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We brought our friend Janie on to discuss some horrible trends happening in the world of AI Facebook Slop, get into why these images exist, and into the financial incentives surrounding them. You can see the images we referenced in our notes, they're on our Patreon at www.Patreon.com/WesternKabuki or for free on our Discord at linktr.ee/WesternKabu…

We briefly discuss the how the DNC sucked, then get into the history of Adin Ross with our friend Miles Klee of the Rolling Stone. View Miles's work, including his article on Adin Ross here: https://rollingstone.com/author/miles-klee/ Listen to the full episode at www.Patreon.com/WesternKabukiBy mail@westernkabuki.com

Ed joins us to talk about Google's anti-trust legal woes and the red flags to look for if you're trying to predict the AI bubble burst. We also run the numbers on how many images you would need to generate per day on Grok to bankrupt X, and whether Elon Musk will go out like David Carradine or Budd Dwyer. Find Ed at wheresyoured.at Support our show…

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Jocat is a content creator who has gone viral multiple times, albeit not for good reasons. If you haven't seen his controversially uncontroversial content, don't worry. We spend the first half of this episode discussing it, then we bring Jocat on himself for the second to half chat about his experience being shoved into the spotlight and the conseq…

Caleb here. We were joined on this week's Patreon by our friends from the Minion Death Cult show, which has been one of my favorite shows for some time. We ran through some insane news stories and talked about how Facebook is destroying the boomer mind. Check them out at https://x.com/miniondeathcult Listen to the whole thing at www.Patreon.com/Wes…

We brought Molly White, crypto researcher and curator of "Web3 is Going Great" on to discuss the rise and fall of the BAYC. Follow Molly at: www.twitter.com/molly0xFFF and www.twitter.com/web3isgreatBy mail@westernkabuki.com

Biden is out, Kamala is in. Trump is mad. Elon wants to spend a lot of money on another failed project. We also talk about couch fornicator and Vice Presidential hopeful JD Vance's very bad memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" as well as some other fun things with WK legal correspondent and right-wing b.s. understander Mark Bankston Follow Mark Bankston at www…

Note: this was recorded the day Trump got convicted and sat on the shelf for awhile, some of the intro banter has arguably not aged well. Our friend Diana aka @rlycalm is back to take on the quarterly bracket. Follow her at www.twitter.com/rlycalm You can find the slide show linked in our discord, patreon, or at this link that probably won't work o…

We're going Summer Mode. Marcos joins us to talk about the 4th of July, hotdogs, some wild news stories, some mail bag, and more. For part two, follow us at www.Patreon.com/WesternKabuki Follow Marcos at www.Twitter.com/AinterShowBy mail@westernkabuki.com

We talk about the Dr. Disrespect situation with the person at the heart of the story. If you didn't know, Rod initially alluded to this story on twitter in 2020 but didn't explicitly state what he knew, causing a wave of backlash. We ask him why he couldn't go public then, what he knew, what's changed since, and what to expect going forward. Follow…

Julian from the QAA pod drops by to take our Gamer Gate 2 studies international. We discuss South Korea's current "gender war" how it relates to gaming, and what that means for us back here in the United States. Follow Julian here: twitter.com/julianfeeld Support us at www.Patreon.com/WesternKabuki Join us over on Discord at www.discord.gg/westernk…

We brought on Josh from The Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast to talk about an apocalyptic conspiracy theory that is gaining traction in evangelical online spaces: the red heifer sacrifices. But we also had to also bring back Marcos to examine this information through the vaguely schizophrenic lens of his new worldview: the chiral vectors. We re…

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, 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…

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__…

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

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

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…

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…

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…

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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…

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

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

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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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

patreon.com/westernkabuki Juniper takes us through the unsettling world of transvestigation. Follow Ivy at twitter.com/professorgetter Follow our document of transvestigation here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IVWu2so014Sl8ojZTQRDhzJ9Dq-IvCqBxedYTK0KmGo/edit?usp=sharingBy mail@westernkabuki.com

We speak with authors Jack Allison & Kate Shapiro of the silly sci-fi romp "Kill The Rich" about their book for a bit, before talking about this week in tech, and some quick Doja Cat history. Order their book here: https://www.clashbooks.com/new-products-2/kill-the-rich-jack-allison-kate-shapiro-preorder www.Patreon.com/WesternKabuki for more…

https://www.patreon.com/westernkabuki Juniper has been banned from by Elon with collaboration by Chaya Raichik, and it happens to coincide with us reading and shitting on Walter Isaacson's Elon Musk biography. There are a ton of wild details in the book, so we invited our pal and yours Jenny Tightpants to come on and talk about them with us. Follow…

https://patreon.com/westernkabuki Garbage Day's Ryan Broderick joins us to talk about the few places on the internet that still feel good, Walter Isaacson's Elon Musk book, and the facial hair community. Subscribe to Ryan's newsletter, Garbage Day, here: https://www.garbageday.email Go see Garbage Day live! https://dice.fm/partner/dice/event/brxmx-…

https://patreon.com/westernkabuki Caleb plays a fun game - is this actually a Babylon Bee headline? Or did Chat GPT just shit it out?By mail@westernkabuki.com

https://patreon.com/westernkabuki Matt Saincome of the parody sites The Hard Times and The Hard Drive joins us to talk about another wonderful parody site - The Babylon Bee You can find The Hard Times and The Hard Drive here: https://thehardtimes.netBy mail@westernkabuki.com

A preview of our Patreon episode with Kristi Yamaguccimane. You can hear the rest at https://patreon.com/westernkabukiBy mail@westernkabuki.com