Robert Skvarla joins us to discuss pigeon-guided bombs, CIA spy cats, and the animal trainers who brought behaviorism into the intelligence business. We talk Skinner, MKUltra, and Discordian pranksters, all following the ambition to turn living things into programmable machines.Read Neither Confirm Nor Deny by Robert SkvarlaHit the tip line: (646) 801-1129 | [email protected] more episodes at podcast.trueanon.com

Liz talks to Matt from Ghost Stories for the End of the World about the spooky missing persons case involving Philadelphia artist and pornographer Raymond “RC” Horsch and his son Eugene. We dig into Raymond’s criminal past, his self-cultivated mythology of artistic transgressions, what this all has to do with viral Kensington voyeurism, the endless violence of the feed, and more. Hit the tip line: (646) 801-1129 | [email protected] more episodes at podcast.trueanon.com

David Z. Morris joins Liz to disentangle the freaky web of effective altruists, rationalists, and AI super freaks currently poised to rule the world. Featuring: life extenders, Baudrillard, Jeffrey Epstein, and more.Dark Markets Substack Stealing the Future by David Z. MorrisHit the tip line: (646) 801-1129 | [email protected] more episodes at podcast.trueanon.com

Brace briefly returns to join Liz and Hollywood Celebrity John Early as they listen to some LGBTQIA+ complaints, hear some gossip, and talk some shit about John’s new movie Maddie’s Secret.Hit the tip line: (646) 801-1129 | [email protected] more episodes at podcast.trueanon.com

X-Risk Premium: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor join Liz to discuss their new book End Times Fascism And the Fight for the Living World. We get into billionaire escape plans, the promise of AI rapture, and why so many visions of paradise start with destroying the world. Hit the tip line: (646) 801-1129 | [email protected] more episodes at podcast.trueanon.com

Pablo Torre joins to talk about the DOJ investigation into Kawhi Leonard’s Aspiration deal, Steve Ballmer, and the business of sports journalism. We talk ESPN, billionaire reputation management, and investigative work in the content economy. Hit the tip line: (646) 801-1129 | [email protected] more episodes at podcast.trueanon.com

From Bravo’s gated communities to the contemporary influencer economy, we trace how being a housewife became a big business — with New York Magazine’s Bridget Read on Mormon MomTok, recessionistas, the Housewife entrepreneur, and Salt Lake tradwives making money selling the promise of staying home. Under the Mormon Influence: How the women of Utah blogged and posted their way into American hearts and walletsLittle Bosses EverywhereHit the tip line: (646) 801-1129 | [email protected] more episodes at podcast.trueanon.com

Anton Jäger joins Liz to discuss his new book, Hyperpolitics: Extreme Politicization without Political Consequences. We chat about the low-cost, high-speed political culture that took shape as mass organizations declined while mass participation accelerated through the crises of 2008 and Covid. We get into the economics of platform media, political infotainment, Elon Musk and other Slop-preneurs, and how a politics that feels like civil war can end up stabilizing the same old order. Hit the tip line: (646) 801-1129 | [email protected] more episodes at podcast.trueanon.com

Max Read joins us to talk through OpenAI’s Hugging Face incident, the para-influencer network shaping AI policy, swagless CEOs and the return of Effective Altruism Hit the tip line: (646) 801-1129 | [email protected] more episodes at podcast.trueanon.com

Liz is joined by our old pal Alexandra Scaggs to talk through Scott Bessent’s odd maneuver in the bond market, financial repression, institutional legitimacy and more funny money business. Hit the tip line: (646) 801-1129 | [email protected] more episodes at podcast.trueanon.com