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| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 160 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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We dial in to talk about my Silicon Valley Soviet immigrant tech bro origins story, my early anti-tech documentary attempts, and the anti-Silicon Valley series I’m making now — Vampire Valley. I’m raising money for the doc right now. So pitch in if y... more
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We went to a private preview of Cover-Up, the new Sy Hersh documentary that comes out next month, and stayed for a Q&A with Laura Poitras, its director. In this ... more
Posting the Q&A Will Menaker and I did after Pistachio Wars screened in NYC’s Roxy Cinema on November 6th, 2025.
Chinatown made flesh, insane consumerism, our dead ender industrial civilization, people worked to death so that a few can live in Beve... more
We get back into our old groove of recording right before bed. We talk movies. Specifically we talk about the horrible, senile sequel to the genius original Spinal Tap. Nobody asked for this film. Nobody wanted this film. And really, you can barely c... more
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Came for the Red Scare takedown, left because Evgenia Kovda said that you can’t make great art unless you have kids and lost her mind when others disagreed. I have no patience for snobbery from homophobes.
If you truly believed the quality of life is so much better in Russia you’d probably be living there now. You’re acting like a Bitter Bear from the Past. It’s tough being an artist and you can’t hack it right now. But don’t get discouraged. You can do it!
It was most uncharitable for Anna to refer to you as those two R’s especially after you had covered her in two of your best episodes. In her defense you had professed daily tears for Gaza during Biden’s term only to revel with glee in Trump’s success in tanking the market and tearing up the US constitution as he expels Palestinians from US and Gaza.
Russians in America babbling about things they should have nothing to do with. Utterly boring and irrelevant
Gasda? Really? How did you not laugh in his face? What a pretentious Trump bumping grifter! Teaching was too much work for him and his plays were cringeworthy but he hit paydirt with a right wing grift waving the flag for Trump’s “viral administration.” No tears for Gaza?
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The episodes present a thoughtful and often humorous examination of contemporary Russian and American political landscapes, notably reflecting on historical influences and current controversies. Topics range from critiques of intellectual elitism, discussions on cultural dynamics, and insightful commentary on political influencers to observances on society's response to crises such as war and political upheaval. Notably, there is a strong emphasis on the intersection of personal narratives with broader geopolitical issues, offering audiences unique perspectives not commonly highlighted in mainstream discussions.
Listeners can expect to engage with cross-cultural dialogues that dissect the complexities of individual and collective identitie... more
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