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Join the staff of the Daily Dot as we discuss the top news, entertainment, politics, and humor from the web.
Episodes
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Discussing Immigration with Erika Andiola of RAICES Texas - Jan. 28, 2019
Music: Southside by Lee Rosevere - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License
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The spectacular year in horror, TV, and more - The Upstream Podcast
The Upstream podcast is back, baby. And we're ready to try to remember our favorite movies, TV shows, and memes of 2018, a year that felt very long indeed. Like Toni Collette in Hereditary, sometimes we just had to scream-face it out. Speaking of Hereditary, our esteemed panel will discuss that...
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2018 College Football Bowl Picks from the Daily Dot staff
'RetroFuture Nasty' by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com 'Last Call' by Lee Rosevere Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Christine Bolaños on domestic violence and immigration
We like to have fun on We're All Gonna Die, but this week we talk about a more serious topic—the human element of the immigration debate in the country. On today's pod, the crew talks with Christine Bolaños about her story regarding Melvin Griselda Cruz-Lopez, a mother trying to see her daughter...
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'How To Be Alone' with Lane Moore - We're All Gonna Die
Music: 'Jazzy Frenchy' by BenSound.com 'Whose Life Did I Rob?' by Easy Cap
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EPIC privacy and the voice of Don Jr. - We're All Gonna Die - Oct. 28, 2018
You probably already know that Brett Kavanaugh was credibly accused of sexual assault during his confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court. But did you also know that he’s decided multiple court cases in favor of government surveillance and communicated repeatedly with John Yoo, the so-called...
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The Biggest Midterm Memes - We're All Gonna Die - Oct. 21, 2018
All of us at We're All Gonna Die love chatting about memes each week. And we'll be honest—we're usually not great at talking about visual photos on a podcast. But fear not! This week the We're All Gonna Die team talks about some of the biggest memes that have come out ahead of the 2018 midterms…
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California's 'bada**' net neutrality bill - We're All Gonna Die - 10/8/2018
The Supreme Court just confirmed a nominee who will likely be terrible for net neutrality, among other things, but fear not! We bring you glad tidings in the form of return guest Evan Greer, deputy director of Fight for the Future. Join the gang as we chat with Greer about the California net...
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The man who tricked the world into sharing fake news - We're All Gonna Die - Sept. 23, 2018
Fake news has plagued the political landscape since the 2016 election, and no one seems to have figured out how to defeat it. But we can clown on it, which is precisely what guest Justin Hook, a comedy writer based in LA, has done with his Fake News Generator. Choose an image, a headline, a brief...
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The voice of the family separation crisis - We're All Gonna Die - Sept. 15, 2018
This week on We're All Gonna Die, the team tackles serious issues—like family separation–to infinitely less important topics like bagels. First, we chat with Samantha Grasso, the Daily Dot's IRL reporter, about her conversation with Alisson Ximena Valencia Madrid–one of the 2,600 children…
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The Colin Kaepernick tipping point - We're All Gonna Die - Sept. 9, 2018
Ooh, y’all, it’s been a spicy one. Between Senate hearings and anonymous op-eds, the political world has been all a-Twitter. I absolutely intended that pun. In this week’s ep, we break it all down for you: what happened at those social media hearings? Did Alex Jones and Marco Rubio get into a...
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More like BAE-to O'Rourke - We're All Gonna Die - Sep. 2, 2018
This week on We're All Gonna Die, the Daily Dot's internet politics podcast, the team probably has too much fun discussing the Texas GOP's attempt at attacking Beto O'Rourke, the Democrat seeking to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), in what is becoming an increasingly tight race. If you forgot, the...
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The Demise of QAnon - We're All Gonna Die - Aug. 26, 2018
A lot has happened in the world of QAnon since we've last talked about it. So the crew from We're All Gonna Die, the Daily Dot's internet politics podcast, decided to chat with Mike Rothschild—who has written about QAnon extensively for the Daily Dot over the past several months—about the latest...
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Alex Jones Fatigue - We're All Gonna Die - Aug. 19, 2018
Music: "Hip Hop" by DJ Street - Creative Commons Attribution License. "Jazzy Frenchy" by BenSound.com - Creative Commons Attribution License.
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Attending a Jordan Peterson rally - We're All Gonna Die - Aug. 11, 2018
Jordan Peterson, motivational speaker and father figure to the alt-right, rolled through Austin last month. Peterson has been selling out crowds on his 12 Rules tour, where he imparts wisdom on young men with profound bonmots such as "if you see a cat, pet it." So we sent an intern to attend the...
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An Alaskan about-face on net neutrality - We're All Gonna Die - Aug. 4, 2018
Net neutrality is a deeply personal issue for a lot of people, so this week on We're All Gonna Die, the team chats with a constituent who tried to convey that to her representative in Congress. Jennie Stewart, the owner of CustomMousePad.com, talks to us about her conversation with Rep. Don Young...
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TeEn MeMes with Drew Fairweather - We're All Gonna Die - July 20, 2018
Well, folks, you heard it here first: Memes are the answer to life’s biggest problems, namely our current political mess. Who knew? Well, we did, actually. That’s why we asked Drew Fairweather, an internet comedian who faked a Mueller indictment filled with mentions of shit-posting and stupid...
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The Best Romantic Comedies of All Time - The Upstream Podcast - 72
Theme Music: "Late Night Tales" and "Credit Roll" by Lee Rosevere is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Stephen Miller is the real soy boy - We're All Gonna Die - July 13, 2018
There is a question lurking around the internet. It's an important one too. When Stephen Miller threw out all his sushi, which usually comes with the typical accouterments like wasabi and ginger, did he have with him ... soy? (Sauce.) Because, you know, only bitch-ass libs eat soy. (It's a thing,...
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Silver Fox of the Supreme Court - We're All Gonna Die - July 6, 2018
The "civility" debate is all the rage in the political sphere, so this week on We're All Gonna Die, the Daily Dot's politics podcast, the team dissects what the hell that even means and if "civility" is possible in the current climate. Spoiler alert, it's not. And because that wasn't enough of a...
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FOIA Fest with Adam Marshall - We're All Gonna Die - July 1, 2018
Welcome to a very special episode of "We’re All Gonna Die." In the wake of the Daily Dot’s decision to sue the NYPD for Donald Trump’s and his sons’ concealed carry permit applications, we decided it was time to drop some FOIA knowledge on you, our dear listeners. Don’t know what FOIA is? Join…
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Sifting through the 'Westworld' season 2 finale
Westworld season 2 is over and we all have headaches, but we're still gonna power through the maze. Sunday night's 90-minute finale gave us a lot—maybe too much—to process, including a revelatory post-credits scene that shows us William's future timeline with his daughter, and Logan's true form...
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Separation Anxiety - We're All Gonna Die - 53
Look, we're not going to sugarcoat this: it's been a rough week. Whatever your views on immigration are, the idea of undocumented immigrant children being separated from their families has been heart-wrenching to watch and hear about. While there are numerous ways you can learn about the policy…
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Hats off in 'Westworld' episode 9
In Westworld episode 9, "Vanishing Point," the Man in Black has unfortunately not vanished, but we get a little more insight into his backstory, and kick up more dust around the "Is he a host?" theory. William also goes full Walter White in this one, we learn what those black and white hats…
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Who Is Q Anon? - We're All Gonna Die - 52
If you dive deep into the nether reaches of the internet, you've stumbled across a Q Anon conspiracy theory. The internet's most shadowy figure is either a deep state operative, a kid LARPing and LOLing his face off, or President Donald Trump himself. He's supposedly got a plethora of access at…
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Emma Arnold stops by to chat about d**ks, bees, and comedy - The Upstream Podcast - 71
This week, we have comedian Emma Arnold in the studio to discuss her new album, as well as being a mom, Idaho, beekeeping, murder shows, and mental health. It's a wild ride down the slide we call life. Life-slide with us below. —Audra Schroeder Emma Arnold is a comedian with a rare gift. She’s…
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'Westworld' episode 8 features a big awakening
In Westworld episode 8, "Kiksuya," we follow Akecheta, a member of Ghost Nation, through his process of gaining consciousness, and no we definitely did not cry through the whole episode. Unfortunately, the Man in Black is still friggin' alive, and, apparently, so is Logan; Akecheta finds him in…
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Manic Pixie Dream Prez - We're All Gonna Die - 51
So... We were going to debate what the first 500 days of the Trump presidency meant to us, but we already know the answer to that. It's annoying! And problematic! And busy! So instead we debated (500) Days of Summer. We all agreed it wasn't busy, being an extremely well-directed movie, but it…
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13 reasons why you should watch the World Cup - The Upstream Podcast - 70
Friends welcome to the Daily Dot's World Cup preview for the rest of us. Dot reporters Ramon, Phil, Josh, and Dave join Logan the producer and answer 13 burning questions every American needs answered before they tune into the World Cup on June 14. We're not here to tell you the difference…
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Who's got the data in 'Westworld' episode 7?
In Westworld episode 7, "Les Écorchés," a few storylines finally come together and the season moves forward a bit. But you must endure Robert Ford quoting William Blake. We learn more about the nature of Westworld, and who it's actually experimenting on. As Bernard says in the episode: "The…
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Highway to the 'covfefe' zone - We're All Gonna Die - 50
Where in the world is Melania Trump? She's probably fine, but one thing is for sure: She definitely didn't write that tweet proclaiming her health. On this week’s episode (our 50th!) of We're All Gonna Die, we wish a very happy anniversary to President Donald Trump and "covfefe." Like his…
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SEO violence of the Pusha T-Drake diss battle - The Upstream Podcast - 69 (nice)
This week in entertainment, it's all about having the last word! We discuss the ongoing Drake-Pusha T diss volley that flared up again this week, after the release of Daytona. The stakes are lower for diss tracks in 2018, but investigative reporter Pusha T might have messed up Drake's SEO play…
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'Westworld' episode 6, straight from the Cradle
This week's episode of Westworld, "Phase Space," left us with yet another Shruggie emoji, and a big reveal. We discuss whether a movie titled Something About Bernard could work as a rom-com, how Ford could still be in the park, whether aggro Teddy is better, and what the introduction of the…
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69 ways to own the libs - We're All Gonna Die - 49
What’s up, party people? This week on We're All Gonna Die, we’re joined by C.D. Carter, fantasy sports fanatic and satirical Twitter personality, who schools the gang to "own the libs." No, the gang didn’t get owned. This is a nonpartisan news site! You can check out his book 69 Ways To Own The...
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'Solo' is no 'Fast and Furious' but it's fun - The Upstream Podcast - 68
Should you see Solo: A Star Wars Story? Gavia Baker-Whitelaw swoops in with a spoiler-free review of the Star Wars spinoff, and discusses the film's long road to completion, Emilia Clarke's bad acting, and whether Lando is really pansexual. As she writes in her review, the film is "a competently...
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Maeve finds her voice in Shogun World - Westworld Season 2 Episode 5
In Westworld episode 5, "Akane No Mai," Maeve is now a Jedi. We've finally gotten to Shogun World, and found out how Lee Sizemore has been sourcing his storylines. We also find out Maeve can't just control people with voice commands, but with her mind. Dolores is still consumed with revenge, and…
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Vicente Fox and Friends - We're All Gonna Die - 48
Hello podcast listeners! In what is without a doubt our most star-studded, action-packed podcast, we have... our most star-studded, action-packed podcast. Vicente Fox joins the gang to talk about his YouTube activism and his lack of love for Donald Trump. Then Andrew, Ramon, and David treat you…
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Unpacking Netflix's teen rom-com disaster 'The Kissing Booth' - The Upstream Podcast - 67
This week, we're assessing enthusiasm levels for the new season of Arrested Development, and whether it's still part of the Zeitgeist. Did the internet kill it, or make it into a meme? Netflix is also throwing out a lot of teen-focused content lately, but original film The Kissing Booth is a...
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Everything's fine in 'Westworld' episode 4
In "The Riddle of the Sphinx," Westworld finally reveals Delos' end game, and brings up the question of immortality. But that question brings up more questions, of course. Still, the Lisa Joy-directed episode 4 gives us more to work with than the rest of season 2. We see James Delos' fate, but...
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Can Net Neutrality Win? - We're All Gonna Die - 47
On this episode of We're All Gonna Die, the gang speaks with Evan Greer, deputy director of Fight for the Future, and she explains what you can do to help save net neutrality. Hint: It's time to be that annoying Facebook friend. We discuss why the Red Alert protest will work, why the internet...
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The new parks are here! - 'Westworld' Chat - Season 2 Episode 3
In Westworld season 2, episode 3, we finally see a new park, but it's not the one we thought it might be. In"Virtù e Fortuna," we get a glimpse of the Raj and a mysterious new character named Grace who looks a lot like a young Theresa Cullen. We also get a glimpse of Shogun World, but in between...
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Trump's Klout score - We're All Gonna Die - 46
Remember when everyone cared about their Klout score? Ever wonder what President Donald Trump's Klout score is? We'll you're in luck, because here at We're All Gonna Die, we decided to look it up. We're doing the hard shoe-leather journalism this week. Surprisingly, the website, which claims to...
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Cash us talking about Bhad Bhabie - The Upstream Podcast - 66
When Danielle Bregoli appeared on Dr. Phil in 2016, few of us could have predicted that she would become a meme. Now the 15-year-old is a successful touring rapper known as Bhad Bhabie, and when we caught up with her in San Antonio, Texas, last weekend, she seemed to be trying to distance herself...
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Have you ever seen anything so full of splendor? - The Upstream 'West World' Discussion - Season 2 Episode 2
Have you ever seen anything so full of splendor? I doubt it with this line-up. Join the Daily Dot staff to discuss Season 2 Episode 2 of HBO's West World. Has Delores gone off the rails? What happened to Logan after he was ousted? Who is James Delos and how did he let William take over the Delos...
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5 seconds of feet - We're All Gonna Die - 45
If you're wondering if advanced stats have hit pornography, well, we have news for you. While researching Stormy Daniels new film, Stormy's Secret, we stumble of a little thing called "Fuck Stats." But that's not the only thing we talk about (although, it pretty much is the only thing we talk...
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The best Marvel movies before 'Infinity War' - The Upstream Podcast - 65
Avengers: Infinity War is here, and it's "entertaining and by no means a disappointment, but it’s otherwise kind of empty," according to reviewer Gavia Baker-Whitelaw. As we prepare for the ensemble assault of the latest Avengers movie, we're counting down the Daily Dot staff's favorite Marvel...
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Let's chat about 'Westworld' Season 2 Episode 1
We're recapping Westworld every Monday, and in our debut mini-podcast we take a look at the season 2 premiere and the new puzzles it presents. Michelle Jaworksi and Tiffany Kelly join us to talk about the very timely introduction of Delos's data-collecting drone hosts, Bernard's glitch-out, new...
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Handsome Hired Goon - We're All Gonna Die - 44
Stormy Daniels this week released a sketch of the man she said harassed her into keeping quiet about her alleged affair with President Donald Trump—and the culprit is Tom Brady. This week on We’re All Gona Die, the Dot’s politics podcast, the gang unbundles the wave of internet sleuthing that...
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What we want from 'Westworld' season 2 - The Upstream Podcast - 64
This week, we’re back online with a discussion about Westworld season 2 theories, season 1 critiques, and thoughts about being rickrolled. Parsec writers Gavia Baker-Whitelaw and Michelle Jaworski and Unclick editor Tiffany Kelly join us to talk about how the Westworld fan community has informed...
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Papa Ryan got Roached - We're All Gonna Die - 43
We've all left jobs that we didn't like. It happens. You really have to do what's best for you. We're just lucky enough that we've been able to do it relative privacy. When you are the Speaker of the House, even if you are really doing what's best for you, you're still gonna get laughed at. And...
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