Whack @WhackNicholson, Juniper @JUNlPER, and Caleb @BirdRespecter with their trusty producer Alex @Agormund delve into internet topics du jour.
The Western Kabuki podcast is a captivating and thought-provoking show that delves into the depths of internet subcultures, while also offering insightful commentary on a wide range of topics. With its deep dives into the world of internet weirdos and its humorous yet sincere approach to discussing various subjects, this podcast offers a refreshing and unique listening experience.
One of the best aspects of The Western Kabuki podcast is its ability to shed light on obscure corners of the internet and examine the fascinating individuals who inhabit them. The hosts do an excellent job of researching and presenting these stories in an engaging manner, allowing listeners to gain insight into these often misunderstood subcultures. Additionally, the thoughtful commentary provided by the hosts adds depth to each episode, providing listeners with a greater understanding of the topics discussed.
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While The Western Kabuki podcast has many strengths, it does have some drawbacks as well. One potential downside is that it may not appeal to everyone's taste. Its focus on internet subcultures and sometimes niche topics may limit its appeal to a specific audience. Additionally, some listeners may find certain episodes or topics less interesting than others, depending on individual preferences.
In conclusion, The Western Kabuki podcast is a hidden gem in the world of podcasts. Its exploration of internet subcultures combined with insightful commentary makes for an intriguing listening experience. While it may have some limitations in terms of broad appeal and occasional variation in topic interest, overall it delivers thought-provoking content that keeps listeners coming back for more. Whether you're interested in delving into the depths of internet weirdness or simply enjoy quality conversation, this podcast is worth adding to your regular listening rotation.
The third and final installment of our Beast Week series with our friends at TWOAPW. Listen to the full episode at www.patreon.com/killthecomputer
As part of our ongoing collaboration with The Worst Of All Possible Worlds, this is a preview episode of our Beast Week series discussing Beast Games Season 2. The full episode can be found at www.Patreon.com/worstofall This Friday, Beast Week 2 will conclude with another episode on the premium Kill The Computer feed!
Run from it, hide from it, Beast Week returns all the same. The crew from TWOAPW joins us on part 1 of our three part journey into the heart of darkness. In two days, we will be recapping season 2 of Beast Games on their feed, then the finale will be over at Patreon.com/KillTheComputer following that. Follow Josh, Brian, and AJ at: https://www.worstpossible.world
KTC legal analyst Charles Star of the ALAB podcast (& others) joins us to talk about some ongoing cases in the US, how AI is hilariously resulting in some lazy attorneys getting into trouble, and lastly we get a fun update involving Ron Coleman and his client Jeff Tarzia aka SmashJT on his ongoing legal woes. Please follow and support Charles: linktr.ee/ugarles Listen to the full episode on Patreon
MLYP's All This For Ten Dollars appears exclusively at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer but we've unlocked this one for you to do one final push on our 50% off sale that ends at midnight tonight. Use coupon code SORA50. Have fun!
Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade, Arcade Fire, Divine Fits + more joins us to discuss music, and how it juxtaposes with "MAGA Rap", a closed loop system operating not as art, but propaganda. Follow Dan: https://linktr.ee/Boeck9 Note: our Patreon is still HALF OFF if you use the code SORA50 until the end of the month, get it before the deal is gone at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
To honor the life and death of our favorite application, you can get 50% off your first month of our premium feed using the coupon code SORA50 at www.Patreon.com/KillThecomputer The Smiling Man returns to discuss the demise of Sora, what it means for the future of Open AI, and the future of the racist cuckold anthropomorphic fruit video economy. Follow at wheresyoured.at
Gita Jackson, co-owner of Aftermath, joins us to talk about their newest piece on "Woke 2", we have a loose conversation on the institutional failures of yesterday's resistance, and get into the path towards Total Woke Victory. Read Gita's latest at Aftermath: https://aftermath.site/woke-2-wokeness-black-lives-matter-activism/
Full episode: https://www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer The Homie Marcos returns. We discuss everything from philosophy, to diner goths, scrambled eggs and tossed salads, Afro Man's recent legal troubles and more. Please support Marcos & Co: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheHomieCollective
What if instead of buying items from a store or website, "micro influencers" could host QVC/Home Shopping Network style streams you could buy from, with included gambling elements? The fine folks at the Whatnot app bravely answered. Spoilers: it sucks a lot! Support us at Patreon.com/KillTheComputer Follow us at /r/KillTheComputer or on Discord
We discuss the history of celebrity clone replacement conspiracy theories and their place in the broader political moment. Articles discussed in this episode: Clones and zombies: rethinking conspiracy theories and the digital public sphere through a (post)-colonial perspective: Iginio Gagliardone, Matti Pohjonen, Stephanie Diepeveen & Samuel Olaniran https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/1369118X.2023.2239890 Why Is the Internet Obsessed With Celebrity Clone Conspiracy Theories? By Carly Thomas https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/internets-obsession-celebrity-clone-conspiracy-theories-1236520246/ Support us at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
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Maddy Joins us to talk about Erika Kirk in a loose, free-form ep. This was originally recorded about two weeks ago so the drama may be slightly behind. Our lost show with Maddyson drops this month only at Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
Listen to the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/one-hour-of-dogs-151044619?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
Matt from A Bit Fruity joins us to recap a discussion he and June had with Ashley St. Clair, former conservative influencer and mother of Elon Musk's child. We talk about if, when, and how to give conservatives an off-ramp from the MAGA movement, how to identify grifters capitalizing off of that moment, and more. Watch the interview/support Matt here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG-pL7aZoeY
Super Bowl, baby! We talk about the TPUSA half-time show and how it was an egregious, humiliating failure for the MAGA movement. Don't worry, Caleb didn't talk about any actual football stuff in this one. We did make fun of the ads, though. Listen to the entire episode at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
Josh from The Worst of All Possible Worlds joins us to talk about Melania (2026). Follow Josh: https://www.worstpossible.world/
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Maddy was originally going to come on and discuss the Secret Life of Erika Kirk (which we will be doing later) as well as plug the new L O S T bonus sideshow. However we wanted to start the episode with some thoughts on the current situation in Minneapolis, which ended up eating up an entire hour. Take care of yourselves as best you can, please. Maddy will be back for the Erika ep and our LOST miniseries soon, both of which you can find here at Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
It's estimated that Grok, Elon Musk's chatbot formerly known as "MechaHitler" is now generating upwards of thousands of images of CSAM a day. While other countries are moving to outright ban it, Elon Musk is shrugging it off, his friends like Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney are rallying to his side, and the Trump administration, perhaps unsurprisingly, is silent. We brought on journalist Maggie Harrison Dupré to discuss her article on the subject and more. Follow Maggie: https://bsky.app/profile/mharrisondupre.bsky.social https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison Support us at Patreon.com/KillTheComputer Mailbag: Mail@KillTheComputer.com Discord: www.Discord.gg/KillTheComputer The Story: https://www.thetimes.com/podcasts/the-story
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Eoin Higgins, author of the book Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left joins us to discuss his book, the media landscape in 2026, and more. Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Owned-Billionaires-Bought-Loudest-Voices/dp/1645030466 Support Eoin: https://eoinhiggins.substack.com/subscribe
We're back from our holiday break, thank you for sticking with us. More to come very soon, in the meantime, you can find the remainder of this episode at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer -- Hussein Kesvani, freelance journalist, co-host of Trash Future and 10k Posts, joins us for our first ep of the year. In it, we borrow a term from our friend Ed Zitron known as "The Rot Economy". Instead of applying the theory to products and services, we ask what happens to the human brain when companies know they're harming their users but still insist upon a growth-at-all-cost mentality. Consider this the first part in an ongoing arc exploring this topic. Hussein can be found at: https://trashfuture.co.uk/
We take a trip down memory lane and discuss the history of alt-tech microblogging platforms like Parler, Gettr, Gab etc that, while failing, ultimately served to pave the way for Trump's Truth Social and Elon Musk's "X". As usual, along the way we discover some interesting critters. Note: this episode was originally recorded on September 29th. We're unlocking it because we may not be releasing another episode on the main feed before the end of the year. Thank you for being with us, we hope you have a wonderful New Years and look forward to our best work coming in 2026! Follow Jordan: https://x.com/JordanUhl
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Janie from the homie collective joins us again for the episode we were supposed to record last time, the worst tweets of Q3 and Q4. Part two coming shortly on Patreon. In the meantime: Slideshow: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lXu9PlS5ocynhXRdJwSS413UOHPl6MykWDpecDxUagk/edit?usp=sharing Support Janie at www.JanieDanger.com
While recording our end of the year worst tweets episode, Caleb lost power mid-recording due to the recent extreme weather in the PNW, so June and Janie decided to pivot into a free-form conversation about art and music. We decided to release it as bonus content while we finish two bracket episodes. Sorry for the delay, we'll get those out to you ASAP! Support Janie at https://www.janiedanger.com/
Patreon.com/KillTheComputer MLYP is back to take us through some of the worst DIY projects from the early internet. Harrowing. Essential slideshow: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uHYOQLcSt3sfxYR6WeIXMeuD0biGIenSG9Uzwuew6Ns/edit?usp=sharing
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We discuss Samantha Fulnecky's abysmal essay and then unwrap the history of her family how this entire stupid situation was a transparently crafted grift from the start. Follow Parker at Pakermolloy.com on Bluesky or www.readtpa.com
We start this ep by discussing how social media completely redefined Charlie Kirk's life and death through the use of "Kirkification" edits. Then we take a more serious look at the "Grieftech" industry-- people who want to revive the dead in the form of AI for profit. Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
The original plan was for Jeremy to join us to finish some of the news articles from last ep, but instead turned into a loose form discussion on some of the horrifying ways tech companies are profiting off of our isolation. Support Jeremy at Patreon.com/Quorators
In the midst of a slew of Epstein dumps, Ed Zitron released an interesting article about Open AI that got lost in the noise regarding some, let's say, financial irregularities he believes are a possible sign of the bubble beginning to burst. Follow Ed at BetterOffline.com
Caleb's friend, former spaces collaborator, and KTC discord mod Corby aka Noumena joins us for a wild ride through the world of r/kitchencels. This episode will be much improved with a visual guide, which can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13teJqhkWba2ej2LWv4l-w-6O-QLXpZhp4pfoZXnGLs0/edit?usp=sharing To see more of Corby's slop meals, Charlemagne Benoit posts, and more Kitchencel content, join the discord at www.Discord.gg/KillTheComputer
Mia from the It Could Happen Here podcast joins us to talk about how billionaires are trying to control information to such a degree that they own the very concept of truth itself, from paying more to rig elections than they'd be taxed by their political adversaries, to buying out legacy news outlets, to Elon's new abomination "Grokipedia". Listen to It Could Happen Here: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/ Kill The Computer on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/killthecomputer
Happy Halloween! Listen to the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/killthecomputer
For more content, head to Patreon.com/KillTheComputer and use code DEPRESSION50 for half off your membership. Follow along with the slideshow here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12Rm1lu0dOHRc_9B6jtIWQE5qVIWox82HI20dswA6qGs/edit?usp=sharing
Charles from the ALAB and City Saint/Country Saint podcasts joins us to read some news Follow Charles @Ugarles on microblogging platforms, or https://linktr.ee/ugarles and ALAB at https://www.alabseries.com/ Support us and hear the entire episode at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer and use code DEPRESSION50 for half off.
Rod Breslau joins us to discuss the ongoing Saudi takeover of esports & more. Head to Patreon.com/KillTheComputer to support the show, use code DEPRESSION50 for half off your membership.
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NSPM-7 labels the beliefs millions of Americans hold as ideas related to domestic terrorism. It gives the Federal Government sweeping authority to impose huge sentences for minor offenses, reappropriates funding towards joint task forces for hunting down "domestic terrorists" and also allows the government to strip the non-profit status of organizations the administration deems hostile. For now, it seems like Ken is one of the few journalists taking it seriously, so we brought him on to talk. Follow Ken: https://www.kenklippenstein.com Support our patreon and listen to our full backlog and premium content: https://www.patreon.com/cw/killthecomputer
We take a look at some of the things Elon has promised to create but welched on, then look to the future with some of his new ideas such as "Baby Grok" "xAI Games" and "Grokipedia". Use coupon code RECESSION50 at https://Patreon.com/KillTheComputer for half off your membership to listen to the entire episode!
Fall is here, and with it comes rain and various bugs/sicknesses, one of which got Caleb. We also had a guest reschedule last second for our regularly scheduled programming, so we're reading the news. Cozy up with a blanket and take a sick day with us. RIGHT NOW: Get 50% off new memberships on our Patreon using the code RECESSION50 www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
We take a trip down memory lane and discuss the history of alt-tech microblogging platforms like Parler, Gettr, Gab etc that, while failing, ultimately served to pave the way for Trump's Truth Social and Elon Musk's "X". As usual, along the way we discover some interesting critters. Follow Jordan: https://x.com/JordanUhl Listen to the full episode: www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
In October 2025, The Onion was set to release the documentary "Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile" in theaters nationwide. However, citing fears of the current political landscape, theaters unceremoniously pulled it. We brought on Ben Collins, CEO of The Onion, to discuss it, and the state of independent media under the Trump Administration. Support the onion at www.membership.theonion.com Wired article: https://www.wired.com/story/the-onion-made-an-absolutely-unhinged-jeffrey-epstein-mockumentary
Only the elite subscribe at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer Support Josh at www.worstpossible.world and https://www.twitch.tv/traditional_scrench/ Listen to www.illconceivedpod.com
We brought back an old friend to talk about what happened to the catastrophic metaverse, and what Zuckerberg's plans for it could be in the future. Support Alex: hyperfixedpod.com
Caleb's other show, 60 Minute Drill, is back. If you didn't know, he does a show about the politics of the NFL with Arif Hasan and Ed Zitron. This is the first episode of the new season, in which we discuss the ongoing crisis of the NFLPA (player's union), what that means for upcoming contract negotiations, and more. You can support us at our brand new Patreon: www.Patreon.com/60MinuteDrill or on bluesky @60minutedrill.com
Patreon.com/KillTheComputer We decided to call an audible and sort of grapple with what's going on in the news and how the right wing will frame the concept of political violence going forward. Note if you listen to this in the future that we recorded this as events were unfolding, so new info may have since come to light.
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