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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  

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 economics of male rage and offers some thoughts on what some solutions to the issue might look like. Read the article: https://www.wired.com/story/the-manosphere-isnt-a-movement-its-a-multibillion-dollar-grievance-industry/ Follow Miles: https://www.wired.com/author/miles-klee/

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

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  

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 referenced: Employees from the world’s biggest AI companies want the US to be ready to slow AI development https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/28/tech/ai-development-tech-employees-open-letter Linkedin Adds Slop Detection Report Button https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/linkedin-adds-a-button-to-report-ai-generated-slop/ Google Pulls Down Feature for AI-Generating Fake Satellite Images on Google Earth After It’s Immediately Used to Fake Terror Attacks https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-pulls-down-google-earth-ai-feature Wildfire Betting now on Prediction Market Apps https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/17/climate/betting-wildfires-polymarket-prediction-market-platforms Vancouver Police use AI tool to fabricate drug bust photo https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/vancouver-police-explain-made-with-ai-image-of-seized-drugs-cash/ The Fake Influencers Selling Wellness on Your Feed https://www.nytimes.com/video/technology/100000011001849/ai-influencers-health-supplements-fake-ads.html

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. Note: this discussion is about the discourse surrounding the film, so spoilers shouldn't be a major issue. But beware, we do talk about aspects of the film in a limited capacity. Read Parker's article: https://www.readtpa.com Full episode on www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer 

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: https://www.artstation.com/ironstylus https://www.instagram.com/iron_stylus/ https://brainstormschool.com/ Support us at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer 

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 www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer 

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 impressions across their ad networks. These sites look innocuous, but they're filled with undisclosed press releases, bylined to newsrooms or individuals that often don't exist. What's worse: they now outnumber the country's remaining local newspaper sites, and when Yale researchers put them side by side with the real thing, nearly half of Americans preferred the fake ones. Let's talk about it and what this means for the upcoming midterm elections. www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer  

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 https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/10/politics/mitch-mcconnell-video-stretcher-ambulance https://www.tmz.com/2026/07/10/mitch-mcconnell-house-has-carpeting-and-tile-workers/ Waymo Calls Police on Teens https://abc7news.com/post/waymo-calls-police-15-year-olds-joyriders-underaged-drinking-shooting-toy-guns-driverless-vehicle/19465228/ The Logo for Donald Trump International Airport Appears to Be AI Slop https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/trump-airport-logo-ai Bluesky age verification begins in Texas https://www.chron.com/culture/article/texas-bluesky-age-verification-22328414.php

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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: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Quorators Listen to Part 2 at https://www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer 

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. Follow Dan's next project: https://www.showmestateofmind.com Support us at https://www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer 

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 https://bsky.app/profile/workerslit.bsky.social Support us: www.KillTheComputer.com www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer    

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 

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

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.

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: https://www.showmestateofmind.com Listen to the whole episode: www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer  

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 

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: theverge.com/report/920005/social-media-clipping-podcasts-clavicular-marketing-mrbeast Note: This was originally recorded May 11th. Support us at Patreon.com/KillTheComputer

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 Ben Bradford investigates history, science, and technology to separate legitimate threats from doomsday hysteria. Today Ben joins us for a conversation about AI and how it (probably) isn't going to kill us any time soon. Follow Are We Doomed wherever you get your podcasts, or doompod.com

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

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: theverge.com/report/920005/social-media-clipping-podcasts-clavicular-marketing-mrbeast Listen to the remainder of this episode at www.Patreon.com/killthecomputer 

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.

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

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

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 shop.killthecomputer.com). Additionally, we are launching our "sideload series" episode run where you, our community, tell your unique stories to us: we'll provide the gear, handle the logistics, and pay you for your time. Send pitches to [email protected] and stay tuned for more info very soon. In the meantime, we have friend of the show Morgan Stringer, an attorney with Farrar & Ball, on to talk about infowars liberation day, how AI is clogging the court systems, and the recent series of lawsuits against Google and Meta. Follow Morgan at: https://bsky.app/profile/mostring.bsky.social. Read the Futurism article we discussed by Maggie Harrison Dupre here: https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-lawsuits-chaos-courts-lawyers Support us: Patreon.com/KillTheComputer Merch: Shop.KillTheComputer.com Contact: [email protected]

MLYP takes us through a history of Trump's relationship to the UFC (and WWE) and how that's relevant today. Slideshow: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQv3iMXUeNeVgmPstsJCdxlJWPYbRzDkDW6jvyDlBgO609u-yal3crKFWXMuArtYfLkXipDubrhVonM/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=30000&slide=id.g36f69057379_0_79

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 few days at Patreon.com/KillTheComputer

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  

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 Kill The Computer feed!

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 that. Follow Josh, Brian, and AJ at: https://www.worstpossible.world  

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 ongoing legal woes. Please follow and support Charles: linktr.ee/ugarles Listen to the full episode on Patreon  

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!

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 end of the month, get it before the deal is gone at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer   

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 racist cuckold anthropomorphic fruit video economy. Follow at wheresyoured.at

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: https://aftermath.site/woke-2-wokeness-black-lives-matter-activism/

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

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 Patreon.com/KillTheComputer Follow us at /r/KillTheComputer or on Discord

We discuss the history of celebrity clone replacement conspiracy theories and their place in the broader political moment. Articles discussed in this episode: Clones and zombies: rethinking conspiracy theories and the digital public sphere through a (post)-colonial perspective: Iginio Gagliardone, Matti Pohjonen, Stephanie Diepeveen & Samuel Olaniran https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/1369118X.2023.2239890 Why Is the Internet Obsessed With Celebrity Clone Conspiracy Theories? By Carly Thomas https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/internets-obsession-celebrity-clone-conspiracy-theories-1236520246/ Support us at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer 

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Maddy Joins us to talk about Erika Kirk in a loose, free-form ep. This was originally recorded about two weeks ago so the drama may be slightly behind. Our lost show with Maddyson drops this month only at Patreon.com/KillTheComputer

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Matt from A Bit Fruity joins us to recap a discussion he and June had with Ashley St. Clair, former conservative influencer and mother of Elon Musk's child. We talk about if, when, and how to give conservatives an off-ramp from the MAGA movement, how to identify grifters capitalizing off of that moment, and more. Watch the interview/support Matt here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG-pL7aZoeY

Super Bowl, baby! We talk about the TPUSA half-time show and how it was an egregious, humiliating failure for the MAGA movement. Don't worry, Caleb didn't talk about any actual football stuff in this one. We did make fun of the ads, though. Listen to the entire episode at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer 

Josh from The Worst of All Possible Worlds joins us to talk about Melania (2026). Follow Josh: https://www.worstpossible.world/

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Maddy was originally going to come on and discuss the Secret Life of Erika Kirk (which we will be doing later) as well as plug the new L O S T bonus sideshow. However we wanted to start the episode with some thoughts on the current situation in Minneapolis, which ended up eating up an entire hour. Take care of yourselves as best you can, please. Maddy will be back for the Erika ep and our LOST miniseries soon, both of which you can find here at Patreon.com/KillTheComputer

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It's estimated that Grok, Elon Musk's chatbot formerly known as "MechaHitler" is now generating upwards of thousands of images of CSAM a day. While other countries are moving to outright ban it, Elon Musk is shrugging it off, his friends like Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney are rallying to his side, and the Trump administration, perhaps unsurprisingly, is silent. We brought on journalist Maggie Harrison Dupré to discuss her article on the subject and more. Follow Maggie: https://bsky.app/profile/mharrisondupre.bsky.social https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison Support us at Patreon.com/KillTheComputer Mailbag: [email protected] Discord: www.Discord.gg/KillTheComputer The Story: https://www.thetimes.com/podcasts/the-story