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comedy show about late stage capitalism f*****g our lives up. acct run by @raaleh other cohosts are @HKesvani, @milo_edwards and friends / luxury communism now!

TRASHFUTURE


    • May 15, 2026 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekdays NEW EPISODES
    • 42m AVG DURATION
    • 993 EPISODES

    4.7 from 470 ratings Listeners of TRASHFUTURE that love the show mention: jokes, mix, right, funny, good, show, like, love, great.


    Ivy Insights

    The TRASHFUTURE podcast is a hilarious and informative show that provides a unique take on politics and the state of the economy. The hosts' critique and reflections on neoliberalism transitioning into its next phase are both focused and entertaining. This podcast stands out for its ability to combine insightful commentary with laugh-out-loud humor, making it one of the best political comedy shows available on the internet.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the level of depth and analysis it brings to its discussions. The hosts tackle topics that are often overlooked or not covered in mainstream media, providing listeners with fresh perspectives and thought-provoking insights. The show also excels at making complex subjects more accessible by presenting them in a humorous and engaging way. Additionally, the chemistry between the hosts is evident, creating a dynamic and enjoyable listening experience.

    However, one potential downside to this podcast is that some listeners may find it difficult to understand certain references or inside jokes without prior knowledge of British politics or culture. While the hosts do their best to make their content accessible to a wide audience, there may still be moments where unfamiliarity with certain topics or personalities can hinder full comprehension or appreciation of the show.

    In conclusion, The TRASHFUTURE podcast is an outstanding blend of political commentary and comedy. It offers unique perspectives on current events and economic issues while delivering plenty of laughs along the way. Despite occasional insider references that may confuse some listeners, this show remains highly entertaining and thought-provoking. If you're looking for a podcast that combines insightful analysis with humor, The TRASHFUTURE is definitely worth checking out.



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    Latest episodes from TRASHFUTURE

    *PREVIEW* White Skin, White Masks feat. Nish Kumar

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2026 10:37


    We've brought on our friend and long-suffering literary correspondent Nish Kumar to discuss Matthew Goodwin's new book that he wrote using AI while cribbing a stupid meme from the Joe Rogan Experience: “suicidal empathy.” The hits are all there, but Goodwin can't bring himself to go full Camp of the Saints, and instead just pads his word count with the help of computer and winds up writing white grievance Fanon instead. Our friends at Trade Unions Fighting the Far Right are organising a demo against Tommy Robinson on 16th May in London! You can check out their details on their site here, and also on instagram @tuff.network Get the whole episode on Patreon here! RILEY ALERT Check out No Gods, No Mayors here! HUSSEIN ALERT Check out 10k Posts here! MILO ALERT Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows NATE ALERT Lions Led By Donkeys will be performing live in London on 29th May and you can get tickets here! Also, Nate's band Second Homes has just released their debut album, and you can stream it for free here! Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    Large Labubu Models feat. Adam Becker

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2026 57:32


    We speak with astrophysicist and journalist Adam Becker about a new development: what if you could outsource even more aspects of your childcare, namely children's play, to an LLM-connected device? What if your stuffed rabbit espoused Dengism? What if you wound up with an ancap Labubu? All this and more, on this week's episode. Check out Dreaming Against the Machine here! Our friends at Trade Unions Fighting the Far Right are organising a demo against Tommy Robinson on 16th May in London! You can check out their details on their site here, and also on instagram @tuff.network Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here! RILEY ALERT Check out No Gods, No Mayors here! HUSSEIN ALERT Check out 10k Posts here! MILO ALERT Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows NATE ALERT Lions Led By Donkeys will be performing live in London on 29th May and you can get tickets here! Also, Nate's band Second Homes has just released their debut album, and you can stream it for free here! Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)  

    *PREVIEW* The Turing Chaser Test

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2026 10:14


    In advance of the local elections, we got to witness a new phenomenon in British politics: Corbyning Without Corbyn. We also discuss Richard Dawkins deciding that Claude is real and female and also doesn't exist as soon as he stops thinking about her. Where have we heard this before? Get the whole episode on Patreon here! RILEY ALERT Check out No Gods, No Mayors here! HUSSEIN ALERT Check out 10k Posts here! MILO ALERT Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows NATE ALERT Lions Led By Donkeys will be performing live in London on 29th May and you can get tickets here! Also, if you're wondering about the outro music: Nate's band Second Homes has just released their debut album, and you can stream it for free here!

    A Milton Keynes of the Mud feat. Gareth Dennis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2026 62:39


    We welcome Gareth back to the show to discuss something he recently discovered: a planned private city of a million people? in Cambridgeshire? Supposedly called Forest City One, and built entirely out of wood? Obviously this is never going to get built, but there are some... tendencies represented here. We also talk about recent profiles of Reform voters and the garbage UK media environment that has brought us to this point. Check out Rail Natter here! Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here! *RILEY ALERT* Check out No Gods, No Mayors here! *HUSSEIN ALERT* Check out 10k Posts here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows *NATE ALERT* Lions Led By Donkeys will be performing live in London on 29th May and you can get tickets here! Also, Nate's band Second Homes has just released their debut album, and you can stream it for free here!

    *PREVIEW* Fair Working Apathy feat. Emiliano Mellino

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2026 10:34


      Emiliano Mellino from TBIJ joins us to discuss the upcoming (and some might say shortcoming) Fair Working Agency, and we ask the perennial question: will it stop bosses from ripping you off? But first, we look at an article praising an innovative business owner for giving himself the early stages of AI psychosis.   Check out Emiliano's work here! Get the whole episode on Patreon here! *MILO ALERT * Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows *MUSIC ALERT* As Riley mentioned, the outro music for this episode is "Jerusalem (Worst Nightmare)" by Second Homes, which is in fact Nate's band. And since TODAY is Bandcamp Friday, any purchases you make for any artist on Bandcamp are free of fees, meaning artists keep 100% of the purchase amount. You can preorder Second Homes's album here! Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    The House that Garfield Built feat. Hettie O'Brien

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2026 58:44


    Riley and November speak with journalist Hettie O'Brien about her book The Asset Class: How Private Equity Turned Capitalism Against Itself. It's not necessarily the most uplifting topic, but it's very illuminating. And don't worry: we also talk about “MPs should be allowed to be drunk on the job,” and much more. Check out Hettie's work here! Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows *NATE ALERT* Lions Led By Donkeys will be performing live in London on 29th May and you can get tickets here! Nate's band Second Homes is about to release their debut album, and you can stream / preview / preorder it on Bandcamp here! Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    *PREVIEW* The Fermentation Barge feat. Mattie Lubchansky and Jaya Saxena

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2026 10:06


    It's the food one, in which we discuss the weird fixations of the Make America Healthy Again death cult and their particular emphasis on "real food," however that might be defined today. And we also have to talk about the strangely heavy jeans that RFK Jr is always wearing. It's a whole lot all at once. Get the whole episode on Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! MAYOR ALERT Get tickets to the three performance dates for No God No Mayors in London on 25-26 April! The link is here! MILO ALERT Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows NATE ALERT Lions Led By Donkeys will be performing live in London on 29th May and you can get tickets here! Nate's band Second Homes is about to release their debut album, and you can stream / preview / preorder it on Bandcamp here!

    Exiting the Warwick Cathedral

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2026 68:43


    UK newspapers are desperate to convince you that the future of politics in the country is a weird 19-year-old Reform council leader in Warwick. It doesn't matter that Warwick doesn't have a cathedral (it's just a big church! it's not the same thing!) and none of the upstart right-wing politicians want to address the actual quality of life issues. The issue is, as always, wokeness. Also, we talk about recent (bad; transphobic) developments at Stonewall and the weird freak wizard lady who always shows up for some reason.   Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here! MAYOR ALERT Get tickets to the three performance dates for No God No Mayors in London on 25-26 April! The link is here! MILO ALERT Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows NATE ALERT Lions Led By Donkeys will be performing live in London on 29th May and you can get tickets here! Nate's band Second Homes is about to release their debut album, and you can stream / preview / preorder it on Bandcamp here!

    *PREVIEW* I'm Horseish On Humanity feat. Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2026 10:10


    Riley, Hussein, and November speak with friends of the show Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff about their new book, Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed. We discuss the political ethos of Musk and his peers, and the origins of his "everything is computer" philosophy. However, we also had to take a detour into the story of the "AI-built startup that's worth a billion dollars," because... well, it's just a thing that lies a bunch. Again. You can buy Quinn and Ben's book here! Get the whole episode on Patreon here!  MAYOR ALERT Get tickets to the three performance dates for No God No Mayors in London on 25-26 April! The link is here! MILO ALERT Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows NATE ALERT Lions Led By Donkeys will be performing live in London on 29th May and you can get tickets here! Nate's band Second Homes is about to release their debut album, and you can stream / preview / preorder it on Bandcamp here!

    Jumper Too Thick

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2026 80:25


      There's been a recent profile of Sam Altman that gives a lot of chances for analysis, mostly due to the fact that the man loves lying more than anything any one of us could ever love in this world. We also talk about Starmer's Spanish encounters and how every minor problem Hussein experiences sounds like something Keir Starmer could also be experiencing in his daily life. Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! MAYOR ALERT Get tickets to the three performance dates for No God No Mayors in London on 25-26 April! The link is here! MILO ALERT Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows NATE ALERT Lions Led By Donkeys will be performing live in London on 29th May and you can get tickets here! Nate's band Second Homes is about to release their debut album, and you can stream / preview / preorder it on Bandcamp here!

    *PREVIEW* Dr. Dinner's Lament feat. Luke Savage

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026 9:58


    Luke returns to discuss Mark KKKarney's failure to reform the Canadian state in the face of a global crisis for middle powers, and the emergence of a new leader on the left with a few ideas about grocery stores that may just work, if they can get past a certain Food Professor, that is. Get the whole episode on Patreon here! MAYOR ALERT Get tickets to the three performance dates for No God No Mayors in London on 25-26 April! The link is here! MILO ALERT Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows NATE ALERT Lions Led By Donkeys will be performing live in London on 29th May and you can get tickets here! Nate's band Second Homes is about to release their debut album, and you can stream / preview / preorder it on Bandcamp here!

    *UNLOCKED* The Banana Ball Shuffle feat. Lauren Walker

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 63:13


    We're unlocking a bonus episode this week due to every possible scheduling conflict happening at the same time! Lauren from Batting Around joins Riley, Nova, and Hussein to talk sports - what's Banana Ball? What're the odds of Neom SC winning the Saudi Premier League? What's going on in Utah Mammoth player Sean Durzi's brain? And more importantly, can we bet on it? Check out Batting Around here! MAYOR ALERT Get tickets to the three performance dates for No God No Mayors in London on 25-26 April! The link is here! MILO ALERT Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows NATE ALERT Lions Led By Donkeys will be performing live in London on 29th May and you can get tickets here! Nate's band Second Homes is about to release their debut album, and you can stream / preview / preorder it on Bandcamp here! Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    *PREVIEW* Backwash Economics feat. Ed Zitron

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2026 9:33


    Friend of the show Ed Zitron returns to discuss some of the recent developments in AI "profitability," or rather the fact that, while the economy doesn't hinge on AI in any meaningful way, the capital markets....have gotten themselves into a position where they do. And it's their own fault! Get more analysis from Ed here! Get the whole episode on Patreon here! NATE ALERT Nate's band Second Homes is about to release their debut album, and you can stream / preview / preorder it on Bandcamp here! MILO ALERT Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    I Identify As the Straits of Hormuz Being Open feat. Séamus Malekafzali

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2026 67:41


    Friend of the show and returning guest Séamus Malekafzali joins us to discuss Events in West Asia, specifically as regards Israel's ground invasion of southern Lebanon, and Trump's seeming gestures towards escalating a war with Iran that is already going very badly.   Get more of Séamus' writing here!   Get the whole episode on Patreon here!   Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here!   TF Merch is still available here!   *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    *PREVIEW* Play-Doh's Symposium feat. Brian Merchant

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2026 11:05


    In this week's bonus episode, friend of the show Brian Merchant joins Riley, Hussein, and Nate to discuss an ed-tech security firm selling digital hall passes for anti-vaping counterinsurgency. We also discuss Brian's writing about ways in which AI is supplanting professional roles in... education, but also in NCAA athletics training? With predictable results. Check out Blood in the Machine here! Have you lost your job due to AI? Check out AI Commons, who raise money to help people in your situation, and also allow you to share your story (anonymously) if you want to. If you want to hear more, you can get the whole episode on Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    The Tetsuo Economy feat. Wendy Liu

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2026 59:28


    We get our SF billboard specialist and recovered startup person Wendy Liu in to talk about the newest scandal rocking Silicon Valley: a company that can only be described as Theranos for Compliance. Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here!   TF Merch is still available here!   *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    *PREVIEW* Lord Item feat. Gareth Dennis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2026 10:08


    Gareth joins us to discuss new developments in UK transit, specifically outside of London, that look... promising? And not terrible? But we also have to check in with other old friends: the ones who're still scamming, the ones who've been pardoned by Trump and now plan to reinvent the airplane bathroom, and the ones who've been made earls in Scotland for some reason. If you want to hear more from Gareth, check out Rail Natter here! Get the whole episode on Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    *UNLOCKED* Scaffold to Heaven

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2026 87:35


    Riley has been driven insane by a… company hinging on a single Australian man that appears to be bamboozling the British State with complex financial chicanery, and now you all have to hear the story of how NScale started out as a landlord for bitcoin miners and became the government's best hope for a “Sovereign AI” but that has only a scaffolding yard to its name. Except it also doesn't own the scaffolding yard either. If you want to hear more bonus episodes like this one, consider signing up on our Patreon! TF Merch is still available here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    Dire Straits feat. Josef Burton

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2026 65:19


    Josef joins us again to discuss the ongoing disaster in the Persian Gulf, and the crumbling not only of the facade of imperial legitimacy but imperial omnipotence. Also, we look at a startup that could only be called a “moonshot.” Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    *PREVIEW* Scaffold to Heaven

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2026 10:04


    Riley has been driven insane by a… company hinging on a single Australian man that appears to be bamboozling the British State with complex financial chicanery, and now you all have to hear the story of how NScale started out as a landlord for bitcoin miners and became the government's best hope for a “Sovereign AI” but that has only a scaffolding yard to its name. Except it also doesn't own the scaffolding yard either.   Get the whole episode on Patreon here!   TF Merch is still available here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    Into the Bariverse feat. Josh Boerman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2026 58:14


      Josh is back to talk about his specialist subject - media consolidation by the Ellisons! But we also look at a possible upcoming energy price crunch (at time of recording anyway) and assess how prepared Britain is. All this following a trip down memory lane in Dartford. Check out the Worst of All Possible Worlds here! TF Merch is still available here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    *PREVIEW* SpAI vs. SpAI feat. This Machine Kills

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2026 9:28


    Ed and Jathan from This Machine Kills are back to talk about the false choice between the good guy A.I. and the bad guy AI that - at the end of the day - are coming from the same horrible pipe. Also, a funeral for brewdog, a new tie up for eight sleep, and Farage continues to Starmerify. Get the whole episode on Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    Escape from Mental Palm Jumeirah feat. Matthew Petti

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 57:36


          What if we put new, unwoke Switzerland on a major geopolitical fault line? We look at the world the day after the US-Israeli attack on Iran, including how Europe, the Middle East, and UAE based crypto hustlers will respond. Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    *PREVIEW* Collateral Dilbert feat. Ed Zitron

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 10:05


    We're joined by recurring guest and friend of the show Ed Zitron to discuss Stargate, the Citrini AI report, and an article about someone's quest to make eternal Scott Adams. For lack of a better word, it is a lot. Check out Ed's work here! Get the whole episode on Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    Look Binward, Angel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 59:23


    An upcoming by-election in Gorton and Denton has the British political class confronting, and failing to learn from, the fact that at some point someone has to govern. In a war of bins versus posts, they've decided to go all-out with posting, firing up the Anti-Corbyn Machine against Zack Polanski and failing to grasp why the Green Party might actually appeal to voters. And in order to understand this, we've assembled Riley, Hussein, and November to cut through the noise. We also discuss a new podcast entitled The Rest Is Prison, which hardly needs to be explained! Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    *UNLOCKED* Ingest Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2026 57:43


    We've unlocked this bonus episode! We've had a perfect storm of illness among the entire cast and it became impossible to record this week, but we'll be back later in the week with a new bonus, and will have a new free episode next week. Riley, Nova, and Hussein chug some down some heavy metals, talk about rare earths, ChatGPT's OTHER other detour into porn (before curing cancer), and the slow death of neoliberalism. Then, Wired does some crucial journalism: talking to Cybertruck owners who all need to find polite ways of saying they have a “getting yelled at” fetish.

    Panopticon :3 feat. Cory Doctorow

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2026 76:44


    Cory's back and in studio! We talk about the financial and legal shenanigans plaguing Elon Musk's latest wheeze, reconfirm data centres in space are utterly moronic (part of said wheeze), and check in on the latest round of mawkish sentimentality being used to extend the surveillance state. Also we learn about a dot com bubble era startup called Cab Candy, which does exactly what you think it does. Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    histroy sent from my iphone feat. Paolo Gerbaudo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2026 75:34


    We discuss the new Epstein revelations that show that jeevacation also had a day job as a kind of nefarious Forrest Gump, facilitating or gleefully observing a huge number of the events that made our world feel so irredeemable, connecting a world of post-Soviet and American oligarchs with European aristocrats, western financiers, and basically every intelligence agency. In the second half, we talk to sociologist Paolo Gerbaudo about Ellison and friends' acquisition of TikTok USDS and what that means for politics and social media going forward. Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here!   TF Merch is still available here!   *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    The Bolsonaro Method feat. Greg Foley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2026 68:43


    We're joined by Blood Work's Greg Foley to discuss the ongoing wave of state violence in the United States, and think about what makes this time different and altogether more worrying. Also, we look at the Labour Party shooting itself in the head rather than ceding any control to non-Morgan McSweeneys… but before any of that we look at what's happening in a country that dealt with its fascism problem properly. Check out Blood Work here! Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! MILO ALERT Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    *PREVIEW* No Child WEF'd Behind feat. Dan Boeckner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2026 10:04


    Dan Boeckner joins for more CanCon as Mark Carney continues his journey from central banker to Maoist Third Worldist “death to amerikkka” insurgent leader in charge of the Hoser Mujahedeen. Also, we don't want to be all IR all the time in the IR world we live in now, so we return to the orbs and the ongoing evidence that AI is useless and everybody except CEOs hates it. Check out Trouble In River City here! Get the whole episode on Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)  

    Michelin-Starred BLEMTRO

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 73:19


    A rare assemblage of November, Hussein, and Nate discuss the happenings of the day: Europeans deploying forces to Greenland to stave off Trump actually doing the thing; Trump's coterie of freaks claiming they're going to offer refugee status in America to British Jews; an article about an AI-powered restaurant chain where the machine not only cooks your food, but also invents your food. It doesn't sound great, if we're being honest! Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    Full-Spectrum Puppet Warfare feat. Séamus Malekafzali

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2026 67:26


    I guess it's another slow news day, so TF invited Seamus Malekafzali back on to discuss his favourite old French films. Wait, I am being handed a bulletin. We get into a lot this episode: bloc politics, international law and multilateralism as a European museum exhibit, and a world that seems poised to get much bloodier. Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    *PREVIEW* What a Pickle! feat. Abi Thorn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2026 10:06


    It's Abi! And we're talking about the current state of trans healthcare in the U.K. Also, we discuss the quantum leap the global fascist international has taken, the U.K. government equivocating over its ongoing presence on paedo Radio Mille Collines, and finally… a computer for the soul. Get the whole episode on Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    Black Bag Diplomacy ft. Jana Silverman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2026 75:57


    Professor of International Relations at UFABC Brazil and DSA International Co-Chair Dr. Jana Silverman joins us to discuss, based on history, what we can now about the recent American crimes and outrages in Venezuela. Also, this raises some questions as to the legitimacy of the FIFA Peace Prize.   Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here!   TF Merch is still available here!   *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    *UNLOCKED* 5000 Columbos feat. Gregk Foley

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2025 58:29


    We've unlocked a bonus episode from earlier in the year to publish this week, and we hope your holidays are great. One more thing... we get Gregk Foley from the brand new Bloodwork Podcast on to talk about a company that can only be understood as "weaponised geoguessr." Also, Euan Blair's tie up with Louis Mosley (who could have seen that coming!) and a mural of horrors goes up in Kingston. Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here!   TF Merch is still available here!   *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    Do Not Think This At Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2025 61:52


    We round out the year by looking at a conspiracy at the BBC (?), some A.I. usage statistics, and then look at another of Britain's great national shames. Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here!   TF Merch is still available here!   *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    *PREVIEW* Don't Call It A Clubhouse ft. Gareth Dennis

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 10:25


    Gareth is back! We're talking (supersonic) planes, (cancelled) trains, and the most exciting new business opportunity arriving at the desks of the 500-700 most powerful people in the world… courtesy of Liz Truss???? Check out Rail Natter here! Get the whole episode on Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    *PREVIEW* The Day The Bridge Died feat. Patrick Wyman

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 1:41


    Patrick Wyman, host of the new Past Lives podcast, joins us to talk about the one ancient civilisational collapse we haven't talked about in depth: the western Roman Empire. What does it mean to live in collapse? How is it hidden by things like the price mechanism in ways it couldn't hide in an agrarian empire? What would a potter have experienced in Britain in 350 AD? All this and more! Check out Past Lives here! Get the whole episode on Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    *PREVIEW* Enter the Sixth Form Chambers feat. Mattie Lubchansky

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2025 10:12


    It's the episode about the major media consolidation of 2025 - Paramount and Netflix are competing to feed on the corpse of Warner Bros… what're they competing for? Why do these companies keep eating one another? Will David Ellison have enough fun playing Movies? All this, and wacky tales of kung fu teachers and more therein. Get the whole episode on Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    Gossip Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2025 58:59


    We talk at length about Nigel Farage's callow youth and flirtation with far right racial politics that has, for some reason, put the commentariat into a state of shock. Also, crucial Orb updates. Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    *PREVIEW* Dr. Ostrich feat. Dan Boeckner

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2025 10:17


    Dan Boeckner's back to discuss the ongoing march of AI through the music industry, and whether or not companies like Suno really do “democratise creativity.” Also, we look at U.K. institutions segregating trans people and going :/ Get the whole episode on Patreon here!   TF Merch is still available here!   *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    Too Uncool for Unschool ft. Ed Campbell

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2025 71:36


    Ed Campbell has ventured deep into the dark heart of British Bitcoin enthusiasm to bring us dispatches from the front lines of the battle against the state… and also a cryptocurrency themed marmalade that we all agree was slightly too sour. Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    *PREVIEW* It's An En En En En Ron feat. Ed Zitron

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2025 10:13


    Ed returns quickly after his last appearance to address Nvidia's apropos-of-almost-nothing reassurance to the world “by the way, we're not Enron.” Also, we read an article about probably one of the worst AI companies going. Get the whole episode on Patreon here!   TF Merch is still available here!   *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    The Dishonourable Shadow Lord feat. Dr Jess Green

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2025 54:11


    Climate Scientist Jess Green returns in the wake of COP30 to discuss exactly why the UN brokered international climate accords are so ineffectual. Also, we talk about some old friends, ongoing developments in private credit, and a plucky new startup aiming to “save the world.” Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

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    PREVIEW: 5000 Colombos ft. Gregk Foley

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 9:50


    One more thing... we get Gregk Foley from the brand new Bloodwork Podcast on to talk about a company that can only be understood as "weaponised geoguessr." Also, Euan Blair's tie up with Louis Mosley (who could have seen that coming!) and a mural of horrors goes up in Kingston. Get it on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/posts/144086966?pr=true

    Wes World ft. Sasha Baker

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 55:57


    Journalist and professional Wes Streeting Watcher Sasha Baker joins us to discuss all things Streeting, as he seems to be more and more likely to be inflicted on us as the next Prime Minister of the UK. But first, May We Meet You?

    PREVIEW: I Feel Like Margin Call ft. Ed Zitron

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 9:58


    FULL EPISODE ON https://www.patreon.com/posts/i-feel-like-call-143560320 Ed Zitron returns to discuss all things AI bubble - specifically OpenAI's uncertain balance sheet, the potential government backstop of data centre construction, and the very real and material constraints (such as gas turbine production) on building god via Nvidia Blackwell chips. Also we get sidetracked and stunlocked by the new tranche of Epstein revelations at the very outset. Ed's writing can be found here: https://www.wheresyoured.at

    Building an Agentic Temple feat. Dr Eleanor Janega

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2025 77:18


    Dr J joins us to discuss Peter Thiel's cooked eschatology, as well as the supremely attainable goals with which Elon Musk stands to make himself a trillionaire. It's all plausible and it's all real, and we of course have nothing but positive things to say about it! Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here!   TF Merch is still available here!   *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    *PREVIEW* I'd Like To Generate The World A Coke feat. Ben Clarkson and Matt Bors

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 10:04


    Matt and Ben of Justice Warriors fame return to the pod to discuss the mish mash of gambling, advertising, and fascist aesthetics spreading around the world through AI. Then, we think the Swan Song of Neom is finally upon us. Get the whole episode on Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! We can ship to the US now! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    Bill Ackman Exclusion Zone feat. Rob Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 72:17


    The FT's Rob Smith joins us to talk about the $4.5tn private credit bubble brewing in global financial markets… or to put it in perspective, to answer the question of how a regional Ohio auto parts distributor joined forces with Utah's Swaggest Mormons to ring alarm bells at the IMF. Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

    *PREVIEW* Baby Billy's Bible Hackers ft. Josh Boerman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 9:53


    Josh joins Hussein and Riley to talk about new developments in the realm of faith based AI, Grokipedia, and a ghoulish display outside Hussein's local estate agent. Get the whole episode on Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

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