Synopsis
SH!TPOST is a weekly podcast exploring the intersection of politics and internet culture from a left-leaning perspective. shtpost.substack.com
Episodes
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Episode 13: Troll Nation & Sticking A Fork In QAnon (5/14/18) ft/ Amanda Marcotte
15/05/2018 Duration: 01h02minIn this episode, host Jared Holt fills you in on some news that the machines are one step closer to killing us all. Amanda Marcotte, a senior political writer at Salon and author of the new book "Troll Nation" joins to talk about the decline of conservative discourse. This week's episode also features an excerpt of my conversation with Matt Binder of DOOMED! last week.Show Amanda some love: twitter.com/AmandaMarcottePatreon: patreon.com/shtpostpodcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit postthroughit.substack.com
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SH!TPOST Host Jared Holt On DOOMED! With Matt Binder (5/10/18)
11/05/2018 Duration: 01h38minSH!TPOST host Jared Holt joins DOOMED! host Matt Binder.link to our chat: https://youtu.be/2GB88jsJ5N8link to DOOMED!: doomedpod.comDOOMED! patreon: patreon.com/mattbinderMy patreon: patreon.com/shtpostpodcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit postthroughit.substack.com
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Episode 12: Political Gamers And Alt-Right Things (5/7/18) ft/ Hasan Piker & Michael E. Hayden
08/05/2018 Duration: 01h13minIn this episode, host Jared Holt talks about "Lil' Tay" and Facebook's new dating feature. Hasan Piker of The Young Turks joins to talk about Kanye West-gate and the intersection of gaming and politics. Then we learn about Trump's secret behind-the-scenes agenda before Michael Hayden from Newsweek joins to give us an update on alt-right internet drama.Show love to Hasan: twitter.com/hasanthehunAnd Michael: twitter.com/michaelehaydenSupport this podcast: patreon.com/shtpostpodcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit postthroughit.substack.com
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Episode 11: Diamond & Silk Go To Washington (4/30/18) ft/ Asawin Suebsaeng
30/04/2018 Duration: 59minIn this episode, host Jared Holt hopefully gives his last take on Kanye West and The Daily Beast's White House correspondent Asawin Suebsaeng joins to talk about Diamond & Silk's Congressional testimony. Also, Jared takes a look at what the extremists are up to on YouTube nowadays and offers some closing thoughts about the notion that conservatism online is a "counter culture."Show Swin some love: twitter.com/swin24Support the podcast: patreon.com/shtpostpodcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit postthroughit.substack.com
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Episode 10: The State of the Internet (4/23/18) ft/ Dave Weigel, Elizabeth King & Noah Kulman
23/04/2018 Duration: 02h01minIn this episode, host Jared Holt explores the state of online culture with Washington Post reporter Dave Weigel, freelance journalist Elizabeth King and tech reporter Noah Kulman. Show Dave some love: twitter.com/daveweigelAnd Elizabeth, too: twitter.com/ekingcDon't forget Noah: twitter.com/nkulw This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit postthroughit.substack.com
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Episode Nine: The YouTube Shooter And Kiddos On The Web (4/9/18) ft/ Paris Martineau & Taylor Lorenz
10/04/2018 Duration: 58minIn this episode, host Jared Holt issues a definitive "fuck you" to Mark Zuckerberg for his irresponsibility handling Facebook. Paris Martineau joins to discuss the years-long trajectory of a women who shot YouTube employees and the development of the #QAnon conspiracy theory. Later, Taylor Lorenz talks about the condom snorting challenge and how teenagers are using the internet.Show Paris some love: twitter.com/parismartineauAnd Taylor, too: twitter.com/TaylorLorenz This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit postthroughit.substack.com
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Episode Eight: The Internet Is More Dangerous For Sex Workers(4/2/18) ft/ Jordan Uhl
03/04/2018 Duration: 45minIn this episode, host Jared Holt explores news of the week, including Sinclair Broadcast Group's weaponization of local news stations and an online vigil supporting Wikileaks founder Julian Assange after he lost his internet privileges. Later, Jordan Uhl from Rust Belt to Beltway joins the show to talk about how new legislation disarms sex workers of one of the few online tools they had to stay safe.Show some love to Jordan Uhl: twitter.com/JordanUhlCheck out Pam Vogel's work uncovering Sinclair: mediamatters.org/authors/pam-vogel/288 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit postthroughit.substack.com
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Episode Seven: Is Facebook OK? Can The Left Can Meme? (3/26/18) ft/ Justin Hendrix & Sam Knight
27/03/2018 Duration: 50minIn this episode, host Jared Holt and NYC Media Lab's Justin Hendrix digest news about Cambridge Analytica's use of 50+ million users' profile data and the need to regulate social media. Jared also looks at conspiracy theories surrounding last weekend's March for Our Lives rallies. Then, The District Sentinel's Sam Knight joins (with Brendan Karet riding shotgun) to help breakdown right-wingers' claims that the Left "can't meme."Show some love to Justin Hendrix: https://twitter.com/justinhendrixand Sam Knight: https://twitter.com/samknight_one This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit postthroughit.substack.com
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Episode Six: Doggos Rise, Nazis Fall (3/19/18) ft/ Jack Smith IV
20/03/2018 Duration: 59minIn this episode, host Jared Holt explores a mysterious voicemail, the misogyny brewing online around the star of the latest "Tomb Raider" reboot, and Elon Musk's hire of The Onion staffers. Mic.com senior writer Jack Smith IV joins the show to talk about neo-Nazi's god awful week. We end the show with some musings about the rise and fall of "doggo" memes and what it says about the state of online culture.Show Jack Smith IV some love: https://twitter.com/JackSmithIVMic, too: mic.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit postthroughit.substack.com
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Episode Five: Men Are Going Their Own Weird Way (3/12/18) ft/ Dan Feidt
13/03/2018 Duration: 57minIn this episode, host Jared Holt talks the possibility of presidential nudes, Jake Paul's efforts to end gun violence, and the way far-right internet personalities executed a devastating self-own in the UK. Jared speaks with Dan Feidt of the site Unicorn Riot, which has worked to uncover private communications of white nationalist activists, and takes and in-depth look at "Men Going Their Own Way"--a fringe men's separatist movement online.Check out Unicorn Riot's work at: https://www.unicornriot.ninja/Their work uncovering alt-right organizing behind the scenes: https://www.unicornriot.ninja/2017/charlottesville-violence-planned-discord-servers-unicorn-riot-reports/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, vi
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Episode Four: Horseshoes And Ban Brigades(3/5/18) ft/ Will Sommer
06/03/2018 Duration: 40minIn this episode, host Jared Holt talks about reloaded Seth Rich conspiracy theories, how Trump betrayed gamers, and the overnight crash-and-burn of a social media site called "Vero." Will Sommer joins in-studio to talk about the YouTube battle between right-wing content creators and social media community moderators.Follow Will: twitter.com/willsommer This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit postthroughit.substack.com
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Episode Three: The Pro-Trump Internet On Parade(2/26/18) ft/ Charlie Warzel & Caleb Ecarma
27/02/2018 Duration: 49minIn this episode, host Jared Holt talks about Tim “Baked Alaska” Gionet’s suspension from YouTube live streaming, Buzzfeed senior tech reporter Charlie Warzel joins the show to discuss pro-Trump media’s feud with the survivors of the Parkland high school shooting and what the exchange says about internet culture at large, and the broadcast gets some unexpected interference. To wrap things up, Mediaite reporter Caleb Ecarma sits in to talk about the IRL shitpost that has become CPAC in the Trump era.Give Charlie a follow:https://twitter.com/cwarzelCaleb, too:https://twitter.com/calebecarma This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit postthroughit.substack.com
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Episode Two: The Alt-Right Is At It Again (2/19/18) ft/ Cristina Lopez
19/02/2018 Duration: 39minIn this episode, host Jared Holt explains how alt-right trolls punk’d the media after a shooting at a Florida high school that killed 17 people. He also takes a look at the “Spermgate” conspiracy theory, delivers an intimate reading of a QAnon encounter in a Fortune 500 workplace and speaks with Media Matters senior researcher Cristina Lopez about conservative social media users’ retaliation against perceived censorship.Show Notes: shtpostpodcast.wordpress.com/2018/02/19/episode-two-the-alt-right-is-at-it-again-2-19-18-ft-cristina-lopez/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit postthroughit.substack.com
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Episode One: The Case For QAnon (2/12/18)
13/02/2018 Duration: 16minSUPPORT THIS PODCAST: https://www.patreon.com/shtpostpodcastTWITTER: https://twitter.com/shtpostpodcastFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/shitpostpodcast/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through It newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit postthroughit.substack.com