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Kill The Computer
June and Caleb talk about the ways in which online culture spills out into the real world; good and bad.
Episodes
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Year of the Potato
Use coupon code POTATOYEAR for half off the first month of your Patreon subscription from now until Halloween at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer Articles discussed: Character AI: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/just-5-years-in-interactive-chatbot-platform-character-ai-files-for-bankruptcy/...
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Preview: The Hum ft. Saul Levin
Full episode: www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer Saul Levin is the Program Director for the Center for Nonviolent Conflict Research and host of The Hum podcast, which serves as the oral history of the fight against data centers. He walks us through what successful municipalities have done to push…
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The Most Dangerous Games Ft. TWOAPW
Brian and Josh from The Worst of All Possible Worlds join us to discuss The Worst of All Possible Books: Mr. Beast's LLM-ridden slopfest "The Most Dangerous Games". Follow TWOAPW: https://www.worstpossible.world
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Preview: The Basilisk's Roko
FULL EPISODE: www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer June and Maddyson walk Caleb through news of Candace Ownen's alleged romantic past and the personal lives of many influential conservatives. Then we read a follow up on our previous episode about Brown Brothers Media's ties to Ghislaine Maxwell and...
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Fake Empire
Maggie Harrison Dupre returns with Jon Christian to take us through their reporting on Brown Brothers Media, a family operated slop mill that quietly reached tens of millions by gaming Google with thousands of fake articles written with fake bylines by personas with falsified credentials. Oh, and...
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Preview: The Curious Case of Alpha School
Full episode: www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer A tech billionaire and Trump donor bankrolled an "AI focused" private school that costs $50,000+ a year. Kids are allegedly hooked to heart monitors while being criticized, and fail if their heartrate increases too much. They work unpaid "dirty" jobs...
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A Very Chinese Friday
Tilly Norwood speaks a little Chinese for for Piers Morgan, America almost goes to war with China over an AI hallucination, AI agents are making the internet a more annoying place, Americans are totally exhausted, and we weigh in on the AI doomerism + Ethical Altruism vs MAGA civil war. Articles...
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Preview: The Kirkiversary
www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer for the full episode One year ago, Charlie Kirk was assassinated while hosting a speaking event on a college campus in Utah. In the wake of his death followed a year of political turmoil, conservative infighting, New McCarthyism, conspiracy theories, organized...
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American Panopticon
First we address America's most pressing issue: the Trump/Jelly Roll divide. Then we discuss Flock Safety, its abuses, the pushback, and more. Note: we initially had a slightly different angle and intro for this episode planned which is brought up briefly. Articles discussed:...
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Preview: The Curious Case of Daejon Love Ft. Ed Zitron, Arif Hasan
www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer for the full episode Daejon Love is alleged by the FBI to have defrauded 26+ women of ~1.3 million dollars predominantly by pretending to be a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers. He used social media to poison LLMs into reporting he was a member of the team....
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The Green Ape
Have Americans reached a tipping point with data centers and AI? We discuss. Support us on Patreon: www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer Join the game jam: https://forms.gle/Qz1Zus6gDAah7PpH9 Apes & other things mentioned in this ep:...
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Unlocked: All This For Ten Dollars - Guys We Don't Like: Palmer Luckey
MLYP takes us through the history of Palmer Luckey: gamer, founder of Oculus, and (alleged) war criminal. Slide Show: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kTHSKZQ0hMwY_sNHK5k3peFh5Q2anKdO80qf7Dj7AlM/edit
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Preview: Grievance Grifting Ft. Miles Klee
Full episode: www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer The digital safety organization Reset Tech released a 160 page study outlining how the "Manosphere" isn't an organic movement so much as it is a series of financial scams. Miles Klee of Wired Magazine joins us to talk about his piece covering the...
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Nosy Neighbors Ft. Marcos
Marcos joins us on the follow-up to our pink slime episode, we talk about the communal costs we incur when local papers die, and the horrors that fill the void when they do. Follow Marcos: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheHomieCollective
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Preview: Return to Fruit Love Island Ft. Internet Today
Full episode at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer Ricky & Eliot of Internet Today join us for a retrospective on Fruit Love Island, Strawberrina's series of sordid affairs, Italian Brainrot, and the slop economy at large. Follow Internet Today: https://www.youtube.com/@InternetTodayTV
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The Hole Hog
The Big Mac Index is here, the police used Grok to edit an evidence photo, Linkedin is now offering users the opportunity to report slop, Google pulled its disastrous AI image editing tool they put into Google Earth, you can now bet on wild fire outcomes, and more. We discuss. Stories read and...
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Preview: Nobody Did This Ft. Parker Molloy
Full episode on www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer The right-wing noise machine spent months trying to destroy Christopher Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey. The film opened up to enormous critical and commercial success, so it would seem that they failed. But did they really? Let's talk about it....
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Gamers, Ft. Michael Maurino
Michael Maurino aka Iron Stylus is a veteran game developer who has worked on a number of large projects over the years, he walks us through the current landscape of the gaming industry, layoffs, bisexual lighting, what to look forward to in the future, and more. Follow Michael:...
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Unlocked: All This For Ten Dollars - America 250
MLYP takes us through America 250's origins through today, and all the baggage that came with it. Slideshow: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AN-XayXaUfaKngfY_ghphiayJaJ-6WTcIVp9bWeOums/edit?slide=id.g36f69057379_0_79#slide=id.g36f69057379_0_79 Support us on Patreon at...
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Preview: Pink Slime & You
Conservative dark money is funding a network of so-called "pink slime" websites that sell influence to the fossil fuel industry and far-right special interests, where candidates and PACs can simply buy the coverage they want on hundreds, perhaps thousands of websites, and hundreds of millions of...
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Weekend at Mitchell's
What's going on with Mitch McConnell? We talk about it. Plus, Waymo is arresting teens, Trump's airport logo appears to be AI slop, Bluesky rolls out age verification in Texas, and more. www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer for more. Articles discussed: Mitch McConnell...
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Preview: Worst Tweets of 2026 Pt. 2 Ft. Maddy & Marcos
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Worst Tweets of 2026 Pt. 1 Ft. Quorators
The Quorators gang joins us to rank the worst posts from around the internet in the first half of 2026, as submitted by our listeners. Slideshow: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rsSqQR6eolZQjzq-146cJCjX5ZgWR43v-3zf9nLq2Lk/edit?usp=sharing Support Quorators:...
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Unlocked: What is going on here? Ft. Dan Friesen
Note: this episode was originally recorded June 4th. Dan Friesen, formerly of the podcast Knowledge Fight, joins us to talk about Tucker Carlson and how he and other right wing media figures are attempt to launder white nationalism under the guise of "sensible" positions on Palestine and more....
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The Ones Who Rug Pull Omelas Ft. Worker's Lit
Lenore and Jacob from the Worker's Lit show join us to talk about #AlgaeGate, Peter Thiel's secret society Dialog and their recent hack, more clip farming news, and more. Follow Worker's Lit: https://www.workerslit.com https://www.patreon.com/cw/WorkersLit...
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Preview: Ignore All Previous Instructions Ft. Ed Zitron
Ed broke some very interesting news about Open AI's finances that could have an impact on its upcoming IPO + more. Follow Ed at www.wheresyoured.at Full Episode: Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
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Disaster Tags Ft. Aysha U. Farah
Aysha joins us to talk about the wonderful world of fan fiction and erotica. Slide w/ links: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11QmLnXowsXY73tZSKjyU6yTasP_86DGrB7HsxRA9o3Q/edit?usp=sharing Follow Aysha: https://bsky.app/profile/ayshaufarah.bsky.social www.WorkersLit.com
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Pumped Up Tricks Ft. Marcos
Marcos is here to talk about some news stories: AI PACs are astroturfing, Pump.fun has a bounty system, Zohran Mamdani is fighting fascism by suspending bedtime for the Knicks playoff run, and more. Support Marcos: https://www.patreon.com/TheHomieCollective.
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Preview: What is going on here? Ft. Dan Friesen
Dan Friesen, formerly of the podcast Knowledge Fight, joins us to talk about Tucker Carlson and how he and other right wing media figures are attempt to launder white nationalism under the guise of "sensible" positions on Palestine and more. Follow Dan's next project:...
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You're Terminated, Fucker Ft. Mike Isaac
Mike Isaac is a technology reporter at the New York Times who watched the Musk v. Altman trial live this month. He joins us to discuss the high points, low points, and everything between. Follow Mike: www.Twitter.com/MikeIsaac Support us on Patreon at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer
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Unlocked: The Clippening Ft. Mia Sato
Mia Sato, Senior Reporter with The Verge, joins us to discuss the "Clip Economy" where streamers, podcasters, brands, and platforms themselves operate a shady secondary market of short form content whose ownership is unclear and is often not disclosed as advertising. Read Mia's Article:...
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Preview: Are We Doomed? Ft. Ben Bradford
Listen to the full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/killthecomputer Is the world ending? "Are We Doomed?" is the animated, video podcast (NPR Network) exploring nukes, AI, climate change, pandemics, and angry hippos, sorting catastrophic risks from fantasy. Award-winning journalist...
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Angels & Demons Ft. Ken Klippenstein
Ken returns to the show to discuss his previous reporting on UAPs as far back as 2023, the current UFO files, new counter-terrorism strategies from the Trump admin that may target Tucker Carlson, and more. Support Ken: https://www.kenklippenstein.com
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Preview: The Clippening Ft. Mia Sato
Mia Sato, Senior Reporter with The Verge, joins us to discuss the "Clip Economy" where streamers, podcasters, brands, and platforms themselves operate a shady secondary market of short form content whose ownership is unclear and is often not disclosed as advertising. Read Mia's Article:...
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In Memoriam: Club Chalamet
Maddyson joins us to discuss the rise and fall of Simone Cromer, the 59 year-old behind the notorious Club Chalamet fan account who recently announced a sort of soft retirement from covering Timothée Chalamet. Please visit www.killthecomputer.com for fun, games, merch, and friendship.
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Preview: With Apologies to Mr. Cheeseman Ft. The GG Tribune Editorial Staff
Johnny, Nick, and Matt of the newly formed GG Tribune come on to tell the story of why they left Hard Drive magazine to start their new website. We talk about the Pragmata controversy and other gamer news. Follow and subscribe: https://ggtribune.com
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InfoPeace Ft. Ben Collins
Ben Collins, aka Tim Onion comes on to talk about The Onion's long battle over the rights to the Infowars IP, what's next, and gives us some reasons to be hopeful for the future. Support The Onion: membership.theonion.com
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Preview: Motion Denied Ft. Morgan Stringer + Announcements!
Big news guys: we have launched our brand new website at killthecomputer.com that is going to increasingly serve as a centralized hub for the show in the coming weeks. On it, you can play games, listen to episodes, songs from the show and shop for our brand new merch line (see also...
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Unlocked: All This For Ten Dollars: A Brief History of Trump & The UFC
MLYP takes us through a history of Trump's relationship to the UFC (and WWE) and how that's relevant today. Slideshow:...
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The Chud Wars
We were originally supposed to record our next installment of Going Back, our LOST side series on the Patreon. But instead we decided to have Maddy join us to end our pod marathon week with something fun and silly: MAGA influencer civil war. Keep an eye out for the next part of that series in a…
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Preview: The Mukbang Ft. The Worst of All Possible Worlds
The third and final installment of our Beast Week series with our friends at TWOAPW. Listen to the full episode at www.patreon.com/killthecomputer
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BONUS - The Worst Of All Possible Worlds: Beast Games Season Two Ft. Kill The Computer
As part of our ongoing collaboration with The Worst Of All Possible Worlds, this is a preview episode of our Beast Week series discussing Beast Games Season 2. The full episode can be found at www.Patreon.com/worstofall This Friday, Beast Week 2 will conclude with another episode on the premium...
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The Smile Merchant Ft. The Worst of All Possible Worlds
Run from it, hide from it, Beast Week returns all the same. The crew from TWOAPW joins us on part 1 of our three part journey into the heart of darkness. In two days, we will be recapping season 2 of Beast Games on their feed, then the finale will be over at Patreon.com/KillTheComputer following...
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Preview: Max Resist Ft. Charles Star
KTC legal analyst Charles Star of the ALAB podcast (& others) joins us to talk about some ongoing cases in the US, how AI is hilariously resulting in some lazy attorneys getting into trouble, and lastly we get a fun update involving Ron Coleman and his client Jeff Tarzia aka SmashJT on his…
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Unlocked: All This For Ten Dollars - You Ever Heard About Video Games?
MLYP's All This For Ten Dollars appears exclusively at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer but we've unlocked this one for you to do one final push on our 50% off sale that ends at midnight tonight. Use coupon code SORA50. Have fun!
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The Loop Ft. Dan Boeckner
Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade, Arcade Fire, Divine Fits + more joins us to discuss music, and how it juxtaposes with "MAGA Rap", a closed loop system operating not as art, but propaganda. Follow Dan: https://linktr.ee/Boeck9 Note: our Patreon is still HALF OFF if you use the code SORA50 until the…
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Preview: Soranara Baby! Ft. Ed Zitron
To honor the life and death of our favorite application, you can get 50% off your first month of our premium feed using the coupon code SORA50 at www.Patreon.com/KillThecomputer The Smiling Man returns to discuss the demise of Sora, what it means for the future of Open AI, and the future of the...
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Notes Towards A Woke 2 Ft. Gita Jackson
Gita Jackson, co-owner of Aftermath, joins us to talk about their newest piece on "Woke 2", we have a loose conversation on the institutional failures of yesterday's resistance, and get into the path towards Total Woke Victory. Read Gita's latest at Aftermath:...
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Preview: Butt Thoughts Ft. Homie Vulgaris
Full episode: https://www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer The Homie Marcos returns. We discuss everything from philosophy, to diner goths, scrambled eggs and tossed salads, Afro Man's recent legal troubles and more. Please support Marcos & Co: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheHomieCollective
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Unlocked: An Experiment in Pain Tolerance
What if instead of buying items from a store or website, "micro influencers" could host QVC/Home Shopping Network style streams you could buy from, with included gambling elements? The fine folks at the Whatnot app bravely answered. Spoilers: it sucks a lot! Support us at...
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