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River Page is a reporter at The Free Press. Previously, he worked as a staff writer at Pirate Wires, covering technology, politics, and culture. His work has also appeared in Compact, American Affairs, and the Washington Examiner, among other publications.
River Page is a reporter at The Free Press. Previously, he worked as a staff writer at Pirate Wires, covering technology, politics, and culture. His work has also appeared in Compact, American Affairs, and the Washington Examiner, among other publications.
In today's episode, Ari and Isaac discuss the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, the implications for free speech, and the legal rights of green card holders. They touch on immigration law and its intersection with free speech rights, political dynamics in Kentucky, the problem with Democrats, and the potential for a government shutdown. They also conduct an interview with River Page from the Free Press. And last but not least, the Airing of Grievances.This is a preview of today's special edition that is available in full and ad-free for our premium podcast subscribers. If you'd like to complete this episode and receive Sunday editions, exclusive interviews, bonus content, and more, head over to ReadTangle.com and sign up for a membership.Ad-free podcasts are here!Many listeners have been asking for an ad-free version of this podcast that they could subscribe to — and we finally launched it. You can go to ReadTangle.com to sign up! You can also give the gift of a Tangle podcast subscription by clicking here.You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here. Our Executive Editor and Founder is Isaac Saul. Our Executive Producer is Jon Lall.This podcast was hosted by Ari Weitzman and Isaac Saul and edited and engineered by Jon Lall. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75 and Jon Lall. Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Senior Editor Will Kaback, Hunter Casperson, Kendall White, Bailey Saul, and Audrey Moorehead. Our logo was created by Magdalena Bokowa, Head of Partnerships and Socials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Right once fought back against the radical Left, but now, is it becoming the very monster it sought to slay?Join me w/ Dave Greene (The Distributist) & River Page (The Free Press) for this debate/discussion on whether this swinging pendulum of reaction will ultimately doom the good ideas on the right from being implemented?Even with good ideas on crime, government waste, and immigration, can a movement fix the country if it's more fixated on slop and spectacle than statesmanship? Would the Founding Fathers sneer at JD Vance's MAGA populists just as they would at Maxine Waters?And if the pendulum keeps swinging, does the Right risk dooming its own cause before real change is possible?--Consider Supporting BTR by:☕ Buying the most delicious coffee ever at https://jamnbean.com w/ Code: BTR10
For the last several years, we yelled about the left eating itself. Is the right now feasting on the same poisonous meal? This week Meghan is joined by Free Press reporter River Page, whose February 19 article The Online Right Is Building A Monster, articulated a phenomenon she'd long observed but could never quite parse; the phenomenon of right-wing trolls making antisemitic and misogynist memes as well as other forms of rage bait in order to own the libs. River explains the origins and effects of this rising movement, dispelling Meghan's preconceptions that most of these trolls are bots or teenagers (alas, many are grown men). Speaking of grown men, the conversation wanders into an exploration of why young males are so obsessed with their bodies and physical appearance. Should we blame Instagram and TikTok? Maybe. But River thinks there's a connection between income inequality and male vanity. When you believe you'll never be able to afford a house or a middle-class family life, controlling your own body may be the only control you have. Guest Bio: River Page is a reporter at The Free Press. Previously, he worked as a staff writer at Pirate Wires, covering technology, politics, and culture. His work has also appeared in Compact, American Affairs, and the Washington Examiner, among other publications. You can upgrade your subscription here: http://bit.ly/3OJJRO9 HOUSEKEEPING Unspeakeasy Retreats: https://bit.ly/3Qnk92n Join The Unspeakeasy, my community for freethinking women:https://bit.ly/44dnw0v Pre-order Meghan's new book, The Catastrophe Hour: Selected Essays. Coming April 15, 2025. https://tinyurl.com/2t4rb76r
Today on Rising, Robby applauds Attorney General Pam Bondi's remarks on releasing the Epstein client list. Federal Agencies including FBI, HHS defy Elon Musk's email to federal workers asking to justify their work. New York City Mayor Eric Adams is shutting down migrant centers and Ritchie Torres endorses Andrew Cuomo for Mayor. Representative Ilhan Omar calls Republican members of Congress 'Idiots'. River Page, Reporter for the Free Press, talks about Elon Musk's X becoming Toxic. MSNBC upheaval continues as the network cancels three more shows after the exit of Joy Reid show. CEO of HarrisX polls Dritan Nesho reveals that 58% of voters are more satisfied with President Trump's performance over that of Former President Biden. The beef between Journalist Tucker Carlson and Congressman Dan Crenshaw escalates after the latter appears to say he'd kill Carlson if he ever saw him. All this, and more. #Rising Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Need a break from political programming? Well, today we have a special treat: It's The Free Press's scary movie Halloween special! It's that time of year: changing leaves, pumpkin spice lattes, animal costumes with sex appeal and, of course, gory, bloody, nightmare-inducing horror movies. We all remember the first horror movie that we were allowed to watch—or maybe that we weren't allowed to watch, but saw anyway: Silence of the Lambs, Rosemary's Baby, The Exorcist, The Blair Witch Project, Jaws, Carrie, Halloween, or The Shining. For today's host Suzy Weiss, it was 20 minutes of the movie It—the TV miniseries from 1990, not the 2017 remake. Suzy remembers seeing Pennywise the Clown on the screen and thinking, This will take me years to get over. She still sometimes checks the drain! Year after year, horror movies are consistently profitable—more so than dramas—but they are snubbed when it comes to award shows and critical acclaim. But here at The Free Press, we value and love horror, so much that we've gathered our scariest FP writers—Suzy Weiss, River Page, and Kat Rosenfield—to analyze four new horror movies. River, Kat, and Suzy will review MaXXXine, set in grimy and glamorous 1980s Hollywood, about a night killer who targets a porn star who herself is targeting big-screen stardom. Apartment 7A, a prequel to Rosemary's Baby, about a woman taken in by an unassuming family. Longlegs, a serial killer story about an FBI agent trying to crack the case. And The Substance, about a woman who takes the latest anti-aging elixir, but at a harrowing cost. They talk about what they loved, what they hated, and how they think each movie relates to our current social ills. We'll also note this episode has spoilers, so let this be a warning! Happy Halloween, folks! If you liked what you heard from Honestly, the best way to support us is to go to TheFP.com and become a Free Press subscriber today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
0:00- Trump's econ talk in NC: Is anything less expensive? 10:33- Kamala, you're fired 24:11- Ukraine: Nord Stream 38:53- KAMALA VAULT 45:12- DNC 58:13- Contributing Editor at National Review & Former Chief Asst. U.S. Attorney, Andrew McCarthy: Prepare for Trump to be sentenced to prison on September 18 Andy is also the author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency 1:17:30- Vance v Walz 1:32:35- River Page, reporter for The Free Press: Are We Thinking Ourselves Sick? 1:48:35- 1960s Refugees for Kamala sing: We're not going back 1:51:17- NY Post Columnist, Michael Goodwin: The liberal media will do anything to get Kamala Harris elected See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Most of the media-verse right now is focused on a handful of serious and important questions: Kamala's VP pick, if Democrats have been anti-Democratic, if Kamala can receive Biden's campaign money without a legal battle. And whether or not China will see the opportunity of our lame-duck president to make moves against Taiwan. But today we aren't here to talk about any of that. Today we're here to talk about memes and whether or not Kamala Harris is “brat.” On Sunday, July 21, we found out that President Joe Biden was stepping down from the race because he posted a letter on X. Then, 23 minutes later he endorsed Kamala Harris as the nominee and that was it. Days went by, and we didn't see him or hear from him. And we're all supposed to accept that as normal. And in his absence something really strange happened. Kamala Harris became a Gen Z icon. Kamala became “brat.” And if you're anything like me, you're not exactly following. So, let us explain: the singer Charli XCX posted Sunday on X that “Kamala IS brat,” a reference to her new album called Brat. Which, for those who don't know, according to Gen Z, is this summer's official vibe and aesthetic. Don't worry, if you still aren't following, neither are the talking heads on CNN or Fox. But whether they understand it or not, Kamala's campaign does. Her staff changed her campaign's X page to the brat chartreuse color (the album's theme color), with the words “Kamala HQ” to match the Brat album cover. The internet went crazy. Just take the video of a group of men in Fire Island in chartreuse crop tops that say “kamala” in the brat font. The caption on the tweet: “BRAT Kamala shirts already on Fire Island. The gays move SO FAST.” And it wasn't just brat that went viral, we've also seen a repacking of viral clips overnight: the coconut quote, Kamala loving Venn diagrams, and a whole lot of Kamala laughing. As the internet was off to the races, mainstream politicians were forced to make a choice: embrace the Twitter-sphere or ignore it. And most chose the former. Hawaiian senator Brian Schatz endorsed Kamala on X simply by posting a photo of himself climbing a coconut tree, the caption reading: “Madam Vice President, we are ready to help.” Colorado governor Jared Polis simply posted a tweet with a coconut emoji, a palm tree emoji, and an American flag emoji. Senator Mazie K. Hirono posted a photo with Kamala with the brat chartreuse filter on it. Clearly a unique consensus has emerged. As Katherine Boyle wrote for The Free Press this week, “The online and offline are finally merging.” It's fun, it's trippy, it's campy, it's weird, but the question remains, will any of this translate to actual votes? To help us better understand are two Free Press writers—River Page and Kat Rosenfield. This week for The Free Press, River explained how the phrase “Twitter isn't real life” has never seemed less true and that “Twitter is now the center of the country's political universe. For better or worse.” And Kat made the case that Kamala is brat, but not in the way we think, and she's not so sure it's a good thing. The internet moves fast, but River and Kat move faster, and they're here today to help us dissect it all: the meme-ification of politics, brat, and how internet culture is rewiring election norms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EPISODE #49: Welcome Back To The Pod! This week we're talking about NPR's new CEO hire, who can only be described as an NPC Leftist.The question though, why should our tax money go towards this organization? We then get into Solana's solution for dealing with protestors that are disrupting our daily lives on the bridges and at the airports. Next up, the first major AI hardware was released to scathing reviews. The Humane AI Pin was torn apart by the biggest reviewers in tech such as Marques Brownlee. Is it ok the rip founders trying to build? Or should we be cheering them on? Finally, the globalism takeover; a breakdown of Solana's piece "Exit vs. Build". Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/katherine-maher-statements-on-tech?f=home https://www.piratewires.com/p/exit-vs-build?f=home Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! Like & Subscribe 1:00 - Defund NPR - Crazy New CEO Hire CEO Katherine Maher 19:00 - Bring Back Flogging - Yay-Hamas Protests Close Down Bridges & Invade Google 40:00 - AI Disaster - Humane AI Pin Gets Scorched By Reviewers - Fierce Debate Breaks Out 51:20 - Exit Vs. Built 1:05:00 - Thanks For Watching! Tell Your Friends! Like & Subscribe
EPISODE #48: Your favorite podcast is back. This week we start off with a story that could only happen on the internet. Investor and Founder of Y Combinator, Paul Graham, tweeted out that he was able to spot the use of ChatGPT in a pitch email over use of the word "delve". This might seem uneventful to most, but for the nation of Nigeria, it was war. We discuss the use of language, and you'll get a behind the scenes look into how the Pirate Wires staff approaches writing. Then, Elon Musk takes on the nation of Brazil over freedom of speech. Finally, Sanjana shares an insane story of a school in SF teaching sexual terminology to kids. Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Sign Up To Pirate Wires For Free! https://piratewires.co/free_newsletter Topics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/inside-san-francisco-public-schools-shocking-health-curriculum-trans?f=home Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! Rate & Review! 1:00 - Paul Graham Goes To Battle With Nigeria Over "Delve" And ChatGPT 17:20 - What Makes A Great Writer? 26:00 - Elon Musk vs. Brazil 46:45 - Inside SF Public Schools' Shocking Health Curriculum 1:01:00 - Vibe Shift - Harvard Brings Back The SAT 1:07:45 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe! See You Next Week!
EPISODE #47: The Pirate Wires crew is here for your weekly podcast! This week, we kick things off with FTC Chair, Lina Khan, appearing on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. From the standing ovation, to the blatant speak of dismantling tech companies, we analyze exactly what she said. We then get into the "Right To Disconnect" bill introduced in California, that would effectively punish companies who message an employee after 5pm. Next up, the war on algebra continues! Last week, we discussed Jo Boaler in San Francisco. This week, we dive into the insane discourse around the Garry Tan funded company, Mentrava. Finally, squatters all around the nation, from NYC to San Francisco. River breaks down his piece on an organization in SF that's actively helping people to find places to squat. It's all crazy! We're here to help navigate it all. Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! Rate & Review 1:00 - Lina Khan's Interview With Jon Stewart - A Tech Anti-Trust Discussion 21:00 - The "Right To Disconnect" Bill - An Insane Piece Of Legislation 39:30 - The War On Algebra 51:35 - Squatter Revolution 1:05:00 - Thanks For Watching! Tell Your Friends! Rate & Review
On Mexico, class, and sexuality. We welcome anthropologist Roger Lancaster onto the pod to talk about his new book, The Struggle to Be Gay – in Mexico, for Example. We discuss: How much is being gay tied to being modern? And conversely, how much of globalized culture is itself "gay"? Do you need to be middle class to be gay? Why did neoliberalism provide more sexual freedom than corporatism in Mexico? How was Mexico ahead of the US in introducing ‘progressive neoliberalism'? Is now a time of freedom, or should we think of it differently? In part two, we discuss AMLO's "synthetic" presidency, and the way peasant conservatism in central America has traditionally provided a boost to radicalism – and ask whether this is still the case. Only available at patreon.com/bungacast. See also: /180/ Bunga Bunga (but Gay) ft. Mark Simpson & River Page
EPISODE #46: Back at it again! This week we have a discussion around "disinformation experts". What makes these people experts, (aside from Mike Solana of course) and why do they only blame misinformation on the right wing? We think you know why. Meta was in the news this past week. From Boomers getting fooled by AI images, to the decision to limit political news ahead of the election season. Ron DeSantis signs a bill to ban social media for kids in Florida. Do you agree? Finally, Sanjana breaks down her piece on Jo Boaler, the woman who dismantled Algebra education in San Francisco. Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/jo-boaler-misrepresented-citations Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod 1:00 - 60 Minutes Story On Misinformation - How Do These People Decide? 17:45 - Meta News: Boomers Fooled By AI & Limiting Political News 29:50 - Ron DeSantis Signs Social Media Ban For Kids Bill - Do You Agree? 43:50 - Quiet On The Set Documentary 48:20 - War On Algebra - CA's Architect of “Equity-Based Algebra” Accused of Academic Fraud
This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Pirate Wires staff writer River Page to discuss an underground pop star whose fans will not let her go away. Plus, the investigation into the death of Nex Benedict concludes. Club Med | Broadcast“Coomer Conversion Therapy”“The Strange and Fascinating World of r/meth”“No Charges in Death of Nex Benedict, Prosecutor Says” https://www.youtube.com/@pirate-wireshttps://www.patreon.com/thottopics To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org
EPISODE #44: Time to end the week! Welcome back to the pod! This week we hit you with some amazing white pill with advancements in Neuralink & Starship. We then discuss the moral inversion that that is sweeping the nation. Don Lemon & Kara Swisher's unhinged interview about Elon & tech, a look back at the Rise and Fall of Clubhouse 4 years ago, and we wrap up with the one and only Elizabeth Warren and her crusade of taxing the rich forever. Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Sign Up To Pirate Wires For Free! https://piratewires.co/free_newsletter Topics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/moral-inversion?f=home https://www.piratewires.com/p/jordan-neely?f=home Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! Like & Subscribe 0:45 - Check Out The New Pirate Wires Daily! FREE Link In Description 1:40 - Neuralink & Starship - Incredible Advancements In Tech This Week 6:00 - Moral Inversion That's Everywhere In Society 17:45 - Don Lemon & Kara Swisher Interview - The Obsession With Elon Musk 34:00 - Remember When? Looking Back At Clubhouse - The Rise & Fall 48:15 - Elizabeth Warren's ULTRA-MILLIONAIRE Tax 1:04:00 - Thanks For Watching! Subscribe To Pirate Wires! See You Next Week!
EPISODE #43: Welcome back to the pod! This week we break down the TikTok bill that was passed in the house. Will it pass in the Senate? We look into the people who voted no, the politicians who were paid off by Jeffrey Yass, and fractures in the right wing coalition. We then discuss River's story on Florida's ban on fake meat. Then, Don Lemon is back in the news. His deal with X was cancelled after an interview with Elon Musk went awry. Now, Don is going back to his old employers claiming free speech violations. Finally, Neal Young capitulates and returns to Spotify. Further solidifying our take on the memory hole that is the C*vid years. Enjoy! Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/tiktok-battle-for-the-swamp?f=home https://www.piratewires.com/p/lab-grown-meat-ban-in-florida?f=home Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! Like & Subcribe 1:00 - TikTok Bill Passed In The House - What's Next & Will is Pass In The Senate? 29:30 - Florida Passes Bill On Fake Meat 43:00 - Don Lemon's Twitter Show Is Cancelled! Don's Fight With Elon Musk 49:30 - Neil Young Capitulates - Returns To Spotify 59:30 - Thanks For Watching! Tell Your Friends! See You Next Week!
EPISODE #42: Pirate Wires Podcast is back for your weekly fix! This week we get into the breaking news of house legislation to force ByteDance to sell TikTok in the Unites States. We're joined by special guest Nathan Leamer to break it al down. Next, we get into Solana's explosive piece in Pirate Wires, revealing what's really going on at Google. Spoiler Alert: It's not good. Finally, “Allyship In The Outdoors”. This one is about as clownish as it gets. Go check out these articles after the pod on Pirate Wires. Enjoy! Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman, Nathan Leamer Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/breaking-bill-to-be-introduced-to-force-bytedance-to-sell-tiktok?f=home https://www.piratewires.com/p/google-culture-of-fear https://www.piratewires.com/p/north-face-anti-racism-course?f=home Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell Nathan Twitter: https://twitter.com/NathanLeamerDC TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! Like & Subscribe 1:00 - Breaking Down The Latest TikTok News With Nathan Leamer 31:55 - The Crew Reacts To Nathan's Report 35:00 - Solana's Bombshell Reporting On Google 53:30 - Allyship In The Outdoors 1:07:11 - Thanks For Watching! Tell Your Friends! See You Next Week!
EPISODE #40: We're back! Where should we start this week? Oh.. maybe it's that we got our first hit piece! Courtesy of Miles Klee of Rolling Stone magazine. Next, we get into the "Battle Of The Ages". Taylor Lorenz and Libs of TikTok meet up in person for a battle that will live in internet infamy for all of eternity. Ok maybe not (it's just them sitting at a cafe). We get into why Taylor Lorenz is the undisputed champion of internet battles. Next story involves a family feud which involves a female influencer and her Bitcoin shirt wearing father. Finally, we wrap with the continued liberal vibe shift of the post-C*vid era. Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/google-gemini-race-art?f=home Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Back! Like & Subscribe! 1:00 - Pirate Wires Hit Piece In Rolling Stone Magazine 21:50 - Battle For The Ages - Taylor Lorenz vs. Libs Of TikTok 39:00 - Family Feud! Viral Argument Between Father & Daughter 56:10 - The Vibe Shift Rolls Along! Dr. Phil Calls Out C*vid Policy & NYT Denies Chic-Fil-A HR Story
EPISODE #39: Welcome back to the pod! This week, we get right into the absolute insanity of Google's Gemini A.I. Image Generator. Twitter erupted in activity earlier this week when people were using the AI, only to find that it was nearly impossible to generate a white person (despite historical inaccuracies.) We get into all of the hilariously absurd examples. Next up, what do Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and Joe Biden all have in common? Well clearly it's their attempt to take over the election this year! (but also.. probably not.) We get in to the conspiracy of it all. Finally, Sanjana breaks down her piece on how a local government successfully ended homeless camps. Another fun one! Hope you enjoy! Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell Timestamps: 0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! Like & Subscribe 1:00 - Google Gemini Image AI Is Here - Why Does It Hate White People? 27:20 - The Taylor Swift Conspiracy 42:30 - Will Joe Biden Be Replaced As The Democratic Nominee?? 50:30 - How To End Homelessness 1:01:30 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe!
EPISODE #38: We're back for your weekly Pirate Wires podcast! Are you ready for this one? Because this week is a wild ride. We start off talking about Alicia Keys' vocal mistake at the Super Bowl and the NFL erasing all memory of it from the internet.. leading to a discussion on the Mandela Effect. We then move on to reacting to the Putin/Tucker interview while Biden holds a press conference to prove that he's not senile. Jon Stewart returns and calls out Biden's age. River then tells us this crazy story about Tiffany Henyard: America's Mayor. We then follow up with right wing outrage over Kristen Stewarts androgynous photoshoot, the latest update on Twitter famous' Ian Miles Cheong. Finally.. we wrap up with the wild news on the one and only Rachel Dolezal. Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/tiffany-henyard-americas-mayor?f=home Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! Like & Subscribe 1:00 - Super Bowl Erasure! Alicia Keys Vocal Flub Removed From The Internet 3:15 - The Re-Writing Of History On The Internet 11:00 - The Mandela Effect 22:00 - Putin/Tucker Reaction & Jon Stewart Return 38:30 - Tiffany Henyard: America's Mayor 51:40 - Kristen Stewart Cover Shoot For Rolling Stone Causes Right Wing Outrage 01:02:10 - Ian Miles Cheong - WTF is going on?! 01:06:30 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe! 01:06:45 - JUST KIDDING - We Have To Talk About Rachel Dolezal 01:14:00 - See You All Next Week! Tell Your Friends!
EPISODE #37: The Pirate Wires crew is back for your weekly podcast! This week we jump into discussing our pal, E Warren, blaming corporations for shrinkflation. Instead of.. you know.. blaming actual inflation. We are then joined by a special guest! Christian Angermayer jumps on to discuss the Enhanced Games, the sporting event where athletes can use performance enhancing drugs. We debate the pros and cons of the games and the potential downstream effects on culture. After wrapping with Christian, we move on to Woke Kindergarten that promotes protests and trans liberation. Finally, we wrap up the show talking about Kara Swisher. The tech journalist who hates the tech industry and blames white men for everything. Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/the-great-billionaire-bogeyman?f=home Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! 1:00 - Thank you for the views and subscribers! The show is starting to gain momentum 2:00 - Elizabeth Warren Blames Corporations Of Shrinkflation 9:15 - Welcome Christian Angermayer! Discussing The Enhanced Games 40:00 - What Will Be The Long Term Societal Effects From The Enhanced Games? 50:15 - Woke Kindergarten Is Insane - And Yes.. That's The Actual Name 1:03:00 - Kara Swisher Hates Tech & White Men - Discussing An Excerpt From Her New Book 1:18:45 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe! See You Next Week!
EPISODE #35: The Pirate Wires crew is back for your Friday pod! This week, we get into Mark Cuban's battle with a cartoon rabbit on Twitter over questionable DEI policies. Nearulink, Bryan Johnson's p**** and.. electric stoves? What do these all have to do with the aesthetics of the future? We jump into a viral 'men vs. women' political views chart. Garry Tan's tweet that has the SF supervisors clutching their pearls and police involvement. Finally, the recent societal queer cosplay by our far left citizens (particularly by women.) Featuring Mike Solana , Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/crypto-rumblings Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell Timestamps: 0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! Like & Subscribe! 1:15 - Mark Cuban Gets Called Out For DEI Policies 18:00 - Men vs. Women Political Ideology Divide 30:00 - First Neuralink Implant, Bryan Johnson's P****, and Electric Stoves (Stay With Us On This One.. It'll all make sense) 45:45 - Garry Tan To Be Arrested By SF Supervisors?? - Tupac Tweet Leads To Outrage 49:00 - Fake Queer Identity Politics 1:00:00 - Don't Drink And Tweet 1:04:00 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe! See You Next Week!
EPISODE #33: Pirate Wires crew is back for the weekly Friday podcast! This week we get into the complete implosion of the media industry with layoffs at multiple companies (the same week we launched our website btw..) Jon Stewart is returning for the election.. but it doesn't quite hit the same. We react to the Bryan Johnson interview. Finally, the Barbie Oscar nomination controversy that summoned Hillary Clinton. The patriarchy strikes again.. Featuring Mike Solana , Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed:https://www.piratewires.com/p/welcome-to-pirate-wires https://www.piratewires.com/p/bryan-johnson-interview Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! Like & Subscribe! 1:10 - Substack Is Full Of Nazis According To Casey Newton - Except It's Not.. 7:00 - The Speech Police On The Internet Who Want To Control Everything 19:45 - Davos Was This Week - Surprise! They Also Want To Control Speech 23:00 - More Examples Of Media Fake Outrage 26:30 - Trump Crushes In Iowa - The Meltdown Has Begun 37:00 - INSANE eBay Story - eBay To Pay $3 Million For Harassment - Stalking, Pigs Head, Cockroaches, The DOJ Involved 46:00 - eBay Still Exists?? Who Uses It? 50:00 - Babylon Bee Caused Trouble.. Which Leads Us To A Light Conversation Regarding A Particular Word 56:00 - Vibe Shift Continues! RuPaul Contestant Is A Villain And The People Love It. 1:01:00 - Thanks For Watching! Like, Comment and Share With Your Friend - See You Next Week!
EPISODE #31: Your favorite pod is back for the weekly Friday episode! Mike Solana and the Pirate Wires writing crew is here to discuss the week that was. We dive into the Casey Newton fake Nazi story, the legacy media trying to control speech, The media meltdown over Trump's win in Iowa, an absolutely insane story regarding eBay. Also, we get a little spicy. We discuss a certain word that has been removed from our vernacular and might be coming back. Finally, the vibe shift continues in the place you definitely thought it would.. RuPaul's Drag Race! Do our PW fans watch RuPaul? Comment below.. Featuring Mike Solana , Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/overton-collapse https://www.theindustry.pw/p/crisis-on-the-red-sea https://www.dolorespark.pw/p/grim-new-record Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod - Like & Subscribe! 1:10 - Substack Is Full Of Nazis According To Casey Newton - Except It's Not.. 7:00 - The Speech Police On The Internet Who Want To Control Everything 19:45 - Davos Was This Week - Surprise! They Also Want To Control Speech 23:00 - More Examples Of Media Fake Outrage 26:30 - Trump Crushes In Iowa - The Meltdown Has Begun 37:00 - INSANE ebay Story - eBay To Pay $3 Million For Harassment - Stalking, Pigs Head, Cockroaches, The DOJ Involved 46:00 - eBay Still Exists?? Who Uses It? 50:00 - Babylon Bee Caused Trouble.. Which Leads Us To A Light Conversation Regarding A Particular Word 56:00 - Vibe Shift Continues! RuPaul Contestant Is A Villain And The People Love It. 1:01:00 - Thanks For Watching! Like, Comment and Share With Your Friend - See You Next Week!
EPISODE #30: The Pirate Wires crew is here for your weekly Friday podcast! This episode we get into all the latest clown world stories. Now that Greta is yay-Hamas, is the climate change fight over? Pete Buttigieg says ‘not so fast!' as he claims that the supply chain will be disrupted by climate change.. while there's an actual terrorist attack in the Red Sea. The Jewish tunnels in NYC brought out some of the best memes on the the internet. The complete buffoonery that is SF passing a ceasefire resolution. Don Lemon is based and on X. Which leads us to our final topic about the overton collapse and the future of news media. Featuring Mike Solana , Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/overton-collapse https://www.theindustry.pw/p/crisis-on-the-red-sea https://www.dolorespark.pw/p/grim-new-record Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! Like & Subscribe! 1:30 - Greta Is Full Pro Palestine. Is The Climate Fight Seeing Its Final Days? 18:00 - That's Pete Buttigieg's Music! Pete Blames Shipping Crisis On Climate Change.. Not The Actual Terror Attacks 22:30 - It's Time To Build! - Jewish Tunnels In NYC 34:45 - SF Ends The War! A Complete Nonsense Ceasefire Resolution Was Passed 40:30 - Dean Preston Blames Racism For Grocery Store Closing51:45 - Based Don Lemon! Don Is Back On Twitter Exclusively. What Will His Show Look Like? 55:00 - Overton Collapse - The Changing Media Landscape In America1:07:00 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe! See You Next Week! #podcast #climatechange #nyc #sanfrancisco #politics #culture
EPISODE #28: Happy New Year! The Pirate Wires crew is back! We may be in the new year, but the Claudine Gay discourse has decided ride into 2024 with us. We discuss the recent resignation of Claudine Gay from Harvard, the embarrassing (yet predictable) media response, the citizen journalism that took down Claudine, the end of DEI, and the vibe shift of race relations in the country within schools and the workplace. Featuring Mike Solana , Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.theindustry.pw/p/gay-might-be-out-but-dei-is-still Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pirate Wires Pod! Like & Subscribe! 1:30 - Claudine Gay Resigns From Harvard 9:15 - The Wild Takes Online - From Plagiarism = Racism to Scalping 19:00 - The Changing Rules Of Racism 28:30 - Vibe Shift - Is This The End Of DEI?? (Maybe not..) 48:30 - It's Time To End Racial & Gender Quotas 52:00 - Thanks For Watching! PW Launch Coming Soon?! Like & Subscribe - See You Next Week! #podcast #woke #politics #harvard #claudinegay #DEI #racism #culture #technology
EPISODE #27: The Pirate Wires crew is back! This week we get into bunch of controversies regarding race in America involving IBM President, Bill Ackman, & Claudine Gay. Whether you agree with them or not, we do stand by the push for free speech. We also get into the Christmas.. I mean.. Holiday Season. Company Christmas parties have replaced drinking with guac and Pickleball. Finally, River breaks down the fake holiday that we know as Kwanzaa. Packed episode! Featuring Mike Solana , Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.theindustry.pw/p/ibms-racist-hiring-scandal https://www.piratewires.com/p/abolish-kwanzaa Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro - Like & Subscribe! 1:00 - IBM Gets Caught For Racist Hiring Policies 7:00 - Bill Ackman Gets Involved In Racial Conversation During His Fight With Harvard 13:30 - Claudine Gay In Hot Water At Harvard - Discussing Free Speech on College Campuses 23:15 - Hold up... Roxanne Gay is Claudine Gays Cousin! 29:00 - Wrapping Up Speech Conversation 34:30 - Christmas Parties CANCELLED - Drinking Replaced With Guac & Pickleball 40:30 - Abolish Kwanzaa?! River Discusses The Origins Of Kwanzaa - Why Is It Still Celebrated Today? 50:45 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe! Pirate Wires Pod Every Friday! See You Next Week #podcast #culutre #tech #politics #racism #billackman #harvard #Christmas
EPISODE #25: We're Back! This week on the Pirate Wires podcast, we discuss Deadspin calling a child racist for dressing up at a football game, Elon Musk's insane interview with the NYT, Ireland policing speech, UN attempting to stop meat consumption in America, the morality of having kids.. and Pirate Wires BIG week in the news!! Featuring Mike Solana , Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro - Welcome Back To The Pirate Wires Podcast! 0:30 - Deadspin Doxxes Child NFL Fan For Being Racists 8:20 - Black Face Discussion (Uh Oh..) 20:10 - Elon Musk Interview - Tells Advertisers To Go F*** Themselves 27:30 - Twitter Discussion - Adverts leaving, Peter Zeihan leaving, Elon's Media Battles, Misinformation 32:20 - Ireland Wants To Ban Speech 41:00 - The UN Wants Americans To Eat Less Meat - What?? 47:45 - The Morality Of Having Kids - Elite Liberals Think Having Kids Is Bad 1:00:00 - Pirate Wires Is In The News!!! Shout Out Sanjana 1:03:00 - PW Is Coming For You All! Thanks For Watching! See You Next Week #podcast #elonmusk #disney #racism #politics #culture #technology
EPISODE #23: Packed show! San Francisco Is Clean.. because Xi came to town. Reacting the latest insurrection.. errr.. protests at the DNC. Everything from the clown world nature of it all.. to the slightly fetish element? We also review Sanjana's piece on The Dream Keeper Initiative in SF, react to Nikki Haley's attempts to ban internet anons if elected President. Solana gives his full view on why he dislikes Vivek Ramaswamy. And finally, the battle for the ages: Ben Shapiro vs. Candice Owens. Featuring Mike Solana , Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.dolorespark.pw/p/a-potemkin-village-for-xi https://www.dolorespark.pw/p/the-dreamkeeper-initiative https://www.theindustry.pw/p/tethics-and-responsibility Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro - Like & Subscribe! 0:45 - Welcome To The Show - You Guys See The Latest Insurrection? 9:00 - SF is Clean! Thanks China! 15:00 - The Dream Keeper Initiative - How SF Defunded The Police And Launched A Pilot Program for Reparations 37:15 - Republican Debates 38:15 - Reveled: Why Solana DISLIKES Vivek 46:45 - Nikki Haley Wants To BAN Anons On Social Media 56:50 - THE GIRLS ARE FIGHTING - Ben Shapiro vs. Candice Owens 1:04:30 - Big Interview Episode Next Week! The Rest Of The PW Crew Will Be Back The Week The Week After Thanksgiving
EPISODE 21: This week, the Pirate Wires crew joins Solana to talk about why opinion on Israel-Palestine is so one-sided on TikTok, the "violent history" of the pumpkin spice latte, the viral Halloween candy incident, anchor babies, and Australia. Featuring Mike Solana , Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.theindustry.pw/p/tiktok-dancing-for-hamas https://www.piratewires.com/p/history-pumpkin-spice-latte Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:45 - Welcome Back To The Pod! 01:15 - Tiktok is Overwhelmingly One-Sided On Israel-Palestine 32:45 - Fall Vibes! Pumpkin Spice Latte Is Dangerous According To WaPo - Paying Homage To The Basic B*tch 39:25 - Viral Halloween Candy Video - The Right Blames It On Immigration 44:55 - Anchor Babies - This New Insane Trend To Have Babies In Different Country In Order To Obtain A Passport 52:20 - Australia Was Insane During C*vid 56:28 - See You Next Week! Pirate Wires Podcast Every Friday!
EPISODE TWENTY: This week, the Pirate Wires crew joined Solana to discuss the tech press's reaction to Marc Marc Andreessen's techno-optimist manifesto, new developments in San Francisco's war on self-driving cars, the Hitler-loving photographer the NYT hired to cover the Israel/Palestine conflict, and cancel culture. Featuring Mike Solana , Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.theindustry.pw/p/merchants-of-progress Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro - Like & Subscribe! 0:35 - Welcome To The Pod! Sanjana Has Jury Duty 1:50 - Media Melts Down Over Marc Andreessen's Tech Manifesto 9:00 - Tech Writers Hate Tech 19:30 - Cruise Self Driving Suspended In California 31:50 - Cancel Culture - Is It Ever Appropriate? Observing The Isreal/Palenstine Discourse On College Campuses 48:15 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe! See You Next Week
EPISODE SEVENTEEN: The Pirate Wires staff is back again for the weekly podcast. This week, we talk about recent murders of far-left activists in major cities that have caused outrageous responses online. We then get into the clown world of men pretending to be non-binary to attend a women's conference, A muslim mayor bans the pride flag, and Solana gives us the White Pill on the new face of tech after Mark Zuckerberg's interview with Lex Fridman. Featuring Mike Solana , Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed:https://www.theindustry.pw/p/of-course-men-were-going-to-start https://www.piratewires.com/p/hamtramck-muslim-city-council-progressives https://www.theindustry.pw/p/back-to-the-future Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - Welcome Back To The Show! 2:25 - Leftist Activist Murdered In Brooklyn - The Response From The Far Right 14:27 - Clown World - Men Infiltrate Women's Conference By Applying As Nonbinary - Sanjana Reports 27:50 - Muslim Mayor In Michigan Bans Pride Flag - River Reports 40:38 - White Pill - Tech's Face Lift Through Beautiful AI Industry & Mark Zuckerberg's New VR Interview With Lex Fridman - The Future That We Want Is Coming! 53:40 - Like & Subscribe! New Podcast Every Friday! See You Next Week!
EPISODE SIXTEEN: Liz Wolfe returns to the pod this week! We discuss looting in Philadelphia and how an Instagram influencer named "Meatball" was introduced to the world. We then get into the bizarre Republican Debates and Immigration & Migrant crises that continues in major cities. River gives a report on how Florida is the only state that can actually build a high speed rail and Sanjana deep dives into San Francisco's Millionaire Marxist, Dean Preston. Featuring Mike Solana , Liz Wolfe, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/dean-preston-san-franciscos-millionnaire https://www.piratewires.com/p/florida-has-high-speed-rail-and-california Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Liz Twitter: https://twitter.com/LizWolfeReason River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:43 - Welcome Liz Back To The Pod! Congrats On Her Newborn! 2:15 - On This Episode.. 4:10 - The Decay Of Philadelphia - How An Influencer Named Meatball Started A Riot 11:10 - Getting Caught Up In The Moment - Riots In NYC In 2020 19:40 - GOP Debate 24:22 - Immigration Reform - Migrant Crises In NYC 40:25 - Dean Preston - Deep Dive Into Sanjana's Article On San Francisco's Millionaire Marxist 54:11 - The Brightline - Deep Dive Into River's Article On Florida's High Speed Rail That California Never Will Have 1:10:05 - Follow Liz On Twitter - See You Next Week! Pirate Wires Pod Every Friday!!
EPISODE FIFTEEN: This week, we are joined by Comfortably Smug! We discuss the insane politicians who hate America and want to tear down statues, the embarrassment of John Fetterman wearing shorts in Congress, the migrant crises taking over the world, and River's piece on Biden's "CHIPS Act". Featuring Mike Solana, River Page, Comfortably Smug Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.theindustry.pw/p/chips-act-tech-hubs-dei Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Smug Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComfortablySmug TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - Welcome Comfortably Smug To The Show! 2:40 - Statues - NYC Politicians Want To Tear Down More Statues From Our Past 11:25 - Migrant Crises In The U.S. And Europe 27:15 - Fetterman And The Embarrassing Lack Of Dress Code Standards In Congress 39:00 - Hunter Biden - Smug Gives Us All Of The Updates 50:45 - CHIPS Act - River Wrote About Some Of The Policies Enacted 1:05:30 - Politicians Giving Up - Dean Preston In SF Blames Citizens For Car Break Ins 1:07:40 - Shout Out To Smug - Subscribe To His Podcast! 1:08:15 - Like & Subscribe! Pirate Wires Pod Every Friday! See You Next Week!
EPISODE FOURTEEN: This week, the Pirate Wires crew is joined by Grant Dever, who makes the White Pill case for Nuclear Energy. Grant makes the case for nuclear and how we are making progress in the United States and around the world. Also on this episode, the Grindr Union that caused half the staff to be laid off, Zoomers Demand Work From Home, Memory Hole-ing of the insane C*vid policies, and the obsessive nature of the Trump Derangement Syndrome crowd. Featuring Mike Solana, Grant Dever, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/ca-senate-appropriations-approves-ab316 Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Grant Twitter: https://twitter.com/grantadever River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - Welcome Grant Dever To The Show! 2:18 - The Grindr Union - How Their Demands Caused Half The Staff To Be Laid Off 12:00 - Do Zoomers Believe In The Entitlement To Work From Home? 17:25 - C*vid Was Crazy - The Memory Holing Is Almost Crazier 28:30 - Nuclear Energy - The White Pill Case 38:10 - TDS - They Secretly LOVE Him 48:25 - More Nuclear White Pill 59:15 - Sanjana Gives Us The Report From Observing California State Legislative Session - A Form Of Torture?! 1:06:50 - Progress In Nuclear - What Lies Ahead 1:11:29 - Thanks For Watching! Follow Grant Online! Pirate Wires Pod Every Friday!!
EPISODE THIRTEEN: In this episode, Liv Boeree joins the show to give us an on the ground, in depth report, about what really happened at Burning Man. People Trapped? Many Deaths? EBOLA?! Or maybe none of that at all. We'll also get into Elon Musk suing the ADL and the history of the group. Then we discuss Time Magazine's ridiculous cover of the top 100 in AI and Solana & Liv get into a debate around AI. Featuring Mike Solana , Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Liv Boeree Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/rage-against-the-wooden-man Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Liv Twitter: https://twitter.com/Liv_Boeree TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Welcome Liv To The Pod! 1:10 - What ACTUALLY Happened At Burning Man? 34:10 - Elon Musk vs. ADL 54:45 - Time Magazine Top 100 In AI Cover 1:00:00 - Solana And Liv Debate AI 1:22:10 - Follow Liv On Social Media! See You Next Week! Pirate Wires Podcast Every Friday
EPISODE ELEVEN: The Pirate Wires staff welcomes "Rainmaker" CEO Augustus Dorickoto to brainstorm possible reasons the entire country of Canada seems to have gone insane, why American culture is one of decline (and how to fix that), geo-engineering, and Augustus' cloud seeding company Rainmaker. Featuring Mike Solana , Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Augustus Doricko Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.theindustry.pw/p/pay-me-mark-zuckerberg https://www.whitepill.pw/p/the-rainmaker Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Augustus Twitter: https://twitter.com/ADoricko TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Welcome Augustus To The Pod! CEO of Rainmaker 1:00 - Blame Canada - WTH Is Going On?! 13:45 - The Dumbest Country On The Planet?? 21:40 - How The Rain Is Mishandled By Government 36:15 - No Progress 40:30 - How America Can Progress Forward - Give Us Back Our Moon! 42:30 - How We Can Control The Weather 48:50 - Cloud Seeding 1:04:45 - The Truth About Castro 1:05:05 - Check Out The Full Interview With Augustus On White Pill 1:05:25 - See You Next Week! Pirate Wires Podcast Every Friday!
EPISODE TEN: The Pirate Wires staff joins Solana this week to discuss Rachel Zegler/ Snow White, whether or not that plane lady is real, the SF homelessness crisis, and some depressing developments in the Maui wildfire story Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/san-francisco-homeless-ticking-time-bomb Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Coming Up.. 0:30 - Welcome Back To The Pod !3:30 - Snow White Controversy 20:00 - Plane Lady Revealed, Issues An Apology.. But Is She Real?? 32:54 - SF Homelessness - Deep Dive Into Sanjana's Report 53:30 - Maui Fire Corruption - State Official Refused To Release Water?! 1:03:50 - Check Out Solana's Interview With Peter Thiel! 1:04:08 - See You Next Week!
EPISODE SIX: In this Episode, Mike & River are joined by Liz Wolfe from Reason. Liz has been deep into uncovering everything about Robert F. Kennedy's rise in the 2024 presidential election. We discuss his ascension, media censorship, where he's right about vaccines and where he goes way off the rails, why people are seeking alternative candidates, and if he's a viable candidate for the Democratic Party. Featuring Mike Solana ,River Page, and Liz Wolfe Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://reason.com/video/2023/06/29/rfk-jr-the-reason-interview/ Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Liz Twitter: https://twitter.com/LizWolfeReason TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro - Welcome Liz Wolfe To The Show! 2:10 - Liz and Reason's YT Video on RFK - The Backlash Liz Has Faced 10:30 - Rewriting History - 2020 Lockdown Gaslighters 13:45 - RFK's Real Stance On V**cines 18:30 - Claims On Autism, Xanax, Child V**cinations 26:35 - Media Censorship 35:45 - RFK's Actual Political Stances As A Democratic Candidate 41:09 - The Church River Was Raised In 44:25 - Why Is RFK's Anti-Establishment Message Resonating? C*vid Aftermath & Dems Losing Liberals 48:20 - Where RFK Loses The Plot - Conspiracy Sloppiness 53:00 - Immigration 55:55 - Final Thoughts On RFK - Why He's Compelling & Why People Are Seeking Alternatives 57:54 - See You Next Friday! Go Follow Liz and Watch Reason's Video On RFK - Link In Description
This week in Pirate Wires: on the ground at Trump's arraignment, genetically modifying our freakish Everglade hell snakes to self-extinct themselves, and the Aztec Empire totally sucked, actually. Mike Solana, River Page, and Brandon Gorrell. Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: Trump In Miami: https://www.piratewires.com/p/snapshot-trumps-boomer-tailgate-army Burmese Pythons: https://www.piratewires.com/p/dominion Aztec Video Game: https://www.piratewires.com/p/aztec-video-game-memes Pirate Wires Twitter: @piratewires Mike Twitter: @micsolana River Twitter: @river_is_nice Brandon Twitter: @brandongorrell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome To Pirate Wires! 0:40 - Trump In Miami - On The Ground Report From River 20:35 - Burmese Pythons Take Over South Florida 44:45 - Woke Aztec Game Gets Roasted On Twitter
River Page joins the pod to analyze the midterm elections. Hot takes include the ironic sincerity of Republicans, Trump's unbeatable comedic genius, AOC's Latinx Larping, Wendy Williams '24 (?), the Christian Walker+Chasten Buttigieg reality show, and other high level political commentary. Check out River's Substack and Twitter @river_is_nice $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this link And follow CracksInPomo on Substack, Instagram, and Twitter. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stephen-adubato/support
River Page joins the pod to analyze the midterm elections. Hot takes include the ironic sincerity of Republicans, Trump's unbeatable comedic genius, AOC's Latinx Larping, Wendy Williams '24 (?), the Christian Walker+Chasten Buttigieg reality show, and other high level political commentary. Check out River's Substack and Twitter @river_is_nice $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this link And follow CracksInPomo on Substack, Instagram, and Twitter. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stephen-adubato/support
0:00 -Mallgoers in Greenwood return to pick their things express their gratitude for the Good Samaritan 11:06 -Biden has cancer?... nevermind 28:50 - Dan & Amy head to Lake of the Hills for A DRAG SHOW for KIDS this Saturday at Uprising Bakery and Café 45:43 -River Page, a writer living in the Florida Panhandle, explains How Democrats Became the Anti-Charisma Party. Check out River's blog, Chain Smoking to Babylon, at riverpage.substack.com 01:00:28 - Julius Krein, editor of American Affairs: Corporations aren't greedy enough. You can also follow Julius on twitter @JuliusKrein 01:17:18 - THE PURGE/THE REVOLT: Harbaugh fallout 01:30:51 - Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist at First Trust Portfolios LP, warns of double digit inflation for longer than other people think. Follow Brian on twitter @wesbury 01:52:21 - Senior Contributor for American Greatness and author of January 6: How Democrats Used the Capitol Protest to Launch a War on Terror Against the Political Right, Julie Kelly, previews tonights Jan 6 hearing. Check out Julie's latest for American Greatness here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This public episode is the first part of a new collaboration with Sublation/Diet Soap Media, a new platform founded by Doug Lain, former editor of Zer0 Books. Published both on our own podcast feed and as a video version on the Sublation/Diet Soap Media YouTube channel, this will be our main weekly show, incorporating segments from the bigger interviews reserved just for Patrons. This episode takes the second defeat of Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the first round of the French Presidential election as an opportunity to reflect on the end of the 'left populist' electoral experiments of the past decade with Survation's Carl Shoben, before turning to the US Republican Party's wave of anti-LGBT legislation with River Page - a writer with American Affairs, Twink Revolution, and Compact Magazine. The patrons-only full interview with Carl is TPS71, and the discussion with River continues as TPS73. Please consider supporting us at this exciting time by joining our Patreon community.
In the patrons-only continuation of TPS72's discussion with River Page, the guys tackle the continuities and discontinuities of trans rights with previous frontiers of civil rights, Florida's Don't Say Gay bill, and the dangers of Disney's 'liberation from above' in opposing it. Subscribe at Patreon.com/ThePopularPod for the full discussion, an exclusive TPS beer mat, and loads more subscriber-only episodes. For music used in this episode, follow the TPS Spotify playlist
River returns for a very long, freewheeling and suitably drunken chat about Carson McCullers' novel The Heart is a Lonely Hunter and the 2013 film version of Tracy Letts' August: Osage County. Southern Gothic and The South in fiction, the life and work of McCullers, ethno-narcissism, loneliness as a constant in the human condition, Harper Lee as a McCullers wannabe, family tales that could be true crime podcasts, gushing about Margo Martindale, the power of the Southern matriarch, eating "the fuckin catfish!", the need for messy writers, why The Heart is a Lonely Hunter could only be written by someone who drank themselves to death on the deck of a cruise ship, and much much more. Be prepared for long digressions!Subscribe to River's Substack: https://riverpage.substack.com/River's piece on Carson McCullers for the Washington Examiner: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/empty-suit-messiahs
We're joined this week by River Page, author of "The CIA and the New Dialect of Power" and Chain Smoking to Babylon.Beyond his cutting cultural analysis of the decadent liberal elite, River's intellectual interests include the nexus between language and power. He has brought his insights to bear on the ways in which faux-radical, New Left rhetoric has been weaponized to generate new paradigms of state power and manufactured consent. The conversation covers a lot of ground, from River's idea of "sanctioned vs. unsanctioned" conspiracy theories to the way the new dialect of power has been used to justify US / NATO saber-rattling against Russia. Recorded on 5 February 2022. ***After the ‘End of History' is a podcast about International Relations and History. It is part of the Hawks & Sparrows project. Want more? Please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon to receive bonus episodes, as well as early releases of the monthly Hawks & Sparrows newsletter. You can also follow us on Twitter @after_history.The music you hear on After the End of History is provided by Jason King. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/afterhistory)
Marxism with Twink characteristics is the theme of our Christmas party (Omicron permitting), as we're reunited with Sam & Gian from the cult TWINK REVOLUTION podcast, plus writer and honorary twink River Page. Itinerary for pt.1: COVD culture in Wisconsin and the South * from Coke Zero to Zero COVID * elites go woke * reviewing progressive baby books... don't miss our Patreon pt.2 AFTERPARTY! on The New Left and the CIA * Do universities reproduce elites? * Biden's imperialism * the Compatible Left vs Assange, Corbyn and Glenn! 03c457fafbc8b91b462ef0b8f61d4fd96577a4b58c18b50e59621fd0f41a8ae1a4
River Page (https://twitter.com/river_is_nice) joins Emmet to talk about the new woke institutions and how they reify previously existing class structures. They go into standpoint theory, identity politics, the CIA's relationship to the New Left, PMC projections of the working class's soul, and much more. They close by contemplating the possibility of a better left populism. The Standpoint Bureaucracy (https://twinkrev.com/2021/02/the-standpoint-bureaucracy/) by River Page, Twink Revolution The CIA and the New Dialect of Power (https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2021/11/the-cia-and-the-new-dialect-of-power/) by River Page, American Affairs River's Substack. (https://riverpage.substack.com/) Subscribe to our Patreon to get two exclusive episodes a month! (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust)
The girls are BACK after a brief Nick's Birthday sabbatical and we FINALLY address the rumors... YES we are female hackers. YES it is both dangerous and rewarding. YES we wear a tight fitting turtleneck that creates a uniboob. WE EXIST!!!! This week, we're joined by return guest RIVER PAGE (@river_is_nice) to discuss the news of the moment, and of some moments we missed. First, we finally review Blue Bannisters and wind up shitting on it way more than we expected to. Then: are we embarrassed to be gay? Do gay guys have any political interests other than making sure everyone wants to fuck them? Lastly, we recap Astroworld and get to the ninth circle of the Satanic panic theories swirling around it. It's DELISH! Follow the girls on Twitter @VLRTUALBOY and @YOURE2BASIC. Bring back my pig on Patreon. Follow River @river_is_nice and subscribe to his amazing Substack.
Jake, Angie and River talk about the dynamic between modern men and women, Pitbulls crisis call for Cuba and Bourgeois Ideology
This episode, we're joined by River Page (@gayliaronline on Twitter), contributing editor at Twink Revolution and Twitter enfant terrible. We chat about The Road to Wigan Pier, George Orwell's harrowing account of the plight of the poor and working class in northern English coal mining towns. We talk about the disconnect between the working class and the middle class socialists who want to "help," Orwell's fiction vs his nonfiction, identity vs class politics, the deep problems with left politics and therapeutic culture, Oprah, as well as River's insightful essay on the Democratic Socialists of America, "The Standpoint Bureaucracy."River's essay: https://twinkrev.com/2021/02/the-standpoint-bureaucracy/
For today’s chat, I talk with River Page about the concerning state of social media and tech platforms, the weaponization of identity to break solidarity, and one of my favourite things to talk about: the abuses of standpoint theory. Hope you enjoy!River Page is a writer working for Twink Revolution. You may know him for his writing on the new gay sex panic, progressive derision of the poor, and more. Check out River’s articles here. Follow River on Twitter at @gayliaronline.-Note: there are a few audio issues at some points but they don’t last too long. Sorry about that! Get full access to All That to Say at ghorayeb.substack.com/subscribe
In the final episode of I'M SO POPULAR's first season, Zach interrogates the purpose of the podcast, gay art, his own ego, what any of this means and what it means to express. Featuring (in order of appearance) Ava, Biracial Angel Miles (twitter.com/MalcoImFleX), Comrade Bjork (https://twitter.com/boyzthere), Amina (https://twitter.com/itsonlyamina), John, River Page (https://twitter.com/gayliaronline), Ronald Taylor (https://twitter.com/taylorronald), Thot Topics (https://twitter.com/ThotTopicsPod), Twink Revolution (https://twitter.com/twinkrev), Gustav, David (https://twitter.com/shantytyrelle), Matt Robinson and Justin(https://twitter.com/sunlethwaters). Season Two begins January 2021.
Zach and Marxist writer River Page are getting hot and heavy with an analysis of the “cLaSs rEdUcTiOnIsM” debate on Twitter and SHAME's role in #TheDiscourse. We're also going off on Grindr canvassing, the death of the Notorious LIB, Marie Kondo living spaces, the curse of the New Left, sterility, the death of aesthetics, Equinox, Elon Musk, Lana del Rey's existential masculinity and our favorite kinds of cigarette. Not to mention rimming and BDSM! Get into it! Read River's elucidating “The Woke Resurrection of a Gay Sex Panic” on Twink Revolution: https://twinkrev.com/2020/08/the-woke-resurrection-of-a-gay-sex-panic/ Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/leftyotter Join the I'm So Popular Discord: https://discord.gg/fU93s5X And check out my new zine: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ImSoPopular impopular.me (s1.E13)