adirondacks. The Carousel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecarousel.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecarousel.substack.comDoing a big one with the most underrated account in the business, Dimes.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecarousel.substack.comInterviewing the host of the popular localist/naturalist podcast Doomer Optimism, Ashley Fitzgerald. We talk about what I see as the central issue of our political landscape, uniting “anti-excel brain” localists in a way that doesn't alienate both sides of the political spectrum. FIRST 45 MINS FREE. PLEASE BECOME A PAID SUBSCRIBER TO HEAR THE REST AND T…