We continue or side series journey into the underbelly of various awful websites with dear friend Liv Agar of the QAA show, where we talk about the history of 8chan and, of course, QAnon. Part two will be an interview with 8chan's founder Fred Brennan so be sure to check that out on the premium feed. Follow Liv @Liv_Agar Support this show at www.Pa…

Today, Mark Aesch, CEO/Founder of TransPro Consulting, joinsMETRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman. Topics include: · How to think differently about publictransportation. · Moving away from the ridership question. · Finding the right story for your agency to tell. · The Rays The Mark Foundation. Make sure you're signed up for the METRO Express newslet…

Today, we're joined by WK Gaming Correspondent Dave aka @airbagged to discuss and dissect the mind of a generational pervert, Mark Kern aka Grummz. Happy Grummz Day everybody. Follow Dave at www.Twitter.com/airbagged Please support this show at www.Patreon.com/WesternKabukiBy mail@westernkabuki.com

You might know him as the lawyer who got his "Perry Mason" moment against Alex Jones during the Sandy Hook trials. You might know him as the guy who told Aaron Rodgers to shut the f*ck up. You might know him as the attorney representing clients who are suing Elon Musk, Tim Pool, and many, many more. Mark joins us to talk about some of his cases, as…

May 6th was going to be the date that Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunni Williams were going to take the Boeing CST 100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station for the first time with astronauts on board. Starliner has undergone a rather stormy development period and is several years behind schedule as a result but NASA, Boeing, and…

Ben Collins is back to talk about his journey to become the new CEO of The Onion. We talk some Onion history and what the future of the publication might look like. Give The Onion $1 here or Ben will take it down forever: https://www.theonion.com/give-us-1-or-the-onion-disappears-forever-1851436787 Follow Ben at https://twitter.com/oneunderscore__…

In this special episode of Talking Space, we delve into a rarely discussed, but crucial aspect of living in space: health and sickness. We're putting the spotlight on the unique challenges posed by bacterial and viral infections aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and future long-duration missions. We're bringing you a deep dive into a gro…

Tech reporter Kylie Robison joins us for a stroll through the current landscape of your favorite Silicon Valley perverts. Follow Kylie @kyliebytes www.Patreon.com/WesternKabukiBy mail@westernkabuki.com

Welcome to another episode of Talking Space, where we bring you the latest updates on space exploration and technology. In this episode, we're excited to introduce our new team member, Heather Smith, who brings her passion for space to our discussions. Welcome, Heather! The episode kicks off with news about Slovenia signing the Artemis Accords. The…

Ed joins us to talk about private equity's destruction of the media, the deaths of some great outlets, and what to expect the news to look like in the future. Follow at @EdZitron and https://www.betteroffline.com/By mail@westernkabuki.com

Is the NASA Advisory Council (NAC) system becoming unglued? During the NAC Science Committee meeting on March 21st, there were significant questions about the Primary NAC and its ability to deliver recommendations to NASA's leadership expeditiously so they can be acted upon by NASA Leadership. That wasn't the only thing on the minds of NASA's scien…

You know what it is. Strap in because your noggins are getting cooked tonight, baby Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSkKHmEZbBgF-mDAmPRpPrqD7pQLytZ2WSgRWuChhxM1IOueVMEWo1_ZNG9t_7PRo0IntaMvIUA_GHX/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=60000 Follow Kristi at @TheWapplehouse and @JortsCenterPod…

We brought back friend of the show & Weird Culture Rolling Stone writer Miles Klee to discuss his article on tunnels. We review Dom Lucre's very, very, very bad documentary as well as discuss some other notable tunnelheads. Also as a contextual note, we recorded this in early February. Follow Miles at: https://www.rollingstone.com/author/miles-klee…

We’re giving up on new ways to describe how busy it is now in the world of space-related news. Nonetheless, we still have a Starship Flight 3 recap, a look at the next (and last) Delta IV Heavy launch, and we also focus on the upcoming total solar eclipse. But first, in the News Roundup, even more, including: Crew 7 returns from the ISS; RocketLab’…

Per request from, and with the support of our Discord members, we chat about the ongoing Sweet Baby Inc Detected drama. The crew and some of our listeners spent a few weeks in the new Gamergate Discord and Caleb relays his experiences. We then read from a few articles, weigh in on Elon and LoTT's participation before asking: does this all have the …

We talked to Taylor Lorenz about some wild things that happened behind the scenes during her conversation with Chaya, cleared up some misconceptions about why the discussion took place to begin with, then went into depth about the person behind one of Twitter's most infamous and evil accounts. www.Patreon.com/WesternKabuki…

Okay, we had to finish this one up. We brought in Marcos to talk about more Starseed/New Age Super Humans. Per request, Caleb did end up getting a certification and read everybody's starseed super power charts, and we also talked about the CIA/DoD's research into telekinesis and remote viewing, which is where many of these beliefs come from. www.Tw…

There’s a ton of space news to discuss this time around, and we made the time to do it in this lengthy episode. Not to worry, there’s lots of good stuff in here, including: Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rolls out to LC-36; Changes in the ISS management team; ISS Leak in the Zvezda increases; Roscosmos selling off $124 Million in assets due to Ukraine war…

http://patreon.com/westernkabuki This week, we're joined by Diana to talk about some of the weirder news of the week, and then we talk about starseeds, indigo children, urine therapy, levitation, and much more. Follow Diana at https://twitter.com/rlycalm Vice's Indigo Children documentary https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/indigo-children/5706a687b…

It’ll do your heart good to have a listen to the IM-1 launch audio snippet at the opening of this episode. This episode finds us still focusing on the Intuitive Machines IM-1 lunar lander launch and lunar landing attempt to come later this week. Chantelle Baier from 4Space joins us once again to talk about the launch and the lunar landing, schedule…

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Oh buddy, get ready for the annual Western Kabuki pigskin extravaganza. We brought certified football braniac Arif Hasan and resident Smiling Man Ed Zitron on to talk about the politics and spectacle of the 2024 NFL season. Find Arif Hasan at www.wideleft.football Find Ed Zitron at www.BetterOffline.com Listen to part 2 at www.Patreon.com/WesternKa…

https://patreon.com/westernkabuki This week we are joined by Parker Molloy as we bid adieu to the presidential candidacy of Ron Desantis, and look back at his inhuman facial expressions, his nasty little pudding fingers, and of course his shoe lifts. You can find Parker Molloy's work at http://readtpa.com And of course you can subscribe to our patr…

Welcome to the First Talking Space of 2024! The Intuitive Machines IM-1 mission is the second flight of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) missions. Its purpose is to have commercial entities be responsible for sending NASA science payloads and eventually cargo to the lunar surface to support human exploration of the Moon. NASA isn't t…

The deed is finally done. Thanks for listening along. Part two is out on Patreon. www.Patreon.com/WesternKabukiBy mail@westernkabuki.com

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https://patreon.com/westernkabuki This week we talk Lance of https://theserfs.tv about how seemingly every right wing reactionary is coalescing behind their antipathy to "DEI," the new "CRT," and it makes us want to "DIE." Among other things we talk about the Epstein Flight Logs, Elon's weird replacement theory crap, and on the Patreon, we get to t…

We discuss the history and return of Alex Jones, the One True King of schizophrenic uncles Part Two is pretty silly. Listen to it at www.Patreon.com/WesternKabukiBy mail@westernkabuki.com

First off, apologies are in order for our extended absence from your podcast-hungry ears. We try our best to record on a consistent basis, but sometimes there’s a perfect storm of Life Events getting in the way for the Talking Space team when it comes down to getting an episode in the can. We DID even record an episode with Gene and Larry that we c…

We had an episode planned around Alex Jone's return to the public eye, but Whack couldn't make it. So instead, we subbed in The Homie Marcos to talk about an article in Ireland's Business Post that surprisingly flew under the radar. It showcases leaked training documents wherein Twitter seems to explicitly condone posts containing slurs, harassment…

We know the main feed episode is a little behind this week, it's coming! In the meantime, check out our review of Lady Ballers featuring Matt Lieb of Pod Yourself a Gun/Wire. Follow Matt at www.Twitter.com/MattLieb Hear the full episode at www.Patreon.com/WesternKabukiBy mail@westernkabuki.com

Our good pal Ed gives us a crypto state of the union, then we talk about Elon's Media Matters lawsuit. If you didn't know, Ed has a new podcast called 15 minutes in hell where he interviews interesting people for 15 minutes, which is honestly the perfect length for podcasts if you think about it. Support Ed at: https://wheresyoured.at Hear the enti…

Marianne joins us to talk about her 2024 presidential aspirations, how to stay optimistic even though Everything Feels Very Bad, and tells us some really neat stories about her early life. This episode was originally slated to be a premium episode but we wanted to share it with all of you. If you'd like to support us anyway, please visit us at www.…

Documentarian J. Aubrey returns to talk about America's favorite former congressman, George Santos. Trust us when we say, whatever you think you know about him, the truth is even more insane. Slideshow: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/121Ftlf88DowiW8mnPN-MSt7UCCyjlM6r7xhTZ8SFjq4/edit?usp=sharing Follow J. Aubrey at: www.Youtube.com/@jaubrey …

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The first half of the Sequel to Q3 Bracket. We had to run it back with the BP boys. Thanks again to John and Stefan. Find the finale and learn the worst tweet of the third quarter at our Patreon! Follow blocked party Part two is here Reach us any time Slides hereBy mail@westernkabuki.com

Welcome back to METROspectives. Today, Anthony Incorvati, Business Development Manager, Americas, for Axis Communications, joins METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman from the APTA EXPO show floor. Topics include: Axis Communications’ product portfolio How AI can be a good fit for transit Finding what works best for a transit agency Tech and public t…

Today's episode is a rundown of the "Gaylor" theory, which posits that Taylor Swift is secretly either gay or bisexual, and has been leaving breadcrumbs through song lyrics and social media posts for years. To help us sus this out, we brought on Travis View of the QAA podcast, as this and QAnon share many similarities. Please follow Travis at https…

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Welcome back to METROspectives. Today, Peter Aczel, CEO for Vontas; Jonny Simkin, CEO of Swiftly; and David Block-Schachter, Chief Business Officer at Transit, join METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman. Topics include: A first of its kind partnership between Vontas,Swiftly, and Transit How open APIs will make larger-scaleintegrations a reality How s…

UNLOCKED: This is the Patreon episode we released on August 28th. We discussed X dot com the everything app with brand evangelist and political provocateur Brian Krassenstein. We were a little aggressive. Enjoy. Listen to Part 1 here, which was actually recorded after this episodeBy mail@westernkabuki.com