V418: Time Passages, Political Expediency+How to Get Killed in Albania: A Primer. On The Eugene S. Robinson Show Stomper!

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit showstomper.substack.com"You ever see a tiger laugh? Yeah. Me neither. Nor has anyone else that's alive. Which tells you all you need to know about nature." – Eugene S. Robinson 07.06.2026Version 417 of The Show Stomper starts with this week’s Circle Jerks/punk self-congratulation mess, then widens into the bigger problem Eugene keeps circling all hour: what happens when truth stops mattering, everyone starts congratulating themselves too early, and the same old rot keeps showing up in new costumes. Punk scenes, MAGA chuds, Trump, The Bald One, tariffs, the Kennedy Center, MMA burnout, Spain, fatherhood, money, survival, and more – join us for the full Show Stomper experience.______________Support the Show💰 PayPal: [email protected]💰 CashApp: eugene-robinson-28 💰 Venmo: PlanetOxbow 💰 Zelle: [email protected]👉 ShowStomper.substack.com (The Show) 👉 EugeneSRobinson.substack.com (The Newsletter) Follow Eugene 📱 TikTok 🎵: @The.ShowStomper📷 Instagram: @MrSleep3 🐦 Twitter: @EugeneSRobinson📘 fb: stompvilleMore Content?Ask Euge – The Stomper Mailbag: https://showstomper.substack.com/s/ask-euge-viewer-mailbag-reelsEvery Wednesday Eugene replies to viewer questions. Submit your questions to subject line: 'Ask Euge' to [email protected] or [email protected] Bad Boss Brief Podcast: https://badbossbrief.substack.com/ Every other Wednesday 10am CST with your hosts: Eugene S. Robinson and Stephanie PeiroloA strategic guide on how NOT to be an asshole at work… What can an executive and an executive coach tell you about bad bosses, how they can be less so, and how to tell if you ARE one? Everything.If The Shoes Fit Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@IfTheShoesFitEvery Saturday with your hosts: Alexei Auld, John S. Nash and Eugene S. Robinson If The Shoes Fit is a long-form decision-analysis series examining how leaders and institutions make choices under reputational pressure, incomplete information, and public scrutiny. Each episode uses perspective-taking to analyze incentives, tradeoffs, and failure modes when no option is clean._________________🎵 Podcast Intro/Outro Music: Stigmata – The Calling of the Just (1991)• Track 05 – A Dream of Pain and Sorrow (Intro/Outro)• Track 01 – Intro-All of Nothing (Underlay)Stigmata (1989–2016) | Troy, NY | Bob Riley on Vocals | insta: @stigmata518_________________Podcast production, videography, syndication, graphics & logos by June M. Williams | [email protected]