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Point of Disorder
by Distill Social + The Guerrilla Politic
Welcome to the "Point of Disorder" podcast, where we bravely wade through the political swamp, armed with nothing but our sharp wit and unshakable progressive ideals. Here, we're not just talking politics – we're crafting a masterful blend of expert ramblings, semi-enlightening interviews, and just enough entertainment to keep you from switching to that other podcast. Get ready to have the truth served up with a side of sarcasm, as we champion causes so progressive, they haven't even been thought of yet.
Episodes
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Mike Rogers is Hilariously Corrupt & Michigan Republicans Are Desperate
Norris and Julie are joined by Jeremy from Head in the Office to discuss Mike Rogers openly racist campaign, his NDA with a telecommunications company that spied on Venezuelans, and the billions of dollars he helped transfer to his wife's security company in 2011. In other news, MAGA libertarian...
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John James & Hillary Scholten Are Screwing With Michigan Politics
Hillary Scholten had some strange comments about Abdul's popularity with black Michiganders, and, for some reason, brought John James into the conversation. Wonder why! In other news, Obama is coming to Michigan to campaign for Abdul, a series of dramatic candidates debates happened this week…
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Cornell Seven: A Story to Make Your Blood Boil
Trigger Warning: Sexual assault is discussed throughout this episode.Norris, Julie, and Adrienne return to talk about the absolutely disgusting story out of Cornell University, discuss the developments in Trump's war against the department of education, and provide an update on the major Michigan...
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Trump's Media Ban & Lauren Boebert's Sexcapades
Norris, Julie, and Adrianne gather to discuss Trump's dictatorial media ban, ICE’s silent deportation surge, and Lauren Boebert’s sexcapades. Ballot power: https://www.ballotpower.org/ Support the show: www.linktr.ee/pointofdisorderpod AG Nessel & Abdul interview:...
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Mike Rogers Skips a Debate & the Insane Republican Midterm Convention
Norris, Julie, and Adrienne return to discuss the Fox 2 debate between Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers (Mike Rogers did not appear), the recent Republican midterm convention that featured Hasan Piker's lude images, the Macklemore-Ed Sheeran situation, AI's threat to humanity, and a bizarre story...
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Mike Rogers is a Walmart Wolverine & the Influencer War
Adrienne returns to the show with Julie and Norris to discuss the newest strategy from the Mike Rogers campaign (and how phony he is), the Labor Day fiasco in Michigan, the Kirkiversary, and 25th anniversary of 9/11, the constant renaming of everything, the influencer war, and the important...
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Endless Hasan Piker Discourse & the New Canadian Trade War
Norris and Julie are joined by Jeremy (Head in the Office) to discuss the passing of Dolly Parton, Abdul El-Sayed's appearance on the Jesse Watters Fox News program, a new round of Hasan Piker discourse, Michigan Democrats who don't want to "vote blue no matter who", the latest unnecessary trade...
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Mike Rogers is Scared to Debate & Jake Lang's Dearborn Stunt
Norris and Julie are joined by Stella (Michigan College Democrats) to discuss Mike Rogers antics, Jake Lang's hate-fueled stunt in Dearborn, Hakeem Jeffries talking about DSA, the Bulwark labelling DSA as a "Republican Psy-Op", and Natalie Harp's strange position in the Trump Administration....
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Can Michigan Democrats Unite?
Norris and Julie are joined by Jeremy (Head in the Office) to discuss the latest regarding AOC's presidential aspirations, Michigan Democrats uniting around the top of the ticket, election results out of Wisconsin and Minnesota, an update on the Michiganders for Money Out of Politics ballot...
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Abdul El-Sayed Wins in Michigan
Julie and Norris are joined by Rachel Cohen to discuss the primary results from this week. Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic Senate Primary, Will Lawrence and Donavan McKinney defeated establishment backed opponents, and many down ballot progressives won big. While the victories are exciting…
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Trumps Waning Influence & 5 Days Until the Michigan Primaries
Trigger warning: sexual assault. Stella, President of the Michigan College Democrats, joins Norris and Julie to discuss trumps waning influence in Michigan given the awful vibes at his most recent Michigan rally. They also chat about allegations of Sexual misconduct at Interlochen music camp,...
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Dark Money Floods the Michigan Democratic Senate Primary
Millions and millions of dollars is being spent on one Democratic Senate primary... and it happens to be in Michigan! Norris and Julie are joined by Jeremy from Head in the Office to break down the latest news in this contentious primary, as well as discuss the race in Michigan's 13th…
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The AI Landscape with Steve Newman
In this bonus episode of Point of Disorder, Julie speaks to Steve Newman, President of the Golden Gate Institute, about the current state and possible future of AI. What do we get wrong about AI? Are data centers worth it? These and any more pressing questions Michiganders care about are…
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Michigan Senate Race Heats Up & ICE Takes More Lives
Norris and Julie are joined by Jeremy from Head in the Office to discuss the latest news in the Michigan Senate race and the increasing toxicity, Trump's (predictable) diarrhea outbreak, more totally unnecessary violence caused by ICE, and the results of Distill Social's poll. Support the show:...
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Debate Review: Michigan Democratic Senate Primary
Norris, Julie, and Gina review the Michigan Senate Debate between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens. Who won? Who appealed to McMorrow's contingent of voters? Did the candidate persuade anyone? Find out here! Support the show: www.linktr.ee/pointofdisorder Link to the poll:...
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DSA wins in NYC & Voters Reject the Establishment
Norris, Gina, and Julie break down the commanding victories of various Democratic Socialists in New York City, the necessity of bold campaigns, Elon Musk's now-defunct status as a trillionaire, and the messy showdown between Abe Aiyash and Justin Onwenu after a local candidate forum in Detroit....
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AG Dana Nessel on Data Centers in Michigan
In this special installment of Point of Disorder, Julie is joined by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel to talk about the Van Buren data center project, the influence of these AI companies in Michigan politics, who the biggest winners of data centers are, and much more.Support the show:...
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Trump Curses the Knicks & No One Wants to Talk About Data Centers
Norris is joined by Julie and Jeremy (Head in the Office) to discuss Trump's recent appearance at the Knicks game (which they lost), the eerie silence of Michigan Republicans, Distill Social being blamed for anti-Whitmer protests, the Saline data center, Graham Platner's victory, and Pete…
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Whitmer's Data Center Problem & Turning Out Michigan's Youth Vote
Gina and Julie are joined by Stella Camerlengo, President of Michigan College Democrats, to talk about how the Democratic Party can do better to turn out the youth vote in Michigan, and where they went wrong in the 2024 election. They also talk about Governor Gretchen Whitmer's appearance at the...
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Mike Duggan Drops His Bid for Governor
Mike Duggan is OUT of the Michigan Gubernatorial race, clearing the way for a head-to-head between the Democratic and Republican candidates in the fall. Gina, Julie, and Norris cover the latest developments in Michigan races and also dive into the Woke Pope's war on AI and call for reparations,...
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Polling on the Big Michigan Races & the Sean Duffy Reality TV Show
Norris, Gina, and Julie return to discuss the absurd and stupid Sean Duffy Reality TV show, an update on polling for the big 2026 Michigan races, the resurgence of egregious gerrymandering in the South, and more. Support the show: www.linktr.ee/pointofdisorderpod Become a patron:...
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Michigan Senate Race Tightens & Democrats Win Special Elections Countrywide
Norris and Jeremy (Head in the Office) discuss the latest in the Michigan US Senate primary, including former Senator Debbie Stabenow's endorsement of Haley Stevens and McMorrow canceling contentious interviews with progressive hosts. Later, they break down the recent special election in the...
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Trump's Ballroom Dreams, the Surveillance State, and Tucker Carlson's Apology
Norris is once again joined by Stella (MI College Dems) and Jeremy (Head in the Office), this time to disucss the would-be attack at the White House Correspondants Dinner, Trump's calls for the ballroom, the growth of the surveillance state in Michigan, right-wingers apologies and post-Trump…
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Progressives Win Big at the Michigan Democratic Convention
Norris is joined by Stella (Michigan College Dems) and Jeremy (Head in the Office) to break down the results of the Michigan Democratic Convention (the winners, the losers, and the dreaded discourse), the drunken escapades of Kash Patel, and the enduring relevance of honey pot operations.Support...
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Trump Beefs with the Pope & Corporations Rob Us Blind
Gina, Adrienne, and Norris convene to discuss the end of tax season and the millions that corporations steal from the public purse, some local Michigan stories, Trump's feud with the Pope, and Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales stepping down from Congress. Support the show:...
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Should Democrats Accept Hasan Piker & Where is John James?
Norris, Gina, and Adrianne are back again to talk about the goingons with the Iran war, the Michigan senate race, and a host of other Michigan issues. Trump threatened genocide then seemingly backed out, Jon James is on vacation, and Abdul El-Sayed made a national splash During campaign events at...
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Get Money Out of Politics!
Norris is joined by Christy McGillivray (Voters Not Politicians) and Jeremy (Head in the Office) to discuss money in politics, the developments in the U.S. Senate race in Michigan, Kristi Noem's husband, and much more!Support Michiganders for Money Out of Politics (Mop up Michigan):...
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ICE at Airports & the Michigan Senate Race Heats Up
Norris, Adrienne, and Gina discuss the Democrat that won in Trump's personal state house district, ICE wasting time and money in TSA lines, Steve Bannon's plans to disrupt future elections, data centers in Michigan, and a polling update on the U.S. Senate race in Michigan between Dr. Abdul...
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Democrats Can't Decide If They Support War With Iran
Julie, Gina, and Norris return to discuss the latest on the war with Iran, specifically how Democrats have failed to coalesce around an anti-war message. Too many of our Michigan Democrats are playing coy, either because they support the war or are too timid to oppose it. Not great! Later, the…
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The Truth About Trump's War with Iran
The OG crew, Adrienne, Julie, and Gina, assemble to discuss Trump's war with Iran and the immediate fallout, Trump's falling approval rating, and so much more.If you want to support Distill Social, check us out on Patreon! A new and exclusive podcast will be coming to Patreon very soon. Support...
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Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib on War in Iran and Abolishing ICE
In this bonus episode, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) joins the show to discuss the response to the State of the Union, the current battle over DHS and ICE funding, the illegal war in Iran, and much more. Support the show: www.linktr.ee/pointofdisorderpod
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A Deranged State of the Union & Distill in D.C.
Norris, Gina, and Julie break down their chaotic experience in D.C. covering the State of the Union, from the nitty gritty of traversing the Capitol and working with Congressional staff to Trump's speech itself. It was the longest State of the Union on record and maybe the most boring! Support…
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Were the Conspiracy Theorists Right All Along?
Norris, Julie, and Adrienne discuss the latest revelations from interviews with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on the Epstein Files and the existence of aliens, respectively. If anyone would know... it's them! Also, the crew journeys through the news coverage of the Epstein files by other...
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The Epstein Class Goes Unpunished
Norris, Julie, and Adrienne return to discuss the avalanche of information from the Epstein files as members of the Trump administration testify in front of Congress. While some countries, like the UK, seem capable of punishing the men in the files, the U.S. has utterly failed to do anything. In...
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Are We Underreacting to the Epstein Files?
Norris, Adrienne, and Julie discuss the Epstein files: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and all the other disgusting wealthy men who have yet to face any consequences for any potential crimes. Turns out there is an elite group of child abusers running the world! Later, the crew talks about the DHS…
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"Woke Scum" & Minnesota's Continued Occupation
Norris, Adrienne, and Julie embrace the label of "woke scum" as described by the Police Officers Association of Michigan before breaking down the latest developments out of Minnesota. Border Patrol took another life in Minneapolis, Alex Pretti, and the media is signaling that ICE is pulling out…
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Trump is Destroying the Global Order for No Reason
Norris and Julie discuss Usha Vance's bandaid baby, the imminent US invasion of Greenland, the use of military force on American citizens in Minnesota, How Democrats are not doing enough, and the Beckham situation. Support the show: www.linktr.ee/pointofdisorderpod
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Detroit Rejects Trump & ICE Invades Minneapolis
After a harrowing experience attending the Detroit Trump event, Norris, joined by Julie and Adrienne, recounts his experience and comments on the city's reception to the President. A Ford worker was fired because he called Trump a "p*dophile protector"! Wild stuff! Later, the crew discusses the...
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Living in Late Stage Capitalism: Venezuela, Grok AI Controversy, and Other Horrors
Happy New Year! Norris, Julie, and Adrienne return to discuss the U.S. invasion of Venezuela and illegal detention of Maduro, the political fallout, and how it is being viewed around the world. Also, AI is violating people on the internet, and the IRS has an interesting new tax deduction…
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2025: A Terrible Year in Review
Adrienne and Julie are joined by Jeremy from Head in the Office to conduct a review of the atrocities we've all experienced in 2025... but only after covering the incredible Vanity Fair scoop about the inner circle of the White House and Susie Wiles. From Hegseth's war crimes, to roman salutes…
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Incel Infiltration & the Enshittification of the Economy
Julie is joined by Norris and Jeremy from Head in the Office to discuss the growing incel sentiment on the right-wing, white supremacy in America businesses, the Oklahoma Student Essay controversy, and much more. Support the show: www.linktr.ee/pointofdisorderpod
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War Crimes & the "Affordability Hoax": the Decline of Trump 2.0
Norris joins Julie & Adrienne to begrudgingly discuss the RFK Jr.-Olivia Nuzzi story, Pete Hegseth's obvious war crimes, Trump's take on the "affordability hoax", election results from the Tennessee special election, the effect of Trump's tariffs on weddings, and Tom Barrett's beef with furries....
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Epstein Unravels the Trump Administration & the United States of Misogyny
Adrienne, Norris, and Julie cover the developments of the Epstein files story, Megyn Kelly’s age distinctions, Trump’s brazen disregard for free press, the Crown Prince in the Oval Office, the fitness of ICE agents, and how misogyny is related to all of it. Support the show here:...
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Democrats Fumble the Shutdown Fight & Epstein Controversy Returns
Julie returns and is joined by Jeremy from Head in the Office and Jess from Invest in MI Kids to discuss the collapse of Democratic solidarity on the shutdown fight, how Democrats can actually build a winning coalition, Trump getting booed at a football game, and the return of Epstein…
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Democrats Sweep Elections Across the Country!
Zohran Mamdani wins, but the fun doesn't stop there! The PoD crew gather in this episode to talk about the Democrat sweeps in elections across the country including historic wins in NYC, Virginia, and Detroit. they also talk about a new data center being built here in Michigan, a MAGA losing...
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Holding the Hungry Hostage
Gina and Norris, joined by Jeremy from Head in the Office, talk about the government shutdown, SNAP funding drying up, Trump's possible third term, and drama surrounding a Turning Point USA chapter at a local Michigan high school. Support the show here www.linktr.ee/pointofdisorderpod
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No Kings, No Direction
Adrianne, Norris, and Julie are back! This time, they talk about their takeaways from the recent No Kings protest, Trump's demolition of the White House East Wing for his gaudy ballroom, money were spending on everything but healthcare, MI senate race finance numbers, and Graham Platner. Support...
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Enshittification: The Great American Decline
Adrienne, Julie, and Norris return from the break to aggressively lament the trajectory of this country. JD Vance lies as easy as he breathes, Kristi Noem is an actual joke, the DNC still can't message, Young Republicans are INSANE, and so much more. Also, if you're participating in No Kings this...
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PROMO: Reviving the Democratic Party with Curtis Hertel
This is an episode of For the Sake of the Argument with Lori Goldman, another podcast produced by Distill Social. Find more from Lori here: www.linktr.ee/forthesakeoftheargument Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel joins the show to discuss the present state of the Democratic Party, how...
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Republicans Shut Down the Government to Take Your Healthcare Away
Gina is joined by Norris and Jeremy from Head in the Office to discuss the federal shutdown, a temporarily avoided state shutdown, Mike Johnson’s Grindr profile, Hegseth’s unbearable speech at Quantico, the TikTok sale, Kamala Harris’s new book, and the Senate race in Michigan. No show next week,...
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Welcome to the "Point of Disorder" podcast, where we bravely wade through the political swamp, armed with nothing but our sharp wit and unshakable progressive ideals. Here, we're not just talking politics – we're crafting a masterful blend of expert ramblings, semi-enlightening interviews, and just enough entertainment to keep you from switching to that other podcast. Get ready to have the truth served up with a side of sarcasm, as we champion causes so progressive, they haven't even been thought of yet.
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Distill Social + The Guerrilla Politic
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